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Past Issues
Board of Regents, meeting in Crookston last week, discussed principles to guide the U's completion of a predesign and memorandum of understanding for a joint Gophers-Vikings football stadium.
The principles address ways in which the stadium must provide value to the University, and include advancing the U's academic mission; ensuring a financial gain for the U; enhancing the campus and surrounding community; benefiting Gopher football; and ensuring that the U retains effective control over the governance, design, construction, and operation of the facility.
"We want to ensure that the University is protected, financially and otherwise, in any potential plan for an on-campus, Gophers-Vikings football stadium," said regents chair Maureen Reed.
The principles affirmed by the board will provide guidance and direction as the U develops the predesign and memorandum of understanding required by the legislature.
The presidential search is moving forward on the timeline the board set in June, said Reed. Over the next 6 weeks, the search advisory committee will begin reviewing and distilling the candidate pool. Information on the search is at www.umn.edu/regents/pressearch.html.
Board reviewed the U's 6-year, $775 million capital plan for fiscal years 2003–08. The plan includes a supplemental request to the state legislature in the 2003 session for the projects that were vetoed by Gov. Ventura in 2002. Projects, which total $61 million, include the Translational Research Facility on the TC campus, renovations of the Social Science Building on the Morris campus and Jones Hall on the TC campus, and a new veterinary diagnostic laboratory on the TC campus in St. Paul. Board action is expected on the plan in October.
Board approved the appointments of Kathleen O'Brien as vice president for University Services and Susan Stafford as dean of the College of Natural Resources.
Changes to the affiliation agreement between the University and Fairview Health System were also approved by the board.
Cedar Creek Natural History Center will celebrate 60 years Sept. 21, 1:30–5 p.m. Cedar Creek, located in Bethel, is situated at the convergence of 3 ecosystems—hardwood forest, evergreen, and prairie—creating a microcosm of North America's biological heritage. Dedication program is at 1:30 p.m., followed by ice cream social and history display. Other activities include a research update by regents professor and ecologist David Tilman, tour of Cedar Bog Lake, demonstration of radio tracking (developed at Cedar Creek to study animal behavior) with Goldy Gopher, and children's nature adventure. For directions, see www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/about/cdrdir.html.
Statistical consulting is available for U community through the School of Statistics on the TC campus. Services, usually free, include analysis of design experiments and surveys, report writing, and grant preparation. Call Sanford Weisberg at 612-625-8777 or e-mail sandy@stat.umn.edu.
International exchange agreements must be submitted to Office of the Executive VP and Provost for review once agreement is finalized, according to new U policy and procedure. Academic exchange is defined as "formal 2-way relationships involving students, faculty, or both, between another institution and the U." For more information, see www.international.umn.edu/exchanges/approval.html.
CROOKSTON—UMC ranks as one of the best public colleges in the Midwest for 5th consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2003 rankings. UMC ranked among the top 4 colleges in the Top Public Midwestern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor's category.
UMC homecoming will be Sept. 16–21. Highlights include coronation of homecoming royalty Sept. 19, 8 p.m., Bede Ballroom; 4th Annual Athletic Hall of Fame induction banquet Sept. 20, 7 p.m., Crookston Eagles Club; and parade around campus mall Sept. 21, 11:30 a.m. Golden Eagles football team will face Southwest State Mustangs at 1:30 p.m. on Widseth Field. For list of events, see www.crk.umn.edu/homecoming.
Outstanding Alumni for 2002, who will be recognized at halftime, are Jim Roers, '72, Fargo, and Monica (Holm) Christensen, '80, Bemidji.
DULUTH—Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) will continue its U-Pass Program for 2002–03. Students, faculty, and staff can get free unlimited rides on DTA to and from campus or anywhere in the DTA service area. For more information about the U-Pass program and DTA services, see www.duluthtransit.com.
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UMD library is one of 100 voting sites around the state selected for the People's Choice Award, a program that celebrates America's stories and Minnesota's authors, sponsored by Minnesota Center for the Book and Minnesota Humanities Commission. Vote for your favorite Minnesota authors by Sept. 22 at the welcome kiosk on the first floor. Winners will be announced Oct. 12 at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Highlights of German cinema will be shown every other Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in 403 Humanities. Films span years from 1920s to the '70s. For listing of films, see www.d.umn.edu/fll/German/germanstudies/kino.html.
MORRIS—Homecoming 2002 will be Sept. 20–22. Highlights include presentation of first Distinguished Alumni Awards (Robert Gandrud, '64, retired CEO of Lutheran Brotherhood; Bruce Johnson, '71, founder of Porchlight Entertainment; and Lue Her, '97, program manager of AmeriCorps Get Ready). Cougar Hall of Fame inductees include Shane Pribyl, '91, Stacy Rust Martig, '93, and retired staff member Art Durkee who drove the athletics bus for more than 25 years.
UMM will study biomass resources within 100 miles as potential campus alternative energy source; support comes from West Central Research and Outreach Center, Otter Tail Power Company, U of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center, and the U's central administration. Chancellor Schuman called the new technology cutting edge, practical, environmentally responsible, and beneficial to the region's economy.
TWIN CITIES—More than 300 people visited McNamara Alumni Center to donate blood to the American Red Cross Sept. 11. Event, scheduled in remembrance of 9/11, was coordinated in part by the Academic Health Center.
New name for Institute on Community Integration is University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Center, part of the College of Education and Human Development, has been a federally funded and affiliated program on developmental disabilities since 1985.
International Service and Travel Center and Global Campus Study Abroad office have begun plans to merge by July 1, 2003. Merger will provide more cohesive advising and expertise on internships, work, service, volunteer programs, and careers.
CBS will offer B.S. degree in biology, society, and the environment in fall 2003. Students may choose a theme to integrate their studies; examples include ethics, economics, and politics of health care; biology and the U.S. government; and communicating biology to the public. New option replaces CLA's B.A. in biology. For more information, call John Beatty at 612-624-6749 or e-mail beatty@umn.edu.
Deadline for ordering Northrop Dance Season and Northrop Jazz Season series tickets under payroll deduction option is Sept. 29. Total amount will be spread over 8 pay periods starting Oct. 16. For more information, call U Arts Ticket Office at 612-624-2345.
Events: Fashion accessories exhibit, "From Head to Toe: The Finishing Touch," runs through Nov. 10, Goldstein Gallery; see goldstein.che.umn.edu.
Lectures: Epidemiology professor David Jacobs will present "Role of Whole Grains in Disease Prevention," Sept. 20, 1–3 p.m., 306 Borlaug Hall. See cphh.coafes.umn.edu.
o Rudolf Kaaks, nutritional epidemiologist with International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France, will present "Excess Weight, Endogenous Hormone Metabolism and Endometrial Cancer Risk," Sept. 23, 3–4 p.m., 15 FScN, and "Insulin, Insulin-like Growth Factor-I, and Cancers of the Colorectum and Prostate," Sept. 24, noon–1 p.m., 450 Cancer Center Research Building.
o Campuswide Q&A on learning assessment with guest speaker Marv Peterson, U of Michigan Center for the Study of Higher Education, Sept. 25, 10:30–11:30 a.m., 238a Morrill Hall. Call 612-625-0563.
o "Autotopographies: Staging the Subject in Installation Art" by art historian and critic Jennifer Gonzalez will be Sept. 26, 7 p.m., West Bank Program Hall.
o CURA Housing Forum by Tim Griffin, "St. Paul's North Quadrant Mixed-Use Development and Precinct Vision," will be Sept. 27, noon–1:30 p.m., 1-147 Carlson School. RSVP by Sept. 24; call 612-625-1551.
Announcement: Raptor Center director Pat Redig received a Conservation Award from Association of Avian Veterinarians "for lifelong dedication to improve the welfare of the avian population."
o Ann Holt, former CFO of River Valley Preservation Co., is new Campus Club executive director. Club, which will reopen January 2003 in Coffman Union, is a membership organization and provides dining, meeting, and special services to facilitate and promote the U's missions and activities.
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