Vol. XXXVII No. 12; April 4, 2007
Editor: Gayla Marty, brief@umn.edu

Read Brief on the Web at http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/Publications/Brief/Brief_4042007.html .

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

THE FIRST U-WIDE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT DAY, APRIL 11, will feature local and global guest speakers: Elder Atum Azzahir, an experienced U partner in the Powderhorn and Phillips neighborhoods of south Minneapolis, and Xolela Mangcu, a leading voice in South Africa for revitalization of public life and democratic activism. Faculty, staff, students, and community members are invited. Free registration to attend addresses, lunch, and workshops, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Coffman Union, UMTC; no registration required for the open house celebration, 4-6 p.m., Great Hall. Read more at http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/Faculty_Staff_Comm/Office_for_Public_Engagement/Engagement_party.html .

STATE OF THE U ADDRESS IS RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 5, 4-5 p.m. The address by President Bruininks will seek to reestablish the U's strategic goal and to inspire a common vision of a transformed U. The focus will be results of strategic positioning from the past two years as well as the need for persistence in the face of current challenges, including rising standards and expectations. The address will be delivered in the theater of Coffman Union, UMTC, with live broadcast locations at 100 Dowell Hall, UMC; 410 Library, UMD; Science Auditorium, UMM; ST108, UMR; and 155 Peters Hall, UMTC, St. Paul. See http://www.umn.edu/pres/stateoftheu.html .

TRANSFORMING THE U: THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE AT UMTC is undergoing a transformation that includes writing, advising, research, bridge programs, expanded welcome week, mentorships, study abroad, a Web-based graduation planner, and SMART Commons. Read more at http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/Feature_Stories/Undergraduate.html.html .

PEOPLE: Professor of social work Helen Kivnick, founder of CitySongs for urban youth, will receive the 2007 Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award; UMM junior Eagan Heath has been named a Truman Scholar; new Stem Cell Institute director is Jonathan Slack. Read about these and more U appointments and awards at http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/Faculty_Staff_Comm/people.html .

CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

University-wide:

SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR THE ASSOCIATE VP AND DEAN OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS is now seeking applications and nominations. Committee chair and School of Public Health dean John Finnegan invites members of the U community to nominate candidates. Applications and nominations will be reviewed beginning April 15 and accepted until the position is filled. Submit materials electronically to the search firm representative, Alberto Pimentel, VP for Education/Non-Profit Practice, Edward W. Kelley & Partners, at Alberto.Pimentel@ewkp.com . For details, see http://www.academic.umn.edu/system/international/avp.html .

ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (P&A) STAFF, hosted by the Council of Academic Professionals and Administrators (CAPA), will be "Discovered: P&A Excellence," April 20, noon-2 p.m., Ted Mann Concert Hall, UMTC. Registration requested by April 11 to assist planners, e-mail georg038@umn.edu .

SECOND MINNESOTA CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, sponsored by the U Tourism Center, will open with a keynote on tourism and recreation implications of global warming. April 25-26, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska. Space is limited. Register at http://www.tourism.umn.edu .

Crookston:

UMC WAS NAMED TO THE PRESIDENT'S HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOR ROLL, a new national program to recognize campus cultures that make service and engagement a priority. UMTC was also among the 10 Minnesota colleges and universities named. See http://www.umcrookston.edu/umcnews/stories/story499.html .

AN EQUINE SCIENCE ARTICULATION AGREEMENT has been signed by UMC; Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyo.; and Black Hawk College, Kewanee, Ill. See http://www.umcrookston.edu/umcnews/stories/story497.html .

Duluth:

DISABILITY AWARENESS CRASH COURSE will be sponsored by Disability Services and Resources. Events will include a disability expo with more than 20 organizations providing information on a variety of disabilities, wheelchair tours of UMD, music, and panels on ADD/ADHD and on "dis-mobility" and transportation issues. Door prizes and refreshments. Today, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Kirby Student Center, ballroom. See http://www.d.umn.edu/access .

"RUSSIAN POLITICS: PUTIN AND 2008," a lecture by Sergy Sevastiyanov, visiting Fulbright professor of political science at the U of Louisville, will be sponsored by the Alworth Institute for International Studies, April 9, 7:30 p.m., fourth floor rotunda, Library. See http://www.d.umn.edu/alworth/main/intllecture.php .

Morris:

COMPLETION OF THE UMM HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN will be celebrated with a slide presentation to the campus community by State Historic Preservation Office representative Dennis Gimmestad ('73), Gemini Research representative Sue Granger ('80), Chancellor Johnson, associate vice chancellor for physical plant and planning Lowell Rasmussen, and U Architect's Office staff member Jim Litsheim. April 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Science Auditorium. See http://www.mrs.umn.edu/preservation .

HOME-GROWN ECONOMY CONFERENCE, rescheduled for April 2 due to bad weather in March, drew more than 300 presenters and exhibitors, who explored how new value chains--moving locally grown, healthy foods from the field to the dinner plate--can become an economic engine for farmers, rural communities, and development organizations. See http://www.morris.umn.edu/ummnews/View.php?itemID=2340 .

Rochester:

UMR CHANCELLOR SEARCH COMMITTEE is accepting applications and nominations. U community members are urged to nominate candidates. Applications and nominations will be reviewed beginning April 13 and accepted until the position is filled. See http://www.r.umn.edu and the external search firm Web site, http://www.academic-search.com .

"THE SIGNS OF SAFETY APPROACH TO CHILD PROTECTION CASEWORK," a School of Social Work conference, was well attended by community professionals March 28 at the UMR interactive television host site. The conference was organized by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare. See http://ssw.che.umn.edu/cascw.html .

Twin Cities:

TWO MAJOR GRANTS were announced April 2. With $22.5 million over seven years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, UMTC will become one of six sites in the nation to establish a Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance. Nearly $7.5 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Transportation will make the U's Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute and the Minnesota Department of Transportation coleaders in research to prevent collisions at rural highway intersections. See http://www.ahc.umn.edu/news/releases/avianflu040207/home.html (avian influenza) and http://www.its.umn.edu/news/2007/CICAS.html (transportation).

COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE DEAN Jeffrey Klausner has announced he will step down this summer to become the new president of the Animal Medical Center in New York, the city's largest animal care, education, and research facility. See http://www.cvm.umn.edu/newsandevents/DeanKlausner.html .

"MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER: U of M Minneapolis Area Neighborhood Impact Report" is available online at http://www.umn.edu/urelate/govrel/reports.html .

"DEMYSTIFYING THE PROMOTION AND TENURE PROCESS," a workshop for all UMTC probationary faculty members, will include discussion about current proposed changes to the tenure code and about the tenure process, and dialogue with a panel of recently tenured faculty members. Hosted by Arlene Carney, vice provost for faculty and academic affairs. April 25, 1:30-3:30 p.m., A.I. Johnson Room, McNamara Alumni Center. To register, contact Cheryl Johnson at caj@umn.edu .

UNIVERSITY STORES ANNUAL LAB FEST will feature new products and more than 60 vendors. April 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Radisson University Hotel, Minneapolis; April 12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Paul Student Center ballroom. Lunch will be served 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, log in at http://www.ustores.umn.edu .

OPEN HOUSE FOR U OF M PHYSICIANS SMILEY'S CLINIC, in a new location serving the east Phillips and Seward communities, will include several free health screenings, tours, refreshments, and door prizes. April 11, 3:30-7:30 p.m., 2020 E. 28th Street (corner of 28th and Hiawatha), Minneapolis. See http://www.umphysicians.umn.edu/news_detail_objectname_smileys_open_house.html .

TOASTMASTERS AT THE U: Become a better public speaker and leader and gain confidence through proven methods in a fun and supportive atmosphere. Attend a campus organizational meeting, today, noon-1 p.m., 2-120 Molecular Cellular Biology, http://www.umn.edu/twincities/maps/MCB . Feel free to bring your lunch. For more information, contact Jeff Stafford, staff086@umn.edu , or call Organizational Effectiveness, 612-626-0774.

"WRITING BEYOND CAMPUS WALLS," a workshop for academics interesting in writing for popular media, will describe differences between academic writing and journalism and how to pitch ideas, frame academic research in terms interesting to editors, and consider the most appropriate outlets for different subjects. Presented by Clay Steinman, media and cultural studies, Macalester College; sponsored by Students for Engaged Scholarship. April 5, catered dinner 6 p.m., workshop 6:30-8 p.m., 140 Nolte Center. Contact nadle002@umn.edu .

"THE INTERNET, THE PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL, AND THE WAR ON TERROR" will be presented by Juan Cole, blogger, commentator, and professor of Middle East and South Asian history, U of Michigan, April 5, 4 p.m., 120 Nolte Center. Cole will also speak on Afghanistan-Pakistan relations and Taliban resurgence, today, 3:30-5:30 p.m., 125 Nolte Center. See http://www.umn.edu/umnnews/news_details.php?release=070323_3236&page=UMNN .

"WHAT NON-NATIVE FACULTY SHOULD KNOW WHEN WORKING WITH NATIVE STUDENTS" will be presented by Spero Manson, Pembina Chippewa tribe, professor of psychiatry and head of the American Indian and Alaska Native programs, U of Colorado, and Health Sciences Center. Manson has worked on health care issues in Pakistan, Southeast Asia, and with Eastern European refugees in the United States. Sponsored by the School of Nursing Native Nurses Center; free and open to the public. April 12, 3-4:30 p.m., 1-450 Moos Tower. See http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/Calendar/Manson_Spero.html .

"A PERSPECTIVE ON THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND POLICY AT THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION" will be presented by Scott Gottlieb, M.D., American Enterprise Institute, as the final lecture in the 2006-07 Lunch Series on the Societal Implications of the Life Sciences. April 12, 12:15-1:30 p.m., theater, Coffman Union. Box lunches will be provided to those who register by April 6: contact lawvalue@umn.edu or 612-625-0055. See http://www.lifesci.consortium.umn.edu/news_and_events .

TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION SERIES FOR GRAD STUDENTS IN SCIENCE and technology-related colleges: The fourth of five seminars will be "Developing a Successful Business Model for Your Technology Business," April 9, 4-6 p.m., Carlson School of Management (CSOM). Register at ces@csom.umn.edu . The series is sponsored by 3M and offered through the Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship, CSOM. For more information, see http://carlsonschool.umn.edu/page7307.aspx or contact Sharon Hansen, shansen@csom.umn.edu or 612-624-0226.

MORE EVENTS include Islam Awareness Week: "Islamophobia and Islamofascism: Challenging the Muslim Stereotype" (April 4); legislative update on GLBT issues (April 4); "The New Wounded: The Evolution of War-related Injuries and Their Medical, Social, and Economic Impact (April 5); "The 'New Breed' of African Leaders and the Future of Human Rights and Democracy in Africa," a full-day panel discussion (April 6); "Destinations," a Student Dance Coalition concert (April 5-7); "Survivance: Theory and Practice in Native American Narratives" (April 9); "Long-Term Costs of War: Landmine Abatement in Laos" (April 10); and the Science and Technology Banquet fund-raiser, "Anticipating the Bioenergy Revolution" (April 11). SEE THESE AND MORE TWIN CITIES CAMPUS EVENTS ONLINE at http://events.tc.umn.edu .

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