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Past Issues
The state would fund medical education at the U by dedicating 6.5 cents per pack of the existing cigarette tax under a plan passed by the House. The House tax bill passed out of committee last week and will now go to the Ways and Means Committee. The Senate has not yet developed its tax bill, but senators indicate that they favor the dedicated cigarette tax funding as well.
Both the House and Senate have passed their Omnibus Higher Education Finance Bills. Members of the Higher Ed Conference Comittee, which will resolve differences in the two bills, were not named at press time but when available will be posted at www.umn.edu/urelate/govrel.
U-Mayo partnership for biotechnology and medical genomics was funded for $2 million in the House Omnibus Jobs and Economic Development Bill, passed last week. Senate did not include this provision, but Senate leadership has pledged their support for the initiative.
Regents will meet May 8, 600 McNamara Alumni Center. President Bruininks and the regents will continue discussion on the budget, in addition to honoring
McKnight Teaching Award recipients.
U names four Distinguished McKnight Professors for 2003: Ann Masten, Institute of Child Development; Christopher Cramer, chemistry; Peter Reich, natural resources; and Victor Reiner, mathematics. The professorship recognizes and rewards the U's most outstanding mid-career faculty. Each receives a $100,000 grant to be expended over five years.
Cargill has given the U $1 million to create an endowed faculty position and fellowships in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics in the College of Biological Sciences. Gift will expand research in the biological systems that affect human metabolism, nutrition, and diseases linked to food consumption. U will match gift with an additional $500,000.
First Mary A. McEvoy Awards for Public Engagement and Leadership have been given to three U students for connecting their academic pursuits with the betterment of the world around them. Recipients are: Traci LaLiberte, College of Human Ecology; Jason Paltzer, School of Public Health; and Shirley Mabini Souza, College of Education and Human Development. The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly created the award to honor U professor Mary McEvoy, who died last fall in a plane crash with Sen. Paul Wellstone.
Governor's Biosciences Summit will be May 12, 8 a.m.–2 p.m., Minneapolis Hilton, 1001 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis. Speakers include Gov. Pawlenty; Matt Kramer, commissioner of Trade and Economic Development; and VP Cerra. For more information and to register online, go to www.positivelyminnesota.com.
Recipients of this year's Outstanding Community Service Awards are Brenda Child, professor, American studies; Carol McCannon, staff member, University of Minnesota, Morris; Nadifa Osman, community health coordinator; Kristi Rudelius-Palmer, associate program director, Human Rights Center; Dan Dahlberg, professor, School of Physics and Astronomy; and Thomas Augst, Patricia Crain, and Eric Daigre of the Department of English. The awards recognize outstanding contributions and accomplishments of faculty, staff, or U-affiliated community members who have worked to improve public life and the well-being of society.
U's Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Awards have been awarded to Amos Deinard, pediatrics, and Christopher Dolan, a graduate student in public affairs. The award honors faculty, staff, and students who have made outstanding contributions to the U and external community in the areas of human rights and social justice.
U-wide Policy Library has administrative information and document policies, forms, contracts, and more, such as the new HIPPA policies to ensure compliance with confidentiality of health care information. Updates include regent's policy on managing investments and financial policy on managing U capital equipment. See www.fpd.finop.umn.edu. To receive e-mail notification of library updates, e-mail process@umn.edu.
Robert Hudec, longtime U law professor, died recently from heart disease at age 68. He was one of the world's leading experts on modern international trade law.
CROOKSTON—Cathy Behr, Willmar, and Jay Tupa, Fargo, were named Student-Athletes of the Year 2002–03 at annual athletics awards reception April 21.
Annual Staff and Faculty Year-end Celebration will be May 15—awards program begins at 4 p.m., followed by dinner, Peterson Gazebo on the mall; festivities at 5:30 p.m., Brown Dining Room. Special program will honor Don Sargeant.
DULUTH—Baccalaureate commencement ceremonies, with 925 graduates, will be May 17, noon, Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. Speaker will be David Zentner, a 1959 graduate and nationally recognized citizen conservation activist and leader in establishment of UMD student-athletes scholarship programs. Zentner will be awarded a honorary doctor of laws degree for public service. Student speaker will be Julia Conkel, College of Education and Human Service Professions.
UMD Graduate Program commencement ceremonies will be May 15, 7 p.m., Romano Gymnasium. Thomas Duff, head of Department of Finance and Management Information Sciences, will be featured speaker and receive the President's Award for Outstanding Service.
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UMD announces retirement of nine faculty members: Helen Carlson, professor, education; Alyce Coker, assistant professor, art and design; Thomas Duff, professor and head, finance and management information services; Robert Evans, associate professor and head, philosophy; Donald Harris, professor, chemistry; Virginia Katz, associate professor, communication; Alden Kendall, professor, mechanical and industrial engineering; George "Ripp" Rapp, professor, geological sciences; and Larry Thompson, professor, chemistry.
MORRIS—Ilona Moore is among this year's recipients of Fulbright Foreign Scholarships. The scholarship will cover Moore's expenses for one year to do research in Bangladesh.
Patrick Gannon has been named director of alumni relations and annual giving effective June 16. A UMM biology major who graduated in 1970, Gannon is president of Gannon Consulting Group in Winneconne, WI. Current director Vivian Heltemes will leave UMM June 2 to pursue other career interests.
Paper titled "Whither the Ventura Voter?" by Andrew Grossbach, Rusty Kath, Alicia Spencer, and Danielle Stuard won 3rd prize from the Midwest Political Science Undergraduate Conference, the largest undergraduate political science conference in the country.
TWIN CITIES—College of Veterinary Medicine pharmacology professor David Brown was recently honored at the college's annual Points of Pride Research Day.
Events: Upcoming commencement ceremonies are College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences May 11, 2 p.m., Northrop Auditorium; College of Human Ecology May 14, 7 p.m., Northrop Auditorium; College of Education and Human Development May 15, 7:30 p.m., Northrop Auditorium; School of Dentistry May 16, 2 p.m., Northrop Auditorium; College of Pharmacy May 16, 7 p.m., Northrop Auditorium; Law School May 17, 10 a.m., Northrop Auditorium; College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture May 17, 2 p.m., Northrop Auditorium; College of Biological Sciences May 17, 7:30 p.m., Northrop Auditorium; College of Liberal Arts May 18, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Northrop Auditorium; College of Mortuary Science May 18, 2 p.m., Memorial Hall in McNeal Hall; Carlson School of Management May 18, 6 p.m., Northrop Auditorium; Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs May 18, 7 p.m., Great Hall, Coffman Union; School of Public Health May 20, 5 p.m., Memorial Hall in McNeal Hall; Reserve Officers Training Corps May 23, 6 p.m., McNamara Alumni Center; School of Nursing June 20, 1 p.m., Ted Mann Concert Hall; Physical Therapy Program Aug. 23, 3 p.m., McNamara Alumni Center. For more information, see www.umn.edu/twincities/commencement.
Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel in the College of Human Ecology will celebrate its 20th anniversary May 10, 4–7 p.m., McNeal Hall. For more information, contact Becky Yust at 612-624-7461.
The Santiago-Minneapolis Conference on Deafness will be May 12–16, Radisson Metrodome Hotel. A delegation of 12 hearing professionals from Santiago, Chile, will participate in the conference with faculty and staff from the U and other programs for deaf and hard of hearing children. A limited number of seats for the lectures are available. Contact Robert Margolis at margo001@umn.edu for more information.
"Homeland Insecurities: Families and Communities in Uncertain Times" is topic for CHE's 5th Annual Scholarship Dialogue May 22, 1–5 p.m., McNeal Hall. CHE faculty and community partners will discuss how emerging scholarship might inform the realm of policy, business, government, and families. For more information or to register, contact Yvonne Everling at 612-625-7272 or yeverlin@che.umn.edu.
Department of Theatre Arts and Dance and Penumbra Theatre will host August Wilson Symposium May 28, 7:30 p.m., Hallie Q. Brown/Martin Luther King Community Center in St. Paul. Symposium will focus on issues raised in Wilson's 2001 play King Hedley II, which opens at Penumbra May 29. For more information, contact David Bernstein at 612-625-0373 or Jennifer Blackmer at 651-290-8686, ext. 250.
Clinical Outcomes Research Center is sponsoring an 8-day Outcomes Research Institute for people who want to learn how to conduct health outcomes research or sharpen their research and methodological skills. Session will run Aug. 2–9. Tuition is $1,500 if received by May 30 or $2,000 if received by July 7. For information, call 612-624-1185 or see www.hsr.umn.edu/corc.
Lectures: CURA Housing Forum features Mark Hendrickson, Hennepin County planner, and Justin Cummings, adjunct professor of law at the U, presenting "Fair Housing 35 Years Later: Reality or Illusion?" May 16, noon–1:30 p.m., 2-213 Carlson School. RSVP to 612-625-1551 or see www.cura.umn.edu for more information.
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