Volume 42, Number 24: February 18, 2005 University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota UND Scholarly Commons Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special University Letter Archive Collections 2-18-2005 Volume 42, Number 24: February 18, 2005 University of North Dakota Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/u-letter Recommended Citation University of North Dakota, "Volume 42, Number 24: February 18, 2005" (2005). University Letter Archive. 300. https://commons.und.edu/u-letter/300 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections at UND Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in University Letter Archive by an authorized administrator of UND Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. University of North Dakota | University Letter: DATE Skip to main content. University Letter Home Submit Article Search Archive Subscribe Unsubscribe UND Home University Relations University Letter DATE Friday, March 27, 49636 ISSUE: Volume 42, Number 24: February 18, 2005 TOP STORIES Renewable energy conference will be in Grand Forks Final candidate will interview for provost position Provost candidate Long discusses vision for UND UND prepares for 125th anniversary celebration Thanks to all United Way contributors EVENTS TO NOTE Philosophy plans colloquium Enjoy a sweater party with Elizabeth Hampsten at museum New Video, New Europe now on display at museum Biology candidate presents seminar Mathematics hosts colloquium Volunteers sought for jury focus group Memorial Union will host ACUI College Bowl, Recreation Tournaments Production will raise awareness of violence Concert will benefit Turtle Mountain Chippewa Band Lotus Center offers music for meditation Enjoy Theology for Lunch Tuesdays Anthropology Club hosts film series University celebrates Black History Month Scholarly forum features microbial scientist Metamorphoses will play at Burtness Theatre Please announce Feb. 23 career fair to students NASA engineer to speak at Engineers Week Teleconference, panel discussion focuses on higher education’s civic mission Clinic offers free hearing screenings Leadership workshop series will be held Wednesdays Winona LaDuke will speak at law school TRIO celebrates National TRIO Day Feb. 24 Tickets for Founders Day banquet now on sale Regional painter will lecture at Museum U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to hear arguments at law school President Kupchella, Miss North Dakota will appear at benefit concert PPT holds Friday seminar series Feast of Nations set for Feb. 26 Graduate committee will meet Feb. 28 Teleconference will focus on transfer student experience DreamWeaver Users Group meets March 3 “Dream Team” concert duo visits Grand Forks https://apps.und.edu/uletterarchive/uletterOld/02182005.html[7/26/2019 12:00:55 PM] University of North Dakota | University Letter: DATE Enjoy International Nights each Thursday MLK Jr. awards luncheon is March 4 Doctoral examination set for Erin Curran U2 lists workshops Schoolhouses rock: Faculty lecture examines the North Dakota one-room school Public meeting will discuss storm water Explore the American Indian Experience this spring Workshop will focus on mindful mediation Walk labyrinth at Union March 16, 17 36th annual Writers Conference set for March 29 to April 2 ANNOUNCEMENTS Library presents display on Native American Education and the U.S. Holiday hours listed for Presidents Day Group will discuss general education study findings Faculty invited to apply for May workshop on case study teaching in science Proposals sought for Reflecting on Teaching colloquium Fellowships available for teaching, ethics conference Program offers midterm feedback on teaching Nominations sought for Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors Nominations, applications sought for University Relations head Scholarly activities committee grants travel awards Pierce joins Education and Human Development Business, registrar’s offices open at 9 a.m. daily All departments, units required to comply with web standards Student organization offers web design service Encourage students to apply for “Getting Started” positions Team helps students with eating disorders Union leadership award nominations due March 11 Event line available at Union Studio One lists features Submit 2004 FlexComp claims by Feb. 24 Children’s Center has child care openings Denim Day is last Wednesday of the month IN REMEMBRANCE Remembering Bernard O'Kelly Renewable energy conference will be in Grand Forks The Renewable Energy in the Upper Midwest Conference, set for Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 23-24, at the Alerus Center, is setting records with the largest exhibit in the conference’s history. Forty-five booth spaces will showcase more than 35 organizations from six states around the nation. The exhibits will be open throughout the conference. Organizing sponsors of the conference include U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), and the North Dakota Department of Commerce Division of Community Services. The Renewable Energy Conference has evolved from five successful wind energy conferences, which began in 1999. This year’s event will explore the potential of wind, hydrogen, ethanol, and other renewable fuels. More than 150 organizations from 17 states, the District of Columbia, and five countries will be represented at this year’s conference. The general session Feb. 23 from 8:30 a.m. to noon is free and open to the public. It will include keynote speeches from Sen. Dorgan and Marilyn Brown, director of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Those who attend the general session also will have full access to the exhibit hall during that session. https://apps.und.edu/uletterarchive/uletterOld/02182005.html[7/26/2019 12:00:55 PM] University of North Dakota | University Letter: DATE Throughout the rest of the conference, registered attendees can choose from a number of workshop sessions divided into two conference tracks: wind energy and biomass. Exhibit space is still available. To become an exhibitor, to get more information about the conference, or to register, visit our web site at www.undeerc.org/re or contact LaRae Foerster at 777-5246. – Energy and Environmental Research Center Final candidate will interview for provost position Four candidates have been invited to interview for the position of vice president for academic affairs and provost. They are Greg Weisenstein, dean of education, health and human development, Montana State University at Bozeman; Martha Potvin, interim vice president for academic affairs and provost, UND; Kathleen Long, dean and professor of nursing, University of Florida at Gainesville; and Robert Sheehan, senior vice provost for academic affairs, University of Toledo. Weisenstein is the final candidate to visit campus. His interviews are set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 22 and 23. Following are events to which members of the University community and public are invited. Though all events are open to anyone, most events are tailored to particular audiences as noted below. 10 a.m. Tuesday, 305 Twamley Hall, staff members and Staff Senate. 4 p.m. Tuesday, North Dakota Museum of Art, candidate’s talk, followed by questions from the campus community and general public. 9 a.m. Wednesday, 305 Twamley Hall, faculty and University Senate. 10 a.m. Wednesday, 305 Twamley Hall, students and Student Senate. Greg Weisenstein earned his bachelor’s degree in U.S. history and geology from the University of Washington in 1969, management certification from the University of San Francisco in 1970, his master’s in special education from the University of Washington in 1972, and his doctorate in administration and special education from the University of Kansas in 1975. He has worked as a land surveyor, high school teacher, for the U.S. Office of Education, taught at Peninsula College, University of Kansas, University of Oregon, and served as visiting faculty at Oregon State University, University of Puget Sound, and University of Hawaii. He served as coordinator of secondary special education and vocational education at the University of Washington Seattle, where he moved through the professorial ranks, associate dean for research at Clemson University, dean of education at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and was named dean of education, health and human development at Montana State University in 1999. The provost search committee is chaired by Bruce Smith, dean, Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. Provost candidate Long discusses vision for UND Provost candidate Kathleen Long, dean and professor of nursing, University of Florida at Gainesville, discussed her vision for and possible fit with the University at her public talk Feb. 14. Long, who spent 14 years at Montana State University before moving to the University of Florida, said UND and Montana are similar in size, scope, and aspirations. While at Montana, she worked with the Indian Health Service and with American Indian issues, developing, among other things, cooperative learning programs with tribal colleges and nursing. She was permitted to do research on the reservations, and said she developed a healthy respect for issues faced by tribes there. Though there are differences, she hopes to do similar work here. She also worked across the state of Montana on health care issues and with legislators on higher education and funding issues. Long said that although

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