Vol. XXXIII No. 32; October 8, 2003
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1. Top Stories
President announces U's academic priorities in speech.
Regents will meet at UMM Oct. 9-10.
2. News and Announcements
Guidelines for teaching and advising awards available.
2004 Transplant Games seeks volunteers.
3. Campus Events and Information
Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug to speak Oct.
10.
4. Links
1. Top Stories
PRESIDENT BRUININKS ANNOUNCED THE U'S ACADEMIC PRIORITIES during his State of
the University address Oct. 2. Bruininks identified eight academic areas for
focused investment of new and existing resources--including the biosciences and
translational research in human health--and stated he will seek private funding
for interdisciplinary academic conferences that bring together scholarly experts
to help the U connect to public concerns.
MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=708
LAST WEEK MEMBERS OF THE AFSCME TECHNICAL UNIT and Teamsters Local 320 voted
to ratify their collectively bargained agreements, while the AFSCME clerical
unit voted to reject the U's last offer and authorize a strike. Both U officials
and union representatives have indicated interest in continuing negotiations
to resolve the issue and avert a strike. The AFSCME health care unit will vote
on its tentative agreement later this month.
REGENTS WILL HOLD THEIR MONTHLY MEETING OCT. 9-10 on the Morris campus. The agenda
for the visit includes the U's 2004 legislative request and long-term capital
plan, along with a tour of campus, a community dinner, and breakfast with student
leaders and representatives. MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=715
2. News and Announcements
AWARD GUIDELINES ARE NOW AVAILABLE for the following: the Horace T. Morse-U of
M Alumni Undergraduate Education Awards; the Awards for Outstanding Contributions
to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education; and the John Tate
Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising. All guidelines and associated
forms are available at http://www.umn.edu/ohr/awards For more information, contact
Karen Zentner Bacig at 612-624-5082 or kbacig@umn.edu
U'S MINNESOTA CENTER AGAINST VIOLENCE AND ABUSE has been awarded $698,819 from
the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Violence Against Women. The money
will be used for the next two years to continue the Violence Against Women Online
Resources, which provides full-text training materials about domestic violence,
sexual assault, and stalking. Web site is
at
http://www.vaw.umn.edu
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR THE 2004 U.S. TRANSPLANT GAMES, which will be held
on the TC campus July 27-Aug. 1, 2004. Approximately 10,000 people are expected
to attend this Olympic-style event for transplant recipients. MORE:
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/transplantgames
3. Campus Events and Information
University-wide Events:
U ALUMNUS NORMAN BORLAUG, who won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in
increasing
agricultural yields, will speak on "From the Green Revolution to the Gene
Revolution" Oct. 10, 3 p.m, Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Center, TC campus.
MORE: http://www.coafes.umn.edu
THE WEST BANK ARTS QUARTER, TC CAMPUS, WILL HOST AN OPEN HOUSE Oct. 12, noon
to 3 p.m. Event will feature tours of the newly opened Regis Center for Art,
dance
performances,
and activities for kids. MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=527
A TELECONFERENCE ON PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY on U campuses, hosted by University
Services and the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, will be
held Oct. 9, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 150 Physics, TC campus. MORE: http://www.events.tc.umn.edu/event?occurrence=373538;event=103618
U'S TUCKER CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORT will sponsor "Homophobia
in Sports: Breaking the Barriers by Breaking the Silence" Oct. 15, 7-9 p.m.,
Coffman Union Theater, TC campus. MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=700
Crookston:
CEREMONIES FOR THE INAUGURATION OF VELMER BURTON, JR., as UMC's third chancellor,
will be Oct. 17, 2:30 p.m., Kiehle Auditorium. A reception will follow. At 1:15
p.m. the same day, the campus will honor Regent Emeritus Robert Bergland as the
controlled environmental science building is officially dedicated as the Bergland
Laboratory.
ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK IS OCT. 6-9. Highlights include the unveiling of UMD's
social norming campaign developed with grant money from the U.S. Department of
Education and a performance by Bernie McGrenahan, who uses stand-up comedy to
address alcohol abuse issues. MORE: http://www.crk.umn.edu/newsevents/notices03-04/octSOBERfest2003.htm
Duluth:
UMD'S LABOVITZ SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS (LSBE) held its annual Professor
for a Day event on Oct. 1. The event gives business and economics students opportunities
to meet with LSBE alumni to talk about career choices. Seventeen LSBE alumni
spoke throughout the day, including LSBE graduate and benefactor Joel
Labovitz.
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, DULUTH, WILL HOLD ITS PHARMACY PREVIEW DAY Oct. 18, 1-4
p.m., Kirby Student Center ballroom. Event includes information on admissions
and financial aid, a panel of current pharmacy students, a panel of practicing
pharmacists, tours of new facilities, and the opportunity to ask questions of
students, staff, and faculty. For more information and to register, call
218-726-6000.
ANNUAL HATE CRIMES VIGIL will be Oct. 16, 6 p.m., Kirby Student Center ballroom.
The vigil began at UMD in 1998 to remember the murder of gay University of Wyoming
student Matthew Shepard. For more information, contact Angela Nichols
at 218-726-7300.
Morris:
GEORGE WINSTON, Grammy award-winning pianist and composer, will perform Oct.
17, 7:30 p.m., Edson Auditorium, as a part of the 2003-04 Performing Arts Series.
Tickets are $12 for the general public, $7.50 for senior citizens and children
under 18, and $4.50 for UMM students. For more information, contact Student Activities
at 320-589-6080.
THE UMM JAZZ ENSEMBLES will perform at the Rebuild Lakeside Ballroom Benefit
Dance Oct. 18, 8 p.m., Central Square in Glenwood. Tickets are $10 adults, $5
students. For advance tickets, call 320-634-0400. For more information, contact
Jim Gremmels
at 320-589-6448.
Rochester:
A FREE ENERGY FAIR, hosted by UMR and Rochester Public Utilities, will be Oct.
11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The fair will offer the public information on developing energy
generation technologies like fuel cells and will feature the U's solar vehicle
Borealis II.
Twin Cities:
THE FACULTY TEXTBOOK OFFICE, which handles textbook adoptions (i.e., ordering
of specific textbooks for courses offered at the U) has moved from 290 Williamson
Hall to the U Bookstore at Coffman Memorial Union. Questions about textbook adoptions
can be directed to 612-625-5549. Spring semester textbook adoptions are due Oct.
15. MORE:
http://www.bookstore.umn.edu/faculty
FREE SCREENINGS FOR DEPRESSION will be offered by University Counseling and Consulting
Services to U students, staff, and faculty as part of National Depression Screening
Day on Oct. 9, 10:30 a.m.-noon and 12:30-2 p.m., 109 Eddy Hall; and 11 a.m.-1
p.m., 199 Coffey
Hall. For more information, call 612-624-3323.
THE TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING (TEL) SEMINAR SERIES resumes Oct. 9, noon-1:30
p.m., 101 Walter Library, with a panel discussion on course redesign. MORE: http://dmc.umn.edu/series/fall03.shtml
CULTURE CRASH GUIDED TOURS of the Raptor Center, Goldstein Museum of Design,
Bell Museum of Natural History, Weisman Art Museum, and the Minnesota Landscape
Arboretum will be Oct. 10 and 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost per person is $27. For more
information or to reserve a spot on the tour, contact Nichole Neuman at 612-626-5302
or neuma035@umn.edu
LOCAL AUTHOR AND POET WANG PING will discuss her new book The Magic Whip Oct.
14, 2 p.m., U Bookstore.
JILL TARTER, DIRECTOR OF SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute
in California, will speak on "Life, the Universe, and SETI in
a Nutshell" Oct. 10, 7 p.m., 175 Willey Hall. Her talk is the latest Karlis
Kaufmanis Lecture, sponsored by the astronomy department.
A PUBLIC MEETING ON STORM WATER MANAGEMENT at the U will be Oct. 28, 4-5 p.m.,
135D Earle Brown Center. MORE: http://www.facm.umn.edu/test/Stormwater-web/index.html
SEE MORE TWIN CITIES EVENTS ONLINE at http://events.tc.umn.edu
4. Links
Minnesota Counts on U 2003 Community Fund Drive:
http://www.umn.edu/cfd
University News Service: http://www.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/home.php
Office of the President: http://www.umn.edu/pres
Government Relations: http://www.umn.edu/urelate/govrel
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Brief is compiled by University Relations at the University
of Minnesota. Please send comments, questions, or submissions to Jason
Sanford, editor, at sanfo012@umn.edu All
Twin Cities event submissions are handled through the events calendar
at http://events.tc.umn.edu
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