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Past Issues
Regents approved U's $2 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2004 on June 26 and praised it for addressing a $185 million reduction in state funding for the biennium. Budget balances tuition and fee increases with programmatic, administrative, and operating cost reductions. "This budget is thoughtful, balanced, and realistic given the state's budget woes," said Maureen Reed, regent chair. "This budget asks students and their families, employees, and administrators to all bear part of the burden. Importantly, it preserves the priorities of the U and ensures that the U maintains its strength."
Regents will meet July 10–11, 600 McNamara Alumni Center. For agenda, see www.umn.edu/regents.
President Bruininks praised recent Supreme Court ruling on use of race-conscious admissions policies. "This is a very important decision that appears to affirm a compelling state interest in creating a diverse student body and endorse the use of race as a factor among many in admissions decisions to be constitutional," said Bruininks. In its admissions, U reviews each applicant individually, considering academic qualifications first and factors such as leadership experiences, musical or athletic ability, and race secondarily.
U Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Programs and the Schochet Center for GLBT Studies have launched a fund-raising and development drive to support scholarships, student programming, awards, and recognition events. For more information, call 612-625-0537 or see the "gifts and contributions" link at www.umn.edu/glbt.
Departments can obtain certain Microsoft software at no cost through a license from Microsoft Corporation agreed to by regents at their June 13 meeting. Software includes Windows operating system upgrades, Microsoft Office, Front Page, and other programs. Starting date for license is July 1, and this software may be used legally on any computer owned by U. Departments should not purchase this software through other means. For more information, see www.umn.edu/adcs/site/MSagree.html.
Internet Services will merge student and staff Internet IDs and central e-mail accounts at the U on July 7. Anyone who has 2 Internet IDs must choose which account to keep by logging onto www.umn.edu/dirtools?which=merge. For more information, see www.umn.edu/help/accounts.
Student records should be destroyed by shredding or placing them in confidential recycling. Records should never be placed in public trash bins, dumpsters, or recycling bins. For information on confidential recycling, call Dana Donatucci at 612-624-8507; for information on how long to retain student records, see recmgmt.finop.umn.edu/retention.htm.
Nominations for the Provost's Academic Leadership Initiative are due July 22. Initiative promotes the knowledge, skills, and qualities of academic leadership and provides professional development for academic department heads and chairs. For more information or for nomination forms, call Barb Hartman at 612-626-9545 or Joe Massey at 626-8336.
Nominations are being accepted until Aug. 8 for the Women's Philanthropic Leadership Circle's Leadership Award and Rising Star Award. The circle is a volunteer organization in the College of Education and Human Development and is designed to support women in educational leadership. To nominate someone or for more information, contact Betty Jo Johnson at 612-625-1310.
Dean Taylor, General College, recently won a Minnesota Book Award in the architecture category along with coauthor Paul Larson for Cap Wigington: An Architectural Legacy in Ice and Stone, published by Minnesota Historical Society Press.
Karlis Kaufmanis, 93, former U astronomer famous for his Star of Bethlehem lecture, died June 21 in Florida. Memorial service will be July 11, 2 p.m., Lakewood Chapel, 3600 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis. Memorials may be sent to the Karlis Kaufmanis Lecture Series, c/o U Astronomy Dept., 116 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis 55455.
Roy Lund died June 20 at age 101. Lund worked for 48 years at the U, most recently as assistant vice president and director of plant services. He retired in 1970 and lived in Bloomington.
KDWB, Clear Channel, and the U Pediatrics Foundation received a Service to America Partnership Award from National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation for KDWB University Pediatrics Family Center. Award recognizes innovative and successful alliances between broadcasters and others working for the public good.
Best dissertation awards from the Graduate School have been presented to Caitlin Downey Verfenstein, classical and Near Eastern studies; Barbara May, molecular veterinary biosciences; Naomi McClure-Griffiths, astrophysics; and Daniel Stevens, political science.
2003 Juran Fellows have been announced by Juran Center for Leadership in Quality at Carlson School of Management. Awards honor doctoral candidates whose research shows the most promise in quality-related research. Fellows are Hoi-Ming Chi, Purdue University; Ann Dodd, Penn State University; Amer Kaissi, U School of Public Health; Nicholas Ball, Carlson School of Management; Margo Halm, U School of Nursing, Enno Siemsen, Operations, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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CROOKSTON—UMC will serve as host site for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) Camp July 13–19. Rotary International District 5580 sponsors the annual program, which emphasizes leadership training, good citizenship, and personal growth for more than 100 high school juniors and seniors from northern Minnesota, North Dakota, and western Ontario. UMC has hosted the event since it began in 1992, and several faculty and staff are involved in the programs. Learn more at www.campryla.org.
The Northwest Research and Outreach Center Field Day will be July 10, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., North Agronomy Farm on Hwy. 75, free and open to the public. Morning session will focus on research plot tours; afternoon session on weed control in small grains and sugarbeets.
DULUTH—Department of Athletics is sponsoring the 2003 Malosky Open, July 31, Les Bolstad Golf Course, St. Paul. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. with tee-off at 1 p.m.; social, dinner, and short program at 6 p.m. Total cost is $125; dinner only, $30. Proceeds will benefit UMD James Malosky Endowment Fund. Event is open to all alumni and supporters of UMD athletics. To register, contact Paula Le Blanc at 218-726-6341 or pleblanc@d.umn.edu.
UMD farmers market is each Wednesday afternoon through September in Lot A (the pay lot next to the Medical School and Alworth Planetarium). Market begins at 2 p.m. and continues until sell-out. For more information, call Wendy at 218-727-0992. Sign up for weekly e-mail reminders at shub@shubatsfruits.com.
MORRIS—Senior women's wrestler Katie Ross will appear on TV program "Fear Factor" this season vying for grand prize of one million dollars. A studio art and math major, Ross has been an all-American wrestler for the past two seasons at 121 pounds and qualified for USA Wrestling's World Team Trials in Indianapolis June 20–22.
West Central School of Agriculture (UMM predecessor) alumni will celebrate the school's 93th anniversary during their annual reunion July 19–20 at UMM. Anyone who attended, worked, or taught at the WCSA from 1910 to 1963 is invited to attend. For additional information and a complete schedule of events, contact Pat Gannon, director of alumni relations, at 320-589-6067.
Aida Martinez will be director of the Minority Student Program beginning in August. Martinez most recently worked as director of Intercultural Programs at Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia, and previously she was the education/gateway coordinator at UMM.
TWIN CITIES—New TC campus visitors guides and maps are available at the Morrill Hall information desk. To order, call 612-624-6868.
CSBU employees who did not receive Staff Day backpack on June 5 can send e-mail to wendy@umn.edu for pick-up instructions.
A map and guide to East African businesses and community in Minneapolis, developed and designed by Project One in the College of Liberal Arts, is now available at the Morrill Hall information desk. To receive a copy of the guide, call 612-624-6868.
Events: Upcoming free concerts in the Summer at Northrop series include Dean Magraw, heavy "meadow" acoustic guitar, July 2; Rass Kwame and Ananse Band, Roots, reggae flavored with Ghana highlife, July 3; Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, light symphonic classics and Broadway hits, July 7; Xtet, innovative small big band jazz, July 8; Monroe Crossing, early radio style bluegrass and gospel, July 10; Cedar Avenue Big Band, updated standards and new works, July 14; Becky Schlegel and Brian Fesler, American music, July 16; Zeitgeist, newly created music of our time, July 17. All concerts are noon–1 p.m. on Northrop Plaza.
U Bookstore in Coffman Union will host Resident's Day Fair for U Medical School's new and current medical residents July 17–18. Day features discounts, free embroidery with any lab coat order, free stethoscope cleaning, and more. For more information, call 612-625-8600 or see www.bookstore.umn.edu.
Children's book author Anne Ylvisake will give a presentation July 15, 11 a.m., 120 Elmer Andersen Library. For more information, e-mail bahne002@tc.umn.edu.
Discover U's cultural riches during Culture Crash, a guided tour of different U sites such as the Raptor Center, Goldstein Museum of Design, Bell Museum of Natural History, Weisman Art Museum, and Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Tours will be given July 11 and 12, starting at 9 a.m. each day. Cost of $20 per person includes transportation and lunch. For more information, call Nichole Neuman at 612-626-5302.
Correction: In June 18 Brief, Gretchen Unger was misidentified as professor and head of otolaryngology. Unger is an AHC-sponsored researcher; George Adams is professor and head of otolaryngology.
See more Twin Cities events online at events.tc.umn.edu.
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