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Past Issues
Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC) sent their recommendations on proposed changes to health care benefits to President Bruininks on April 25. BAC was charged with reviewing the administration's proposed changes, soliciting feedback from employees, and providing a response to the administration. See www.umn.edu/usenate/bac/bacfinalreport.html to read BAC's response.
The full Minnesota Senate approved the Higher Education Finance Omnibus Bill on April 23. At press time, the House was also expected to pass the bill. With the passage of both higher education omnibus bills, the Higher Education Conference Committee members could be named as early as the end of this week. The Conference Committee will resolve differences in the House and Senate bills.
The House is expected to take a floor vote on the Omnibus Jobs and Economic Development Finance bill this week. The jobs bill includes $2 million in state funding over the biennium for the U and Mayo Clinic partnership for biotechnology and medical genomics.
U has launched a comprehensive Web site to provide information on campus safety and security. Go to www.prepare.umn.edu to learn what faculty, staff, and students should know during an emergency.
Dedication and ribbon cutting for Cargill Building for Microbial and Plant Genomics is May 5, 2–5 p.m. President Bruininks, Cargill CEO Warren Staley, and others will speak. Building tours will follow program. Claire Fraser, director of the Institute for Genomic Research in Washington, D.C., will receive an honorary degree and give a lecture at 4 p.m.
The 2003 Freeman Forum will host former Minnesota governors Arne Carlson, Al Quie, Wendell Anderson, and Elmer Andersen May 12 as they debate the state's budget crisis. In addition, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and senators Dean Johnson and Mee Moua will talk about conflict and coalition building surrounding public investments. President Bruininks will give keynote address on importance of education in promoting the "Good Life" in Minnesota. Cost of the event is $35 per person; $25 for students and educators. Register online at www.minnesotaruralpartners.org/freemanforum.
Under new federal regulations, international students may arrive in the U.S. no more than 30 days prior to the start of their academic program (compared with 60 days previously). Colleges need to schedule orientations within this time period, taking care not to conflict with dates of mandatory International Student Orientation Program (ISOP). For 2003 ISOP dates, see www.isss.umn.edu/new/isop/newly/doccheck.html.
A new version of the International Directory, a collection of U's systemwide international resources, is now online at www.international.umn.edu/directory.
Financial Systems User Network general membership meeting will be May 15, Great Hall, Coffman Union, TC campus. RSVP by May 2. For registration and membership information, see www.fss.umn.edu/FSUN/FSUN_home.htm.
Sea Grant's newest aquatic invasive species identification cards are now available. The free, water-resistant cards help fishermen and boaters identity nine pests of the Great Lakes and other waters. Order cards at 218-726-6191 or seagr@d.umn.edu.
Faculty and staff who use alternative forms of transportation like walking, bicycling, taking the bus, and carpooling in May are eligible to win big prizes as part of the Commuter Challenge. For more information, see www.b-bop.org or call 651-602-1602.
Time Warner Cable has given a $50,000-a-year endowment to the U's Office for Business and Community Economic Development. Office links U graduate and professional students with small businesses owned by women, people of color, and people with disabilities. For more information, call 612-624-0530.
Functional Insulin Treatment (FIT) program will be offered May 19–23 at Boynton Health Service, TC campus. FIT is an interactive diabetes education program that teaches people with diabetes how to handle life situations and modify their insulin needs accordingly. For more information, call 952-848-7622.
CROOKSTON—Search committee has selected four finalists for chancellor: John Anderson, provost and VP for Academic Affairs, Alfred State College, Alfred, New York; Velmer Burton, Jr., dean, Graduate School, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota; Ellen Earle Chaffee, president, Valley City State University, Valley City, North Dakota; Ben Johnson, president, Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska. In the next 2 weeks each finalist will interview with U officials on the TC campus and then visit the Crookston campus.
Commencement ceremonies for graduates from UMC's on-site college degree program offered at Marvin Windows and Doors will be May 6, 7 p.m. at Warroad High School. Degrees will be conferred upon 13 Marvin employees who have completed the Bachelor of Manufacturing Management Degree.
Commencement ceremonies for UMC Class of 2003 will be May 10, 2 p.m., Lysaker Gym. Regent David Metzen will bring greetings from the Board of Regents and Chancellor Sargeant will address the graduating class with his final commencement as chancellor.
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MORRIS—Annual Student Honors and Awards Ceremony will be May 9, 7 p.m., HFA Recital Hall. Parents' reception will precede the program at 6:15 p.m. in the HFA Gallery.
Minnesota author Kent Meyers will give graduation address and Chancellor Schuman will preside during 40th commencement ceremony, May 10, 1:30 p.m., campus mall. Nearly 350 students will receive bachelor of arts degrees. Chancellor's reception will follow on Miller Field.
2003 Henjum Creative Study Institute for students currently in grades 6–12 will be June 9–20. Registrations accepted through May 16. Registration materials are available from school counselors or principals. For more information, contact Jacki Anderson at 320-589-6456 or andersjs@mrs.umn.edu or go to www.mrs.umn.edu/cerp/conferences/creative_study.
First annual symposium on small towns, "Rural Minnesota: A Century of Change" will be June 10–11. Symposium will explore how the past century of change may provide a guide for research, programs, and policies of the future. Registration fee is $45. For further information, contact Barb Hesse at 320-589-6451 or go to www.mrs.umn.edu/services/cst.
DULUTH—Undergraduate Research and Artistic Fair will be held May 6, 1–4 p.m. in the Kirby Student Center ballroom. Fair will include poster, computer, and oral presentations by students depicting their research or creative projects. Free and open to the public. For information, call 218-726-7103.
Department of Education has been professionally accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
Erik Brown, associate professor of geological sciences, was presented the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Research April 30. Brown presented a seminar titled "How Fast do Mountains Move? Views of Himalayan Tectonics and Links to Past Climate."
TWIN CITIES—Design Institute's summer program for teens ages 14–17 was picked by Metropolitan Home as a best idea in design. Design Camp strikes again June 23–27 when 120 teens will descend upon the U to explore design for everyday life in workshops led by U of M faculty and guest instructors. Download the registration form at design.umn.edu:8080/designInstitute
/image/DC03_RegistrationForm.pdf.
Patrick Brezonik, professor of civil engineering and director of the Water Resources Center, has been named to the Fesler-Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs for 2003–04.
Events: A Time magazine Person of the Year, a former governor, and 3 experts on disease control are among the speakers at this year's spring commencement ceremonies. Ceremonies over the next week: Graduate School, May 2; Medical School, May 9; Institute of Technology, May 9; College of Continuing Education, May 10; College of Natural Resources, May 10; College of Veterinary Medicine, May 10. More listed next week. For more information, including additional ceremonies, see www.umn.edu/twincities/commencement.
Spring GLBT Pride Week is April 28–May 2. For a complete schedule of events go to www.qscc.org.
First Fridays at Andersen Library ends its 2002–03 series with program on international special collections, May 2, noon–1 p.m. Lunches are welcome; light refreshments are served. For further information, contact Joel Wurl at 612-625-0553 or wurlx@umn.edu.
High school and middle school students from across the state will present original research, writing, films, and dramatizations as part of Minnesota History Day 2003, May 3, 9 a.m.–5 p.m, Coffman Union and the campus mall. For more information, call 651-297-3870 or see www.mnhs.org/school/historyday.
Festival of Public Work, May 7, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute. For more information, see www.umn.edu/civic/news/fest_050703.html.
Passion for Fashion, a fund-raiser for U's Goldstein Museum of Design will be May 31, 7 p.m., McNamara Alumni Center. Event will include dinner, dancing, and live auction featuring items donated by some of Minnesota's premier designers. Tickets are $100–$1,000. Call Mary Larson at 612-624-7434 for information.
Lectures: U instructor Rick Peterson will discuss his research into the Bataan Death March and his new book Footprints in Courage: A Bataan Death March Survivor's Story at the U Bookstore, Coffman Union, May 6, 2 p.m.
Eric Rohmann, '03 Caldecott Children's Book Award winner, will speak May 13 at 4 p.m., 120 Andersen Library.
Ho Wang Lee, president of the Korean National Academy of Sciences, and alumnus of the U Dept. of Microbiology, will present "Hantaviral Diseases and My Research Experience" May 1, 10:15 a.m., 2-101 BSBE.
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