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Volume 19, Number 11, November 10, 1999
Calendar
November 11
Veterans' Day Celebration
"Guidelines on Accessible Website Design" Sessions
November 12
Campus Preview
November 13 and 14
Hockey vs. Minot State University-Bottineau
November 16
Leadership Luncheon
November 18
Minnesota D-Day
Diabetes Screening
Singer Songwriter Peter Mayer
November 18, 19, 20, 21
CCT presentation of "Moon Over Buffalo"
November 19
Women's Basketball vs. Morningside College
November 20
Casino Night
November 20 and 21
Hockey vs. Northland College-Ashland
November 22
Thanksgiving Program
November 23
Open Forum with the Chancellor
Women's and Men's Basketball vs. Mayville State University
November 25 and 26
Thanksgiving Holiday
November 26 and 27
Hockey vs. Augsburg College
November 27
Men's Basketball vs. St. Cloud State University
News Items
Morse Awards
Horace T. Morse
- University of Minnesota Alumni Association Awards for
Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
The Office of Academic Affairs has the application
information for the Morse Awards. Regular faculty
(tenure-track and tenured) or temporary (T or F) faculty
salaried through the University and holding a 66 2/3%
time or greater appointment who have been at the
University of Minnesota for at least five years may be
nominated. Nominations require the submission of a
dossier that highlights five areas; 1) Teaching, 2)
Advising, 3) Research and Artistic Activities, 4)
Academic Program Development, and 5) Educational
Leadership. The dossiers must be submitted to the Office
of Human Resources in Morrill Hall by Friday, January 28,
2000. I would encourage anyone from this campus who meets
the requirements to apply and the Office of Academic
Affairs will assist in compiling the materials. Please
contact me if you have any questions.
--Doug Knowlton
Accessible Website Design
"Accessible
Website Design" will be discussed at UMC on
Thursday, November 11, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., 12 noon to
1:30 p.m., and 2 to 3 p.m. in Youngquist Auditorium. Phil
Kragnes, adaptive technology specialist from the Computer
Accommodations Program on the Twin Cities Campus, will
offer the presentations. Sessions are free and open to
the public, but it is expected that the 9 a.m. session
will have the most seating available.
--Laurie Wilson
Veterans' Celebration
A
Veterans’ Celebration will be Thursday, November 11,
at 12 noon in the Eagles Roost, sponsored by Student
Activities. The movie "Saving Private Ryan"
will be shown for UMC faculty, staff and students that
evening at 7 p.m. in Bede Ballroom.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs
Minnesota D-Day
Minnesota D-Day,
Don't Smoke Day, is Thursday, November 18th.
QUIT SMOKING AND LIVE! Stop by the Sahlstrom Conference
Center entrance from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for information.
There is a limited number of FREE nicotrol patches still
available. These agencies can also help: American Cancer
Society 1-800-ACS-2345 and the American Lung Association
of Minnesota 1-800-642-LUNG.
--Stacey Grunewald
Diabetes Screening
The Community
Nutrition Pacticum class is planning a Diabetes Screening
for Thursday, November 18. The screening will be in
Sahlstrom Conference Center 131, from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
There is no charge. All faculty and staff may stop by for
screening.
--Katie Mergenthal
Singer Songwriter
Singer
Songwriter Peter Mayer will perform at 7 p.m., Thursday,
November 18 in the Eagles Roost. Performance is sponsored
by SPACE.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs
Tate Awards
1999-2000 John
Tate Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
Deadline for submission of nomination dossiers is
Friday, February 11, 2000. If you would like information
regarding this award please contact me. We do some
wonderful work with students on this campus and I would
like to see us nominate some individuals for this award.
--Doug Knowlton
UMC Insight
UMC Insight will
be aired Saturday, November 13, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM
1260). Tune in this week to hear "U of M Board of
Regents" with Patricia Spence.
UMC Bulletin
The UMC Bulletin
is posted at:
http://www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm
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