Volume 22, Number 14, November 20, 2002
Calendar
News Items
Great
Conversations Series Continues November 19
The UMC Concerts and Lectures
Committee will cosponsor another edition of the Great Conversations
series telecast to the UMC Campus on Tuesday, November 19, at 7:30
p.m., in Room 220 of Dowell Hall. All interested students, faculty,
staff, and community members are welcome. Conversations in the series
originate in the Ted Mann Concert Hall on the Twin Cities Campus.
They are also telecast live to University of Minnesota coordinate
campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester. Great
Conversations is produced by the College of Continuing Education
“The Art of
Remembering” Tuesday, November 19
U Regents' Professor and award-winning author Patricia Hampl will join
author Eva Hoffman for insights into the creative writing process.
Hampl is considered to have pioneered the memoir genre with her
groundbreaking A Romantic Education in 1981. Her honors also include a
MacArthur Foundation Fellowship or so-called "genius grant." A former
editor for The New York Times Book Review, Hoffman is the author of
three acclaimed works of nonfiction including the widely read memoir
Lost in Translation. She currently lives in London and has published
her first novel.
For more info on the Great Conversations series, go to <www.cce.umn.edu/conversations/>.
Thanksgiving Feast November 20
UMC Dining Services will host its
annual Thanksgiving Feast on Wednesday, November 20 during the lunch
period. The meal will be offered in a buffet style setting. Hours will
be 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Brown Dining Room, and the cost will be
one meal card swipe for students and $6.00 for cash customers. The menu
will include ham, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet
potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry fluff salad, tossed salad, and
an assortment of pecan, pumpkin and fruit pies.
Horticulture
Guest Speaker
November 20
Bemidji’s Becky Livermore, Master
Gardener and star of Becky’s Bloomers TV program, will present “Sharing
What We Know, and How Best to Do That,” on Wednesday, November 20, at
noon in 222 Owen Hall. She will share tips on effectively communicating
with peers and customers. Her appearance is sponsored by the UMC
Horticulture Club. The event is open to all interested students,
faculty, and staff.
College Bowl November 20
College Bowl competition will
take place at UMC on Wednesday evening, November 20, starting at 8 p.m.
in Bede Lounge. Topics vary across the spectrum of pop culture, history,
the sciences and arts, among others. Eight teams of student competitors
are confirmed to participate. Stop by for an evening of fun and
knowledge.
Depression Awareness and Suicide Prevention November 21
This is a reminder regarding the
Thursday, November 21, training sessions on Depression Awareness and
Suicide Prevention. The session for faculty and staff begins at 1 p.m.
in Conference Center A&B, and the session for students begins at 3 p.m.
in Conference Center A&B. Trainers are Mike Anderson and Don Christie
from Northwestern Mental Health Center. This opportunity is funded by
professional development, Student Health, and Counseling and Disability
Services. Thank you for any assistance that you can offer with
encouraging attendance and participation at this important campus event.
--Laurie Wilson, UMC Counseling
and Disability Services
Guest
Lecturer on Wetland Ecology November 26
UMC’s Natural Resources Department will sponsor a
guest lecturer on Tuesday, November 26.
Ned H. Euliss, Ph.D., of the
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in
Jamestown, ND, will present two lectures in Youngquist Auditorium,
Agricultural Research Center. All interested students, faculty, staff,
and community members are welcome.
At 3 p.m. he will present “Prairie Wetlands of North America: Important for Carbon Storage.”
At 4 p.m. he will present “The Wetland Continuum: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Biological Studies in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America.”
Euliss received his Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology from Oregon State University, his M.S. degree in Wildlife Ecology from Humboldt State University, and attended Appalachian State University for his B.S. in Biology and Chemistry. Currently, he is the Wetland Ecosystems Team Leader for the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, North Dakota. He has been working on wetlands since 1978 and started working for Northern Prairie in 1986.
For more information contact Dan Svedarsky or Dave Arscott of UMC’s Natural Resources Department, or visit <www.npwrc.usgs.gov/>.
Calling All
Brainstormers December 12
The UMC Image Marketing Committee
(IMC) wants you to brainstorm with other campus representatives for
ideas to increase enrollment at UMC. Bring your lunch to Sahlstrom
Conference Center A & B at noon on Thursday, December 12, for an
exercise in brainstorming. This brainstorming session is open to all
interested faculty, staff, and students.
UMC Admissions works very hard at recruiting students. Together, IMC and Admissions are requesting your help in coming up with some ideas and solutions to assist campus recruitment efforts. We all have a stake in the success of our recruitment efforts, and program areas are dependent upon how well we pursue and excite the prospective student. Your input can be a key factor in increasing enrollment.
U Women's
Center Info and Surveys
UMC undergraduate women who did
not have the opportunity to complete a survey for the University Women’s
Center on Monday, November 18, may request one at the Bede
Info Desk until Thanksgiving break. At that time, any completed surveys
will be collected and returned to Tina Jackson at the U Women’s Center
on the Twin Cities campus. Thank you for your participation.
--Laurie Wilson, UMC Counseling
and Career Center
VolunTEAM Update
This week’s featured Crookston VolunTEAM project is the Early Childhood
Family Education (ECFE) Grandparents’ Night, scheduled for Monday,
November 25 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Lincoln School. Sandy Peterson, ECFE
director, promises an evening of fun activities at stations designed for
grandparents and grandchildren. Volunteers are needed to assist with
table activities, snacks, reading corners and clean-up, etc.
If you’re interested in helping out, or just want to know more about the project, please visit www.volunteam.org. Sandy Peterson can be reached at 281-2159 or speterson@crookston.k12.mn.us.
The VolunTEAM is Crookston’s new volunteer clearinghouse, headquartered in Bede 106 at UMC. Local agencies and organizations in need of volunteers to get project(s) done are encouraged to visit www.volunteam.org, click “Register a Project” and describe their need using as much detail as possible. One simple click later, and the project will be on the site for potential volunteers to see.
In September, a UMC chapter of this new, community-wide volunteer clearinghouse, the UMC VolunTEAM Club, was born. On the evening of Friday, December 6, the VolunTEAM Club will join 10 other UMC student clubs at the Winter Wonderland downtown. The clubs’ home base will be at 103 South Broadway, where much holiday magic will be found.
Interested in learning more about the Crookston VolunTEAM or UMC VolunTEAM Club? Call Mike Christopherson at 281-8526, email him at chris282@umcrookston.edu, or simply visit the website.
Accolades
Congratulations to Lyle Westrom, Associate Professor of Dairy
Science and Agricultural Education, who was selected by UMC students as
the advisor making the most impact on students' lives! Voting was
sponsored on November 13 by the Crookston Student Association.
Darlene Scheving has been hired as Senior Office Assistant in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. She began her new responsibilities on Monday, November 4. She had previously worked at UMC Dining Services.
Stanley Sahlstrom, former UMC Provost and University of Minnesota Regent Emeritus, was one of three recipients of the 2002 Siehl Prize for Excellence in Agriculture. The U of M College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences awarded Sahlstrom the Siehl Prize on November 18 at the McNamara Alumni Center. He was recognized for his accomplishments in the area of academic excellence in agriculture and for his attentiveness to the changing needs of education and training in the agriculture and food sciences. As winner of the Siehl Prize, Sahlstrom will also be awarded $50,000 in cash. More details are available online at <www.coafes.umn.edu/siehlprizewinners>.
Baizhou Chen, a junior majoring in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management at UMC, has been named the Crookston Rotary Club’s UMC Student of the Month for November 2002.
Special Dates
Birthdays
November 22
-- Heidi Patterson
November 23 -- Mario Prada
November 27 – Pam Holsinger-Fuchs
November 27 – Doug Knowlton
Anniversaries
November 23 -- Dave and Irene Hoff
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, airs on KROX Radio 1260 AM Saturdays at 8:45 a.m.
Tune in Saturday, November 23, to learn more about the new E-learning emphasis in Information Technology Management with Dan Lim, Assistant Professor of Information Technology Management. Insight hosted by Andrew Svec, UMC Director of Communications.
UMC
Bulletin
The UMC Bulletin is posted at:
<http://www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm>