$4.1 MILLION BONDING FOR
5-BLOCK EXPANSION IS
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY
MSU’s request for $4.1 million in bonding to put a punctuation mark on the now 10-year-old five block expansion area west of campus will get top priority from District 9 Legislators Kevin Goodno and Keith Langseth, they said at a campus forum last week.
But MnSCU ranks it 22nd out of 24 items on its priority list of bonding projects.
And it isn’t part of Governor Ventura’s $462 million capital bonding bill, the smallest state-government borrowing package since 1992. It’s only half of the $1 billion for capital expenditures approved by the 1998 Legislature.
All together, Minnesota stage agencies, higher education systems and local governments requested $1.5 billion for capital improvements this year.
MSU’s  $4.1 million request is needed to demolish the 26 buildings that remain on the property and to develop the area for parking lots.
The hope is that the Senate and the House will override the governor and push through a bonding bill in the $600 million range, which would include the expansion project. But Ventura could respond by not issuing the bonds.
Last year Governor Ventura body slammed MSU’s bonding request when he vetoed $54 million from the Legislature’s $141 million bonding bill.
The five-block expansion area has become both a political and public relations liability for the university, MSU Pres. Roland Barden said. Yet it has never become a top priority with the MnSCU facilities bureaucracy.
If the money doesn’t come through, the university will continue chipping away at the project with available parking revenue funds.

$61.6 MILLION NEEDED FOR
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
On top of that issue, MSU has a backlog of deferred facilities maintenance projects that, according to MnSCU consultants, adds up to $61.6 million. The projects should fall under Higher Education Asset Preservation and Renewal (HEAPR) funding. The MSU request addresses safety issues like fire doors, alarms and sprinkler systems, along with roof replacements, emergency lighting, exterior ramps and theatre safety.
MnSCU has asked the Legislature for $100 million in HEAPR funding this year, of which MSU would get about $9 million. But the governor suggests a total of $30 million in repair funding for MnSCU (and another $34.3 million for improvements at Twin Cities’ community and technical colleges).
MSU’s facilities request is so high because most of the buildings on campus are due for overhauls. Most were constructed either in the 1930s (those have been updated once already) and in the Sixties and Seventies when enrollment skyrocketed. Now they’re all in need of overhauls.
Consultants, however, say that MSU has an immediate need for $45 million in facilities maintenance within the next two years.
The university will also need more than $680,000 soon to get its bleachers into compliance with modern code.

NEW SCIENCE TEACH LAB BUILDING
Also over the next four years, MSU will ask for $24 million in bonding money to construct a three-story, 71,000-square-foot Science Teaching Lab building addition to Hagen Hall for teaching biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy and geology. It includes $12.4 million for renovation and renewal of Hagen Hall.
Other projects for the future: A privately funded new building in the five-block expansion area to house Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Nursing and Early Childhood education with teaching clinics and lab school. That will also involve future money for renovating the spaces vacated by those departments.
In 1998, MSU received $12.25 million from the state’s HEAPR fund to replace roofs and refurbish several campus landmarks, including Nemzek Fieldhouse, The Center for the Arts and Livingston Lord Library. Most of that work has been completed, except for a new outdoor track, $775,000 improvements to the Nemzek Hall swimming pool and a new security card reader. Bids are expected on those projects soon and should be completed this year.

CHANGE…LIFE’S ONLY CONSTANT—HANDLING CHANGE WITH HUMOR
How we deal with change affects our outlook. Motivational speaker Patty Corwin will share her techniques for "Handling Change with Humor" at a seminar open to all faculty, staff and students. Tuesday, February 15 at 9:30-10:30 a.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Corwin teaches sociology at NDSU, where she won the Robert Odney Award for Excellence in Teaching. She’s a former police detective and clothing store proprietor, and is president of Corwin Sales and Corwin Communications, as well as a business consultant.
The MSU Quality Council is sponsoring this presentation.

POET MASON READS
HERE ON JAN. 27
David Mason, a former MSU English professor now teaching at Colorado College, will read from his prize-winning books at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 in King Hall Auditorium as a feature of the Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series.
He’ll also talk on the writer’s craft at 4 p.m. that day in the MSU library porch.
Mason is the author of two award-winning books of poems, "The Buried Houses" and "The Country I Remember." He recently published a collection of essays, "The Poetry of Life," and is the co-editor of "Rebel Angels: 25 poets of the New Formalism" and "Western Wind: An Introduction to Poetry."
Mason won the 1994 Carnegie Foundation Minnesota Professor of the Year Award during his tenure at MSU from 1989 to 1998. He also won a Fulbright Award in 1996 to participate in an educational exchange between the U.S. and Greece.

MNSCU APPROVES MSU’S
TUITION INCREASE OF 5%
The Board of Trustees for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities last week unanimously approved a package of tuition increases for the 2000-01 school year ranging from 2 to 8 percent. While each of the 36 colleges and universities proposed its own increase, the average increase is 4.6 percent and will have an impact of about
$97 per year on a full-time student.
At MSU, the increase will amount to 5 percent, bringing the per-credit cost from $85.28 this year up to $89.54 next year, an increase of $4.26 per credit. The total annual impact on a full-time (30-credit) student amounts to an increase of $127.80
Chancellor Morris Anderson cited the dramatic enrollment increase this year as one reason for the needed boost in tuition revenue. Fall enrollment jumped 6.6 percent this year, but state appropriations are based on a lower number of students. Enrollment numbers in 1998-99 were especially low, due in large part to a statewide conversion to a semester calendar that caused many students to enroll in fewer courses or finish school prior to the switch.
State colleges and universities also received less from the 1999 Legislature than they requested. As a result, 27 of the system's 36 schools are receiving less state funding this year compared to last.
"We are serving about 9,000 more students this year, with a net drop in resources," Anderson said. "We don't have options."
Tuition will increase an average of 4.4 percent at Minnesota's two-year public colleges where full-time students will pay about $2,154 for the 2000-01 school year.
For state university students, tuition will increase an average of 5.6 percent to about $2,753 per year for a full-time student. Three state universities will again charge a flat tuition rate for students enrolled in 12 or more credits. Full-time students at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Bemidji State University and Winona State University will pay the same price for any course-load over 12 credits. Part-time students will continue to pay a set cost per credit.
Students in graduate programs will pay an average of $142 per credit, an increase of about 5.6 percent over last year.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is made up of 36 state universities, community and technical colleges. The system serves approximately 230,000 students a year with a fall 1998 enrollment of about 147,000.

ALUMNI FOUNTATION
RECOGNIZES DONORS
AT FEB. 2 SOCIAL EVENT
The MSU Alumni Foundation wishes to thank MSU employees who have supported its mission at a 3 to 5 p.m. social Wednesday, Feb. 2 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts art gallery.
At 4 p.m., President Barden and Alumni Foundation President Gary Ness will recognize faculty and staff members who qualify for donor recognition gifts.
Hors d/oeuvres will be served at the event, held in the newly remodeled art gallery featuring the annual faculty art show.

7 MSU THEATRE STUDENTS
NOMINATED FOR RYAN HONOR
The Irene Ryan competition, held in Sioux Falls  recently, is an annual college competition for performers. This year 360 students were nominated by an official judge and 287 of those auditioned in Sioux Falls. MSU Theatre Department had seven students nominated for this honor. They were Emily Wendell, Shannon Warne, Phyllis Morgan, Robin Sorenson, A.C. Spencer, Michael Imdieke, and Aaron Goedtke.
Out of the 287 only 40 were selected to perform in the semi-final competition. Three of those 40 were our own MSU Theatre majors: A.C. Spencer with Kellie Louden as his partner, Emily Wendell with Nate Engebretson as her partner, and Shannon Warne with MIke Aspinwall as her partner.

UPCOMING BROWN BAG EVENTS
These Brown Bag luncheon events are being sponsored by the MSU Quality Council and MSU's Health Promotion program:
Monday, February 7: Frances Eggan ­ Smoking Cessation program at noon in CMU 214
Tuesday, February 15: Patty Corwin - How to Handle Change with Humor at 9:30 a.m and again at 2:30 p.m. in the CMU ballroom
Wednesday, February 23: Tour of Heating Plant from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, March 2: Betty Moraghan - Understanding Poetry at noon in CMU 205
Wednesday, March 8 : Donna Carlson - Art Appreciation at noon.

MSU’S ANNUAL TOOTHPICK
ENGINEERING EVENT FEB. 24
The 25th annual Toothpick Engineering Contest, sponsored by MSU and the F-M Engineers Club, is scheduled at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 in the university’s student union ballroom. It’s open to any student, any age.
The object of the event is to build a model span bridge by gluing together roughly 500 round, wooden toothpicks.
The bridges should be strong enough and built to support nine-inch metal weights while clearing a 22-inch span. During the contest, weights are stacked on top of each model and the one that supports the heaviest load before collapsing wins the contest.
Any student—elementary through college—who would like to enter the contest, or receive detailed rules, should write or call Ron Williams at the MSU technology department, (218) 236-2104. Information is also available of their website: http://mntech.mnstate.edu/bridge
The contest, held in conjunction with National Engineering Week, is a unique introduction to some basic concepts in engineering design, weight distribution and problem solving.
 
NEW TITLES AT MSU LIBRARY
The Livingston Lord Library at MSU announces the availability of the following titles (among many others):
Helping researchers write . . . so managers can understand, 2d edition, by Pneena Sageev. PE1475 .S25 1994
EST Marathon '98: the one-act plays. PS627 .O53E88 1999
Between incompetence and culpability: asessing the diplomacy of Japan's foreign ministry from Pearl Harbor to Potsdam. D741 .S7613 1997
The way it worked and why it won't: structural change and the slowdown of U. S. economic growth, by Gordon C. Bjork. HC106.82 .B58 1999
Delacroix: the late work, by Arlette Serullaz, et al. Oversize ND553.D33A4 1998
Biochemical pathways: an atlas of biochemistry and molecular biology, edited by Gerhard Michal. Oversize QP171 .B685 1999
The planets, by David McNab and James Younger. Oversize QP601.9 .M326 1999
Hutterite CO's in World War One: stories, diaries and other accounts from the United States Military Camps. (Published in Hawley, MN)  UB342 .U5H8 1996
Writing research papers: a complete guide, 9th edition, by James D. Lester. LB2369 .L4 1999
John Major: the autobiography. DA566.9 .M3 1999
No place like home: a black Briton's journey through the American South, by Gary Younge. E185.615 .Y6 1999
In search of good form: Gestalt therapy with couples and families, by Joseph C. Zinker. RC488.5 .Z56 1998
A history of fascism, 1914-1945, by Stanley G. Payne. JC481 .P375 1995
Counseling and therapy skills, 2d edition, by David G. Martin. BF637 .C6M36 2000
The professional evaluation of teaching, by James England, Pat Hutchings, and Wilbert J. McKeachie. LB2838 .E55 1996
Beyond the academy: a scholar's obligations, by George R. Garrison, Arnita A. Jones, Robert Pollack, and Edward W. Said. AZ103 .B49 1995
Dr. Seuss goes to war: the World War II editorial cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel, by Richard H. Minear. D745.2 .M56 1999
Celebrating the commonplace: tales from the round table, by Doug Rasmusson (Hancock, MN). CT275 .R2663A5 1999
Highlights: an illustrated history of cannabis, by Carol Sherman and Andrew Smith. HV5822 .C3S54 1999
Roots and branches: a resource of Native American literature -- themes, lessons, and bibliographies, by Dorothea M. Susag. PS153 .I52S87 19998
Implementing standards-based education, by Robert J. Marzano and John S. Kendall. LB3060.83 .M378 1998 c.2
Contemporary anthology of music by women, edited by James R. Briscoe. With CD. M2 .C77 1997
Changing kids' games, 2d edition, by G. S. Don Morris and Jim Stiehl. GV443 .M66 1999
Women without men: a novella, by Shahrnush Parsipur. PK6561 .P247Z3613 1998
The Americanization of the Holocaust, edited by Hilene Flanzbaum. D804.45 .U55A49 1999
Are we 'persons' yet?: law and sexuality in Canada, by Kathleen A. Lahey. KE4399 .L33 1999
A history of Russia, 6th edition, by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky. DK40 .R5 2000
Domesticating drink: women, men, and alcohol in America, 1870-1940, by Catherine Gilbert Murdock. HV5292 .M86 1998
Guidelines of engineering practice for braced and tied-back excavations. TA730 .A44 1997
"This is Berlin": radio broadcasts from nazi Germany, by William L. Shirer. D743.9 .S512 1999
Hoyt street: an autobiography, by Mary Helen Ponce. PS3566 .O586Z467 1993
The big test: the secret history of the American meritocracy, by Nicholas Lemann. LB3051 .L44 1999
Boomer girls: poems by women from the baby boom generation, edited by Pamela Gemin and Paula Sergi. PS589 .B66 1999
Religious diversity and American religious history: studies in traditions and cultures, edited by Walter H. Conser, jr., and Sumner B. Twiss. BL2525 .R4694 1997
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.

NEW MARKETPLACE, VANE’S
GOURMET GALAXY AND
VISTITING CHEF SERIES BACK
NOW SERVING
Carved turkey breast and a variety of other succulent meats at the new Marketplace. Located in the CMU Union City Cafe, the Marketplace serves lunches every Tuesday and Thursday from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunches include two freshly prepared homestyle sides and freshly baked bread.
Dave Vane's Gourmet Galaxy and Visiting Chef Series are back! Every Wednesday in the Union City Cafe, Dave will create and serve a special lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Some of last year's triumphs were Fettucini Grilled Salmon in a teriyaki garlic marinade, Jamaican Pot Roast, and Individual Hawaiian Foccaccia Pizzas.
At least once per month, Dave will feature a visiting chef - -details to follow. The Union City Cafe, formerly the Union Station Foodcourt, is located in the CMU.

CHINESE CLUB HOSTS
NEW YEAR CELEBRATION FEB. 3
The MSU Chinese Club is sponsoring a Chinese New Year party to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. A traditional Chinese meal will be served at the Dragon Den (Flora Frick 151M) at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3. There will be door prizes, music and games.
Cost is $5 per person for club members and $6 for non-members. For more information, call Jenny Lin, languages department, at 236-2913.

EVENTS AT MSU WOMEN’S CENTER
TAI CHI
On Monday nights at 8:00 pm, the Women's Center is hosting a free Tai Chi group led by an experienced instructor. If you're interested in the Chinese art of "meditation in motion," call or stop in on Mondays before 8:00.
YOU CAN BE TOO RICH & DEFINITELY TOO THIN ...
..but you can never have too many books. Come to the Women's Center for our First Annual Groundhog Day Book Sale, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., February 2. There will be books on women's issues as well as a motley assortment of stuff donated for this purpose. Proceeds will be used -- what else? -- to add new books to our library.

COUNCIL ON STAFF AFFAIRS DENIM SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE
The denim shirts with the new Minnesota State University Moorhead name and dragon logo being sold as a scholarship fundraiser by the Council on Staff Affairs are now available to order on-line. Visit the CSA web site to order and to see CSA members modeling these great denim shirts at: www.moorhead.msus.edu/csa/shirts.htm
Cost for the popular and fast selling shirts are $28.00 each. Contact any CSA member with questions or further information. Member contact information is listed at the CSA web site home page.
Help support our students!

NEW MUSIC CONCERT JAN. 26
A New Music concert on computer and composition will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall. It’s free and open to the public.

MAKE THE INTERNET WORK FOR YOU!
The Library is offering hands-on training on Internet Searching and also on Evaluating and Citing Internet Resources. Do you think that you or your students know how to find something on the Net? Maybe, but do you know enough? Do you know how to locate a specific web site by its title? Do you know how to search for a "phrase," such as "Moorhead State University" or "Fried Green Tomatoes"? Do you know how to weed out unwanted web sites? If not, come to the session on Internet Searching!
Evaluating & Citing Internet Resources will focus on what to do once you locate a web site. Simply finding a site isn’t enough. Is that site good enough to include in your research? Do you and your students know how to locate the author and publication date? How to cite the source in your Works Cited? Come to the workshop and find out!
All sessions are 50 minutes, are held in the LIT Center (Room 222, Library), and no sign-up is necessary. Pick a time that works for you.
Internet Searching:
Tues. Feb 15 ­ 12 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 16 ­ 2 p.m.
Thurs. Feb. 17 ­ 4:30 p.m.
Evaluating Internet Resources:
Tues. Feb. 22 ­ 12 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 23 ­ 2 p.m.
Thurs. Feb 24 ­ 4:30 p.m.

VACANCY NOTICE
Vacancy No.  2039P
Position: Assistant Professor of Multidisciplinary Studies
Qualifications: Ph.D. or Ed.D. and Masters in an appropriate combination: American Studies, Composition, Popular Culture, the Social Sciences, or Speech/Theatre required;
For more information contact: Dr. Richard Bolton, Chair Multidisciplinary Studies Search Committee, New Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, Moorhead State University, MN 56563 (218) 236-2954, FAX (218) 236-3835.
Position: Director of Academic Support Programs
Qualifications and Experience: Required: Master's Degree. Five years minimum in higher education. Demonstrated ability to train and supervise college students. Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and sustain student programs and campus events.
Preferred: Excellent written and oral communication skills. Computer skills in Windows environment. Ability to work well with students and higher education academic/administrative units. Demonstrated leadership skills and integrity. Demonstrated understanding of confidentiality principles and ability to deal with sensitive situations and information.
Responsibilities: Direct and implement suspension policies and procedures. Direct all aspects of the Post Secondary Enrollment Options program. Direct and administer the National Student Exchange Program. Manage the Peer Advisor Program.  Peer advisors advise all new entering freshmen during their first registration. Within a year, it is possible that responsibility for managing the Peer Advising Program will be assigned to an Advisor Center Director.
Direct and implement academic appeals process. Counsel students and assist them with filing appeals for waiving certain graduation requirements.
Prepare and distribute handbooks for faculty advisors of freshmen and prepare and distribute materials for students regarding changes in university requirements.
Direct and plan the Honors and Opening Academic Convocations and the Service Awards Brunch.
Additional responsibilities could include academic planning support, academic and student affairs liaison duties, or other areas consistent with university priorities.
Apply to: John Tandberg, Chair of the Search Committee, Box 97, Owens Hall, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN 56563 Phone: (218) 236-2566, FAX: (218) 236-3854, e-mail:
 HYPERLINK mailto:tandberg@mnstate.edu
tandberg@mnstate.edu
 

The Academic Policy Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, February 1 at 3:30 p.m. in the Comstock Room (CMU 101).
AGENDA
Political Science
a. Minor Change:
Change course level of POL/CJ 232: Criminal Law (3 cr.) to 335.
Major Change:
New Course:
POL 337: Criminal Procedure (3 cr.)  (to be cross-listed with Criminal Justice ­ please see *Number 2b below.
Sociology and Criminal Justice Department
a.  Minor changes:
Change course level of CJ 232: Criminal Law (3 cr.) to CJ 335.
Change title and course description of SOC 303: Punishment and Corrections to: Punishment and Prisons.
Major changes:
New Course Proposal:
SOC 304: Community Corrections (3 cr.)
Other changes:
*Cross list POL 337: Criminal Procedure (3 cr.) with CJ 337
Increase the number of credits in the Criminal Justice major from 44 to 46.
Reduce restricted elective credits from 13 to 12.
Anthropology and Earth Science Department
Change title, catalogue description and reduce credits of ANTH 248: Theory through Institutions (4 cr.) to: Ideas of Culture (3 cr.).  (These changes were approved by the Liberal Studies Committee at their 1/18/00 meeting for continued designation for Liberal Studies C credit.)
Reduce credits of ANTH 445/545: Seminar in Anthropology from 4 to 3.  (The Graduate Studies Committee approved this change via e-mail 12/6/99.)
English Department
Minor Change:
Change course level of ENGL 461: Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics (3 cr.) to: 361
Major Change:
New Courses:
ENGL 111: Composition and Literature for Non-Native Speakers (4 cr.)
ENGL 112: Composition and Literature for Non-Native Speakers (4 cr.)
(The Liberal Studies Committee tabled the proposal for Liberal Studies A credit for these courses at their 1/18/00 meeting and then approved the designations at their 1/20/00 meeting.)

MISCELLANEA
* William Kenz, library, attended the Fall Depository Library Council Meeting in Kansas City, MO, October 18-21. Attendence was funded by an MSU 19A Grant. The purpose of the DLC Meetings are to offer the opportunity for government documents librarians who administer the Federal Depository Library collections to interact with personnel of the Government Printing Office, the federal agency which runs the Depository Program. Kenz reported the Meeting during the November 4. MinntroDocs Meeting held at Minneapolis Public Library. "DocSoup" (October/November), the newsletter of the Minnesota Library Association's Government Documents Roundtable, published a written version of the report. He also volunteered to work on a DLC committee Action Item to determine the monetary value of a depository collection. This committee will report it's findings during the Spring DLC Meeting this April in Newport, RI
* Mark Chekola, philosophy, attended the meetings of the American Philosophical Association in Boston, MA, Dec. 27-30, 1999. He presented a paper, "The Morality of Passing," as a part of a panel on the topic of "Passing".
* Leonard Sliwoski, accounting and small business development center, was selected by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as one of the three individuals to write the 2000 Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) examination.  This examination is a component of the designation process for CPAs who wish to demonstrate competence in the appraisal of privately owned businesses.
* Carl Oltvedt, art, has a solo exhibition of his drawings at Atomic Coffee in Moorhead, which will be on view throught the end of January. He also has several paintings on view at the Spirit Room in Fargo through February 1, along with works by MSU alumni Robert Crowe and former adjunct instructor, Dan Jones. The theme of the latter exhibition is plein air and is comprised of works completed or at least begun on location. The three artists often work together at the same time and on the same location. A lithograph completed by Oltvedt at the new Hannaher Print Studio in the Plains art Museum this past November, is on view on the thread floor of the museum. A painting of his is included in the fundraising auction at the North Dakota Museum of Art in Grand Forks, which will take place on January 29 and a drawing of his will be included in a group invitational exhibition of work by regional artists at Mayville State College, which opens on January 25. He will also have work featured in an invitational exhibition of descendents of Norwegian immigrants at Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis this coming April.

MSU CREATES TEACHER
HELPLINE TO ADDRESS
CLASSROOM QUESTIONS
Sometimes theory doesn’t translate into practicality.
So MSU has developed a web site for its teacher education graduates, in the initial stages of their careers, who have questions about classroom teaching.
Called the Teacher Helpline (www.moorhead.msus.edu/fieldexp/edhelp.htm), the site is monitored by Teri Walseth, coordinator of field experiences for MSU’s education department.
Twelve faculty from the education department have volunteered to answer questions that get posted on the site.
"I certainly could have used something like this when I started my teaching career in Texas," said Walseth, an MSU graduate who now works with student teachers. "The transition from student teacher to teacher can be challenging with many new teachers feeling overwhelmed and even isolated. This web site is a link to the people who’ve trained you."
 Walseth said the Teacher Helpline is expected to field questions ranging from maintaining classroom discipline and relating to parents to curriculum and academic issues. She said she’ll check her e-mail box daily and relay questions to faculty quickly to make the site efficient and practical.

LANGSETH, GOODNO
ON CAMPUS JAN. 20
State Senator Keith Langseth and State Representative Kevin Goodno will be on campus Thursday, Jan. 20 for a community and campus forum.
The forum is from 7 to 8 p.m. in room 200A of Comstock Memorial Union. Refreshments will be served beginning at 6:30 p.m.
This is an opportunity to discuss MSU issues with our government representatives prior to the legislative session which begins February 1.

POET MASON READS
HERE ON JAN. 27
David Mason, a former MSU English professor now teaching at Colorado College, will read from his prize-winning books at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 in King Hall Auditorium as a feature of the Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series.
He’ll also talk on the writer’s craft at 4 p.m. that day in the MSU library porch.
Mason is the author of two award-winning books of poems, "The Buried Houses" and "The Country I Remember."  He recently published a collection of essays, "The Poetry of Life," and is the co-editor of "Rebel Angels: 25 poets of the New Formalism" and "Western Wind: An Introduction to Poetry."
Mason won the 1994 Carnegie Foundation Minnesota Professor of the Year Award during his tenure at MSU from 1989 to 1998. He also won a Fulbright Award in 1996 to participate in an educational exchange between the U.S. and Greece.

 MSU CAMPUS NEWS SHOW
AIRS SATURDAYS ON PPTV
Yanick Dalhouse and Dana Turtle will co-anchor MSU’s weekly Campus News program that begins airing next week (Jan. 22) at 10 a.m. Saturdays on Prairie Public Television.
The half-hour newscast focuses on local and regional colleges, including some stories from campuses around the world. It’s written, reported, photographed and produced by MSU students.
Dalhouse is a junior mass communications major from Moorhead and a 1997 graduate of Moorhead High School. She’s the daughter of Derick and Doris Dalhouse. She will also serve as producer for the show.
Turtle is a sophomore mass media/journalism major at Concordia College and a 1998 of Stewartville (Minn.) High School. He’s the son of Lyle and Jean Turtle of Stewartville.
About 40 students are involved in the production of Campus News, now in its 17th season on Prairie Public Television. They are supervised by Martin Grindeland, an MSU mass communications professor and executive producer of the program.
Campus News will be broadcast on PPTV every Saturday through April 29.
You can also see Campus News at its Web site: www.campusnews.com.

MSU GETS $30,000 TO FUND
HISPANIC/LATINO SCHOLARSHIPS
Hispanic/Latino high school seniors who need financial assistance to attend college can apply to the RMHC/HACER (Ronald McDonald House Chairities/Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources) Scholarship Program. Applications are available at high schools, McDonald's restaurants throughout the Red River Valley, and MSU's Multicultural Affairs office (Abner Arauza at 236-2721, toll-free
1-800-657-3780). Students applying for RMHC/HACER scholarships must complete and submit an application form by February 15.
MSU has received an initial gift of $30,000 from RMHC/HACER to help fund the program and to match scholarship contributions raised by the MSU Alumni Foundation.
"The RMHC/HACER Scholarship Program recognizes that higher education gives our local Hispanic youth the opportunity to fulfill their potential and build a solid career. Many of these students need financial assistance to enter college," said Gail Benson, executive director of Ronald McDonald House Charities for the Red River Valley.

Keeper of the Dream…
JIM LUCAS PORTRAYS
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
IN ONE-MAN SHOW, "REFLECTIONS"
Jim Lucas, nationally recognized for his stirring recitations of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will present a dramatic one-man show of interpretive readings portraying Dr. King at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Thrust Theatre.
Lucas brings to life the words, background and experiences of Dr. King during his life as a civil rights leader. His renditions of Dr. King’s "I Have a Dream", "I’ve Been to the Mountaintop," and excerpts from "A Knock at Midnight" captivate audiences with his energy and passion. His resemblance to and interpretation of Dr. King has been called "remarkable," "uncanny" and "soulful." His dramatic performance before the Diplomatic Corp and an international television audience prompted President Bill Clinton to call him, "The most authentic and exhilarating King I have ever seen."
Like Dr. King, Lucas participated in local protests and demonstrations to achieve school integration in his hometown of Lake Province, La. In 1983, Lucas attended the 20th Anniversary of the March on Washington, where he received the inspiration to learn and later recite Dr. King’s speeches. "Reflections" explores the civil rights movement of the 1960s from the first and second person perspective of Dr. King.
Lucas is currently co-starring in the critically acclaimed production, "The Meeting," a powerful drama about the lives, philosophies, and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. He has been the guest speaker of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and National Baptist Conventions.
"Reflections" is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.

ALUMNI FOUNDATION
KICKS OFF PHONATHON
The MSU Alumni Foundation started its annual phonathon fundraising campaign on Sunday. For the next several months, students will call alumni and friends to raise funds. This is an important fundraising effort for unrestricted funds, which is money that can be applied to any need.

ALUM FRAN STELLA GIVES
$50,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Lawrence F. Stella graduated from Moorhead State Teachers College in 1957, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Studies. Before retiring, he spent many years in education and industry. Fran responded to a letter to previous phonathon donors with a very big gift-- $50,000!
His gift will provide two scholarships each year for business administration majors from the Dilworth area.

NEW MUSIC CONCERT JAN. 26
A New Music concert on computer and composition will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall. It’s free and open to the public.

MSU OFFERS 3-WEEK
CULTURE, ECOLOGY
TOUR OF KENYA
A three-week culture and ecology tour in modern Kenya will be offered through MSU this summer.
Scheduled May 15 through June 4, it will include stops at the capital city of Nairobi and the ocean port Mombasa, the Great Rift Valley, the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the fertile eastern slopes of Mt. Kenya and a 14th century Swahili island town of Lamu. A weekend home-stay with a Kenyan host family is also part of the itinerary.
Cost is approximately $3,700, which includes airfare and accommodations along with game park and museum fees.
The tour will be led by Bruce Roberts, an MSU anthropology professor who’s been traveling to Kenya since 1988 where he’s conducted extensive research on small farming communities.
The registration deadline is Feb. 15. For details, contact Roberts at 236-2043 or MSU’s Office of International Programs at 236-2956. Or to view photos from previous trips, check out Roberts’ web site: http://classweb.moorhead.msus.edu/roberts/kenya.htm.

BROWN BAG SEMINAR’S
CMU 216 AT 12:00 P.M.
Discussion leaders and topics:
* 1/19 Joel Powell and Lisa Stewart, Teaching Large Classes
* 2/2 Brittney Goodman and Carol Sibley, Cyberplagiarism
* 2/16 Brian Smith, Classroom Assessment
* 3/1 Philip Baumann, Internet Privacy and What is a Cookie!
* 3/29 Wes Erwin, Counseling and Advising Students
* 4/5 Mike Ruth, Using e-mail in the classroom
* 4/26 John Hall, Appraising and Improving Your Teaching
* 5/3 Wayne Alexander, Designing Course Syllabi

FIRESIDE ASTRONOMY
PROGRAM OFFERED JAN. 23
The MSU Regional Science Center will host a Fireside Astronomy program from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23 at the MSU Planetarium.
The program will feature a Planetarium show on the winter sky, and a visit to the bird-feeding stations and a fireside story at the Science Center’s new office, located at 1026 7th Ave. S.
The Planetarium is located at 8th Ave. and 11th St. S. in Bridges Hall room 167. The program is free and open to the public.

RECREATION & OUTING CENTER RENTALS
FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY:
Jan 21-24 Weekend Ski Package $5.00
Jan 28-31 Weekend Snow Shoe $3.00
Feb 4-7 Weekend Snow Shoe or Ski Package - 2 for 1
Feb 11-14 Valentines Weekend: 2 for the price of 1 on outdoor rentals
Feb 25-28 Weekend Ski Package $5.00
Stop on down to put in your reservation today or call us for availability at 236-2265. http://www.moorhead.msus.edu/cmu/roc

NEW TITLES AT THE LIBRARY
Islamic technology: an illustrated history, by Ahmad Y. al-Hassan and Donald R. Hill. T27.3 .I57H37 1992
Nurses in nazi Germany: moral choice in history, by Bronwyn Rebekah McFarland-Icke. RC440 .M325 1999
Giving voice to critical campus issues: qualitative research in student affairs, edited by Kathleen Manning. LA229 .G548 1999
New & old wars: organized violence in a global era, by Mary Kaldor. U240.K34 1999
Hair & wigs for the stage: step-by-step, by Rosemarie Swinfield. TT951.S9 1999
Karl Marx, by Francis Wheen. HX39.5 .W5 1999
Headlong, by Michael Frayn. PR6056 .R3H43 1999b
The wizard of Oz, by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf. PN1997 .W593L3 1991
Documents on the Holocaust: selected sources on the destruction of the Jews of Germany and Austria, Poland, and the Soviet Union. 8th edition. D804.19 .D63 1999
Speaking Chicana: voice, power, and identity, edited by D. Letticia Galindo and Maria Dolores Gonzales. P40.45 .U5S68 1999
Passion and craft: economists at work, edited by Michael Szenberg. HB76 .P37 1998
Minnesota days: our heritage in stories, art, and photos, edited by Michael Dregni. Oversize F606.5 .M55 1999
Long day's journey: the steamboat & stagecoach era in the northern West, by Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes. Oversize F593 .S339 1999
Siena and the Virgin: art and politics in a late Medieval city state, by Diana Norman. Oversize N72 .P6N67 1999
The Lion King: the Broadway musical: vocal selections, by Elton John. Oversize M1508 .J5L5 1999
Van Dyck, 1599-1641, by Christopher Brown and Hans Vlieghe. Oversize ND673.D9A4 1999
Surfaces: visual research for artists, architects, and designers, by Judy A. Juracek. Oversize TA418.7 .J87 1996
Rent two films and let's talk in the morning: using popular movies in psychotherapy, by John W. Hesley and Jan G. Hesley. RC489 .M654H47 1998
Music genres and corporate cultures, by Keith Negus. ML3790 .N4 1999
Unpaid professionals: commercialism and conflict in big-time college sports, by Andrew Zimbalist. GV351 .Z56 1999
Girl talk: adolescent magazines and their readers, by Dawn H. Currie. PN4878 .C87 1999
Authoritative guide to evaluating information on the Internet, by Alison Cooke. ZA4201 .C66 1999
The meanings of the gene: public debates about human heredity, by Celeste Michelle Condit. QH438.7 .C65 1999
Sincerely, Andy Rooney, by Andy Rooney. PN6162 .R6333 1999
Technically speaking: a guide for communicating complex information, by Jan D'Arcy. T10.5 .D37 1998
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.

LEARNING BY DOING PROGRAM
The grants office, Owens 205, has a number of copies of the RFP Guidelines for the Bush/MnSCU Learning by Doing Program. These Learning by Doing Grants provide opportunities for faculty proposals to promote active learning. Faculty are encouraged to develop creative projects for exploring and experimenting with new teaching methods and innovative instructional materials. Last year, MnSCU funded 36 pilot projects. Active learning was achieved in a variety of ways: collaborative and cooperative learning, case studies, field-based or service learning, learning involving critical thinking/higher order thinking, or improved techniques for assessing student learning performance or competence. Individual projects may be funded up to $5000 and faculty team projects may be funded up to $10,000. Institutional projects have an upper limit of $25,000. Two rounds of proposals are anticipated, with a deadline for submission of proposals for round one of March 1. Projects would be carried out during 2000-2001 with a final report due at the end of June of 2001. Dates for round two have not yet been set, but these projects would be carried out during the 2001-2002 academic year. For more information, consult the CTL website: www.ctl.mnscu.edu

LEARNING ANYTIME ANYWHERE PARTNERSHIPS
The Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships (LAAP) Program is a grant competition that supports partnerships among colleges and universities, employers, technology companies, and other relevant organizations to create postsecondary programs that deliver distance education "anytime and anywhere". These programs are to be implemented on a national or regional scale and should be innovative within the context of national trends in distance education. Funds are provided by the U.S. Department of Education Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Grants may provide up to four years of funding and will likely range from $100,000 to $500,000 per year. Deadline for submission is March 3. The RFP is available in Owens 205 or consult www.ed.gov/FIPSE/LAAP/ for more information. The web site includes abstracts of FY 1999 grantees and technical assistance materials.

UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE MEETING
A public informational meeting on unicameral-bicameral systems is scheduled for Thursday, February 3, 7:30 p.m., in King Hall auditorium, MSU.
A representative of Minnesotans for a Single House Legislature will present the argument for a unicameral legislature. James L. Danielson, political science, will argue the merits of the present two-house legislature.
A panel discussion of the issue will follow the speakers. Participating will be Barbara Headrick, political science, Max Richardson, political science at Concordia college, and Stephen Stambough, political science, NDSU.
The Fargo Area League of Women Voters and the Tri-College Political Science honor society, Pi Sigma Alpha, co-sponsors the forum.  This should be an informative meeting, especially important given the statewide debate on the unicameral proposal which is being spearheaded by Governor Ventura.

WEBCT NEWS
The WebCT environment is available for faculty and students at MSU. We have a license for an unlimited amount of students to utilize this software for the current year. Purchase of the license was supported by the Lead Faculty Group and a grant received by the College of Education.
An introductory workshop was held on Jan. 10 to highlight the capabilities of this online course management tool. Forty-four MSU faculty attended the workshop, and many indicated the desire to use this tool to support their on-campus course offerings.
WebCT can be used in conjunction with FrontPage ? if you currently have a FrontPage web site, it can easily be transferred to this environment.
For more information on the WebCT product or training opportunities, contact Rhonda Ficek (Instructional Technology) at 236-2339 or ficek@mnstate.edu. The Student Technology Team can provide assistance with course setup and will provide support for the software.

WEBCT WORKSHOPS
The following one-hour workshops about WebCT will be held for MSU faculty in the LIT Center (LI 222). MSU faculty can register online at http://classweb.moorhead.msus.edu/ficek/Workshops. Call Rhonda Ficek (236-2339) or send e-mail to ficek@mnstate.edu if you would like more information.
* Fri Jan 21 9 a.m.-10 a.m.-Online quizzes and tests
* Fri Jan 28 9 a.m.-10 a.m.-Gradebook
* Fri Feb 4  9 a.m.-10 a.m.-Electronic Discussions in WebCT's Bulletin Board
* Fri Feb 11 9 a.m.-10 a.m.-Creating web pages -- using FrontPage with WebCT
* Fri Feb 18: 9 a.m.-10 a.m.-Student Tracking, Creating Paths for Course Content

WORLD STUDIES COURSE EXAMINES CLIMATE CHANGE
Will we have a hard winter?  Do recent floods foretell a return of the lakes that once covered this region?  Dr. Allan Ashworth, chair of the geology department at NDSU, suggests "climate becomes a part of everyday life, especially here in North Dakota, where it affects our daily routine so much." Ashworth is coordinating this spring’s TCU World Studies Seminar, "Global Climate Change," which will examine evidence for global climate change, from the deep geological past to more recent times.
This spring’s "Global Climate Change" is listed as University Studies 498 in the NDSU schedule and is listed at the end of the regular schedules of both Concordia and MSU. The course will be held on the North Dakota State University campus once each week, beginning Tuesday, January 25. It is designed for students desiring elective credits—two semester credits for MSU or NDSU students, or a .5 course credit for Concordia students. The seminar will be presented from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on eight Tuesdays: January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, March 7, 21. All sessions will be held in Room 103 of Morrill Hall at NDSU.
Students should register through the Tri-College registrars on their home campuses. Any students or community members who are interested in the World Studies Seminar course but who do not wish to enroll for credit are welcome to attend a single session or the entire seminar series free of charge.
The eight-week "Global Climate Change" course will investigate the role of plate tectonics, volcanism, changes in astronomical variables, solar cycles, ocean currents, natural changes of carbon dioxide, and the burning of fossil fuels as agents of climate change. The course will include case studies from around the world but will also consider regional effects. While Ashworth coordinates the course, lecturers will include guests from the faculty of all three Tri-College schools as well as regional and national experts.
For more information, call Allan Ashworth, coordinator (231-7919); Andrew Conteh, chair of the TCU World Studies Committee (236-4009); or Jean Strandness, TCU provost (231-9733).

CALL FOR PAPERS:
Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late AntiqueWorld March 3-5 University of Washington-Seattle
A desire to tap into the divine (or demonic) powers of the cosmos, especially those powers linked to the heavens, pervades the history of religion in the ancient and late antique world. This symposium examines the manifold techniques and traditions -- both sanctioned and unsanctioned, individual and communal -- by which men and women in the ancient and late antique world sought to gain access to that power. This symposium brings together a group of speakers whose expertise ranges from ancient Mesopotamian astronomy and astrology to Coptic texts of ritual power from late antique Egypt. Other topics to be explored at the symposium include: divination;  astral cults; temple rituals; prayer and sacrifice; the ritual use of sacred or magical texts; the power of words;  philosophical conceptions of the heavens; astronomy and astrology; and the relationship between sanctioned and "heretical" methods of accessing the divine.
The event's complete program as well as registration information are now posted on the symposium's web site:
http://faculty.washington.edu/snoegel/stars.html
If you would prefer an email version of the program, please contact the symposium organizers:
Scott Noegel snoegel@u.washington.edu or Joel Walker <jwalker@u.washington.edu>.
Please send all snailmail correspondence to:
Dr. Scott Noegel
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Box 353120
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Society for Utopian Studies
Vancouver, B.C.
October 19-22
The 25th annual meeting of the Society for Utopian Studies will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia,  October 19-22. Founded in 1975, the Society is an international, interdisciplinary association devoted to the study of utopianism in all its forms, with a particular emphasis on literary and experimental utopias. Scholars representing a wide variety of disciplines are active in the association and approach utopian studies from such diverse backgrounds as American Studies, Architecture, the Arts, Classics, Cultural Studies, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, History, Languages and Literatures,  Philosophy, Political Science,
Psychology,Sociology and Urban Planning. The Society publishes the journal Utopian Studies and a newsletter, Utopus Discovered, which contains information about upcoming conferences and workshops, and a bibliography of recent publications in the field.
The Society's annual meetings provide an ideal venue for intellectual interchange in a cooperative, non-competitive, congenial, and convivial environment. At each meeting the Society  presents the Arthur O. Lewis Award for the best paper by a junior scholar given at the previous annual meeting and the Eugenio Battisti Award for the best article in each volume of Utopian Studies. Membership in the Society includes announcements regarding the annual meeting, Utopian Studies, and Utopus Discovered. Dues are $45.00 for regular membership, $20.00 for students, retired and unemployed.   One can become a Sponsor for $100, a Benefactor for $200 or a Patron for $300. For more information, see our website at http://www.utoronto.ca/utopia.
If you wish to organize a panel or present a paper,  submit a 1-2 page abstract by May 15  to the  Program Chair:
Nancy Sloan Goldberg
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures #79
Middle Tennessee State U.
Murfreesboro, TN   37132
e-mail: goldberg@mtsu.edu
phone:  615/898-2281
fax: 615-898-5735
American Presidents in Film (November)
Papers and panels are invited for the forthcoming conference on American Presidents in Film, November 10-12at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Sponsored by the Film and History League, this event already has panels on Lincoln, Roosevelt, JFK, and "imaginary presidents."  Join such famous scholars as John Tibbetts, Ron Briley, Gary Edgerton in a three-day event which will lead to publication in an anthology from a major press. Contact: Susan Rollins at FlmHisLeag@aol.com or inspect the long announcement at the Film & History web site; http://h-net.msu.edu/~filmhis
Mundane Behavior
The Journal of Mundane Behavior, hosted by the Sociology Department and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at California State University, Fullerton, is a new on-line, inter- and cross-disciplinary journal devoted to developing the study of the "unmarked" -- the mundane aspects of everyday life. Taking as its premise that the study of the marked has been well developed, JMB wants to turn those methodological and theoretical tools to those aspects of our lives that do not get scrutinized by normal studies of the world.
As such, we are issuing our inaugural call for papers. Because our journal is explicitly inter- and cross-disciplinary and, we hope, accessible to the public, we ask that authors refrain from discipline-specific jargon and work to develop an analysis readily understandable to scholars from other fields and interested readers outside the academy.
A list of suggestions as far as topics go, as well as complete submission guidelines, are available on the JMB web site at <http://www.mundanebehavior.org. If there are any questions regarding papers already under development or on other issues, please contact one of the Managing Editors, Scott Schaffer at <sschaffer@fullerton.edu, or Myron Orleans at <morleans@fullerton.edu.

VACANCY NOTICE
Vacancy 2038X
Position: Director of Instructional Resources
For more information contact: Dr. Virginia Klenk, Chairperson, Search Committee, MSU, 1104 7th Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563 Phone: 218-236-2783.

MISCELLANEA
* George Davis, Regional Science Center, presented a paper entitled: "Developing a Statewide Research Network to Investigate Beginning Science and Math Teachers"  with Dr. Patricia Simpson of St. Cloud State University at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science January 6-9, 2000 in Akron, OH.
* Roberta Shreve, elementary and early childhood education, attended the annual conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children in New Orleans where she presented a paper entitled "Building a Disposition for Advocacy in Preservice Teachers: A Model for Early Childhood Teacher Education Programs."
* Thank you to all who participated in the book drive for the White Earth Tribal College.  The textbooks collected will be added to the college library in White Earth and the books for children will be shared with the families who are part of a Family Literacy Project being implemented by the Early Childhood students enrolled at the Tribal College.  The book drive was a project of the Education Minnesota Student Program, directed by co-presidents Allison Uecker and Allison Spahn, students in the Elementary and Early Childhood Education department.  Faculty advisor is Dr. John Benson.
* During the January 17 meeting of the Fargo-Moorhead Sertoma (Service To Mankind) club meeting, the MSU chapter of the Collegiate Sertoma Club/National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association was presented with $1,850. This generous contribution will be used for student activities and student travel to professional conferences. Speech-language-hearing science student Sandee Schumacher and chair, Dale Gronhovd accepted the donation.
* Patrick Coppens and Suzanne Hungerford, speech language-hearing sciences, had two presentations accepted for the Convention of the International Neuropsychological Society. The papers titled: "A Case of Acquired Stuttering: Neurogenic, Psychogenic, or Malingering?" and "Crossed Aphasia: A Global Analysis", will be presented in Brussels, Belgium, in July 2000.
* Mike Pehler, Ryan Kapperud, and Joel Voxland represented MSU’s campus security at MeritCares’ Annual Trauma Tactics 2000 training program on Sunday, Jan. 15. Approximately 400 EMT’s Paramedics, police, security staff and school administrators were in attendance. John Ruoff, training chief for the Littleton Fire department presented the insider’s view of the Columbine School shooting and a helpful list of "lessons learned" Sessions on gang violence in the FM area, chemical and biological terrorism and gunshot trauma were also offered.

CLASSIFIED
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MSU’S DUBORD RECEIVES
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AWARD
MSU social work professor Dick DuBord is one of four individuals to receive the 2000 Human Rights Award from the Moorhead Human Rights Commission. The fourth annual award recognizes significant contributions to human rights in our community.
Recipients will be honored at a 6 p.m. reception Tuesday, Jan. 18 at the fountain area of Moorhead Center Mall. The Human Rights Commission will present awards at the Moorhead City Council meeting that evening in the first floor council chambers at 7 p.m.
DuBord earned his master’s degree in social work from St. Louis University and his doctorate from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. He’s in his 27th year as a social work professor at Moorhead State.
DuBord has given tirelessly as a volunteer, having been involved with social services in many ways, including working for the Food Pantry at the Dorothy Day House. He has served on the Moorhead Public Library Board and the Moorhead Planning Commission.
Other award recipients are Harvey Stalwick, Sonia Hohnadel and Mary Schneider. The organization receiving an award is Oakmound 4-H Club with special recognition to Brita Thomas.

MICHLOVIC, PEMBLE FEATURED
ON PIONEER PRESS FRONT PAGE
The St. Paul Pioneer Press ran a front page story Dec. 30, which jumped to a full page inside, featuring MSU professors Mike Michlovic, anthropology, and Richard Pemble, biology, talking about Minnesota’s native people and prairie. The last article in of a five-part series on Minnesota 1000 A.D., reporter Theresa Monsour followed Michlovic and Pemble as they walked through the 20 to 40 square miles of native prairie left in the state. Once prairie grasses covered a full one third of Minnesota.

Keeper of the Dream…
JIM LUCAS PORTRAYS
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
IN ONE-MAN SHOW, "REFLECTIONS"
Jim Lucas, nationally recognized for his stirring recitations of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will present a dramatic one-man show of interpretive readings portraying Dr. King at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Thrust Theatre.
Lucas brings to life the words, background and experiences of Dr. King during his life as a civil rights leader. His renditions of Dr. King’s "I Have a Dream", "I’ve Been to the Mountaintop," and excerpts from "A Knock at Midnight" captivate audiences with his energy and passion. His resemblance to and interpretation of Dr. King has been called "remarkable," "uncanny" and "soulful." His dramatic performance before the Diplomatic Corp and an international television audience prompted President Bill Clinton to call him, "The most authentic and exhilarating King I have ever seen."
Like Dr. King, Lucas participated in local protests and demonstrations to achieve school integration in his hometown of Lake Province, La. In 1983, Lucas attended the 20th Anniversary of the March on Washington, where he received the inspiration to learn and later recite Dr. King’s speeches. "Reflections" explores the civil rights movement of the 1960s from the first and second person perspective of Dr. King.
Lucas is currently co-starring in the critically acclaimed production, "The Meeting," a powerful drama about the lives, philosophies, and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. He has been the guest speaker of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and National Baptist Conventions.
"Reflections" is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.

SEVEN TONS COLLECTED IN
1ST MONTH OF RECYCLING
MSU instituted a new recycling program for academic buildings on November 1. MinnKota Recycling has provided the following statistics for the first month of this program.
* 8,053 pounds in paper recycled.
* 1,445 pounds of cardboard recycled.
* 730 pounds of magazines recycled.
* 145 pounds of news plastic recycled.
* 2,850 pounds of confidential shredding recycled.
* 405 pounds of new print recycled.
* 625 pounds of aluminum recycled.
The total is approximately 7 ton of material that, in the past, would have gone directly to the landfill. This saved MSU approximately $357 in disposal costs. That is 1.86 pounds of material that is recycled for every student, staff and faculty member on campus. If you have comments or suggestions on how to improve this program or are in need of additional recycling bins, contact Dave Holsen or e-mail him at holsend@mhd1.

FIRESIDE ASTRONOMY
PROGRAM OFFERED JAN. 23
The MSU Regional Science Center will host a Fireside Astronomy program from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23 at the MSU Planetarium.
The program, geared primarily to children in primary grades, will feature a Planetarium show on the winter sky, and a visit to the bird-feeding stations and a fireside story at the Science Center’s new office, located at 1026 7th Ave. S.
The Planetarium is located at 8th Ave. and 11th St. S. in Bridges Hall room 167. The program is free and open to the public.

MNSCU BOARD APPROVES
AKITA TRANSITION PLAN
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees has approved a transition plan for its campus in Akita, Japan, that will keep the institution open until March 2003.
The plan, approved unanimously by the board during its December meeting, will give Japanese and American students educational options, avoid an abrupt campus closure and may help pave the way for a dynamic new partnership between MnSCU and the Akita Prefecture.
"I am very pleased that we were able to reach this agreement," said Morris J. Anderson, chancellor of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. "It addresses student concerns as well as the board's concern about the high-cost of maintaining a campus in Japan."
In November, the chancellor sent a delegation to Akita to discuss the future of the Akita campus. The group listened to the concerns of students, faculty, parents and administrators, and then were able to work out an agreement with Japanese officials. The parties agreed to a contract that decreases MnSCU's financial contributions to the campus and contains costs. Until 2003, Japanese students will be given the opportunity to transfer to other MnSCU institutions or will be provided information about other educational opportunities.
The Akita program, which grew out of 1986 trade summit meetings, opened in May 1990. Currently, 48 American students and 265 Japanese students are enrolled.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is made up of 36 state universities, community and technical colleges. The system serves approximately 230,000 students a year with a fall 1998 enrollment of about 147,000.

 MSU WRITERS TO READ
AT ATOMIC COFFEE JAN. 20
Three writers will read from their works during an event scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20 at Atomic coffee in downtown Moorhead.
Sponsored by MSU’s master of fine arts in creative writing program, it will feature Lin Enger, Carla Trittin Ison and Rick Simpson.
Enger, who has published five novels and several short stories, is an associate professor of English and coordinator of the MFA in creative writing program at MSU. Isom and Simpson are creative writing graduate students.

GUTHRIE STARTS OUTREACH HERE
FOR SPRING MSU PERFORMANCE
"A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The Actor Prepares, The Audience Prepares," an inservice workshop, will be presented by Guthrie Theatre actor Nathaniel Fuller from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17 in MSU’s student union ballroom. Faculty and staff her are invited to attend.  The workshop features an exchange of ideas on the audience’s role in the theatrical experience. It’s aimed at local 10th grade teachers.
Also from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17, Catherine Eaton, who’ll sing the lead female role of Titania/Hippolyta in the Guthrie’s traveling "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" production, will host a workshop on proper vocal use and vocal health as well as diction, articulation and projection at the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre. Through hands-on training, participants will learn techniques to use during performances as well as exercises to promote and maintain overall vocal health. Contact the F-M Community Theatre if you’re interested in joining the workshop.
These events are prefaces to The Guthrie’s touring production of Shakespeare’s magical "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" performances at MSU at 7:30 p.m. both March 24 and 25 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre.
WHAT ARE MOORHEAD’S CORE VALUES
Moorhead Healthy Community Initiative surveyed residents to find out which positive values where most important to them. Eight values were identified: Honesty, Respect, Caring, Responsibility, Faith, Love, Diversity and Integrity. You can download an attractive screensaver that alternates values and definitions
Simply log on to the City of Moorhead's website for directions to download:  www.ci.moorhead.mn.us/screensaver  E-mail us for more information: mhcidianna@aol.com
THAI-CHI HOSTED BY WOMEN’S CENTER
Starting in January, the Women's Center will be hosting a free Tai Chi group one night a week, led by Gale Kern, who has been teaching Tai Chi classes at the Spirit Room. If you're interested in attending, contact Karen at 236-3792.
MSU SPEECH TEAM WINS
ARIZONA TOURNEY AWARDS
MSU’S speech team won several awards in two tournaments held in Tempe, Ariz..
At Glendale Community College, the MSU team placed fourth out of 25 teams. Only Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and Los Angeles Valley College placed higher than MSU.
Four MSU students won awards at the GCC tournament. Valerie Waldock was second in Persuasion, fourth in Communication Analysis, and sixth in Informative. Rachel Deibert was second in Poetry and Kristin Leadbetter was sixth in Communication Analysis. Reed Halvorson was second in After Dinner Speaking, qualifying him for the national tournament.
While MSU did not win a team award at the Arizona State University tournament and MSU won individual awards. Waldock finished fifth in Communication Analysis and was a semi-finalist in both Informative and Persuasion.
The MSU team held a league tournament to wrap up the semester.

MSU ART EXHIBIT ON
DISPLAY JAN. 10-28
An MSU art exhibit will be on display Jan. 10-28 in the new gallery at the Roland Dille Center for the Arts. An opening reception will be held from
4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13.
The exhibit will feature sculptures by Rebecca Bentaas and April Erickson, photographs by Lisa Elder, and drawings and paintings by Warren Kessler.
The exhibit is in partial fulfillment of a bachelor of fine arts degree.

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION SUGGESTION
Lisa Mounts is MSU’s Assistant Director of University Advancement and is permanently based in the Twin Cities.
Distance itself is a huge challenge for this position. What’s even more challenging is locating MSU Alumni living in the metropolitan area.
If you have contact information for alumni living in the Twin Cities, please forward it to  mounts@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu or call (651)643-3620.
 Please include working with the Alumni Foundation as one of your New Year’s resolutions. If you notify us of these changes, it will increase the accuracy of the services that we provide for you.
Thanks for your help in the continued success of Moorhead State University. Go Dragons!

REMINDER FROM THE REGISTRAR
MSU academic policy requires the instructor’s signature for any drop/add activity after the fifth day of the Semester (January 19th). In order to administer this policy, the electronic registration methods (Dragon Dial and Web) will be turned off after the 19th and all subsequent dropping and adding of classes must be processed at the Records Office Windows on Drop/Add Slips (pink). Tuition is refundable for all classes dropped by January 21.
Because of the late start of Spring Semester, Monday night classes will not have their initial meeting until the 24th of January. In order to treat students in these classes fairly, tuition will be refunded for students who drop their Monday night class if the Drop/Add slip is processed by 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 25. Please remind your students of these important dates, and those faculty and students who are enrolled in Monday night classes need to take especial notice of these dates.

SUPPORT FOR GRADUATES OF TEACHER EDUCATION
December graduates of Moorhead State University's teacher education programs will be the first group to have access to the new Teacher Helpline. The Helpline is an online support source established by the Field Experiences Office. Teacher education graduates will each receive a website address which will explain Helpline services. This site will invite graduates who are beginning their teacher careers to use the service to seek advice from faculty members via the Helpline monitor. The Helpline monitor will then forward the request to the appropriate volunteer faculty member who will correspond with the graduate.

NEW TITLES AT MSU LIBRARY
The Livingston Lord Library at MSU announces the availability of the
following titles (among many others):
The Kennedys and Cuba: the declassified documentary history, edited with commentary by Mark J. White. E183.8 .C9K46 1999
Jokes: philosophical thoughts on joking matters, by Ted Cohen. PN6147.C56 1999
The kid (what happened after my boyfriend and I decided to get pregnant):an adoption story, by Dan Savage. HV875.72 .U6S28 1999
Lies across America: what our historic sites get wrong, by James W. Loewen. E159 .L64 1999
Literature: an embattled profession, by Carl Woodring. PN70 .W66 1999
The person who changed my life: prominent Americans recall their mentors. BF637 .S4P445 1999
Reason for hope: a spiritual journey, by Jane Goodall. QL31 .G58A3 1999
The unedited diaries of Carolina Maria de Jesus. F2651 .S253J47413 1999
The words they need: welcoming children who are deaf and hard of hearing to literacy, by Jessica Sterling. HV2469 .R4S74 1997
Alfred Hitchcock: centenary essays. PN1998.3 .H58A43 1999
Internet architectures, by Daniel Minoli and Andrew Schmidt. TK5105.875.I57M55723 1999
Between two silences: talking with Peter Brook. PN2053 .B63 1999
The dance of change: the challenges of sustaining momentum in learning organizations, by Peter Senge et al. HD58.82 .D36 1999
When chickenheads come home to roost: my life as a hip-hop feminist, by Joan Morgan. E185.86 .M663 1999
Travels to the nanoworld: miniature machinery in nature and technology, by Michael Gross. TJ163 .G7613 1999
Invisible: issues in women's occupational health. RC963.6 .W65I56 1995
Come lovely and soothing death: the right to die movement in the United States, by Elaine Fox, Jeffrey J. Kamakahi, and Stella M. Capek. R726 .F69 1999
Search for meaning as the basic human motivation: a critical examination of Viktor Emil Frankl's logotherapeutic concept of man, by Andrew Tengan. RC489 .L6T46 1999
To serve and learn: the spirit of community in liberal education. LC220.5.T6 1998
Inkpaduta: the scarlet point: terror of the Dakota frontier and secret hero of the Sioux, by Maxwell Van Nuys. E99 .D1I548 1998
Improving visual arts education: final report on the Los Angeles Getty Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (1982-1989). N354 .C2I4 1993
Divorce: the best resources to help you survive, 2d edition. HQ814 .D58 1998
Adriaen de Vries, 1556-1626. Oversize NB653 .V74A4 1998
Trends and issues in postsecondary English studies. PE68 .U5T73x 1999
The archaeological process: an introduction, by Ian Hodder. CC75 .H56 1999
From Saginaw Valley to Tin Pan Alley: Saginaw's contribution to American popular music, 1890-1955, by R. Grant Smith. ML3477.8 .S24S65 1998
Girls, boys, books, toys: gender in children's literature and culture, edited by Beverly Lyon Clark and Margaret R. Higonnet. PN1009.5 .S48G57 1999
Disgrace, by J. M. Coetzee. (Winner of the 1999 Booker Prize) PR9369.3.C58D58 1999
The academic job search handbook, by Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick. 2d edition. LB2331.72 .H45 1996
Job search in academe: strategic rhetorics for faculty job candidates, by Dawn M. Formo and Cheryl Reed. LB2331.72 .F67 1999
The Cambridge companion to American women playwrights. PS338 .W6C36 1999
The Cambridge companion to Brahms. ML410 .B8C36 1999
Critical issues for future social work practice with aging persons, edited by Sheila M. Neysmith. HV1478 .N7C75 1999
Crying hands: eugenics and deaf people in nazi Germany, by Horst Biesold. HV2748 .B5413 1999
Elegy for Iris, by John Bayley. PR6063 .U7Z583 1999
Iris and her friends, by John Bayley. PR6063 .U7Z584 2000
Good vibrations: a history of record production, by Mark Cunningham. ML3790 .C86 1998
Minnesota atlas: a sportsman's guide to public lands and water accesses. Atlases Ref. G1426 .E63H36 1997
The measure of all things: on the relationship between photography and objects, edited by Peter Weiermair. TR646 .G32K73 1998
Homeschooling almanac 2000-2001. LC40 .L48 2000
Alternative medicine: the definitive guide. R733 .A476x 1999
Beloved sisters and loving friends: letters from Rebecca Primus of Royal Oak, Maryland, and Addie Brown of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868, edited by Farah Jasmine Griffin. F189 .R69P75 1999
Art in chemistry; chemistry in art, by Barbara R. Greenberg and Dianne Patterson. QD40 .G73 1998
Greenhouse: the 200-year story of global warming, by Gale E. Christianson. QC981.8 .G56C48 1999
Hitler's pope: the secret history of Pius XII, by John Cornwell. BX1378 .C65 1999
Mathematics: the new golden age, by Keith Devlin. QA93 .D46 1999
The new HR, by Jonathan Smilansky. HF5549 .S65 1997
Protocol for profit: a manager's guide to competing worldwide, by Carl A. Nelson. HF5389 .N45 1998
To be the main leaders of our people: a history of Minnesota Ojibwe politics, 1825-1898, by Rebecca Kugel. E99 .C6K84 1998
"I, too, am America:"  archaeological studies of African-American life, edited by Theresa A. Singleton. E185.89 .A58I15 1999
Notable women in American history: a guide to recommended biographies and autobiographies, by Lynda G. Adamson. CT3260 .A27 1999
Best practices in higher education consortia: how institutions can work together, edited by Lawrence G. Dotolo and Jean T. Strandness (of TCU).LB2331.72 .N48 no. 106
Inside the sports pages: work routines, professional ideologies, and the manufacture of sports news, by Mark Douglas Lowes. PN4914 .S65L69 1999
Her slender dress, by Susan Yuzna. Winner of the 1995 Akron Poetry Prize. PS3575 .U95H47 1996
Winter morning with crow, by Clare Rossini. Winner of the 1996 Akron Poetry Prize. PS3568 .O84725W56 1997
The Sunday game: at the dawn of professional football, by Keith McClellan. GV954 .M37 1998
The Stage Directions guide to directing, edited by Stephen Peithman and Neil Offen. PN2053 .S675 1999
Reading mixed signals: ambivalence in American public opinion about government, by Albert H. Cantril and Susan Davis Cantril. HN90 .P8C39 1999
African Americans in art: selections from The Art Institute of Chicago. N6538 .N5A76 1999
Global communications since 1844: geopolitics and technology, by Peter J. Hugill. TK5102.2 .H84 1999
On the edge of deaf culture: hearing children/deaf parents. Annotated bibliography by Thomas Bull. HQ759.912 .B87 1998
A short history of Las Vegas, by Barbara Land and Myrick Land. F849 .L35L35 1999
All the best, George Bush: my life in letters and other writings, by George H. W. Bush. E838.5 .B872 1999
Net slaves: true tales of working the web, by Bill Lessard and Steve Baldwin. HM851 .L375 2000
Finding an academic job, by Karen Sowers-Hoag and Dianne F. Harrison. LB2331.72 .S68 1998
Getting an academic job: strategies for success, by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld and Marcia Lynn Whicker. LB2332.72 .K76 1997
The creation of dangerous violent criminals, by Lonnie H. Athens. HV6080.A728 1992
Essentials of psychological testing, 5th ed., by Lee J. Cronbach. BF176.C76 1990
Learned pigs and fireproof women, by Ricky Jay. PN1583 .J38 1998
Sources of Chinese tradition, 2d ed., compiled by William Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom. DS721 .D37 1999
A pocket guide to writing in history, 2d ed., by Mary Lynn Rampolla. D13.R295 1998
The birth of Shylock and the death of Zero Mostel, by Arnold Wesker. PR6073 .E75Z465 1999
Science and creationism: a view from the National Academy of Sciences, 2d ed. QH366.2 .S425 1999
Risk communication: a handbook for communicating environmental, safety, and health risks, 2d ed., by Regina Lundgren and Andrea McMakin. T10.68.L86 1998
Relocating teams and expanding leagues in professional sports: how the major leagues respond to market conditions, by Frank P. Josza, jr., and John J. Guthrie, jr. GV716 .J69 1999
Dutch: a memoir of Ronald Reagan, by Edmund Morris. E877 .M66 1999
Managing the industry/university cooperative research center: a guide for directors and other stakeholders, by Denis O. Gray and S. George Walters. Q180.57 .M36 1998
Keeping abreast of science and technology: technical intelligence for business. HD38.7 .K44 1997
Investments: analysis and management, 7th ed., by Charles P. Jones. HG4521 .J663 2000
Expanding literacies: English teaching and the new workplace. PE1068.U5E97 1998
Current issues in higher education: research and reforms. LA227.4 .C87 1998
Computer networks: a systems approach, 2d ed., by Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie. TK5105.5 .P479 2000
Origins of intelligence: the evolution of cognitive development in monkeys, apes, and humans, by Sue Taylor Parker and Michael L. McKinney. BF311 .P31363 1999
ADHD in adulthood: a guide to current theory, diagnosis, and treatment, by Margaret Weiss, et al. RC394 .A85W45 1999
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.

NEW LIBRARY REFERENCE TITLES
The Livingston Lord Library at MSU announces the availability of the following titles in the Reference Room:
The Oxford companion to crime and mystery writing. Ref. PN3448 .D4O94 1999
The New York Times manual of style and usage. Rev. ed. Ref. PN4783 .S57 1999
2000 Artist's & graphic designer's market. Ref. NC1001 .T85 1999
All music guide to jazz. 3d ed. Ref. ML156.4 .J3A45 1998
Hammond world atlas. Rev. ed. Atlases Ref. G1021 .H2665 2000
Atlases of the world's religions. Ref. BL80.2 .F28 1999
Encyclopedia of special education: a reference for the education of the handicapped and other exceptional children and adults. Ref LC4007 .E53 2000
The financial aid book: the insider's guide to private scholarships, grants, fellowships, internships, competitions, and loans. Rev. ed. Ref. LB2337.3 .F56 1999
International dictionary of theatre: plays; playwrights; actors, directors, and designers. Ref. PN2035 .I49 1992
Encyclopedia of volcanoes. Ref. QE522 .E53 2000
African writers. Ref. PL8010 .A453 1997
The legal atlas of the United States. Ref. KF387 .F35 1997
Who was who in American art, 1564-1975. Ref. N6512 .W56 1999
The minority and women's compete scholarship book. Ref. LB2338 .M56 1998
1999 Minnesota manufacturers register. Ref. HD9727 .M6M57 1999
2000 North Dakota manufacturers register. Ref. HF5065 .N9N674 2000
The Oxford dictionary of quotations. Ref. PN6080 .O95 1999
A guide to writing sociology papers, 4th ed. Ref. HM73 .G78 1998
Gallery oSf best cover letters: a collection of quality cover letters by professional resume writers. Ref. HF5383 .N618 1999
America's top jobs for college graduates, 3d ed. Ref. HD6728 .U5F37 1999
The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music, 2d ed. Ref. ML102 .P66P5 1998
Twentieth century words. Ref. PE1630 .A98 1999
The quotable lawyer, rev. ed. Ref. K58 .F76 1998
The Oxford dictionary of foreign words and phrases. Ref. PE1582 .A3O94 1997
The New York Public Library African American desk reference. Ref. E185.N49 1999
A basic music library: essential scores and sound recordings, 3d ed. Ref. ML113 .B3 1997
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.

LIBRARY RESERVES
All materials placed on reserve for Fall Semester will be taken off reserve during semester break, unless the Library has been instructed otherwise. If you wish to keep those materials on reserve for classes during Spring semester, please call Kay Erickson in the Cataloging Department, ext. 2342 or e-mail, erickk@mhd1, by Tuesday, Dec 14.
Materials taken off reserve will be delivered to departments during the first week of Spring Semester. If you prefer, reserve materials may be picked up at the Circulation Desk beginning Monday, January 10. Please call ext. 2342 or e-mail, erickk@mhd1 so that materials will be held for you.
If you plan to put materials on reserve for Spring Semester, please submit them as soon as possible. Reserve forms are now available online at the library website: http://www.moorhead.msus.edu/library/reserves2.htm or at the Circulation Desk in the library. The library will be open Dec. 20-22 and Jan.10-11 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. If you do not bring materials for reserve during the intersession, please allow 2-3 days at the beginning of the session before making assignments using these materials.
If you have any questions or problems call Kay Erickson, Catalog/Reserves Technician, ext. 2342 or Carole Schmidt, Circulation Librarian, ext. 5818.

STRATEGIC BUDGET COMMITTEE
October 28,1999
Present: Ron Jeppson, Bryan Kotta, Nancy Kruse, David Crockett, Rose Bakke, Abbas Pezeshk, Les Bakke Ex Officio, Mark Rice Ex Officio, Cliff Schuette, Mark Wallert, and David Wheeler, Judy Strong Ex Officio.
Absent Layne Anderson, Dorothy Suomala, and Janelle Lundeen.
Please have your spring schedule sent to Kathy Abraham as soon as possible.
FY 2000 projects: President sent out the priorities, with restrictions in two areas. One area was $100,000 in initiatives; the other area was $100,000 in equipment.
The President will be sending out a memo soon which will inform the campus of his adding back the dollar amounts for the initiatives and equipment that were left out this past spring.
In the coming year the President would like to see $100,000 increase in initiatives, 100,000 in equipment, $100,000 for regular student workers fund, and $100,000 in operating budgets.  The administration is going to the students for a 5% increase in tuition.
The Strategic Budget Committee will make assessments of the Strategic Initiative Grants handout, which is used to evaluate the S.I. Grants from FY 99.
The Strategic Budget Committee will try to have the RFP for FY 2001 proposals out before Christmas
The meeting adjourned at 3:00 PM
Next meeting will be November 11, 1999 2:00 ? 4:00 in MA 268
Rose Bakke Secretary

APAC MINUTES
November 2, 1999
Members present: Reed, chair; Conteh, Davis, Enz Finken, Fredrick, Goodman, Grineski, Jeppson, Klindworth, Ruth, Sanderson, Shimabukuro, Thomas, Welken.
1. Speech Communications & Theatre Arts
There was no objection to drop the following course: SPCH 332: Movement & Voice for the Actor (3 cr.)
New Courses:
Sanderson moved. Enz Finken seconded to approve SPCH 333: Movement for the Actor (3 cr.).
David Wheeler was present to answer questions and stated that this course would better prepare students in stage combat techniques for film and TV. He stated that the courses offered at NDSU and Concordia do not address stage combat. The new courses would be elective credits thus no increase in credits to the major.
Motion carried unanimously.
Davis moved. Welken seconded to approve SPCH 334: Voice for the Actor (3 cr.)
Motion carried unanimously.
Sociology and Criminal Justice
Changes in the Gerontology MajoR
The following changes were made last year and did not need action. They are included in the 1999-2001 MSU Bulletin:
Changes to Political Science Section of the Gerontology Discipline Concentration
Changes to Gerontology Electives
Goodman moved. Conteh seconded to approve to add the Health Services Administration courses (minimum of 12 credits) as a discipline concentration in the Gerontology Major (12 credits minimum). Courses are:
Hlth 315: Health Agencies (3 cr.)
Hlth 416: Health Service Management (3 cr.)
Hlth 418: Health Law (3 cr.)
Hlth 419: Health Financial Management (3 cr.).
Nancy Gilliland and Bruce Briggs were present to answer questions. Gilliland stated that students would be allowed to double major in Health Services Administration and in Gerontology. Briggs, a member of the Gerontology Advisory Committee, stated that there is room available in these health courses to accommodate the needs of Gerontology students. He mentioned revisions may be forthcoming to improve the HSA curriculum.
Motion carried unanimously.
APAC MINUTES
November 2, 1999
School Psychology Program
Change in credit requirement for both the Master's and the Specialist degrees in School Psychology to a minimum of 30 credits each, with students required to earn a total across both degrees of at least 61 semester credits.
Gary Nickell was present to answer questions. MnSCU requires a minimum of 30 credits for the Specialist degree. Frederick inquired if students generally take more than the minimum of 30 credits for both their Master's and Specialist degrees since the requirement will be 61 credits. Nickell stated that most students earn more than the minimum number of credits required. Students who have earned their Master's degree must apply to the Specialist program and are accepted if they meet the admission requirements. He stated that students can work in the profession without the Specialist degree.
Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
Gloria Riopelle
APAC MINUTES
December 7, 1999
Members present: Midgarden, Chair; Borchers, Borgeson, Conteh, Davis, Dobitz, Dunkirk, Goodman, Grineski, Jeppson, Klenk, Klindworth, Lane, Reed, Sanderson, Shimabukuro, Welken.
The order of the agenda was changed to accommodate C.T. Hanson's class schedule.
1. Mass Communications Department
Dunkirk moved. Borchers seconded to approve to eliminate the 20 additional liberal studies credits in designated categories as a requirement of the mass communications major.
C. T. Hanson stated that the 20 additional liberal studies credits were initially instated for journalism accreditation purposes.
Motion carried unanimously.
1. Honor Cords and honor society pins at Commencement
VP Midgarden stated that she met with the Student Senate to discuss the request for honor cords and honor society pins to be worn at commencement. (A recommendation to wear cords representing honor society membership was discussed at APAC late last spring.)  Student Senate President Stephanie McCleerey stated that the Student Senate will finish discussing the recommendation at their 12/9/99 meeting. The language currently being discussed by members of the Student Senate is as follows:
1) an approval process through the office of Academic Affairs,
2) those honored by cords be students recognized for their university GPA,
3) students in nationally recognized honor societies be recognized at commencement by society pins,
4) a printed insertion be added to the commencement program explaining the three university recognized cords. The insertion should also describe the honor societies decoration, mission statement, and GPA standard.
The cord colors would be as follows:
Red & White Cord - Summa Cum Laude (3.8 GPA or better)
Red Cord - Magna Cum Laude (3.6 GPA or better)
White Cord - Cum Laude (3.4 GPA or better)
Midgarden stated that the University would pay for the white and red cords, just as it pays for the red/white summer cords now. The additional cost will be about $725 each year. She stated that various honor societies give students pins at their initiation. President Barden has approved of the wearing of the cords at fall semester 1999 commencement and the cords have been ordered. McCleerey stated that the Student Senate would work on compiling a list of the honor societies and developing an approval process through Academic Affairs.
3. Liberal Studies Committee Minutes (Information only)
The minutes of the 10/26/99 and 11/2/99 Liberal Studies Committee were discussed. The Liberal Studies Assessment Committee Student Learning Outcomes will be brought to APAC during spring semester after the Liberal Studies Committee has completed its recommendations.
2. Anthropology and Earth Science Department
Conteh moved. Lane seconded to drop the following 30 Anthropology 1 credit courses :
210R 210W 216R 216W
217R, 217W, 248R, 248
260R, 260W, 265R, 265W
270R, 270W, 275R, 275W
290R, 290W, 300R, 300W
302R, 302W, 303R, 303W
306R, 306W, 315R, 315W
380R, 380W, ,
Motion carried unanimously.
Davis moved. Shimabukuro seconded to approve to drop the following courses:
Drop ANTH 280: Forensic Anthropology (4 cr.)
Drop ANTH 320: Human Osteology (4 cr.)
Drop ANTH 321: Bioarchaeology (4 cr.)
Motion carried unanimously.
Borchers moved. Sanderson seconded to approve to drop the following course:
Drop ANTH 260: Anthropological Linguistics (3 cr.)
Motion carried unanimously.
Shimabukuro moved. Conteh seconded to approve the following:
Cross-list the following MCS courses with Anthropology courses:
MCS 202 (F1): Traditional American Indian Cultures (3 cr.), with ANTH 202
MCS 218 (F1): American Indian Belief Systems (3 cr.), with ANTH 218. (Please note that MCS 218 is currently cross-listed with HUM 218 which is from the same department.)
Request to drop the HUM rubric from that course.
MCS 332 (F1): Indians of the Southwest (3 cr.), with ANTH 33
Conteh suggested that the balance of F and F1 courses be reviewed. Midgarden will ask Judy Strong to bring that suggestion to the Global Studies Committee for discussion.
Motion carried unanimously.
3. Biology Department
Dunkirk moved. Klindworth seconded to approve the Biology Major with a Health and Medical Sciences Emphasis
Kathryn Wise was present to answer questions. She stated that she had met with Bruce Briggs regarding the overlap with Health Services Administration. This emphasis focuses on science expertise. Wise stated that it would be difficult to compare to NDSU's programs as they have so many biology areas. Shimabukuro stated that other institutions can offer this curriculum through various departments but MSU offers them through one department (Biology). She stated that currently the Biology department is delivering these courses now but staffing is always a concern because of student demand. She stated that 70% of incoming students express an interest in the health and medical sciences. Dunkirk noted that it would not restrict students from going into other majors, such as Chemistry.
Conteh asked if they would consider focusing on human rights in health care. Shimabukuro stated that Conteh's suggestion would be considered further.
Motion carried unanimously.
Borgeson moved. Ginther seconded to approve the Health and Medical Sciences Minor.
Conteh suggested that the international aspects of health issues be considered. Wise stated that it is included in courses and advisors talk to students regarding the importance of the global perspective.
Motion carried unanimously.
Davis moved. Welken seconded to approve the Change to the Life Science (Teaching) Major.
Motion carried unanimously.
4. Speech and Theatre Department
New Course:
Lane moved. Conteh seconded to approve the new course:
SPCH 301: Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.)
Lynn Harter stated that this course will develop students' oral and written communication skills.
Letters of support for this course from the departments of Business Administration, English and Mass Communications were distributed to members present.
|Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.
Gloria Riopelle
APAC Minutes
December 7, 1999
Members present: Midgarden, Chair; Borchers, Borgeson, Conteh, Davis, Dobitz, Dunkirk, Goodman, Grineski, Jeppson, Klenk, Klindworth, Lane, Reed, Sanderson, Shimabukuro, Welken.
The order of the agenda was changed to accommodate C.T. Hanson's class schedule.
2. Mass Communications Department
Dunkirk moved. Borchers seconded to approve to eliminate the 20 additional liberal studies credits in designated categories as a requirement of the mass communications major.
C. T. Hanson stated that the 20 additional liberal studies credits were initially instated for journalism accreditation purposes.
Motion carried unanimously.
2. Honor Cords and honor society pins at Commencement
VP Midgarden stated that she met with the Student Senate to discuss the request for honor cords and honor society pins to be worn at commencement. (A recommendation to wear cords representing honor society membership was discussed at APAC late last spring.)  Student Senate President Stephanie McCleerey stated that the Student Senate will finish discussing the recommendation at their 12/9/99 meeting. The language currently being discussed by members of the Student Senate is as follows:
5) an approval process through the office of Academic Affairs,
6) those honored by cords be students recognized for their university GPA,
7) students in nationally recognized honor societies be recognized at commencement by society pins,
8) a printed insertion be added to the commencement program explaining the three university recognized cords. The insertion should also describe the honor societies decoration, mission statement, and GPA standard.
The cord colors would be as follows:
Red & White Cord - Summa Cum Laude (3.8 GPA or better)
Red Cord - Magna Cum Laude (3.6 GPA or better)
White Cord - Cum Laude (3.4 GPA or better)
Midgarden stated that the University would pay for the white and red cords, just as it pays for the red/white summer cords now. The additional cost will be about $725 each year. She stated that various honor societies give students pins at their initiation. President Barden has approved of the wearing of the cords at fall semester 1999 commencement and the cords have been ordered. McCleerey stated that the Student Senate would work on compiling a list of the honor societies and developing an approval process through Academic Affairs.
3. Liberal Studies Committee Minutes (Information only)
The minutes of the 10/26/99 and 11/2/99 Liberal Studies Committee were discussed. The Liberal Studies Assessment Committee Student Learning Outcomes will be brought to APAC during spring semester after the Liberal Studies Committee has completed its recommendations.
5. Anthropology and Earth Science Department
Conteh moved. Lane seconded to drop the following 30 Anthropology 1 credit courses :
210R 210W 216R 216W
217R, 217W, 248R, 248
260R, 260W, 265R, 265W
270R, 270W, 275R, 275W
290R, 290W, 300R, 300W
302R, 302W, 303R, 303W
306R, 306W, 315R, 315W
380R, 380W, ,
Motion carried unanimously.
Davis moved. Shimabukuro seconded to approve to drop the following courses:
Drop ANTH 280: Forensic Anthropology (4 cr.)
Drop ANTH 320: Human Osteology (4 cr.)
Drop ANTH 321: Bioarchaeology (4 cr.)
Motion carried unanimously.
Borchers moved. Sanderson seconded to approve to drop the following course:
Drop ANTH 260: Anthropological Linguistics (3 cr.)
Motion carried unanimously.
Shimabukuro moved. Conteh seconded to approve the following:
Cross-list the following MCS courses with Anthropology courses:
MCS 202 (F1): Traditional American Indian Cultures (3 cr.), with ANTH 202
MCS 218 (F1): American Indian Belief Systems (3 cr.), with ANTH 218. (Please note that MCS 218 is currently cross-listed with HUM 218 which is from the same department.)
Request to drop the HUM rubric from that course.
MCS 332 (F1): Indians of the Southwest (3 cr.), with ANTH 33
Conteh suggested that the balance of F and F1 courses be reviewed. Midgarden will ask Judy Strong to bring that suggestion to the Global Studies Committee for discussion.
Motion carried unanimously.
6. Biology Department
Dunkirk moved. Klindworth seconded to approve the Biology Major with a Health and Medical Sciences Emphasis
Kathryn Wise was present to answer questions. She stated that she had met with Bruce Briggs regarding the overlap with Health Services Administration. This emphasis focuses on science expertise. Wise stated that it would be difficult to compare to NDSU's programs as they have so many biology areas. Shimabukuro stated that other institutions can offer this curriculum through various departments but MSU offers them through one department (Biology). She stated that currently the Biology department is delivering these courses now but staffing is always a concern because of student demand. She stated that 70% of incoming students express an interest in the health and medical sciences. Dunkirk noted that it would not restrict students from going into other majors, such as Chemistry.
Conteh asked if they would consider focusing on human rights in health care. Shimabukuro stated that Conteh's suggestion would be considered further.
Motion carried unanimously.
Borgeson moved. Ginther seconded to approve the Health and Medical Sciences Minor.
Conteh suggested that the international aspects of health issues be considered. Wise stated that it is included in courses and advisors talk to students regarding the importance of the global perspective.
Motion carried unanimously.
Davis moved. Welken seconded to approve the Change to the Life Science (Teaching) Major.
Motion carried unanimously.
7. Speech and Theatre Department
New Course:
Lane moved. Conteh seconded to approve the new course:
SPCH 301: Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.)
Lynn Harter stated that this course will develop students' oral and written communication skills.
Letters of support for this course from the departments of Business Administration, English and Mass Communications were distributed to members present.
Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.
Gloria Riopelle
MSU Strategic Planning Committee Minutes
December 1, 1999, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Comstock Memorial Union - Room 205
Members present: Bette Midgarden - Chairperson, Beth Connor, David Crockett, Ian Croatto, Karen Danbom, Nathan Davis, Iris Gill, Brittney Goodman, Theodore Gracyk, Martin Grindeland, Steve Grineski, Doug Hamilton, Lila Hauge-Stoffel, Yvonne Johnson, Stephanie McCleerey, Melaine Nordick, Robert Roel, Mary Shimabukuro, Judy Strong, Barbara Vellenga, Warren Weise.
1. Vice President Midgarden distributed copies of the 1999-2001 Academic Affairs Master Plan. The Plan will be available on the Academic Affairs web page by the end of next week, and a brochure will be distributed at the beginning of spring semester. Midgarden described the planning process used to develop this current plan, and discussed the difference between it and the results of the University Strategic Planning process. Midgarden also explained that since the first year that MSU has had Strategic Planning Goals, all Academic Affairs Council members have identified objectives they plan to achieve in each SPG, and part of their performance evaluation is based on those areas.
Mission Statement.
Moorhead State University provides students with accessible high quality liberal studies and professional education for career preparation, responsible citizenship and life-long learning founded on excellence in teaching and learning, and supported by scholarship, creative activity and service.
Academic Affairs Goals
To provide a strong liberal studies foundation for all undergraduate programs.
To prepare students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels for fulfilling and productive careers in the 21st century.
To develop a University community that embraces diversity and bases relationships on tolerance, civility and affirmation.
To provide encouragement and support for faculty development in teaching, advising, scholarship and creative activity.
To provide service and educational outreach to the region.
To provide support personnel, facilities, and resources that enhance and complement the academic experience.
The Plan lists a number of objectives to be achieved in line with each of the six Academic Affairs goals. Midgarden concluded her presentation by highlighting those objectives that will also assist the University in making progress with regard to the proposed second set of MSU Strategic Planning Goals.
SPC Group 3 (Nathan Davis, Ted Gracyk, Joel Powell, and Barb Vellenga) was charged with summarizing the results of the fall semester Focus Groups. Each SPC member received a copy of that summary report last week. The remainder of the SPC meeting was devoted to committee discussion of the Focus Group results.
Davis, Gracyk, and Vellenga were present and led the discussion. Gracyk first thanked the note takers, and commented that Group 3 had very thorough minutes to review. Group 3 waited until all minutes were in to work on the final proposal. They felt the results from the Focus Groups' minutes were very consistent.
Group 3 recommends that one of the three goals, "Be Responsive to the Environment," be eliminated. Group 3 commented that the three groups of participants who agreed to discuss responsiveness raised recurring themes of communication and collaboration.
It was observed that the FG process was much more challenging this year than it was last spring. MSU now needs to be more specific and action oriented. Moreover, overall the tone of the FGs was upbeat and positive about the University ? there is a lot going on here that is good and that was reflected. The issue raised was: how do we get the word out? FG participants had difficulty articulating outcomes, and wanted to go directly to devising solutions. It was also noted that "new" and "innovative" should not be the criteria for funding strategic proposals, as many things now being done need additional support, including additional staffing or reassigned time. Sometimes, MSU has not invested enough resources to make its processes efficient.
During the final part of the meeting, the Strategic Planning Committee concentrated on limiting the number of subgoals under each proposed goal to no more than two. The SPC as a whole accepted Group 3's recommendation to modify the proposed second set of MSU Strategic Planning Goals. The SPC will present the following to President Barden on December 8:
Goal I: Improve Internal Communicaton
Subgoal A: Increase Effectiveness of Campus Communication
Subgoal B: Enhance Campus Image
Goal II: Improve External Communication
Subgoal A: Improve Marketing and Public Relations
Goal III: Increase Collaboration
Subgoal A: Increase Partnerships and Strengthen Ties within the campus and to the Extramural Community An issue identified as requiring discussion with President Barden relates to how much, and what kind of, additional specificity should be attached to the subgoals. That is, should some of the outcomes included in Group 3’s summary report be used to focus yet further the proposals that will be written spring semester? by Strong/Midgarden

MSU Strategic Planning Committee minutes
December 8, 1999, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Comstock Memorial Union
Present: Bette Midgarden-Chairperson, David Crockett, Karen Danbom, Nathan Davis, Brittney Goodman, Ted Gracyk, Martin Grindeland, Steven Grineski, Doug Hamilton, Yvonne Johnson, Mark Rice, Mary Shimabukuro, Wade Swenson, Barbara Vellenga, Warren Wiese
Guest: President Roland Barden
Vice President Midgarden welcomed President Barden to the meeting, and invited Group 3 (Nathan Davis, Ted Gracyk, Barbara Vellenga present) to summarize the results of the fall Focus Group (FG) project. Ted Gracyk initially spoke for the group, emphasizing the consensus among the FGs that communication (internal and external) and collaboration be included in the next set of strategic goals. Midgarden expressed appreciation to the entire SPC for all the work undertaken and the accomplishments this year. She invited President Barden to discuss the proposed second set of Strategic Planning Goals.
President Barden also thanked the group for its fine work. He noted it was welcome that we are back to talking about strengths and internal communication ? a wonderful change in the dynamics of the community which has moved beyond a Save the University theme. He then turned to the proposed set of goals, and discussed each in turn.
ß President Barden remarked on the interplay between marketing and public relations. In the past, MSU has used marketing to help define a story about MSU that is being used to communicate to the external world. Now, MSU has a good deal of information on why students and parents choose MSU as their college. That is, marketing used as the interplay between research and communicating our message. Public relations means we have programs MSU wants people to know more about, and we create an image about the University and what it is doing. The subtle part of this is advertising, which is very expensive. We need to do public relations by putting out lots of stories about good people and good events, and by creating an image through the sheer number of good stories we can tell about people at MSU. We do fairly well with this in the Forum, but not as well in the smaller regional papers. Internally, he noted that the Student Senate has been discussing communication a lot recently as well. The senators are finding the same problem that MSU administrators find when trying to seek ways to communicate with a very diverse population. We have a different, electronic world and we need to re-think how we do these things.
ß Collaboration will be the source of our strength in the future, and he is pleased to see that emerge as a priority in the FG discussions. He underlined that the amount of work it takes people to set up collaborative programs in the future is going to increase. MSU has a lot of relationship building ahead of itself in the future.
President Barden next addressed the level of specificity that SPC should define with regard to the new set of goals and objectives. He directed the committee to use its authority and identify examples of desired outcomes, based on the feedback obtained from the FGs. Absent that approach, for better or for worse, it will have to be done administratively. He further directed the SPC to key on the one or two or three outcomes that were stressed predominantly in the Focus Group sessions.
The SPC and President Barden engaged in focused discussion to complete that facet of goal setting. The results of that exercise follow, and it is important to note that the bullets provide concrete examples, but are not intended to be an exclusive set of desired outcomes:
Goal 1 ? Improve Internal Communication
Objective A ? Increase the Effectiveness of Campus Communication Outcomes: Centralized campus communication center
Campus-wide coordination of scheduling and communication of events.
Objective B ? Enhance the Campus Image through Appearance
Goal 2 ? Improve External Communication Objective A ? Improve Marketing and Public Relations Shift the focus from numerical information to excellence in people, program, and activities.
Goal 3 ? Increase Collaboration
Objective A ? Increase Partnerships and Strengthen Ties with the Campus and the Extramural Community.
Midgarden next asked the SPC members for any suggestions for Vice President Crockett in his role as chairperson of the Strategic Budget Committee.
Put the SPC web site in the announcement from the SBC to the campus community soliciting proposals to address these new goals, objectives and outcomes, since the FG participants provided so many excellent ideas and strategies during those sessions.
The directions to the campus community should be very clear about the types of proposals that will be funded this time to prevent departments/units from doing extra work.
The purpose of strategic planning/budgeting process is to improve the overall University relative to the goals identified through the FG process. Yet, a particular department/unit might develop an idea to improve issues specific to the department/unit and the project might serve as a model for other departments/units, and so still qualify as enhancing the entire University.
It was noted that preparing proposals that are not funded though this process should not be viewed as a waste of time, as those proposals serve to effectively communicate special needs and good ideas to department/unit supervisor(s).
Crockett should invite members of the SPC to the initial SBC meeting where the materials that will go out to the campus community will be developed.
President Barden accepted the work of the SPC with thanks, and will communicate them to the University community, emphasizing that the results he seeks and the proposals he will fund are those that will improve the University by addressing the three major goals. He congratulated the group on the progress achieved in the strategic planning process, commenting that this recommended set of goals, objectives and outcomes reflected genuine strategic planning. President Barden emphasized that the strategic planning/budgeting cycle is not a grant contest where the best ideas or ongoing needs are funded regardless of whether or not those ideas and needs address the defined set of strategic goals. Process participants must keep in mind that this is strategic institutional improvement, specifically focused toward the areas defined by the University through the Focus Group process implemented by the members of the Strategic Planning Committee. These goals will be used for a minimum of two or three years.
Midgarden announced that the Steering Committee of the SPC will meet shortly after the new semester begins. One of the agendas that group might set for the SPC this spring, is to assess the status quo in each of the goal areas, so that the SBC might have concrete levels against which to measure proposal effectiveness.
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* Konnie Gohman and Maranda Gerlach, Hendrix Health Center interns, along with their advisor Lynn Peterson, attended the National Bacchus and Gamma Convention in Orlando, Florida. The convention focused on new ideas and strategies regarding the prevention of alcohol abuse, healthy relationship issues and stress reduction programming and awareness on college campuses. Thank you to faculty who supported these students by releasing them from their class.
* Pat Neuman, Counseling Center, attended a week long intensive training institute & international conference sponsored by the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine, Dec. 5-11 in Palm Springs, Calif. She will be sharing information & materials through inservice training for Counseling Center & Health Center Staff.
* Brittney Goodman, library, presented a poster session entitled, "Power Partners: Internet Search Training at Moorhead State University" at the Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships: Educating the University Community in a Dynamic Information Environment Conference, November 11-12, at the University of Iowa. This national conference recognized educational strategies and programs that teach faculty, technologists, staff, and students in a "dynamic and ever-changing information and technological environment." Goodman highlighted the library's outreach Internet instruction for ED 205 students and the FYE (First Year Experience) program. She also presented excerpts from the online tutorial created by her and Stacy Voeller, library, on Advanced Internet Searching, located at:  http://classweb.moorhead.msus.edu/chenault/internetii (requires sound card and speakers).
* Peter Geib, business administration, has had a paper accepted for presentation and publication at the March meeting of the Midwest Academy of International Business annual conference in Chicago. The title of the paper is "Asia’s Problematic Recovery and Some U.S. Management Implications."
* Larry Nicholson, building services and Moorhead City Council member, was re-elected as an At-Large Director of the University Committees Caucus (UCC) in Los Angeles Dec. 3 at the National League of Cities Annual Conference. The UCC is a voluntary group of elected officials from municipalities with a university or institution of higher education within its borders or within an adjacent municipality. The NLC member group was formed in 1977 to encourage the active involvement of university communities in the organization, its policy-making process and in programs at NLC. Its objectives are to assist cities, NLC and state municipal leagues in gathering sharing and analyzing information about opportunities, issues and policies of interest to university communities. It also serves to foster a spirit of cooperation between universities, colleges and city and town governments.
* Walter Sizer, mathematics, attended the fifth International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications January 3-7 in Temuco, Chile. The conference was attended by about 50 mathematicians from approximately 15 countries in Asia, North and South America and Europe. Sizer presented a paper, "Some Periodic Solutions of the Lyness Equation."
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