Vol. XXXIII No. 38; November 19, 2003
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1. Top Stories
U receives $10 million gift for scholarships.
U researchers hope to WIMP out.
2. News and Announcements
UMD professor Gallian named top teacher.
Regents Professor nominations sought.
3. Campus Events and Information
Clothing drive Dec. 3, Coffman Union.
4. Links
1. Top Stories
THE U RECEIVED A GIFT OF $10 MILLION from alumni Nancy and Larry Bentson for
undergraduate scholarships. The largest gift ever received for U scholarships,
the Bentson Family Scholarships will provide students with at least $5,000
a year for four years and will eventually support about 100 students a year.
The scholarships will be awarded to promising incoming students who also have
financial need, with a preference given to students of the Jewish faith. MORE:
http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=816
U RESEARCHERS ARE WIMPING OUT in Northern Minnesota, where a new experiment
in the Soudan Underground Mine is attempting to find weakly interacting massive
particles (WIMPs). The experiment, which involves researchers from around the
country, began Nov. 12. MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/FMPro?-db=releases&-lay=web&-format=unsreleases/releasesdetail.html&-RecID=33439&-Find
2. News and Announcements
A SCHOOL CHOICE SYSTEMS PROJECT by the Center for School Change at the Humphrey
Institute and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices has
been awarded more than $600,000 in grant funds by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
The grant will fund a three-year project to help states develop the most effective
and efficient ways to create and administer systems that will produce improved
student achievement.
UMD PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS JOSEPH GALLIAN has been named 2003 Minnesota Professor
of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The award
salutes "those who excel as teachers and influence the lives and careers
of their students." MORE: http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2003/November/13.html
MORTON HAMERMESH, a retired physics professor and former head of the U's School
of Physics and Astronomy, died Nov. 14 in Minneapolis from heart complications.
He was 87. In 1965, he joined the U as a professor and department head. He retired
from the U in 1985. MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/FMPro?-db=releases&-lay=web&-format=unsreleases/releasesdetail.html&-RecID=33495&-Find
MINNESOTA GARDENING, the 14th annual award-winning calendar published by the
U of M Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station, is available at
University bookstores or online at http://www.bookstore.umn.edu/viewProduct.cgi?from=&productID=665Written specifically for Minnesota's gardening challenged climate, the calendar
features beautiful photography along with monthly gardening and landscape tips.
EVER FELT THE NEED TO SHOW YOUR MUG TO THE WHOLE WORLD? Faculty and staff can
now add their U Card picture to their personal listing on the One Stop University
directory system. Simply go to https://www.umn.edu/dirtools After logging in,
select U Card Photo Access.
3. Campus Events and Information
U-wide event:
WINTER WARMTH FROM U--a clothing drive to help keep Twin Cities families warm
this winter--will have a Fill the Bus event Dec. 3., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., in front
of Coffman Union. All types of clothing donations will be accepted, although
warmer clothes are preferred. The keynote speaker for the event will be Susan
Hagstrum, wife of President Bruininks, who will speak at 1 p.m. The first 100
people to donate more than 10 items will receive a gift certificate for a free
Chipotle burrito. MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/FMPro?-db=releases&-lay=web&-format=unsreleases/releasesdetail.html&-RecID=33410&-Find
Crookston:
THE UMC THEATER DEPARTMENT will present a collection of one act plays for three
nights, Nov. 20-22, with performances beginning at 7:30 p.m. each night in Kiehle
Auditorium. Admission is $1 for children under 10 and UMC students, $2 for other
students, and $3 for the general public. The first play will be "Baby Talk" by
Billy St. John, directed by Noelle Jarvis of Eden Prairie; the second offering
will be "Wanted: One Groom" by Claudene Rease, directed by Brandon
Sykora of Browns Valley; and the closing play will be "Werewolf?" by
William Gleason, directed by Matt Burdick of Coon Rapids.
AG ACTIVITIES DAY, hosted by UMC's Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources,
will be Dec. 5. More than 900 high school students are expected to take part
in this annual series of agriculture-related contests. For more information,
see http://www.crk.umn.edu/ag/AAD
CHERYL BYRNE HAS JOINED THE UMC FACULTY as an assistant professor in the Equine
Industries Management Program. Byrne will receive her Ph.D. in reproductive physiology
from Cornell University in January 2004.
Duluth:
THE GLENSHEEN HISTORIC ESTATE will serve its winter garden buffet each Thursday,
Saturday, and Sunday, December 2-21. The mansion opens for self-guided tours
on these days at 9:30 a.m. and the brunch begins at 10:30. The cost of the brunch
is $22.95 for adults and $13.95 for children ages 6-11. Reservations are required.
For more information, call 218-726-8910 or go to http://www.d.umn.edu/glen
THE ALWORTH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES will present "The Status
of the International Ban the Mines Movement" on Dec. 4, noon, 403 Humanities.
Khalil (Haji) Dokhanchi, professor of political science and a researcher on Iran,
will present an overview of international research on the production, sale, stockpiling,
and use of landmines, as well as their impact on civilian populations, particularly
in Iran.
Morris:
FROM EUGENICS TO THE AMERICAN COMIC STRIP, from social justice to roots music,
more than 30 sections of first-year seminar students will exhibit what they have
learned this semester during the First-Year Seminar Jamboree, Nov. 20, 9 a.m.-3
p.m., Oyate Hall.
THE KORESH DANCE COMPANY will perform Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m., Edson Auditorium. Choreographer
and dancers will also hold a master class for area dancers Nov. 21. Performance
tickets are $12 for adults, $7.50 for senior citizens and children under 18,
and $4.50 for UMM students. For more information or tickets, contact Student
Activities at 320-589-6080.
ADVANCED TICKETS FOR "JOYEUX NOEL!," Dec. 5-7, are now available. This
annual carol concert by the UMM Concert Choir is presented each year through
the combined efforts of the music and the theater disciplines. Tickets are $5
for adults and $3 for senior citizens, students, and children. A "Le Reveillon" banquet
will be available as an option before all of the concerts at an additional $15
per person. MORE: http://www.mrs.umn.edu/alumni/universityRelations/news/view.php?id=75
Rochester
UMR'S UNITED WAY 2003 CAMPAIGN was a success, with UMR receiving the platinum
award for the third year in a row for achieving a 94 percent participation rate
and exceeding their goal for giving. Staff and faculty raised money for Olmsted
County residential charities with personal donations and a car wash fund-raiser,
which highlighted Provost David Carl and DTC assistant director Jim Licari as
the official cleaning crew.
Twin Cities:
SAFE, QUALITY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS DURING THE WINTER BREAK are available from
Summer Youth Programs. Activities include swimming, visits to the Science Museum,
and ice skating for kids ages 5-12. Registrations are on a first-come, first-served
basis and will be accepted until Dec 15. For more information, go to http://www.recsports.umn.edu/youth/WinterBreakText.htm or
call Todd Tratz at 612-625-2242.
"SHATTERING THE MYTH: WOMEN IN ISLAM" will be presented by the Al-Madinah
Cultural Center and University Young Women Nov. 20, 1-2:30 p.m., 202 Coffman
Union. MORE: http://events.tc.umn.edu/event?occurrence=374379;event=104099
REPORTING ON IRAQ, a discussion by Hannah Allam of the St. Paul Pioneer Press
and Eric Black of the Star Tribune, will be Nov. 21, 9-10 a.m., Cowles Auditorium,
Humphrey Institute. Both reporters will give firsthand accounts of their reporting
experiences in Iraq. The forum is free and open to the public in celebration
of International Education Week. A reception in the atrium will follow the discussion.
MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=815
THE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING SEMINAR SERIES will present a discussion on
using technology to create self-contained learning objects that can be reused
by other instructors on Dec. 2, noon-1:30 p.m., 247 McNeal Hall. For more information,
see http://dmc.umn.edu/series/fall03.shtml
A WORKSHOP ON STRATEGIES FOR GRADING STUDENT WRITING for faculty and TAs will
be presented Dec. 3, 3-5 p.m., 140 Nolte Center, by the Center for Writing. For
more information or to RSVP, e-mail tlw@umn.edu or call 612-626-7579.
SEE MORE TWIN CITIES EVENTS ONLINE at http://events.tc.umn.edu
4. Links
Show your support to the U by signing the Legislative Network's online petition
urging state leaders to invest in the U: http://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/1634532/default.asp
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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of Minnesota. Please send comments, questions, or submissions to Jason
Sanford, editor, at sanfo012@umn.edu All
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at http://events.tc.umn.edu
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