MSU PROMOTES 14 FACULTY (May 5 and final 1998/99 issue)
MSU has promoted 14 faculty members, eight to the rank of professor and six to associate professor.
Rising to the rank of professor: Terrie Manno, music; Carol Sibley, library; James Bartruff, speech and theatre arts; James Gemar, health and physical education; Mark Wallert, biology; Mark Strand, mass communications; Mark Mostert, special education; and Abdel Fatah Bashir, computer science and information systems.
Rising to the rank of associate professor: Shawn Ginther, social work; Chris Chastain, biology; Bruce Hanson, speech/language/hearing sciences; Debora Harris, music; Katherine Meiners, English; and Helen Klassen, counseling center.
Receiving tenure this year: Shawn Ginther, social work; Chris Chastain, biology; Glenn Ginn, music; Kathleen Enz Finken, art; John Early, English; and Jean Roise, athletics.

EIGHT FACULTY RETIRING
Eight long-time professors will retire at the end of this school year: Brad Bremer, Anne Brunton, Lyndon Brown, Rodney Erickson, Ross Fortier, Arnold Johanson, Joanna Snyder and Beverly Wesley.
Bremer, a psychology professor, came to MSU
31 years ago after earning his doctorate at Michigan State University. A specialist in social psychology, he chaired the MSU psychology department for eight years. He and his wife Joanne plan to retire to their home on Tulaby Lake in northern Becker County.
Brown, chair of the health and physical education department for 12 of the last 15 years, came to MSU in 1979 after teaching and coaching stops at Mississippi Valley State, Warner (Oregon) Pacific and Monmouth (Ill.) College. He served as an assistant football coach here and men’s and women’s tennis coach. A native of Fayetteville, N.C., Brown earned his doctorate from the University of New Mexico. After retiring, he’ll return to Fayetteville where he’s building a house.
Brunton, a sociology/anthropology professor, came to MSU 30 years ago after earning her doctorate in anthropology from Washington State University. A specialist in cultural anthropology and linguistics, who grew up in Walla Walla, Wash., she chaired the department at MSU for nine years. She’ll finish her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy this spring and may start a new career as a counselor after retiring. She and her husband live in rural Hawley.
Erickson, a collection management librarian, came to MSU 33 years ago after serving as a history and music teacher at Zumbrota High School and as a librarian at Fertile and Moorhead High Schools. A Glenwood, Minn., native, he earned his master’s and specialist’s degrees in library science from the University of Minnesota. He plans to retire in Moorhead, travel and enroll in a few Elderhostel programs.
Fortier, the winningest football coach in Dragon history, compiled a 152-80-4 overall record during his 23 seasons as MSU’s head football coach. A Bemidji native and graduate of North Dakota State University, Fortier came to MSU in 1970, guiding the Dragons to nine Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championships and seven post-season playoff trips. As Men’s Athletic Director from
1973-92, he became president of the NAIA Football Coaches Association, later creating both the NSIC Metrodome Classic and the Snow Bowl, the NCAA Division II all-star game staged each January in Fargo. He is a member of the NAIA, North Dakota State and Minnesota State High School Coaches Association Halls of Fame.
Johanson, a philosophy professor, came to MSU
33 years ago after earning his doctorate from Yale University. A native of Fergus Falls, he chaired MSU’s philosophy department for three terms and is a specialist in the philosophy of religion. He and his wife Alice will move to Durham, N.C.
Snyder, a nursing professor, came to MSU 23 years ago as the first official employee of the university’s nursing department. Originally from Danbury, Conn., she earned her nursing degree at the University of Connecticut and worked as a public health nurse in Montgomery County, Maryland, and at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health where she earned her master’s degree. Moving to Minnesota in 1973, she worked for the Minnesota Department of Health in the northwestern part of the state before joining the MSU faculty. She intends to retire in Moorhead.
Bev Wesley, a professor of sociology at the New Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, came to Moorhead in 1971 and taught part-time in the university’s sociology department before earning her doctorate at the University of Minnesota. She taught full-time in the sociology department for a year before transferring in 1974 to the New Center, where she’s been ever since. A specialist in human sexuality along with marriage and family, she coordinated MSU’s women’s studies program for four years. The White Bear Lake, Minn., native will retire in Moorhead with her husband Walter, who retired last year from MSU’s physics department.

Every Monday evening....
EIGHT CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD FILMS
SHOWING AT MSU THIS SUMMER
Eight Hollywood film classics featuring some of the greatest stars and scenes from the silver screen will be showing in MSU’s "Summer Cinema ‘99," a series of weekly film programs beginning June 7.
Including some rare, seldom-seen movies along with masterpieces of American cinema, the series offers a special film every Monday evening through July 26. Show time is 7:30 p.m. weekly in the air-conditioned Weld Hall Auditorium. Admission is $2 and each feature runs about two hours. Tickets are available at the door.
In vintage Hollywood tradition, each film is preceded by a short subject. Pre-show pipe organ music and scores for the silent pictures are performed by members of the Red River Chapter of the American Theater Organ Society.
The eight classics showing during this 23rd annual Summer Cinema season:
* June 7 ­- "The African Queen" (1951) starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn in the Summer Cinema Series most requested film. Humphrey Bogart won his only Oscar for portraying Charlie Allnut, the good-natured, hard-drinking loner who’s drawn into a plan set by spinster Methodist evangelist Rose Sayer’s (Hepburn)  to blow up a German battleship harbored downstream. Directed by John Huston, screenplay by James Agee and color cinematography by Jack Cardiff, the film is among the most entertaining ever made.
* June 14—"Laughing Matters" (1915-1927), a collection of some rare short movies featuring silent comedians Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd before they became celebrities. Included will be a complete version of Chaplin’s "The Bank" (1915), Harold Lloyd’s "Why Pick on Me?" (1919), Keaton’s comedy "The Garage" (1919) and Laurel and Hardy before they were a team in "Love ‘em And Weep" (1927). Musical scores will be played on the Weld Hall Wurlitzer by Lance Johnson.
* June 21—"Horse Feathers" (1932), a zany satire of college life featuring the Marx Brothers—Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo. It makes fun of boring university professors, inept administrators, and collegiate football. It’s one of their most relentless attacks on order and discipline. One of the film’s many highlights is a freewheeling football game where anything goes, including banana peels, elastic bands and a chariot race.
* June 28—"The Duchess of Buffalo" (1926), a relatively suprising comedy starring Constance Talmadge, a fan favorite in the Twenties. Despite having two famous sisters in films--Norma (a dramatic actress) and Natalie (who married Buster Keaton)—Constance had her own production company that turned out a series of sparkling comedies, the best of the surviving films being "The Duchess of Buffalo." In it Talmadge plays an American dancer touring Russia who becomes the fiancée of a young Army officer played by Tullio Carminati. Dave Knudtson will provide musical accompaniment on the Weld Hall Wurlitzer.
* July 5—"Back in the Saddle" (1941) and "Roll On Texas Moon" (1946) in an evening tribute to cowboy troubadours Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, the most popular western movie stars in the 30s, 40s and 50s. Sadly, both of these Saturday matinee cowboys died during the past year. In "Back in the Saddle," Autry finds time to sing, and battle a determined mine owner who refuses to stop poisoning nearby cattle. Also starring in this flick: trusty side-kick Smiley Burnett and horse Champion. In "Roll on Texas Moon," Roy Rogers and Dale Evans try to save Roy’s side-kick Gabby Hayes from a trumped up murder charge concocted by a gang of ruthless outlaws. His horse Trigger plays a supporting role. (Each feature runs about an hour.)
* July 12—"The Goose Woman" (1925), a magical human drama featuring Louise Dressler, Jack Pickford (Mary’s brother) and Constance Bennett. This Universal Pictures production is the story of an internationally known opera singer who has an affair that leads to the birth of an illegitimate son as well as the loss of her fame and fortune. After years of seclusion tending geese for a living, the opera singer sees a chance to return to the limelight, but her plan implicates her son in murder. This film was almost lost when Universal Pictures tried to systematically destroy its silent film library in the 1930s to save storage costs. Somehow an original copy survived, and its color was restored under the supervision of Rusty Casselton, a colleague in media Studies at Concordia College. Dave Knudtson offers a special musical touch on the Weld Hall Wurlitzer.
* July 19—"Modern Times" (1936), starring the mature Charlie Chaplin who, in this film, looks at the results of the industrial age and finds a modern society that’s lost its humanity. As writer, director and star, Chaplin takes some serious satirical jabs at the influence of machines on people. The story itself follows the bittersweet escapes of the tramp through a succession of failed jobs. When he meets and  befriends a starving young girl (Paulette Goddard), the tramp’s life takes an optimistic turn. Chaplin spent three years making this film and decided that it just wouldn’t be right for his characters to talk in it, instead expressing themselves in the pantomime style of silent films.
* July 26—"Orchids and Ermine" (1927) starring Colleen Moore, at the time the most popular and highest paid performer in films. Twice during the 1980s, this silent screen star appeared in person at the historic Fargo Theatre to introduce showings of her 1920s hit pictures. Her comments about working in Hollywood in the early days of movies were preserved, and on July 26, viewers will have a chance to see and hear her remarkable Fargo interviews. Moore, after playing a free-thinking woman in the 1923 hit "Flaming Youth," became the original screen "flapper"—a carefree symbol who influenced both the fashions and attitudes of young women growing up in the Roaring Twenties. In "Orchids and Ermine," Moore plays a hotel telephone operator who dreams of a luxurious life, then falls in love with the valet to a wealthy oilman.
MSU’s Summer Cinema Series is sponsored by the university’s speech communications-theatre arts department. For details, contact Ted Larson at (218) 236-4622.

MSU’S MFA GRADS
READ THIS FRIDAY
Three spring graduates of MSU’S master of fine arts in creative writing program will read from their poetry and fiction at 5 p.m. Friday, May 7 in the university’s Library Porch.
Reading will be Deb Dawson, Steve Juenemann and Karen Stensrud.

DRAGON ALUM, BOWLSBY GIVES
MSU’S 110TH COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Bob Bowlsby, a former Dragon wrestling star and now in his 9th year as athletic director at the University of Iowa, will deliver the commencement address for MSU’s 110th graduation ceremony at
2 p.m. Friday, May 7 in Nemzek Fieldhouse.
Bowlsby returns to the same Nemzek Fieldhouse where he lettered in wrestling four straight years and served as captain of the team his senior year when he captured an NSIC title.
Today, the 47-year-old Bowlsby is in charge of a $25 million budget, 100 employees, 400 athletes, 10 men’s coaches and a host of athletic facilities that are home to Hawkeye sports.
About 675 students are expected to receive degrees during the ceremony.

SISSETON JUNIOR ELECTED
STUDENT SENATE PRESIDENT
Stephanie McCleerey, a junior political science major from Sisseton, S.D., was elected president of the student senate in a campus election last week.
The senate represents the student body in the government of the university. Its activities are student centered and range from academic and social to consumer and legislative concerns.
McCleerey  is a 1996 graduate of Sisseton High School and the daughter of Steve McCleerey and Janise Thode. She has two semesters experience as a student senator.
Sara Maday, a junior English major from Fairmont, Minn., was elected vice president.

EXCELLENCE AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
The Academic Affairs Council is soliciting nominations for excellence awards for a university employee or group of employees who makes an outstanding contribution in one of the following categories:
Effective Teaching
Service to Students
Service to the University
Service to the Community
Research/Creative Activity
Nominations for this autumn's awards will be accepted until Friday, May 7. To nominate a person or persons, write a letter to Academic Affairs Vice President Bette Midgarden naming the candidate(s), indicating into which category your nomination falls, and explaining their contribution or achievement. One or two pages should suffice.
The Academic Affairs Council, comprised of the deans, associate vice president for academic affairs, and Midgarden, wishes to recognize a limited number of the MSU community members each year who have made noteworthy contributions to the academic life of our institution. We invite your participation in this effort. The award ceremony will be the highlight of the Opening Faculty Dinner in the fall.

RURAL HAWLEY FAMILY MISSES ACADEMIC
HAT TRICK WHEN DAD MIS-CALCULATES
It could have been academia’s counterpart to a hat trick, a trifecta, a triple play. But dad dropped the ball.
Blame it on calculus.
Linda Pagenkopf and her daughter Kerri will graduate here on Friday, May 7. Her husband Howard, however, will sit in the audience, a missing leg from the family tripod.
"We were hoping to all graduate at the same time," said Howard, a 55-year-old fluid power technician at Case Corporation in Fargo. "I just couldn’t handle calculus. That forced me to change my major in midstream, kind of plucking my academic career out of the ruins. But I’m just 12 credits shy of getting my degree in university studies."
In truth, it could have been a family foursome. Their daughter Hiedi also graduates this year from Hawley High School.
Although they fell short of a family tie, the Pagenkopfs aren’t complaining. "Despite all the juggling and confusion, it’s been worth it," said Linda, a social work major who’s already landed a job as a child protection worker for Becker County Human Services.
Talk about a hectic lifestyle. The family lives on a 40-acre farmstead 35 miles east of Moorhead on the Hawley-Rollag line. Besides their two daughters and Tony, an adopted son now a 10th grader at Hawley High, the family supports a couple horses and cattle, a goose and a passel of dogs and cats.
On top of that, Howard worked full-time at Case, taking classes part time; Linda worked full-time at The Family Village Services while going to school full-time; and Kerri worked two part-time jobs as a full-time health education major.
And throughout their college careers, the Pagenkopf family trinity commuted the 70-mile daily round trip separately, each having conflicting work and school schedules.
"I thought that year of the blizzards would do us in," Howard said. "School was open and we were stuck out here. Frustrating, but we did it."
The collegiate confusion began when Case Corp. transferred Howard to Fargo after closing its Wassau, Wisc., plant in 1993.
A meat cutter by trade, Howard compiled some credits at the University of Wisconsin when he was younger. But after hurting his back to the point where he couldn’t bear the cold and heavy lifting as a butcher, he studied electrical mechanics at a Wassau technical school. That got him a job at Case’s Wassau plant.
Linda, meanwhile, stayed home to raise the children, then worked odd jobs before starting a therapeutic foster care service at home.
In Fargo, she discovered, her human services career was pretty much blunted unless she got a degree.
"When we first visited MSU’s campus," Kerri said, "mom was much more excited than I was. I couldn’t control her she was so anxious to start."
Said Linda: "Never in my life did I ever expect to go to college, never mind completing it."
The real question is why dad, with a good job and just beginning to enjoy the comforts of being a fifty-something, wanted to deal with the rigors of academia? "I didn’t need it," he said," I just wanted to set an example for myself and my family." Countered his wife Linda: "I think he just didn’t want us to show him up."
The Pagenkopfs, who just celebrated their 25th anniversary this winter, will celebrate their graduations at the homestead, expecting about 100 relatives in from Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.
Just because he fell a few laps behind in this scholastic Triple Crown, Howard hopes at least some of these relatives will return next year when he crosses the graduation stage for his tertiary degree.

SUMMER AT MSU
The Straw Hat Players 1999 Theatre Season
Nunsense by Dan Goggin
Thrust Stage Theatre
Saturday - Saturday, June 5-12 @7:30
We’re still in the habit…..of giving you some of the best musical comedy in the region. This year we will open our season with the heavenly musical comedy Nunsense by Dan Goggin. The "singing Sisters" will put you in high spirits for the whole summer.
Putting it Together by Stephen Sondheim
Thrust Stage Theatre
Sunday - Saturday, June 20-26  @7:30
Sondheim has done it again! This new musical revue will set your toes-a-tapping and put a song in your heart. Putting it Together is an insightful, often hilarious and ultimately moving portrait of contemporary society.
Scapino! by Frank Dunlop and Jim Dale
Thrust Stage Theatre
Tuesday - Saturday, July 6-10  @7:30
This madcap comedy inspired by Moliere’s The Trickeries of Scapin, revolves around the timeless conflict of the free will of the young breaking loose from their parents control. Farce at its best, this show will keep you laughing all the way home.
Once Upon a Mattress by Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer
Thrust Stage Theatre
Sunday - Sunday, July 18-25 @7:30 Matinee on Sunday July 25 @2:00
Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic fairy tale of royal courtship provides for some side-splitting moments.  Chances are, you will never look at fairy tales quite the same way ever again.
Adult Prices $10.00
Seniors  $  9.00
Non-MSU $  6.00
MSU  $  5.00

MSU’S OLD-FASHIONED FOURTH OF JULY
Don’t forget this family afternoon of entertainment, refreshments and fireworks. Events start at 1 p.m. with a decorated bicycle contest at 1:30 p.m. Then stroll the mall for food and fun. Fireworks at dusk over Nemzek Field.

REDLINGER WINS BEST
DELEGATE AT MODEL
UN CONFERENCE
Michael Redlinger won "the best delegate award" for his performance in the security council at the 23rd annual Arrowhead Model United National Conference last week at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
Stephanie Montgomery, meanwhile, won honorable mention for her performance on the social and humanitarian committee.
They were part of a team, advised by Andrew Conteh, who took part in the conference.

FERGUS FALLS ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAM AT MSU
The Fergus Falls Community College is completing their first Associate Degree in Nursing class (20 students) on this campus and will admit another class for the fall of 1999. These students, upon graduation, will become Registered Nurses and will be eligible to enter the MSU baccalaureate nursing program. The primary contact person at MSU is Jane Bergland, 291-4391. The director of the program, Shirley Seyfried, can be reached at the Fergus Falls campus at 218-739-7548.

REACHING POTENTIALS
Students from the EECE class Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education, Melissa Hansen, Coleen Roller, and Jessie Ryan, were awarded a grant from the MSU Alumni Foundation to develop a photo display that would inform viewers of the importance of early years.
The professional display includes photos of local children, families, and teachers that reflect the statement that "All have the potential to become respectful, trusting, healthy, sensitive, fully contributing members of society." The goal of the display is to inform viewers that in order to reach their full potential, the caregivers and the children must have a solid, caring support system in place. In today’s society, care of young children is often judged as only a parent issue. The general public needs information about how critical the early years are to producing capable, contributing adults. Along with research papers and a presentation, the students’ goal was to produce a clear and effective permanent display that will promote the potentials of children and the importance of those that care for children. Education of the very young has life long significance.
The students were assisted in developing the display by the MSU AV Center. Dr. Roberta Shreve is the instructor of the class.
The "Reaching Potentials" display was used in Celebrations for The Week of the Young Child, April 18-24, at the Yunker Farm Children’s Museum and at the Moorhead Center Mall. The MSU education department will house the display. Other potential uses include: promoting careers in early education, encouraging staff and family enrollment in quality child care facilities, and seeking private funds to support the new building on campus for early education, speech and language and nursing.

GRANT INFORMATION
NIH and CDC Announce New Research
Program to Support Ethical Issues in Human Studies
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that they are interested in receiving research grant applications to support research on ethical issues that arise with studies involving human participants. Applications will be due on NIH's traditional due dates of February 1, June 1, and October 1 of each year.
OFP Announces GrantSearch On-Line
Finding private and federal grants information on-line is now easier than ever! The Office of Federal Programs (OFP) now offers GrantSearch on-line. Subscribers have the flexibility to search this funding database from the convenience of any computer with an Internet connection. Access GrantSearch at http://www.aascu.org/ofp/gs/.
The OFP GrantSearch database contains descriptions, deadlines, and contact information on nearly 2,000 federal and private funding programs of particular interest to higher education institutions that subscribe to OFP. Queries may utilize any combination of five separate search tools. Users may opt to search for the text of program titles and descriptions, OFP and CFDA numbers, Subject Areas, Activity Types, and Sponsors. The database contains fully documented on-line help for additional information on search techniques.
All featured programs cater to national or large regional audiences, and most are geared to faculty or postdoctoral investigators. Each entry outlines the overall program purposes and priorities, deadline(s), and contact information. When available, a hyperlink is provided for direct access to the program's Web page. The text search tool allows users to search for any word or phrase in a program description or title. Boolean operators and proximity operators may be. Also, wildcard operators may be used to find pages containing words similar to a given word. MSU is a subscriber. Consult the Grants Office at 2075.
Overview of Spencer Foundation Programs for the Improvement of Educational Practice
At the Office of Federal Programs (OFP) Spring Meeting, Catherine Lacey, Senior Program Officer, announced that the Spencer Foundation will award almost $24 million in the upcoming year for research to improve educational practice. According to Ms. Lacey, the Foundation conceives "education" in broad terms, such that investigations may take place in any number of academic areas and may address almost any issue related to the practices used for educating all people throughout their lives. Last year, investigations examined how social, political, psychological, and biological factors impacted learning in individuals and the institutions responsible for education. Some of those factors included technology and the Internet, race, class, gender, peer-groups, community involvement, health issues, belief systems, institutional structure, immigration, parental involvement, human physical and mental development, civic mindedness, free speech, identity formation, and religious tolerance.
Ms. Lacey emphasized that the Foundation's grant programs are not driven by requests for proposals. Instead, the Foundation relies upon field-initiated studies for its research grant, fellowship, and conference grant programs. The Foundation does not fund capital development projects, pre-service or in-service projects, curriculum or test development, or evaluation programs. Ms. Lacey also stated that the Foundation is interested in distributing grants more equitably across the geographic United States. To achieve this goal, the Foundation is encouraging institutions located in the Southeast and Southwest to submit proposals. For more information on the initiative, contact John Williams, Vice President, 312/337-7000.
For FY 99-2000, the Foundation will make grants through its research and fellowships programs. The research awards are made in the following categories: Major Research Grants, Small Research Grants, Practitioner Research Communication and Mentoring Grants, School Reform Research and Planning Grants, and Conference Grants. Fellowship programs include Dissertation Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, and AERA/Spencer Research Training Fellowships. Three programs-the Senior Scholars Program, Research Training Grants Program, and Mentor Program-require an invitation to submit proposals from the Foundation.

MISCELLANEA
* Susan Sze, special education, attended the American Educational Research Association held in Montreal, Quebec, April 19-21 and Reading Recovery Institute held in Scarborough, Ontario, April 22-24.
* Marvel Froemming, Barbara Rath, and Bonita Schmidt, mathematics, attended the 77th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) in San Francisco April 21-24. More than 18,000 mathematics educators from around the country attended the conference focusing on innovative teaching and learning strategies - more than 1200 sessions were offered addressing diverse topics and key issues affecting mathematics education. NCTM is the world's largest organization dedicated to improving mathematics education in grades K - 12 and college. The Council's "Standards" documents are guidelines for excellence in mathematics education and issue a call for all students to engage in more challenging mathematics.
* The spring meeting of the mathematical association of America, North Central section, was held at Carleton College on April 16 and 17. Attending from the MSU math department were Don Mattson, Derald Rothmann, and Ari Wijetunga. The paper "Some Statistical Methods for Detecting Errors Of Omission And Commission" by Wijetunga and M.B. Rao of NDSU was presented at one of the sessions.
* Barbara Vellenga, nursing, is the co-author of the article "A Partnership Model of Distance Education: Students’ Preceptions of Connectedness and Professionalization" in the Journal of Professional Nursing, Vol. 15, No. 2, April, 1999.

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NAME CHANGE OPTIONS NARROWED
Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Nope. Western Minnesota State University. Nope again.
The MnSCU Board of Trustees have narrowed the margins on the optional name changes for state universities. If MSU does change its name, the only option will be "Minnesota State University Moorhead." No hyphens, no ats, no adjectives.
Here’s MnSCU’s policy regarding institutions requesting name changes, adopted by the board at its April 21 meeting.
* If a state university requests a change to its official name, then that institution is directed to adopt the nomenclature Minnesota State University (name of location or designation), e.g. Minnesota State University Bemidji.
* If a state college (community college, consolidated college, co-located college or technical college) requests a change to its official name, then that institution is directed to adopt the nomenclature Minnesota State College (name of location or designation),
e.g. Minnesota State College Hibbing.
* This policy does not direct any institution to change its name. The institution’s present name may be maintained.

DRAGON ALUM, NOW HAWKEYE A.D BOB
BOWLSBY GIVES MSU’S 110TH
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Bob Bowlsby, a former Dragon wrestling star and now in his 9th year as athletic director at the University of Iowa, will deliver the commencement address for MSU’s 110th graduation ceremony at
2 p.m. Friday, May 7 in Nemzek Fieldhouse.
Bowlsby returns to the same Nemzek Fieldhouse where he lettered in wrestling four straight years and served as captain of the team his senior year when he captured an NSIC title.
Today, the 47-year-old Bowlsby is in charge of a $25 million budget, 100 employees, 400 athletes, 10 men’s coaches and a host of athletic facilities that are home to Hawkeye sports.
A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Bowlsby graduated from MSU in 1975 with a health and physical education degree. "I wouldn’t exchange my days at MSU for anything," he said. "It was the best decision of my life. Besides, wrestling became the sum and substance of what I am today. It defines the work ethic and develops a fierce sense of individualism. You learn a lot of lessons when you’re out there on the mat by yourself."
At MSU, Bowlsby also served a year as Father Owl, head of the Old Order of the Owls fraternity, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in July of 2001. It’s the oldest and only fraternity left at MSU. "That’s where I made some of the best friends of my life," he said. "And, as Father Owl, I suppose, I learned, at least tried to learn, how to lead a group of rough and tumble athletes. It was certainly interesting training for what I do now."
After finishing a graduate degree in recreational administration at the University of Iowa, he was named director of the University of Northern Iowa Unidome in Cedar Falls. Soon after, he was named athletic director for the campus. "I was 31 years old and head of a Division I athletic program at Northern Iowa. I had it made."
Eight years later, he fell into a pool of five finalists for the Hawkeye athletic director position. He got the job and at the age of 39 became the youngest AD in the Big Ten.
"If I were to do it again, I would have gone to law school first," he said. "Actually, the job is a lot like being a business executive. I oversee budgets, make personnel and business decisions, market the programs, ensure our integrity."
Bowlsby averages about 100 days in hotel rooms, 75 to 100 speaking engagements and 140,000 air miles a year.
He’s one of the most respected athletic directors in the country (Duke University offered him a king’s ransom to become the Blue Devil’s athletic director last year, but Bowlsby opted to stay in Iowa). He chairs the NCAA Olympic Sport Liaison Committee and represents the NCAA as one of two voting members of the United States Olympic Committee. He also was appointed by former United States Olympic Committee President LeRoy Walker to the NCAA/USOC Liaison Committee chaired by George Steinbrenner.
He and his wife Candice (nee LaPash), a 1977 MSU elementary education graduate, have four children.
Old friends and acquaintances are invited to a little get-together with Bowlsby from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, May 7 at the Moorhead Knights of Columbus.

EXCELLENCE AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
The Academic Affairs Council is soliciting nominations for excellence awards for a university employee or group of employees who makes an outstanding contribution in one of the following categories:
Effective Teaching
Service to Students
Service to the University
Service to the Community
Research/Creative Activity
Nominations for this autumn's awards will be accepted until Friday, May 7. To nominate a person or persons, write a letter to Academic Affairs Vice President Bette Midgarden naming the candidate(s), indicating into which category your nomination falls, and explaining their contribution or achievement. One or two pages should suffice.
The Academic Affairs Council, comprised of the deans, associate vice president for academic affairs, and Midgarden, wishes to recognize a limited number of the MSU community members each year who have made noteworthy contributions to the academic life of our institution. We invite your participation in this effort. The award ceremony will be the highlight of the Opening Faculty Dinner in the fall.

B-BALL COACH FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Four finalist have been selected to fill MSU’s head basketball coach position:
* Terry Olson, head men’s basketball coach, athletic director and instructor at the University of North Dakota-Williston. His team won the Mon-Dan Conference championship this year and participated in the NJCAA National Tournament. He was recently named NJCAA District Coach of the Year. Open session for University at 2 p.m. in OW 207, April 29.
* Mike Olson, head men’s basketball coach and instructor at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D. He won this year’s South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference Championship and participated in the NAIA "Elite 8" national tournament. He was recently named SDIC Coach of the Year. Open session for University at 2 p.m. in OW 207, May 3.
* Stuart Engen, head men’s basketball coach and instructor at Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa. He won this year’s Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship and participated in the NCAA national Tournament. He was recently named IIAC Coach of the Year. Open session for University at 2 p.m. in MAC 268, April 28.
* Mark Dannhoff, assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. In 1996 he was head coach of the Northern Division Champion Northland Community College team. Open session for University at
2 p.m. in MAC 268, April 30.

MSU SOPHOMORE AWARDED
$7,000 JAPANESE SCHOLARSHIP
Amber Corwin, a sophomore from Apple Valley, Minn., has been awarded a $7,000 scholarship and round-trip airfare from the Japanese government to attend Nagoya Gakuin University next school year.
The scholarship will allow Corwin to immerse herself in Japanese language and culture at the university for 10 months. She’ll begin her studies there in September.
Corwin has yet to declare a major, but has studied Japanese at Moorhead State. That and her academic record prompted the Japanese government to grant her the scholarship.
Two other MSU students, Jayson Love and Robert Smith, will be exchange students at Japan’s Kanda University of international studies.

MSU MODEL UN PARTICIPATES
IN WISCONSIN CONFERENCE
MSU’s Model United Nations Team will participate in the 23rd annual Arrowhead Model United Nations Conference April 29-May 2 at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. The MSU delegation will be responsible for representing member states Argentina and the Ukraine.
The team includes: faculty advisor Andrew Conteh; Model UN president Stephanie Montgomery; vice president Michael Redlinger; legal secretary Ryan Sylvester; and delegates Aaron Toso, Jen Montgomery, Sarah Erickson, Michael Welken, William Heinis, William Mitchell, Sarah Haeder, Ian Woodcroft, Erik Matson, Darcy Elmer, Brianne Peterson, Kristi Heyd and Kristi Huber.

MFA, MLA INFO AT
BARNES & NOBLE
THIS SATURDAY
English professors Lin Enger and Laura Fasick will hold an information meeting about the university’s master of fine arts and master of liberal arts programs from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 1 at Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Fargo.

STUDENT JOBS ON THE WEB
The MSU web page now has position descriptions for student jobs on campus. We have over 100 positions listed. If you go to our Home Page, click on either Future Students or Current Students, and you’ll see Student Employment. Click on Student Employment and you will get MSU Job Shop ONLINE. Pass this information along to your students. Or you can type this URL into your browser http://www.moorhead.msus.edu/home/jobshop/index.htm
In June, Computer Services will add another page for Open Positions.

MSU STUDENTS ATTEND NAVAL
ACADEMY’S FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONFERENCE
Three MSU political science students attended the US Naval Academy’s annual conference on Foreign affairs (NAFAC) held in Annapolis, Maryland from April 13-16. Kimberly DePree (senior), Stephanie Montgomery (junior), and Amy Nelson (senior) represented MSU among 150 delegates from across the globe.
The topic for this year’s conference, "Keeping the Peace", couldn’t have been more appropriate. Delegates were put into groups of round tables and discussed such issues as peacekeeping and its changing role, the United States as a global police force, NATO’s role as a peace enforcement mechanism, the role of the media in international conflict, non-governmental organizations, and, of course, the situation in Kosovo and possible solutions to the conflict.
The three-day event was a collage of round table discussions, ribbon cuttings, formal parades and speeches from international figures such as Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire, Commander of UN forces in Rwanda and Haiti, Frederick Barton, Assistant to the Director of the US Agency for International Development, and Elizabeth Dole.
MSU professor Andrew Conteh was advisor for the MSU delegation.

SILENT ART AUCTION
FOR MSU SCHOLARSHIPS
Several MSU art professors will put some of their work up for a silent auction to help raise funds to support scholarships for art majors. The auction begins April 21 and ends May 5.
Included will be drawings/pastels by Zhimin Guan and Carl Oltvedt, photographs by Don Clark and prints by Deborah Mae Broad. They’ll be on display in the glass cases in the north hallway of the art department in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts.
The minimum starting bid will be listed and the minimum increases will be in the $10 increments. Leave your bids in the container there, along with the time and date of your bid, name and phone number. The bids will be updated daily.

DRAGON TRACKS ’99
RELEASE SET MAY 1
Dragon Tracks ‘99—a 50-minute, 10-track compact disc performed, produced, composed and engineered by 20 music industry students—will be released Saturday, May 1.
The Dragon Tracks CD is the 9th annual disc produced by MSU music students. This year’s release includes a variety of local artists, most of them MSU music students. Selections range from techno and funk to folk, jazz-fusion, hip-hop and the most contemporary sounds in rock.
Copies of the disc, $5 each, will be available at the MSU Bookstore and at the university’s music department. All profits are used to fund next year’s recording project.

PAYROLL AND YEAR
2000 PROCESSING
Most of you have heard about the problems that may result when computers begin processing year 2000 dates. This issue, commonly referred to as Y2K, arose because older computer hardware and software systems used two-digit years to save money on information storage. When faced with two-digit representations for the year 2000, some systems may view the year as 1900 (rather than 2000) and compute dates incorrectly or not at all.
Fortunately, the SEMA4 Human Resource and Payroll System and the MnSCU Personnel and Payroll System have accommodated four-digit years since 1995. They will be able to process transactions such as direct deposits, savings bonds, tax records, travel expense reimbursements, pay increases, and student payroll when the year 2000 is involved.
The Minnesota Department of Finance has communicated with SEMA4 business partners and they have indicated that they will be ready for year 2000 processing. For example, the federal ACH (Automated Clearing House) system, which distributes direct deposits to individual financial institutions, has completed its testing and has announced that it is Y2K compliant. If you are not currently using Direct Deposit, you may want to take this opportunity to sign up for it.
Student payroll will be converting to the MnSCU system after graduation. The forms used, and the checks to students will look different once this conversion is completed. The Payroll Office will let campus departments know about these changes very soon. Students can be assured that the payroll system will be capable of producing checks in the year 2000.
If you have questions on year 2000 processing in SEMA4 or in the MnSCU System, please bring these questions to your Human Resource or Payroll Office, which will pass along the questions and concerns to Statewide Payroll Services or to the MnSCU System Office. We will provide follow-up information to address any questions or concerns as we receive them.

THEATRE OF INVISIBLE
GUESTS TO PRESENT PLAY IN
MINNESOTA FRINGE FESTIVAL
A one-hour cutting from The House at the Edge of the World, a play by Moorhead author Richard Zinober, will be part of the 1999 Minnesota Fringe Theatre and Performance Festival in Minneapolis this summer. The first act of the play, which tells the story of a young woman’s recovery from a mental and emotional breakdown, will be presented at the Music Box Theatre on 14th Street and Nicollet Avenue on Saturday July 31 at 10 p.m., Sunday August 1 at 4 p.m., Tuesday August 3 at 10 p.m., Thursday August 5 at 7 p.m., and Saturday
August 7 at 1 p.m.
The House at the Edge of the World was completed last summer after an extensive set of revisions and developmental workshops. It was given staged readings at the Newport Performing Arts Center in Oregon and the SETC Conference in Orlando, and a Monday Night Reading at the Playwrights’ Center of Minneapolis. The play won the Charles M. Getchell Award in the SETC New Play Project competition. Last November Theatre of the Invisible Guests presented the play at Weld Auditorium. It was directed by Concordia graduate Carin Bratlie with MSU student Amal Bisharat in the lead role.
During the first week of August the Fringe Theatre Festival will sponsor a total of 68 shows in the Loring Park Theatre District. Plays and performance pieces from all over the state of Minnesota will be presented at the Music Box Theatre, the Phoenix Theatre, The RedEye Collabortive, the Loring Theatre, the Howard Conn Center at Plymouth Church and the Performance Space at the Acadia.

STUDENT ORGANIZATION AND
LEADERSHIP AWARDS
On Tuesday, April 20, the Student Organization Advisory Committee hosted its annual Student Organization and Leadership Awards Banquet.
Dr. Hazel Retzlaff was the guest speaker.
The following nominees and award winners were recognized for their efforts to student organizations and the MSU community:
Student Leadership Award
Nominees:
Jennifer Willhite, Transfer Club
Jenny Wilde, Transfer Club
Jenny Wollan, SADD
Nikki Moore, Circle K
Award winners:
Jan Boe & Sara Johnson, Psi Chi/Psychology Club
Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award:
Nominees:
Amy Sannes - U-SEEC
Elizabeth Nawrot - Psi Chi/ Psychology Club
Gina Monson - Transfer Club
Clyde Vollmers - PSE
 Award Winner:
Bob Schiffer - KMSC
Student Organization Community Service Award:
Volunteer Visions
Public Relations Student Society of America
Circle K
Award Winner:
PSE
New Organization of the Year
Award Winner:
U-SEEC
Organization of the Year Nominees:
International Students Club
Pi Sigma Epsilon- Gamma Iota
Society of Professional Journalists
Award Winner:
Transfer Club

MSU SENIOR PRESENTS
MUSIC RECITAL
An MSU music recital featuring Tyler Rebrovich on euphonium, will be presented at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 29 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall. Mike Olson will accompany on piano.
The recital, featuring works by Johann Ernst Galliard, Alexandre Guilmant and A. Giffels, is in partial fulfillment of a B.S. music education degree.

CMU HOURS
Please note: The CMU will be closing at 6pm on Thursday, May 6, and Friday, May 7. Copies Plus, the Rec and Outing Center and Studio 1 will be CLOSED after May 6 until the first summer session. Please call us at 2261 if you have questions about other hours.
Mark your calendars: The CMU will be CLOSED the week of May 17-21 for a transformer replacement project. Offices will be relocated across campus, but no other services will be available, including the Union Station.

RENT WHAT?
Thinking of renting outdoor equipment after school gets out? Stop by the Comstock Memorial Union’s Recreation & Outing Center today! The ROC is your place to find outdoor equipment rentals. We have a wide variety of equipment for your use. We have tents, sleeping bags, stoves, bikes, rollerblades, and much more! Put your reservation in today. Ask about our renting special and put in your reservation today! Call us at 236-2265.

STUDENT ACADEMIC CONFERENCE
On Wednesday, May 12 at 1 p.m. in Owens 201 there will be a Student Academic Conference planning meeting to discuss the recent conference and to begin planning for the conference next year scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, 2000. Anyone who would like to offer feedback or be part of the planning process is invited and welcome to attend. Check out the conference web site to see photos from the recent conference at: http://www.moorhead.msus.edu/acadconf/announcement.html

VACANCY NOTICE
Position: Music Technology
One-year fixed-term leave replacement
Qualifications: Master’s degree required. Professional experience in computer music and audio engineering required. Experience with equipment, software, and systems listed below required. Competence in musicianship required. University teaching experience required.
Responsibilities: Faculty member will be responsible for teaching beginning and advance courses in computer music and audio engineering (studio and location recording plus sound reinforcement) and to supervise individual student projects in those areas. Duties will include supervision of equipment maintenance. Additional teaching will be assigned based upon the instructor’s areas of expertise and the needs of the department. Faculty member will be expected to serve on departmental committees and advise students.
Music department: The music department at MSU is accredited by NASM. The undergraduate music programs lead to the degrees B. A. in Music, B.S. in Music Education, B.M. in performance (including a program in Jazz and Studio Music) or Composition, and a B.M. with emphasis in Music Industry. There are also two graduate degrees—M.A. in Music and M.S. in Music Education. The department has 16 full-time and 13 part-time faculty members and 160 majors.
Apply to: Glenn Ginn, Chair of Search Committee, Music Department, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN. 56563. Telephone: 218-236-2101. FAX: 218-236-4097. e-mail:
ginn@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu

 GRANT INFORMATION
Program: Fellowships Program
Agency: American Institute of Indian Studies
Next Deadline: July 1
Supports three types of fellowships for research in India: Senior Research (up to 9 months) for South Asian studies scholars; Senior Development (up to 9 months) for scholars or professionals who have not previously specialized in India studies or worked in India; & Senior Performing Arts Fellowships for artists to enhance their skills.
See http://kaladarshan.arts.ohiostate.edu/aiis/fellow.htm#fellow.
E-mail: aiis@uchicago.edu.
Program: Intellectual Exchange Programs
Agency: Center for Global Partnership
Next Deadline: July 1
Support projects in three areas: Policy Oriented Research, to support collaborative, policy-oriented research on global issues; Dialogues, to support policy-related conferences & seminars to promote intellectual dialogue on issues of global or common concern; & Access to Current Information, to support the creation of systems that provide relevant information & materials about contemporary Japan. CGP recommends applicants submit a brief concept paper one month in advance of deadline. See http://www.cgp.org/cgplink/programs/programs.htmlor email : info@cpo.org.
Program: Lila Wallace--Readers' Digest Arts Partners Program
Agency: Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Next Deadline: July 17
Supports professional presenter organizations on campus under two types of grants: Planning Grants provide for planning a major audience development/outreach program (7/17/99 deadline). Project Grants fund extended artists' residencies involving community interaction (April 2, deadline). Deadlines refer to required letter of intent to apply. See http://artspresenters.org/p37.html.
Program: Regional & Grass Roots Programs
Agency: Center for Global Partnership
Next Deadline: July 1
Supports projects between the U.S. & Japan in two areas: Educational Outreach, which provides educational programs, seminars & outreach activities to improve mutual & global understanding; & Exchange Programs, which support exchange activities to improve or foster communication channels between U.S. & Japanese organization & citizens. CGP recommends applicants submit a brief concept paper one-month in advance of deadline. See http://www.cgp.org/cgplink/programs/programs.htmlor email info@cpo.org.
Program: NIA: Pilot Grant Programs
Agency: National Institute of Health
Next Deadline: July 16
Supports new, junior & established researchers interested in developing topics in various areas of aging research, such as behavioral & social science; neuroscience & biology; & geriatrics. Applicants may request either $25,000 or $50,000 in direct costs for one year, & must use a modular grant budget narrative page. NIA modifies topics for this program each year. See the January 22 NIH Guide, or http://www.nih.gov/nia/resfund/bsr.htm.
Program: NIEHS: Transition to Independent Position (TIP)
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Next Deadline: July 27
Designed to provide support to talented recent postdoctoral scientists in the environmental health sciences to enable them to establish research careers. TIP awardees are expected to design & pursue research projects independently with the goal it will lead to an R01 application. Total funds available each year will be about $500,000. NIEHS intends to make 4 to 5 awards annually. Letters of intent are due by June 15. See the 3/31/99 NIH Guide, or http://www.niehs.nih.gov/ for more details. Email: Galvin@niehs.nih.gov.
Program: ASA/NSF & the ASA/NCHS Research Fellowship Programs
Agency: American Statistical Association
Next Deadline: July 1
The ASA/NSF Research Fellowship supports interdisciplinary research in statistical methodology. ASA has formed partnerships with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of the Census, National Center for Education Statistics, & National Agricultural Statistics Service. The ASA/NCHS Research Fellowship supports projects in methodology & analytic research relevant to health issues. Fellows will work in residence at NCHS facilities. Deadlines vary for projects within each fellowship program. The ASA Committee on Law & Justice Statistics also make a grant. For complete information, see http://www.amstat.org/awards/index.html.
Program: ONR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Defense
Next Deadline: July 1
Approximately 40 awards are made to U.S. scientists who have received their doctoral degrees within the past seven years to conduct research at participating Navy centers & laboratories. Applicants should contact the proposed research facility (listed in brochure) to develop a project addressing a problem of mutual interest to the investigator & the host facility. Appointments are made for one to three years. See http://www.asee.org/fwllowhips/html/onr.htm or http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/special/onrpgaju.htm.

MISCELLANEA
* Wes Erwin and Jill Schoen, counseling and Student Affairs faculty, attended the American Counseling Association World Conference held in San Diego, California April 14-17. At the conference Erwin presented a session titled "Moral Sensitivity, Empathy, and Tolerance of Ambiguity". Schoen presented a session "Usage of Community Mental Health Services by the Elderly in South Dakota". Prior to the conference Schoen attended a two-day training on Disaster Mental Health Crisis Counseling through the American Red Cross and the American Counseling Association.
* Kathy Scott, student development, and Jennifer Brokke, assistant coordinator of Orientation, and five student orientation counselors (SOCs) attended Region V Conference of the National Orientation Directors Association in Aberdeen, South Dakota April 9-11. Jennifer and the SOCs presented a program entitled "Unlock Your Potential: Dragon Keys To A Successful Orientation." Jennifer Brokke received the Student Leadership Award for Region V. Region V is a 6-state region consisting of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Kathy Scott is the state coordinator for Minnesota.
* Konrad Czynski, humanities, performed as narrator with the Washington Chamber Symphony, under Stephen Simon, at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., on April 11. This was a Young People’s Concert ("Stories in Music" Series in the Main hall) offering 1) "The Tortoise and the Hare" ? our expanded version with score by maestro Simon, and 2) the premiere performance of The Brementown Musicians" ? new score (commissioned) and story-adaptation by the eminent American composer Dominick Argento, a Pulitzer winner and Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota.
* Vijendra Agarwal, Spencer Buckner, physics/astronomy and seven physics and physical science majors attended the centennial meeting of the American Physical Society (Atlanta, GA). The meeting was attended by more than 10,000 people to commemorate the first 100 years of the society. Three of the seven students were awarded APS travel awards ($250 each) which was matched by MSU’s President Barden. Three students presented papers. Their titles were: Plectra, Spectra and Mathematical Models by Marian Aanerud and Walter Worman, Assessment of In-Service Workshops on Students’ Learning by Christie Delzer, Monica Kirby and Vijendra Agarwal. Agarwal also made a presentation "A Decade of In-Service Workshops and Science for the Public: Our Experiences and Lessons Learned" (Walter Worman and Gerald Hart co-authors)
* Vijendra Agarwal, physics and Tim Peil, mathematics, were recently selected as Fellows of the National Academy for Science Education Leadership Program. They represent two of thirty-four fellows chosen nationally. The program is designed to enhance knowledge, skills and strategies of leaders of science education reform. They attended the first meeting of fellows held at Boston. Agarwal also chaired the Technical Program Committee meeting held in Minneapolis. The technical committee reviewed 245 abstracts for presentation at the Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena to be held in Austin, Texas in October 1999. Agarwal is on the conference board and is a member of its executive council.
* Christie Delzer, physics major, has been awarded the Lotze Scholarship for 1999. The $2,000 award is given to students to become well-prepared high school physics teachers. The American Association of Physics Teachers sponsors this award. One award is given annually.
* Faculty in the SLHS department hosted the MSU-UND spring symposium at the Doublewood Inn, Fargo on April 15-16. The keynote speaker was Dr. Rebecca McCauley, University of Vermont. Also presenting was LaRae Mc Gillivray and Lou De Maio with graduate student, Mary Folkse; and alums Margaret Hanson, Lowell Buysee, and Johanna Tormoehlen. There were 300 speech-language pathologists in attendance for the two-day event.
* Henry Chan, history, delivered the annual Tri-College History Lecture entitled "Romantic Radicals: Revolutionary Terrorism in Late Imperial China, 1900-1911," at MSU on April 20. He has also contributed four biographies to Political Leaders of Modern China, a biographical dictionary published by the Greenwood Press, Connecticut.
* Jim Kaplan, languages, presented a lecture, "Elsa Brandstrom, the Swedish Angel of Siberia" at UND Lake Region in Devils Lake on April 14. The lecture was sponsored by the Student Senate and funded by the North Dakota Humanities Council.
* Glen Ginn, assistant professor of guitar and Steve Langemo, adjunct professor of guitar, were featured clinicians at the 1999 Guitar Summit at Bismarck State College on Saturday April 24. The day-long event was topped off with an evening concert by internationally acclaimed guitarist Leo Kotte.
* Josip Novakovich, a native Croatian who taught here as a visiting lecturer, was among the winners named when the 1999 Guggenheim Fellowships were announced last week. He just visited MSU two weeks ago to present a reading from his new book, "Salvation and Other Disasters."

CLASSIFIED
SUPERVISION needed during the summer months for 12-year-old boy. Home located in north Fargo. Must be able to supply own transportation.
Contact Connie at 293-5824.
For sale: 1982 Suzuki Motorcycle, 650 GL, shaft drive, low maintenance, new battery, good condition, asking $695; 1947 Johnson 16 HP Seahorse boatmotor, low hours, father-in-law bought it new, runs. Consider reasonable offer.
Cliff Schuette x2227 or 233-0623.
House Wanted. Starting next August or before, four bedroom house near campus, for students Call Harold Overland 1-888-346-6250 evenings
218-346-2801/346-5626
 
 

For professional achievement….
C. WARNER LITTEN TO RECEIVE
MSU’s 18TH L.B. HARTZ AWARD
C. Warner Litten, business manager of the Fargo Clinic for 33 years and a life-long civic volunteer who played a part in making Fargo an All-American city in 1959, has been selected to receive MSU’s 18th annual L.B. Hartz Professional Achievement Award.
The award is named in honor of the late L.B. Hartz, the founder of Hartz Wholesale Company headquartered in Thief River Falls. It’s presented annually to an individual who has created economic opportunities for others through innovation, entrepreneurship and community service.
The awards banquet is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 23 in the atrium of MSU’s Center for Business.
Born in Kansas City, the son of a blacksmith, Litten arrived in Fargo at the age of 3 with his family. After graduating from North Dakota State University and working for Northwestern Bell, he joined the Army during WW II and rose to the rank of captain serving in Europe.
After the war, Litten rejoined Northwestern Bell, then accepted a position as business manager for the Fargo Clinic. Leading the clinic through tremendous growth over the next 33 years, he retired in 1979 at the age of 65. During that time he also served on the Fargo School Board and in 1974 was elected Republican majority leader of the North Dakota Senate the same year, he was selected North Dakota’s Outstanding State Senator.
Within a week of retiring, Litten took the job of city coordinator for downtown redevelopment projects in Fargo. Over the past 55 years, he’s played a leading role in virtually every major community committee, subcommittee, task force and fund drive in Fargo.

READING APRIL 22 FEATURES
19TH ANNUAL EDITION
OF MSU’S RED WEATHER
A publication reading featuring the work published in this year’s "Red Weather," the university’s campus literary magazine, starts at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 22 in the Library Porch.
The 72-page publication includes poems, short stories, interviews and prose poems by MSU students, faculty, alumni and visiting writers.
Copies of the new edition of Red Weather will be available that evening and at the MSU Bookstore.

SPRING CLEAN UP DAY APRIL 22
The MSU Facilities and Grounds Committee will be coordinating a Spring Campus Clean-up day on Thursday, April 22. This is a campus-wide volunteer activity to spruce up things around the campus for Dragon Days, Graduation and other spring and summer events.
All faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us in this volunteer and fellowship activity. Volunteers are asked to report for their work assignments anytime between noon and 4 p.m. to the command table located on the west side of the Library. Activities will include raking leaves, trimming hedges, cleaning of flower beds, and so forth. Tools and gloves will be provided or you may bring your own if you like.
 Pizza and pop will be served to all participants at noon at the Library Location. For more information, contact Gordy Bergman at 3967, or Kathy Abraham at 2156.

SILENT ART AUCTION
FOR MSU SCHOLARSHIPS
Several MSU art professors will put some of their work up for a silent auction to help raise funds to support scholarships for art majors. The auction begins April 21 and ends May 5.
Included will be drawings/pastels by Zhimin Guan and Carl Oltvedt, photographs by Don Clark and prints by Deborah Mae Broad. They’ll be on display in the glass cases in the north hallway of the art department in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts.
The minimum starting bid will be listed and the minimum increases will be in the $10 increments. Leave your bids in the container there, along with the time and date of your bid, name and phone number. The bids will be updated daily.

AN EVENING OF DANCE
FREE AT MSU APRIL 27
"An Evening of Dance" featuring the F-M Dance Repertory Company with special guests the MSU Heritage Dancers and the MSU Dance Team starts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 27 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre. It’s free and open to the public.

DRAGON TRACKS ’99
RELEASE SET MAY 1
Dragon Tracks ‘99—a 50-minute, 10-track compact disc performed, produced, composed and engineered by 20 music industry students—will be released Saturday, May 1.
The Dragon Tracks CD is the 9th annual disc produced by MSU music students. This year’s release includes a variety of local artists, most of them MSU music students. Selections range from techno and funk to folk, jazz-fusion, hip-hop and the most contemporary sounds in rock.
Copies of the disc, $5 each, will be available at the MSU Bookstore and at the university’s music department. All profits are used to fund next year’s recording project.

MSU SOPHOMORE ONE
OF FIVE TO EARN LABOR,
MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP
Jennifer Wollan, a sophomore social work major, is one of five Minnesota state college students who will receive Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarships this year aimed at labor-affiliated minority families.
Wollan, a social work major from Plymouth, Minn., will receive a $1,000 scholarship under the program, renewable for up to four years.
Established in 1989, the scholarship provides financial assistance to minority union members and their families who want to pursue an education at one of Minnesota’s seven state universities. It’s funded by private sources, including labor unions, alumni, corporations and foundations.
Nellie Stone Johnson, now 93, is a Minneapolis woman best known for her work as a longtime union and DFL Party organizer. She’s been a vocal advocate of civil, human and workers’ rights.

DOMESTIC ABUSE EXEC EARNS
MSU’S VISION & SPIRIT AWARD
Judy Anderson, executive director of the Committee Against Domestic Violence in Mankato, Minn., and a 1991 MSU graduate, has been named the recipient of the third annual "Delmar G. Corrick Spirit and Vision Award."
The award is presented annually by the faculty of MSU’s New Center for Multidisciplinary Studies to a graduate who exemplifies the spirit of Corrick, who retired in 1997 after 21 years at the university, 16 of them as director of the New Center.
Corrick’s egalitarian vision of higher education and his belief in the potential of the human spirit prompted the New Center to create an award in his honor.
When Anderson was a teenager growing up in Moorhead, a neighbor sent his son outside and then killed his wife and daughters. The experience shaped Anderson’s education and career as an advocate for battered women.
Anderson entered MSU as a New Center student in 1983, earning a degree in sociology with a gender studies emphasis. Today she oversees a $1 million budget for Mankato’s Committee Against Domestic Abuse and supervises a staff of 35. The program includes a shelter for battered women and their children along with health, intervention and legal services.
Before settling in Mankato, Anderson received a master’s degree in sociology from North Dakota State University, interned at the Fargo Rape and Abuse Crisis Center and worked as a legal advocate for Thief River Falls’ Violence Intervention Project.
The New Center is an alternative entry program at MSU. Founded in 1972, it was established for students who don’t meet the university’s requirements for admission, but show promise to succeed in college.
Anderson will be asked to accept the award on behalf of all students—past, present and future—who’ve been touched by Corrick’s vision and spirit.

MSU AWARDS $1,000
L.B. HARTZ AWARDS
TO BUSINESS MAJORS
Two MSU business administration majors, Michael Nicholson, Fargo and Jacob Zimmerli, Alexandria, are winners of this year’s L.B. Hartz Achievement Scholarships. They each will receive $1,000 awards.
The scholarships provided by the Hartz Foundation, reward students for academic success (over a 3.5 grade point average), community service and work experience. They are given each year to MSU seniors majoring in finance, management, marketing or business.
The award is named in honor of the late L.B. Hartz, the founder of Hartz Wholesale Company headquartered in Thief River Falls.
Nicholson is a 1995 graduate of Fargo South High; Zimmerli is a 1996 graduate of Jefferson High.

NEW ROCKFORD JUNIOR
NAMED EDITOR OF MSU’S
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Tamara Hartl, a junior from New Rockford, N.D., has been named editor of the university’s student newspaper, The Advocate.
An English and mass communications major, Hartl  recently received a $1,000 Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Newspaper Editing Program scholarship. Under it, she’ll intern as a copy editor this summer at the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D.
As editor of The Advocate, she’ll be in charge of  publishing the 5,000-circulation weekly newspaper and managing a staff of more than 30 student editors, reporters and photographers.
Other Advocate section editors:
* Assistant editor: Erin Snelgrove, a junior English/mass communications major from Fargo.
* Advertising manager: Sara Giese, a junior advertising major from Morris, Minn.
* Photo editor: Ben Twingley, a junior mass communications major from Bismarck.
* Arts editor: Ashley Marek, a freshman English/mass communications major from Absaraka, N.D.
* Sports editor: Kristin Leadbetter, a sophomore mass communications major from Valley City, N.D.
* Opinion page editor: Kelly Cameron, a sophomore English/mass communications major from Audubon, Minn.
* News editor: Dawn Lacina, a junior mass communications major from Gwinner, N.D.
* Business manager: Andrea DeRoo, a junior accounting major from Brooten, Minn.
* Features editor: Lonna Whiting, a sophomore English/mass communications major from Fargo.
* Copy editors: Brandon Baker, a freshman English major from Jamestown, N.D.; and Michelle Aune, a senior mass communications major from Wilton, N.D.

PHI KAPPA PHI TO
INDUCT 78 AT
SUNDAY INITIATION
Phi Kappa Phi will honor 78 new student members at a 2 p.m. initiation ceremony Sunday, April 25 in the student union ballroom. A banquet honoring the initiates begins at 6 p.m.
Three new faculty members will also be initiated: Terry Shoptaugh from the Library; Lin Enger from English; and Rhonda Ficek from AV-TV Services. The new president-elect for the local chapter is Dieter Berninger from Multicultural Studies.
Phi Kappa Phi is a national honor society founded in 1897. It supports good character and superior scholarship in all fields of study. Since the standards for admission are among the highest academic qualifications for any similar organization, membership in the society is a mark of distinction.

POKER WALK WINNERS
Winners of the 3rd Poker Walk are: Best hand
(5 - 10's): Dennis Rhoads, Math; 2nd Best hand
(5-6's... all natural!!!): Jeanne Alm, Computer Center; and 3rd Best hand (Straight Flush.. King high): John Sterner, Athletics.
Grand Prize Winners: Deb Seaburg, Counseling - Sony Discman; and Wendy Olsgard, Dragon Stop - MSU Dragons Sweatshirt (donated by the Bookstore).

SIDEWALK SALE!!
The Bookstore will be having their annual Sidewalk Sale in the Link on Friday, April 23. The sale will continue inside the store Saturday, April 24 through Friday, April 30. Come early for the best selections!
MSU’S SNOWFIRE IN
CONCERT APRIL 30
MSU’s SnowFire will present its spring concert Friday, April 30 at 8 p.m. in Weld Hall auditorium.
SnowFire, a group of six men and women selected by audition, is a vocal jazz ensemble that will perform jazz standards and blues. Some of the works they’ll perform include Cole Porter’s "I’ve got you under my skin," Joe Jackson’s "Another World," and George and Ira Gershwin’s "You can’t take that away from me," among many others.
Each performer will sing a solo. SnowFire is directed by David Ferreira.
The concert is free and open to the public.
The personnel: Kellie Louden, Lisbon, N.D.; Teneshia Poue, Rapid City, S.D.; Renelle Robinson, Great Bend, Kan.; Wes Del Val, Moorhead; Rico Heisler, Detroit Lakes; David Lubben, West Fargo, N.D.

TWO ART HISTORY
PRESENTATIONS THIS WEEK
Two MSU students will be delivering art history presentations this week in partial fulfillment of their Bachelor of Arts degree. Both presentations are at 5 p.m. in the Center for the Arts room 165. A reception will follow.
Brandon Bueling, Tuesday, April 20, on "Puris Omnia Pura: Julio Ruelas and His Art."
Kari Losee, Thursday, April 22, on "Zurbaran: Painter of Monks and Monastic Painter."

MSU FLUTE CHOIR
IN CONCERT SUNDAY
The MSU Flute Choir will present a free concert at 8:15 p.m. Sunday, April 25 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall. The choir will perform works by Sonny Burnette, Georges Bizet and Katherine Hoover, among others.
Debora Harris directs the Flute Choir. The following students are in the choir: Kerri Barchenger, Cathleen Calrow, Peggy Hammerling, Ciara Knudson, Jenni Kulawczyk, Laurie Lynch, Andrea McNamar, Tara Robertson, Sara Ward and Diatra Zimbrick.
It’s free and open to the public.
Note: This concert date has been changed from April 22.

 MSU ALL CHOIRS
CONCERT MONDAY
An MSU All Choirs Concert will be presented Monday, April 26 at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 218 Tenth Street South, Moorhead.
Rod Rothlisberger directs the Festival Mixed and Festival Women’s Choirs, and the Chamber Singers and Concert Choir are directed by Charles Ruzicka.
Festival Mixed Choir will perform works by G.F. Handel, Alexander Kastalsky and W.A. Mozart, among others, and the Festival Women’s Choir will perform folksongs and spirituals, among others.
The Chamber Singers will perform Claudio Monteverdi’s "Nisi Dominus" and a selection by Norman Luboff. The Concert Choir will perform works by Eric Whitacre, Roy Ringwald and Gordon Johnson.
The concert is free and open to the public.

JAZZ GUITAR ENSEMBLE
PERFOMRS TOMORROW
The MSU jazz guitar ensemble will be in concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 21 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall. Directed by Glenn Ginn, the concert features works and arrangements by Ginn, Les Hooper, Michael Edwards and Joseph Kosma, among others. Students on guitar include Troy Drayon, Eric Klotz, Barry Schwartz, Casey Smith and Jon Rudolph; Ginn on bass; and John Kapla on drums.
The concert is free and open to the public.

LIBRARY RESERVES
All materials placed on reserve for Spring Semester will be taken off reserve during semester break, unless the Library has been instructed otherwise. If you wish to keep those materials on reserve for classes during Summer Sessions, please call Kay Erickson in the Cataloging Department, ext. 2342 or e-mail, erickk@mhd1, by Monday, May 4.
Materials taken off reserve will be delivered to departments during the first week of Summer Session. If you prefer, Reserve materials may be picked up at the Circulation Desk beginning Tuesday, May 19. Please call ext. 2342 or e-mail, erickk@mhd1 so that materials will be held for you.
If you plan to put materials on reserve for Summer Sessions, please submit them as soon as possible. Reserve forms are now available online at the library website:  http://www.moorhead.msus.edu/~library or at the Circulation Desk in the library. The library will be open May 11-15, May 18-22, May 26-29 from
8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. If you do not bring materials for reserve during the interssession, please allow
 2-3 days at the beginning of the session before making assignments using these materials.
If you have any questions or problems call Kay Erickson, Catalog/Reserves Technician, ext. 2342 or Carole Schmidt, Circulation Librarian, ext. 5818.

JAZZ MUSICIAN TIGER MEAZELL
IN RESIDENCE AT MSU
Jazz alto saxophonist Tiger Meazell will be in-residence teaching master classes at MSU
April 20-27. He’ll conclude his residency with a jazz concert on Tuesday, April 27 at 8 p.m. in Weld Hall Auditorium. He’ll perform with the Jazz Ensemble I, along with the Jazz Combo II that evening.
Meazell began his jazz career at age 11 when he was paired with the great jazz trombonist Paul Brewer. One of his mentors, Phil Woods, said about Meazell: "I could tell that he had the makings of an important player…to be one of the best ever!"
He’s building a reputation as one of the best of the post-Charlie Parker/Phil Woods altos. "I’m a be-bopper, and that’s a word that best defines any improvising musician that grew up on the music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie," Meazell says.
Meazell has performed and worked with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, James Moody and Diane Reeves, among many others. He’s received praised from critics such as Dr. Herb Wong who states that "Tiger is one of the finest artists to ever pick up the alto saxophone."
Aside from an active touring schedule in the United States and abroad, Meazell is also an artist/clinician with Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments and a teacher of private music lessons.
The jazz concert is free and open to the public.
For a schedule of master classes, contact the MSU music department, 218-236-2101.

"HUMAN TRANSLATIONS"
FEATURED IN MSU ART EXHIBIT
A MSU art exhibit titled "Human Translations" will be showing April 27-May 7 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery. An opening reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 29.
This exhibition is the combination of four artists’ work in partial fulfillment of the bachelor of fine arts degree. Each artist offers a personal perspective and a different translation of the shared human experience.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
The artists:
* Jeremy K. Anderson, Minnetonka, is earning a BFA in ceramics. After graduation he plans to apprentice with a ceramics artist. His ceramic forms are influenced by psychological plumbing and anatomical landscapes. He’s a 1992 graduate of Hopkins High School and is the son of Nancy Anderson.
* Aaron Buchholz, Halstad, is earning a BFA in photography. He plans to attend graduate school at Ohio State University. His photographs deal with the female form as a scrutinized image from a male perspective. He’s a 1988 graduate of Norman County West High School and is the son of Arden Buchholz.
* Jessica T. Hassler, Jamestown, N.D., is earning a BFA in illustration. She plans to move to Portland, Ore., to find work as an illustrator. Her drawings and paintings are both portraits of and a collective tribute to the memory of her grandmother. She’s a 1990 graduate of Jamestown High School and is the daughter of Monica Townsend.
Trevor Muzik, Alexandria, is earning a BFA in illustration. He plans to attend Northern Illinois University to earn a master of fine arts in painting. His mixed media images describe the unsettling experience of life in a technological society and the effects on personal identity. He’s a 1993 graduate

EARTH WEEK ENVIRONMENTAL SPEAKERS
On Wednesday, April 21 at 7 p.m. NDSU environmental historian Dr. Mark Harvey along with his mother, an environmental activist will speak on "The Colorado River and the Environmental Movement" in MSU’s King Hall auditorium.
Both sessions are sponsored by the MSU Environmentalists and are free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Angie Floden at 236-1419.

GRADUATION STANDARDS WORKSHOP
There will be a graduation standards workshop for interested faculty and students on Friday April 23 in Nemzek 204 from 8-11 a.m. The focus of the workshop is the decision-making standard. This workshop is relevant for health and physical education majors and minors and health and physical education teachers. There is no cost. Please contact Kari Berg at 236-2308 for more information.

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WIN
CHANCE TO QUALIFY FOR INTERNATIONAL
CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD
The Red Rive Valley section of the American Chemical Society has announced the names of eight outstanding high school chemistry students. The students will take a national exam that may qualify them to become members of the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad team that will compete in the 31st International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO) in Bangkok, Thailand, July 4-11.
The ICHO involves a series of theoretical exams, laboratory exercises, and other activities aimed at identifying the best chemistry students from participating nations from around the world. This is the sixteenth year of U.S. participation. Last year the U. S. team earned two gold medals, one silver metal, and one bronze metal. The team competed against more than 185 other students representing 55 countries in the event.
The eight local nominees are among approximately 1.000 nationwide that will take a national qualifying exam April 23-26 to select finalists. Twenty students will be identified from the fifty states of the country and will undergo intensive training June 6-20 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs from which the top four will be chosen to represent the United States in the ICHO competition. The twenty finalists will be announced May 7.
The qualifying exam for the region covered by the Red River Valley Section of the American Chemical Society will be given at the Chemistry Department of MSU on April 24. Asoka Marasinghe will be in charge of administering the examination.

OFFICIAL NOTICE
From: Roland Barden
I have approved the recommendations of the Academic Policy Advisory Council as reported in the minutes of February 16, February 23 and March 2, 1999.  The Deans' Council has reviewed the recommendations. The MSU FA discussed issues regarding the F/F1 Task Force report, multiple-course levels, and course-level changes at the April 1, 1999, Meet and Confer. 4/14/99

GRANT INFORMATION
Program: Canadian Studies Conference Grant Programs
Agency: Canadian Embassy
Next Deadline: June 15
Conference Program supports major conferences addressing important & timely Canadian, Canadian/U.S.&/or Canadian/North American issues & publication of resultant papers & proceedings in a scholarly fashion. Grants range from $5,000 to $15,000 & cover direct costs. Linkage with Canadian institution is encouraged. See http://www.cdnemb-washdc.org.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact: Dan Abele, Academic Relations Officer
Academic Relations
501 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington DC 20001
202/682-1740
Program: East European Studies Short-Term Grants
Agency: Smithsonian Institution
Next Deadline: June 1
Offers short-term support (one month) for scholars with a particular need for library, archival, & other specialized resources located in Washington, DC. Award is limited to advanced graduate & postdoctoral scholars in East European studies. Scholars will reside in Washington, DC & forego other academic & professional obligations for the grant period. Stipend in $80 per day for up to 30 day. For details, see http://wwics.si.edu/Programs/region/ees/frontpage.html or contact haynesai@wwic.si.edu.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:
Robert Ponichtera, East European Studies
Woodrow Wilson Int’l Ctr
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington DC 20523
202/691-4000
Program: Short-Term Travel Grants
Agency: International Research and Exchanges Board
Next Deadline: June 1
Supports brief visits ( for up to two months) for humanities & social science scholars engaged in research focused on Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, & (limited opportunities for ) Mongolia. Activities funded by these grants include: research visits; presentations at conferences; invited lectures or consultations; collaborative projects & joint publications; & visits of up to two foreign scholars to the U.S. for collaborative research or conference presentation. Grants normally do not exceed $3,000. See http://www.irex.org/programs/stg/index.htm.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:
Denise Cormaney, Program Officer
1616 H St NW
Washington DC 20006
202/628-8188
Program: Grants Program
Agency: Timmons (Bess Spiva) Foundation
Next Deadline: June 1
Supports projects in the broad areas of education; health; medical research; the arts; & programs that benefit minority groups, social services, & ecology. Most higher education grants support research projects requesting up to $10,000. The foundation gives priority to small nonprofit organizations & focuses primarily on giving in the Midwest & West. Annual meeting is around 7/1. Proposals are due
2 to 4 weeks before meeting.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:
Jill Larson, President
27165 Pinario
Mission Viejo, CA 92692-3204
949/348-1804
Program: NIDA: Small Grants (RO3)
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Next Deadline: June 1
Provides up to tow years of nonrenewable support, at up to 450,000/year, for less experienced researchers, investigators at institutions without well developed research traditions, & more experienced investigators who are changing research direction or testing new methods. Applications should be submitted six months in advance of desired start date. See PAR-97-038 or http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResFundslist.html.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:
Charles W Sharp, Division of Basic Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20892
301/443-1887
Program: Exploratory Research
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Next Deadline: June 23
Supports exploratory environmental research based on investigator-initiated proposals. The current solicitation addresses all areas of environmental chemistry, physics, & engineering. Research should lead to creative or innovative solutions to significant high risk environmental problems. Applications should describe the nature & significance of the environmental issue being targeted, along with the nature & expected benefits of the proposed research. Approximately $3 million is available in FY 1999-2000; project award range is $75,000 to $125,000/year for up to 2 years. See http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/batch2.html.
CFDA Number: 66.500
Contact:
Clyde Bishop, Director, Research Grants, Socioeconomics
Office of Exploratory Research
401 M St SW, RD-675
Washington DC 20460
202/260-6914
Program: Lindbergh Grants Program
gency: Lindbergh (Charles A. & Anne Morrow) Foundation
Next Deadline: June 15
Awards grants of up to $10,580 to researchers whose projects attempt to create a better balance between technology and the natural environment. Grant categories include: aerospace/aviation; agriculture; arts & humanities; biomedical research; conservation of natural resources; health & population sciences; exploration; intercultural communication; oceanography; & waste minimization & management; & wildlife preservation. About 10 awards are made annually. See http://www.mtn.org/lindfdtn/.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:
Marlene K White, Grants Administrator
708 S 3rd St
Suite 110
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1141
612/338-1703
Program: Course, Curriculum & Laboratory Improvement Program (CCLI)
Agency: National Science Foundation Next Deadline: June 7
CCLI incorporates activities previously supported under Undergraduate Course & Curriculum Development (CCD), Instrumentation & Laboratory Improvement (ILI) & Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement (UFE) Programs. Supports educational materials development, adaptation & implementation of materials, laboratory experiences & educational practices, & dissemination nationally. See updated guidelines (NSF 99-53) or http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/HER/DUE.start.htm.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:
Herbert Levitan, Section Head, Course & Curriculum Development Section
Division of Undergraduate Education
4201 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22230
703/306-1666
Program: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Awards for U.S. Researchers
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: June 15
Provides support for long-term (six to 24 months) 7 medium-term (three to six months) visits by U.S. researchers to conduct research at university-or non-university-affiliated facilities (government research institutes, corporate laboratories) in Japan, dissertation enhancement awards 9three to 12 months), & International Research Fellowships for junior investigators, all carrying a September 1 deadline. Program also makes awards for joint seminars & workshops (June 15 deadline). See http:www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/japkor/start.htm.
CFDA Number: 47.053
Contact:
Myra McAuliffe, Coordinator, US-Japan Program
Int’l Programs Division
4201 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22230
703/306-1701

NOTICE OF VACANCY
Position: Assistant Professor of Speech Communication
Qualifications: MA or MS in communication by first duty day. Evidence of successful teaching experiences. Ability to coach a competitive individual events and debate team. Applicant must be able to legally accept work in the US on the day employment begins.
Responsibilities: We are seeking a person to teach undergraduate courses in public speaking and oral interpretation. Additionally, this person will coach and travel with an active individual events and debate team. This person will also contribute to student growth and development and provide service to the department and university.
Apply to: Dr. Tim Borchers, Search Committee, Department of Speech Communication-Theatre Arts, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN. 56563. Phone: 218-236-2656. Fax: 218-236-4612. E-mail: borchers@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu. WWW: http://www.moorhead.msus.edu/speech.

APAC MINUTES
April 6, 1999
Members present: Midgarden, chair; Dalhouse, Dobitz, Enz Finken, Jeppson, Klindworth, Lane, Reed, Sanderson, Schmidt, Scholl, Shimabukuro.
VP Midgarden explained that APAC recently approved four 300-level Language courses at the 2/16/99 APAC meeting, not the method by which they will be taught. The Course Level Policy clearly states this in Item D: Multiple Numbered Courses. Any multiple-level course not covered in that policy must be brought to APAC as a formal proposal. Midgarden stated that the revised East Asian Studies Major Proposal will be on the 4/13/99 APAC Agenda for review prior to its resubmission to the President.
1. Language Department
The Committee had no objections to the following minor changes:
Change prerequisites of SPAN 312: Survey of Iberian Literature (4 cr.) to, Completion of Spanish 311.
Change prerequisites of SPAN 314: Survey of Latin American Literature (4 cr.) to Completion of Spanish 311.
2.  Business Administration Department
Minor Change:
Cross-list MGMT 428 with TECH 428: Project Management  (3 cr.)
Richard Peschke stated that cross-listing this course has been agreed to by the Technology department. MGMT 428 will be identical to TECH 428 so no new course proposal is needed. TECH 428 is scheduled to be offered once both fall and spring semesters and MGMT 428 is scheduled to be taught once each fall semester. This course will be an elective in Business Administration and Management.
The Committee had no concerns regarding cross-listing this course.
3.Multidisciplinary Studies:
Minor Changes:
The Committee had no objection to the following changes:
a.Change number and course description of MDS 132: Human Sexuality (4 cr.) to:
MDS 132A - 3 credits in Liberal Studies Division C
MDS 132B - 1 credit in Liberal Studies Division B
Midgarden explained that the New Center has offered these courses for variable Liberal Studies credits in the past. John Tandberg stated that because of the new MnSCU transcript, separate course numbers must be assigned in order to correctly list Liberal Studies credit on a student's transcript. Bev Wesley explained that she wishes to maintain this multi-disciplinary course with current liberal studies designations. New Center students receive Liberal Studies credit for these courses, while they are elective non-liberal courses for non-New Center students.
b. Change number and course description of MDS 232: Women's Role & Socialization in the 19th & 20th Century America (4) to:
MDS 232A - 2 credits in Liberal Studies Division C
MDS 232B - 1 credit in Liberal Studies Division D1
c. Change number and course description of MDS 205: Group Dynamics (4 cr.) to:
MDS 205A - 2 credits in Liberal Studies Division C
MDS 205B - 2 credits in Liberal Studies Division E
d.Add number, course description and prerequisite to MDS 123: Mathematical Ideas (2-4 cr.)  so the course may be offered by taking the 4 credit course or as follows:
MDS 123A - 2 credits Fall Semester
MDS 123B - 2 credits Spring Semester
3. Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences Department
Major change:
Sanderson moved. Lane seconded to approve the following change:
Change course title, description and increase credits of SLHS 446: Clinical practicum:S/L (1 cr.) and SLHS 476: Clinical practicum:Aud (1 cr.) to:
SLHS 446: Undergraduate clinical experience
(3 cr.)
Motion carried unanimously.
3.  Speech/Language Pathology Program
The following changes were approved at the 3/4/99 Graduate Studies Committee meeting. These changes will increase the SLP Graduate Program credits from 40 to 48 total credits.
The Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences faculty were present to field questions. These changes will have no impact on faculty workload. Next year will be the transition period for students.
Enz Finken moved. Dalhouse seconded to approve the following changes:
a.  Change the number, title, course description and credits of the following courses:
SLP 643: Agency practicum (1 cr.)
SLP 644: University practicum: S/P (1 cr.)
SLP 645: Hospital practicum (1 cr.)
SLP 646: School practicum (1 cr.)
SLP 669: Internship (4 cr.)
SLP 676: Clinic practicum: audiology (1 cr.)
TO: SLP 646: Graduate Clinical Experience (1-4 cr.) Only for Academic Year 1999-2000
SLP 646: Graduate Clinical Experience (3 cr.) - Beginning Academic Year 2000-2001 for graduate students starting the program.
Motion carried unanimously.
4.  Mass Communications
The Committee had no concerns regarding these minor changes:
a. Change title of MC 405: Reporting of Public Affairs (3 cr.) to: Computer Assisted Reporting.
b. Change title and course description of MC 492: Journalism Workshop to: Online Journalism Workshop.
Major Changes:
Sanderson moved. Scholl seconded to approve the following changes:
a. Increase credits of MC 492: Online Journalism Workshop (1-2 cr.) to: 3 credits.
b. Change name of Integrated Journalism Emphasis to: Online Journalism
c.Increase credits of Online Journalism Emphasis from 43 to 54 credits.
C.T. Hanson distributed a document listing the rationale for these changes.
Motion carried unanimously.
7. Technology Department
Midgarden explained that these changes are in response to the Accreditation Team's recommendations. Seltveit stated that the Industrial Technology Core Curriculum is being eliminated. The Construction Management Degree will be split from the Industrial Technology umbrella and thus become a new degree which will need MnSCU's approval.
The Committee had no objection to these minor changes:
Change course description and prerequisite of TECH 328: Construction Planning and Scheduling (3 cr.)
Major Changes:
Shimabukuro moved. Sanderson seconded to approve the following:
a. Increase credits of TECH 412: Senior Project from 2 credits to: 2-3 credits. Change course description of TECH 412.
Seltveit explained that Construction Management students need this course as a 3 credit option. Enz Finken suggested making a separate course for those students instead of the variable credit option. The variable credit option attached to this course may be confusing to students. APAC members felt this was a good idea. Seltveit will work with John Tandberg on creating a new course number and course description for the 3 credit TECH course. (The new course is: TECH 496: CM Capstone Project  - 3 credits).
Motion carried unanimously.
Sanderson moved to approve these four new Technology courses. Schmidt seconded.
b.New Course Proposals:
1.TECH 321: Construction Cost Analysis (3 cr.)
2.TECH 422: Construction Law and Contracting
(3 cr.)
3.TECH 426: Construction Project Control (3 cr.)
4.TECH 427: Construction Project Administration
(3 cr.)
Seltveit distributed a document amending the TECH 422 Course Proposal (Item #12). The statement refers to the qualifications needed to teach the TECH 422 courses. This change came as a request from the Business Law faculty. Seltveit stated that the instructor must be someone with legal experience in the construction area.
Motion carried unanimously.
b.  Industrial Technology Core Curriculum:
Major changes:
Schmidt  moved and Shimabukuro seconded to approve dropping these courses from the Technology Curriculum:
1. Drop ACCT 231: Principles of Accounting II (3 cr.) from the IT Core Curriculum, thus reducing the number of credits in each option (Construction Management, Industrial Distribution, Industrial Management, and General Technology.)
2. Drop TECH 412: Senior Project (2 cr.) from the Industrial Distribution, Industrial Management, and General Technology Options. Construction Management will retain TECH 412 and move the course to their technical course area.
Motion carried unanimously.
d.Change the name of the B.S. in Industrial Technology to the B.S. in Construction Management
Lane moved. Shimabukuro seconded to approve of the name change.
Motion carried unanimously.
These changes will decrease the total credits of the four Options in Industrial Technology:
Construction Management  from 69 to 66 credits
Industrial Distribution from 64 to 59 credits
Industrial Management   from 62 to 57 credits
General Technology  from 65 to 60 credits
7. Final Examination Policy Change
The APAC subcommittee (John Tandberg, Andrew Conteh and Richard Pemble) was appointed by APAC at the 2/3/98 meeting to review the current Final Examination Policy. That APAC subcommittee submitted the recommendations listed below to the Admissions and Advising Committee for their review.
1. No student should be expected to write more than two final examinations on the same day during the Final Class Schedule. Any student who has three exams on a single day as scheduled by the University may appeal to any of the instructors concerned to re-schedule one of the exams. Should the instructor(s) be unwilling to re-schedule the examination, the student may appeal to the Academic Dean of the appropriate college.
2.The last examination given in a course during the semester must be given during the Final Class Schedule as scheduled by the University. Classes must meet during the Final Class Schedule as scheduled by the University. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by the Academic Dean of the appropriate college.
2.The Sub-Committee was unable to agree on a policy about exams during the week preceding finals, but it is possible that #2 above may address some of the concerns about exams during the last week of the semester.
2.Reinstate "Dead Week" -- No major exams given during the last week of classes.
The Admissions and Advising Committee recommendation is:
1.Items 1 and 2 are endorsed,
2.Item 3 is just an explanation and not part of the policy,
3.Item 4 was not endorsed.
The Committee discussed the recommendations made by the APAC Subcommittee and the Admissions and Advising Committee in regards to the Final Examination Policy.
Sanderson moved to approve #1 of the recommendation. Scholl seconded.
The Committee discussed how to make this recommendation official and to simplify the process for students who need to reschedule a final exam. Suggestions were to have a rescheduling card signed by the instructor or have the Dean's office reschedule the exam for the student. Tandberg stated that students have, in past years, rescheduled their exams directly with the instructor and only seek the Dean's assistance if a scheduling problem is evident. The Committee agreed that the student which has more than two finals in one day, to make arrangements with their instructor to reschedule one of the exams. Students may contact their Dean's office (area of their major) if problems arise due to scheduling conflicts.
Motion to approve #1 of the Final Examination Policy carried unanimously.
Sanderson suggested that evening classes complete their exams earlier in order to free up evenings during final exam week. This would allow final exams for common courses, such as MATH 127, to be held in the evening. Tandberg stated that moving exams to the evening might not work because of students' schedules.
Midgarden suggested obtaining feedback from faculty and students regarding the other Final Examination Policy recommendations. Scholl stated the Faculty Association could poll faculty. Midgarden stated that deans will place this item on the fall College meeting agenda, so faculty can exchange views with one another. Midgarden will bring this to a Student Senate meeting next fall, as well.
Meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Gloria Riopelle

 APRIL 20, 1999 APAC AGENDA
The Academic Policy Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, April 20 at 4:00 p.m. in the Comstock Room (CMU 101).
AGENDA
1.Mathematics Department
Major changes:
a.Course Credit Modifications:
Increase credits of MATH 435: Mathematical Statistics I from 3 to 4 credits and change catalogue description.
Increase credits of MATH 450: Numerical Analysis I from 3 to 4 credits and change catalogue description.
a.Delete course:
Delete MATH 421: Actuarial Science (1 cr.) and MATH 423: Actuarial Science II (1 cr.) from the Mathematic curriculum and the Undergraduate Bulletin.
b.Changes in the mathematics major with actuarial and computational emphases and in the requirements for a B.A. major in mathematics:
Delete Current Requirements
Actuarial
Math 436
Emphasis
Math 421
Math 423
Computational
Math 451
Emphasis
B.A. in Math  One elective course from
Math 362, Math 436,
Math 451, Math 477
Add Proposed Requirements
Actuarial  One of math 450 or Math 361
Computational  One of Math 435 or Math 361
BA in Math  Math 362
1. Masters of Science in Reading Program
Minor Changes:
(Note: credit modifications are also being proposed for these three courses - see Major Changes)
Change title of EECE 613: Analysis of Development of Reading (2 cr.) to: Literacy Instruction and Assessment: A Historical Perspective.
Change title, course description and prerequisites of EECE 614: Reading and Language Arts in the Content Areas (2 cr.). New title: Literacy in the Content Areas.
Change title, course description and prerequisites of EECE 645: Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Difficulties (2 cr.). New title: Developmental Diagnosis of and Instruction in Literacy.
Major Changes:
a. Course Credit Modifications:
Change EECE 612: Literacy in Society (2 cr.) to variable credits of 2-3 credits. Change in catalogue description.
Increase credits of EECE 613: Literacy Instruction and Assessment: A Historical Perspective from 2 to 3 credits.
Increase credits of EECE 614: Literacy in the Content Areas from 2 to 3 credits.
Increase credits of EECE 645: Developmental Diagnosis of and Instruction in Literacy from 2 to 3 credits.
b. New Courses:
EECE 601: Introduction to Literacy Studies (2 cr.)
EECE 660: Literature for Children and Young Adults (6 cr.)
c. M.S. Degree in Reading - Plans A and B
ITEMS CARRIED OVER FROM THE 4/13/99 APAC MEETING
Please bring the materials that were with the 4/13/99 APAC Agenda with you to the 4/20/99 meeting.
There are paper copies in the offices of the Dean of Education, VP of Academic Affairs, and Director of Teacher Education. There is a copy at the Reserve Desk in the library. Anyone may bring an auditron and copy any or all of the proposal materials.
II. Special Education
1) New Course Proposals
a. SpEd 419/519 Biomedical Issues
b. SpEd 447/547 Physical and Health Disabilities
2) Minor Changes
a. Title - SpEd 451D Student Teaching: Developmental Disabilities
b. Title - SpEd 451P Student Teaching: Physical and Health Disabilities
c. Title - SpEd 467D/567D Practicum: Developmental Disabilities
d. Title - SpEd 467P/567P Practicum: Physical and Health Disabilities
e. Title - SpEd 468D/568D Student Teaching 2: Developmental Disabilities
f. Title - SpEd 468P/568P Student Teaching 2: Physical and Health Disabilities
g. Title - SpEd 463L Assessment Lab
h. Title - SpEd 456/556
i. Title - SpEd 461/561 Learning Disabilities
3) Curricular Changes
Concentration in:
a. Developmental Disabilities
b. Early Childhood Special Education
c. Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
d. Learning Disabilities
e. Physical and Health Disabilities
2. Revisions in East Asian Studies Major

MISCELLANEA
* Michael Missiras, music, presented a paper on film music at the American Popular Culture Association conference (University of West Virginia.) He will also have "The Transformative Power of Film Music: Non-Diegetic Musical Considerations in the Film East of Eden" published by the Open Space magazine this spring.
* Theodore Gracyk, philosophy, has an essay in the current issue of the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism (Spring 1999). "Valuing and Evaluating Popular Music" was commissioned by the journal for its special issue on aesthetics and popular culture.
* Leonard Sliwoski, accounting and Small Business Development Center, had an article published in the March/April 1999 issue of the National Public Accountant titled "Alternatives to Business Valuation-Rules of Thumb for Small Businesses."
* Micheal Ruth, technology and Elsa Leven, languages, completed an interactive website in conjunction with the University Quintana Roo, Chetumal, Mexico. The website will enable students studying Spanish at MSU to interact with peers studying English at U-QROO. This project was funded by a "Learning by Doing" grant from MnSCU. The address is: techweb.moorhead.msus.edu/friendship

CLASSIFIED
For Sale: Macomber Ad-a-Harness Floor Loom 8 Harness, 40" floor loom with sectional warp beam reeds included (10epi, 8epi, 5epi) $1500 Contact Jill Odegaard at 236-4625 or 241-9257
If you are interviewing or have new faculty joining your departments, show them what $265,000 will buy in Moorhead. 2500 square foot ranch style house with 20’ x 40’ indoor swimming pool! Call Deb Dewitz at 233-5244 with questions or to see the house. P.S. We will sell to established residents, too!

TIM MURPHY PRESENTS MSU’S ANNUAL (Continews April 14)
‘SOC’ GLASRUD LECTURE APRIL 20TH
Tim Murphy will read from his collection of poems, "Deed of Gift," at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 in the MSU Library Porch as the feature of this year’s Clarence "Soc" Glasrud annual lecture series.
Murphy--a local poet, venture capitalist and farmer--will also lecture on "Beowulf" and read from his in-progress translation of that classic at 4 p.m. that same day in the Library Porch. His translation of "Beowulf," one of the oldest existing poems in the English language, has been described by a Washington Post editor as "like Dungeons and Dragons in Rap."
Murphy graduated in 1972 from Yale, where he was Scholar of the House in Poetry under the tutelage of Robert Penn Warren. His poems have appeared in The Hudson Review, The New Criterion, Hellas, The Epigrammatist and Sparrow.
The lecture series honors Clarence "Soc" Glasrud, a Detroit Lakes native who taught in a country school before enrolling at MSU in 1930 and graduating in 1934. Following a stint in the Army Air Corps during World War II, Glasrud earned both a master’s degree and doctorate at Harvard University. He returned to his alma mater in 1947 to teach, eventually serving 23 years as chair of MSU’s English department. He retired in 1977.
Glasrud has since written two comprehensive histories of the university: "The Moorhead Normal School" and "Moorhead State Teachers College." He’s now working on the final chapter of the university’s history.

NATIVE AMERICAN BALLADEER,
STORYTELLER PERFORMS
AT MOORHEAD STATE APRIL 19
Native American folk singer Jack Gladstone—a balladeer, storyteller and cultural ambassador—will both perform and lecture at MSU on Monday,
April 19.
His 2 p.m. talk on "Buffalo Café: Cultural Change on the Northern Plains" and his 7 p.m. concert blending music and photographs are both scheduled in King Hall auditorium. They’re free and open to the public.
A member of the Blackfeet tribe in Northwestern Montana, Gladstone has been playing guitar and writing songs since he was nine years old. He recently released his seventh album, an anthology entitled "Legacy."
Using creative metaphors, song and wit, Gladstone brings to light the American Indian world as it is today and as it was in the past.
The event is sponsored by MSU’s multicultural affairs office, 236-3572.

MSU STUDENT RESEARCH
CONFERENCE SHOWCASES
107 PRESENTATIONS  APRIL 14
MSU’s first Student Academic Conference will showcase 107 student presentations from 1:40 to 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 in the student union ballroom.
Topics range from "Web Page Politics and Jesse Ventura" and "Using Celebrities in Advertising" to "Teaching Evolution in the Classroom" and "Bison Habitat in Theodore Roosevelt National Park."
A noon luncheon preceding  the presentations will feature keynote speaker Shawn Dunkirk, an MSU chemistry professor, talking on "Creative and Research Activities: The Undergraduate Education You’ll Remember." She’ll be followed by a panel of student respondents representing MSU’s four academic divisions: Kelly Rusk from the College of Business & Industry; Michelle Redepenning from the College of  Arts & Humanities; Jen Brokke from the College of Education & Human Services; and Jan Boe from the College of Social & Natural Sciences.
For tickets to the conference luncheon, call Ryan Sylvester at 236-2826. Visit the conference web site for session schedules, presentation titles, abstracts, and other information at:  http://www.moorhead.msus.edu/acadconf/announcement.html
The conference is designed to highlight how significant research is to students pursuing undergraduate degrees.

 MSU SERVICE CONFERENCE LINKS
CLASSROOM WITH COMMUNITY
APRIL 16 IN STUDENT UNION
A conference on service learning—linking student education to community volunteer activities—will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 16 in MSU’s student union.
Anyone interested in creating classroom-community partnerships with MSU or the community is invited to attend the conference free. It’s supported in part by the Otto Bremer Foundation. Free parking will be available in MSU Lots C, A, O, P and K.
MSU academic departments heavily involved with service learning include psychology, mathematics and statistics, composition and social work.
For details about the event, contact the MSU Service Learning Center at 236-2592.

RECYCLE OLD PHONE BOOKS
The campus will be getting your new phone books this week. The old books should be recycled. Drop them off on the Owens loading dock near the back door.

MSU ART EXHIBIT OPENS TUESDAY
A MSU student art exhibit will be on display
April 13-23 in the Roland Dille Center for the arts gallery. An opening reception will be held Thursday, April 15 from 4 to 6 p.m.
It will feature illustrations and cartoons by Aaron Andersen, Valley City, N.D., and paintings and sculpture by Jennifer Mobley, Minot, N.D.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
The exhibit is in partial fulfillment of a bachelor of arts degree.

UPCOMING MUSIC EVENTS AT MSU
Jazz Concert
The MSU Jazz Combos I and III and Jazz Ensemble II will present a free, public concert at
8 p.m. Tuesday, April 13 in Weld Hall auditorium. The concert includes works by Miles Davis, Lester Young and Louis Prima, among others.
Orchestra Concert
An MSU Orchestra Concerto Concert will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, April 16 in Weld Hall auditorium. It’s also free and open to the public.
Visiting Composer/Guitarist Nick Didkovsky
MSU will host guest composer and guitarist Nick Didkovsky on Saturday, April 17 at 7 p.m. in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery. He’ll perform in concert with the MSU New Music Ensemble, directed by Ross Feller, along with MSU guitar professor Glenn Ginn and other guest artists. All of the concert selections are by Didkovsky.
Didkovsky is the founder and director of Dr. Nerve, an avant-garde jazz-rock band. He’s considered one of the primary movers and shakers in New York City’s "Downtown Scene." His compositions utilize small jazz or rock harmony. When he’s not touring, he teaches graduate-level computer music courses at New York University.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Deanna Thomas Junior Recital
A junior recital featuring Deanna Thomas will be held Sunday, April 18 at 3 p.m. in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall. She will be assisted by Rebecca Hanson, piano, and Michael Richter, guitar. It’s free and open to the public.
Concert Band
The MSU Concert Band will present its spring concert at 8 p.m. Monday, April 19 in the Comstock Memorial Union Ballroom. It will feature works by John Philip Sousa, Frank Erickson and Robert Washburn, among others. Ed Christianson directs the band. The concert is free and open to the public.

3RD "POKER" WALK FOR FITNESS
TO BE HELD THURSDAY, APRIL 15
Did you know just 30 minutes of moderate exercise per day (like walking) can: cut your risk of heart disease by 30%; reduce your risk of hypertension, diabetes and colon cancer by 30%; reduce body fat by an average of 18%; and eliminate undue stress.
You are encouraged to participate in the 3rd "Poker" Walk For Fitness to be held on Thursday, April 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The objective is to walk to each of the seven MSU departments listed in this memo, draw a card at each, and try to acquire the best poker hand. Note: The best five out of seven cards can be used Jokers are wild and, in honor of  "Income Tax Day", Deuces ( 2's) are wild, and if your income tax forms are in the mail, you may draw an extra card at Human Resources.
Prizes will be awarded for the top 3 hands, Plus there will be a Grand Prize drawing for a Portable CD Player at the conclusion of this walk.
Participating departments
Athletics, Nemzek, Room 134
Speech Communication and Theatre Arts Dept., CA, Room 116
Library, Circulation Desk
English Dept., Weld, Room 216
Bookstore, Art Supply Office, in NE corner
Regional Science Center, Hagen, Room 201B
Human Resources, Owens 210
 ** NOTE: A beverage will be served in HR at the finale of your walk.**
Draw a card at each department; your name and card will be recorded. Keep your card and proceed to the other departments. You do not have to walk to all seven departments at one time, walk on your breaks or lunch hour. Human Resources must be the last department you walk to ?before 4:00 p.m. You will draw your last card, and submit your best hand. You can also throw your name into the hat for the Grand Prize drawing, to be held at the conclusion of the walk.
This is a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with the MSU campus and get some exercise to boot!
If you have questions, please call Deb Lewis at 2158.

4 CANDIDATES SELECTED FOR COLLEGE
OF SOCIAL, NATURAL SCIENCES DEAN
Four candidates will be on campus during April to interview for the position of Dean of the College of Social and Natural Sciences. Schedules and evaluation forms will be sent prior to the first candidate's interviews. If you would like to see their compete file, you may do so at my office in CB 100. The candidates are:
Dr. Norman Garrison is currently a professor teaching in the Biology Department and was most recently Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at James Madison University. His area of specialty is developmental biology and he received a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Garrison's experiences include teaching biology as well as being head or chairperson of the Biology Department at James Madison. His research interests include biochemistry and developmental biology.
Dr. Garrison will be on campus April 26-27.
Dr. Ronald Jeppson is currently the Interim Dean of Social and Natural Sciences at Moorhead State University. His area of specialty is differential equations, approximation theory and numerical analysis and he received his Ph.D. at Montana State University. Dr. Jeppson's experiences include teaching mathematics and chairing the Mathematics Department at MSU. His research interests include approximation theory and industrial mathematics. Dr. Jeppson's interviews and meetings will be held next week.
Dr. Janet Pollak is currently a Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University. She recently served as chairperson of the Anthropology Department at William Paterson University. She has taught anthropology at several universities. She received her Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Her research interests include various aspects of anthropology and she is a leader in involving students in academic research. Dr. Pollak will be interviewing on campus April 29-30.
Dr. Robert Ulin is a visiting Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas and prior to this was an associate professor and department chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Allegheny College. Dr. Ulin received his Ph.D. at the New School of Social Research (New York) with a specialty in cultural anthropology. His research interests include different aspects of cultural anthropology. Dr. Ulin will be interviewing on campus April 22-23.

GRADUATION STANDARDS WORKSHOP
On Thursday, April 15, A Graduation Standards Workshop in Learning Area III, Literature and the Arts, will be presented from 9-3 p.m. in the Livingston Lord Library on the MSU campus. Registration for all-day participation (including lunch) is $25. Individuals can register in the Library Porch at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the workshop. For additional information, contact Lila Hauge-Stoffel, Art Dept., ext. 5989.

TRI-COLLEGE HISTORY LECTURE
Henry Chan will deliver the annual Tri-College History Lecture on Tuesday, April 20. His lecture is entitled "Romantic Radicals: Revolutionary Terrorism in Late Imperial China, 1900-1911."
Prof. Chan, a member of the MSU History Department, will base his lecture on extensive research into the history of the Chinese revolution of 1911. The continued, widespread use of terrorism as a political weapon gives his topic a timely appeal. The lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Hagen 105. Public welcome.

STAFF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
The following students have been selected to receive scholarships or bookstore awards for the 1999-2000 academic year from the Staff Scholarship Fund sponsored by Council on Staff Affairs:
Amy Beckerleg, daughter of Mary Beckerleg
Matthew Bengtson, son of June Bengston
Kelsee Guida, daughter of Jan and Glen Guida
Matthew Herbranson, son of Barbara Herbranson
Abbie Kohler, daughter of Sandra Kohler
Justin Kruse, son of Nancy Kruse
Cassidy Swenson, daughter of Rand Swenson
John Tillisch, son of Kathryn Tillisch
The CSA is conducting their major fund-raiser to raise money for next year's staff scholarships. Members of CSA are selling $1.00 or 6/$5.00 raffle tickets for a free parking permit (value up to $120) and six additional prizes to be given away at the Annual Ice Cream Social in mid-July. If you would like to purchase a raffle ticket, please call Mary Beckerleg (4053) or Clare Hauck (2498) or e-mail: beckerlg@mhd1 or hauck@mhd1.

VACANCY NOTICE
Assistant Professor -Construction Management
Qualifications: Required: Master’s degree, with at least one of the degrees earned in Construction, Civil Engineering, or Architecture. Candidate is expected to teach coursework in two of the following four construction series:  (Successful applicant’s background will determine final course subject assignment. Courses can be mixed/matched between construction series.) Construction Planning and Scheduling, Project Control, and Construction Cost Analysis. Estimating I and II, Construction Materials and Processes. Construction Equipment Methods, Soil Mechanics, and Surveying. Construction Project Administration, Construction Law, and Project Management Experience in use of construction related computer applications (i.e., Estimating, Scheduling, Project Management, CAD, etc.) 15 graduate semester credits in Construction Management beyond the Master’s degree required for tenure. A minimum of three years’ construction project management experience.
Preferred: University teaching experience. CPC or other professional registration. Ph.D. in construction, civil engineering, or related field.
The Construction Management program within the Department of Technology at Moorhead State University in Moorhead, Minnesota, is seeking applications for a full-time tenure-track teaching position. Persons with backgrounds in either heavy/highway or commercial building construction are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be responsible to teach a variety of classes, but assigned coursework will be coordinated with the individual’s background and expertise.
Advising of students and student chapter organizations. Industry and University involvement is expected. Schedule bi-annual meetings and work with Construction Industry Advisory Board. Supervise and maintain responsible laboratories. Scholarly activities are required for tenure, but may vary depending upon the successful candidate’s background and interests. Other duties as assigned.
Apply to: Scott Seltveit, Chair, Department of Technology, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN, 56563. Call (218) 236-2469, FAX: (218) 299-5958, or e-mail: seltveit@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu.

The Academic Policy Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. in the CMU Ballroom (200C). NOTE LOCATION CHANGE!
AGENDA
1. CSIS Department
Major change:
a. Change the 449 requirement for the CIS major to either:
 CSIS 449 (Field Project) or CSIS 469 (Internship)
b. Amend the recently approved change to the Computer Science Degree of replacing "one year of physical science with lab" to BIOL 111-114 or CHEM 150, 155, 160, 165 or PHYSICS 111-112 or PHYSICS 200-201. The amendment changes the Biology course offerings.
BIOL 111 and either BIOL 114, or 124, or 341
c. Prerequisite changes.
2. Music Department
Minor Change:
Change number, title, course description and prerequisite of MUS 431: Keyboard Pedagogy (3 cr.) to:
MUS 431A: Keyboard Pedagogy I  (2 cr.)
MUS 431B: Keyboard Pedagogy II (1 cr.)
3. Art Department
Curriculum changes in the Bachelor of Science in Art Education
4. HPE Department
Minor Changes:
Change course level of HLTH 205: Nutrition to: 305
Change course level of HLTH 215: Health Agencies and Services to: 315
Change course level of HLTH 220: Applied Human Anatomy to: 320
Change course level of PE 320: Biomechanics to: 420
Change name of PE 320 (previously PE 220): Applied Human Anatomy to: Anatomical Kinesiology
Drop HLTH 220: Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (2 cr.)
5. Academic Probation Policy
The Suspension and Financial Aid Committee recommend the Academic Probation Policy be changed as follows:
The proposal is to place students on academic probation when they have 12 or more attempted credits with a GPA less than 1.6. (Currently, students are placed on academic probation when they have 16 or more attempted credits and a GPA less than 1.6).
6. New Licensure Rules and Resulting Programmatic Changes
(Please see e-mail message with Paul Beare's informational memorandum attached, which was mailed to APAC members on 4/2/99. Also review the web page: www.moorhead.msus.edu/teachered prior to the 4/13/99 APAC meeting. We are distributing this material electronically because of its voluminous nature. This first round of material is 5.1 MB. It is not fiscally or environmentally rational to send every involved party a paper copy of all materials. The electronic material includes a copy of the standards that each program will be addressing. Any consideration of programmatic changes must include consideration of these standards.)
There are paper copies in the offices of the Dean of Education, VP of Academic Affairs, and Director of Teacher Education. There is a copy at the Reserve Desk in the library. Anyone may bring an auditron and copy any or all of the proposal materials.
I. Standards of Effective Practice
1) Minor Changes
a. Credit and Title - Ed 205
b. Credit and Level - Ed 310
2) New Course Proposals
a. Ed 343 Curricular Issues
b. Ed 443E and Ed 443S Classroom Management/Consultation
3) Related Requirements
a. Drop Philosophy 220 Philosophy of Education
b. Drop Health 110 Personal and Community Health
c. Require Speech 100 Speech Communication
II. Special Education
1) New Course Proposals
a. SpEd 419/519 Biomedical Issues
b. SpEd 447/547 Physical and Health Disabilities
2) Minor Changes
a. Title - SpEd 451DD Student Teaching: Developmental Disabilities
b. Title - SpEd 451P Student Teaching: Physical and Health Disabilities
c. Title - SpEd 467DD/567DD Practicum: Developmental Disabilities
d. Title - SpEd 467P/567P Practicum: Physical and Health Disabilities
e. Title - SpEd 468DD/568DD Student Teaching 2: Developmental Disabilities
f. Title - SpEd 468P/568