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Past Issues
In an emergency meeting Nov. 4, Board of Regents voted unanimously to amend its presidential search process to allow for confidential interviews and deliberations, citing among other things, top candidates' reluctance to participate in a public process and the board's fiduciary responsibility under the U charter to select the best candidate. The effect of the resolution is to exempt a portion of the presidential search process from the open meeting law and the Data Practice Act. In a similar case in 1999, the Michigan Supreme Court granted similar relief to Michigan State U in its presidential search.
Following the confidential interview and deliberation, the finalist or finalists, will participate in public interviews to include the U and broader community. The board reports that it is on track to select a president by the end of the year. For more information about the search, see www.umn.edu/thesource.
Regents will meet Nov. 7–8, 600 McNamara Alumni Center. Agenda topics include football stadium, enrollment management strategies and issues, biennial budget request, and impact of post-Sept. 11 federal guidelines on research and international students. For full agenda, see www.umn.edu/regents.
Current planning information exploring feasibility of a Gophers-Vikings stadium is available at www.umn.edu/stadium. New Web site includes U regents' 6 guiding principles and background on 2002 legislation that gave the U $500,000 to complete a predesign study.
U of M Graduate and Professional Student Assembly will name a new award for Mary McEvoy, educational psychology professor who was killed in Sen. Paul Wellstone's plane crash Oct. 25. Mary E. McEvoy Award for Public Engagement and Leadership will be given each year to one graduate student and one professional student who best exemplify the union of academics and civic responsibility.
U researchers are testing new housing technologies to lower construction costs and improve resident health. Technologies are biothermal, using heat from the earth to heat the homes, and PERSIST, a 2-inch watertight, airtight insulation that may prevent mold problems in newly built homes. Test sites are in St. Paul—Jackson Street Village townhouse project and a low-income, single-family housing project at Edmund and St. Albans streets in Frogtown.
School of Dentistry has received a 3-year, $7.5 million grant to determine if nonsurgical therapy for pregnant women with gum disease reduces the incidence of preterm birth. According to past research, there is an association between preterm birth and low birth weight and periodontal disease. New study funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) will involve more than 800 women across 4 clinical trial centers.
U diagnostic and surgical science professor James Fricton will develop a national registry and repository for information and biological specimens from patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. Fricton received a 5-year, $5.9 million grant from the NIDCR for project, which involves 29 faculty and staff from the U's School of Dentistry and Medical School and consultants from U of Alabama, Loyola U, and Mayo Clinic.
U will present Doctor of Science to Fred Sherman, biochemistry and biophysics professor at U of Rochester Medical Center, NY. Sherman, considered one of the founding fathers of yeast molecular biology, will give lecture on "My Life with Cyctochrome c" Nov. 11, noon, Mayo Auditorium. Honorary degree is the U's highest award.
U presented a Doctor of Humane Letters to August Wilson Oct. 9. Pulitzer prize-winning playwright lived in St. Paul during the late 1970s and early '80s, where he worked with Penumbra Theatre Company.
Benefits open enrollment continues through Nov. 15. All employees must choose a new dental plan for 2003. Submit completed application to Employee Benefits. Deadline to make changes in your medical and long-term disability coverage or to enroll in a flexible spending account for 2003 is also Nov. 15.
Nomination deadline for Distinguished Women Scholars Awards is Nov. 25. Award honors the scholarly accomplishments of U women. For nomination guidelines, see www.research.umn.edu/research/womsch.html.
U Grants Training Day will be Nov. 19. Refresher course about grants issues and procedures is for faculty, staff, and postdoctoral students involved in grants through research and community service. For more information or to RSVP, see www.gen.umn.edu/grants/ugrantsday.htm.
Financial Systems User Network general membership meeting will be Nov. 21, St. Paul Student Center NorthStar Ballroom. RSVP by Nov. 14; call Mary Selisker at 612-625-3493.
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CROOKSTON—UMC's hotel, restaurant, and institutional management degree program is featured in the October-November 2002 issue of American Spa Magazine. In the article, program manager Ken Myers discusses the development of college degree programs for those aspiring to professional careers and internships in the spa industry.
UMC earned the top 3 team and individual rankings in judging competition at the Minnesota Beef Expo. Winning students were Staci Slykerman (first), Kim Rankin (2nd), and Chris Hanson (3rd).
Residential Life student staff and VolunTEAM members raised $575 for Crookston Habitat for Humanity by hosting a haunted house Oct. 31. Nearly 300 area children and teens attended the event.
DULUTH—Kirby Plaza renovation is under way. Phase I includes space for the bookstore, a coffee shop, copy center, transit center, food service, auxiliary services offices, and a child care center. Future expansion phases will include space for Information Technology Systems and Services, American Indian Learning Resource Center, U for Seniors, Library archives, classrooms, and offices. For renovation update, see www.d.umn.edu/fm.
"Scandinavian Song Festival: Songs of Denmark" will be Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m., Weber Music Hall. Concert will feature Danish soprano Eva Braun Hansen, Arrowhead Chorale, and UMD faculty and students. To reserve seating, call 218-726-8877.
Chuck Carter, internationally known computer game designer and animator, will lecture about his art on Nov. 6, 2 p.m., Tweed Museum of Art. He will give a 2nd presentation (on technical aspects) Nov. 7, 10 a.m., Kirby Student Center Bullpub.
MORRIS—UMM students collected more than 2,245 pounds of food in this year's Trick or Can drive for the local food shelf. Citizens in the community turned on their porch lights Nov. 29 night to indicate their willingness to donate.
Class rank of entering freshmen increased by 2% from last fall—57% ranked in the top 20% of their graduating class.
ROCHESTER—UMR and Center for the Development of Technological Leadership (CDTL) recently wrapped up their 4th annual "Signature Series: The Best of the MOT" in Rochester. Series, which comprises 8 full-day lectures with content drawn from CDTL's master of science in management of technology program, served more than 30 students from 3 southeastern Minnesota companies.
TWIN CITIES—At Employee Benefits Fair Oct. 30, 1138 flu shots were given. Due to overwhelming response, Boynton Health Service has arranged for 10 additional flu vaccine clinics—Nov. 6, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., AHC/CHIP Student Center; Nov. 7, 4–7 p.m., Middlebrook Residence Hall; Nov. 12, 2–6 p.m., Rec Center; Nov. 13, 4–7 p.m., Territorial Residence Hall; Nov. 18, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Boynton; Nov. 19, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., 125 Veterinary Medicine; Nov. 20, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Boynton Health Service, and 4 –7 p.m., Pioneer Residence Hall; Nov. 21, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Boynton; Nov. 22, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., 2-206 Carlson School.
Events: Annual fall auction of U vehicles will be Nov. 9, 11 a.m., Fleet Services building. For more information, call 612-625-3033 or see www.umn.edu/fleetsrv.
o Students from Carlson School and the nation's top 8 business schools will respond to the EliteEight Brand Management Case Challenge Nov. 9, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Carlson School's 3M Auditorium. Teams will prepare to address current branding issues faced by a sponsoring company.
Lectures: "How to win the Freedom of Information wars in an era of secrecy" by Anders Gyllenhaal, Star Tribune editor and senior VP, will be Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m. (reception at 6 p.m.), 100 Murphy Hall. For more information, see www.mjc.umn.edu/gyllenhaal.
o Nutrition seminar, "Pre- and Post- Workout Nutrition: Tips for eating over the holidays," by Steven O'Reilly, dietitian and Newtrition Solutions founder, will be Nov. 13, 11:45 a.m.–1 p.m., Rec Center Aquatic Lobby. Call 612-626-9233.
o Japanese artist Kumi Yamashita will present her work on light and shadows, Nov. 14, noon, 120 Art Building. Her lecture is part of her Nov. 11–15 residency with art department.
o "Worldwide Expansion of Higher Education 1970–2000" will be Nov. 15, 1–3 p.m., 1014 Social Sciences Building. Call 624-6333. o "Campus Design—Campus Heritage" by Richard Dober, nationally recognized planning and design consultant, will be Nov. 15, 7 p.m., 100 Rapson Hall.
o Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing literacy and rhetorical studies speaker series, "Reading, Writing, and Wealth," will be Nov. 19, 3–4:30 p.m., 207 Lind Hall. Call 626-7583.
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