Volume 23, Number 29, April 14, 2004
Calendar
News Items
Johnny Holm Dance April
19
UMC Student Programming and
Activities for Campus Entertainment (SPACE) will sponsor a dance
featuring the popular Johnny Holm Band on Monday, April 19, from 9:30
p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Crookston Armory. Admission is free for UMC
students with UCard, and $8 per person for all others.
Wellness
Walk Kick-off April 20
We all know how important
exercise is, and if you are like many of us, you find it difficult to
get motivated. As part of the Wellness Program which the University
plans to kick-off soon, we’d like to invite you to join us at noon on
Tuesday, April 20, in the Kiehle Rotunda for a walk on campus.
We’ll hand out bottled water, a map giving routes and distances to get you started, and ask that you sign up for the walk at that time. Walking is a low-impact form of exercise with little expense involved.
As part of the Wellness Program the university plans the following events:
April 20 – postcards
should arrive at the homes of employees
April 26 – letter from President Robert Bruininks with a pedometer in
campus mailboxes
April 30 – letter from the Wellness Program with “Trek Across the U”
materials in campus mailboxes
We’re sure you are all
interested in a healthy life style, so let’s get started!
--Stacey Grunewald and Jacquie Normandin
Early Childhood Carnival
Set for Tuesday, April 20
Members of the UMC Early
Childhood Club will take part in the Seventh Annual Parent-Child
Carnival on Tuesday, April 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lincoln Elementary
School in Crookston. The event coincides with the National Association
for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Week of the Young Child.
The carnival is free and open to families in the Crookston community and
to all children of UMC students, faculty, and staff.
The theme of the carnival will be “Lost in Storybook Land” and will focus on early childhood literacy. Along with other local groups, students majoring in Early Childhood Education at UMC have planned different concurrent activities based on the theme so children can take part in hands-on learning activities. These activities are appropriate for children ages six months to 8 years of age. Information about each activity will be posted at each station for parents.
This year’s expanded event is cosponsored by the UMC Early Childhood Club, Cathedral School, Crookston Childcare Association, Crookston Park and Recreation, Crookston Public Library, Early Childhood Family Education, Crookston Head Start, Parents Helping Parents, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Sunrise Center, and UMC VolunTEAM. For more information, contact Connie Camrud at UMC’s Early Childhood Development Center, 218-281-8285.
Rothenberger to Discuss the Psychology of Intoxication April 21
James Rothenberger, MPH and Morse
Alumni Distinguished Teaching Instructor at the University of
Minnesota’s School of Public Health, will present "The Psychology of
Intoxication: Why Getting High is Necessary" on Wednesday, April 21, at
8 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. This event is free and open to the
public. It is sponsored by UMC’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug (ATOD)
Awareness Program.
Earth Day
Poster Contest April 22
Earth Day will be celebrated nationally on Thursday, April 22. To
commemorate the day, the UMC Concerts & Lectures Committee will sponsor
a student poster session. Poster set-up will take place in the Eagles
Nest in Sahlstrom Conference Center at 11:30 a.m., and judging will
begin at noon, continuing for approximately one hour.
Students who have specific interests in topics which are of an environmental concern are invited to prepare a short report in the form of poster. Possible topics include sustainable energy sources such as wind or biomass, waste reduction and recycling, water quality, habitat restoration, eco-friendly farming techniques, threatened plant/animal species or topics related to the human impact on the environment. Students are not restricted to these topics and are encourages to be creative.
Prizes of $75, $50, and $25 (for redemption at the Campus Bookstore) will be awarded to the student or group of students for first, second and third places, respectively. Projects will be judged on content, creativity, professional display and the student's ability to verbally communicate their ideas. For more information, go to <http://ray.crk.umn.edu/earthday/>.
Satellite
Downlink on Making Online Teaching and Learning Accessible April 22
UMC’s Office for Students with Disabilities will sponsor
"Untangling the Web: Making Online Teaching and Learning Accessible,” a
live satellite teleconference downlink, on Thursday, April 22. The
90-minute live event will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Brown Dining Room A of
Sahlstrom Conference Center. The event is free and open to all
interested individuals.
Program Description: Faculty members teaching online often find themselves unsure about the best way to help students who have identified accessibility problems in their courses. Many disability support providers are ill-equipped to resolve these problems, and may pass them on to academic computing staff, who struggle to integrate them into their regular work. Faculty and staff need to work together successfully to address accessibility problems in the online environment. Colleges and universities must begin to think about accessibility plans for online courses and services that will serve the needs of all students.
This moderated panel discussion considers the implications of accessibility for online education and suggests ways that faculty and staff can work together to address major challenges.
The program is structured in three parts:
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Realities, which explains problems that students with disabilities commonly encounter in online courses as well as problems faculty and staff encounter in trying to help them
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Challenges, discussing complex barriers to online accessibility that faculty and staff working together will be unable to resolve without outside intervention
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Progress, which focuses on reframing accessibility so that the focus for faculty and staff is on the environment rather than on individual students.
Learn more at <www.pbs.org/als/programs/unwe000.htm>.
In Memory
of Mil Sahlstrom
Mil Sahlstrom, wife of UMC’s
founding provost Stanley Sahlstrom and former first lady of UMC, passed
away this past Easter Sunday morning. She had been challenged by a
number of health issues in recent years.
Funeral services are pending. There will be a memorial service on Friday evening, April 16, at 7 p.m. at the Benson Funeral Home in St. Cloud. A celebration of her life is being planned for May in Crookston. A date has yet to be finalized. Cards may be sent to: 913 Forest Drive, St. Cloud, MN 56303.
“We are deeply saddened by Mil Sahlstrom’s passing, and we offer our deepest condolences to Dr. Sahlstrom and his family,” said UMC Chancellor Velmer S. Burton, Jr.
Accolades
UMC student Ryan Owens will present a poster at the National
Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Indianapolis, IN, on
Friday, April 16. He will present a poster, “The Impact of Computer
Mediated Learning Module on Student Retention,” detailing the research
project he completed with Doug Knowlton, former UMC vice
chancellor for academic affairs. The project aimed to determine whether
an increase in retention of class material in a psychology class would
be produced by creating a learning module that could be accessible via
the World Wide Web. The learning module is a Macromedia Flash software
game, generated dynamically from a database. There was significant
difference between results indicating that students increased retention
on lecture material included in the learning module, as compared to
material not included in the learning module, supporting the assertion
that computer mediated learning creates a positive impact on learning.
NCUR Participants are expected to come from over 400 colleges and
universities representing almost every state in the nation.
Front Row (from left):
Jana Hodgson, Kelli Barnes, Melissa Martin, Claire Rhode, Jamie Wolff,
Erica Stroot; Middle Row: Jay Tupa, Josh Jaeger, Ben Perkins, Anthony
Wagner; Back Row: advisor Eric Burgess, advisor Steven Shirley, Steve
Kongsjord, Dustin Barton, Ryan Tripp, David Ounchith, Abdul Alam
A team of UMC students involved in Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) earned SIFE Regional Champion status at the organization’s annual regional conference, held April 6 in Minneapolis. This is the fifth consecutive year UMC’s team has earned the title, making it the only college in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North and South Dakota to achieve that feat. UMC’s team will now advance to the 2004 SIFE U.S.A. National Exposition on May 23-25 in Kansas City, Missouri, to compete against other regional champion teams from across the country. Other collegiate SIFE teams from throughout the Midwest that attended the regional competition but did not advance included Minot State University, Luther College, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, South Dakota State University, North Dakota State University, Winona State University, and the University of Northern Iowa.
VolunTEAM
Update
A new venture, Cathedral Gallery Store, located on the top floor of the
Humane Society, will be opening soon for the purpose of raising funds
for the preservation of historical buildings in Crookston. Several
volunteer opportunities are available. Please call Kay Hegge, Prairie
Skyline Foundation, Inc., at 218-289-1246 or 1-800-646-2240 or email at
<khegge@rrv.net>
for more information.
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Carpenter(s) needed to install a door and doorknobs and trim out two windows
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Plumber needed to fix a toilet
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Painter(s) needed to paint interior walls
The Development Office will be hosting a morning and an afternoon tea, Friday, April 23. They are looking for one club to provide 6-8 volunteers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to clear tables, wash dishes, and prepare the tables for the afternoon tea. Volunteers from a second club are needed to clear tables and wash dishes following the afternoon tea from 3 to 5 p.m. Please e-mail Lisa Loegering <loege005@umn.edu> if you are interested in helping.
National Youth Services Day will be observed Saturday, April 24. Clubs or individuals, please meet in the foyer of Crookston High School at 10:00 a.m. We will be working with high school students and several youth organizations to clean up the city and complete a few service projects such as fixing a fence downtown, painting, and landscaping. Service may also include assisting Alzheimer’s patient’s family clear out house. This activity counts as a community service activity for your club! Please email Lisa Loegering <loege005@umn.edu> to provide an estimate of the number of volunteers you can provide if your club is participating.
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
The Crookston Rotary Club will
sponsor its annual pancake breakfast Sunday, April 18 from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. in Brown Dining Room of Sahlstrom Conference Center. A freewill
offering will be collected. Donations go to local community projects.
Special Dates
Birthdays
April 14 – Arlene Tahran
April 14 – Laurie Wilson
April 18 – Patti Tiedemann
April 19 – Dale “Doc” Kemble
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, April 17, to hear another interesting 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.