UMC Spring Convocation Set for March 24
The University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) Spring Semester Convocation is scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at 10 a.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. All interested students, faculty, staff and local community members are invited to attend. Kyle Rollness, Crookston Student Association President, will serve as master of ceremonies.
As part of the program, the UMC Choir will perform a set of musical selections under the direction of George French, associate professor of music. UMC Chancellor Velmer S. Burton, Jr. will recognize members of the Chancellor’s 4.0 Club from Fall Semester 2003. Varsity athletics team captains will recognize their respective teams and provide updates on their accomplishments this season, including the accomplishments of the UMC Golden Eagles Hockey Team, who won the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA) Championship Title and took home the Harris Cup for a second consecutive year.
Guest speakers will be Richard and Glinda Crawford, who will present “Becoming a Student of the Universe through a University Education.” The Crawfords have evolved their academic specialties of wildlife management and home economics to embrace a broader view of looking at the universe in a holistic way through art, poetry, nature conservation, feminism, and ethics.
Glinda Crawford, Ph.D., is currently a professor of sociology at the University of North Dakota (UND), where she teaches ecofeminism and environmental studies. She most recently received the John Meagher Ecology Award from UND. She is also a well-known wildlife artist.
Richard Crawford, Ph.D., is a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Biology at UND. He teaches courses in wildlife management and advises graduate students and various conservation boards. He is the author of numerous technical articles and books as well as popular conservation articles and poems.
The event is sponsored by the Crookston Student Association. Disability accommodations are available upon request.
Posted 03/16/2004
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