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Past Issues
Gov. Pawlenty exercised his emergency budget-cutting powers Feb. 7, canceling more than $281 million in state spending for the remainder of the biennium. Higher education took the largest cut—$50.3 million; U cut this fiscal year (ending June 30, 2003) is $25 million. Anticipating the U's cut, President Bruininks approved a budget reduction allocation plan in January that affects all administrative and support units, colleges, and campuses. Pawlenty will release his 2004–05 biennial budget Feb. 18.
Regents will meet Feb. 13–14, 600 McNamara Alumni Center. Bruininks will discuss allocation of current $25 million cut and give examples of how individual units are managing reductions. Other agenda topics include framework for making decisions about 2004–05 biennium, strategies for graduation and retention, and update on U employee health benefits program. For full agenda, see www.umn.edu/regents.
VP Muscoplat gave presentation to Senate Jobs, Housing, and Community Development Committee Feb. 6 on U's contribution to the state's economy.
U and Mayo School of Health Sciences will offer new 4-year program for students in allied health: Bachelor of Applied Science in Respiratory Care. First of its kind in Minnesota, program will begin fall 2004. Students can pursue entire degree in Rochester—course work at UMR and clinical requirements at Mayo Clinic. Degree "addresses the current critical shortage of practicing respiratory therapists and will help to educate new practitioners to offset future anticipated shortages," said Faith Zimmerman, UMR health sciences program director. For program information, call 507-280-2834.
U's Center for Infectious Disease and Research Policy supports 3 Minnesota school districts considering use of irradiated ground beef products in their lunch programs. "Outbreaks of the E. coli infection associated with ground beef served in the school lunch program continue to be a national concern," said Michael Osterholm, center director. Educational program, first of its kind in nation and coordinated by Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning, will be tested at a school before products become available from USDA within the next year.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu will receive an honorary degree from College of Continuing Education following his Founders Week "Great Conversations" Feb. 25, 7 p.m., Northrop Auditorium. Tutu, winner of 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, and VP Jones will discuss civil rights and human dignity. Tickets are $5, students; $24, faculty and staff; $29, public; call 612-624-2345.
U Founders Week poster with list of events has been distributed; if your unit or office did not receive a copy, call U Relations at 612-624-6868. Event information, including Feb. 28 presidential inauguration, is also available at www.umn.edu/inauguration.
U's PeopleSoft system will be upgraded; system will be down Feb. 14–24. Current users may only view information entered prior to Feb. 14. For more information, see onestop.umn.edu/Peoplesoft8. Questions, e-mail V8QandA@umn.edu.
New links to Financial OneStop processes are at www.fpd.finop.umn.edu. Site includes instructions for purchasing and handling external sales and new polices on paying human subjects, assessing units for institutional business systems, UMD private practice plan, and reporting external professional activities. To receive e-mail notification of changes, call 612-624-4372 or e-mail process@umn.edu.
Council of Academic Professionals and Administrators (CAPA) professional development and recognition committee is calling for nominations for CAPA Annual Outstanding Unit Award. Deadline, selection criteria, and guidelines are at www.umn.edu/ohr/capa/awards.
CROOKSTON—William Hunt, state conservationist with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) met with UMC students enrolled in Student Career Employee Program and recent applicants. Under this program, students have summer internships with NRCS and then become permanent employees upon graduation. Not only does UMC provide a pool of applicants for NRCS positions, it also offers in-service training for agency staff in partnership with Northwest Research and Outreach Center.
UMC will host 2 events in conjunction with National Civic Engagement Week, Feb. 16–22. Singer-songwriter James Hersch will bring his musical outreach program to Crookston Feb. 19, 7 p.m., Kiehle auditorium; Jean Strait, Campus Compact faculty development director, will lead faculty workshop on assessing value of service learning projects in student grading and student learning Feb. 21.
DULUTH—Environmental activist Nancy Nelson will speak on "Science and Sustainable Urban Development" Feb. 19, noon, 323 Kirby Student Center, as part of Urban Studies Program Science lecture series.
Tweed Museum of Art presents "Road Work: Three Photographic Projects from Home and Abroad" through March 23. Exhibit features work by art and design assistant professor Suzanne Szucs, who will give a brown bag lecture Feb. 14, noon, in museum.
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Annual Soul Food Dinner will be Feb. 15, 6 p.m., Kirby Student Center ballroom. For tickets or more information, call 218-726-6187 or 279-6028. Event is part of UMD's Black History Month celebration.
MORRIS—West Central School of Agriculture and Experiment Station (forerunner of UMM, 1910–60) is now on National Register of Historic Places. School is one of the most intact examples of a residential agriculture high school in the U.S. Gemini Research, historic preservation consulting firm owned by UMM alumni Susan Granger '80 and Scott Kelly '77, prepared the 40-page nomination with help from alumnus Dennis Gimmestad '73 and Lowell Rasmussen, associate vice chancellor for physical plant.
"Hidden treasure" and one of 30 small schools that "deserve more national recognition" is how National Guidance Counselors perceive UMM, according to recent survey by Kaplan Newsweek magazine. UMM and Carleton College are the only 2 Minnesota schools cited in the recent "How to Get into College" issue.
UMM is cosponsoring "Empowering Citizens: Past Knowledge and Future Action" lecture as part of 2003 Heritage Preservers series starting Feb. 19 at Morris Senior and Community Center. Programs will be 1 p.m. every Wednesday through April 23. For more information, see www.mrs.umn.edu/news/00stories/20030206e.shtml.
TWIN CITIES—U Legislative Calling Nights will be Feb. 18 and every Tuesday in March, April, and May. To volunteer, call Nicole Bennett at 612-626-8371 or e-mail benne069@umn.edu. Time commitment is approximately 3 hours (5–8 p.m.). Dinner and training will be provided at McNamara Alumni Center.
College of Veterinary Medicine will increase annual class enrollment by 13%, or 10 students, beginning fall 2003. Goal is to better meet growing state and national need for food-animal and public health veterinarians. College currently admits and graduates 80 students each year. Last time it increased enrollment was in 2000, adding 4 students.
Provost's office has begun a comprehensive review of CBS Dean Elde, as required by U policy for senior administrators. Review committee is seeking feedback from U community. Individuals not solicited for input but wishing to provide information may call Shirley Baugher at 612-624-7488.
New hours for Yard and Garden Clinic are M–F 9 a.m.–noon. Clinic is staffed with technicians in entomology, horticulture, and plant pathology who can answer questions and diagnose specimens. Clinic number is 612-624-4771; 888-624-4771.
Event: "Minnesota Speak-Out for Peace: A Day of Peace and Antiwar" will be Feb. 13. Events are student march and rally, noon, Coffman Union; poetry readings, 3–7 p.m., Nolte Center lounge; public speak-out, 4–7 p.m., Rapson Hall courtyard; Teach-in, "The War that Never Ended: Sanctions in Iraq," 5 p.m., 24 Admundson Hall; and panel discussion, 8 p.m., Rapson Hall courtyard. For more information, call 612-339-3092.
Lectures: McKnight Summer Fellows presentations—"In from the Child: A Music and Dance Creation with Hubbard Street Dance, Chicago," "The Tatara Project," and "Collecting Short Stories" will be Feb. 13, 3:30–5 p.m., Campus Club Dale Shepard Room.
o Digital Technology Center will present "Observations on ID-Based Cryptography and a Simple ID-Based RSA Variant" Feb. 19, 1–2 p.m., 402 Walter Library. See www.dtc.umn.edu.
o CURA's "Changing the Face of Housing in Minnesota" to increase people of color in decision making roles in affordable housing and community development will be Feb. 21, noon–1:30 p.m., L-110 Carlson School.
o Center for Plants and Human Health Forum, "Fresh Vegetables and Potatoes as a Vector for Bioterrorism," will be Feb. 21, 1:30–3 p.m., 120 MCB Building.
o Friends of the U of M Library will host author Mary Lethert Wingerd, who will discuss the Twin Cities "sibling rivalry," Feb. 20, 4 p.m., Andersen Library. RSVP by Feb. 18 to stangret@umn.edu.
o An Evening for Reflection: Race, Education, and Civil Rights, will be Feb. 21, Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center. Keynote address is at 5:30 p.m., reception 7 p.m., and panel discussion 8 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 612-625-2092.
Announcement: Ralph Harvey Hopp, who worked in U library system, 1953–82, (U Librarian 1971–76) died Feb. 7. He was instrumental in planning Wilson Library and ushering in computer technology for library research.
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