Home > Brief > Archive > Brief (2-28-2007) Vol. XXXVII No. 8; Feb. 28, 2007
Editor: Gayla Marty, brief@umn.edu

Editor's note: Brief will not be published March 14. Deadlines are noon on March 2 for the March 7 issue and on March 15 for the March 21 issue.

Read Brief on the Web at http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/Publications/Brief/Brief_2282007.html .

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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TRANSFORMING THE U: STATE OF THE U ADDRESS, MARCH 1, will focus on achievements of the U's strategic positioning initiatives and the need to reset goals to meet new challenges. 3 p.m., Coffman Union theater, UMTC. Live broadcast locations: 100 Dowell Hall, UMC; 410 Library, UMD; Science Auditorium, UMM; ST108, UMR; and 155 Peters Hall, UMTC, St. Paul. A question-and-answer period will follow the speech. The address can also be viewed online at http://www.umn.edu/pres/stateoftheu.html . See http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/news_details.php?release=070226_3177&page=UMNN .

THE CAMPUS CLUB UNVEILED A NEW DISPLAY OF THREE AWARDS for U faculty and staff Feb. 21. More than 100 attended a reception for current and past-year recipients of the President's Award for Outstanding Service, Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award, and Outstanding Community Service Award. Read more at http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/Feature_Stories/Over_the_top.html .

SUMMER 2007 YOUTH PROGRAMS AT U LOCATIONS STATEWIDE are now taking registrations. See the listing of hundreds of camp opportunities, from art and design to science and athletics, for children from preschool to grade 12, at http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/Feature_Stories/Summer_youth_at_the_U.html .

PEOPLE: The Office of the President's new communications officer is Jim Thorp; the Institute for Advanced Study announced 22 residential faculty fellows for 2007-08, from UMD, UMM, and UMTC; geography professor and department chair Robert McMaster will lead the 60-member University Consortium for Geographic Information Science; and more. See http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/Faculty_Staff_Comm/people.html .

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CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

University-wide:

OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR LONG-TERM CARE COVERAGE continues through March 16. Information sessions at UMC, Feb. 28; UMD, March 1; and UMTC Feb. 28 and March 1; see http://www.umn.edu/ohr/benefits . See also http://uplanltc.jhancock.com and enter user name "uplanltc" and password "mybenefit."

"DIVERSITY THROUGH THE DISCIPLINES" FORUM will highlight research conducted by recipients of the President's Faculty Multicultural Research Award: Linus Abraham, journalism and mass communication; Walt Jacobs, postsecondary teaching and learning; Richard Lee, psychology; and Sherri Turner, educational psychology. March 8, 2:30-4:30 p.m., President's Room, Coffman Union, UMTC. This is the last of three programs. See http://academic.umn.edu/system/projects/pfmra.html .

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH (RCR) Continuing Education Awareness/Discussion Small Grants Program. The Office of the VP for Research announces a new intramural funding opportunity. Small grants of up to $3,500 encourage active engagement of research/professional ethics topics. Proposals should fulfill the criteria for awareness and discussion activities required every three years of U faculty and principal investigators on all campuses. Deadlines: two for the remainder of fiscal year 2007--April 15 and June 15--and quarterly deadlines thereafter. See http://www.research.umn.edu/opportunities/intramural/RCR_grantsprogram.html .

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS support assistant professors who have no independent national funding and are engaged in cancer-related research including genetic mechanisms of cancer, molecular mechanism of cancer progression and metastasis, development of novel cancer therapeutic models and translational research, cancer immunology, and immunotherapy. Funding up to $30,000. Deadline: April 16. For more information, contact micek003@umn.edu or 612-626-1926.

UM REPORTS now include four reports to help advisers and departments communicate with students about their graduation plans: Student Roster, Major/Minor Roster, Advisee Roster in My Active Advisees, and Student Group Roster. Learn more in the February issue of The Record at http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/Services/News_Events_and_Activities/Record.html .

WANTED: ENTRIES FOR THE 2007 MAROON & GOLD AWARDS, sponsored by the U of M Communicators Forum. Submit your best work in the categories of print, multimedia, campaign/series, and writing. Earlybird deadline: March 2. Final deadline: March 15. See http://www.umn.edu/umcf/awards .

THE U ADDED 12 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID VEHICLES to its fleet--5 to the UMTC rental pool and the rest signed to long-term leases for specific departments on U campuses statewide. See http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/news_details.php?release=070222_3173&page=UMNN .

MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM WILL PREVIEW ITS NEW MAZE GARDEN at the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show, Feb. 28-March 4, Minneapolis Convention Center. See http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/whtsnw/press%20releases/release2_20_ArtToAMaze.htm .

Crookston:

GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL PROGRAM: Resources to strengthen staff, scholarships, and operations include moving part-time coach Steve Olson to full-time, hiring (in progress) for separate full-time offense and defense coaches, and adding 5 football scholarships, bringing the campus total to 15. See http://www.umcrookston.edu/umcnews/stories/story467.html .

"EAT RIGHT! Feel Good! Look Great!" will be presented by international nutritional educator Deanna Latson, March 7, 8 p.m., Kiehle Auditorium. See http://www.umcrookston.edu/umcnews/stories/story471.html .

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION IN MARCH, "Generations of Women Moving History Forward," will include a reception, concert, and scholarship recognition event with Patty Kakac of the Granary Girls (March 8); "An Intergenerational Festival of Song" with folk singer Joe Crookston (March 20); and a Red Tent gathering with panel discussion and activities on balancing life and work issues (March 26). See http://www.UMCrookston.edu/umcnews/stories/story463.html .

Duluth:

"INVISIBLE WOUNDS OF OPPRESSION: Healing Our Clients, Healing Ourselves," a workshop on racial oppression, will be presented by Kenneth Hardy, professor and national diversity consultant. Hosted by the Department of Social Work and sponsored by the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies and a Chancellor's Diversity Grant. Free and open to the public; advance registration required. March 5, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Weber Music Hall. See http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2007/February/21-B.html and http://www.d.umn.edu/sw .

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING head and professor David Wyrick has been elected director of the American Society for Engineering Management for the North Central Region. See http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2007/February/21-A.html .

Morris:

INAUGURATION OF UMM'S FIFTH CHANCELLOR, Jacqueline Johnson, will be April 20. A luncheon will be served 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Turtle Mountain Cafe. Ceremony and address--"On the Edge of Tomorrow, in the Middle of Everywhere"--will be at 1 p.m., Edson Auditorium, followed by a performance by Opposite Day, the UMM jazz combo. Beginning at 3 p.m., accomplishments of UMM students will be showcased during the Seventh Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Science Auditorium. The public is invited to attend the inauguration and the symposium.

ENJOY A FEAST OF MINNESOTA HOMEGROWN FOOD and locally grown entertainment during the Pride of the Prairie Spring Local Foods Expo, March 1. Dinner 4:45-7 p.m., Food Service building. Farmers Market, 2-4:30 p.m., Oyate Hall, Student Center, will showcase locally grown products and information from area farmers and local organizations. See http://www.morris.umn.edu/ummnews/View.php?itemID=2571 .

Twin Cities:

ACCESS TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST VISUAL ARCHIVE OF HOLOCAUST TESTIMONIES will be offered through U Libraries, one of six universities chosen by the U of Southern California Shoah Foundation Institute's Visual History Archive to do so. See http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/news_details.php?release=070223_3175&page=UMNN .

RACIAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP with Pearl Barner and Harriett Haynes is designed to provide greater understanding, from theoretical and applied perspectives, of racial identity development in students of color. Discussion will focus on key issues and how educators can be competent, responsive, and humble as they work with students to foster positive identities and support their achievement. Cosponsored by International Student and Scholar Services and the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence. Today, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 402 Walter Library.

NORTHROP DANCE SEASON next month presents Les Ballets Africains (March 1), American Ballet Theatre (March 13), and Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg (March 20-21). See http://www.northrop.umn.edu .

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATION, "Crossing Borders, Connecting Cultures," will feature María José Alcalá, technical adviser for gender equality and women's empowerment, United Nations Population Fund; workshops; and performance. The free event brings together scholars, community activists, advocates for women's causes, and community members. Sponsored by Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights and the U's Human Rights Program. Mar. 3, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Coffman Union. See http://www.mnadvocates.org/International_Women_s_Day .

GUEST CHEF AT BISTRO WEST, Humphrey Center, will be J. D. Fratzke of Muffuletta, March 6, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Bistro West and Muffuletta are members of the Heartland Food Network, which promotes local, sustainable, and organic foods. Bistro West features a network chef each month. See http://www.umn.edu/dining . For reservations, call 612-625-2588.

"PUBLIC PLACES/PRIVATE SPACES" will feature readings by three leading writers and panel discussions on the relation between memoir and history, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., Weisman Art Museum; and March 1, 7:30 p.m., 140 Nolte Center. Second in a series. See http://www.whosgotthestory.umn.edu .

"PATTERNS, PATTERNS EVERYWHERE" will explore mathematical symmetry in nature, from vast geological formations to tongues of flames and visual hallucinations. Presented by Martin Golubitsky, Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, U of Houston, in the next Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications Public Lecture. March 7, 7 p.m., 125 Willey Hall. See http://www.ima.umn.edu/2006-2007/PUB3.07.07 .

MORE EVENTS include "A Perspective on Today's Economy and International Investing" in the Brown-Bag Financial Series for U employees (Feb. 28); Astronomy for the Utterly Confused authors Jeanne Hanson and U professor Terry Jay Jones (Feb. 28); "Geneology, Intimacy, and the Shifting Boundaries Between Legal and Illegal Immigration" (March 1); 12th Annual Transportation Career Expo (March 1); Frankenlaw by the Law School's Theatre of the Relatively Talentless, TORT (March 2-3); Lions Children's Hearing Center fund-raiser for research on childhood deafness, with wine-and-cheese tasting, local designers' fashion show, and big-band Andy Arts Society Orchestra (March 3); Louise Erdrich and Nuruddin Farah in conversation (March 4); It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush author Joe Conason (March 5); Carlson School of Management dean Alison Davis-Blake, "Delivering on the Promise: Obligations and Contributions of a Business School in a Land-Grant Environment" (March 6); and "Children's Risks and Children's Rights: Perspectives on Resilience and Prevention," the 2007 Harris Forum (March 7). SEE THESE AND MORE TWIN CITIES CAMPUS EVENTS ONLINE at http://events.tc.umn.edu .

NEWS RELEASES are posted daily at http://www.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/home.php .

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