Calendar

September 5
·  Rodeo Fun Night WOW Event
September 6
·  Crookston RMA Picnic
September 8
·  Soccer - UMC vs. University of North Dakota
September 11
·  MN Senate Capital Investment Committee Visit
·  Volleyball - UMC vs. Mayville State
September 12
·  Soccer - UMC vs. Concordia College, Moorhead
·  Campus Ministry Hayride WOW Event
September 13-14
·  U of M Board of Regents at UMC
September 16
·  Soccer - UMC vs. Jamestown College
September 19
·  Volleyball - UMC vs. University of Minnesota, Duluth
·  "Screaming Furniture" WOW Event
September 22
·  Football - UMC vs. University of Minnesota, Duluth -  
   Agassiz Bowl
·  Volleyball - UMC vs. Concordia College, St. Paul
September 24-29
·  Homecoming Week
September 26
·  UPlan Health Insurance Open Forum Meeting
·  Open Mic Night WOW Event
September 27
·  Survival Bingo
September 28
·  UMC Athletic Hall of Fame, Induction Ceremony and
   Banquet
September 29
Homecoming Activities
·  Parade, Tailgate Party, Football - UMC vs. Minnesota
   State University, Moorhead, Half-time Presentation,
   Post-game Social
·  Homecoming Dance

News Items

Subway at UMC
Beginning this week, the Crookston Subway will be opening a sub sandwich store on the UMC campus.  The location will be the concessions area located in the Sports Center Complex directly across from Lysaker Gymnasium. 

The tentative hours of operation will be:

--Dean McCleary, Vice Chancellor for Finance

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
UROP application material for projects to be conducted between January 1, 2002 to June 15, 2002 is now available in the Academic Affairs Office.  The maximum award is $1,700 – stipend up to $1,400 (hourly rate is $10.84) and expense allowance up to $300.  Completed applications should be returned to the Academic Affairs Office by 4:30 p.m. on October 8, 2001 (late applications will not be accepted).  UROP offers financial awards to undergraduate students for research, scholarly, or creative projects undertaken in partnership with a faculty member.  UROP affords undergraduates the unique educational experience of collaborating with a faculty member on the design and implementation of a project.  It encourages students to conduct research and pursue academic interests outside of their regular courses by employing them to work on special projects.  UROP applications are judged on the quality of the proposed project and the educational benefit to the student.  Copies of UROP proposals submitted by UMC students that have been funded are on reserve in the library.
--Academic Affairs

Electronic Time Sheets
We are in the process of trying to send out electronic time sheets for all of the work-study students that have been hired.  If you have a work-study student working for you and you have NOT received an electronic timesheet for that student, please let the financial aid office know as soon as possible.  The first payroll deadline is Monday, September 10, at 8 am.  Thank you!
--Heidi Patterson, Associate Director of Financial Aid

Rodeo Fun Night September 5
The UMC Rodeo Association will sponsor a Rodeo Fun Night Wednesday, September 5, at 6 p.m. at the West Farm Rodeo Barns across from the Northland Inn.  All interested students, faculty, and staff are invited.  Events include:  Norwegian roping, seed spitting, broomstick barrel racing, boot races, and many more exciting games.  There will also be a chili cook-off, BBQ, and more.
--Nikki Fiorini

RMA Welcome Picnic September 6
The annual Welcome Picnic sponsored by the Crookston Chamber of Commerce and the Crookston Retail Merchants Association will be held Thursday, September 6, from 4-8 p.m. downtown Crookston on 3rd Street behind the American Federal Bank.  Dinner will be served from 5-7 p.m. Transportation will be provided--buses will run from McCall Hall to downtown and back between 4-8 p.m.  There will be music and door prizes.  Free to all current UMC students, faculty, and staff.  Non-UMC guests and family members are welcome at their own cost.

Potato Bowl Tickets
We still have a block of tickets remaining for the UMC fans at the UND game on Saturday, September 8, at the Alerus.  If you would still like to purchase tickets, please stop by Robertson Hall.  They will be on sale until Friday afternoon at 3:00.  Cost:  Adults $15.50, Students $9.50.
--Curt Almlie, Director of University Relations

Online College Fair
UMC will take part in the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s Online College Fair on Tuesday, September 11.  There will be two sessions, one in the morning and early afternoon and one in the late afternoon and evening.  Johanna Alcorn of the Office of Admissions has been designated the point person on this.  If you have questions, please contact her.  UMC first became involved with this online fair last year.

During Online College Fairs, students worldwide log on to <www.OnlineCollegeFair.com> to chat live with college admission representatives, faculty and students.  Through virtual Q & A chat sessions, students learn about each institution, including admission requirements, financial aid, major fields of study, and more.  Each participating institution hosts its own multi-media chat room.  Students can visit as many participating institutions as they are interested in from their home or school computer.  These events are free to all students and parents.

MN Senate Capital Investment Committee on Campus September 11
The Senate Capital Investment Committee will visit the Crookston Campus and Northwest Research and Outreach Center on Tuesday, September 11, as part of a tour of northwest Minnesota.  The group is scheduled to arrive about 11 a.m. for a tour followed by lunch in Brown Dining Room at noon.  During their stop, the committee members will review two items for consideration in the 2002 capital request:  a new student center for UMC and a research lab and office for the Northwest Research and Outreach Center.

Steve Cawley Visit September 12
Steve Cawley, Chief Information Officer/Associate Vice President Twin Cities will be visiting our campus on Wednesday, September 12.  Below is the agenda for his visit.  We are very fortunate to have this opportunity to discuss with Steve UMC's technology initiatives and concerns.

8:30-10:00 a.m. - Welcome breakfast and meeting with Center for Technology Support (Staff is interested in Steve discussing the latest technology initiatives and possible intercampus collaborations).  Also Q & A time to discuss Crookston’s campus specific technological issues. (Sahlstrom Conference Center 131)

10:00-11:00 a.m. - Meeting with Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs (Selvig 302)

11:00-1:00 p.m. - Meeting and lunch with Chancellor Don Sargeant (Selvig 105)

1:00-2:00 p.m. - Meeting with Bruce Brorson and ITM students in ITM lab (Dowell 216)

2:00-3:00 p.m. - Meeting with Dan Lim, Director of Instructional Technology and Graphics class (Dowell 102)  

3:00-4:00 p.m. - Meeting with Pat Downs, Director of Valley Technology Park (Valley Technology Park) and Bruce Brorson (Northern Great Plains)

6:00 p.m. - Dinner with Faculty Technology Consultation Group at the Inn at Maple Crossing (Maple Lake, Minnesota) 
--Diane Moen, Chief Information Officer

Accessing UMC Network Off Campus
Since the UMC Modem Pool will be shut down by October 1, faculty and staff will need to access our campus network through our UMC Halstad Dialup accounts. A web site has been set up to help automate this process.

The UMC Halstad Dialup accounts are available for faculty and staff who live within a 50-mile radius of campus.  If you already have a UMC Halstad account, please continue to use that account, as this request form will not issue a second account.

Please use Internet Explorer to access this link since this web site will require you to login with your Username and Password for the UMC domain. The web page is located at:
http://160.94.88.231/helpdeskweb/halstadrequest.htm

If you have problems with this site or questions, please send an email to tmulvane@umn.edu
--Tom Mulvaney, Web Services

Parking Permit Reminder
Friendly reminder!  Parking permits are required on all vehicles parked on campus.  Permits are available at the business office located in Selvig Hall. Official ticketing for NO PERMITS and vehicles parked in no parking areas will begin Wednesday, September 5, at 8:30 a.m.

Enforcement:  All lots are monitored randomly on a daily basis by security personnel.  Ticket fines are paid to the Crookston Police Department.  Unauthorized vehicles in loading zones, no parking zones, reserved parking spaces, handicapped spaces are subject to be ticketed, towed and stored at the owners expense.  Violators who have received more than two tickets during the academic year will be subject to being towed and stored at owner's expense for each subsequent ticket.  Parking tickets:  $5.00 - first offense, $10.00 - second + offenses.

Any questions contact 8530, 8531 or refer to UMC Parking Policy 2001-02.  Thank you!

Accolades

UMC’s efforts in training faculty to incorporate technology into their courses are featured in the September 2001 issue of Kiosk, a newspaper for U of M faculty and staff.  The center spread of the issue highlights Dan Lim, director of UMC’s Instructional Technology Center, and several other UMC faculty who have made use of technology in their classes.  To read the article, go to:  <http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/kiosk/09.01text/laptops.html>.

This Week’s Special Dates

Birthdays
September 6 - Jeff Sinks

Reminder:  Faculty and staff are encouraged to share well wishes for birthdays, anniversaries, births, etc. with the rest of the campus.  Please send items for this week’s special dates via e-mail to Andrew Svec at asvec@mail.crk.umn.edu and/or Sue Dwyer at sdwyer@mail.crk.umn.edu. Thanks.

UMC Insight
UMC Insight, the weekly radio show about UMC, will begin airing for the academic year on Saturday, September 8, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX Radio 1260 AM.  Tune in to hear about UMC’s participation in the UND Potato Bowl.

UMC Insight files are also available via the Web at:
<http://www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/insight/01-02/index.htm>

UMC Bulletin
The UMC Bulletin is posted at:
<http://www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm>

Attachments

• Weekly Schedule for September 10-16, 2001 (word document)

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