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Vol. XXV No. 1 Jan. 11, 1995 Editor: Maureen Smith (612) 624-2801 This publication is available in alternative formats upon request. Call University Relations at (612) 624-6868. Management reform at the U and status of CEE and its evolution to University College are 2 big topics on the agenda for discussion in regents' committee meetings this week. "My administration started in 1989 with a reform agenda" when the U was in crisis, President Hasselmo said, and aggressive reform efforts are continuing. Report to regents will include an overview of accomplishments. For one example, he said, Facilities Management is now "a model for the nation." What is important about University College is not so much the evolution of a unit, Hasselmo said, but a culture change and increased sensitivity to the market. Goals are to market educational opportunities effectively, respond to the needs of society, and make the educational resources of the U available in the best possible way. Also on the regents' agenda: Citizens' committee for the assessment of the regents will present a report. Action items include policy on phased retirement and early retirement for faculty, marketing activity for the U Health System, and legislative report on athletic coaches' salaries. Enhanced early retirement options would be targeted by area, President Hasselmo told Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC) Jan. 5. Based on plans for reallocation, he said "we will identify ahead of time those areas where we want to make the option available." Virginia Gray said the Finance and Planning Committee had concerns about costs. If people who would have been retiring anyway take the options, she said, "we might be kind of wasting money." But she said the targeting of the offer was not clear in the presentation to her commit­ tee. "That sounds better," she said. Ken Heller said some enhancements might be offered to all faculty as they near retirement, especially items that would continue bonds with the U without costing much money. President Hasselmo told the FCC why he will vote for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to go forward with stronger academic requirements for student athletes but to delay the change by a year, until 1996. Freshman athletes can still receive financial aid and practice with the teams, he said; they just can't compete until they have established themselves academically. High schools must be encouraged to pay attention to the education of athletes, Hasselmo said. As a result of earlier strengthening of requirements, he said, the graduation rates of athletes, both African American and white, have increased about 10%. FCC unanimously endorsed his position and expressed the belief that it is in the best interest of student athletes. Budget guidelines were sent out Dec. 21, and plans must be submitted to provosts (and VPs) and chancellors by March 1. Next will be "intense hearings" with units, Hasselmo said. In May will be "the usual mad dash to put the budget together." Legislators are being reminded that the U has already taken $50 million in cuts and $80 million in reallocations in the last 5 years, not counting reallocations within colleges. Barry Garfinkel, who was convicted of research fraud in 1993, has resigned as a professor of psychiatry and opened a private practice. His resignation ends the U's efforts to fire him, said U attorney William Donohue. Volleyball coach Stephanie Schleuder, with support from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, has asked a Hennepin County judge for a temporary order to keep the U from hiring a new coach. Ruling may be this week. Three-page letter that women's athletic director Chris Voelz sent to Schleuder Dec. 9 was made public in a court hearing Jan. 5. Schleuder has said she was dismissed because she pushed for pay equity. Letter shows that Voelz gave Schleuder a negative evaluation in spring 1993, before the pay equity dispute. President Hasselmo has announced availability of matching funds for initiatives through University of Minne­ sota Quality (UMQ). Initiatives must be linked to the U2000 accountability measures: undergraduate student experience, improved graduation rates, or a more user-friendly U. Application information has been mailed to all U administrators. For more information, call Judith Gaston at (612) 627-4277. Update to the Fina~cial Polic)l and Pr?cedure manual was sent to resource responsibility center managers Dec. 3. Letter from VP Enckson and assoc1ate VP Pfutzenreuter summarizing major changes was sent to provosts, chancellors, VPs, and DOD list. Major changes include policy on Budgeting for Capital Improvements and consolidation of existing academic and administrative policies and procedures on Gopher. Path: U of M Campus Information; Academic, Administrative & Financial Policy; Financial Policy. Call (612) 625-0331 with questions. CROOKSTON-UMC Scholarship Banquet will be Jan. 19, beginning at 5:30p.m. in Bede Ballroom. New emphasis this year will be the first offering of junior and senior scholarships and athletic scholarships. Patricia Rosen, a Moorhead biologist, will speak on the detection of salmonella in cattle Jan. 13 at 9 a.m., repeated at 10 a.m., in the Agriculture Research Center Auditorium. Free, open to the public. DULUTH-Beginning in 1992 nonrepresented UMD faculty and TC faculty were merged for the purposes of Senate Consultative Committee elections. Deadline for nominating candidates is Jan. 18. See TC section for more details. Graduate programs in school counseling and community counseling, in the Department of Psychology and Mental Health, have been accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, is sponsoring a talk on "Global Climate Change: Lessons from the Large Lakes of East Africa" by Thomas Johnson Jan. 17 at 7:30p.m. in 142 School of Medicine Building. MORRIS-Gary McGrath, vice chancellor for student affairs, has appointed a search committee for the director of admissions and financial aid: Pam Engebretson, Fred Farrell (chair), Mark Fohl, Pieranna Garavaso, David Hoppe, Karla Klinger, Jose Marquez, Eric Newell, and Naema Walk. Deadline for applications is Feb. 17. UMM has received a Merit Award for innovative programming by an educational institution from the Minnesota Career Development Association for its Minority Mentorship Program, which matches minority students with faculty and other campus staff in a working relationship based on expressed academic and career interests. TWIN CITIES-Deadline for nominating TC faculty candidates for the Senate Consultative/Assembly Steering Committee is Jan. 18. Mail or phone nominations to the Senate Office, 427 Morrill Hall, (612) 625-9369, fax 626- 1609, e-mail [email protected]. Include service and qualifications. Current members whose terms con­ tinue beyond this year are John Adams (CLA), Carl Adams (Management), Robert Jones (Agriculture), Geoffrey Maruyama (Education), and Michael Steffes (Medical School). Members whose terms expire in June and are eligible for reelection are Judith Garrard (Public Health), Karen Seashore Louis (Education), and Toni McNaron (CLA). Edward Ehlinger will begin Feb. 1 as director of Boynton Health Service. He is currently the director of personal health services for the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support. Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Memorial Concert, featuring actor John Amos and the Reginald Buckner Memorial Ensemble, will be Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. in Ted Mann Concert Hall. Free and open to the public. Tickets available at West Bank Skyway, Coffman Union, St. Paul Student Center, and all Ticketmaster locations. Announcements: New voice mail service was activated by Telecommunications Services Monday for all current voice mail users. New access number is 626-0000; new manual call forwarding number is 6-0000. User guides were mailed to everyone on the system and are available in all4 campus bookstores (at customer service counters) and U Hospital's Mayo information counter. As always, new voice mailboxes can be ordered through telecommunications contacts. Direct questions to the Telecommunications User Services Line: 6-7800. Employee Resource Guide for new employees of the TC campus is available at West Bank and St. Paul Copies on Campus and at the Johnston Hall Copy Center, for $1.50 per copy. Electronic version on Gopher. Path: U of M Campus Information; Information for Employ-ees; Human Resources-Personnel. Office of Human Resources is offering training sessions for civil service and bargaining unit employees. Posters describing offerings were mailed in early January to VPs, deans, directors, and department heads and chairs. Check with your department for a list of offerings. Some sessions require registration and have limited enrollment. Contact Melissa Grannes at [email protected] or call (612) 627-1892. Lectures and workshops: McKnight summer fellows presentations by faculty James Parente, Thomas Clayton, and Donna Jackson Jan. 12, 3:30-5 p.m., Dale Shepherd Room, Campus Club. Teaching enrichment workshop on "Assembling and Using Teaching Portfolios," facilitator Eileen Walsh, Jan. 12, 3:30-5:30 p.m., 351 Coffman Union. "A Society of Wolves: National Parks and the Battle Over the Wolf," slide lecture by Rick Mcintyre, Jan. 17, 7 p.m., Bell Museum auditorium; $6 general public, call (612) 624-7083. Four-part series on "Cultural Landscapes: Their Care and Preservation" begins Jan. 18, 5:15p.m., Architecture central court; first topic is "Historic Campuses," with focus on campus character at Morris. "Socratic Method and the Irreducible Core of Legal Education," inaugural lecture of Donald Marshall as Law Alumni Distinguished Teacher, Jan. 19, 3:30p.m., Law School, call 625-4544. Children's book author Mary Hoffman, Jan. 19, 4 p.m., Kerlan Collection, 109 Walter Library. Vol. XXV No.2 Jan. 18, 1995 Editor: Maureen Smith (612) 624-2801 This publication is available in alternative formats upon request. Call University Relations at (612) 624-6868.

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