THREE MSUM FACULTY WIN (April 25 issue)
MINNESOTA BOOK AWARDS
Two books by Minnesota State University Moorhead faculty received 2001 Minnesota Book Awards at an awards ceremony on last week at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.
The Minnesota Center for the Book, a program of the Minnesota Humanities Commission, announced the winners in 10 categories. Including:
“Visiting Emily: Poems Inspired by the Life and Work of Emily Dickinson,” edited by Sheila Coghill and Thom Tammaro, won the Minnesota Book Award in the Anthology and Collections category. Coghill is an English professor and Tammaro is a professor of multidisciplinary studies at the university.
In the History & Biography category, “The Haymakers: A Chronicle of Five Farm Families” by Steven R. Hoffbeck was an award winner from among five finalists. Hoffbeck is an assistant professor of history and a resident of Barnesville, Minnesota.
This year marks the fourth time one of Tammaro’s works has received recognition in the Minnesota Book Awards. The two anthologies he previously co-edited won awards: in 1996 for “Imagining Home: Writing from the Midwest,” and in 1994, for  “Inheriting the Land: Contemporary Voices from the Midwest.” Tammaro’s book of poetry, “When the Italians Came to My Home Town,” also garnered a nomination for an award in 1996.
“The Haymakers” is the first book of Hoffbeck’s to receive a nomination or to win a Minnesota Book Award. This year is Coghill’s first nomination for an award also.
The Minnesota Book Awards is sponsored by the Minnesota Center for the Book. They are given annually to recognize and honor outstanding Minnesota authors and their books.

MSUM BIOTECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM AWARDED
$77,000 NSF GRANT
The university’s biotechnology program has received a $77,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to purchase new laboratory equipment.
The funding is an extension of a previous $64,000 NSF grant the biotechnology program received in 1997 when it was first established.
Because the university will match the latest grant, more than $154,000 in new equipment will be added to the campus biology and chemistry departments this year. It will all be used for teaching and undergraduate research.
“Biotechnology is a very practical, research-intensive, job oriented program,” says MSUM biology professor Mark Wallert, the principal investigator for the grant. “It taps into a growing national job market for students trained in biology and at the molecular level.”
More than 45 students, who select a double major in biology and chemistry, are now enrolled in the biotechnology program.
Over the past four years, MSUM’s five biotechnology professors—Wallert, Chris Chastain, Ellen Brisch, Joseph Provost and Shawn Dunkirk­­have received more than $660,000 in research and equipment grants to support the program.

EIGHT ONE-ACT PLAYS
ON STAGE AT MSUM
“Shaving it Bare,” a collection of one-act plays by MSUM students will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts thrust theatre. It’s free and open to the public.
Actors performing in the eight one-act plays that evening: Karla Jean Frederick, John Heuerman, Phyllis Morgan, Casey Scherer, Cassie Skauge, Lezlie LeeAnn Johnson, Terence Brown II and
Eric L. Thompson.
NEED $45,000 MORE TO HIT
CAMPUS CAMPAIGN GOAL
The MSUM Alumni Foundation needs $45,000 to make its Campus Campaign goal and over 600 pledge cards have not been returned to their office. If you haven’t received your packet and pledge card, notify Judy Peterson at #2093.
Return your pledge card to the Alumni Foundation Office regardless of your decision:
* Increasing your pledge
* Keeping your pledge the same
* Changing the designation of your pledge
* Not making a pledge this year
The Campaign results will be announced May 1, so make every effort to return your card next week.

IOWA POET LAUREATE BELL
READS HERE THURSDAY
Poet and essayist Marvin Bell, the Flannery O’Connor Professor of Letters at the University of Iowa’s Writers’ Workshop, will read from his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26 in King Hall Auditorium.
He’s the author of 15 books of poetry and essays, including “Poetry For a Midsummer’s Night,” “The Book of the Dead Man” and “Nightworks.” The State of Iowa made him its first poet laureate.
He’ll also talk on the writer’s craft at 4 p.m. that day on the Library Porch.

GRANT WRITING BOOT CAMP
In an era of fiscal conservatism, organizations (nonprofit in particular) are financially vulnerable and must procure alternative money sources if they want to maintain or expand existing, or establish new services.
The art of grant writing is a valuable job skill and can make the job candidate highly competitive in the current human service job market. This second annual summer workshop (May 21st-25th) and fall class (Continuing Education) will provide an overview of grant writing for human service and other professionals, and skills essential to successful funding procurement. This summer workshop and fall class are intended for a diverse audience. Workshop attendees will learn:
• About the "big picture" (the social, political, and economic contexts) of grant writing;
• How to locate sources of money, with an emphasis on local and regional grant-giving organizations;
• How to tailor the needs of human service organizations and agencies to the funding priorities of grantors;
• The essential components of writing a grant;
• The basics of outcome evaluation as presented in a grant; and
• Some tips on administering a grant once the money has been awarded.
Presenters: Shawn Ginther , an associate professor of social work here; and Sue Humphers-Ginther, an assistant professor of sociology and coordinator of the gerontology major here. Both have over a decade of experience with grant writing and administration while associated with numerous private, state, and federal projects.

MSUM TRADITIONS: WHAT ARE THEY?
The Student Orientation committee is working to put together a PowerPoint slide show featuring slides of various traditions on campus. It will be used at large gatherings of students such as opening convocation. While everyone is getting seated and waiting for convocation to begin, the slide show would be displayed (like movie theater advertising). Other events could be Dragon Days luncheons, etc. If there is a tradition that your department is involved in please design a slide using PowerPoint and e-mail it to Ryan Sylvester at sylvest@mnstate.edu . If you have any questions or need assistance please ask via e-mail or call #3175. Some examples of traditions would be:
Celebration of Nations
Homecoming
Powerbowl
Student Academic Conference
DragonFest
DragonFrost
President's Ball
4th of July
CAB Stock
Earth Week
Unity Conference
Spring Clean Up
Hendrix Health Fair
Even if you don't have specific dates of when the event will occur, you can generalize, "in April look forward to the Celebration of Nations" Thank you for your assistance with this project.

MSUM STUDENTS ATTEND
MODEL UN CONFERENCE
Twelve MSUM students attended the Arrowhead Model United Nations Conference held at Winona State University on April 5-8, under the advisement of Dr. Andrew Conteh. At the conference, students participated in simulations of the UN, where they attempted to reproduce the foreign policy of one of the 185 member states in an arena of active negotiation. Our students represented the countries of South Africa and the Ukraine, and were recognized with the following awards:
* Sarah Phillips (South Africa) received Honorable Mention for the Best Opening Statement.
* Brianne Peterson and Michael Redlinger (Ukraine) received Honorable Mention for their work on the Security Council.
* Kurt Schneider (South Africa) received Honorable Mention for his work on the Political and Security Committee.
* Sarah Phillips (South Africa) received Honorable Mention for her work on the Social and Humanitarian Committee.
* Honorable Mention went to Sarah Phillips (South Africa) for Best Resolution.
* Honorable Mention went to Mike Welken (Ukraine) and Nicole Bergeron and Jan Krasny (South Africa) for their work on the Economic and Finance Council.
The Arrowhead Model United Nations Conference (A.M.U.N.C.) is one of the largest conferences in Central North America. Each year the conference is held at a different university/college in either Canada or the United States. There are traditionally 250 - 300 delegates that participate from over 25 universities and colleges in North America and around the world. MSUM (Political Science Dept) is proud to be hosting the XXVI Annual Conference to be held in April 2002.

INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED FONTOGRAPHER,TWIN CITIES DESIGNER, SPEAK AT MSUM MAY 1
Nationally known artists and designers Chank Diesel and Jeffrey K. Johnson will discuss “American Alphabeticians” at a free, public lecture Tuesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts room 165.
Diesel is an internationally renowned fontographer who is one of the only recipients of Publish magazine’s “Impact Award” for his work in “Democratizing the art of fontmaking.”  Known for starting the fontography movement, Diesel is widely recognized for creating new and trendy fonts that define a younger and hipper audience.  His work has been featured in publications such as Mac Addict, Minnesota Monthly and the Wall Street Journal. He runs an online font foundry called The Chank Company.
Johnson, a 1993 graduate of MSUM with a BFA in art, runs a graphic design Web business at www.spunknation.com and is also an artist specializing in metal sculpture. Some of his designs include the new Miller Lite mark, the Fruitopia fruit drink label, and Diet Coke, among many others.

NEW TITLES AT THE BOOKSTORE
Here’s a sampling of new acquisitions now available in the trade (general) books department of the MSUM Bookstore:
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, intriguing new novel set  in North Dakota, Louise Erdrich, $26.
Shrub, biography of George W. Bush before the White House, Molly Ivins, $8.99.
Call if You Need Me, previously unpublished stories, Ray Carver, $13.
Time to be in Earnest, autobiography of a popular mystery writer, P.D. James, $12.95
For the Love of Ireland, a literary companion for readers and travelers, Susan Cahill, $14.95.
Prospect, a novel steeped in the lore and mythology of baseball, Bill Littlefield, $12.
I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes of Returning to America after Twenty Years Away, comic musings of a popular travel writer, Bill Bryson, $14.
Why Read the Classics?, why the great books are great books, Italo Calvino, $13.
Transforming Anxiety Trancending Shame, licking excessive anxiety, Rex Briggs, $11.95.
Outsmarting Female Fatigue, energizing strategies for lifelong vitality, Deba Waterhouse, $22.95.
Kiss My Tiara, how to rule the world as a smartass goddess, Susan Gilman, $12.95.
Bibliotheraphy: The Girl’s Guide for Every Phase of Our Lives, prescribes the best of classic and contemporary Chick Lit, Nancy Peske and Beverly West, $13.95.
Living to Tell, newest novel by McGrath Series visiting writer, Antonya Nelson, $24.
Secrets of Power Presentations, overcoming the fear of public speaking, Micki Holliday, $16.99.
Hitchcock’s Notebooks: An Authorized and Illustrated Look Inside the Creative
Mind of Alfred Hitchcock, perspective on crafting films, Dan Auiler, $16.
Also a variety of reference works, children’s books, sale books, etc.
The trade books department is on the main floor of the MSUM Bookstore in MacLean Hall.

 NEW PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS
AT THE LIBRARY
The 2001 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced on Monday, 16 April, and the Fiction and History awardees can be found at the Livingston Lord Library.
The fiction prize went to "The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay," by Michael Chabon. Donna Seaman, in her review for the August 10, 2000 issue of "Booklist," writes "As Chabon--equally adept at atmosphere, action, dialogue, and cultural commentary--whips up wildly imaginative escapades punctuated by schtick that rivals the best of Jewish comedians, he plumbs the depths of the human heart and celebrates the healing properties of escapism and the "genuine magic of art" with exuberance and wisdom."  The book may be found at PS355, .H15A82 2000.
The history prize was awarded to "Founding brothers:  the revolutionary generation," by Joseph J. Ellis. H. M. Ward, in a review appearing in the February issue of "Choice," writes "The author succeeds in his aim to extract essential meaning from large-scale topics. The lively narrative reassesses the pivotal roles of the seven men (John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington) and their intertwining relationships."  The book is on the shelves at E302.5 .E45 2000.
The other prizewinners, on order for the Library, are:  for drama, "Proof" by David Auburn; for poetry, "Different hours" by Stephen Dunn; and for biography, "W. E. B. Du Bois:  the fight for equality and the American century, 1919-1963" by David Levering Lewis. The prize for general non-fiction went to Herbert P. Bix's "Hirohito and the making of modern Japan" which is at Concordia College.

APRIL MSUM MUSIC…
A faculty recital featuring composer Michael Missiras on trumpet and flugelhorn will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall. He will be assisted by Eric Hung, piano; David Ferreira, piano; Glenn Ginn, guitar and bass; Christine Hitt, piano; Jared Kolles, drums; and Katherine Ellingson, voice. They’ll perform original works by Missiras and Ferreira, along with other selections.
SnowFire and a Jazz Quartet perform at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27 in Weld Glasrud Auditorium. The performance features original music by Mark Zanter and David Ferreira.
Flutist Elizabeth McNutt is a new music guest artist at MSUM April 25-28. She has premiered countless works, and has drawn many composers who had previously avoided the flute to write pieces for her. As a recitalist she has performed in Birmingham, San Diego, Chicago, Germany, Switzerland and Greece, among many other festival performances. She’s worked with composers Pierre Boulez, Brian Ferneyhough, Harvey Sollberger and Joji Yuasa, among others. Her lecture presentations at MSUM:
* Interactive Computer Music Technology, Wednesday, April 25 at 3 p.m. in Center for the Arts 152
* Composers Forum, Thursday, April 26 at 5 p.m. in Center for the Arts 144
* Extended Techniques for Woodwinds, Friday, April 27 at 1 p.m. in Center for the Arts 144
In addition a New Music Ensemble co-directed by James Harley and Mark Zanter will perform at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28 in Weld Hall Glasrud Auditorium, followed by Elizabeth McNutt in a concert of music for flute and interactive computer at 8 p.m. McNutt’s recital will feature a number of works written for her, including the premiere of Anasazi: Kokopeli I by assistant professor of music technology James Harley, a commission underwritten by the American Composers Forum with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation.
McNutt’s residency is supported by the Comstock Fund and the Visiting Scholar’s Fund.
All events are free and open to the public.
The MSUM Flute Choir, directed by Debora Harris, will present a recital at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28 in the Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall.
Members of the Flute Choir are Kerri Barchenger, Jenny Kulawczyk, Missy Riewer, Teresa Brenden, Sarah Olsonawski and Kelsey Tande. They’ll perform works by James Hook, Luigi Zaninelli, and Camille Saint-Saens, among others.
Other upcoming music…
* Wind Ensemble, 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, Weld Glasrud Auditorium
* Choir Concert, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, Our Redeemer Church, Moorhead
* Concerto Concert, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, Weld Glasrud Auditorium

MSU MOORHEAD OFFERS
SUMMER FUN FOR KIDS
MSU Moorhead is offering two great weeks of summer fun for kids between the ages of 8 and 14. College for Kids offers a variety of kid-friendly topics, including broadcasting, robotics, clay and pottery, exploring insects, time and outer space, cultures of the world, chamber music for brass, archaeology and artifacts, piano, football and more. MSUM faculty and staff teach many of the classes.
Sessions run July 16-19 and/or July 23-26. Cost varies depending on the class taken.
For more information, contact MSUM Continuing Studies at 218-236-2182; e-mail contstdy@mnstate.edu; or visit our Web site at http://classweb.mnstate.edu/collegeforkids

MSUM SCIENCE CENTER SUNDAY
OPENINGS BEGIN MAY 6
MSUM Regional Science Center’s Sunday Opening season begins Sunday, May 6. The interpretive center at the Buffalo River Site will be open Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. through October 28 with guided trail walks scheduled for 2 p.m.
In addition, the trails at the Site are open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. for birding and hikes. Admission to the interpretive center and trails is free.
The Buffalo River Site is located 15 miles east of Moorhead on Highway 10, adjacent to the Buffalo River State Park.
For more information or to volunteer, call 218-236-2091.

BIRD BANDING VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED FOR BUFFALO RIVER STATION
Volunteers are needed for the Buffalo River Bird Banding station this summer. MSU Moorhead Regional Science Center will hold a volunteer information meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at the Buffalo River Site.
It will include demonstrations, a slide show of local birds and their migration habits, and program information.
The Buffalo River Site is located 15 miles east of Moorhead on Highway 10, adjacent to the Buffalo River State Park.
For more information or to volunteer, call 218-236-2091.

MSUM STUDENT ORIENTATION COUNSELORS (SOCs) WIN TOP AWARD AT ORIENTATION CONFERENCE
The SOC’s presentation won the Showcase Award at a recent National Orientation Directors’ Association Region V conference in Omaha, Nebraska. The SOCs presented a session titled “Survivor SOCs” that highlighted our program and the many challenges encountered in orientation. The session won as the best program out of 24 presentations, and the SOCs will go on to present at the National Orientation Directors Conference in Toronto, Canada, in November. The students who presented at the conference were: Chuck Bennis, Genise Christianson, Crystal Gibbon, Michelle Johnson, Siobhan Kleinwolterink, Saeng Phonethep, and Stephanie Rasmussen.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD
Stephanie Rasmussen, assistant orientation coordinator was chosen for the Student Leadership Award for Region V at the National Orientation Directors Conference held April 6-8 in Omaha, Nebraska. Region V consists of seven states and the Province of Manitoba. Kathy Scott, director of orientation, nominated Stephanie for this prestigious s award.

OPEN HOUSE FOR JOEL CHARON
The department of sociology and criminal justice will honor Joel Charon for his contributions to MSUM on Friday, May 4 from 2-4 p.m.. in Lommen 102.
All are invited to join in celebrating Joel's retirement.

UNIVERSITY OPEN FORUMS FOR DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS CANDIDATES
University faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the Open Forums for Director of Admissions candidates. Candidates will offer a 10-15 minute presentation regarding their qualifications and interest in MSUM and will then be available to answer questions from the audience. All forums will be held in the Comstock Memorial Union (Room 205) at 11 a.m.
Monday, April 30th, 11 a.m. CMU 205
Robert Kvidt, Associate Director of Undergraduate Recruitment, Oregon State University
Wednesday, May 2nd, 11 a.m., CMU 205
Dr. Judd Staples, formerly Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services, The American University in Cairo
Thursday, May 3rd, 11 a.m., CMU 205
Gina Monson, Interim Director of Admissions, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Friday, May 4th, 11 a.m., CMU 205
James Morales, Associate Director of Admissions and Assistant to the Vice Chancellor, University of Minnesota Duluth
More specific information about each candidate will be available at the Open Forums.

 WOMEN'S CENTER HOURS
APRIL 23-MAY 11
The Women's Center, located in MacLean 171, will be open the following times April 23 through
May 11:  Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays:
9-10:30 a.m., noon-1 p.m., 2-3 p.m. (2-4 p.m. on Friday) Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9 a.m.- 12 p.m., 3-4 p.m.

WOMEN'S STUDIES COLLOQUIUM SERIES
Christine Smith, psychology, will speak on "Physical Attributes in the Personal Ads of Women: What Do Women Want and Offer?" Friday, April 27, 3-4 p.m., Weld Library, Second Floor. Please join us for an interesting lecture and lively conversation. For further information, please contact, Melissa Mowry, Women's Studies Colloquium Committee, mowry@mnstate.edu

MSUM'S PIZZA SALE"
Looking for a easy way to celebrate an end of the year office get together? Order a fresh baked pizza from the campus food service. Check your mailbox, we sent flyers to all departments. Choose one of the following: "Meat Lover" "Supreme" "Vegetarian" "Thai Chicken" 5 - sodas $12.00 Delivered to your office. Call 233-2836.

NEW LIBRARY REFERENCE TITLES
|The Livingston Lord Library at MSU announces the availability of the following titles in the Reference Room:
ARBA guide to subject encyclopedias and dictionaries. 2nd ed. REF. AE1 .A72 1997
*Stumpers! answers to hundreds of questions that stumped the experts. REF. AG195 .S78 1998
*The encyclopedia of the Third Reich. 1st Da Capo Press ed. REF. DD256.5 .G76313 1997
*The reader's companion to the American presidency. REF. E176.1 .R295 2000
*A companion to the American Revolution. REF. E208 .C67 2000
*Archaeology of ancient Mexico and Central America:an encyclopedia. REF. F1218.6 .A73 2001
*American Automobile Association. AAA North American road atlas:United States, Canada, Mexico. 2001 ed. ATLASES REF. G1201.P2 A28 2001
*Handbook of U.S. labor statistics:employment, earnings, prices, productivity, and other labor data. REF. HD8051 .H36
*Derks, Scott. Working Americans, 1880-1999. REF. HD8066 .D47 2000
*Johnson, Allan G. The Blackwell dictionary of sociology:a user's guide to sociological language. 2nd ed. REF. HM425 .J64 2000
*Encyclopedia of white power:a sourcebook on the radical racist right. REF. HT1523 .E53 2000
*Adamec, Christine A., 1949-. The encyclopedia of adoption. 2nd ed. REF. HV875.55 .A28 2000
*Law of the Internet. 2000 edition. REF. KF390.5 .C6S77 2000
*Meshbesher, Ronald I. Trial handbook for Minnesota lawyers. REF. KFM5938 .M47 1992
*O'Brien, Nancy P. Education:a guide to reference and information sources. 2nd ed. REF. LB15 .B89 2000
*Drucker, Arno. American piano trios:a resource guide. REF . ML128.C4 D78 1999
*The Rolling stone album guide:completely new reviews:every essential album, every essential artist. 3rd ed. REF. ML156.4.P6 R62 1992
*Chilvers, Ian. A dictionary of twentieth-century art. REF. N31 .C45 1999
*St. James guide to Black artists. REF. N40 .S78 1997
*Yuan, Boping. The Oxford starter Chinese dictionary. REF. PL1420 .Y8 2000
*The Oxford dictionary of phrase and fable. REF. PN43 .O85 2000
*The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre. REF. PN1861 .W67 1994
*Blandford, Steven. The film studies dictionary. REF. PN1993.45 .B53 2001
*Critical survey of short fiction. 2nd rev. ed. REF. PN3321 .C7 2001
*Critical survey of long fiction. 2nd rev. ed. REF. PN3451 .C75 2000
*The Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law:fully revised and updated with a new internet guide and glossary. REF. PN4783 .A83 2000
*The companion to African literatures. REF. PR9340 .C65 2000
*The Facts on File dictionary of physics. 3rd ed. REF. QC5 .F34 1999
*Stedman, Thomas Lathrop, 1853-1938. Stedman's medical dictionary. 27th ed. REF. R121 .S8 2000
*Doughty, Harold. The Penguin guide to American medical and dental schools. REF. R735.A4 D68 1999
*Rovner, Julie. Health care policy and politics A to Z. REF. RA395.A3 R685 2000
*Health statistics: an annotated bibliographic guide to information resources. 2nd ed. REF. RA407.3 .W444 1997
*Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV-TR. 4th ed., text revision. REF. RC455.2.C4 D536 2000
*The Beaulieu encyclopedia of the automobile. REF. TL9 .B43 2000
*The Working press of the nation. REF. Z6951 .W6
Faculty and staff are invited to submit requests for new library materials to their department's library liaison. Larry Schwartz is the Collection Management Librarian for the Library, and his phone number is x2353.

NOTICE OF VACANCY
Position: Elementary & Early Childhood Education
Qualifications and Experience:
Required:
1. ABD (doctoral coursework completed) in Elementary Education or related area.  Doctorate preferred.  Doctorate required for tenure.
2. Minimum of three (3) years elementary teaching experience (K-8).
3. Academic preparation in K-8 curriculum courses, methods courses, assessment, and/or classroom management.
4. Demonstrated competency in cooperative professional relationships.
Desirable:
1. College teaching experience.
2. Experience in field supervision.
3. Experience in student advising.
4. Multicultural teaching experiences.
5. Experience or academic preparation using technology in teaching.
6. Preference given to candidates who can also contribute to other areas of teacher preparation.
Responsibilities:
1. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in elementary (K-8) and curriculum and instruction, e.g., assessment, classroom management, and elementary methods.  Supervise practicum students and student teachers.  Collaborate with faculty representing teacher education from other departments.
2. Other responsibilities include student advising, contributions to student growth, scholarly achievement, continued professional development, and service to the university and community.
 Apply to: Beth C. Anderson EECE Department—Minnesota State University Moorhead 1104 Seventh Avenue South Moorhead, MN  56563 (218) 236-2216 Fax #: (218) 236-2539 E-mail: andersb@mnstate.edu

MISCELLANEA
* Don Krogstad, chemistry, recently published an article “Synthesis and Characterization of Iridium 1,3,4-Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) Complexes” in Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 40, pp 463 (2001). This work was conducted in collaboration with Jason A. Halfen, Tracy J. Terry and Victor G. Young, Jr.
* Terri Walseth, Lucia Schroeder, Beth Anderson and Harry Weisenberger participated in the Teacher Education Issues Forum in St. Paul on April 5-6. Students who also took part were Andrea Danielson and Tim Erickson from the Elementary and Early Childhood Department. Preparing for the Classroom Environment, Urban Teacher Education, Teacher Preparation Programs and Assessment where the four key topics discussed.
* Jenny Lin, languages, presented a paper titled “What Is a Radical? What Is an Electric Brain?—Some Interesting Aspects of the Chinese Language” at the joint conference of the Foreign Language Association of the Red River and the Minnesota Council on the teaching of Languages and Cultures at MSUM, April 21. John Hall, Takanori Mita and James Weckler, languages also attended this conference.
* Jan Fiola, sociology and criminal justice, presented a paper on "The 'New Buffalo'? Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Implications of Indian Gaming" at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, April 12, St. Louis.

CLASSIFIED
For Sale: Whirlpool washer & dryer, almond color, great condition. $275. Call Judy at 2604 days, or 232-8327 evenings.
 

MEDICAL, EVOLUTIONARY BENEFITS
OF GENOME MAPPING FOCUS OF
MSUM CONVOCATION LECTURE APRIL 20
Research geneticist Dr. Michael Bamshad will speak on the potential medical benefits of human genome mapping and its impact on the study of human evolution at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 20 in King Hall Auditorium.
His talk, “The Human Genome: A Guide to Our Evolutionary Past and the Medicine of the Future,” is a feature of the university’s convocation lecture series. It’s free and open to the public.
An associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Bamshad is a specialist in evolutionary genetics and uses DNA in his search for the origin of world populations. His research also involves identifying genes that cause limb malformations during embryonic development.
His work analyzing DNA from different members of the Hindu Caste System was recently described in the New York Times science section.

KENSINGTON RUNESTONE
RESEARCHERS DISCUSS NEW
EVIDENCE APRIL 23 AT MSUM
Two members of a scientific team assembled to study the authenticity of the Kensington Runestone will speak on "Compelling New Evidence for a 14th-century Explanation" at 7 p.m. Monday, April 23 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Auditorium.
Their visit is sponsored by an MSUM mass communications class that's developing publications and display materials for the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minn. The class, taught by Prof. Mark Strand, is approaching the controversial artifact by weighing historical evidence and recent scientific studies on the stone.
The two speakers:
* Barry Hanson, a chemist and design engineer who organized the study team in 2000, is the author of an upcoming book, "The Trial of Olof Ohman: Accused Forger of the Kensington Runestone." In this 500-page, two-volume set, Hanson examines the literature in detail, including 192 claims by 32 experts that the stone is a modern fraud and forgery. He will discuss the evidence surrounding the controversy and present findings from physical studies now being conducted at the University of Minnesota's geology and geo-physics departments.
* Richard Nielsen, a mathematician and engineer from Houston, received his doctorate at the University of Denmark at Copenhagen. He has studied the language of the stone for the past 14 years. A 60-page summary of his research is about to be published in the journal "Scandinavian Studies." In it, he concludes that the runic writing on the stone is authentic 14th-century writing and that no one alive in the late 19th century would have been knowledgeable enough to carve a proper medieval inscription.
Nielsen's translation of the inscription on the stone reads: "8 Gotalanders and 22 Northmen are on this acquisition expedition from Winland far to the west. We had traps by/at two shelters one day's travel to the north from this stone. We were fishing one day. After we came home I found 10 men red with blood and death. Ave Maria. Deliver from evils! I have 10 men at the inland sea to look after our ship 14 days travel from this property. Year of our Lord. 1362."
The stone, a native rock called graywacke, weighs 202 pounds and measures 31 inches long, 16 inches wide and six inches thick. It was displayed in 1948-49 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and was the centerpiece of the Minnesota pavilion at the New York World's Fair in 1965.
The stone currently resides in the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minn., the seat of the county in which the stone was found. It will be displayed this summer at a museum in Vienna.
Recent geological tests at an independent lab in St. Paul, and now at the University of Minnesota, indicate the stone was in the ground 50-200 years before it was uncovered on the farm of Olof Ohman.
Over the years, Ohman has been accused of chiseling the 202-pound stone's runes himself and planting it in his field as a hoax.
These recent scientific and language studies cast doubt on that theory and present new evidence for a 14th-century explanation of the Kensington Runestone.

MSUM THEATRE FEATURES
‘ARMS AND THE MAN’ AS
SEASON’S LAST SHOW
MSUM Theatre presents George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21, and Wednesday through Saturday, April 25-28 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts thrust stage theatre. All shows start at 7:30 p.m.
Shaw’s classic satirical comedy is set in 1885 Bulgaria and pokes considerable fun at the conventional hero and warfare. When a soldier seeks refuge in the bedroom of a young woman whose father happens to be a major in the opposing army, the household is thrown into turmoil. Add a haughty maid, an opportunistic servant and a proud Russian officer to the mix and Shaw’s play turns into a satire on love, war and the professional soldier.
For tickets, contact the MSUM theatre box office between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays or call 2271. It’s the final show of the season.

CELEBRATE TED’S LIFE APRIL 21
The Speech/Theatre and Film department along with the MSUM Foundation is hosting a special event honoring Ted Larson in the Glasrud Auditorium of Weld Hall at 2 p.m. Saturday,
April 21. Special film clips of Ted and his favorite cartoons will be shown and the audience is invited to share stories about Ted, the university’s film studies specialist who died this winter.

EARTH WEEK EVENT WEDNESDAY
Music in the mall with environmental trivia questions rounds out Earth Week events here Wednesday. Brian Czech will be the keynote speaker at 7:30 p.m. in Hagen Hall. Czech is a wildlife biologist for the department of the interior and will discuss a sustainable economy and population. He is the author of "Shoveling Fuel for a Runaway Train".

CAMPUS CAMPAIGN HITS $20,549
During the first two weeks of the Campus Campaign, $20,549 has been pledged to the Alumni Foundation from faculty and staff. Pledge cards are coming into the Foundation Office each day as we enter the second half of the campaign.
A reminder for everyone is to make sure to return your pledge card to the Alumni Foundation office with your giving decision. We want all the pledge cards returned so the Alumni Foundation has accurate records for this next year. We still have $54,451 to make our goal and every pledge helps!
Thank you to everyone who has made a contribution and returned his or her pledge card so that we can continue to show progress with the campaign goal charts. This commitment to the university and students will make a difference this next year in providing scholarships, grants, and programs

MSUM STUDENT ART
EXHIBIT OPENED APRIL 16
An MSU Moorhead student art exhibit opened Monday and continues through May 11 at the Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery. An opening reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 19. It’s free and open to the public.
The exhibit is in partial fulfillment of a bachelor of fine arts degree.
The following students are exhibiting: Erin Garey, Anne Karn, Nathan Hylden, Katie Peters, Christian Rose and Cassondra Sweep.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 1-5 p.m. Saturday; and 1-9 p.m. Sunday.

APRIL MSUM MUSIC…
Jazz Ensembles I & II will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19 in Weld Hall Glasrud Auditorium. Ted DiSanti directs both groups.
A faculty recital featuring cellist Nathan Davis will be presented at 8 p.m. Monday, April 23 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall. He’ll perform works by J.S. Bach, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Johannes Brahms. He’ll be assisted by Cecelia O’Keefe, soprano, and conducted by Rod Rothlisberger. Guest cellists are Zachary Peterson and Lucas Shogren, along with the MSUM Cello Choir Sarah Dixon, Alyssa Miller, Maggie Vaughn, Laura Monfrooe and Joe Marty.
A choir concert featuring the Concert Choir, directed by Charles Ruzicka, and the Women’s Choir, directed by Rod Rothlisberger, will be held Tuesday, April 24 at 8 p.m. at Our Redeemer Church, Moorhead.
A faculty recital featuring composer Michael Missiras on trumpet and flugelhorn will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall. He will be assisted by Eric Hung, piano; David Ferreira, piano; Glenn Ginn, guitar and bass; Christine Hitt, piano; Jared Kolles, drums; and Katherine Ellingson, voice. They’ll perform original works by Missiras and Ferreira, along with other selections.
SnowFire and a Jazz Quartet perform at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27 in Weld Glasrud Auditorium. The performance features original music by Mark Zanter and David Ferreira.
Other upcoming music…
* New Music featuring flutist Elizabeth McNut, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 28, Weld Glasrud Auditorium
* Wind Ensemble, 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, Weld Glasrud Auditorium
* Choir Concert, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, Our Redeemer Church, Moorhead
* Concerto Concert, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, Weld Glasrud Auditorium

SCIENCE CENTER HOSTS
VOLUNTEER TRAINING APRIL 19
The MSUM Regional Science Center will hold a new volunteer information meeting and orientation Thursday, April 19 at 7 p.m. at the Buffalo River Site, located just off Highway 10, 15 miles east of Moorhead, adjacent to the Buffalo River State Park.
Individuals interested in knowing more about the MSUM Regional Science Center and the volunteer program are invited to attend.
The session includes a short walk of the site, a tour of the interpretive center, observatory and telescope equipment, and a presentation on the volunteer program and needs. Staff and current volunteers will be available to answer questions.
For more information, contact Jan Sedivec,
218-236-2091.

ANNUAL UNITY CONFERENCE ON
LATINO CULTURE APRIL 23-24 AT MSUM
MSUM’s sixth annual Unity Conference focusing on Latino culture, history, education and legislation will be held Monday and Tuesday, April 23 and 24 in the Comstock Memorial Union
MSUM students and staff/faculty need not register, or pay the registration fee, unless you want to attend the keynote dinner, Friday lunch or a t-shirt.
The conference theme is “Avance (progress): Reflections of Latino Life” and is open to the public. To register or for more information, contact Abner Arauza at 236-2721 or e-mail arauza@mnstate.edu.
Registration forms are available at MSUM's CMU222 and you can register by mail, e-mail, or telephone. You may register in CMU203 the day of the Conference. The fee is $20 for students and $40 for non-students. MSUM students and faculty/staff do not need to register or pay a fee.
Keynote speaker Victor Rodrigeuz, will present a talk on the conference theme at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the student union ballroom. Rodriguez is a professor in the department of Chicano and Latino Studies at California State University, Long Beach. His area of expertise is the racialization of Latino identity and its impact on political behavior.
The Outstanding Latino Student Awards announcement and entertainment will follow the keynote address.
JESSE DIDN’T WALK ON WATER, BUT HE HELPED STEM THE TIDE
Gov. Jesse Ventura throws a few barbs at the media jackals surrounding him while helping sandbag one of the 100 homes in Moorhead threatened by the rising Red River last week. Helping the governor here are Minnesota State University Moorhead football players Justin Miller and Brian Ferris. Ventura was on tour of Minnesota cities threatened by rising floodwaters.
MSUM students and staff played a large role in helping Moorhead residents hold back the cresting Red River, which was expected to hit nearly 38 feet this weekend, the second highest level in modern history for the river that divides the twin cities of Moorhead and Fargo, N.D.
MSUM students, staff and community volunteers filled more than 97,000 sandbags at the university’s bagging facility, operated by the campus physical plant. The bags were delivered by MSUM dump trucks and personnel to property owners identified by the city for priority help.
During the 1997 flood emergency, our crews filled and delivered more than 120,000 bags.

SECRETARY APPRECIATION WEEK
Secretary appreciation week begins Monday, April 23. Start it off with fresh flower bouquets from the Compass. Sales begin Monday at noon and will continue throughout the week.

SENIOR ADDRESSES MSU
HONORS CONVO SUNDAY
Kristin Leadbetter, has been chosen as the main speaker for the university’s annual honors convocation at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 22 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre.
The program recognizes exceptional academic achievement.
Leadbetter, recently crowned Miss Fargo and sports editor of the university’s student newspaper for the past two years, was selected to deliver the address by a vote of the university’s convocations committee. She’s s a 1997 graduate of Oriska High School and the daughter of Jim and Marie Leadbetter of Valley City. The title of her talk: “Once a Dragon, Always a Dragon.”
More than 800 students will be recognized for academic achievement during the convocation.

OLTVEDT EXHIBITION
AT GROVELAND GALLERY
“A Sense of Place,” an exhibition by MSUM art professor Carl Oltvedt, will be showing April 27-May 26 at the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis. An opening reception is scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 27. The gallery is located at 25 Groveland Terrance in Minneapolis.

ONE OF TOP YOUNG FICTION
WRITERS ANTONYA NELSON
READS AT MSUM APRIL 19
Novelist and short story writer Antonya Nelson, recently named one of the 20 best young fiction writers in the country by The New Yorker, will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19 in King Hall Auditorium as a feature of the Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series and the MSUM Visiting Scholars Committee.
Her novels include "Living to Tell," "Talking in Bed" and "Nobody's Girl." She's also won the Flannery O'Connor and the Nelson Algren Awards.
Nelson teaches creative writing at New Mexico State University. She'll also give a talk on the writer's craft at 4 p.m. that day on the Library Porch.
NEW LIBRARY REFERENCE TITLES
The Livingston Lord Library announces the availability of the following titles in the Reference Room:
*Encyclopedia of contemporary American culture. REF. E169.12 .E49 2001
*The Oxford companion to American military history. REF. E181 .O94 1999
*Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures. REF. F1406 .E515 2000
*Adams executive recruiters almanac. REF. HF5549.5.R44 A32 2000
*The encyclopedia of third parties in America. REF. JK2261 .E474 2000
*Biehl, Kathy, 1956-. The lawyer's guide to Internet research. REF. KF242.A1 L353 2000
*British rhetoricians and logicians, 1500-1660, first series. REF. P301.3.G7 B75 2000
*The biographical dictionary of women in science: pioneering lives from ancient times to the mid-20th century. REF. Q141 .B5285 2000
*Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary. 29th ed. REF. R121 .D73 2000
*Reese, Charles D. Annotated dictionary of construction safety and health. REF. TH443 .R432 2000
*Macmillan encyclopedia of energy. REF. TJ163.28 .M33 2001
Faculty and staff are invited to submit requests for new library materials to their department's library liaison. Larry Schwartz is the Collection Management Librarian for the Library, and his phone number is x2353.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING YOUR OFFICE STAFF FOR SECRETARY'S DAY?
Get them a colorful balloon bouquet from the Etc. Shop. We have a large selection at low prices and we are offering delivery service, available Wednesday, April 25th in the morning. Orders can be placed by e-mailing etcshop@mnstate.edu, calling us at 236-3698, or stopping by the store (lower-level of Comstock Memorial Union). Order deadline for delivery is Tuesday, April 24th at 3 p.m.

NEW LIBRARY TITLES
The Livingston Lord Library at MSU announces the availability of the following titles (among many others):
*Williams, Robin. Robin Williams design workshop. Z250.7 .W55 2000
*Ayer, A. J. Hume: a very short introduction. B1498 .A95 2000
*Hollich, George J. Breaking the language barrier: an emergentist coalition model for the origins of word learning. P118 .H73 2000
*Corbin, George A. Native arts of North America, Africa, and the South Pacific: an introduction. N5311 .C67 1998
*The Oxford history of western philosophy. B72 .O8 2000
*Jute, André. Writing a thriller. 3rd ed. PN3377.5 .D4 J88 1999
*Martin, Jack. Models of classroom management: principles, practices and critical considerations. 3rd ed. LB3013 .M37 2000
*Rogers, Phil. Throwing pots. TT920 .R64 2000
*Tan, Hyay Peng. What's in a Chinese character. PL1171 .T3 1998
*Zhu, Jian. Chung-kuo shen hua yü min chien ku shih = Chinese myths & folktales. PL1117 .C45 1998
*Schoenberg, Arnold. Kammersymphonie für 15 Solo-Instrumente op. 9. M211 .S38 op.9 1950
*Hayes, Bartlett H. American drawings. NC1070 .H3 1965
*Moskowitz, Ira, ed. French impressionists; a selection of drawings of the French 19th century. NC1130 .M6 1962
*Research report on the effectiveness of technology in schools. LB1028.3 .R37
*Print's best logos & symbols. NC1001.5 .P76
*Print's best letterheads & business cards. NC1001.5 .P75
*Weitzman, Susan. "Not to people like us": hidden abuse in upscale marriages. HV6626.2 .W43 2000
*Craske, Matthew. William Hogarth. ND479 .H7 C73 2000
*Fraser, Harry. The electric kiln. TP841 .F73 2000
*Women in science and engineering: choices for success. Q130 .W6 1999
*Gillies, James. How the Web was born: the story of the World Wide Web. TK5105.875 .I57 G52 2000
*Bockris, Victor. Beat punks. 1st Da Capo Press ed. ML3534 .B636 2000
*Vickery, Donald M. Take care of yourself: the complete illustrated guide to medical self-care. 7th ed. RC81 .V5 2001
*Carroll, Marguerite R. Elements of group counseling: back to the basics. 3rd ed. BF637 .C6 C347 2001
*Bialystok, Franklin. Delayed impact: the Holocaust and the Canadian Jewish community. F1035 .J5 B525 2000
*Fournier, Robert. Illustrated dictionary of practical pottery. 4th ed. TT919.5 .F68 2000
*Everson, William. The integral years: poems, 1966-1994: including a selection of uncollected and previously unpublished poems. PS3509 .V65 A17 1997 vol. 3
*Wiley GAAP 2001: interpretation and application of generally accepted accounting principles. HF5616 .U6 W55 2001
*United States. Dept. of State. Near East region Arabian peninsula. Foreign relations of the United States. JX233 .A3 1964-1968 vol.21
*United States. Dept. of State. South Asia. Foreign relations of the United States. JX233 .A3 1964-1968 vol.25
*Hollindale, Peter. Signs of childness in children's books. PN1009 .A1 H6 1997
*Porsild, Charlene L. Gamblers and dreamers: women, men, and community in the Klondike. F1095 .K5 P67 1998
*Homegrown revolutionaries: an American militia reader. HN90 .V5 H6 1999
*Skepticism. B837 .S5657 2000
*Zhilong, Fan. Essential Chinese for travelers. PL1171 .Z45 1996
*Xu, Mingqiang. Beijing. DS712 .X8 1997
*Neurobehavior of language and cognition: studies of normal aging and brain damage: honoring Martin L. Albert. RC423 .N36 2000
*Godin, Seth. Unleashing the ideavirus. HF5415 .G6 2000
*Idle, Eric. The road to Mars: a post-modem novel. PR6059 .D4 R63 2000
*Sylvester, David. The brutality of fact: interviews with Francis Bacon. 3rd. enl. ed. ND497 .B16 S92 1987
*The future of software engineering 2000: 22nd International Conference on Software Engineering. QA76.6 .F8 2000
*Thompson, Helen M. Fostering information literacy: connecting national standards, Goals 2000, and the SCANS report. ZA3075 .T47 2000
*Oliver, Dean Frederick. Canvas of war: painting the Canadian experience, 1914 to 1945. OVERSIZE D810.A7 O44 2000
*Prettejohn, Elizabeth. The art of the Pre-Raphaelites. OVERSIZE ND467.5.P7 P77 2000
*Crumb comics: the whole family is crazy!. OVERSIZE PN6727.C7 C78 1998
*Kagel, Mauricio. Etudes für grosses Orchester Nr. 1, 2, 3. OVERSIZE M1045.K33 E9 1993
*Kagel, Mauricio. Konzertstück: für Pauken und Orchester. OVERSIZE M1038.K34 K6 1995
*Kagel, Mauricio. Orchestrion-Straat: für Kammerensemble. OVERSIZE M1045.K33 O7 1996
*Kagel, Mauricio. L'art bruit: Solo für zwei = solo for two. Zweisprachige Ausg. = Bilingual ed. OVERSIZE M298.K34 A7 1998
*Ssu-tu, Tan. Chung-kuo cheng yü hsüan tsui. PL1273 .S78 1991
Faculty and staff are invited to submit requests for new library materials (in any format) to their department's library liaison.

SPANISH FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL
OFFERED AT MSUM THIS SUMMER
A class on  “Spanish for Medical Personnel” will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays on campus this summer.
It’s aimed at nurses, doctors, dentists, dental assistants, ambulance technicians, EMTs, receptionists, and any other health care professional who wants to be prepared to take on Spanish speaking clientele.
With the increase of non English-speaking people in the Fargo-Moorhead area, this course has been designed to help medical professionals communicate with their Spanish-speaking patients seeking treatment or advice. The course will give students the skills necessary to answer their Hispanic patients’ questions and concerns in a culturally sensitive manner.
The course will focus primarily on role playing, obtaining medical histories and performing simple diagnoses. The goal of this course is not for students to become fluent, but for the effort to cross cultural and language barriers.
The nursing department at MSUM will accept the three credits from the class as a nursing elective for nursing students who take the course.
The class, meeting in MacLean Hall 275, will be taught by MSUM Spanish teacher Benjamin Smith. He has participated in a number of medical conferences in South America serving as translator and interpreter
To register or for more information, call the MSUM continuing studies department at 2183. Or visit this web site: www.mnstate.edu/smithbe/medicspan.htm

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
GUIDELINES FOR TRAVELERS
Guidelines to help international travelers avoid transmitting foot and mouth disease are available from the NDSU Extension Service.
“With the advent of the spring and summer travel season, students and faculty need to be aware that this disease is a serious threat to our region,” says Extension veterinarian Charlie Stoltenow. “The nature of the foot and mouth virus and today’s capacity for rapid international travel make it entirely possible that you could carry the disease home with you.”
The information is available on the Web at http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/fmdiseas.htm. The fact sheet includes information on what to pack and how to decontaminate belongings upon returning home. Information on traveling with pets is also included.
The United States has been free of foot and mouth disease since 1929. The disease occurs with some frequency in areas of South America, Africa and Asia and recent outbreaks are devastating the livestock industry in several European countries. The foot and mouth virus is considered to be among the most contagious known. Experts agree that introduction of the disease into the United States would cost livestock producers billions of dollars.

 ANNUAL PHSA BANQUET
THURSDAY, APRIL 26
This year the annual "Help Yourself Help Others" banquet of the Public and Human Service Administration Program will feature Heidi Heitkamp as the speaker. The banquet will be held on Thursday, April 26 at 6:15 p.m. in the Comstock Room of the CMU. Members of the MSUM community who would like to meet and hear this dynamic, respected leader may make reservation with James Danielson (236-2825). The banquet provides an opportunity for alumni, students, faculty and Advisory Committee members to assemble for a time of renewal, refreshment, and review. Undergraduates may attend the banquet for $7. Regular price for graduate students, faculty and staff is $17. Deadline for reservations is Monday, April 23.

SPRING RUMMAGE SALE
The recreation and outing center located in the Comstock Memorial Union will be having its annual spring rummage sale on Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27. The ROC will be selling all the lost and found items that have not been claimed throughout this year. The items include clothing such as: jackets, sweatshirts, T-shirts, and gloves. Also included are notebooks, watches and sunglasses.
The ROC will also be selling some used Spring Equipment such as Rollerblades, tents and sleeping bags. All items are first-come first-serve. The sale will be from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. both days.
There will also be a FREE pool and ping-pong on Thursday, April 26 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.  (University ID required).
VACANCY NOTICE
Position: Director of Mathematics Learning Center
Qualifications and Experience:
1.) The candidate should possess a Master’s degree (or higher) in Mathematics Education.
2.) The candidate should possess at least 10 years of experience in teaching developmental mathematics courses at the college level.
3.) The candidate must possess excellent communication and organizational skills.
4.) Preference will be given to candidates with evidence of successful teaching at both the K-12 and college level.
Responsibilities:  The Director of the Mathematics Learning Center will be expected to:
1. Coordinate the scheduling and assisting with the instruction of the “laboratory portion” of developmental mathematics courses.  This could include coordinating the development of course guides, laboratory projects and student evaluation instruments for these courses.
2. Coordinate the hiring, training, scheduling and supervising student tutors.
3. Coordinate the purchasing supplies and equipment for the Mathematics Learning Center.
4. Coordinate the possible expansion of the Mathematics Learning Center in order to include a general mathematics tutoring laboratory and/or a mathematics laboratory for Elementary Education majors.
5. Work closely with members of the mathematics faculty to insure the proper placement of students in entry level mathematics courses.
Apply to:Derald Rothmann, Chair Director of Mathematics Learning Center Search Committee, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN 56563, (218) 236-2276; fax number (218) 236-3692; e-mail: rothmand@mnstate.edu.

GRANTS
ISRAEL-ARAB PEACE PARTNERS
Proposals are requested for the Israel-Arab Peace Partners Program, the purpose of which is to develop and implement exchange programs involving participants from Israel and one or more Arab country or entity in the Middle East or North Africa. The Office of Citizen Exchanges consults with and supports American public and private nonprofit organizations in developing and implementing multi-phased, often multi-year, exchanges of professionals, academics, youth leaders, public policy advocates, which focus on issues crucial both to the United States and to the foreign countries with which the exchange will be conducted. A primary goal is the development of sustained, international institutional and individual linkages. In addition to providing a context for professional development and cooperative, international problem solving, these projects are intended to introduce participants to one another's political, social, and economic structures. The assumption is that people-to-people exchanges that focus on cooperative efforts in community and institutional development will contribute to enhanced mutual understanding and will increase the prospect for peaceful co-existence among Middle Eastern societies, specifically between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Participants should include college and graduate students as well as leaders and public policy advocates in various professions.
The Proposal deadline is June 13. Five grant awards are anticipated. Grant requests should not exceed $140,000. To download solicitation package, see http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps. To obtain a paper copy, or for further information see http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=01-9187-filed. You may contact Thomas Johnston, 202/619-5325. E-mail: tjohnsto@pd.state.gov.
INTERAGENCY EDUCATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE
The Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication has requested applications in support of the IERI. The goal of the IERI is to improve pre K-12 student learning and achievement in reading, mathematics, and science by supporting rigorous, interdisciplinary research on large-scale implementations of promising educational practices and technologies in complex and varied learning environments. A letter of intent is required and is due on April 20, 2001 with a Proposal deadline of June 18, 2001. Awards will be in the form of Standard, Continuing, or Cooperative Agreements. $48 million will be available for funding To view a complete list of contacts see http://www.nsf.gov., and refer to this announcement.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INDIAN STUDIES
Next Deadline: July 01, 2001
The Institute supports scholars from all disciplines to conduct research in India. Senior Long-Term (6 to 9 months) and Short-Term ( 4 months or less) fellowships support Ph.D. scholars. Performing and Creative Arts fellowships and Professional Development fellowships are available to scholars and professionals who have not worked in India. Applicants include U.S. citizens & citizens of other countries who are college students and faculty members at U.S. colleges. The next deadline is July 1, 2001. See http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/aiis/. E-mail: aiis@uchicago.edu. Contact: Elise Auerbach, U.S. Director, 773/702-8638
INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS - CENTER FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
Grants are provided to harness the collective insight of the world's scholarly communities, building multilateral initiatives around a core collaboration between the US and Japan, and in turn with other countries. Project areas include: Policy Oriented Research, to support collaborative, policy- oriented research on global issues; and Dialogues, to support policy-related conferences to promote intellectual dialogue on issues of global or common concern. Submit concept paper 1-2 months in advance of jULY 1 deadline to determine initial interest. See http://www.cgp.org/cgplink/programs/programs.html. Contact: Tokumi Nakamichi, Assistant Director, 212/489-1255
NATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS FROM THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
The corporation supports up to 12 National Service Fellowships made directly to individuals. Although they are not employees, fellows work at the corporation or an affiliated state organization, with the goal of contributing to the future of national service. Fellows are immersed in a particular topic that should lead to a publishable work. Full-time (9 months) and part-time fellowships are available. The next Deadline is May 08, 2001. See http://www.nationalservice.org/jobs/fellowships/index.html for further information. Contact Robin Dean, National Service Fellowships, 202/606-5000, extension is 436
FIPSE SPECIAL FOCUS: U.S./EUROPEAN COMMUNITY HIGHER EDUCATION
The program supports projects to improve postsecondary education opportunities by focusing on problem areas or improvement approaches. ED is especially interested in projects that support consortia of Institutions of Higher Education in promoting institutional cooperation and student mobility between the U.S. and the member states of the European Union. In FY 01, awards will range from $25,000 to $200,000 for up to three years of activities. The next Deadline is May 29, 2001. See http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/EC/toc.html or the 4/2/01 Federal Register for more information. Contact Frank Frankfort, FIPSE  202/502-7513.
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE
RESEARCH AND QUALITY
This agency provides small grants to support focused research projects, developmental studies and high risk projects in the areas of health care services and access to these services. Projects may not exceed $100,000 in total costs for 24 months. The next Deadline is July 24, 2001. The earliest possible date of award is 4.5 months after the receipt of the application by AHRQ. For more details, see PAR-01-040 at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-01- 040.html. E-mail: kmorgan@ahrq.gov.
BRUSH FOUNDATION GRANTS
Brush supports programs of research, teaching, and service to meet the problems of the increasing population in the United States and the world. Areas of interest include international and domestic family planning, analysis of population control policies, teenage sexuality education and services, and preventing adolescent pregnancy. Priority for projects with a major impact, either national or regional in scope, or readily replicable. Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000. Applicants should submit 2-page letter of intent by Jun 15, 2001, and invitations for full proposals will follow. Email: k.fletcher@ppgc.org. Contact  Krystal Fletcher, Secretary, 216/881-5121.
 FACULTY SCHOLARS PROGRAM
The William T Grant Foundation supports promising postdoctoral (pre-tenure) scholars to conduct research on the psychological problems of school-age children, youth and  adolescents. Priority areas for research are youth development; programs, policies, and institutions affecting young people; and adult attitudes about and perceptions of young people, along with the consequences of these attitudes and perceptions. Research should be interdisciplinary. Award is $60,000/year for five years. One candidate per college or university may be nominated. Four to 6 awards are made each year. The next deadline is  July 1, 2001. For more information, see http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/wtgrant/. Contact Faculty Scholars Program 212/752-0071
DEVELOPMENTAL AND LEARNING SCIENCES: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMPETITION
The National Science Foundation supports studies of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to children's and adolescents' learning in formal and informal settings. Other priorities include development and learning that incorporates multidisciplinary, multi-method, microgenetic, and longitudinal approaches; new methods and theories; peer relations, family interactions, social identities, and motivation; impact of family, school, and community resources; adolescents' preparation for entry into the workforce; and the role of cultural influences on children's learning and development. The next deadline is July 15, 2001. See http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf0146, or http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/cld/start.htm. Contact: Rodney Cocking, Program Officer, 703/292-8732.
INVENTIONS AND INNOVATIONS (I AND I) PROGRAM
The U.S. Department of Energy sponsors this program that provides financial assistance for conducting early development and establishing technical innovations. Category I awards up to $40,000 for projects that are industrial in nature and topics are restricted to particular DOE research priorities. Category 2 awards up to $200,000 for well developed inventions moving towards prototype development or commercialization. Although the final RFP, due for release on 4/1/01, has not yet been issued, program officers have indicated that proposals will be due on or about 7/11/01. See http://www.oit.doe.gov/inventions for general information. Contact: Lisa Barnett, Program Analyst, 703/586-2212.

 MISCELLANEA
* Nancy Christensen, Wendy Frappier and retired faculty member Ellen Cromwell-Cercle attended the National American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio,
March 27-31. In addition, the following health and physical education majors attended the conference: Rollie Swedberg, Leah Lindsey, Ryan Lueken, Jeremy Moundson, Jen Widhelm, Keri Gessinger, Kim Boelke, Eric Swenson, Dan Erickson, Joe Johnson, Chris Kalsow, Jim Quam, and Jeff Edwards. Rollie Swedberg received the National Association of Sport and Physical Education Outstanding Major Award. Leah Lindsey was honored as the Outstanding Health Major of the Year. Ryan Lueken received the Orlow Nokken Scholarship for 2001.
* Walter Sizer and Don Mattson, mathematics, attended the spring meeting of the north central section of the Mathematical Association of America on April 6 and 7 at Gustavus Adolphus College. Sizer presented the paper “Bases and Subbases of Number Systems” at the meeting.
* Padmaja Challakere, English, presented a paper titled "Food, Memory and Recognition" in Sara Suleri's Meatless Days and Carolyn Steedman's Landscape for a Good Woman at a conference on Time, Memory, Text at Suny Binghamtom, March 23-25.
* Four chemistry faculty, Gary Edvenson, Craig Jasperse, Don Krogstad, and Abbas Pezeshk, along with nine chemistry students, attended the National American Chemical Society meeting that was held in San Diego on March 31-April 5 and presented seven posters.  Titles of these posters and presenting authors were:
Learning chemistry by chemistry outreach activities at MSUM, Christopher Petersen and Shawn G. Dunkirk
Promoting chemistry through chemistry club,
Tammy Lien, Jill Greenley, Aaron Hutchenson, and Abbas Pezeshk
Effects of ionizing radiation on DNA: The role of spermine on radiation damage. Jody Jacobson, Katie Rice, and Abbas Pezeshk
Heat labile component of alarm substance in Ostariophysian fishes. Larry D. Louisiana, Nicole Korpi, Craig Jasperse, Joseph Provost and Brian Wisenden
Effects of radiation on DNA: The role of spin labels on radical damage. Katie Rice, Jody Jacobson, and Abbas Pezeshk
Pharmacokinetic EPR studies of free radicals in living mice. Samin Pezeshk, Derick Dalhouse, and Abbas Pezeshk Preparation of Vinylic Sulfones for Radical Cyclization. Sara Rosemiere, Craig Jasperse

CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE: 1. Child's clothing sizes 4,5,6 girls. Includes ice skates, roller blades; 2. Camper tent/trailer. Suitable for towing behind a small car. Sleeps six. Telephone Wayne Alexander, 236-7465 or 236-4650.
FOR SALE: LAKE PROPERTY Undeveloped 27.5 Acres on the South end of Juggler Lake (northern Becker County). +or-750 feet of lakeshore. Limited to ONE building site with a conservation easement. Beautiful, remote, wooded property on this clear lake. Demands a peaceful owner. Call: Loren Johnson (218) 236-8305.
 

 NEARLY 100% OF MSUM TEACHING
GRADS PASS FEDERALLY
MANDATED BASIC SKILLS TEST
Nearly 100 percent of the 226 Minnesota State University Moorhead teacher candidates who graduated last year passed the Pre-Professional Skills Test mandated by a new federal law.
A total of 224 passed all sections of the three-part test, designed to assess competency in the basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics. Only two students did not pass the mathematics or reading tests.
The results are on par with the 99 percent passage rate of student teacher candidates who took the test at the other 26 Minnesota colleges and universities who prepare students as teachers.
In 1998, Congress reauthorized the Higher Education Act. Title II, Section 207, of this law, includes new accountability measures that require states and institutions of higher education to report annually on certain indicators of the quality of their teacher preparation programs and licensure and certification requirements.
"The PPST is a snapshot of basic skills," says Beth Anderson, MSUM's Title II coordinator and associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services. "Under the law, we are required to make our first report of test scores to the state on April 9, 2001, and also make them available to the public. They'll be included in all our recruiting publications." * (see below)
The federally unfunded mandate, she said, is part of a growing effort to hold public education up to scrutiny and accountability.
Students majoring in teaching have been required to take the PPST since 1988. Teacher candidates cannot earn a teaching certificate unless they pass the test.
The PPST, which can be taken in a written or computer format, has three sections: reading, writing, and mathematics. The reading and math sections are one hour in length and are multiple-choice. The written test includes a 30-minute multiple-choice and a 30-minute essay section.
It costs $130 to take the test by computer and $110 in writing. Most students choose to take the test by computer. Students who fail can retake the test, but they must pay the fees again.
Minnesota students are required take the test before taking upper division education classes, but needn't pass it.
"Minnesota has taken the position that its universities and colleges must admit students to upper division courses if they meet our other requirements, even if they haven't passed the PPST," Anderson said. "The state's position seems to be that all students need equal access to try to become a teacher. This is part of Minnesota's tradition of social justice. The university has measures to help students remediate their difficulties in basic skills."
Some states, however, use the PPST as a gate to prohibit students from going any further in teacher education until they pass it. The scores on the federally mandated report from these states will, of course, be 100 percent passing grades, Anderson said.
Only one state, Iowa, refused to comply with the federal mandate.
The states must file their first annual report of these test scores with the U.S. Department of Education on Oct. 7, 2001. The following April, 2002, the U.S. Secretary of Education must file a report with Congress on state test scores, while all colleges and universities must file their second annual report with their state.
* The following statement MSUM will include in all its recruitment materials: In "1998 the federal government passed Section 207 of the Higher Education Act (HEA) mandating that all institutions with teacher preparation programs in which students receive federal financial assistance prepare annual reports on teacher preparation and licensing. The reporting process started with all teacher education students graduating in the 1999-2000 academic year. The state of Minnesota mandates that students must pass the PRAXIS I battery of tests to receive a teaching license. Below are the pass rates of MSUM graduates on these tests as well as the state pass rates reflecting all institutions in Minnesota.
MSUM  STATE
PPST Reading   100%   99%
CBT Reading   100%  100%
PPST Writing  100%   98%
CBT Writing    99%    98%
PPST Math    98%    99%
CBT Math 100%    99%
If you have any questions concerning Title II, please contact the Dean of Education & Human Services at 218.236.2096."
  Written version of the test.
  Computer version of the test
  One MSUM student did not pass.
  One MSUM student did not pass.

NATIONAL RADIO COMMENTATOR
DISCUSSES 'WHO SHOT JFK?'
APRIL 17 IN MSUM ACTIVITIES EVENT
Syndicated radio commentator and political humorist Bob Harris will discuss the ever-controversial topic of "Who Shot JFK?" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 in the student union ballroom.
Admission to this Campus Activities Board event is $3, or $1 for MSUM students.
Author of "Steal This Book and Get Life Without Parole," an American Booksellers Association recommended selection, Harris is a former stand-up comedian who now hosts a daily syndicated radio commentary airing on 100 stations nationwide. Mixing critical journalism with humor, his commentaries are also broadcast four times daily to over 140 countries by Armed Forces Radio.
This is what Harris wrote in a column on the John F. Kennedy assassination: "Lee Harvey Oswald, an awful marksman with no motive and a defective rifle, caused seven entrance wounds with only three bullets. Oswald then escaped by catching a city bus, only to be murdered in police custody by another lunatic acting alone."
According to polls, Harris said, only about 15 percent of Americans believe that account. "Twice that many believe in witches, and 10 percent think Elvis is still alive," he said.
Using declassified records and the limited amount of physical evidence available, Harris will explain in specific detail how and why the Oswald story was accepted without proper investigation and then employed as propaganda, concealing a more complex and disturbing reality.
Harris holds a degree in electrical engineering and applied physics from Case Western Reserve University. Before becoming a writer and comedian, he worked as a guitarist, cartoonist and a designer of audio mixing consoles for recording studies.
 Harris, who lives in Hollywood, reeled off five straight wins on the game show "Jeopardy!" in 1997, taking home over $100,000 in cash. Last year he won $200,000 on the Fox game show "Greed."

TRIBUTE TO TED LARSON
The Speech/Theatre and Film department along with the MSUM Foundation is hosting a special event honoring Ted Larson in the Glasrud Auditorium of Weld Hall on Saturday, April 21 beginning at 2 p.m. Special film clips of Ted and his favorite cartoons will be shown. Guests are invited to share stories.

$8,700 RAISED IN 1ST FOUR DAYS
OF MSUM CAMPUS CAMPAIGN
The Campus Campaign has begun and in the first four days, $8,700 has been raised, which is 12% of the Campaign’s Goal. The four charts at the library, bookstore, Alumni Foundation office, and Nemzek will be updated several times a week.
Just a reminder for everyone to return his or her pledge card to your volunteer or to the Alumni Foundation Office as we want to know your decision. The Alumni Foundation plans to annually thank faculty and staff for their contributions and to ask if there are changes for the next year. We won’t assume each person’s decision until we receive your card.
Remember that your contributions support MSUM students. They depend on the generosity of faculty and staff to help support scholarships and grants.

EARTH WEEK ACTIVITES AT
MSUM APRIL 16-20
* Monday, April 16 - Debate between the Green Party and the Libertarian Party, 7:30 p.m. Comstock Memorial Union 227.
* Tuesday, April 17 - Panel Discussion on the status of women in the under-developed world and the effect on population. Moderated by Karen Branden, doctoral candidate from South Dakota State. 7:30 p.m., Center for Business 111.
* Wednesday, April 18 - Music in the mall with environmental trivia questions. Brian Czech will be the keynote speaker at 7:30 p.m. in Hagen Hall. Czech is a wildlife biologist for the department of the interior and will discuss a sustainable economy and population. He is the author of "Shoveling Fuel for a Runaway Train".

 'DOGOGRAPHY' TAKES
A CANDID LOOK
AT LOCAL CANINES
"Dogography," a 33-page collection of candid canine photographs by recent MSUM graduate Jed Carlson, has been published by the university's mass communications department.
Carlson, now a photographer for the Superior (Wisc) Daily Telegram, spent more than 400 hours working on the book as an independent study project with Prof. Mark Strand.
The 44 black and white photographs in the collection capture chihuahuas, bassett hounds, puppies and an assortment of mutts in a variety of everyday situations. Most were taken in and around his hometown of Willmar, Minn., and in the Fargo and Moorhead area.
It's a take-off on Carlson's favorite photographer, Elliot Erwitt, a photojournalist with a worldwide reputation who's also published a few noted books of dog photographs, including "DogDogs" and "Son of a Bitch."
Copies of the "Dogography" are available at the MSUM Bookstore for $7.50 feach.

ONE OF TOP YOUNG FICTION
WRITERS ANTONYA NELSON
READS AT MSUM APRIL 19
Novelist and short story writer Antonya Nelson, recently named one of the 20 best young fiction writers in the country by The New Yorker, will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19 in King Hall Auditorium as a feature of the Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series and the MSUM Visiting Scholars Committee.
Her novels include "Living to Tell," "Talking in Bed" and "Nobody's Girl." She's also won the Flannery O'Connor and the Nelson Algren Awards.
Nelson teaches creative writing at New Mexico State University. She'll also give a talk on the writer's craft at 4 p.m. that day on the Library Porch.

KENSINGTON RUNESTONE
RESEARCHERS DISCUSS NEW
EVIDENCE APRIL 23 AT MSUM
Two members of a scientific team assembled to study the authenticity of the Kensington Runestone will speak on "Compelling New Evidence for a 14th-century Explanation" at 7 p.m. Monday, April 23 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Auditorium.
Their visit is sponsored by an MSUM mass communications class that's developing publications and display materials for the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minn. The class, taught by Prof. Mark Strand, is approaching the controversial artifact by weighing historical evidence and recent scientific studies on the stone.
The two speakers:
* Barry Hanson, a chemist and design engineer who organized the study team in 2000, is the author of an upcoming book, "The Trial of Olof Ohman: Accused Forger of the Kensington Runestone." In this 500-page, two-volume set, Hanson examines the literature in detail, including 192 claims by 32 experts that the stone is a modern fraud and forgery. He will discuss the evidence surrounding the controversy and present findings from physical studies now being conducted at the University of Minnesota's geology and geo-physics departments.
* Richard Nielsen, a mathematician and engineer from Houston, received his doctorate at the University of Denmark at Copenhagen. He has studied the language of the stone for the past 14 years. A 60-page summary of his research is about to be published in the journal "Scandinavian Studies." In it, he concludes that the runic writing on the stone is authentic 14th-century writing and that no one alive in the late 19th century would have been knowledgeable enough to carve a proper medieval inscription.
Nielsen's translation of the inscription on the stone reads: "8 Gotalanders and 22 Northmen are on this acquisition expedition from Winland far to the west. We had traps by/at two shelters one day's travel to the north from this stone. We were fishing one day. After we came home I found 10 men red with blood and death. Ave Maria. Deliver from evils! I have 10 men at the inland sea to look after our ship 14 days travel from this property. Year of our Lord. 1362."
The stone, a native rock called graywacke, weighs 202 pounds and measures 31 inches long, 16 inches wide and six inches thick. It was displayed in 1948-49 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and was the centerpiece of the Minnesota pavilion at the New York World's Fair in 1965.
The stone currently resides in the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minn., the seat of the county in which the stone was found. It will be displayed this summer at a museum in Vienna.
Recent geological tests at an independent lab in St. Paul, and now at the University of Minnesota, indicate the stone was in the ground 50-200 years before it was uncovered on the farm of Olof Ohman.
Over the years, Ohman has been accused of chiseling the 202-pound stone's runes himself and planting it in his field as a hoax.
These recent scientific and language studies cast doubt on that theory and present new evidence for a 14th-century explanation of the Kensington Runestone.

29 MSUM STUDENTS INDUCTED
INTO DELTA MU DELTA FOR
BUSINESS CAREER SCHOLARSHIP
Twenty-nine MSUM students have earned membership to Delta Mu Delta for their academic excellence in preparation for careers in business.
Only about 5,000 students are elected to lifetime membership in Delta Mu Delta each year, Business majors who rank in the top 20 percent of their junior, senior or master’s degree classes are eligible.
Delta Mu Delta was founded as a national organization in 1913 to promote higher scholarship in training for business. Today there are 170 chapters at colleges and universities throughout the United States with more than 85,000 lifetime members.
The following list of students were indicted into MSUM’s Delta Mu Delta chapter this spring: Jeremy Balster, Thomas Bowman, Jennifer Brooks, Emily Burnside, Benjamin Deist, Amy Gryskiewsicz, Gracia Gudmunson, Jessica Hensel, Travis Kjorness, Jennifer Kolden, Tyanne Kunz, Jamey Larson, Jennifer Morinville, Natalie Nord , Paul Okeson, Katie O’Neill, Kimberly Raguse, Biran Rapp, Michelle Romon, Kevis Rossow, Ryan Saurer, Jacqueline Seger, Joe Skarie, Brandon Stanina, Angela Tangen, Melissa Thull, Craig Ventzke, Jennifer Wild and Lisa Wixo.

MSUM STUDENT ART
EXHIBIT OPENS APRIL 16
An MSU Moorhead student art exhibit opens Monday, April 16 and continues through Friday, May 11 at the Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery. An opening reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 19. It’s free and open to the public.
The exhibit is in partial fulfillment of a bachelor of fine arts degree.
The following students are exhibiting: Erin Garey, Anne Karn, Nathan Hylden, Katie Peters, Christian Rose and Cassondra Sweep.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 1-5 p.m. Saturday; and 1-9 p.m. Sunday.

APRIL MSUM MUSIC…
Jazz Ensembles I & II will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19 in Weld Hall Glasrud Auditorium. Ted DiSanti directs both groups.
A faculty recital featuring cellist Nathan Davis will be presented at 8 p.m. Monday, April 23 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall. He’ll perform works by J.S. Bach, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Johannes Brahms. He’ll be assisted by Cecelia O’Keefe, soprano, and conducted by Rod Rothlisberger. Guest cellists are Zachary Peterson and Lucas Shogren, along with the MSUM Cello Choir Sarah Dixon, Alyssa Miller, Maggie Vaughn, Laura Monfrooe and Joe Marty.
A choir concert featuring the Concert Choir, directed by Charles Ruzicka, and the Women’s Choir, directed by Rod Rothlisberger, will be held Tuesday, April 24 at 8 p.m. at Our Redeemer Church, Moorhead.
A faculty recital featuring Michael Missiras on  trumpet and New Music, will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall.
SnowFire and a Jazz Quartet perform at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27 in Weld Glasrud Auditorium. The performance features original music by Mark Zanter and David Ferreira.
Other upcoming music…
* New Music featuring flutist Elizabeth McNut,
8 p.m., Saturday, April 28, Weld Glasrud Auditorium
* Wind Ensemble, 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, Weld Glasrud Auditorium
* Choir Concert, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, Our Redeemer Church, Moorhead
* Concerto Concert, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, Weld Glasrud Auditorium

MSUM PLANETARIUM SHOWS
“BEAR TALES” APRIL 1-MAY 21
The MSUM Planetarium will show “Bear Tales” April 1 through May 21 (no show April 15) on Sundays at 2 p.m. and Mondays at 7 p.m. The Planetarium is in Bridges Hall 167, located at 11th St. and 8th Ave. S. in Moorhead.
“Bear Tales” joins a family camping trip under the stars with Grandpa Ben’s lively tall tales about the night sky, stories from ancient Greece and Egypt, and tales about Blackbeard the pirate.
Grandpa also views the spring constellations, drawing freely from mythology and his own imagination to explain the stars’ positions in the night sky. This is a fun and educational show for all ages.
General admission is $3; children 12 years of age and under, senior citizens and Tri-College students are admitted for $1.50. For more information or a special group showing, call 218-236-3982.

SCIENCE CENTER HOSTS
VOLUNTEER TRAINING APRIL 19
. The MSUM Regional Science Center will hold a new volunteer information meeting and orientation Thursday, April 19 at 7 p.m. at the Buffalo River Site, located just off Highway 10, 15 miles east of Moorhead, adjacent to the Buffalo River State Park.
Individuals interested in knowing more about the MSUM Regional Science Center and the volunteer program are invited to attend.
The session includes a short walk of the site, a tour of the interpretive center, observatory and telescope equipment, and a presentation on the volunteer program and needs. Staff and current volunteers will be available to answer questions.
For more information, contact Jan Sedivec, 218-236-2091.

WOMEN’S SHOWCASE 2001 REPORT
MSU Moorhead participated in the Women’s Showcase 2001 last weekend at the FargoDome. Two hundred twenty-eight people stopped by our booth and registered for door prizes. Winners were: College for Kids enrollment coupon, Connie Baker, Lidgerwood, N.D. and Kim Hatthe, Moorhead; 2 Planetarium passes, Kathy Heimbuch, Cogswell, N.D.; MSUM Sweatshirt, Kristen Eder, Fargo; MSUM long-sleeved T-shirt, Kristine Schous, Fargo; On Broadway pictorial documentary, Barb Lamppa, Fargo; Female Fatigue, Jill Kraig, West Fargo; Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul, Deb Beard, Fargo.
A special thank you to the following for donating prizes for this event: the MSUM Bookstore, the Regional Science Center, and the Continuing Studies Office.
Requests for specific information broke down as follows: College for Kids (17), Admissions (16), Theatre/Performing Arts Series (16), Continuing Studies (13), Graduate Studies (6), and Alumni (3).
Again, thank you to the volunteers who spent part of Saturday working at the showcase: Veronica Michael, Gina Monson, Kathy Scott, Dorothy Suomala, Betty Gunderson, Laurie Wigtil, Judy Lacher, Kristin Rortvedt, Jan Flack, Carolyn Jacobson, Karen Gaard, and Kristi Monson.

LAW ADMISSION TEST
ORIENTATION APRIL 19
There will be a LSAT (Pre-Law Admission Test) orientation held on Thursday, April 19 and Thursday, April 26 in Bridges 263 from 2-3 p.m. The first session will be an orientation focusing on general questions; the second session will go over strategies for taking the test.
Anyone considering taking the LSAT in the next academic year is invited to attend. Call Paul Kramer 236-4022 for further information.

CMU HOURS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 13
CMU will be open on Friday, April 13 from 7a.m.-5p.m. with the following services available.
Affinity Plus - 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Career Services- 8 a.m.--4:30 p.m.
Etcetera Shop - 10 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
Subs & Sweets - 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Job Shop - 9 a.m.—12 p.m.
Main Office - 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Rec & Outing Center - 12 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Student Development - 8-4:30

GRANTWRITING BOOTCAMP
(SW490/590 & SOC490):
In an era of fiscal conservatism, organizations (nonprofit in particular) are financially vulnerable and must procure alternative money sources if they want to maintain or expand existing, or establish new services. The art of grant writing is a valuable job skill and can make the job candidate highly competitive in the current human service job market. This second annual summer workshop (May 21-25) and fall class (Continuing Education) will provide an overview of grant writing for human service and other professionals, and skills essential to successful funding procurement. This summer workshop and fall class are intended for a diverse audience. Workshop / Class attendees will learn:
* About the "big picture" (the social, political, and economic contexts) of grant writing;
* How to locate sources of money, with an emphasis on local and regional grant-giving organizations;
* How to tailor the needs of human service organizations and agencies to the funding priorities of grantors;
* The essential components of writing a grant;
* The basics of outcome evaluation as presented in a grant; and
* Some tips on administering a grant once the money has been awarded
PRESENTERS: Shawn Ginther is an associate professor of social work at MSU Moorhead. Sue Humphers-Ginther is an assistant professor of sociology and coordinator of the gerontology major at MSUM, and has co-instructed a course in grant writing at MSUM. Both have over a decade of experience with grantwriting and administration while associated with numerous private, state, and federal projects.

LEARN HOW TO EVALUATE
INTERNET RESOURCES
Do you know how to critically evaluate a document you have found on the Internet? Do you know how to properly cite the source you have found in your References or Works Cited? Are you frustrated with the process of trying to determine if the information on an Internet site is authoritative or scholarly? What are the clues?—
Students, faculty, and staff-come to Room 222, the LIT Center, for a hands-on training session on how to critically evaluate Internet-based information. A librarian will take you through proven steps to help you determine quality of information on the Internet.
If you cannot attend one of these sessions but would like information on evaluating Internet information, contact Brittney Goodman, Instruction/Reference Librarian at goodmanb@mnstate.edu, 236-2358 to set up an appointment.
Dates/times follow. No sign-up necessary:
Thurs., April 19, 12-1 pm
Thurs., April 19, 4-5 pm
Wed., April 25, 12-1 pm

SPRING CLEAN-UP DAY
MONDAY APRIL 23
To celebrate Earth Day, the facilities and grounds committee is organizing a campus wide clean-up day on Monday, April 23. (Tues. April 24 if it rains) Please join in the efforts to clean up our campus! Volunteer & report to the west side of the Library to receive your work assignment anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Please bring gloves if you have them. We will have free pizza and refreshments at 12 p.m. for all volunteers. If you have any questions, call Gordy Bergman at
236-3967 or Kathy Abraham at 236-2156.

 THE ROMANCE IN THE ROMANCE LANGUAGES: IS LATIN REALLY
A DEAD LANGUAGE?
As part of the Department of Languages Colloquium Series, Benjamin Smith argues that Latin is not a dead language. He affirms that Latin lives on, breathing and sighing in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Rumanian and Catalan as well as host of other minor language groups and so-called dialects. All of these languages have produced histories and literatures that have profoundly affected Western Civilization. Why are they different, how are they different and when did this all take place? Come April 10 to room 268 in MacLean Hall at 4 p.m. and be intrigued!

TRI-COLLEGE NETWORKING DINNER
The annual Tri-College Women United Spring Networking Dinner will be held Tuesday, April 24, 2001, in the NDSU Memorial Union Dakota Ballroom. The topic of this semester's dinner is “Women Leaders”. Take this opportunity to network with faculty, staff, and students from all three Tri-College campuses at a casual dinner, and learn about women leaders in our community and their journeys.
Dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. and is $10.00 for faculty/staff and $5.00 for students. Dinner includes Chinese Mandarin chicken salad (also available as vegetarian option), roll and beverage, and lemon angel food cake. The 7:30 p.m. presentation and discussion is free and open to all faculty, staff, and students. Speakers will include the following: Bette Midgarden, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Minnesota State University Moorhead; Lisa Borgen, Clay County Attorney; Ivory Leigh Ruud, student organizer for Leaders of Today and Tomorrow (LOTT) Conference to be held at the MSUM campus in October.
Q & A discussion will follow the presentations. Presentations and discussion free and open to all. Dinner reservations and payment must be made by April 17 to your campus representative: at MSUM, please call Hazel Retzlaff at 236-2665.

WOMEN'S STUDIES COLLOQUIUM SERIES
Christine Smith, psychology, will speak on "Physical Attributes in the Personal Ads of Women: What Do Women Want and Offer?" Friday, April 27, 3 ?4 p.m., Weld Library, Second Floor. Please join us for an interesting lecture and lively conversation.
For any further information, please contact, Prof. Melissa Mowry, Women's Studies Colloquium Committee, mowry@mnstate.edu

PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM
There will be a colloquium in the philosophy department to discuss David Myers’ paper, “Religious Exclusivism and the Puzzle of Divine Hiddenness.” It is scheduled for April 20 at 4 p.m. in Maclean 268. The paper is the revision of a presentiation made last spring at the Natural Theology Conference Aberdeen, Scotland. Myers will try to show that divine hiddenness—the idea that God is the elusive author of nature and scripture—constitutes a special problem of evil for religious exclusivisits because divine hiddenness makes nonbelief reasonable and inculpable. If you plan to attend the colloquium, it is recommended that you read the paper before the session. Myers will provide a brief summary of the paper and then invite discussion. A copy of the paper can be downloaded by going to http://www.mnstate.edu/philosop/papers/hidden.htm. The username is: colloquium; the password is: 2001phil. The paper will also available in the philosophy department office to photocopy.

NEW TITLES AT THE BOOKSTORE
Here’s a sampling of new acquisitions now available in the trade (general) books department of the MSUM Bookstore:
Leaps of Faith, new novel by daughter of former MSUM professors, Rachel Kranz, $25.
We Were the Mulvaneys, popular fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, $13.95.
36 Days: The Complete Chronicle of the 2000 Presidential Election Crisis,
George W. and Al duke it out, Douglas Brently, $15.
Memory Boy, new children’s novel by acclaimed author from Bemidji, Will Weaver, $15.95.
Relax, This Won’t Hurt: Painless Answers to Women’s Most Pressing Health
Questions, health information, Dr. Judith Reichman, $13
My Reel Story, insightful memoir by a film critic, Ted Perry, $26.
Sports Medicine for Parents and Coaches, resource for parents and coaches, Dr. Daniel Boyle, $12.95.
Rubbish: The Archeology of Garbage, perspective on garbage issues, William Rathje and Cullen Murphy, $16.95.
Lonely Planet Travel Photography, take your best shots, $16.99.
Web Teaching Guide, creating course Web sites, Sarah Horton, $15.95.
Amy and Isabelle, novel of love and loathing between mother and daughter, Elizabeth Strout, $13.
How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty, handling situations with finesse, Connie Hatch and Patti
Breitman, $12.95.
Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug or How to Survive Public Service, advice for working in government, Kenneth Ashworth, $19.95.
Living to Tell, latest novel by McGrath series visiting writer, Antonya  Nelson, $24.
Does Family Preservation Serve a Child’s Best Interest? family preservation vs. adoption for abused and neglected children, Howard Altstein and Ruth McRoy, $17.95.
Provincetown Dogs, pooches artfully rendered, Susan Baker, $12.95.
The Politics of Breast Cancer, activists framing the issue, Maureen Hogan Casamayou, $19.95.
Love, Sex and Tractors, country humor, Roger Welch, $14.95.
The Terrible Hours: The Greatest Submarine Rescue in History, true narrative about the Squalus disaster, Peter Maas., $14.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Cinderella story retold from another perspective, Gregory Maguire, $15.
Also a variety of reference works, children’s books, sale books, etc.
The trade books department is on the main floor of the MSUM Bookstore in MacLean Hall.

NEW TITLES AT THE LIBRARY
The Livingston Lord Library at MSUM announces the availability of the following titles (among many others):
*Williams, Michael R. A history of computing technology. 2nd ed. QA76.17 .W56 1997
*Hinze, Jimmie. Construction contracts. 2nd ed. KF902 .H56 2001
*2000% cracked wheat. PR9197.35 .H85 T96 2000
*Weinberger, Mark. Minnesota: off the beaten path. 5th ed. F604.3 .S53 2001
*Speaking up and spelling it out: personal essays on augmentative and alternative communication. RC423 .S6347 2000
*Santos-Granero, Fernando. Tamed frontiers: economy, society, and civil rights in upper Amazonia. HC228 .L6 S26 2000
*Matthews, Janice R. Successful scientific writing: a step-by-step guide for the biological and medical sciences. 2nd ed. R119 .M28 2000
*Galloway, Steven. Finnie Walsh. PR9199.3 .G265 F56 2000
*St. Peter, Christine. Changing Ireland: strategies in contemporary women's fiction. PR8807 .W6 S7 2000
*Frumkin, Norman. Guide to economic indicators. 3rd ed. HC103 .F9 2000
*Stenson, Fred. The trade. PR9199.3 .S72 T7 2000
*Hwang, Philip O. Other-esteem: meaningful life in a multicultural society. BJ1533 .R42 H84 2000
*Elizabeth I, Queen of England. Elizabeth I: collected works. DA350 .A25 2000
*Colonial American travel narratives. E162 .C69 1994
*Early American writing. PS531 .C65 1994
*The feminist reader: essays in gender and the politics of literary criticism. 2nd ed. PN98 .W64 F46 1997
*Leibiger, Stuart Eric. Founding friendship: George Washington, James Madison, and the creation of the American republic. E312.29 .L45 1999
*Tate, Michael L. The frontier army in the settlement of the West. F596 .T36 1999
*Rereading Victorian fiction. PR873 .R47 2000
*Blinder, Caroline, 1967-. A self-made surrealist: ideology and aesthetics in the work of Henry Miller. PS3525 .I5454 Z654 2000
*Haslam, Gerald W. Straight white male. PS3558 .A724 S77 2000
*Strategic planning for collegiate athletics. GV351 .S87 2000
*Brown, William Hill. The power of sympathy. PS715 .B6 P6 1996
*Wallmann, Jeffrey M. The western: parables of the American dream. PS374 .W4 W27 1999
*The Cambridge companion to Victorian poetry. PR591 .C36 2000
*Shakespeare, William. As you like it. PR2803 .A2 H35 2000
*Ramusack, Barbara N. Women in Asia: restoring women to history. HQ1726 .R36 1999
*Navarro, Marysa. Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: restoring women to history. HQ1460.5 .N38 1999
*Nashat, Guity. Women in the Middle East and North Africa: restoring women to history. HQ1726.5 .N37 1999
*Cherny, Andrei. The next deal: the future of public life in the information age. JK1764 .C449 2000
*Winock, Michel. Nationalism, anti-semitism, and fascism in France. DC369 .W5613 1998
*Yablonka, Hanna. Survivors of the Holocaust: Israel after the war. DS102.95 .Y3313 1999
*Sowell, Thomas. Basic economics: a citizen's guide to the economy. HB171 .S73 2000
*Marentes, Luis A. José Vasconcelos and the writing of the Mexican Revolution. F1234 .V3 M37 2000
*Barkley, Russell A. Taking charge of ADHD: the complete, authoritative guide for parents. Rev. ed. RJ506 .H9 B373 2000
*Philbrick, Nat. In the heart of the sea: the tragedy of the whaleship Essex. G530 .E77 P45 2000
*Fawcett, Jacqueline. Analysis and evaluation of contemporary nursing knowledge: nursing models and theories. RT84.5 .F386 2000
*Kotabe, Masaaki. Global marketing management. HF1416 .K68 1998b
*Wardhaugh, Robert Alexander. Mackenzie King and the Prairie West. F1060.9 .W37 2000
*Crace, Jim. Being dead. PR6053 .R228 B45 2000
*Bass, Gary Jonathan. Stay the hand of vengeance: the politics of war crimes tribunals. KZ6310 .B37 2000
*Bierman, John. Fire in the night: Wingate of Burma, Ethiopia, and Zion. D767.6 .B54 1999
*Utley, Garrick. You should have been here yesterday: a life in television news. PN4874 .U89 2000
*Gutjahr, Paul C. An American Bible: a history of the Good Book in the United States, 1777-1880. BS447.5 .U6 G88 1999
*Newhouse, Thomas. The beat generation and the popular novel in the United States, 1945-1970. PS374 .P63 N49 2000
*The Best American science writing 2000. Q158.5 .B47 2000
*Curcio, Vincent. Chrysler: the life and times of an automotive genius. HD9710 .U52 C453 2000
*Pifer, Ellen. Demon or doll: images of the child in contemporary writing and culture. PS374 .C45 P54 2000
*Vigil, Angel. The eagle on the cactus: traditional tales from Mexico = El águila encima del nopal: cuentos tradicionales de Mexico. F1219.3.F6 V54 2000
*Federalist. The Federalist papers. KF4515 .F4 1999b
*Scaife, Garrett. From galaxies to turbines: science, technology, and the Parsons family. Q127 .G7 S358 2000
*The languages of addiction. PS228 .A58 L36 1999
*Gelman, Sheldon. Medicating schizophrenia: a history. RC514 .G44 1999
*Samuel, David. Memory: how we use it, lose it, and can improve it. QP406 .S26 1999
*The role of religion in American life: an interpretive historical anthology. 3rd ed. BR515 .R56 2000
*The social psychology of stigma. HM1131 .S63 2000
*Snowling, Margaret J. Dyslexia. 2nd ed. RJ496 .A5 S65 2000
*Wood, David J. How children think and learn: the social contexts of cognitive development. 2nd ed. BF723 .C5 W66 1998
*Bremner, J. Gavin. Infancy. 2nd ed. RJ134 .B74 1994
*Gould, William B. Labored relations: law, politics, and the NLRB--a memoir. KF3372 .G68 2000
*The privilege for which we struggled: leaders of the Woman’s Suffrage Movement in Minnesota. JK1911 .M6 P75 1999
*Matthews, Joan Lord. The self-help guide for special kids and their parents. [Rev. ed.]. RJ506 .A9 M38 2000
*Goldstone, Richard J. For humanity: reflections of a war crimes investigator. KTL4545 .G65 2000
*Zegart, Amy B. Flawed by design: the evolution of the CIA, JCS, and NSC. JK468 .I6 Z43 1999
*Naess, Atle. Doubting Thomas: a novel about Caravaggio. PT8951.24 .A28 T8513 2000
*Davis, Richard. A beginning singer's guide. MT820 .D27 1998
*Pick, Hella. Guilty victim: Austria from the Holocaust to Haider. DB99.2 .P53 2000
*Signs of life, Jews from Wuerttemberg: reports for the period after 1933 in letters and descriptions. DS135 .G37 S56 1982
Faculty and staff are invited to submit requests for new library materials (in any format) to their department's library liaison. Larry Schwartz is the Collection Management Librarian for the Library, and his phone number is x2353.

THIRD ANNUAL POKER WALK
FOR FITNESS SET APRIL 12
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 third annual MSUM Poker Walk for Fitness on Thursday, April 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The objective is to walk to each of the seven MSUM departments listed, draw a card at each, and try to acquire the best poker hand. The best 5 out of 7 cards can be used. Jokers are wild!
And, to coincide with Easter, pick a colored egg in the HR office for a chance to draw an additional card.
Prizes will be awarded for the top three hands. Plus there will be a grand prize drawing for a portable CD player and another drawing for a MSUM sweatshirt donated by the MSUM Bookstore.
Participating departments:
Business Administration, CB 207A
Copy Center, FR 153
English Department WE 216
Art Department, CA 161
Archives, LI 409
Athletics Department, NZ 134
Human Resources, Owens 210
A beverage and jellybeans 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 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.
If you have questions, call Deb Lewis at 2067.

NOTICE OF VACANCY
Position: Instructor or Assistant Professor of Spanish
Qualifications and Experience: Required: MA in Spanish or closely related field. Demonstrated record of excellence in undergraduate teaching. Native or near native proficiency in Spanish. Good communication skills and ability to work effectively within the academic unit
Preferred: PhD in Spanish or related field by date of appointment
Responsibilities: Teaching first and second year undergraduate Spanish courses, with the possibility of a third or fourth year course depending on experience and qualifications. Fulfill other professional duties within the department and university.
Apply to: John W. Hall, Chair Dept. of Languages, MA 271, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN 56563. Tel: 218-236-2916 Fax: 218-299-5983 E-mail: halljohn@mnstate.edu

STRATEGIC BUDGET COMMITTEE
MARCH 21, 2001
Present: David Crockett, George Davis, Rose Bakke, Nancy Kruse, Dennis Aune, Cliff Schuette, Terri Olson, Abbas Pezeshk, Brittney Goodman, Wil Shynkaruk, Carol Dobitz, Les Bakke (ex officio), Todd Stugelmayer (ex officio), Bryan Kotta, Jacqueline Berg, and Manoj Athavale.
Absent: Stacy Enger
VP Crockett called the meeting to order at 4 p.m.
Presenters present where: Dean Ted Gracyk, and Gwen Johanson.
Dean of Education & Humanities, Ted Gracyk presented his colleges proposals.
Field Experience Supervision Seminar
Assessment & Analysis of Nursing & Educational Leadership off Campus
Nursing Collaboration & Recruitment
Study in Improvement of Reading and Writing
Dean Ted Gracyk and Gwen Johanson presented the Academic Affairs and Administrative Affairs joint proposal.
Enhancing & Upgrading College and Departmental Offices ? Phases II & III
Todd Stugelmayer Director of the Physical Plant and VP David Crockett presented the following proposal from Administrative Affairs:
External Campus Signage.
Gwen Johanson from Administrative Affairs presented the following proposals:
Event Equipment
Academic Reception Areas/Student Lounges
The committee requested that Stugelmayer and Johanson see if they can get together on the two proposals for event equipment and combine some of the request.  They will report back to the committee.
Les Bakke Computer Center Director presented the following proposal from Administrative Affairs:
Dragoncast On-line Streamlining Audio Server
Discussion on the rankings from the Committee, Deans and VP to the president, indicated to the committee that we had not asked the VP’s from all divisions to rank their proposals for the committee.  VP Crockett will ask for those rankings so the committee can have them for the March 29th meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 7:30.
Next meeting March 22, 2 p.m. MA 268
Rose Bakke, Secretary

STRATEGIC BUDGET COMMITTEE
March 22, 2001
Present: George Davis, Rose Bakke, Cliff Schuette, Terri Olson, Brittney Goodman, Wil Shynkaruk, Carol Dobitz, Les Bakke (ex officio), Todd Stugelmayer (ex officio), Bryan Kotta, Stacy Enger,.
Absent: David Crockett, Manoj Athavale, Jacqueline Berg, Abbas Pezeshk, Dennis Aune, and Nancy Kruse.
Dean Dobitz called the meeting to order at 2 p.m.
Presenters present where: Dean Virginia Klenk, and Katy Wilson.
Athletic Director Katy Wilson presented:
Nemzek Hall Sound System
Dean of Arts & Humanities Virginia Klenk presented her colleges proposals.
Music & Theatre Digital Sound Technology
Thrust Theatre and Art Department Entrance Landscaping
Les Bakke Computer Center Director presented the following proposal from Administrative Affairs:
E-mail - Can We Do Without It?
It was moved, seconded and passed to approve the committee minutes from March 1, 2001
It was moved, seconded and passed to approve the committee minutes from March 8 with the corrections noted.
It was brought up that perhaps we could check with VP Warren Wiese and Terry Shoptaugh to see if either would change days for us.
Meeting adjourned at 2:50.
Next meeting March 29, 2 p.m. MA 268
Rose Bakke, Secretary

STRATEGIC BUDGET COMMITTEE
March 29, 2001
Present: George Davis, Rose Bakke, Cliff Schuette, Terri Olson, Brittney Goodman, Carol Dobitz, Les Bakke (ex officio), Todd Stugelmayer (ex officio), Bryan Kotta, Stacy Enger, David Crockett, Manoj Athavale, Dennis Aune, and Nancy Kruse.
Absent: Abbas Pezeshk, Wil Shynkaruk, Jacqueline Berg.
VP David Crockett called the meeting to order at
2 p.m.
Presenters present where: Dean Ron Jeppson Social and Natural Sciences.
Dean of Social and Natural Sciences Ron Jeppson presented:
Development of Mathematics Learning Center
Coordinated Sciences and Mathematics Outreach & Recruiting Program
Bridges 162 Technological/Aesthetic Improvements.
Proposals up next are
# 20,21,22 (Warren Wiese)
# 30,32 (Les Bakke)
Meeting adjourned at 2:50.
Next meeting April 5, 2 p.m. MA 268
Rose Bakke, Secretary

 MISCELLANEA
* Terrie Manno and Bob Olson, music, presented a discussion panel/workshop on the Alexander Technique to graduate students in the Speech Language/Hearing Sciences department on Monday, April 2. The Alexander Technique is a widely used process which emphasizes the efficient use of the human body in daily life. Its principles are espoused by actors, athletes, musicians, and others worldwide.
* Thomas Lane, associate director student union and activities, presented an educational session entitled "Multicultural Education on Overwhelmingly White Campuses" at the Association of College Unions International Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 25-28.
* Teresa Helfter Glover, assistant director for activities and organizations, participated in "Stop the Hate" (an extensive workshop focusing on hate crime prevention) at the Association of College Unions International Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 25-28.
* Wes Erwin, counseling and student affairs, attended the Minnesota Association for Counseling and Development Spring Conference in St. Paul, April 6. At the conference Erwin co-presented the session Diversity in the Classroom: Teaching Multicultural Counseling" with Jacqueline Lewis, a colleague from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

CLASSIFIED
For Rent: Three-bedroom furnished house, fourth bedroom/bath in basement. South Moorhead, walking distance to MSUM, schools and park shima@mnstate.edu Phone: 218-287-5000-work or 218-233-3548-home.
 

BREMER FOUNDATION GIVES
$24,232 TO MSU SLHS
The Otto Bremer Foundation has awarded the Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences Department a $24, 232 grant over the next two years. The funds will be used to help summer clinics in stuttering/fluency disorders, assistive technology/augmentative communication, and auditory processing disorders

ALUM PAUL SPIES KEYNOTES MSUM'S
STUDENT ACADEMIC CONFERENCE
Paul Spies, an assistant professor of secondary education at St. Cloud State University and a 1989 MSUM alumnus, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Student Academic Conference at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, April 11 in the student union ballroom.
The purpose of the all-day event is to showcase the work and talent of MSUM students through presentations, posters, and creative works. More than 250 students will present research on 147 topics from1to 2:20 p.m. and 2:30 and 3:50 p.m. in the university's student union.
Details can be found at the conference web site, http://www.mnstate.edu/acadconf/2001/visitors.html
Spies, who holds a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a specialist in multicultural education and school reform issues. He has nearly a decade's experience teaching in urban and suburban high schools where he developed multicultural faculty and student organizations.
He's also the author of  "Interdisciplinary Teams for High Schools" published by Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation (1997) Fastback Series, and is associate editor of "Voices from the Field," the journal of the National High School Association.
Spies has been teaching at St. Cloud State for the past two years. Before that he served on the faculty at Viterbo College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

SUPERSLAM POETRY, PROSE, DRAMA
EVENT APRIL 5 AT BOSNIAN HOUSE
A "Superslam" poetry, prose and drama competition with two $50 prizes going to top performers will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 5 at the Bosnian House, located at 503 1/2 7th Street North in downtown Fargo (next to Hardees).
Admission is $3 at the door for the event, sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta, Minnesota State University Moorhead's English club.

ARTS SERIES HOSTS CHICAGO
JAZZ DANCE TROUPE THURSDAY
"Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago" is on stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5 in MSUM’s Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre as a feature of the university’s Performing Arts Series. Giordano, known as "the Godfather of jazz dance," presents a program that integrates jazz styles with modern dance, communicating jazz dance as a reflection of the emotions, dreams and desires of the American people. (For ticket information, call 218-236-2271.)

DEMOGRAPHICS FORUMS
SHOWCASE CAMPUS
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
The Open University Forum on "Changing Regional Demographics and Higher Education" scheduled for April 3, 4, and 5 will provide a showcase for efforts by Computer Science,
Instructional Technology, and Computer Services to investigate and implement live and delayed audio and video delivery of campus events   via Internet technology.
Each of the presentations, scheduled for 3 p.m.and 3:30 p.m. on April 3-5 will also be multicast live on campus, available live-streamed to a limited number of subscribers on the Internet, and available as a delayed stream after the session via the Internet.
Dustin Rue and Ed Konetzko will use these forums to demonstrate the capabilities of multicast and streamed unicast Internet delivery for providing special event coverage and course content via the nternet. Rue and Konetzko are CSIS students and Rue is a member of the Student Tech Team.
To view the sessions, viewers will need to have the RealPlayer plugin available for their Web browsers. For more information please visit the web site http://dragoncast.mnstate.edu

MSUM HOSTS WELLNESS
HEALTH FAIR APRIL 4
The University will team up with Dakota Medical Foundation to host its 22nd annual spring health fair from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 in Comstock Memorial Student Union ballroom.
Besides a variety of over 50 health booths, the fair will also offer free blood pressure and cholesterol testing.
Entertainment includes American Gold Gymnasics, the Dragon Cheer Team, the MSUM Heritage Dancers and demonstrations on yoga and t'ai chi chin.

ALUMNI FOUNDATION CAMPUS
CAMPAIGN GOAL IS $75,000
The goal of the MSUM Campus Campaign is to raise $75,000 from faculty and staff to support student scholarships and academic activities.
The administrative council and leaders of the bargaining units recently attended a breakfast kickoff showing their support to this year’s campaign. Two training sessions were held for about 25 volunteers who will make contacts to co-workers.
MSUM faculty and staff have an opportunity this year to increase contributions. We currently are behind St. Cloud and Bemidji State in employee participation and average gift. St. Cloud’s participation is 49% with an average gift of over $400. Bemidji’s participation is 75% with an average gift of $275. MSUM’s participation is 37% with an average gift of $201.
When a volunteer contacts you, thank them for their time and listen to their presentation. They will share an informative brochure showing the partnership of the Alumni Foundation with the University. There are many options in giving with a newly designed pledge card. Everyone is encouraged to return his or her pledge card to the volunteer or to the Alumni Foundation Office no later than April 27. Four goal charts located next to the bookstore, library, Alumni Foundation Office, and Nemzek will be updated weekly.

STUDENT ACADEMIC CONFERENCE
PRESENTER SEMINAR APRIL 5
On Thursday, April 5, there will be an informational seminar for Student Academic Conference presenters to help them enhance their presentation skills, organize their presentations, and know what to expect before the conference on Wednesday, April 11. Susan Humphers-Ginther and Shawn Ginther are organizing and presenting this seminar. The session has been scheduled for 11 a.m. in CMU 227.

ICPSR SUMMER PROGRAM
IN QUANTATIVE METHODS
Copies of the 2001 ICPSR summer program in quantitative methods are available from Mark Hansel. Financial assistance is possible for faculty members.
The ICPSR summer program covers quantitative methodologies in the Social Sciences from the elementary to the more esoteric (from elementary statistics and regression to nonllinear systems, structural equation modeling, and bootstrap resampling). Classes range in length from one to eight weeks. Some topics are addressed in both one week and longer classes. The students vary from graduate students completing basic statistics classes to senior faculty particpating in substantive workshops. Substantive workshops this summer will be conducted in Criminal Justice, Minority Aging and Health, African Studies and Historical analysis. Some workshops have independent funding and are almost entirely subsidized.
Deadline for financial assistance application is April 30. Workshop deadline is April 23.

ATTENTION FYE INSTRUCTORS -- PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
Thursday, April 5 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. you are invited to attend an FYE teleconference entitled "Strengthening First-Year Seminars: A Foundation for Student Success". The conference will be telecast in CB 105. Please feel free to attend as much of the conference as your schedule allows. If you would like more information please contact Sara Leigh at 236-2501 or leighsa@mnstate.edu.

EVALUATING INTERNET RESOURCES:
FREE LIBRARY WORKSHOP
Do you know how to critically evaluate a document you have found on the Internet? Do you know how to properly cite the source you have found in your References or Works Cited?  Are you frustrated with the process of trying to determine if the information on an Internet site is authoritative or scholarly?
Come to Room 222, the LIT Center, for a hands-on training session on how to critically evaluate Internet-based information. This is open for all students, faculty, and staff. A Librarian will take through proven steps to help you determine quality of information on the Internet.
If you cannot attend one of these sessions but would like information on evaluating Internet information, contact Brittney Goodman, Instruction/Reference Librarian at goodmanb@mnstate.edu, 236-2358, to set up an appointment.
Dates and times follow. No sign-up necessary -- select the date/time that works best with your schedule:
Thursday, April 19, 12 - 1 p.m. LI 222
Thursday, April 19, 4 - 5 p.m. LI 222
Wednesday, April 25,12 - 1 p.m. LI 222

JOIN US IN CELEBRATING A NEW BEGINNING!
AV/TV Services is having an open house on Wednesday, April 11th, between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to celebrate our new name (we are now Instructional Media) and to see our new Hewlett/Packard Design Jet 5000 high-resolution digital printer.
This printer can produce 4 x 8 foot posters, large display prints, color photographs of almost any size, and indoor and outdoor graphics. Images can be printed on photo gloss/matte papers, vinyl, canvas, self-adhesive stock, or heavy weight bond.
Come and see it demonstrated in the Instructional Media (AV/TV) Center and have refreshments with us, too.
"Stop in on your way to the Academic Conference!"

ELECTROACOUSTIC TRIBUTE TO COMPOSER
XENAKIS TO BE PRESENTED TUESDAY
MSUM music professor Jim Harley will present an electroacoustic tribute to Iannis Xenakis, a pioneer of computer/electroacoustic music at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 at the MSUM Planetarium.
He will present, under the stars, Xenakis’ monumental electroacoustic work, "The Legend of Er," which was commissioned for the opening of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The piece takes the cosmos as a major inspiration, and was originally presented with Xenakis’ light/laser show in his own architectural design.
It’s free and open to the public.

ELLINGSON, OLSON PERFORM APRIL 4
Sopranos Katherine Ellingson with David Watson on piano, and Jenny E. Olson, mezzo soprano with Terrie Manno on piano, will present a recital at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall.
They will perform works by Handel, Wolf, Granados, Paladilhe, Chausson, Kander, Puccini, and Massenet.
It’s free and open to the public.

RAWSON DUO PERFORMS ENESCU
MSU Moorhead faculty violinist Alan Rawson and pianist Sandy Rawson will perform the complete sonatas of Georges Enescu Friday, April 6 at 8 p.m. at Weld Hall Glasrud Auditorium. It’s free and open to the public.
Enescu (1881-1955), regarded as Romania’s greatest composer and one of that country’s most important musicians, was renowned as a violinist, teacher and conductor during the first half of the 20th century.
He contributed to the development of music in Bucharest through his involvement in the Conservatories and his promotion of music. He established the Enescu Prize for composition in Bucharest, and instituted the Romanian Composers’ Society while teaching in France.

MSU MOORHEAD GUEST COMPOSER
PERFORMS MULTI-MEDIA COMPOSITIONS
Multi-media artist Dan Senn will present a concert of recent compositions Sunday, April 8 at 8 p.m. in Weld Hall Glasrud Auditorium.
The concert will feature presentations of recent video, electro-acoustic, and interactive musical performance. Violinist Dorothy Martirano will join him to perform Still Moving for video and prepared violin, as well as Sal Martirano’s Sampler.
Senn is a composer of experimental classical, electronic and acoustic music, a sculptor of new instruments for exhibition and performance, a video artist for installation and proscenium play, a ceramist, and a performance artist. He performs and exhibits worldwide and is involved in public art projects that bring experimental work to alternative audiences.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Other upcoming music…
* Tri-College Percussion Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7, Concordia College
* Wind Ensemble and FM Symphony Woodwind Quintet, 8 p.m., Monday, April 9, Hansen Theatre
* Jazz Combos, 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, Weld Glasrud Auditorium
* Guest artist, 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, Fox Recital Hall has been cancelled
* Jazz Ensembles I & II, 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19, Weld Glasrud Auditorium
* Faculty recital featuring cellist Nathan Davis, 8 p.m. Monday, April 23, Fox Recital Hall
* Choir Concert, 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, Our Redeemer Church, Moorhead
* Concert Band, 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, Weld Glasurd Auditorium
* Faculty recital featuring Michael Missiras, trumpet and New Music, 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26, Fox Recital Hall
* SnowFire and Guitar Ensemble, 8 p.m. Friday, April 27, Weld Glasrud Auditorium
* New Music featuring flutist Elizabeth McNut, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 28, Weld Glasrud Auditorium
* Wind Ensemble, 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, Weld Glasrud Auditorium
* Choir Concert, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, Our Redeemer Church, Moorhead
* Concerto Concert, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, Weld Glasrud Auditorium

MSU MOORHEAD HOSTS
e-BUSINESS SEMINAR
MSU Moorhead will host the seminar, "The New Internet Economy: Changing the Shape of Business>e-Business" on Wednesday, April 11 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Center for Business Auditorium, room 111, on the MSUM campus.
Featured speakers include Dan Malmstrom, senior vice president of business development and strategy of the Fargo-based BeAtHome, a developer of Internet-based home automation and home security products; Mitch Ruud, director of the business network with Great Plains, a global provider of enterprise e-business solutions; and Kathleen Paulson, MSU Moorhead.
The seminar is for professionals in both private and public sectors interested in learning how e-business is impacting the way business is conducted. The seminar fee is $75.
For more information or to register, contact MSUM Continuing Studies by phone at 218-236-2394; fax 218-287-5030, or e-mail contstdy@mnstate.edu

 MSUM PLANETARIUM SHOWS
"BEAR TALES" APRIL 1-MAY 21
The MSUM Planetarium will show "Bear Tales" April 1 through May 21 (no show April 15) on Sundays at 2 p.m. and Mondays at 7 p.m. The Planetarium is in Bridges Hall 167, located at 11th St. and 8th Ave. S. in Moorhead.
"Bear Tales" joins a family camping trip under the stars with Grandpa Ben’s lively tall tales about the night sky, stories from ancient Greece and Egypt, and tales about Blackbeard the pirate.
Grandpa also views the spring constellations, drawing freely from mythology and his own imagination to explain the stars’ positions in the night sky. This is a fun and educational show for all ages.
General admission is $3; children 12 years of age and under, senior citizens and Tri-College students are admitted for $1.50. For more information or a special group showing, call 218-236-3982.

SCIENCE CENTER HOSTS
VOLUNTEER TRAINING APRIL 19
The MSUM Regional Science Center will hold a new volunteer information meeting and orientation Thursday, April 19 at 7 p.m. at the Buffalo River Site, located just off Highway 10, 15 miles east of Moorhead, adjacent to the Buffalo River State Park.
Individuals interested in knowing more about the MSUM Regional Science Center and the volunteer program are invited to attend.
The session includes a short walk of the site, a tour of the interpretive center, observatory and telescope equipment, and a presentation on the volunteer program and needs. Staff and current volunteers will be available to answer questions.
For more information, contact Jan Sedivec, 218-236-2091.

NEW LIBRARY REFERENCE BOOKS
The Livingston Lord Library at MSU announces the availability of the following titles in the Reference Room:
*Encyclopedia of occultism & parapsychology. 5th ed. REF. BF1407 .E52 2001
*Carroll, Bret E., 1961-. The Routledge historical atlas of religion in America. REF. G1201.E4 C3 2000
*Encyclopedia of Christmas : nearly 200 alphabetically arranged entries covering all aspects of Christmas, including folk customs, religious observances, history, legends, symbols, and related days from Europe, America, and around the world. REF. GT4985 .E45 2000
*Colby, Robert W. The encyclopedia of technical market indicators. REF. HG4915 .C56 1988
*A dictionary of cultural and critical theory. REF. HM101 .D527 1997
*Reader's guide to lesbian and gay studies. REF. HQ75.15 .R43 2000
*Encyclopedia of drugs, alcohol, & addictive behavior. 2nd ed. REF. HV5804 .E53 2001
*Sifakis, Carl. The encyclopedia of American crime. 2nd ed. REF. HV6789 .S54 2001
Faculty and staff are invited to submit requests for new library materials to their department's library liaison. Larry Schwartz is the Collection Management Librarian for the Library, and his phone number is x2353.

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE
AWARD BOOKS AT MSUM LIBRARY
The National Book Critics Circle awards were recently announced, and the Livingston Lord Library is please to report that many of the winners and nominees are already on its shelves. This year's winners (and their call numbers) include:
General Nonfiction: Ted Conover, Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing (HV9475 .N72 S563 2000)
Criticism: Cynthia Ozick, Quarrel & Quandary (PN511 .O95 2000)
Fiction: Jim Crace, Being Dead (PR6053.R228 B45 2000)
The National Book Critics Circle, founded in 1974, consists of nearly 700 active book reviewers, interested in communicating with one another about common concerns. For more information about the NBCC, including a list of past winners, see their web site at http://www.bookcritics.org/ .

THIRD ANNUAL POKER WALK
FOR FITNESS SET APRIL 12
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 third annual MSUM Poker Walk for Fitness on Thursday, April 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The objective is to walk to each of the seven MSUM departments listed, draw a card at each, and try to acquire the best poker hand. The best 5 out of 7 cards can be used, jokers are wild!
And, to coincide with Easter, pick a colored egg in the HR office for a chance to draw an additional card.
Prizes will be awarded for the top three hands. Plus there will be a grand prize drawing for a portable CD player and another drawing for a MSUM sweatshirt donated by the MSUM Bookstore.
Participating departments:
Business Administration, CB 207A
Copy Center, FR 153
English Department WE 216
Art Department,  CA 161
Archives, LI 409
Athletics Department, NZ 134
Human Resources, Owens 210
A beverage and jellybeans 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 t --before 4 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.
If you have questions, call Deb Lewis at 2067.

MSUM’S ANNUAL JURIED ART
EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY THROUGH APRIL 13
MSU Moorhead’s annual juried student exhibition runs through April 13 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery.
Guest juror was Annette Dimeo Carlozzi, curator of American and Contemporary Art at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin.

PARKING OPEN HEARINGS
SCHEDULED ON APRIL 10
The annual parking open hearings are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 in CMU 208. Proposed regulations for next academic year will be available from the parking office in Owens 209, beginning April 1. Comments and concerns will be addressed at the hearings.

CAMPUS VISIT BY TIAA-CREF REPRESENTATIVE
MSUM faculty and staff interested in meeting with TIAA-CREF are invited to take advantage of an individual counseling session with a TIAA-CREF representative on the following date:
Thursday, April 12
9 a.m. ? 4 p.m.
Comstock Student Union, Room 204
The representative can review with you the TIAA-CREF accounts in the MNSCU 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan. Please call 1-800-842-2005, ext. 5651, to schedule your individual appointment. If you are a current participant with TIAA-CREF, you may want to bring your most recent quarterly statement to your appointment. If you have further questions about this visit, please contact Sara Estee, Personnel Officer.

SPRING IS HERE AND SO ARE DRAGON SPRING SPORTS!
Join other supporters of Dragon athletics at booster luncheons on April 4 and May 2. The luncheons take place at noon at the Moorhead Knights of Columbus. Coaches and athletic staff will make brief presentations and answer questions.

HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF HOPELESSNESS AND DEPRESSION
MSUM graduate Susan Everson will present her research on "Health Consequences of Hopelessness and Depression" to the campus on Thursday April 5 at 7 pm in BR162.
Everson received a B.A. in Psychology from MSUM in 1985. She was the first president of MSUM's Psi Chi chapter- the National Honor Society in Psychology.
Everson has a broad background and training in cardiovascular psychophysiology, behavioral medicine, stress mechanisms of disease, neuropsychology, and cardiovascular epidemiology. She has published widely and has extensive research expertise and experience in the effects of psychosocial factors, especially stress and negative affect (depression, hopelessness, anger and hostility) on cardiovascular functioning and disease risk.
Everson has received several honors and awards for her research, including the American Psychosomatic Society's 1997 Early Career Contributions Award for her work on hopelessness and cardiovascular health and an American Heart Association Scientist Development Award to study psychosocial precursors of stroke. The American Heart Association also recognized her work on hopelessness and atherosclerotic progression as one of the top research advances for 1997.
Everson was recently awarded an Outstanding Alumni Award from MSUM.
Everon's presentation is supported by the Comstock Fund
TRI-COLLEGE NETWORKING DINNER
The annual Tri-College Women United Spring Networking Dinner will be held Tuesday, April 24, 2001, in the NDSU Memorial Union Dakota Ballroom. The topic of this semester's dinner is "Women Leaders". Take this opportunity to network with faculty, staff, and students from all three Tri-College campuses at a casual dinner, and learn about women leaders in our community and their journeys.
Dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. and is $10 for faculty/staff and $5 for students. Dinner includes Chinese Mandarin chicken salad (also available as vegetarian option), roll and beverage, and lemon angel food cake. The 7:30 p.m. presentation and discussion is free and open to all faculty, staff, and students. Speakers will include the following: Bette Midgarden, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Minnesota State University Moorhead; Lisa Borgen, Clay County Attorney; Ivory Leigh Ruud, student organizer for Leaders of Today and Tomorrow (LOTT) Conference to be held at the MSUM campus in October.
Q & A discussion will follow the presentations. Presentations and discussion free and open to all. Dinner reservations and payment must be made by April 17 to your campus representative: at MSUM, please call Hazel Retzlaff at 236-2665.

GUNARATNE BOOK GETS
STERLING REVIEW
A new book by MSUM mass communications Prof. Shelton Gunaratne, "Handbook of the Media in Asia," got a sterling review in a recent issue of the AsiaPacific Media Educator published by The Graduate School of Journalism, University of Wollongong.
Here's the review, written by Kevin Engels of the World Association for Christian Communication
To describe this book as a ‘Handbook’ is an understatement. It is a comprehensive survey and outline of the media throughout 25 countries of Asia, from Pakistan in the West to Mongolia in the Northeast and the Philippines in the Southeast. Not only are the major nations and economies covered but countries such as Maldives and Macau are included.
Gunaratne has written an introductory overview, which should be compulsory reading for everyone involved with the media in Asia. Using the media profiles of the 25 Asian countries and economies, he questions the suggestion that "Western yardsticks" should be applied to the media in these societies. At the same time, he does not see "Asian values", (‘another highly abstract term’, to use his words), as a viable substitute for "Western yardsticks".
I found it interesting that Gunaratne commented on the religious background in Asia in reference to the media. The great political and economic variations cut right across Asia’s major religions. ‘Buddhist-Confucian countries range from the freest to the most authoritarian’.
Gunaratne argues that, ‘what is more important is to make the media system of a country more consistent with universal human values’. He takes the position that,  ‘the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the NWICO version of the MacBride Commission provide the framework for promoting a socially responsible press in Asia and elsewhere’.
While this 29 page concise overview together with its statistical charts and tables is extremely valuable, I liked the individual national studies that contain the basic material and local commentary. Gunaratne introduces each of the three parts,South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia, with a useful summary.
How can one Handbook that covers an area in which 3.3 billion people, or 55 percent of the world’s population lives, give an objective and balanced presentation? The 36 contributors and Gunaratne have tried to tackle this question by following the same format for each country. Every country, whether as large as India or China or as small as Bhutan or Macau is dealt with in ten sections: National Profile; Development of Press and Broadcasting; The Press;  Broadcasting; New Electronic Media; Policy Trends for Press and Broadcasting;  Main Issues; Statistics; Useful addresses; References.

NOTICE OF VACANCY
Position: Director of Field Experiences (Tenure Track)
Qualifications and Experience:
Required:
Earned doctorate or ABD (all doctoral coursework completed) in the field of education. Doctorate required for tenure.
Experience and demonstrated effectiveness in a field experiences program in coordination, supervision, and placement of students.
Teaching experience for a minimum of three years in K-12 schools in the United States.
Evidence of ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, departments/programs, and school districts.
Demonstrated organizational and administrative abilities.
Preferred:
Experience working in partnerships with P-12 schools.
Demonstrated scholarly/creative achievement and service to university and community.
Experience in grant writing.
Experience working professionally with diverse populations.
Responsibilities:
Provide leadership and coordination for implementation and maintenance of teacher education field experience programs (on campus, in schools, and with related agencies).
Manage the Field Experiences Office.
Oversee placement of all early field experience students and student teachers into appropriate classroom settings and provide them with orientation, support, and materials.
Recruit, develop, and maintain positive relationships with P-12 school community and other teacher preparation programs throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and at remote MSUM sites.
Provide materials, orientation, support, and professional development activities for university supervisors and cooperating teachers.
Establish and maintain policies, procedures, and evaluation tools for all field experiences and ensure compliance with accreditation agencies.
Confer with and advise university supervisors, school district personnel, and departmental representatives of student teachers.
Facilitate collaboration and communication between the Field Experiences Office and campus-wide teacher education departments.
Continue to develop professionally through scholarly or creative achievement or research, continuing preparation or study, and service to university and community.
Other duties as determined by the Dean.
Apply to: Marla Smith, Field Experiences Search, College of Education & Human Services, Minnesota State University Moorhead, 1104 7th Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563. 218-236-2096, FAX: 218-299-5850, email smithm@mnstate.edu

STRATEGIC BUDGET COMMITTEE
MARCH 1, 2001
Present: David Crockett, George Davis, Stacy Enger, Rose Bakke, Nancy Kruse, Dennis Aune, Cliff Schuette, Terri Olson, Abbas Pezeshk, Brittney Goodman, Wil Shynkaruk, Carol Dobitz, Les Bakke (ex officio), Judy Strong (ex officio), Todd Stugelmayer (ex officio).
Absent: Bryan Kotta, Jacqueline Berg, and Manoj Athavale
VP Crockett called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
Members introduced themselves indicating their department or major.
VP Crockett handed out the proposals for the SGI, for the committee members to start reading. There are 32 projects this year that the committee members will be reviewing. The committee will be meeting every Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and one evening.
The members will rank the proposals 1 ?32. Committee rankings will be forwarded to the President. The President has the final say on which projects are funded or not.
Projects that will be presented at the March 8th meeting are from the following areas:
College of Business and Industry  - Dean Carol Dobitz Project #’s 8,9,10
Administrative Affairs ? VP David Crockett and Todd Stugelmayer Project #’s 25,26,27,28
Committee members will be ranking projects on how they directly relate to the Strategic Goals and Objectives.
VP Crockett will set up times for the other areas to present their projects to the committee.
Dennis Aune moved, George Davis second, motion passed with one abstention. The ranking of projects will be formulated as N-1. Individuals who wrote and serve on the committee will not rank their own proposals.
Meeting adjourned at 2:50.
March 21, 2001 the committee will meet from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the CMU room 121.
Next meeting March 8th, 2:00 p.m. MA 268
Rose Bakke, Secretary

STRATEGIC BUDGET COMMITTEE
MARCH 8, 2001
Present:  David Crockett, Manoj Athavale, Dennis Aune, Jacqueline Berg, George Davis, Carol Dobitz, Stacy Enger, Brittney Goodman, Bryan Kotta, Nancy Kruse, Cliff Schuette, Wil Shynkaruk, and Todd Stugelmayer (ex-officio).
Absent: Rose Bakke, Terri Olson, Abbas Pezeshk,
VP Crockett called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
Dean Carol Dobitz, College of Business and Industry, presented her college’s proposals. She indicated that the "AACSB Accreditation" request should be reduced to $18,710, and the "Integrated Business Program" funding request should be reduced to $8,800. She also noted that she recommends that the request for the "Technology Department Seminar / Conference Facility" be evaluated, and perhaps just consider the equipment and supply portion of the request. With the upcoming renovation planned for Hagen Hall, it may be unwise to put any more than those items into a room that would be appropriate for this conference room. The equipment and supply portion would total $7,075.
Dean Dobitz also noted that a few other requests on the list should be adjusted. #6 (Music and Theatre Digital Sound Technology) should be lowered to $45,384, and #12 and #19 (Athletic Trainer Major Accreditation, and King Hall Auditorium Computer Upgrade) should be removed from the request list.
VP Crockett noted that schedules for upcoming SBC meetings will be sent to all members, as soon as the last two presenters are confirmed. This should be out by the end of this week or early next week.
This meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
Please note: There will be no March 15 meeting, because of Spring break. Our next meeting times are:
March 21, from 4?8 p.m. in CMU Special Dining Room 121 (dinner will be served):
Proposal Presentations --
#11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 (Ted Gracyk)
#1 (Ted Gracyk and Gwen Johanson)
#24 and #26 (Gwen Johanson)
#28 (David Crockett)
March 22, 2001 at 2 p.m. in MacLean 268
Proposal Presentations ?
#23  (Katy Wilson)
#’s 6 and 7 (Virginia Klenk)
March 29, 2001 at 2 p.m. in MacLean 268
Proposal Presentations ?
#16, 17, 18 and 19 (Ron Jeppson)
April 5, 2001 at 2 p.m. in MacLean 268
Proposal Presentations ?
#20, 21 and 22 (Warren Wiese)
#2, 3, 4, and 5 (Terry Shoptaugh)
April 12, 2001 at 2 p.m. in MacLean 268
Proposal Presentations ?
#25 and #27 (Todd Stugelmayer)
April 19, 2001 at 2 p.m. in MacLean 268
General Discussions about proposals/funding recommendations
Gwen Johanson, interim recorder

MISCELLANEA
* Jenny Olson, mezzo soprano, and Terrie Manno, piano, presented a recital of vocal selections for the residents of Riverview Place Retirement Community on March 26. The program included music by Handel, Granados, Kander and Massenet.
* Leonard Sliwoski, Accounting and Small Business Development Center, authored an article titled, "Risk Categorization, the Income Approach, and the Invested Capital Methodology."  The article was accepted for publication with Part One of the article appearing in the Winter 2000-2001 Business Appraisal Practice and Part Two of the article to appear in the Spring 2001 Business Appraisal Practice.
* Dave Weinrich, regional science center planetarium, will attend a conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka titled "Teaching the Universe in the 21st Century", March 19-24. The conference will focus on methods and approaches to astronomy education in developing countries.
* Linda Winkler and Walter Worman, physics, attended conferences recently. Linda attended a National Science Teachers' Association Conference in St. Louis, MO. She served on the Committee for Research in Science Education and attended sessions on science standards and assessment, motivating unmotivated students, gender issues, and laser demonstrations. Walter attended the 32nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston, TX. He attended various sessions, one of which focused on data gathered from the Eros asteroid.
* Matt Craig and Ananda Shastri, physics, recently participated in outreach activities supported by the SGI grant "Outreach to Recruiting II." Matt performed science demonstrations for about 100 students at Sebeka School, and Ananda presented light and sound demonstrations for 25 second graders at Probstfield Elementary School.
* Russ Colson, anthropology and earth science, Walt Worman, physics and Katie Malum senior in biology, recently attended the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Katie presented a paper titled "Mapping activity variations for Ru2O3 in lunar volcanic green glass analogs using differential pulse voltammetry".
 * Jim Kaplan, languages, will p resent a lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. on April 10. His program "Birger Sandzén: Landscapes of America" is sponsored by the College’s Hillstrom Art Museum and Scandinavian Studies Program.
* Peter Geib, business administration, has had a paper accepted for presentation and publication at the July conference of the Southeast Asian chapter of the Academy of Int4ernational Business in Jakarta, Indonesia. The title of the paper is ""Singapore’s Alliances for development and the Impact of Globalizaion."
* Patrick Coppens, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, participated in a two day seminar on traumatic brain injury organized by the Sioux Vocational Services in Sioux Falls, SD. His 3 hour presentation was entitled: Speech and Language Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adults.
* Gina Monson, interim director of Admissions, Kim Gillette, International programs and Kisha Loewen, MSUM marketing major from Winnipeg, represented the university at the Rotary Clubs of Winnipeg Career Symposium March 20-22nd in Winnipeg, Manitoba Monson also presented a seminar for educators, students and families entitled "International Opportunities for Canadian Students: Reasons to Cross the Border." This is the first year MSUM has participated in the recruiting symposium.
* Louis J. De Maio, Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences, presented two lectures at the MeritCare Parents' Fair on Saturday, March 24th. The title of his presentations was "Parent-Child Communication."
* MSUM's Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences Department and University of North Dakota Communication Disorders Department co-sponsored the 2001 MSUM/UND Spring Symposium on March 22-23 at the Ramada Plaza Suites  in Fargo, ND. The symposium was titled "Complex, Not Complicated: Diagnosing and Managing Children's Central Auditory Processing Disorders". Approximately 260 participants from North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Manitoba were  in attendance. The featured speaker was Jeanane Ferre, audiologist from  Oak Park, Illinois. Suzanne Hungerford, Kari Mobley, and Tracey Zaun  (SLHS graduate student) presented information on the new MSUM auditory  processing clinic.
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