Vol. XXXIII No. 28; September 10, 2003
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1. Top Stories
U alum proposes $35 million gift toward campus football stadium.
U reaches tentative agreements with 2 of 3 AFSCME units.
2. News and Announcements
Renowned faculty member G. Scott Giebink dies.
Faculty and staff updates needed for Student-Staff Directory.
3. Campus Events and Information
Results of Campaign Minnesota to be announced Sept. 10.
4. Links
1. Top Stories
U ALUM T. DENNY SANFORD HAS PROPOSED A $35 MILLION CONTRIBUTION to create a matching gift fund for the construction of a new Gopher football stadium and field on the TC campus. It would be the largest single gift in the U's 152-year history. MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=651
U HAS REACHED TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE AFSCME technical and health-care units; leadership of these units have indicated they plan to bring these agreements to their members for votes within the coming weeks. Despite offering a similar proposal, the U was unable to reach an agreement with the AFSCME clerical unit. This unit will take the U's last offer to their membership for a vote. MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=660
REGENTS WILL MEET SEPT. 11-12, 600 McNamara Alumni Center. For agenda, go to http://www.umn.edu/regents/agendas.html
2. News and Announcements
G. SCOTT GIEBINK DIED AUG. 29 of heart failure. Giebink, a U professor and internationally recognized expert in pediatric infectious disease and immunizations, was a vocal proponent of MinnesotaCare, the state's health insurance program for low- and moderate-income families. MORE: http://www.startribune.com/stories/466/4080279.html
FACULTY AND STAFF SHOULD VERIFY THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION in preparation for the printing of the 2003-04 Student-Staff Directory. Go to the Employee Self-Service Web site at http://hrss.umn.edu and select Update Personal Information from the Self-Service Actions pull-down menu. Deadline is Sept. 17. For more information, call 612-625-2016.
DIRECT DEPOSIT AND NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT (NOA) applications were added to the Human Resources Employee Self-Service Web site over the summer. Employees can administer their own direct deposit information, and faculty and P&A employees with NOAs can now see them online. For more information on the new applications or to use them, go to http://hrss.umn.edu
THE U OF M STYLE MANUAL, written to foster consistency in U communications, is available for $3.75 from U Bookstores. MORE: http://www.bookstore.umn.edu/viewCategory.cgi?categoryID=110
WONDERING ABOUT THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER? The Employee Career Enrichment Program offers workshops to help you explore your interests, skills, and values. For information on fall workshops, see http://www.umn.edu/ohr/ecep/schedule.htm
3. Campus Events and Information
University-Wide Events:
THE GRAND TOTAL RAISED BY ALL COLLEGES AND CAMPUSES DURING CAMPAIGN MINNESOTA, the U's seven-year fund-raising campaign, will be announced at a public celebration on Sept. 10, 11 a.m., McNamara Alumni Center, TC campus. MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=661
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERT THOMAS ANGELO will present "Enhancing Student Learning: A Workshop on Strategies to Promote Academic Success" Sept. 18, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Great Hall, Coffman Union, TC campus. Two different sessions are offered. For more information and to RSVP, contact Leanne Wirkkula at 612-625-0563.
Crookston:
HOMECOMING WEEK IS SEPT. 15-20. Highlights include royalty coronation, Sept. 18, 8 p.m., Kiehle Auditorium; homecoming parade, Sept. 20, 11:30 a.m., UMC Campus Mall; and homecoming football game, Sept. 20, 1:30 p.m., Widseth Field. This year's Outstanding Alumni Award honorees will be Carl Melbye and Steven Peterson. MORE: http://www.crk.umn.edu/homecoming
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME BANQUET will be Sept. 19, Crookston Eagles Club, with a social at 6 p.m. and dinner and program at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Inductees include Sonia (Walski) Kraft, basketball and volleyball, 1989-91; Deryl Ramey, head football coach, 1972-76; Mike Hanlon, wrestling, 1972-74; and Craig Knutson, football, 1973-75. For more information and tickets, contact Rose Ulseth at 218-281-8439.
Duluth:
UMD LIBRARY WILL CONVERT TO A NEW ONLINE CATALOG SYSTEM, called Aleph, which is the automated library information system being implemented at all U campuses.
TWEED MUSEUM OF ART WILL HOLD A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES AND LECTURES in conjunction with the Gilbert Munger exhibit, which continues through Oct. 12. MORE: http://www.d.umn.edu/tma/Exhibitionsevents.htm
UMD FARMERS MARKET CONTINUES EACH WEDNESDAY through September from 2 p.m. until sell-out in Parking Lot A next to the School of Medicine and Alworth Planetarium. For more information, call 218-727-0992.
Morris:
DERK PEREBOOM WILL OPEN THE MIDWEST PHILOSOPHY COLLOQUIUM with the presentation "Free Will, Evil, and Divine Providence" Sept. 15, 7 p.m., First Lutheran Church. Pereboom, a professor of philosophy at the U of Vermont, will also present the paper "Meaning in Life Without Free Will" at 2:30 p.m. the same day in the Prairie Lounge, UMM Student Center.
FORTY PAINTINGS BY ARTISTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE U.S. will be showcased during the American Watercolor Society 136th International Exhibition Sept. 20 in the HFA Gallery. Opening reception will be 6:30 p.m. MORE: http://www.mrs.umn.edu/events/gallery
Twin Cities:
THE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WILL PRESENT "CONDUCTING A JOB SEARCH IN THE TWIN CITIES" Sept. 17, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 215 Donhowe. The workshop's focus is on helping spouses and partners of recently relocated U employees. For more information or to register, call 612-626-0774 or e-mail chrd@umn.edu by Sept. 12.
THE U'S BASELINE TENNIS CENTER WILL BE OFFERING ADULT LEAGUES for the 2003-04 season. League play will be Monday through Thursday, with noon and evening sessions, beginning Sept. 23. MORE: http://www.gophersports.com/baselinetenniscenter/Leagues.asp
EXTERNAL SALES HAS MOVED from Morrill Hall to 205G WBOB. The new phone number is 612-625-8011. External sales handles all contracts for services outside the U. For more information, call Pam Ubel at 612-624-5884.
OPEN HOUSE FOR THE GLBT PROGRAMS OFFICE AND SCHOCHET CENTER is Sept. 10, 2-4 p.m., Klaeber Court. For more information, call 612-625-0537.
9/11 U BLOOD DRIVE will be Sept. 11, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., McNamara Alumni Center. To preregister, contact Denise at the Red Cross at EmstadD@usa.redcross.org or 651-291-4639.
LECTURES: PATRICIA BIZZELL, author of The Rhetorical Tradition: Readings from Classical Times to the Present will discuss canon formation in the historically male-dominated field of rhetoric Sept. 15, 3-4:30 p.m., 207A Lind Hall. For more information, contact tlw@umn.edu
SEE MORE TWIN CITIES EVENTS ONLINE at http://events.tc.umn.edu
4. Links
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