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Past Issues
VP Cerra will present possible changes to the UPlan health care program to the Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC) on April 3, and employees are encouraged to provide feedback. For unionized employees, health care is the subject of negotiations. Information about the proposed changes is available at www.umn.edu/ohr/eb/proposedchanges. Send feedback by e-mail to benefits.feedback@tc.umn.edu or by writing to BAC, c/o Renee Dempsey, University Senate, 427 Morrill Hall. Feedback should be sent ASAP because BAC will respond to the possible changes by April 18.
An exhibit about the U's research contributions to Minnesota is on display in the north corridor of the state capitol building through April 12. "The capitol is a very busy place this time of year, and we just thought it was time for everyone passing through those halls to see all the great contributions that have come out of the University," said VP Gardebring. The exhibit highlights U breakthroughs in medicine, agriculture, and technology and includes examples of an early pacemaker and taconite pellets, both of which were developed at the U. This is the first time the U has put together such an exhibit for lawmakers; the exhibit will also be displayed around the state in the coming year.
U general counsel Mark Rotenberg was on hand in Washington, D.C., on April 1 for oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the University of Michigan affirmative action case. The case has the potential to affect all aspects of affirmative action at universities across the country.
An online discussion of the Iraq war is available through a School of Social Work Web site. In addition to discussions, the site lets users post information and find links to updated information about the war. Site is at ssw.che.umn.edu/iraq_discussion/index.htm.
Entries for the 2003 Maroon & Gold Awards for Communications Excellence at the U are now being accepted. Marketing, communications, or public relations efforts carried out on behalf of the U or U organizations are eligible. Submission deadline is April 11 for Web site entries and April 18 for print entries. For more information, go to www.umn.edu/umcf/awards.htm.
Nominations for the Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals are due May 15. This new award for international alumni, former students, and friends of the U is offered through the Office of International Programs. Recipients will be honored for achievements in their chosen fields or for public service. For more information, go to www.international.umn.edu/awards/leader/leader.html.
Imaged financial documents from the Controller's Office—including CUFS financial documents—are now available online. For more information, see www.disbursements.umn.edu/dwis3/cgi/disbsvcs/imaging
_index.html.
PerPETual Care Program, a service of the College of Veterinary Medicine, provides for your pet after you pass on. Pet owners pay a one-time enrollment fee and make a minimum $25,000 charitable bequest in their estate to the college, which then arranges a loving foster home and covers the cost of the pet's medical care and food through its lifetime. The program is open to dog and cat owners nationwide. For more information, call 612-624-1247 or e-mail mclau020@umn.edu.
CROOKSTON—UMC will host the Northwest Minnesota Art Exhibition from April 2 to 6. Exhibition features 141 pieces by 114 regional artists and is on display in Library and Kiehle. Included are paintings, drawings, photography, digital images, pottery, sculpture, and mixed media pieces.
Head hockey coach Gary Warren has been selected as a finalist for the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Coach of the Year award. He is one of 11 coaches to be nominated for the 2002–03 season. The award will be presented at the AHCA banquet on April 26 in Naples, FL. Warren led UMC to the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association regular season title and tournament championships this past season.
The UMC Early Childhood Club will host its 6th annual parent-child carnival on April 8, 6–8 p.m. at Lincoln School, Crookston. Carnival is free and open to children of UMC students, faculty, and staff and families in Crookston community. Activities include hands-on activity stations appropriate for children ages 6 months to 8 years of age.
DULUTH—Women's ice hockey team won its 3rd consecutive NCAA Frozen Four title on March 23. The UMD Bulldogs beat Harvard 4-3 in double overtime. UMD is the only team in the country to win the tournament for 3 consecutive years.
UMD Student Employee of the Year, Erik Stromstad, has been named National Student Employee of the Year. Erik is a senior in communications and is employed as manager of the Late Night Kirby program. A celebration luncheon will be held April 16.
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MORRIS—Former Senate majority leader Roger Moe will speak at public community forum on "Rural Policy: Past, Present, and Future" April 7, 7 p.m., Science auditorium. Moe will visit American political culture and Minnesota history classes during the day. Moe's visit is cosponsored by the political science discipline and the Center for Small Towns.
Lawrence Buell, professor of English at Harvard University, will deliver the annual Barber Lecture in Literature April 9, 7:30 p.m., Alumni Room, Oyate Hall. The lecture series is made possible by a gift to the Morris campus from Laird Barber, UMM professor emeritus of English, and the late Dorothy Barber.
Research by speech communication students Jill Schreck and Kristen Meyer has been recognized as Top Competitive Papers, an honor given to only five conference works, by planners of the prestigious Red River Student Communication Conference.
GLBT Pride Week will be April 6–12. For more, go to www.mrs.umn.edu/~pehng/Equality/pride.html.
ROCHESTER—A new Rochester-based initiative on use of fuel cells in residential heating and cooling systems has been started by UMR and Rochester Public Utilities. The Hybrid Energy System Study is the partnership's first endeavor.
TWIN CITIES—U Motorist Assistance Program (MAP) recently celebrated its 30,000th customer when Amanuel Medhanie called to get a jump-start. For 10 years, the program's employees have been changing flat tires, jump-starting dead batteries, and helping frustrated students get into their locked cars. Sponsored by Parking and Transportation Services, MAP averages 3,000 calls per year and is free for all legally parked U parking customers. Call 612-626-PARK for service.
A new interface between the U Bookstore's system and the PeopleSoft system lets students charge books, supplies, and merchandise at either the Coffman Union,
St. Paul, or Law bookstores and have the charge posted to their U student account (the same account that bills for tuition and fees). Students simply show their U Card to the bookstore cashier at the checkout counter to have their account billed. Direct questions to Julie Selander at goode021@umn.edu or 612-625-6579.
U Libraries is offering a workshop on how to use 3 citation indexes—Science Citation Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Workshop is free and will be offered April 8, 9:30–11 a.m., and April 10, 12:30–2 p.m., Wilson Library. For more information, contact Nancy Herther at n-hert@umn.edu.
Events: Humphrey Institute Policy Forum spring conference "Voting and Values: What Message is a Divided Electorate Sending?" will be April 24, 8 a.m.–2 p.m., Cowles Auditorim, Humphrey Center. Speakers include Celinda Lake, leading political strategist and expert on electing women candidates, and John B. Judis, senior editor of The New Republic. For more information, call 612-625-8330 or visit www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/policy-forum.
Life Course Center 2003 Miniconference, "Social Support in Diverse Cultures through the Life Course," will be April 25, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Social Sciences Building. Guests speakers: Yen Espiritu, University of California-San Diego; Sara McLanahan, Princeton University; Lynet Uttal, University of Wisconsin-Madison. For more information, call 612-624-6333.
Lectures: Zoe Fairbairns will read on April 3, 7:30 p.m. at the Weisman Art Museum. Fairbairns's novels include Other Names, Closing, Daddy's Girls, and Benefits, widely considered a modern classic of women's and dystopian writing.
The next Mondale Lecture on Public Service, "High Tide: The 89th Congress, Lyndon Johnson, and the Warren Court," is April 9, 8 a.m., Cowles Auditorium. To register or for more information call 612-625-5309 or go to www.hhh.umn.edu/news/mondale/index.htm.
The Distinguished Lecture Series of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport will explore "Linking Sport to Youth Development: Race, Space & Gender" on April 9th, 7–9 p.m., Humphrey Center. Panelists include Douglas Hartmann, Department of Sociology; Kathy Jamieson, University of North Carolina-Greensboro; and Matthew Taylor, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. For further information, call 612-625-7327.
Poet, playwright, and essayist Cherrie Moraga will speak on April 10, 7 p.m., Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Center. For more information, see www.glbtstudies.umn.edu/Events/Distlect.htm.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer Robert Caro will talk about Hubert Humphrey's life and legacy on May 5, noon, Humphrey Center atrium. Tickets are $35 ($25 for University faculty and staff; $15 for students). Limited balcony seating and standing room are available for those wishing to listen to the lecture only. To reserve a place, call 612-625-5502.
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