IU N 1\' E Rs 1T Y or M 1N N E scrL\ i I I Vol. XIX No. 1 Jan. 11, 1989 Editor: Maureen Smith (612) 624-2801 A weekly internal bulletin serving ali campuses State of the State address by Governor Perpich last week stressed education and research and their importance in job creation. But Perpich said earlier that he would focus his higher education budget on state universities, community colleges, and technical institutes and recommend only an inflationary increase, instructional equipment funding, and a few other items for the U. He said the U "has a lot of work to do" before he would recommend more. Some legislators have said they disagree. President Hasselmo is expected to present his plan for administrative organization, or at least his initial thoughts, at the regents' meeting this week. Regent Charles McGuiggan said Jan. 1 that he won't seek a 3rd term. He said he told legis­ lators when he sought a 2nd term that it would be his last. All 4 of the regents whose terms expire this year have now announced their plans to step down. Cherie Perlmutter, associate VP for health sciences, has been named interim VP, pending regents' approval. Appointment would take effect Feb. 1. She succeeds Neal Vanselow, who resigned to become chancellor of Tulane University Medical Center. President Hasselmo said Perlmutter "has worked very effectively in this area for a number of years and has gained the respect of all with whom she has been associated," Search committees are now being formed for 4 major positions: provost and academic VP; VP for agriculture, forestry, and home economics; VP for health sciences; and vice provost for the arts, sciences, and engineering. Second symposium in series sponsored by the class of '39 will be Jan. 14, Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Center. Topic is "What Kind of University Do We Want?" Speakers will be Donald K. Smith, senior VP emeritus of the U of Wisconsin and former VP for administration of the U; Bryce Crawford, Regents' Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; Curt Johnson, executive director of the Citizens League; and Reatha King, former president of Metropolitan State U. Cost I is $10. For information call Don Lampland at (612) 699-3105. I University Financial Review Committee, which included legislators and state officials, issued I its report Dec. 31. Group endorsed the financial management recommendations made by the ! Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission and said the other recommendations in the commission report i deserve "careful study by anyone who wishes to play a responsible part in improving the Uni­ versity 1 s financial management and its accountability to the people of Minnesota." ! Size of the central reserve fund and the secrecy with which it had been managed were the most controversial financial issues of 1988, Interim President Sauer said in a statement I released as part of the committee report. By June 30, 1988, reserves had been reduced to I I $64.2 million, he said, and by June 30, 1989, according to the spending plan approved by the regents, the balance will be $40.4 million. Regents' resolution in June 1988 said I I I that "reserves of below $40 million would not be prudent." Possible spending plans for the 1 I next 2 years could reduce reserves to well below the $40 million level, Sauer said. j I Student Project for Amity Among Nations (SPAN) is seeking country suggestions and applica­ I tions for adviser positions for sumner 1990. Responsibilities begin in spring 1989, continue I through 1989-90, and include at least an 8-week stay abroad. Deadline is Jan. 13; some last­ I minute applications might be accepted. Call (612) 626-1083. I L-~---- The University of Minnesota is an equal opportun1ty educator and employer Industry/University Cooperative B,esearch Center for Biocatalytic Processing has established a small grants program to foster research related to the interests of the center and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Biological Process Technology. Application forms are available from Jean Hale at (612) 624-6774. CROOKSTON--Dance for Heart, a fund-raising event for the American Heart Association, runs Jan. 9-12 in Knutson Gym with daily aerobic workouts 6-7 p.m. Competitive Events Day, Jan, 13 beginning at 8 a.m., gives UMC students in the business division an opportunity to demonstrate their management decision-making ability. DULUTH--Applications are being accepted through Feb, 28 for associate vice chancellor for academic administration. Qualifications include a terminal degree in an academic dis­ cipline, at least 3 years of academic administrative .experience at department head level or above, and minimum rank of associate professor. For more information, contact Terry Anderson, (218) 726-8113. Kirk Johnson, chief industrial engineer at the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway Co., has been named director of Plant Services at UMD effective Feb. 1. MORRIS--Traveling exhibit of original prints by major 20th-century artists continues through Jan. 27 in the Humanities Fine Arts Center. Show coincides with an exhibit of mixed media prints by Morris artist and UMM graduate Richard Munson. TWIN CITIES--Public presentations by candidates for U librarian begin Jan. 17, 1 p.m., in Humphrey auditorium; full schedule was in Dec. 21 Brief. Students, staff, and faculty who attend sessions may send comments by Feb. 10 to search committee chair John Fraser Hart, Office of Academic Affairs, 217 Morrill Hall. Nominations of faculty candidates fo~ Senate Consultative/Assembly Steering Committee are invited. Mail or phone to Martha Kvanbeck, 427 Morrill Hall, (612) 625·-9:369, by Jan. 19. Fostering Faculty Leadership for Individual and Community Growth, a conference for depart­ ment chairs and middle-level administrators, will be Feb. 9-10 at Holiday Inn-Metrodome. Sponsored by the Bush Regional Collaboration in Faculty Development, the conference, features Ann Austin of Vanderbilt U and sessions on evaluating and improving teaching, faculty work­ loads, and matching faculty development to institutional mission and goals. For more infor­ mation and registration subsidy, call (612) 625-0088 before Jan. 18. The Uncola Man, actor-director Geoffrey Holder, will be the featured performer at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Concert Jan. 15 at 3:30p.m. in Northrop Aud,itorium. His program is called "Instant Theater." Admission is free. "Art Sandwiched In: Rubens and Rembrandt11 will be offered by the U Art Museum every Tuesday for 6 weeks beginning Jan. 17, 12:10-12:30 p.m., in 223 Northrop Auditorium. Call (612) 624-9876 to reserve a place. "The Hurried Parent11 is topicof a 3-part brown-bag lecture series for civl.l service and bargaining unit employees who "are feeling pressured by demands of a job and a family. Series will be offered at 4 locations (Nolte Center, St. Paul Student Center, Coffman Union, and Blegen Hall) in January and February. First program will begin Jan. 17, 12:15 p.m., Nolte library. For more information call Employee Assistance Program at (612) 627-4242. Local psychologist William Mease will give a brown-bag lecture, "Bitter or Better: Making It Through Mid-Life Crisis, 11 at 12:15 p.m. Mondays at 5 locations starting Jan. 23 in 245 Blegen Hall. Program is sponsored by the Employee Assistance Program. Peking Opera Company of Chongqing will appear at Northrop Auditodum Jan. 13. Tickets ($22.50, $18.50, $12.50) are available at Northrop, (612) 624-2345, and Dayton's. Office of International Education student counseling and advising offices are now in 10 Nicholson Hall, phone (612) 626-7100. On Jan. 12, English as a Second Language will be in 50 Nicholson, (612) 626-7272. Mailing address for both is 149 Nicholson. WASECA--Rural Family Life Center has established a career hotline for farmers considering career alternatives. l'f 1 :--lf\'f:l)SI~f-' I ~ .. · . , 1 . ". ' OF l\1INNLSOTA I Vol. XIX No. 2 i Jan. 18, 1989 I A weekly internal bulletin serving all campuses ' Editor: Sharon Grimes (612) 624-9098 Two finalists for finance VP position were announced last week. Steven Manos, executive VP at Tufts U, and Frederick Rogers, VP for business affairs at Carnegie Mellon, were interviewed by President Hasselmo over the weekend, President Hasselmo told the regents he wants to emphasize 6 areas in the coming year: accountability, undergraduate education, research development, public service and technology transfer, managerial effectiveness, and governance and administration. He said the U must earn back "whatever credibility and trust was lost in 1988." Audits and management studies have provided detailed analyses and recommendations and the U "must make every effort to communicate" and "report on our progress regularly, fully, and understandably," Hasselmo said. He intends to "take personal responsibility for producing our own report card and making sure it's available to everyone concerned." Progress reports on the 6 areas will be presented to the regents March 10. Update on implementing recommendations for physical plant operations was presented to the regents by associate VP William Thomas. Legislative auditor's report last August made 58 recommendations, 32 of which had been implemented by Jan. 12; 10 others require outside action and 5 were rejected. Recommendations of Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Financial Management were pre­ sented to regents by commission chair Edson Spencer. He outlined financial and governance steps the U needs to take to improve accountability to the citizens of the state. "Don't underestimate the time, the cost, and the talent needed," he said. "It's a huge job." Continued underfunding of CLA will likely mean that some of the best staff members leave, Dean Lukermann told the regents Jan. 12. He said that CLA was "clearly among the thin­ nest staffed schools" of the 15 public research universities to which it is compared.