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Vol. XXXVII No. 27; Sept. 12, 2007
Editor: Gayla Marty, brief@umn.edu
Read Brief on the Web at http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/Publications/Brief/Brief_9122007.html.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
--Transforming the U: Successful Managers Leadership Program.
--CAPA retreat review.
--AFSCME strike continues.
--People: Interim director of institutional compliance, interim
dean of UMTC CLA, and more.
Campus Announcements and Events
University-wide | Crookston |
Duluth | Morris | Twin Cities
TRANSFORMING THE U: The Successful Manager's Leadership Program
is a U effort to build across-the-board staff leadership skills.
Through the course, managers Kathryn Johnson and Shawn Welch got to
know their own strengths and weaknesses, then use that knowledge to
advance the U's as well as their units' strategic goals. The next
session begins Oct. 30. Read more in "The
key is inside."
CAPA RETREAT REVIEW: The Council of Academic Professionals and
Administrators (CAPA) held its annual retreat Aug. 17. They heard
preliminary results of a spring survey of academic professional and
administrative (P&A) staff and got to know CAPA and each other.
Read more in "Getting
their feet wet."
THE STRIKE CONTINUES into the second week for the American
Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME),
which represents U clerical, technical, and health care workers
statewide. Updates are posted on the Office of Human Resources home
page.
PEOPLE: Interim director of institutional compliance is Susan
Rafferty; interim dean of the Twin Cities campus College of Liberal
Arts is Jim Parente. Read about these and more appointments and
awards in People.
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS
THE BOARD OF REGENTS MET SEPT. 6-7. At the meeting of the full
board on Friday, new regents professors Frank Bates, Richard
Leppert, Elaine Tyler May, Matt McGue, and Peter Reich were
honored, as well as new McKnight Presidential Professor John Bryson
and McKnight Presidential Chair John Wagner. Chair Patricia Simmons
adjourned the meeting after it was interrupted twice by protesters
who identified themselves in support of striking AFSCME employees.
Appointments of UMR Chancellor Lehmkuhle, VP Rosenstone, and
Associate VP McQuaid were approved by board leadership later in the
afternoon under provisions allowed by Board of Regents policy; they
will be reported at the board's October meeting. Action on the
revised Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement, a
preview of the U's 2008 state bonding request, and other items were
postponed until October. See the Board of Regents.
TRANSFORMING THE U FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, the 2007
strategic positioning report to the Board of Regents, is now
available and can be downloaded in PDF format at Transforming
the U.
SEARCH FOR THE INTERIM DIRECTOR of the U-wide Institute for the
Advancement of Science and Engineering is now in progress. The
institute's first leader will recruit its inaugural faculty.
Nominations and applications are invited. Review began Sept. 11;
the position will begin this fall, with the appointment date
subject to negotiation. See the guidelines.
SEARCH FOR A NEW VICE PROVOST AND DEAN OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION,
UMTC, is now in progress. Candidates must be tenured full
professors at any U of M campus. Nominations and applications are
invited, and review will begin Oct. 1. See the position
description, including timeline and search committee.
SMALL GRANTS TO SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH (RCR)
continuing education awareness and discussion activities are
sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. The
next deadline for applications is Oct. 15. See the
guidelines.
DISPARITIES: UNEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, UNEQUAL OUTCOMES is an
initiative to make small grants and provide technical assistance to
seed or support small projects that promote or examine ways to
effectively address disparities among Minnesota's children, youth,
and families. Funding is from the President's Initiative on
Children, Youth, and Families. The Children, Youth, and Family
Consortium requests proposals by Oct. 5. See the request for proposals.
BUILDING INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH grant
program information sessions will be held at UMTC Sept. 11,
4:30-5:30 p.m., B-620 Mayo; Sept. 17, 3-4 p.m., Memorial Hall,
McNamara Alumni Center; and Sept. 18, noon-1 p.m., B-620 Mayo. See
BIRCWH.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH GRANT applications
are due Oct. 15. Grants up to $30,000 support assistant professors
who have no independent national funding and are engaged in
cancer-related research, including genetic mechanisms of cancer,
molecular mechanisms of cancer progression and metastasis,
development of novel therapeutic models and translational research,
and cancer immunology and immunotherapy. Request an application by
contacting micek003@umn.edu
or 612-626-1926.
2007-08 STATEWIDE SPEAKERS TOUR of the U of M Alumni Association
(UMAA) will include St. Cloud (Sept. 18), Belle Plaine (Sept. 19),
Monticello (Sept. 24), Brainerd (Sept. 25), Lakeville (Sept. 27),
Walker (Oct. 9), St. Michael (Oct. 23), Owatonna (Nov. 12),
Roseville (Nov. 20), Winona (Nov. 28), White Bear Lake (April 8),
and Faribault (April 28). The first meeting was held in Fairmont,
July 23. The UMAA, deans, and faculty members speak about benefits
of U teaching, research, and engagement to specific regions and the
state. See the
news release.
TEACHING AND ADVISING AWARDS NOMINATION INFORMATION SESSIONS for
those involved in compiling dossiers for the Morse-Alumni,
graduate/professional, and Tate advising awards will address
dossier format, tips for compiling a strong dossier, and more.
Staff from the Office of the Senior VP and Provost will be
available to answer questions about the process. UMTC: (1) Sept.
18, 10-11 a.m., 402 Walter Library, and (2) Dec. 3, 2-3 p.m., 101
Walter Library. Sessions for UMC, UMD, and UMM will be offered by
interactive TV: (1) Sept. 20, 10-11 a.m., and (2) Dec. 5, 2-3 p.m.;
campus locations will be 106 Sahlstrom Center, UMC; 173 Kirby
Plaza, UMD; and 7 HFA, UMM. Register for the September sessions by
Sept. 17 and for the December sessions by Nov. 30. Contact Robin
Matross Helms at rmhelms@umn.edu or 612-626-5598.
OPEN HOUSE FOR THE SOUTHERN RESEARCH AND OUTREACH CENTER (SROC)
will showcase "Agriculture for the 21st Century: Growing a
Healthier World," with activities for all ages. Sept. 13, 4-8 p.m.,
Hwy. 14 and Co. Rd. 57, Waseca. The flyer can be downloaded in PDF
format at SROC.
UMC WILL HOST A PRE-SITE VISIT FOR ITS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
PROGRAM by teacher-education supervisor Richard Simms, Minnesota
Board of Teaching, Sept. 13. Faculty members Soo-Yin Lim-Thompson,
Marilyn Grave, and Marsha Odom prepared over the summer, and
department head Bill Peterson is helping to coordinate the site
visit.
MORE THAN 80 STUDENT-ATHLETES helped Northwood, N.D., clean up and
rebuild after the town was ravaged by a tornado Aug. 26. Golden
Eagle football, soccer, and hockey teams traveled to Northwood
Sept. 1. Read more about the student
volunteers.
IT SHOWCASE WINNER: Junior Delano Robinson earned first place in
the college division of the Information Technology (IT) Showcase
held in conjunction with the 29th annual National BDPA (Black Data
Professionals Association) Technology Conference in Washington,
D.C. Robinson's presentation, "Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
System Benefits," focused on increasing vehicle safety through
computer technology. It was his first time in the competition.
Robinson is earning a double major in information technology
management and business management at UMC. The BDPA IT Showcase is
sponsored by IBM and Eli Lilly & Company. Read the news
release.
THE FIRST EXHIBITION FROM THE MICHAEL S. BERMAN POLITICAL
COLLECTION--more than 1,000 photographs, political convention
publications, bumper stickers, and jewelry of the past 40
years--opens Friday on the fourth floor of the UMD Library. On
display will be more than 50 items from the collection, donated by
Berman, '61, a longtime national political lobbyist and adviser,
currently president of the Washington consulting firm Duberstein
Group, Inc. Berman will speak on "National Conventions and Their
Role in Presidential Campaign Civility" as part of the chancellor's
first Sieur du Luth lecture series, Sept. 14, 1 p.m., Kirby
Ballroom. Read more about the Berman
collection.
A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW, works by alumnus Bill Shipley,
brings together current, sensitive landscape abstractions and
earlier works. Shipley, a painter and educator, taught in New York
City for 35 years and now works with the Tweed Museum in various
capacities. Through Oct. 28, Tweed Museum of Art. Opening reception
Sept. 23, 2-4 p.m. See exhibit
details.
A PREVIEW OF THE KEN BURNS DOCUMENTARY, THE WAR, will
be hosted by UMM and Pioneer Public Television, Appleton, Minn. The
free, public, one-hour
screening of the highly anticipated PBS series about World War
II will include selected highlights. Sept. 13, 7 p.m., Edson
Auditorium.
FOURTH ANNUAL COUGAR
FEST will be a full day of activities, athletic competition,
food, and fun. Sept. 15.
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S Neal Conan and Ensemble Galilei will kick
off the 2007-08 Performing Arts Series season. Conan and actress
Lily Knight will present, "First Person: Stories From the Edge of
the World," a multimedia celebration of the world's great explorers
in an evening of theater, original music, and photographs from
National Geographic's image collection. Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., Edson
Auditorium. Series season tickets are on sale now. See series information
or call 320-589-6080.
GOPHER QUICK CLINIC IS NOW OPEN. The clinic is a high-quality,
fast, and affordable new option for health care at Boynton Health
Service (BHS). See a board-certified physician assistant trained to
diagnose, treat, and write prescriptions for several minor
illnesses. No appointment necessary; 10- to 15-minute visits. $5
co-pay for staff and faculty enrolled in any UPlan medical plan
option even if BHS is not your primary care clinic. Monday-Friday,
9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m.; check in at the main BHS desk on the
third floor. See Gopher Quick Clinic.
NEW HOURS AT BOYNTON HEALTH SERVICE: New hours at the Minneapolis
location, beginning this month, are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,
and, for urgent care and pharmacy only, Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m..
The change is based on faculty and staff feedback. See BHS.
UNIVERSITY STORES ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE will be Sept. 19, 10 a.m.-2
p.m., Radisson University Hotel-Minneapolis, 615 Washington Ave.
S.E. Lunch will be served 11 a.m.-1 p.m. More than 50 vendors and U
departments will showcase products and services and give away
samples. See the U Stores announcement.
THE ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER WILL HOLD A CAMPUSWIDE BLOOD DRIVE.
Please schedule your appointment in advance at American Red Cross (ARC) and
search by ZIP code 55455. Donors must be at least 17, weigh at
least 110 pounds, and present a photo ID at check-in. If you have
traveled outside the United States in the past year or have other
questions about eligibility to donate, call the ARC nurse at
651-291-3885 before scheduling. Sept. 25, 7 a.m.-5 p.m., McNamara
Alumni Center. For other information, contact Jenny Meslow at
meslo001@umn.edu or
800-448-3543.
VOLUNTEER FOR PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT, a program that assists the
homeless in Hennepin County, through the new U-Hennepin
Partnership. The next event is Oct. 1; one-hour volunteer
orientation is required, for which several dates are available,
Sept. 17-24.
SUPER FANTASTIC WEEK AT THE ST. PAUL STUDENT CENTER, Sept. 17-21,
will include noon concerts, outdoor bookstore sale, daily free food
and drink samples, a community birthday party at the Gopher Spot,
and Gophers After Dark late-night activities for students, staff,
and the community. See the schedule.
MORE EVENTS include Paint the Bridge (Sept.
12); "Tribal Time, Ceremony, and Public Art," a talk with
visiting artist Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds, U of Oklahoma
(Sept.
13); "New Media Research @ UMN," a conference on new media and
Internet studies (Sept.
13-14);
opening receptions for "Out of the Comfort Zone" exhibition of art
by U faculty at the Nash Gallery and "Documenting China"
photography exhibition at the Weisman Art Museum (Sept.
14); Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the first openly lesbian member of the
U.S. House of Representatives, giving the Spear Lecture on Public
Policy (Sept.
15); Constitution Day (Sept.
17); "Hot Topics in Mature Women's Health," the Fourth Annual
Women's Health Research Conference (Sept.
17); "Brain Immune Interactions: The Science of Mind-Body
Connections," a lecture by NIMH/NIH physician and program director
Esther Sternberg (Sept.
17); roundtable discussion about The Kite Runner with
Margaret Mills, Ohio State U (Sept.
17); Pride @ Work fall picnic (Sept.
18); "Great Ideas Rarely Just Happen: Developing Creativity and
Innovation," with designer Bruce Mau (Sept.
18); and U.S. diplomat Thomas Wise on reconstruction in Iraq
(Sept.
19). SEE THESE AND MORE TWIN CITIES CAMPUS EVENTS.
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