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
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