Volume 23, Number 20, February 4, 2004
Calendar
News Items
Reception for First Year
Students February 4
I'd like to invite first year
students, faculty, and staff and anyone else who is part of the UMC
community to join us in celebrating a great first semester with the
first year students. The date will be this Wednesday, February 4,
from 12 noon to 1:15 p.m., in Brown Dining Room A & B.
Several students are
eligible for the Alpha Lambda Delta, the first year honor society, and
many more may qualify after second semester. Stop by to congratulate
our students on a job well done. There will be cake and punch for those
of you who attend.
--Rae French, coordinator, First Year Experience Program
ITV Discussion on
Patriotism
February 4
UMC will take part in a live
interactive television (ITV) dialogue "Defining Patriotism" with
Minnesota State University—Mankato on Wednesday, February 4, from 12:30
to 1:45 p.m. in Sahlstrom Conference Center 106. Students, faculty, and
staff invited to attend. Campus Compact Student Fellow Gavin Leake of
UMC will coordinate the event at UMC. The event is sponsored by
Minnesota Campus Compact as part of its Raise Your Voice Campaign,
designed to engage students civically and politically. For more
information about the campaign, visit <www.actionforchange.org>.
Comedian
Kevin Bozeman at UMC February 4
Comedian Kevin Bozeman will
perform Wednesday, February 4, in Kiehle Auditorium on the campus of the
University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC). The performance will begin at
8 p.m. and is free for UMC students. The performance is also open to
the public for $2 admission.
Bozeman’s high-energy act features his knack for the obvious in providing his unique perspectives on traveling, dating, and social issues. Bozeman has appeared on Comedy Central’s Comics Come Home and Premium Blend. He has opened for singer Aretha Franklin and was the winner of the HBO Comedy Competition in 1999.
View a video clip of the comedian’s work at <www.barbaracoppersmith.com/collegeside/Interface/comedy2.html>.
Bozeman’s performance is sponsored by UMC’s S.P.A.C.E. (Student Programming and Activities for Campus Entertainment) Committee.
UMC to Take Part in Wellstone
Civic Dialogue Project February 5
UMC will be one of over 650
locations in 41 states to serve as a live video discussion site for
Wellstone Action’s Civic Dialogue Project on Thursday, February 5. The
discussion will begin at 7 p.m. in Kiehle 105. The topic of discussion
will be “Can We Dream Again?” It is intended to be a discussion about
the gap between people’s personal values and the values that are
reflected in the public arena. It addresses the cynicism and sense of
disempowerment permeating much of contemporary society. All discussions
in the Wellstone Civic Dialogue Project are led by volunteer
facilitators who have agreed to convene groups and provide an open
format for the discussion. Learn more about this project at <www.wellstone.org/network/issue_page.aspx?catID=1770>.
At UMC, the event is sponsored by the UMC Student Center.
Winter Blood Drive February 9
The winter blood drive for UMC is
scheduled for Monday, February 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Lysaker
Gymnasium. Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) members will be in the
Sahlstrom Conference Center entrance the week of February 2-6 soliciting
the names of those individuals wishing to sign up. Blood banks are
critically short right now, and your support of this event is vital to
the lives of others. Please call Stacey Grunewald, 8512, with any
questions. Thank you.
Retirement Party for Paul
Holm February 9
All
are invited to a retirement party in honor of Dr. Paul Holm, associate
professor of chemistry, on Monday, February 9, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in
Brown Dining Room, Sahlstrom Conference Center. Paul officially
retired on January 12, after 28 years of teaching chemistry at UMC. He
and his wife, Alice, will be here to receive congratulations and to
share cake, coffee, and memories. There will be a short program at 3:30
p.m. Please join us in honoring Paul and Alice. If you would like to
contribute to a retirement gift, Trish Ramstad in Sahlstrom 110 will be
collecting funds.
Regional Extension Center
Open House February 12
Charles Casey, dean and director
of the University of Minnesota Extension Service, and Deb Zak, campus
director of the Regional Extension Center, Crookston, invite all members
of the UMC campus community and the region to attend an open house for
the newly established Crookston Regional Extension Center on Thursday,
February 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Center’s new office suite in 251
Owen Hall. The open house is an opportunity for you to see the new
Center, meet the staff, and learn more about Extension’s statewide
program delivery system. If you have questions, please contact Joan
Reitmeier at 281-8683 or Mary Gieseke at 281-8027.
Launching of Faculty
Seminar
Series
On
February 19 we will have the first of a series of continuing seminars by
campus faculty, researchers, extension personnel, and occasional
visitors. Our first presenter is Dr. Ian MacRae, research entomologist
at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center and Department of
Entomology, U of MN, St. Paul.
Dr. MacRae's topic will be "Digital mapping
of insect pest populations." The seminar will be from 3-4 p.m. on
Thursday, February 19, in Youngquist Auditorium at the Northwest
Research and Outreach Center. Stay tuned for coming attractions.
--W. Daniel Svedarsky, interim vice-chancellor, Academic Affairs
Undergraduate
Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
Application material for
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program projects during
Intersession (May 24 through June 30, 2004) or from July 1, 2004 through
June 15, 2005 is now available in the Academic Affairs Office. UROP
offers financial awards to full-time 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. At the same time, faculty have the
opportunity to work closely with students and receive valuable
assistance with their own research or professional activity. UROP
encourages students to conduct research and pursue academic interests
outside of their regular courses by employing them to work on special
projects. Projects are expected to contribute to the student’s academic
development. UROP applications are judged on the quality of the
proposed project, the strength of the collaboration with the faculty
sponsor, and the educational benefit to the student. Since funding is
limited, awards are granted to the strongest proposals. The maximum
award is $1,700: stipend up to $1,400 (hourly rate is $11.50) as salary
for actual time spent working on a project (funds up to approximately
120 hours of research) and expense allowance up to $300 for supplies and
expenses required by the project. Completed applications should be
returned to the Academic Affairs Office by 4:30 p.m. on March 8, 2004.
Deadline is firm; late applications will not be accepted.
--Academic Affairs
ATOD Community Coalition
Names Chair
The Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) Community
Coalition has named Crookston Chief of Police Timothy Motherway its
chairperson. The Coalition is a group of local business owners,
professionals, educators, UMC students, faculty and administrators, that
meets to promote an environment where alcohol and other drug use does
not impinge upon students lives academically, athletically, socially, or
individually. For more information, contact Ted Tollefson, UMC’s ATOD
awareness coordinator at 281-8527.
Mileage Reimbursement and
Fleet Car Charges
REIMBURSEMENTS:
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Mileage reimbursement for use of personal car when no fleet car is available – $.375 per mile (up from $.36 in 2003)Effective 01/01/04
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Mileage reimbursement for use of personal car when fleet car is available – $.33 per mile (up from $.325 in 2003)Effective 02/01/04
FLEET CAR CHARGES:
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Fleet car charge for use of a sedan – $.265 per mile (up from $.25 from 2003)
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Fleet minivan charge – $.33 per mile (no change from 2003)
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Fleet van charge – $.40 per mile (no change from 2003)
The UMC Executive
Committee approved these rates for 2004, effective from this point
forward.
--Donna S. Larson, Business Affairs Office
Accolades
UMC students, faculty, and staff
raised over $200 for Toys for Tots and the Bosnia School Supply
Project. UMC students involved with ROTC donated over $100 in school
supplies and sporting equipment for the Project. Thanks for everyone’s
generosity!
Tamara
Yon, a Crookston attorney with the firm Johannson, Rust, Fagerlund,
Yon and Stock, has been named a 2004 “Rising Star” by Minnesota Law
and Politics magazine. The honor was listed in the magazine’s
December ‘03/January ’04 issue. Tamara serves as an adjunct faculty
member at UMC teaching “Legal Environment of Business.”
UMC has passed the first competitive round for consideration in a
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education (FIPSE) grant and will be asked to submit a full
proposal. Only ten percent of all applicants
generally make it to this point of being asked to submit a full
proposal. The grant is a significant one involving $484,439. A brief
abstract of UMC’s proposal: The University of Minnesota, Crookston is
proposing the development of the Academic Gaming Initiative--a gamer
generator--to train teachers to effectively use academic games to
increase learning. UMC will collaborate with community and campus
partners to offer academic games regionally in the first year while
working toward our goal of nationwide availability. The learning games
are those being collaboratively developed by UMC faculty members and
Dan Lim, director of UMC’s
Instructional Technology Center. Pam Holsinger-Fuchs, director
of UMC’s Office of Student Activities and Service Learning, and Liz
Tollefson, assistant director of development, are collaborating on
the writing of the grant.
VolunTEAM Update
The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight
event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research
and programs of the American Cancer Society. During the event, teams of
people will gather at the UMC Mall and take turns walking or running
laps. Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will
never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and
that one day, cancer will be eliminated. The American Cancer Society is
looking for volunteers in several capacities. Please consider forming a
team now to fundraise and walk/run in the event June 18. Set-up and
clean-up crews also are needed June 18, 19. For more information,
please contact Janet Scott at 218-945-6296, or visit <www.cancer.org>.
UMC is responsible for delivering Meals on Wheels next week, February 9-13. Meals may be picked up at the hospital at 11:30 a.m. Routes usually take between 30-40 minutes to complete. I hope you’ll consider helping out this very worthwhile cause. With the weather being so cold lately, you are likely the only people many of these folks see all day. You may sign up at the Student Activities Information Desk in Dowell 119, or simply email me, loege005@umn.edu, with the day you are willing to help and I will sign you up. Thanks very much!
If you’re interested in learning more about the Crookston VolunTEAM, please contact Lisa Loegering 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
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, February 7, to hear an interview with Jeanne Markell,
assistant dean, Extension, and Deb Zak, campus director, Regional
Extension Center, Crookston. 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.