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1. Top Stories

THE U OF M ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (UMAA) WILL CELEBRATE its 100-year anniversary by presenting a new musical cheer to the U--along with other festivities--on Jan. 30, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., McNamara Alumni Center, TC campus. Created by U alumnus Brad Stokes, the cheer is the result of a recent UMAA-sponsored contest inviting alumni to submit original cheer compositions. MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=1122 .

THE U'S VITAL AGING NETWORK (VAN) WON THE DREAM KEEPER AWARD presented at the state's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration on Jan. 19. Two awards are made each year by the State of Minnesota Council on Black Minnesotans and a governor's commission responsible for the celebration. VAN is an Affiliated Program of the College of Continuing Education whose mission is to promote self-determination, community involvement, and personal enrichment for and with older adults through education and advocacy. For more on VAN, see http://www.van.umn.edu .

ZACHERY COELIUS, a senior honors student in the College of Liberal Arts on the TC campus, has been selected for the USA Today 2004 All-USA Academic first team. USA Today solicited nominations from universities around the country and selected 20 students to the team from thousands of nominees. The paper will publish a profile of the students who made the team in their Feb. 12 edition. MORE: http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=1123 .

2. Feature Stories

UNIVERSITY'S STATE BONDING REQUEST: There's a skyway on the Twin Cities campus that literally connects the University's past with its present. You can leave a building built in 1912--Jackson Hall--and cross into one built in 1996--Basic Sciences and Biomedical Engineering. It's those kinds of connections that keep the University linked to its great tradition while continuing to move forward. And it's the reason the U's request for state bonding money is so important. MORE: http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/brief/extra/bonding.html .

THE (UNOFFICIAL) U WINTER SURVIVAL GUIDE: Whether it’s enduring the 10-minute walk from the Gopher Lot or waiting in the cold for the Campus Connector, members of the U community are forced to deal head-on with Old Man Winter every day. Here are some winter survival tips (but if all else fails, hibernate until spring). MORE: http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/brief/extra/winter.html .

3. Work and Life Resources

Council of Academic Professionals and Administrators (CAPA) News
CAPA urges all P&A employees to contact their state legislators in support of the U's bonding request. P&A employees can speak effectively on why the U is so important to the state since they represent such a broad range of roles at the U. MORE: http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/capa .

Civil Service Committee News
Civil Service members can contribute to making the U a great place to learn and work in many ways. First, the Civil Service Committee has several subcommittees searching for representatives. In addition, members can participate in the governance process by working on a wide range of committees, including the Equity, Access, and Diversity Committee; Benefits Advisory Committee; and others. MORE: http://www1.umn.edu/csc/Brief%20Extra/January%2004%20Brief%20Extra.htm .

Resources from Human Resources

Work Life: While it's impossible to know exactly how many faculty and staff members at the University have kids, one thing is certain--there are a lot of them. And as these kids grow up and leave their homes, many faculty and staff may experience what sociologists call empty nest syndrome. MORE: http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/brief/extra/emptynest.html .

Great Service: With their "Students First" and "No Students Left Behind" philosophy, the College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences is on the forefront of the Great Service initiative. MORE: http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/brief/extra/great%20service.html .

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Brief is compiled by University Relations at the University of Minnesota.

Note: Jason Sanford is leaving his position as editor of Brief. Please send future comments, questions, or submissions to Gayla Marty, interim editor, at marty001@umn.edu All Twin Cities event submissions are handled through the events calendar at http://events.tc.umn.edu .

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