Volume 23, Number 13, November 12, 2003
Calendar
News Items
Resolution of Labor Strike
We are pleased to inform you that a negotiated
agreement has been reached with AFSCME Local 3800, thereby ending the
labor strike. The parties have tentatively agreed to terms pending
final approval by the Union membership and the Board of Regents. We
have also reached agreement with AFSCME Local 3260, our health care
workers. The terms in both agreements are comparable to those for
other University employees, and accepted by other labor unions.
Our thanks to everyone for your patience and civil conduct during this strike. There is no doubt that strikes are disruptive and we are pleased to have reached resolution. Our University community is important, and your efforts will be needed to ensure that we fully restore our collegial atmosphere and sense of community.
Also, we extend our appreciation to everyone
who allowed the continuation of services and functions during this
strike. We deeply value all of our employees who make the University of
Minnesota a special place.
--Robert H. Bruininks, president, University of Minnesota
College Bowl Competition November 13
UMC students who have a
head for facts and are quick on the buzzer will compete in the annual
UMC College Bowl competition Thursday, November 13, at 8 p.m. in the
Eagles Nest in Sahlstrom Conference Center. Spectators are welcome.
Teams of three or four will compete for a $200 first place prize and for the chance to represent UMC at the Region 10 Championship Tournament, scheduled for February 19-22, 2004, at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Region 10 is made up of Iowa, Manitoba, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Western Ontario.
Sex and
Alcohol Program November 13
The UMC Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Other Drug (ATOD) Awareness Program will host Jim Rothernberger,
instructor of epidemiology on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Campus, Thursday, November 13. Rothernberger and guest Tayne DeNeui
will present Sex and Alcohol: Think You’re Ready to Learn What It’s
Really About at 8:30 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. The program is free and
open to all students and the general public. For more information,
contact T.D. Hostikka, ATOD program coordinator.
UMC Alum to Discuss Fire Effects Monitoring November
14
Becky Seifert, a fire effects monitor at Yellowstone
National Park and 2001 graduate of UMC’s natural resources--park
management program, will speak to current natural resources students
Friday, November 14, at noon and 1 p.m. in 205 Owen Hall. She will
relate her experiences of the past three years at Yellowstone. That
afternoon, students will begin work on establishing fire effects
monitoring plots at the Rydell National Wildlife Refuge near Crookston.
Work will continue through the weekend. For more information, contact
Phil Baird, assistant professor of natural resources.
Thanksgiving Sale at UMC Bookstore begins November 17
Shop the UMC Bookstore, 109
Robertson, during the “Turkey” Clothing Sale November 17-26, 2003. Pick
a feather for your discount of up to 35% off UMC “turkey” clothing. See
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~lhier/Promotion.pdf for more
information.
--Leela Hier, Bookstore manager
A Century
of American Popular Music November 17
The UMC Music Department will
present “A Century of American Popular Music” on Monday, November 17, at
7:30 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. Students involved in the UMC Choir and
UMC Band will perform a variety of popular music from over the past 100
years. Performances will also include numbers by soloists and duets.
The event is free and open to the public. Cookies and punch will be
served afterwards in the Kiehle Rotunda.
Eagles
Nest Open House November 19
UMC Student Activities will host
an open house for the Eagles Nest on Wednesday, November 19, from noon
to 1 p.m. in the Eagles Nest, Sahlstrom Conference Center. Activities
will include photos with Regal the Golden Eagle (UMC’s mascot), voting
for favorite photos, and distribution of free “Eagle Water” and free
“Eagle Noodle Soup.” Please note: neither the water nor the soup
contain eagle or eagle products—they are simply named in honor of the
UMC mascot. ;) All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to stop
by.
Call for Thanksgiving
Hosts
Hello everyone! Now that
Thanksgiving is approaching, I wanted to make sure people have the
opportunity to be involved in the holiday spirit. For Thanksgiving,
some of our students—especially international students—might be alone
and would like to spend the holiday with someone else. This is such a
wonderful holiday with such warmth from people! If you are a faculty or
staff person who would like to invite students over to your house for
Thanksgiving, please e-mail me or contact me by November 17. Thank you
and have a great Thanksgiving!
--Rae French, director, First Year Experience
Fight
Against Breast Cancer
Last year over 200,000 new cases
of breast cancer occurred among women in the US. This fall the staff at
Altru Crookston, Erskine, Fertile, and Red lake Falls are taking an
active roll to make sure those numbers decrease next year. Through the
support of two well-known companies and our community we are on a
mission to raise some additional funds to find a cure for breast
cancer. First of all we are asking that you collect the “pink tops”
from Yoplait yogurt from now until December 20, 2003. Yoplait has
guaranteed a donation of $830,000 plus 10 cents for each lid above that
amount. Our goal is 2,500 lids in our communities. Please drop your
clean lids off at any of the clinics listed or at UMC Student Health,
106 Robertson and we will send it to “Save Lids to Save Lives”.
The second program is
sponsored by Keebler Co. and is called “Ribbons for Life.”
Keebler has guaranteed a donation of $250,000 and will donate an
additional $5.00 for every 5 Ribbon box tops collected. These pink
ribbons can be found on special marked Keebler products such as “Wheatable”
crackers, “Special K bars”, and many types of Keebler cookies.
This program runs until March 2004. We will be sending in the Ribbons
on March 25, 2004. Our goal is to collect 500 ribbons. All proceeds
will benefit the Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation <www.susankomen.org>.
--Stacey Grunewald, RN, Student Health Services coordinator
Welcome to Heidi
Hughes
Please
join me in welcoming Heidi Hughes to the UMC community. Heidi will be
leading the next stages of the Nature Northwest Project <www.nature-northwest.org>
focused on writing a nature guide to northwest Minnesota and the
associated tourism and marketing efforts. Her background ranges from
several position is broadcast and print journalism to owning her own
bird-enthusiast retail stores. We are fortunate to have her varied
skills to apply to the project.
Heidi's passions are birds and bats, so if
you see a rare bird or know how to say bat in any language, she will
want to know (although, she has "bat" down in at least a dozen languages
so far). Please welcome her in the halls and take the opportunity to
get to know her better during the next few weeks. An abbreviated
biography is available at <www.UMCrookston.edu/faculty/H/Heidi_Hughes.htm>.
Welcome, Heidi!
--John Loegering, assistant professor of wildlife ecology
Accolades
Mark
Huglen, UMC assistant professor
of communication and instructor for the UMC online course Spch 1101
“Public Speaking,” has received a “Thanks for Being a Great Teacher!”
certificate, sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning Services
at the University of Minnesota. The certificate is in recognition for
teaching excellence and is student initiated. Huglen was notified by
Joyce Weinsheimer, director for the Center.
UMC natural resources students enrolled in “Wildlife Ecology” and “Ecology” taught by John Loegering, assistant professor of wildlife ecology, volunteered to assist the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the testing of harvested deer for chronic wasting disease, a degenerative brain disease of concern to biologists and hunters in Minnesota. Deer heads were collected at check stations across northwest Minnesota this past weekend. They were then brought to UMC and brain stem and lymph node samples were taken and processed on campus in Bergland Laboratory on Monday and Tuesday. Students assisted with both the collection and testing.
VolunTEAM
Update
If you’re interested in learning more about the Crookston VolunTEAM,
please contact Mike in the VolunTEAM office (Dowell 112) at 281-8526 or
chris282@umn.edu. Or, simply visit <www.volunteam.org>.
Special Dates
Birthdays
November 17 - Fred Eldridge
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.
Congratulations
Former director of UMC’s First
Year Experience program, Kami Mattson, and her husband, Jason, happily
announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, on Sunday November
9.
Sidney Fay Mattson arrived at 6:55 a.m. weighing 7
lbs. 14 oz.
Mom, dad, and baby are doing fine and want
to say hi to everyone back at UMC.
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 15, to hear an interview with Heidi Hughes of the
Nature Northwest Project. 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>