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Past Issues
President Bruininks will give his inaugural address, "Advancing Knowledge: A Partner for the Public Good," at the inauguration ceremony Feb. 28, 1 p.m., Northrop Auditorium. Join Bruininks, his wife, Susan Hagstrum, and special guests at a public reception following the ceremony. No tickets needed; for ceremony details, see www.umn.edu/inauguration.
U community and public may send Bruininks a note of congratulations on his inauguration as the U's 15th president; new online guestbook is at www.umn.edu/inauguration. Select messages will be posted on the Web site.
Founders Week 2003 runs through March 1. Week celebrates U's 152nd birthday and Bruininks's inauguration. Free events include student panel presentation highlighting student contributions to research and innovation Feb. 26, 12:30–3 p.m., 3rd floor Coffman Union; academic forum on future of public research universities Feb. 27, 2–4 p.m., Humphrey Center; and jazz festival, March 1, 7:30 p.m., Ted Mann Concert Hall. For a complete list of lectures, research fairs, and concerts, see www.umn.edu/inauguration.
U Legislative Calling Nights, in which U employees contact U supporters, are every Tuesday through May. Colleges and units can also organize their own staff volunteer nights. Training and talking points are provided. Time commitment is about 3 hours (5–8 p.m.); dinner is provided. Calling nights are held at U of M Alumni Association offices in McNamara Alumni Center. For more information or to sign up, call Nicole Bennett at 612-626-8371 (1-800-862-5867) or e-mail benne069@umn.edu.
U graduate and professional students and other advocates of the U will head to the capitol for "Student Day on the Hill" March 6 following talks by Doug Stang (R-14B) and President Bruininks at 10 a.m., Great Hall, Coffman Union. At the capitol, participants can choose to attend the House Higher Education Finance Committee or Senate Higher Education Budget Division sessions. For more information, e-mail bbarnes@che.umn.edu.
New U Electronic Portfolio System (ePortfolio) will be released as open source or free access software, making it the first such data management system available for public use at no cost. ePortfolio, created by UMD associate professor Paul Treuer in 1995, is currently used by 23,000 students, faculty, and staff to manage personal records and education history. UMD Chancellor Martin led the initiative to make system nonproprietary, which means any person or institution can make changes to it. She said input and enhancement from others will allow for "further rapid advancement" of the system. (Individuals are encouraged to share their program code changes with the U's Open Source Portfolio Initiative group, which oversees expansion of ePortfolio.) For a demonstration, see eportfolio.d.umn.edu. For more information about the open source initiative, see www.theospi.org.
Implementation of required 13-credit minimum enrollment for all new U degree-seeking students has been successful, reported Craig Swan, vice provost for undergraduate education, to regents Educational Planning and Policy Committee Feb. 13. New tuition structure, which allows undergraduates to take any number of credits above 13 without additional cost, has resulted in fewer TC campus undergraduates registering for less than 13 credits—1.1% new freshmen in fall 2002 (8.9% fall 2001) and 2.2% spring 2003 (10.7% spring 2002); 14.3% new transfers fall 2002 (34.8% 2001) and 14.7% spring 2003 (36.1% 2002).
Average credit loads for all TC campus students are also up—13.9 for fall 2002 (13.3 fall 2001) and 13.9 for spring 2003 (13.4 spring 2002). "These numbers may look small, but over time this indicates we're on the right track [for improving graduation rates]," said Swan. While 4-, 5-, and 6-year graduation rates have improved in recent years, Swan said, U's graduation rates "still leave us in a trailing position in the Big 10."
Bookdrive for kids, "Celebrate Reading with Goldy and Clifford," will be March 2–8. To participate, buy books at new U Bookstores in Coffman Union (opens March 3) or Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Minnesota; you will receive a 10% discount on donated books. You can also donate online at www.bookstore.umn.edu. Goldy and Clifford the Big Red Dog will greet shoppers at the U Bookstores March 8, 1–3 p.m.; UMD mascot Champ will lead activities at the Barnes & Noble store in Duluth March 2, 4–5 p.m. For more information, see www.education.umn.edu/alum or call 612-626-1601.
CROOKSTON—"Bangladesh: Fragrances of Six Seasons," by students Farzana Sondhi and Mahjabeen Khan March 3, will kick off 2003 UMC International Seminar Series. Event will begin with ethnic dinner at 6 p.m. in Brown Dining Room, followed by program at 7 p.m. Cost is $8 per person. Dinner is by reservation only; call 218-281-8586 or 281-8508.
Senior Joe Hasz of Foreston, MN, broke the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference record for career scoring in men's basketball during Feb. 22 game against Winona State. Hasz has 1,342 points, with 2 games left in the season (previous record of 1,329 was set in 1981 by Dan Hagen of St. Cloud State).
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Golden Eagles hockey team won the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association regular season and postseason titles; 2nd time in 4 years.
Golden Eagles equestrian team earned Regional Championship Honors for Zone 9, Region 3 at Intercollegiate Horse Show Association's (IHSA) regional competition Feb. 15–16 at U of Nebraska-Lincoln. Members took Western High Point team honors both days of the show. Team advances to IHSA Zones Competition at Purdue U in April.
DULUTH—"Global Heart: A Concert of Hope," featuring the Pat Humphries Duo from Washington D.C. and New York City, to benefit children of Iraq will be performed Feb. 28, 7 p.m., Weber Music Hall. For tickets, call 218-728-1891.
MORRIS—Wrestler Dante Lewis was named Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Wrestler of the Week for 6th time this season. He captured his 8th title this winter during the NSIC individual championships at UMM and was cited by NSIC coaches as tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Nominations for UMM's Distinguished Alumni Award is March 1. For complete information, see www.mrs.umn.edu/alumni/Award.
TWIN CITIES—Grand opening of new U Bookstores in Coffman Union will be March 3, 8 a.m. Month long celebration will feature special events and giveaways; see www.bookstores.umn.edu/grand/open.html
East Bank, West Bank, and Health Sciences bookstores will close Feb. 28. Computer store in Williamson Hall will close Feb. 27. St. Paul and Law School stores are not affected by move. Questions, call 612-625-6000.
School of Dentistry ranks first among 49 dental schools for fiscal year 2002 for grants awarded to fund research and programs by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. On Feb 21., national Give Kids a Smile Day, U dentistry students conducted free dental screenings for expectant mothers at Community-U Health Care Clinic and children at Green Elementary.
Tax information session for U.S. nonresidents will be March 1, 2–4 p.m., 3M Auditorium, Carlson School. Volunteers will speak about forms to use and resources available. For more information, see www.isss.umn.edu or call International Student and Scholar Services st 612-626-7100.
Douglas DeMaster, who received a Ph.D. in ecology, evolution, and behavior from CBS in 1978, will receive U's Outstanding Achievement Award March 6, 4 p.m., 155 Earle Brown Center. DeMaster, now director of Alaska Fisheries Science Center, will give a lecture on "The Life of A Wildlife Biologist in a Federal Regulatory Agency." RSVP by Feb. 28 to 612-624-4770.
New 4-week, noncredit program by Carlson Summer Business Academy offers classes in fundamentals of business. Carlson School faculty will explore marketing, operations management, accounting, finance, and information technology. See www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/csba or call 612-624-2545.
Event: Luncheon to celebrate contributions of American Indian women will be March 6, noon, Mississippi Room, Coffman Union. For reservations, call 612-624-2555. Event is sponsored by American Indian Student Cultural Center, American Indian Learning Resource Center, and Minnesota Women's Center.
Lectures: Center for Austrian Studies will sponsor "Suicide in Freud's Vienna" Feb. 27, 3:30 p.m., and "On the Writing of the History of States and People" Feb. 28, 4 p.m.; both in 710 Social Sciences.
o College of Natural Resources's Centennial Speaker Series will kick off with "Valuing the Invaluable," Feb. 27, 7 p.m., Bell Museum auditorium.
o Food science and nutrition department presents "A Low Glycemic Index Diet in the Treatment of Obesity and Related Complications" March 3, 4 p.m., 15 FScN.
o Digital Technology Center will sponsor "How To Think About Security" March 5, 1 p.m., 402 Walter Library.
o Work, community, and family department will sponsor "Evocative Writing" 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., 285 VoTech Building, and "Tact and Tone: The Work of Caring" 7–9 p.m., St. Paul Student Center Theater on March 5; call 612-624-6255.
Announcement: David Taylor, GC dean, received the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders prize from Morehouse College, Atlanta, the alma mater of Dr. Martin Luther King. Prize was given in conjunction with international exhibition on nonviolence in Humphrey Institute last week.
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