Volume 21, Number 11, October 31, 2001
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News Items
Campus Assembly November 2
The Fall Semester Campus
Assembly Meeting will be held Friday, November 2, 2001, at 3:00 p.m.
in Dowell Hall 207. Refreshments will be available. Please try to
attend this important meeting. You will be receiving an agenda for
the meeting and minutes from the last meeting in the mail shortly.
You can also view these and other related documents online at the
Campus Assembly homepage:
www.umcrookston.edu/academics/campusassembly/.
--Owen Williams, Campus Assembly Secretary
Haunted House October 31
UMC students will host a "Haunted
House" in Bede Student Center on Wednesday, October 31. The event will
be divided into two “levels of scariness.” From 5 to 6:30 p.m. it will
be intended for younger children. The level of scariness will move up
to “PG-13” for older children and adults from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. A
donation covers admission. The cost is $2 for UMC students and everyone
under 18 years of age and $4 for all others. As in previous years, the
proceeds will be split between two charities. This year they include
the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity.
Capital Investment Tour November 6
The Minnesota House Capital
Investment Committee is scheduled to tour the UMC campus on Tuesday,
November 6. The group will arrive at 4:00 p.m. for a one-hour visit.
More information will be distributed as it becomes available.
Web-Based APAS Reports
On October 31, the U of M
System’s Web Team will go live with a new application that will allow
students to generate an APAS report for themselves via the web. This
function will be linked from the UMC Web Registration website:
www.umcrookston.edu/register/register.htm.
Portfolio Resource
For anyone interested in using
the U of M electronic portfolio and wanting to know more about the use
of electronic portfolios, I have placed on reserve in the library a new
American Association for Higher Education publication: "Electronic
Portfolios: Emerging Practices in Student, Faculty and Institutional
Learning."
Some of the Chapters that might be of interest include:
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Electronic Portfolio's as Knowledge Builders
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Electronic Portfolios in a Management Major Curriculum
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Development of Electronic Portolios for Nursing Students
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Comparing Electronic and Paper Portfolios
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Wired for Trouble? Creating a Hypermedia Course Portfolio
--Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Master Plan Update
The final version of the update
to UMC’s Master Plan has been completed by Oslund and Associates of
Minneapolis. Visit
www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/masterplan/MP-2001.htm to review the
document, including all maps, text, and the evolution of its
development.
Call for Nominations for the
2001-2002 John Tate Awards
The Office of the Executive Vice
President and Provost is pleased to sponsor the 2001-2002 John Take
Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising. I am writing to remind
you of this award and to solicit your help in identifying and nominating
suitable candidates. Copies of the complete guidelines, nomination
form, and a list of previous award recipients are located at the
following web address:
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/awards/.
The deadline for nomination dossiers to reach the selection committee is Friday, February 1, 2002.
This award is named in honor of John Tate, Professor of Physics and first Dean of University College (1930-41). Tate Awards serve to recognize and reward high-quality academic advising. They call attention to the contribution academic advising makes to helping students formulate and achieve intellectual, career, and personal goals. By highlighting examples of outstanding advising, the Tate Awards identify professional models and celebrate the role that academic advising plays in the University’s educational mission.
A Selection Committee, comprised of equal numbers of faculty and professional advisers, a previous Tate Award recipient, and a student member, will select up to four faculty and professional advisers at the University of Minnesota to receive the Tate Award. Each winner will receive a gift of $1,500 or the recipient may choose to have the $1,500 transferred to their department for their own use. The awards will be presented at a public ceremony to be held in April 2002.
If you need more
information regarding guidelines, etc., please contact University
Relations.
--Curt Almlie, Director, University Relations
GLBT Resources at UMC
The UMC GLBT Office provides
services to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community,
their straight allies, friends and family. The services offered are
open to the entire campus and include:
Services for Students:
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Individual Counseling
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Education on your rights as a GLBT student and community member.
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Information, counseling and referral for harassment and discrimination issues.
Services for Faculty & Staff:
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Consultation on sexual orientation issues in your classroom or program.
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Referrals for speakers on sexual orientation issues.
Services for Students, Faculty & Staff:
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Tips on coming out and/or coming out in the workplace.
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Coordination with GLBT services across the U of M system.
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Assistance in linking with the local & regional GLBT communities.
Confidentiality and safety are our top priorities. For more information please check out the website: www.umcrookston.edu/people/services/glbt/.
Purchase Scantron Forms at UMC Bookstore
The UMC Bookstore will now be
selling the paper Scantron forms (used for testing) that were previously
sold at the UMC Library. Please contact Leela at the bookstore,
extension 8335, if you have any special needs regarding these forms.
There will, however,
still be a Scantron machine to read the forms located at the library.
--Owen Williams, Director of Library Services
November 10 at the Metrodome
Mark your calendars today for an
alumni social event at the Minneapolis Metrodome for November 10. A
seven-county area of UMC alumni have been invited to an alumni social on
Saturday, November 10, beginning at 5:00 p.m. following the UMC-Bemidji
State University football game. It will be held in the Halsey Hall
Room. Hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available.
We invite you to join us and take an opportunity to visit with UMC
alumni and friends. If you can attend, please let our office know to
help us make necessary arrangements. Thanks.
--Curt Almlie, Director, University Relations
Service Learning Reflection Session
The Service Learning reflection
session on October 18 was attended by Paula Viker, Jim Kent, Wendell
Johnson, Doug Knowlton and Soo-Yin Lim-Thompson. Any faculty member
that was unable to attend and wishing to receive a packet of information
regarding reflection materials, please contact Pam Holsinger-Fuchs at
106 Bede. A session will be held once a month on various topics of
interest and the dates are as follows:
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November 27, 12 noon, in SCC 131
Topic: Evaluation in Service Learning -
December 11, 12 noon, in SCC 131
Topic: Fall wrap up and Spring Service Learning project planning
Please mark these dates down and plan to
attend!
--Mike Christopherson, Assistant Director of Service Learning
Accolades
Pam Holsinger-Fuchs
and Nikki Fiorini presented at the
Minnesota College Personnel Association fall conference held at Metro
State University in St. Paul on October 22 and 23. The workshop,
entitled Campus Community Connection through Service Learning,
covered issues related to our Service Learning program and the many
projects that our faculty has incorporated into their various courses.
Jerry Nagel,
President of Northern Great Plains, Inc., based in the Valley Technology
Park Building at UMC, has been selected to serve on the board of
directors for the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD).
Nagel will replace June Holley as a private sector representative. His
term will run from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2005. Nagel was
selected, in part, because of his work on initiatives involving
integrated value chains and e-commerce from a community perspective--two
areas the NCRCRD will be focusing in the coming years.
The NCRCRD, located at Iowa State University, is one of four regional centers coordinating rural development research and education throughout the United States. It is supported by the land-grant universities of the North Central region, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and grants and contracts from private foundations.
The mission of the NCRCRD is to initiate and facilitate rural development research and education programs to improve the social and economic well-being of rural people in the region. The NCRCRD also provides leadership in rural development regionally and nationally by identifying, developing and supporting programs on the vanguard of emerging issues.
Visit www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/rdev/RuralDev.html.
Thank You So Very Much!
I would like to thank everyone
for the beautiful Waterford crystal bowl and the gift certificate to the
Inn at Maple Crossing. I just wanted to let you know that I really
enjoyed getting to know you and having the opportunity assist with your
course work. Thank you for coming to my tea party; it meant a lot to
me.
--Sarah (Wilson) Riewer
Seeking Host Families
The Crookston Rotary Club is seeking three host families for an incoming Rotary exchange student for the 2002-2003 school year. If you are interested, please contact Margee Keller at 281-6421 or e-mail her at margeekeller@hotmail.com.
This Week’s Special Dates
Birthdays:
November 3 - Nancy Capistran
November 4 - Marsha Odom
November 5 - Fran Chihanski
November 6 - Gary Senske
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 air Saturday, November 3, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX Radio
1260 AM. Tune in to hear short interviews with this year’s Torch &
Shield Award recipients. This edition of UMC Insight is hosted by UMC
student Dana Prudhomme.
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>
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