Volume 23, Number 18, January 21, 2004
Calendar
News Items
Admissions Roundtable
Discussion January 28
The first in a series of open forums on the topic of admissions and
student recruitment will be held Wednesday, January 28, from noon to 1
p.m. in Sahlstrom Conference Center 131. Feel free to bring a
sack lunch or bring in food from the Eagles Nest or Brown Dining Room.
The agenda for the Admissions "Roundtable" will include:
- Welcome and introduction of John Flemming, director of admissions --Bob Nelson
- "Where are we now and what's up." --Michelle Christopherson and Brian Steenerson
- "The perfect prospective student visit--building a relationship!" --Dan Svedarsky
- "A wonderful undergraduate experience at one of the 40." --Rose Koch
Musical
Duo Easily Amused January 28
The pop/rock duo Easily Amused
will perform at the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC)
Wednesday, January 28, at 8 p.m., in the Eagles Nest Lounge, Sahlstrom
Conference Center. The event is free and open to the general public.
Easily Amused is Renée Lamoureux and Keith Macpherson. Hailing from Winnipeg, Canada, the two have been gradually gaining mainstream recognition since the release of their debut independent CD Novice in 2001. Two years and 400 live performances later, Lamoureux and Macpherson have garnered Canadian Music Week’s award for Best Online Indie Artist and are poised for a much bigger breakthrough with their just-released second CD Simple Stuff.
For more information on the band, please visit <www.easilyamused.ca>. The performance is sponsored by UMC’s S.P.A.C.E. (Student Programming and Activities for Campus Entertainment) Committee.
Family
Weekend January 30-31
The First Year Experience Program
will sponsor Family Weekend January 30-31. Many events tie-in with Ag-Arama.
Family Weekend invites family members of current students to campus for
a fun-filled weekend of attending classes, going to athletic events,
eating some wonderful meals, enjoying free demonstrations and workshops,
and, most importantly, just having fun with their son or daughter.
Please contact Rae French
in the First Year Experience Office at 281-8339 for more
details. For a complete schedule, go to <www.umcrookston.edu/FYE/Parent_Programs/FamWkendJan04.pdf>.
Dedication of Public Art at Ag-Arama January 31
A special feature of Ag-Arama
activities this year will be the dedication of the new public artwork
located in the large entrance foyer area in the University Teaching and
Outreach Center (UTOC). Susan Warner, a mosaic and terra cotta tile
artist from Minneapolis, has created a display of painted tiles that
surround the entrance to the arena. Each tile is hand painted and
represents an aspect of agriculture.
The process of developing this artwork began over ten years ago when UTOC was being designed, as a certain amount of money was set aside from the construction budget for public artwork. A campus art committee was formed, and several proposals and models for abstract sculpture were presented. None of the proposals was deemed suitable, and it was decided that the artwork needed to somehow represent UMC’s tie to agriculture.
At about that time Susan Warner had been commissioned by an art committee in Red Lake Falls to create two mosaic tile works for the city, and her completed work was favored by the UMC Art Committee. She developed a proposal, which was soon accepted. Warner is a busy artist, and she needed to fit this project in around other art projects commissioned by the City of Minneapolis. The end result, however, is something the campus can be proud of.
The dedication for this
artwork will be held in the foyer of UTOC during the Ag-Arama Awards
Ceremony, which starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 31. Warner is
scheduled to attend the event. All those attending Ag-Arama and others
from the community are invited to join our UMC family at this special
celebration.
--George French and Andrew Svec, UMC Art Committee
Straight
Talk on Tough Topics February 2
Mike Anderson and Don Christie of
Northwest Mental Health Center along with UMC staff will discuss
“Straight Talk on Tough Topics: Depression Awareness and Suicide
Prevention” on Monday, February 2, at 8 p.m. in the Skyberg Main Floor
Lounge.
What will you learn if you attend? You’ll leave knowing how to get help for yourself or someone else if depression or thoughts of suicide are a part of your life or the life of someone that you know or care about. You’ll learn about the warning signs of suicide and depression. You’ll discover that there are many kinds of effective treatments for depression, and that people do recover and feel good again. You’ll learn what to do and what NOT to do if someone is talking about suicide. You’ll learn that there is a lot YOU can do to get and stay healthy. You’ll learn that everyone that is a part of a campus community is important to making it a great place to be. Stop by and chat with real life friends and community members about something important to us all.
This event is sponsored by Residential Life, Student Health, and Counseling and Disability Services.
Attention
Deficit Disorder Discussion Rescheduled for February 4
The presentation
Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder, originally
scheduled for Wednesday, January 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Brown Dining
Room’s A and B, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 4, from 3
to 5 p.m. at a location to be determined. The presentation will feature
Dr. Tom Petros of the UND Center for Psychological and Educational
Assessment.
Ag-Arama
Royalty
The following students have been
selected as candidates for Ag-Arama Royalty. Feel free to check out
their photos and biographies online at: <webhome.crk.umn.edu/clubs/agarama/
Royalty2004.htm>. Coronation will take place on Saturday, January
31, at 3 p.m. in the University Teaching and Outreach Center (UTOC)
Arena. Candidates include:
King
David Anderson of Culbertson, MT
Brent Arndt of Lakefield, MN
Michael Hendrickx of New York Mills, MN
Leo Kenny of St. Andrews, MB
Kyle Rollness of Wallhalla, NDQueen
Jennifer Goeller of Bluffton, MN
Ellen Larson of Ottertail, MN
Candi Lee of Aitkin, MN
Missy Miller of Owatonna, MN
Cathy Moe of Springfield, MNPrince
Paul Christensen of Elk River, MN
Ryan Dunham of Wannaska, MN
Jonathan Gorentz of Dent, MN
Marcus Meder of Dalton, MNPrincess
Katie Becker of Sebeka, MN
Jenny Novak of St. Hilaire, MN
Kelli Pulford of Richville, MN
Katie Weyenberg of Neenah, WI
Interim Co-Directors Named for Center for
Adult Learning
I am pleased to announce that Michelle Christopherson and Hilary Bertsch
will be interim co-directors of UMC’s Center for Adult Learning (CAL)
commencing January 20 and continuing until a permanent hire is made,
probably by June 1, 2004. As many of you know, Hilary has been
affiliated with the Center for some time and recently completed a
master's degree in education with an emphasis in instruction and
curriculum, as did Michelle. Their M.A. degrees were at the University
of St. Thomas. Michelle recently completed a stint as interim
co-director of admissions. She will continue her duties in the Center
for Agriculture and Natural Resources but in a reduced capacity as we
rev up and move ahead in CAL. This is a terribly important function of
our campus, and I'm delighted to have the enthusiasm, expertise, and
energy of Michelle and Hilary on board.
As in all the other things we do here on
campus, this is a partnership, so let's all give all the assistance and
support we can to Hilary and Michelle as we make UMC great!
--W. Daniel Svedarsky, interim vice-chancellor, Academic Affairs
UMC to Host Northwest
Minnesota Counselors Meeting February 19
UMC will host the winter meeting of the Northwest
Minnesota School Counselors on Thursday, February 19. Approximately 50
school counselors from there region will attend. The meeting will begin
with check-in at 8:30 p.m. and will run through 3 p.m. in Brown Dining
Rooms A, B, and C of Sahlstrom Conference Center. Featured events on
the program include: Counselor Licensure presentation by Maggie Molitor,
Administrative Director of MnCA; Health Occupations Career Information
presented by Bev Arnston of North Borders Tech-Prep Partnership; The
Yellow Ribbon Campaign presented by Vicki Svedarsky of Lincoln High
School, Thief River Falls; An Introduction to Social Norming as a Tool
for Positive Change; and a special Welcome to UMC from Chancellor Burton
and Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dan Svedarsky.
April 15
Date for Annual Student Awards Reception
Thursday, April 15, has been confirmed as the date
for the annual Student Awards Reception. The event will take place in
Kiehle Auditorium with social at 6 p.m. and program at 6:30 p.m.
Faculty, staff, and student organizations are asked to mark their
calendars and to plan to attend. Please try to avoid scheduling other
campus events that evening.
Academic
Accommodations for Students with Documented
Disabilities
Students with documented
disabilities, who need to arrange for academic accommodations for spring
semester and have not already done so, are asked to contact Laurie
Wilson in the Office for Students with Disabilities in the One Stop
Student Service Center, Owen 270. Faculty are not required to grant
accommodations that have not been verified through this office. Thank
you for your cooperation, and please keep planning ahead for best
services and best academic results.
New
Residential Life Staff Members for Spring Semester 2004
We welcome these new staff
members to the University family!
Resident Advisors:
Adam Schubert, Robertson Hall
Krystal Theobald, Skyberg A-3
Skyberg
Security:
Bryan Christensen
--Gary Willhite,
director, Residential Life and
Security Services
Accolades
UMC’s work on changing the
culture of drinking on campus with assistance from a grant from the U.S.
Department of Education is featured in the winter 2003-2004 edition of
Gateway to Research and Innovation, published by the University
of Minnesota’s Office of the Vice President for Research. The
publication is available online at <www.ospa.umn.edu/communications/publications/gateway>.
VolunTEAM
Update
One volunteer is needed to provide a ride home for a visually-impaired
student Thursday evenings after 7:15 p.m. on the following dates:
February 5 and 19, March 4 and 25, and April 15 and 29. Please contact
Lisa at 281-8526 for more information.
Two or three volunteers are needed to provide childcare for individuals whose spouses are stationed in Bosnia while they attend a family Readiness meeting. The meeting is from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Crookston National Guard Armory on Thursday, January 29. Please e-mail melonir@umn.edu for more information.
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council is seeking senior companions, adults over age 60, who help others live independently by assisting with grocery shopping and other daily tasks, or just visiting. For more information, please contact Jeanette Larson at 218-281-5832, ext. 260 or at jeanette@tvoc.org.
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>.
Community
Events
Free Family and Friends CPR Class
RiverView Health is offering a
free Family and Friends CPR class on Thursday, February 12, from 6:30 to
9 p.m. Please call 218-281-9405 to register. This is sponsored by the
American Legion Post 20.
Special Dates
Birthdays
February 1 – Alex Ellram
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 31, to hear an interview with students involved
with planning for Ag-Arama. 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.