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Return to: University Relations : U of M Home One Stop | Directories | Search U of M View all past issues of Brief Vol. XXXII No. 1 • January 9, 2002 Editor: Pauline Oo, 612-624-7889, [email protected] To receive Brief by e-mail: www.umn.edu/urelate/brief/email Past Issues CROOKSTON--UMC is ranked among the top 20 "most wired" small colleges in America by the More than 7,700 U faculty and staff have online version of Yahoo! Internet Life magazine. contributed $50 million to Campaign Rankings were posted Dec. 21 at Minnesota. Campaign has raised $1,225,852,000 www.wiredcolleges.com. through November 2001, 94% toward $1.3 billion goal. For more on campaign progress, see Equine industries management department will www.campaign.umn.edu. sponsor its annual Youth Horse Judging Contest Jan. 18. More than 200 students from Minnesota Board of Regents approved a plan Dec. 14 and North Dakota high schools will participate. to offer master's of business administration Contest begins at 9 a.m. in the University degree at UMR. Beginning spring 2002, Teaching and Outreach Center arena; awards professors from UMD School of Business and ceremony will be at 6 p.m. Economics will teach classes every other Friday evening and Saturday morning in Rochester. Center for Adult Learning and Equine Industries Program, designed to meet the needs of working Management will host the Northwest Minnesota adults who seek management education at a Equine Conference Jan. 18-19. Event offers graduate level, can be completed in 30 months. programs for horse owners, equine business Graduate School will grant the degrees. people, veterinarians, 4-H members and affiliates, and others interested in horses and Tuition benefit for children of U employees the equine industry. See was discussed at U Senate Committee on www.crk.umn.edu/cal/conferences. Finance and Planning (SCFP) meeting Dec. 11. Executive VP and provost Bruininks reported DULUTH--Alworth International Institute will that there is little support in administration for hold its first Spring 2002 Brown Bag Series the proposal because it is not equitable to all presentation Jan. 31, noon, in Kirby Student employees and it comes at a time when U has Center Ballroom A. Deborah Good, UMD raised tuition to cover costs. Proposal assumes International Education Office study abroad the tuition benefit would be a recruiting tool. adviser, will present "A Spanish Learning Bruininks said data do not demonstrate that Experience." Good recently toured educational effect and that the U has a good set of benefits institutions and cultural sites in Spain. in place and is currently challenged to maintain those benefits. 2001-02 Faculty and Staff Campaign continues through Feb. 28. Last year 388 individuals made SCFP members questioned whether health care contributions benefiting UMD students. Gifts can is unevenly distributed--one pays the same be made in many ways; call 218-726-6994. whether one has a large family or only a spouse or partner. Bruininks responded that health care University for Seniors will host a program titled is vital to the workforce despite its uneven "This Is One Reason We Cannot Break the Cycle value. He said criteria for deciding what counts of Poverty," Jan. 23, 1:15 p.m., in Kirby Student as a benefit priority at the U include cost and Center Bull Pub. Lynn Frgaard, ARC Northland whether it will affect the entire workforce. executive director, will speak on fetal alcohol syndrome, its effects and impact on society. 2001 U Plan, Performance, and Questions and discussion will follow. Accountability report is available at www.evpp.umn.edu/uplan/2001. Report includes MORRIS--Collin Wick, '98 and currently a a 6-part framework--academic excellence graduate student in physical chemistry on the (research and discovery); students (teaching TC campus, won first place in the IBM Graduate and learning); engagement (access and Student Award in Computational Chemistry outreach); human resources; physical heritage sponsored by IBM and U's Supercomputing and integrity; and institutional efficiency and Institute. effectiveness--with plan and performance highlights for each campus. Chancellor Schuman was a guest along with Sen. Cal Larson (R-Fergus Falls) on KBRF-AM's Examples of key findings include: citizen "Community Watch" program. Following the satisfaction for the U has averaged more than interview, Schuman and Maddy Maxeiner, 62% when "very" and "somewhat" satisfied associate vice chancellor for external relations, responses are combined, at the U total benefits and Judy Riley, campus communications and time off for a given base pay amount coordinator, were guests of Fergus Falls Rotary, exceeded by nearly $2,000 and 5% the benefits where Schuman was speaker. in comparable jobs in the local market for 1999, and the U receives about 8.12 million Web hits ROCHESTER--UMR is hosting its 2nd annual institution-wide per day. Faculty Reception Jan. 9, 5-6:30 p.m., at Radisson Hotel, Rochester. Reception is an U Press has acquired Pfeifer-Hamilton Inc. opportunity for faculty from different disciplines regional book line consisting of picture books for to meet and be recognized for their efforts children and books on the north country. "[U toward quality and student satisfaction. Press] has an ongoing commitment to making both useful information and stories about our TWIN CITIES--National Wildlife Federation's region available to the people of the state, and new report, "The State of the Campus Pfeifer-Hamilton's titles will continue and extend Environment: A National Report Card on that mission," said U Press director Doug Environmental Performance and Sustainability in Armato. Higher Education," has listed U's TC campus as a national leader among colleges and "Is the Public Research University Dead?" universities in 3 categories of environmental opinion piece by President Yudof will be practices--"offering majors and minors requiring published in the Jan. 11 issue of The Chronicle environmental courses," "supporting and of Higher Education. evaluating faculty on environmental studies," and "transportation programs." Report, based on U Cancer Center and Science Museum of findings from 891 colleges and universities, Minnesota will present "Cancer and the Human provides "green grades" for environmental Body" at the Science Museum's Human Body performance in 17 categories, ranging from Gallery Jan. 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Jan. 12, curriculum to transportation, and highlights noon-4 p.m. U cancer researchers will explain exemplary schools. the latest advances in cancer research, treatment, and prevention. For information, call Demolition of Washington Ave. pedestrian 612-625-4441 or e-mail [email protected]. bridges began Jan. 7. Bus stops between bridges are closed until Jan. 18. Eastbound bus stop has "Great Conversations," series of discussions been relocated to Moos Tower and westbound created by College of Continuing Education stop to Transportation and Safety Building. Work about current issues, will begin Jan. 15 with is taking place at night; traffic has been reduced President Yudof and political strategist Paul to one lane in each direction. See Begala at Ted Mann Concert Hall, TC campus. www.facm.umn.edu (construction link). For information on series and tickets, see www.cce.umn.edu/conversations. Learning Resources Center in Norris Hall and Digital Media Center (DMC) will open in Walter U legislative briefing will be Jan. 22, 5:30 Library Jan. 22. Due to move, DMC development p.m., McNamara Alumni Center. Session will facility will be closed Jan. 14-18 but consulting provide information about the U's $239.8 million appointments may still be scheduled. Also capital request and the U's grassroots legislative Science and Engineering Library will move out of network. Activities will include interactive Norris Hall and the Andersen storage caverns to displays and a Q&A session with government Walter Library. Collections and services will not and U leaders. For reservations including be available Jan. 17-21. For move schedule, see complimentary buffet and parking, call 612-624- sciweb.lib.umn.edu/walter/return.html. 2323 by Jan. 15. Lectures: Ann Hamilton, selected from more Interim U librarian is Peggy Johnson, former than 400 applicants nationwide to produce public assistant U librarian. Johnson has held library art for the new Molecular and Cellular Biology positions at the U since 1977. Building, will speak Jan. 10, 7 p.m., Weisman Art Museum. Art is largest public piece January-June 2002 Employee Career commissioned in U history. Call 612-625-9686. Enrichment Program schedule is now available • "Managing Employees with Hidden Disabilities" at www.umn.edu/ohr/ecep. Program offers a by Kathryn Ellis from Disability Services, will be variety of services for employees and Jan. 15, 2-4 p.m., 274 McNeal Hall. To RSVP, e- supervisors to enhance the fit between personal mail [email protected]. employee and organizational goals. Regents professor nominations are due March 1; send to Regents Professor Nominating Committee, c/o Office of the President, 202 Morrill Hall. For more information, call 612-624- 6327. Go to the U of M home page ©2003 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. Trouble seeing the text? | Contact U of M | Privacy The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Last modified on Jan. 9, 2002 Return to: University Relations : U of M Home One Stop | Directories | Search U of M View all past issues of Brief Vol. XXXII No. 2 • January 16, 2002 Editor: Pauline Oo, 612-624-7889, [email protected] To receive Brief by e-mail: www.umn.edu/urelate/brief/email Past Issues UMC students will host the 27th Annual Ag- Arama Jan. 25-26. Event features student U offices will be closed Jan. 21 to recognize contests in agronomy, animal science, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.