University of North Dakota UND Scholarly Commons Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special University Letter Archive Collections 6-18-1999 Volume 36, Number 38: June 18, 1999 University of North Dakota Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/u-letter Recommended Citation University of North Dakota, "Volume 36, Number 38: June 18, 1999" (1999). University Letter Archive. 546. https://commons.und.edu/u-letter/546 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 Letter / June 18, 1999 / Page 1 University Letter is also available electronically in the Events and News section of UNDInfo on the Web, http://www.und.edu/dept/ our/uletter.htm 1. 3. 2. 4. Volume 36, Number 38: June 18, 1999 Visitor Information Center Now Open ...................................... 1 Steam Line, Construction Progress Detailed ........................... 1 School Of Medicine And Health Sciences Ranked Nationally 2 Visitor Information Center Now Open Athletic Teams Post Record 3.14 GPA ...................................... 2 The Chester Fritz Visitor Information Center will help you get where EVENTS TO NOTE you need to go, supply you with information or provide any assistance Solar Car Competes In National Race ..................................... 3 that you need. Stop by the Chester Fritz Auditorium on the corner of Museum Will Present Summer Music ....................................... 3 University and Yale or call us at 777-2020 with questions. Please Chemistry Will Present Seminar ............................................... 3 follow the road signs to the University of North Dakota Visitor Northern Lights To Produce Education Forums ...................... 3 Information Center, which is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Series Of Summer Programs Offered For Adults – Sherry Corinta, Chester Fritz Auditorium. And Children ...................................................................... 4 Free Defensive Driving Course Offered ................................... 4 Steam Line, Construction Progress Detailed Lecture Topic Will Be Lynn Frazier .......................................... 4 OF ACADEMIC INTEREST The replacement of 12 miles of steam heat lines is the largest New 1999-01 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog construction project in the history of the University of North Dakota, Now Available .................................................................... 4 costing some $20 million, mostly paid by FEMA. As you might expect Doctoral Exams Set For Four Candidates ............................... 4 with such a large project, there have been some changes in the construction timelines. Progress on the project is contingent upon IN REMEMBRANCE receiving the piping on a timely basis, however the manufacturer has Bruce Eberhardt / Al Austin...................................................... 5 changed some of the delivery dates. Lunseth Plumbing, the project ANNOUNCEMENTS general contractor, and UND Plant Services appreciate your continued Independence Day Hours Listed For Library And patience as this massive projects unfolds. Memorial Union ................................................................. 5 Richard Nelson Will Continue As Interim Dean ...................... 6 Meanwhile, here is an update on road conditions: Carmen Williams Will Be Interim Registrar ............................. 6 * Three routes are now open to the heart of the campus (Twamley Latest Issue Of North Dakota Quarterly Available .................. 6 Hall and the Mall area): Chester Fritz Library Presents 1999 Merrifield Scholarship .. 6 — From the east, drivers can enter campus at Second Avenue Protect Yourself Against Computer Viruses .............................. 6 North, turn south on Cornell, and west on Campus Drive; Memorial Union Will Be Used By Olympic Committee — From the north, turn south on the western portion of Centennial During July ........................................................................ 6 Drive (near the J. Lloyd Stone Alumni Center); Reimbursement Rate For In-State Lodging Raised .................. 6 — From the west, Campus Drive across the English Coulee is Research Subjects Sought ......................................................... 7 open. Fund Established To Aid Beating Victim .................................. 7 * Starting Friday, June 18, Campus Drive will be closed from Donations Sought For INMED Summer Institute .................... 7 Memorial Stadium to the Energy and Environmental Research Surplus Items Available To Departments .................................. 7 Center. That stretch of road will remain closed through July 2, but Items For Sale To Public On Bids ............................................ 7 it should be open by July 4. Last Wednesday Of Month Is Denim Day ................................. 7 * The parking lots under the Columbia Road overpass can be GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS reached through the parking lot east of the Hyslop Sports Center. Research, Grant Opportunities Listed ...................................... 7 Normally, this lot is protected by a barricade and a gate, but these have been removed to provide access to the lots under the overpass. University Letter Lists Summer Schedule * Some vehicles have been approved for driving on sidewalks during this time of construction congestion. UND personnel are encour- The University Letter will be published every other week during the summer. aged to be mindful of this when they are out walking on campus. Following are the publication dates: June 18, July 9 and 23, Aug. 6, 20, 27. The deadline for article submission remains at 1 p.m. the Tuesday before you Those driving the vehicles are encouraged to be mindful of the wish the article published. Articles will be run only once due to space and pedestrians, who don’t normally share the sidewalks with vehicles. budget constraints. If you will be away for the summer and wish to suspend There is an unusual amount of construction on campus this your paper or electronic subscription until fall, please contact me. – Jan Orvik, summer. Please use caution, whether walking or driving. Editor, University Letter, 777-3621, [email protected]. (next page) University Letter / June 18, 1999 / Page 2 Steam Line, Construction Progress Detailed, continued In past years, the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences has received four Silver Awards from the AAFP for 25 to 29.9 percent Faculty: Please let your students know that some official vehicles (averaged over three years) of its graduates choosing to enter family are using sidewalks and that the students should also use caution medicine. when they are walking, and driving, on campus. Also please emphasize that ONLY official UND vehicles and construction crew “Very few U.S. medical schools have a commitment to primary care vehicles have been approved for sidewalk travel. Traffic rules and and rural medicine equal to that of the UND School of Medicine and regulations will be enforced. Health Sciences,” said Dean H. David Wilson. “As a result, this School has had a considerable impact on the pool of physicians and Construction Update other health professionals in the Upper Midwest.” Following is a brief update of construction progress on campus: In terms of the proportion of its M.D. graduates choosing family Biomedical Research Facility: Located on the northwest corner of medicine, the School ranked only behind Michigan State University’s the Medical Science building, this $6 million project will add 21,000 College of Human Medicine and the University of Arkansas College square feet of space. It will house laboratories and space for animals of Medicine. The School has also been recognized by the AAFP for used in investigations by our scientists in cardiovascular and kidney the high proportion of its medical students, more than 70 percent, who disease, cancer, diabetes, metabolic diseases, and other health are members of the academy. concerns. Site work is under development and remaining work will – H. David Wilson, Dean, School of Medicine and Health Sciences. begin next month. It is scheduled for completion by October 2000. New Hockey Arena: The design phase of the building is complete, and the development design phase has begun. Construction should Athletic Teams Post Record 3.14 GPA begin in the late fall. The Grand Forks City Council has approved the location southwest of the current fire station. The University of North Dakota athletic teams combined for a 3.14 grade-point average, according to grades released from the Registrar’s Medical School Family Practice Center: This facility will likely be Office. located on the Bronson property, across Sixth Avenue north of the Medical Science building. Construction and completion of the A total of 293 student-athletes posted GPAs of 3.0 or better including building is planned for the year 2000. Negotiations are under way 61 having perfect 4.0 marks. A total of 428 student-athletes are with Althru Health Systems for the transfer of the Rehabilitation involved in the athletic teams at UND. Fighting Sioux athletic teams Hospital building to Altru, in exchange for the new building. have posted a 3.0 or better average in five of the past six semesters. The 3.14 GPA is a school best. Smith Hall Basement: