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It’s happenIng February 4, 2009 at state FORWARD appoints Internal Advisory Board Canan Bilen-Green and Ann Burnett, co-directors of Advance FORWARD, have announced the appoint- ment of an Internal Advisory Board for the project. The appointees are Will Bleier, head of biological sci- Bleier Haugen Holbrook ences; Kate Haugen, associate vice president of stu- dent affairs; Sandy Holbrook, FORWARD consultant; Virginia Clark Johnson, dean of the College of Human Development and Education; Dinesh Katti, chair of civil engineering; Judy C. Pearson, associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Clark Johnson Katti Social Sciences; Michele Reid, dean of libraries; Jaclynn Davis Wallette, assistant vice president of equity, diversity and global outreach; and David Wittrock, dean of graduate and interdisci- plinary studies. Members of the Internal Advisory Board will serve as on- Pearson Reid campus advocates for the Advance FORWARD project and its efforts to advance women faculty. They will meet twice each year to learn about the project’s progress and accomplishments and provide advice. They also will participate in gender cli- mate training when it is offered on campus and attend Advance Davis Wallette Wittrock FORWARD programs and events. ‘It’s Happening at State’ early deadline reminder Due to NDSU’s observance of Presidents’ Day on Monday, Feb. 16, NDSU United Way campaign sets record the deadline for the Feb. 18 issue is The NDSU United Way 2008 campus campaign reached a new level of giving. As of Wednesday, Feb. 11, at noon. Jan. 26, faculty and staff contributed $125,144, which surpassed NDSU’s goal of $122,515. New e-mail address for ‘It’s Happening at State’ According to Char Goodyear, campus campaign coordinator, the new record repre- Effective immediately, when sending sents a 7.2 percent increase from the previous year. submissions for “It’s Happening at State,” please e-mail them to “In spite of the souring national economy, our employees stepped up to the plate to [email protected]. continue our record of generous giving to our local community,” Goodyear said. “A big thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to everyone who donated.” NDSU added 23 new Key Club members, bringing the total number of Key Club neXt IssUe members on campus to 109. The designation honors families that have a combined Publication date: Wednesday, Feb. 11 household campaign contribution of $500 or more. Submissions due: noon Feb. 5 The overall campaign for the United Way of Cass-Clay has surpassed its $4.7 mil- senD sUBMIssIOns tO the eDItOR lion goal. For more information about United Way, visit www.uwcc.net. Sadie Anderson [email protected] Library 16 Voice: 231-8326 Fax: 231-8969 www.ndsu.edu/itshappening senD Change OF aDDRess FOR Ihas [email protected] Published by the Office of the Vice President for University Relations. page 2 It’s happeningIt’s h appening,Februaryat state, February 4,7, 20092007 • Alumni programming for “Momentum Campaign Dinner,” NDSU community helps • Graphic design - poster for “Floyd Collins Poster” and make Giving Tree a success • Fundraising special events for “Bison Bidder’s Bowl.” Forty-eight children received holiday gifts thanks to NDSU’s NDSU also received bronze awards in: involvement in the Giving Tree program. Sponsored by the • Graphic design - poster for “Pterodactyls” and Diversity Center, Volunteer Network, Multicultural Student • Alumni special events - community event competition Services, International Programs and the Student Activities for “Harvest Bowl.” Office, the Giving Tree program seeks to assist individuals within the community who need a little extra support during the holiday season. NDSU display wins holiday lights award NDSU students were asked to submit information detailing their children’s holiday needs. Nominations for individuals within the campus community also were accepted to try to reach as many individuals as possible. An ornament was created for each child and was hung on a tree in the Memorial Union. Staff, students, faculty and oth- ers responded swiftly and generously. Each child, represented by an ornament, received a gift especially for him or her. “We hope that this helped alleviate some of the strain felt by parents during the holiday season,” said Angela Mathers, graduate assistant for the Office of Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach. “The success of this program ensures that our campus community is eager to assist one another in times of need. We look forward to future collaboration seeking to support our fellow NDSU community members.” NDSU’s holiday display won the third place people’s choice award for the Fargo-Moorhead Sertoma Club’s 10th Annual Holiday Lights in Lindenwood Park. English department accepting The NDSU display was designed and assembled by the staff of Publications Services and University Relations with help submissions for literary journal from Facilities Management. It featured the globe used at The Northern Eclecta literary journal is accepting submis- President Joseph A. Chapman’s 2008 State of the University sions from NDSU undergraduate students in all majors. The address with the addition of lights and Santa’s sleigh being deadline for submissions is Sunday, March 1, at 11:59 p.m. pulled by Bison mascot Thundar. Submissions will be accepted for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, The Sertoma Club fundraiser benefits people with speech and artwork and photography. The current edition also will fea- hearing impairments. NDSU’s entry was one of approximate- ture submissions by several Cass County high school stu- ly 45 lighted displays in this year’s event. dents. The journal is in its third annual year of publication. Students from English 213, 313 and 413 are responsible for putting out the call for submissions, selecting the content, peOpLe designing and producing the journal. NDSU professors’ Antarctica research For more information about Northern Eclecta, contact Eunice Johnston, course instructor, at [email protected] or featured on KFGO radio Scott Forester at [email protected]. Allan Ashworth and Adam Lewis of NDSU’s Department of Geosciences are scheduled to appear on “Weekend Edition” on KFGO radio 790 NDSU receives district awards AM on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Ashworth, Lewis and student Spencer Salmon The NDSU Development Foundation, Alumni Association and recently conducted fieldwork in Antarctica. University Relations received nine awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The “Institutional Ashworth An international team of scientists headed up by Awards Program for Excellence” honors were presented Jan. Ashworth, Lewis and David Marchant, an earth 26 at the District VI annual conference in Kansas City, Mo. scientist at Boston University, combined evidence from glacial geology, paleoecology, dating of NDSU received gold awards in: volcanic ashes and computer modeling, to report • Advertising - single print ad for “NDSU IMPACT,” a major climate change centered on 14 million • Communications - president’s report/annual report competition years ago. A unique fossil discovery made by the for “NDSU President’s Annual Report” and researchers generated worldwide media interest in • Alumni Web sites for www.ndsualumni.com. many venues including The Discovery Channel, Lewis NDSU received silver awards in: CNN, National Geographic and the BBC. The • Graphic design - newsletter/tabloid for “NDSU Pharmacy research team also is featured in the documentary “Ice People” Alumni News,” which will be shown at the Fargo Film Festival on March 3. It’s happening,appening atFebruary state, February 7, 2007 4, 2009 pagepage 3 “Weekend Edition” on 790 AM radio on Saturdays with Bailly says that the Fargo Theatre is grateful to NDSU land- host Kelly Stone features research activities from around the scape architecture and architecture faculty, Famulari and region. Streaming audio of the program will be available on Schwaen and their students for their creative participation in Feb. 14 at www.kfgo.com by clicking on Listen Live. this Jell-o-bration. Past programs also have featured research and topics by “Last year, the students did some great pieces and had fun doing NDSU professors Dinesh Katti and Kalpana Katti in the them. The projects showed some great ingenuity and we realized Department of Civil Engineering; Heather Gill-Robinson in that competition is not only fun, but encourages the students to the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Emergency think outside their normal course work and apply their education Management; Debra Pankow, NDSU Extension family eco- to a great event that is part of the Fargo community,” Famulari nomics specialist; and Phil Boudjouk, NDSU vice president said. “We are happy to participate in this event.” for research, creative activities and technology transfer. Entries will be accepted in the Fargo Theatre Lobby from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Feb. 6. Certified Jell-o judges will jury projects and recipes in two categories. In the “Art and Schmidt receives 2009 Architecture Category (Jiggles But Doesn’t Fall Down),” Distinguished Service Award prizes will be awarded for most creative structure/sculpture and most accurate reproduction. Judges will award additional Sherri Schmidt, NDSU Alumni Association prizes as merited. In the “Edible Category (Think Outside the associate executive director, received the 2009 Jell-o Box),” prizes will be awarded for most creative, most Distinguished Service Award from the Council colorful and best tasting. A grand prize also will be awarded for Advancement and Support of Education for “Overall Best in Show.” District VI. The honor was presented during an awards banquet Jan. 26 during the district con- The winners of the competition will be revealed around Schmidt ference in Kansas City, Mo. 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 6. The competition is open to the communi- ty. For more information, contact Famulari at (505) 710-3586, The award honors persons with exemplary professional Schwaen at 1-5739 or the Fargo Theatre at (701) 239-8385.