Volume 23, Number 18, January 21, 2004
Calendar
News Items
Great
Conversations Series January 20
The 2004 Great Conversations Series will kick off with University of
Minnesota President Robert Bruininks exploring the issue of creativity
with best-selling author Richard Florida on Tuesday, January 20, at
7:30 p.m., broadcast in Dowell Hall 220. The two will talk about how
governments, universities, developers, and designers can work together
to generate creative places and spaces. The event is free and open to
the public.
Learn more about the series at <www.cce.umn.edu/conversations/>. The series is sponsored on the UMC campus by the Concerts and Lectures Committee.
Guitarist
Terry Shropshire to Perform January 21
Blues guitarist and songwriter Terry Shropshire will
perform at UMC Wednesday, January 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in
Brown Dining Room of Sahlstrom Conference Center. Shropshire’s
repertoire includes East Coast Piedmont, Mississippi Delta, and South
Texas blues including bottleneck slide guitar and blues harmonica. His
performance is sponsored by UMC Concerts and
Lectures and
Dowell Student Center.
Attention
Deficit Disorder Discussion January 21
Dr. Tom Petros of the UND Center
for Psychological and Educational Assessment will present on the topic
of Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder on Wednesday, January 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Brown
Dining Room’s A and B of Sahlstrom Conference Center.
Together with Dr.
Petros, participants will consider strategies that can assist students
with this disorder to be successful in the college environment. Dr.
Petros is an expert in this area, and each year completes assessments on
several of our students and recommends accommodations for them. All
faculty and staff are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be
available.
--Laurie Wilson, UMC Counseling and Disability Services
Reflecting
on the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. January 22
To celebrate the works of Martin
Luther King, Jr., UMC Diversity Services will host Matsimela C. Diop,
director of multicultural students services of University of North
Dakota, who will present “Reflecting on His Dream” Thursday, January 22,
at 3 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. Everyone is welcome. A reception will
follow the program.
--Marcia Walker, diversity coordinator
January
26 Magnificent Mondays Presentation: Dress
for Success Seminar
A “Magnificent Mondays” series event, the Dress for
Success Seminar, is scheduled for Monday, January 26, starting at 12
noon, in Brown Dining Room. Sponsored by UMC Career Services and UMC
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), the seminar will focus on proper
interview and career attire as presented by Robin Silverman, author and
co-owner of Silverman’s of Grand Forks along with Genn Berntsen, Casual
Corner Group, Inc. of Grand Forks. The seminar is open to all UMC
students, faculty and staff.
UMC
to Host Second Annual Job Fair January 28
UMC’s Second Annual Winter Job
and Internship Fair will be held Wednesday, January 28, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. in Lysaker Gym in the UMC Sports Center. Twenty-five companies are
scheduled to attend the event to visit with students about job
possibilities and internships. The event is free and open to the
public. For a list of companies attending visit <www.umcrookston.edu/people/services/
CAREER/career_f.htm>.
All students are encouraged to register with Career Services and post their resume on our new e-recruiting website. Students will be required to have a resume in order to interview. Students can sign-up for interviews with the companies now at the Career Services Office, 270 Owen Hall. Slots are filling up fast. All students who need help with their resumes can stop by the Career Services Office daily.
UMC’s Second Annual Winter Job and Internship Fair is sponsored by UMC Career Services, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), and the Zeta Chapter of Clovia.
Ag-Arama
Set for January 30-31
The 29th Annual Ag-Arama, the
winter competitive and fun event that focuses on agriculture and natural
resources, will be held January 30-31.
The contests in horticulture and agronomy will take place Friday, January 30. The Ag-Arama Committee will also host a Chili Feed--$5 for all you can eat--from 6 to 8 p.m. that evening in UTOC.
Events on Saturday, January 31, will take place in the University Teaching and Outreach Center (UTOC) and include the following:
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Animal Science Showmanship Contests from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Agriculture Industries Trade Show from 9 a.m. to noon
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Natural Resources Contest and pole toss, cross cutting, and log splitting from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Games for everyone from 12:30 to 5 p.m. including the human tractor pull contest, a cow milking contest, egg tossing, cow pie bingo, ping pong, and five ball
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Lunch served picnic style for $3 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
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Awards ceremony at 2 p.m. and coronation of Ag-Arama Royalty at 3 p.m.
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Public art created by Minneapolis-based artist Susan Warner dedication during the ceremony
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Alumni social from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Irishman’s Shanty of Crookston
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Dance at the Crookston Armory from 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
For more information, visit <http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/clubs/agarama/>.
Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry, and Scholarship Program
Applications for the spring semester Grant-in-Aid of
Research, Artistry, and Scholarship Program, run by the Office of the
Dean of the Graduate School, are now being accepted. The application
deadline is February 9, 2004. Completed, ready to mail applications
must be in the Academic Affairs Office (307 Selvig) by 12 noon on
February 9. For more information, see <http://www.grad.umn.edu/faculty-staff/funding/dean/gia>.
FCA Kick-off February 10
Campus Ministry will sponsor a
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Huddle. Assistant women’s
basketball and head women’s golf coach, Rosalie Hayenga, will serve as
the advisor. Coach Hayenga brings a vast amount of knowledge and
experience with FCA to this new endeavor, and we could not be more
pleased and proud to have such a person leading our Huddle.
Our FCA kick-off will
be Tuesday, February 10, at 7 p.m. in 131 Sahlstrom Conference Center.
We are happy to have as our featured speaker Jim LeClair, a UMC alumnus,
who played in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals and is both a powerful
and dynamic speaker with a message everyone should hear. Everyone is
welcome, both student athletes, non-athletes, faculty and staff. The
event is free of charge and refreshments will follow the event. We hope
you will put this on your calendar and plan to attend.
--Chris Boike, coordinator of
Cooperative Campus Ministry
Web Access
Log Reports for November, December Now Available
Website access reports
generated from log files on the UMC web server are now posted for the
months of November and December 2003 at <webhome.crk.umn.edu/~asvec/webreports/>.
The reports also include versions that focus exclusively on academic
program websites and the number of visitor sessions to those sites.
--Andrew Svec, director of communications
Alternative Spring Break Opportunity March 13-20
Campus Ministry is
sponsoring an alternative spring break opportunity for UMC students.
This is the first alternative trip that has ever been offered by our
ministry. The trip will be to Cincinnati, Ohio, from March 13-20, where
we will stay with the Franciscans for the Poor and work on different
mission projects each day that week. Because of a substantial grant
that was obtained for this new ministry initiative, the cost to UMC
students for the week is only $50 plus a couple of meals round trip.
The cost includes food, lodging and transportation. We still have a few
openings if anyone is interested in taking such a worthwhile and
rewarding trip. I will travel with the group as well as Pam
Holsinger-Fuchs by 15 passenger van.
There really is no
greater satisfaction than doing mission-related work and we would love
to have you be a part of this fun and exciting experience! Please
contact me by stopping by campus ministry in 113 Robertson, phoning me
at ext. 8516, or by e-mail.
--Chris Boike, coordinator of
Cooperative Campus Ministry
Online
Statements for Employee and FSA Reimbursements and Payments
The U of M Offices of Human
Resources and the Controller are excited to announce enhancements to the
Employee Self-Service Web site with the implementation of online
statements for:
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Employee Reimbursements and Payments
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Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Reimbursements
These new online statements will be available to employees beginning January 19, 2004, through the Employee Self-Service Web site.
WHAT EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENTS AND PAYMENTS ARE INCLUDED?
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Travel expenses and advances
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Miscellaneous business expenses
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Subject advances and payments
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Royalty payments
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FSA Health care reimbursement accounts
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FSA Dependent care reimbursement accounts
WHY IS THIS BEING DONE?
This is the next step in a continued effort to make employee information immediately available and easily accessible. Not only are statements available online as soon as they are processed, but e-mails are immediately sent to the employee confirming that a statement has been processed. Previous statement information will be retained online making it easy for employees to track their history, including those statements that overlap calendar years. Similar to online pay statements, these new online services will also result in cost savings to the University. Employees who use payroll direct deposit and do not receive printed statements will have the same option applied to the employee payments and reimbursements listed above.
WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF THIS CHANGE?
Starting on January 19, 2004, all payments and reimbursements listed above, whether through check or direct deposit, will have an online statement. However, those employees receiving a paycheck or printed direct deposit pay statement will also continue to receive printed statements.
WHEN WILL THIS CHANGE TAKE EFFECT?
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January 19, 2004 - Online statements will be available for all employee payments and reimbursements dating as far back as January 1, 2004.
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January 19, 2004 - Printed statements for FSA reimbursements will be discontinued for employees on payroll direct deposit who do not receive printed pay statements.
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January 24, 2004 - Printed statements for all other payments and reimbursements will be discontinued for employees on payroll direct deposit who do not receive printed pay statements.
HOW DO I KNOW THAT A PAYMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED?
Notification of a reimbursement or payment will be sent via e-mail to your University Internet e-mail account.
HOW DO I ACCESS MY ONLINE STATEMENTS?
When you receive the e-mail notification, link to http://hrss.umn.edu, the Employee Self-Service (ESS) Web site for:
FSA Health Care and Dependent Care Reimbursements:
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Select 'Flex Spending Accounts'
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In the new window, select 'View Your Reimbursement Statements'
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A selection page will be displayed with all statements generated as of January 1, 2004. Clicking on an entry will provide you with the detailed information about that statement.
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To view your FSA Account Balance, select 'View Your Account Balance'
Employee Payments and Other Reimbursements:
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Select 'Reimbursements/Payments'
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A selection page will be displayed with all statements generated as of January 1, 2004. Clicking on an entry will provide you with the detailed information about that statement.
Both applications include links to additional information and other applications associated with these payments.
ADDITIONAL CHANGE TO ONLINE AND PAPER PAY STATEMENTS
Beginning in February 2004, your Social Security Number (SSN) will be eliminated from your pay statement. The removal of SSN will be applied to all pay statements, online and printed. Historical online pay statements will have SSN removed as well. This change has been made as a result of growing concern about the use of SSN. We have been advised that financial institutions no longer require SSN on copies of pay statements; therefore this change should not impede the process for obtaining a mortgage, for example.
If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact the HRMS/Payroll Call Center at 612-625-2016.
Accolades
The
University
of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) partnership to deliver its bachelor of
manufacturing management degree on site at Marvin Windows and Doors in
Warroad,
MN, has received an "Excellence in Practice" citation
from the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). The
citation will be presented to UMC, Marvin Windows and Doors, and
Northland Technical and Community College, also a partner in the
program, on May 24 in
Washington D.C.
The Excellence in Practice Category recognizes results achieved through the use of practices, interventions, and tools from the entire scope of workplace learning and performance. Applications are accepted for both new and proven practices in such categories as electronic learning technologies, performance improvement, managing change, valuing differences, career development, organizational learning, technical training, training management, and workplace learning and development.
VolunTEAM
Update
Options for Independent Living has an ongoing need for volunteers to
help answer phones, update their computer database and contact other
organizations. Hours are flexible. For more information, please
contact Judy Moen or Randy Sorenson at 218-773-6100. They are looking
for an individual or individuals who could commit to a couple of hours a
week in the Crookston office.
A big thanks to James Bilby and other members of the ROTC who are helping a disabled woman in Crookston move later this month!
If you’re interested in learning more about the Crookston VolunTEAM, please contact Lisa in the VolunTEAM office (Dowell 112) at 281-8526 or loege005@umn.edu. Or, simply visit <www.volunteam.org>.
Special Dates
Birthdays
January 23 – Brian Steenerson
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@umn.edu and/or Sue Dwyer at sdwyer@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, January 24, to hear another exciting interview. UMC
Insight is hosted by Andrew Svec, UMC Director of Communications.
UMC
Bulletin
The UMC Weekly Bulletin is posted
at:
<www.UMCrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm>
Publication Information:
The UMC
Weekly Bulletin is published by University Relations weekly September
through May. Copy deadline is noon on Tuesday of each week. The Weekly
Bulletin is edited by Andrew Svec, director of communications, with
production assistance by Sue Dwyer, word processing specialist. Please
send items for the bulletin electronically to Andrew Svec at
asvec@umn.edu with a copy to Sue Dwyer at
sdwyer@umn.edu.
Disability accommodations will be provided upon request for all events. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.