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Vol. XXXIV No. 13; Mar. 31, 2004

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

1. Top Stories
    Carlson School receives $10 million gift to expand undergraduate program.
    Gopher women's hockey won the NCAA championship Mar. 28; Bulldog men's hockey and Gopher women's basketball also advanced in playoffs.
2. News and Announcements
    President Bruininks will talk to Minnesota on MPR Apr. 1.
    Tech Talk second season begins week of Apr. 4.
    Civil service representatives needed for U governance; staff development funds available.
3. Campus Events and Information
4. Links

1. Top Stories

CARLSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT RECEIVED A $10 MILLION GIFT to support expansion of its undergraduate program by up to 50 percent. Alumnus Herbert Hanson, Jr., '49, and his wife, Barbara, announced the donation Mar. 26. A new facility with a target opening date of 2008 is planned next to the existing building in Minneapolis, west bank. For more information, see http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=1239&from=umnnews .

U ATHLETICS TEAMS SCORED MAJOR VICTORIES MAR. 28. UMTC Golden Gopher women's hockey team won its first National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship over Harvard 6-2. UMD men's hockey team advanced to the Frozen Four for the first time since 1985 by besting the Gophers 3-1. Gopher women's basketball team advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time with a 76-63 win over Boston College. For more information, see http://www.ur.umn.edu/umnnews/Feature_Stories/Banner_day_for_Gopher_women.html and http://www.umdbulldogs.com .

U SCIENTISTS CRACKED THE GENOME SEQUENCE of a deadly intestinal parasite, described in research published Mar. 25. For more information, see http://www.ahc.umn.edu/news/NewsFiles/genome032504 .

2. News and Announcements

PRESIDENT BRUININKS will be a guest on Midday, Minnesota Public Radio, broadcast statewide on 91.1 FM radio and on the Web. He will discuss U priorities, including the legislative request and Gopher stadium, and will take listener calls. Apr. 1, 11 a.m.-noon. For more information, see http://www.mpr.org .

THE SECOND SEASON OF TECH TALK will begin the week of Apr. 4. The TV show gives insight into technology in everyday life for everyone from techies to Luddites. "Buying a Computer" is the first episode. Tech Talk is broadcast statewide and on the Web. For more information, see http://techtalk.umn.edu .

90TH BIRTHDAY OF NORMAN BORLAUG, U alumnus and Nobel Prize winner, was celebrated Mar. 25. For more information, see http://www.ur.umn.edu/unsreleases/find.php?ID=1236&from=umnnews .

"DAYS OF GREAT ILLUMINATION: B. F. SKINNER in the Gold Medal Flour Mill," an illustrated lecture by UMTC psychology professor Gail Peterson, will demonstrate an important scientific discovery Skinner made atop the mill doing top-secret research during World War II. A U professor and noted American psychologist, Skinner would have been 100 this year. Apr. 1, 7 p.m., Mill City Museum. For more information, see http://www.millcitymuseum.org .

CIVIL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE NEEDED in U governance. Openings are anticipated on many senate and assembly committees, task forces, and boards. Deadline to apply is Apr. 15. For more information about committees, see http://www.umn.edu/usenate/committees.html . For an application to become a civil service representative, see http://www.umn.edu/csc or contact Brenda Boever, boeverba@mrs.umn.edu or 320-589-6466.

CIVIL SERVICE STAFF DEVELOPMENT FUNDS are still available. Non-bargaining-unit civil service staff members employed at least 75 percent time may apply for a one-time grant or up to $100 per year to reimburse out-of-pocket expenses such as registration fees for a seminar, workshop, conference, or course. For an application or more information, see http://www.umn.edu/csc .

3. Campus Events and Information

U-wide:
TRAVEL INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND STAFF and departmental staff are scheduled in anticipation of summer travel. Reentry into the United States is increasingly difficult or impossible. Apr. 6, 3 p.m., and Apr. 14, 10:30 a.m., 101 Walter Library; Apr. 21, 2 p.m., and May 4, 2:30 p.m., 110 Heller Hall. For more information, see http://www.isss.umn.edu .

THE SCIENCE BEHIND EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH and its policy implications will be the topic of a U faculty discussion. Panelists will include Stem Cell Research Institute director Catherine Verfaillie, Center for Bioethics director Jeff Kahn, and Program in Human Rights in Medicine cochair Steve Calvin. VP Cerra will moderate. Apr. 13, 6:30 p.m., Coffman Union theater.

Crookston:
20TH ANNUAL NORTHWEST URBAN FORESTRY WORKSHOP will address local urban forestry initiatives, invasive species, and urban forest pests. Apr. 2, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Agricultural Resource Center. For more information, see http://www.crk.umn.edu/cal/urbanforest .

ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DINNER will feature foods from Ghana, Vietnam, Serbia, and Montenegro and entertainment planned by UMC international students. UMC has 36 international students from 16 countries. Apr. 3, 6 p.m., Brown Dining Room. $10, advance tickets only. For more information, call Brent Melsa at 218-281-8540 or -8538.

Duluth:
UMD TECHFEST will showcase the latest technology used at UMD to enhance education, with exhibits and demonstrations. Free and open to the public. Apr. 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Kirby Student Center ballroom. For more information, call 218-726-7587.

THE SECRET OF THE TALKING BIRD, a musical based on a Sicilian fairy tale, directed by UMD Chancellor Martin, lyrics by theater faculty member Tom Isbell, and performed by UMD students, will premier as part of the 2004 Italian American Festival in Duluth. Apr. 22, 7:30 p.m., Marshall Performing Arts Center; subsequent performances through May 1. The festival will include a jazz concert (Apr. 16), an art exhibit from Palermo (Apr. 22-June 15), the opera La Traviata and an academic conference (Apr. 29-May 1), and Italian-American heritage events (Apr. 30-May 1). For more information, see http://www.italiafest.us .

Morris:
SOPHOMORE WOMEN'S WRESTLER TABITHIA RAMSEY has been selected to represent the United States in the 2004 Pan American Games in Guatemala City, May 6-9. For more information, see http://www.mrs.umn.edu/~wrestle/women .

UMM 26TH ANNUAL JAZZ FEST will draw more than 700 high school and community jazz musicians for three days of clinics with some of the world's greatest jazz musicians as their teachers. Headline performers will be Wayne Bergeron and Kim Park, who will join UMM jazz ensembles under the direction of James "Doc" Carlson, UMM jazz combos, alumni jazzers, and the West Central All Stars during performances each evening. Apr. 1-3. For tickets, call 320-589-6080. For more information, see http://www.mrs.umn.edu/alumni/universityRelations/news/view.php?id=119 .

PRESIDENT BRUININKS and his wife, Susan Hagstrum, Regent Bohnsack, and Joanie Bohnsack will be the guests of Chancellor Schuman and Nancy Schuman at the jazz festival Friday evening. Residents of the Morris area are invited to a community breakfast on Saturday to meet with the president and his wife. Apr. 3, 9-10 a.m., Prairie Inn.

BIG JAZZ BAND SPRING BALL in Glenwood will feature UMM musicians, free swing dance lessons, and prizes. The fifth annual fund-raiser will support UMM Humanities Phase III project, the Imholte Scholarship, and the Lakeside Ballroom Fund to rebuild the legendary building destroyed by fire. Apr. 16, events beginning 7:15 p.m., Glenwood. For more information, see http://www.mrs.umn.edu/alumni/universityRelations/news/view.php?id=118 .

Rochester:
SERIES ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY will culminate this month with appearances by consumer advocate and presidential candidate Ralph Nader, congressional representative Gil Gutknecht, dean Kjell Knudsen from UMD, other UMD and UMTC faculty members, and more. For more information, see http://www.roch.edu/commontheme .

Twin Cities:
SHEILA ARDS has been appointed associate VP for community partnerships and development in the Office of the Senior VP for System Administration. Her responsibilities include targeted development initiatives related to student affairs, multicultural affairs, and community partnerships.

SUMMER 2004 TERM WILL CONSIST OF 14 WEEKS rather than the usual 13 due to the way Labor Day falls this year. For payroll purposes, U practice is to begin fall semester the Monday before Labor Day. Departments should take into consideration the 14-week payroll term when setting up summer appointments.

STATISTICAL SURPRISE OF THE METRO BUS STRIKE is how resourceful the U community is: more than 15,000 bus pass holders are taking up fewer than 1,500 extra parking spaces each day. Parking remains available in the Fairgrounds Lot and the East River Road Garage. One resource for efforts to end the strike is the Minnesota Transit Choices/Rider Network. For more information, see http://mntransit.org .

FIVE GLBT UNDERGRADUATES ARE NEEDED to be health advocates in a 2004-05 program sponsored by Boynton Health Service and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Programs office. Deadline to apply is Apr. 16. Optional credit is available through the School of Public Health. For more information, see http://www.bhs.umn.edu/HA .

MULTICULTURAL TEACHING AND LEARNING FELLOWSHIPS of $2,500 are available for instructional staff to support projects, from idea to analysis and sharing stages. Deadline is Apr. 23. For more information, see http://www.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/mc.html or contact Ilene Alexander at alexa032@umn.edu .

NOMINATIONS FOR COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION Distinguished Teaching Awards are due May 3. For materials, call 612-625-0238. For more information, contact Kay Cooper at 612-625-1206 or kcooper@cce.umn.edu .

SERVICE-LEARNING FACULTY FELLOWS PROGRAM provides $5,000 each to seven faculty members to develop service learning into new or existing courses. Service learning is a teaching methodology that integrates community-based learning with academic curriculum. Deadline is May 21. For more information, call 612-625-3344 or see http://www.servicelearning.umn.edu/faculty .

A SARITA WETLAND DESIGN won the Beautiful U Day stencil contest and will be applied by volunteers on campus storm drains in St. Paul Apr. 22. The image of ducks and grasses was created by art student Scott Stulen. For more information, see http://www.facm.umn.edu/BeautifulU .

CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN will recognize Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo, American Indian Studies chair Patricia Albers, and Carlson School alumna Jaclyn Blackbird. Keynote speaker is author Susan Power. Sponsored by the American Indian Learning Resource Center, American Indian Student Cultural Center, and Office for University Women. Apr. 7, noon, Coffman Union. For reservations, call Melissa Buffalo, 612-624-0564.

GREEN LIGHT AT THE END OF THE DOCK Festival of Romantic Writing, hosted by Garrison Keillor, will be May 9. Deadline for a juried competition of original love songs and poems is Apr. 15. For more information, see http://english.cla.umn.edu .

MORE EVENTS include "Homage to the Chili Pepper" (Mar. 31), GradFest (Mar. 31-Apr. 1), "From Neurons to Neighborhoods" Harris Forum on child development (Apr. 1), "Environmental Threats to Children's Health: Legal and Policy Challenges" conference (Apr. 2), town hall meeting on AIDS with Senator Coleman (Apr. 2), "Linking Landscape and Water Quality in the Mississippi River Basin for 200 Years" (Apr. 2), grand opening of the Center for Outdoor Adventure in Minneapolis (Apr. 5-6), "Empty Cages" lecture by animal rights professor and activist Tom Regan (Apr. 6), and President's Commissioned Interdisciplinary Conference on Medical Devices (Apr. 7). 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, 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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