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Vol. XXXIV No. 10; Mar. 10, 2004

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

1. Top Stories
    President Bruininks will participate in ChangeMakers event Mar. 10.
    Legislative update: U bonding request moves forward in the House.
    Stadium discussion continues.
2. News and Announcements
    Regents will meet Mar. 11-12.
    Teaching and advising awards announced.
3. Campus Events and Information
4. Links

1. Top Stories

PRESIDENT BRUININKS will join leaders of the Itasca Project to discuss ways to improve quality of life as part of the annual "What's Next? What's Real? The ChangeMakers" series. He will address regional prosperity and how the U and business community work together. Mar. 10, 4:30 p.m., Minneapolis Hilton. U faculty, staff, students, and alumni can register at a discounted rate. For more information, see https://www.collaborative.net/events/register.cfm?EventID=193 . Type "UM" after your name to receive the discount.

AT THE LEGISLATURE last week, the House Higher Education Finance Committee included all U projects in its bonding recommendations to the House Capital Investment Committee but with several changes in priority and amounts. The governor released his supplemental budget last Thursday, proposing no cuts to the University and including $1 million for 4-H programs. Cuts to higher education and the U remain possible. Watch for updates at http://www.umn.edu/urelate/govrel . Sign up for a calling night at http://www.umn.edu/groots/phone.php .

THE U CONTINUES TO MONITOR STADIUM DISCUSSIONS at the capitol. One bill is expected to be introduced that would fund an on-campus Gophers-only stadium and potentially require 75 percent funding from the U and 25 percent funding from the state. While the capital request is the highest priority, the U supports an on-campus Gophers-only facility.

2. News and Announcements

REGENTS WILL MEET MAR. 11-12. The agenda will include recognition of McKnight Land-Grant professors, a presentation by associate VP Rinehart on enhancing student engagement, an update on the Minnesota economy, and more. For more information, see http://www.umn.edu/regents .

MORSE-ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education are Philip Baird, Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, UMC; Pieranna Garavaso, humanities, UMM; Howard Mooers, geological sciences, UMD; Claudia Neuhauser, ecology, evolution, and behavior, UMTC; and John Watkins, English, UMTC. They will be honored at a ceremony Apr. 26.

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO POSTBACCALAUREATE, Graduate, and Professional Education Award recipients, UMTC, are Kristin Anderson, epidemiology; James Carey, physical medicine and rehabilitation; Susan Galatowitsch, horticultural science; Glenn Giesler, neuroscience; Mats Heimdahl, computer science and engineering; Cynthia Peden-McAlpine, nursing; Kathryn Sikkink, political science; and Madelon Sprengnether, English. Ceremony in their honor will be Apr. 26 in conjunction with Morse-Alumni Awards.

JOHN TATE AWARD recipients for excellence in undergraduate advising are Dorothy Anderson, forest resources, UMTC; Linda Miller Cleary, English, UMD; Sally Taylor Lieberman, CLA honors, UMTC; and Ann Pineles, IT lower division programs, UMTC. Ceremony in their honor will be Apr. 23.

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS for faculty are available from the Office of International Programs and the McKnight Arts and Humanities Fund. Deadline is Apr. 1 for activities beginning May-August. For more information, see http://www.international.umn.edu/travelgrant .

CLASSES WITHOUT QUIZZES gives the public a chance to spend Saturday, Apr. 3, sampling classes and hearing from faculty researchers in the College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences. Topics range from gardening and lawns to plant pathology in Antarctica and ending world hunger. Registration is required, and space is limited. For more information, see http://alumni.coafes.umn.edu/forum .

3. Campus Events and Information

U-wide:
FELLOWSHIPS FOR MID-CAREER PHOTOGRAPHERS residing in Minnesota will be awarded by the UMTC Department of Art and the McKnight Foundation of Minneapolis. Information sessions will be held in Duluth, Rochester, and the Twin Cities. Deadline is Apr. 22. For more information, contact George Slade at 612-626-9640 or slade003@umn.edu or see http://www.mcknightphoto.org .

Crookston:
"WATER QUALITY and the New York City Drinking Water Supply Watersheds" will be presented by David Arscott, research scientist for Stroud Water Research Center in Pennsylvania, as part of the faculty seminar series. Open to students, faculty, staff, and community members. Mar. 12, 3:30 p.m., Agricultural Research Center.

UMC WILL HOST CAREER DAY, an annual event of the Crookston Chamber of Commerce. About 400 juniors from area high schools will attend career sessions offered by more than 40 local and area occupational speakers. Opening speaker will be Bethany Meier, who will participate in the Miss Minnesota pageant this summer. Mar. 16, 9:30 a.m. For more information, see http://www.crk.umn.edu/campusinfo/calendars .

Duluth:
AMERICAN INDIAN PROJECTS, School of Social Work, received a three-year, $150,000 grant, from the Otto Bremer Foundation, for a collaborative project with the Search Institute. The project will develop a culturally appropriate model of the developmental asset approach to community development. For more information, see http://www.d.umn.edu/unirel/homepage/sw.html .

"VISITING NIGER" will be presented by retired UMD anthropologist Sharon Kemp and her husband, who both traveled to Niger last year. Program will be sponsored by the Alworth Institute of International Studies. Mar. 11, noon, 200 Chemistry. For more information, see http://www.d.umn.edu/calendar .

Morris:
UMM CENTER FOR SMALL TOWNS and the Extension Service will host Kim Leval, senior policy analyst with the Center for Rural Affairs in Nebraska and executive director of the Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education. She will lead an informal public forum about national policy issues and available programs. Mar. 11, 9-10:30 a.m., West Central Research and Outreach Center. For more information, see http://www.centerforsmalltowns.org .

MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH PAUL GROVE was named Coach of the Year for the fourth time by the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. Grove led the Cougars to a second-place finish with a 9-3 conference record, one game behind regular-season champ Northwestern College.

Rochester:
DRUG PRICING national expert Stephen Schondelmeyer, U professor of pharmaceutical economics, will speak at a program sponsored by the Rochester Area Alumni and Friends of the U. Reception follows. Mar. 15, 7-8:30 p.m., HB117 Heintz Center Auditorium. For more information, call 507-281-7791.

Twin Cities:
McKNIGHT SUMMER FELLOWS presenting next are Randy Moore, General College, on the history of the evolution-creationism controversy; Martha Tappen, anthropology, on research from a paleolithic site at Dmanisi, Georgia; and Gilbert Tostevin, anthropology, on Neanderthal and modern human interaction 40,000 years ago. Mar. 11, 3:30-5 p.m., Nolte Library. More presentations through Apr. 22. For more information, see http://events.umn.edu/event?occurrence=377342;event=105138 .

"PARTNERS IN LEARNING: A CAMPUSWIDE SYMPOSIUM on Best Practices to Enhance Student Learning," for faculty, instructional staff, and grad teaching assistants, will be sponsored by the Council for Enhancing Student Learning, the Office of the Senior VP for Academic Affairs and Provost, the Center for Teaching and Learning Services, and the Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Apr. 19, Coffman Union. For more information or to register, see http://www.umn.edu/ohr/CTL/learning.htm .

NETWORK UPGRADE TOWN HALL MEETINGS in St. Paul were a success. More seminars about the upgrade, before installation starts, will be held for each section of the campus. Everyone on campus is invited to attend. Registration is required due to limited seating. Dates are Apr. 2 and 5 for East Bank, south of Washington Ave. View these and more scheduled dates and times, register, and ask questions in advance at http://www.umn.edu/nts/networkupgrade .

DAVID BRANCACCIO, veteran broadcast journalist and co-host of NOW With Bill Moyers, will speak on "Invested Interests, Globalization's New Challenge and What It Means for Your Money." Sponsored by TIAA-CREF with support from Employee Benefits. Mar. 24, 3-4:30 p.m., Coffman Union theater, followed by a chance to meet the speaker. Reserve free tickets at 800-877-6602 or smuellner@tiaa-cref.org . For more information, see http://events.umn.edu/event?occurrence=377340;event=105136 .

CLA WILL HOST ITS FIRST WORLD-LANGUAGES DAY Mar. 15, an opportunity for high school juniors to explore languages and cultures of the world and to experience life at the U. The event is full. For more information, see http://worldlang.cla.umn.edu .

MORE EVENTS include Ship Fever author and Guggenheim fellow Andrea Barrett (Mar. 10); Robert Beck lecture, "Scienceophobia" (Mar. 11); string-theory world expert Briane Greene (Mar. 11); and Nederlands Dans Theater (Mar. 16). These and many more events are posted on the events calendar at http://events.umn.edu .

Brief is compiled by University Relations at the University of Minnesota. Gayla Marty, interim editor; Ann Freeman, managing editor. Please send comments, questions, or submissions to Gayla Marty 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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