BRATON TO ADDRESS
850 MSUM GRADUATES
David Braton, director of sales for the Bismarck Tribune and a 1989 MSUM graduate, will deliver the commencement address for the university’s spring graduation ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday, May 11 in Nemzek Fieldhouse.
More than 850 students will receive degrees that day.
Braton, the former general manager of The Forum, has worked in the publishing industry for over 25 years and was a co-owner of Davon Press in West Fargo for six years. He’s a former president of the MSUM Foundation and received a degree in mass communications from the university.
A reception for parents, family and friends of graduates is scheduled after the ceremony
Nemzek 113.

CAMPUS CAMPAIGN HITS
$78,705: OVER GOAL
As of May 5, $78,705 has been committed to the Alumni Foundation Campus Campaign by faculty and staff. The campaign goal was $75,000. New payroll deductions total $13,000. Over 50 individuals increased their giving and 31 additional payroll deductions have been added. Over $13,000 has been contributed to unrestricted funds compared to $7,500 last year.

FOUNDATION PHONATHON
HITS RECORD $165,416 IN PLEDGES
This year’s Alumni Foundation Phonathon raised $165,416 in pledges compared to $129,951 in 2000. That’s a 28% increase in contributions that support Alumni Foundation programs including scholarships and grants.
During their calls, MSUM students shared current information and answered questions regarding what’s happening on campus. The alumni apparently appreciated hearing from the students by showing their generosity with record pledges.
Over 350 non-donors became active donors. Thanks go to the following student callers: Brook Albertson, Elizabeth Hawkins, Jacqueline Barber, Shapeera Davis, Brad Feldman, Tammie Goerdt, Michelle Green, Elizabeth Hamann, Christa Heldt, Ginny Hovland, Katie Johnson, Julie Lund, Levi McNally, Sarah Millard, Hannah Mische, Jim Mulheran, Matthew Novak, Krista Petrie, Beth Pratt, Gary Sabrowksy, Kim Sanbulte, Lindsay Schock, Cynthia Thomson, Katherine Wilson, Jason Uphoff, Hilary Scheff, and Alexandra Sapyegina.

MSUM’S PHI KAPPA PHI
INDUCTS 43 AT INITIATION
Phi Kappa Phi honored 43 new student members during an initiation ceremony this spring, including three faculty: Jim Bartruff, Shawn Dunkirk and Terrie Manno.
Phi Kappa Phi is a national honor society founded in 1897. It supports good character and superior scholarship in all fields of study. Since the standards for admission are among the highest academic qualifications for any similar organization, membership in the society is a mark of distinction.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
CONFERENCE HERE MAY 16
"A Classroom without Walls: Multimedia Instructional Technology" is the theme of this year’s instructional technology conference sponsored by the Lead Faculty Group. The conference will be held on May 16 in the Center for Business. Presentations will focus on instructional use of Web sites, WebCT, and streaming audio and video. MSUM faculty and staff are invited to attend the conference and showcase their instructional technology applications.
Ron Vetter of the University of North Carolina will be the keynote speaker on the topic of "Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning." He will also provide a hands-on demonstration of wireless instructional technologies used in his research: "Wireless Networks and Pocket Computers for Everyday Classroom Use."
Vetter is professor and chair of the department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. His research interests include computer networks, component-based computing, multimedia systems, and distance education. His work has been supported by the USWEST Foundation, NSF, USDA, and NASA. Vetter serves on the editorial board of IEEE Computer and edits a bi-monthly column called "Internet Watch."
MSUM faculty and staff are invited to showcase their instructional technology projects during the conference’s Technology Fair. For information, please contact Tim Borchers at 236-2656 or borchers@mnstate.edu.
The conference is free to all MSUM participants and includes lunch. Registration information will be available soon. Watch campus publications for details.

LACHER RETIREMENT PARTY: JUNE 15
Continuing Studies wishes to announce that a retirement party will be held for Judy Lacher, who is retiring June 15th. The party will be from 2-4 p.m., Wednesday, June 13 in the Dragon Den. If you wish to receive an email or hard copy reminder/invitation closer to the date of the party, please contact Continuing Studies at 236-2182 or at contstdy@mnstate.edu

MSUM INCREASES EFFORTS
IN CUSTOMIZED TRAINING
MSUM will be increasing efforts to offer customized education and training to area businesses and professional organizations through Continuing Studies beginning this summer.
Continuing Studies staff has worked with other MnSCU institutions in northwest Minnesota to create a regional network for customized training and will be partnering with those institutions, including  Northwest Technical College and Fergus Falls Community College, to identify the needs of specific businesses and organizations in our area that could be met by offering either credit or non-credit courses taught by our faculty and/or adjuncts.
Why customized training?  The incumbent workforce in northwest Minnesota and eastern North Dakota, because of changing demographics and advancing technology, is fast becoming one of MSUM’s more likely group of potential students. In order to better serve the needs of the workforce, some education may need to be done in a customized manner ­ bringing individual credit courses, or non-credit classes to business professionals and workers at their place of business or scheduling educational opportunities at times when those people can attend.
MSUM faculty are encouraged to contact the Continuing Studies office to let them know if you are interested in offering classes or training in a customized manner. This would involve the Continuing Studies office helping to set up the contracts with businesses and arranging for salary and benefits to be paid to the faculty member.
Also, if faculty are aware of businesses who have needs that are not being met by our faculty through the traditional consulting avenues that MSUM faculty can provide, Continuing Studies would be glad to help identify other MSUM faculty or adjuncts who could provide the needed resources.
MSUM Customized Training will work with our faculty and departments to build partnerships with area businesses, industry and professional groups, economic development organizations, and other higher education institutions to strengthen the relationship between MSUM and area businesses.
MSUM has done some customized training, through academic departments and through Continuing Studies, in the past in the form of both credit and non-credit classes and trainings for individual companies and for professional organizations. Examples include: credit courses for K-12 teachers and paraprofessionals, both regular APAC-approved courses and workshops; non-credit conferences and training for area healthcare professionals; and some non-credit customized classes offered on-site for counselors and mental health professionals.
If you are interested in working with MSUM Continuing Studies to develop some customized credit or non-credit classes,  contact either Jan Flack (2395, flackjan@mnstate)  or Yvonne Johnson (2394, johnsony@mnstate).

COMSTOCK MEMORIAL UNION
INTERIM HOURS MAY 14-JUNE 1:
Affinity Plus Credit Union      9:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Building Hours                      7 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Career Services                    8 a.m.- 4:30.p.m.
Etcetera Shop                     10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Subs & Sweets                     8 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Job Shop                              9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Main Office                           8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Student Development           8 a.m.- 4:30.p.m.
CMU will be closed weekends and Memorial Day.

SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS ATTEND STATEWIDE CONFERENCE
MSUM social work students recently attend the Minnesota State Student Social Work Conference at Winona State University. The conference keynote address was given by Minnesota State Supreme Court Justice Kathleen Blatz and focused on social work practice and child protection services at the county level.
Conference workshops focused on current practice issues with persons with HIV/AIDS, working with youth in community activities, the educational experiences of low-income youth, reporting laws for vulnerable adults, treatment of adolescent sexual offenders, among other topics.
MSUM social work students attending included Katie Johnson, Ryan Thiel, Amber Lehn, Tammie Yak, Ann Ficek, Katy Wefel, and Paula Thieschafer. Social work faculty member, Jeff Dongvillo, MSW, accompanied the students.

ECONOMICS MAJOR WINS $750
BUSINESS RESEARCH PRIZE
Susan Rose, a graduating economics major, received the university's $750 Business Division Research Prize for a juried paper on “The New Zealand Reforms.”
Rose, originally from Roseau, Minn., has also received a fellowship from Ohio State University where she will work on her master’s degree in economics next year.
Her paper was selected for the prize by a team of faculty from the business and English departments and a member of the MSUM Alumni Foundation board of directors.
The prize was established through a collaborative fund-raising effort by the College of Business and Industry and the university’s Alumni Foundation.

NEW TITLES AT THE LIBRARY
The Livingston Lord Library at MSU announces the availability of the following titles (among many others):
*Forgotten places and things: archaeological perspectives on American history. OVERSIZE E159.5 .F67 1983
*Gillmor, Don. Canada: a people's history. OVERSIZE F1026 .G46 2000
*Victoria and Albert Museum. The power of the poster. OVERSIZE NC1827.G7 L692 1998
*Lute, Gwen. Photo retouching with Adobe Photoshop. TR310 .L88 2000
*Typographers on type: an illustrated anthology from William Morris to the present day. Z250 .A2 T9 1995
*Typography now two: implosion. Z246 .T97 1998
*Handbook of emotions. 2nd ed. BF561 .H35 2000
*Kroker, Arthur. Data trash: the theory of the virtual class. HM221 .K735 1994
*Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel. Kupferstichkabinett. From Schongauer to Holbein: master drawings from Basel and Berlin. OVERSIZE NC85 .O3413 1999
*Hart, Betty. The social world of children learning to talk. P118 .H36 1999
*Bachardy, Don. Stars in my eyes. PN1998.2 .B318 2000
*Victoria and Albert Museum. Catalogue of musical instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum: new catalogue entries, supplementary notes and bibliography. Single v. ed. ML462 .L6 V53 1998
*Feiler, Jesse. Managing the Web-based enterprise. HF5548.32 .F44 2000
*The amazing Internet challenge: how leading projects use library skills to organize the Web. ZA4080 .W45 1999
*Spinello, Richard A. Cyberethics: morality and law in cyperspace. TK5105.875 .I57 S68 2000
*Lee, Carol K. Learning about books & libraries: a goldmine of games. Z711.2 .L455 2000
*Levels of selection in evolution. QH375 .L48 1999
*De Vos, Gail. New tales for old: folktales as literary fictions for young adults. PN56 .F58 D48 1999
*Bronson, Martha. Self-regulation in early childhood: nature and nurture. BF723 .S25 B76 2000
*MacDonald, Margaret Read. Shake-it-up tales!: stories to sing, dance, drum, and act out. LB1042 .M228 2000
*Ryan, Daniel J. Job search handbook for people with disabilities. HV1568.5 .R93 2000
*Zimmerman, Jan. Marketing on the Internet. 4th ed. HF6146 .I58 M38 2000
*Berkeley's Principles and Dialogues: background source materials. B1334 .B47 2000
*Settersten, Richard A. Lives in time and place: the problems and promises of developmental science. BF713 .S48 1999
*Longino, Charles F. The old age challenge to the biomedical model: paradigm strain and health policy. RA395 .A3 L67 1995
*The gerontological prism: developing interdisciplinary bridges. HQ1061 .G416 2000
*Secada, Jorge. Cartesian metaphysics: the late scholastic origins of modern philosophy. B1878 .M5 S43 2000
*Pasto, Daniel J. Experiments and techniques in organic chemistry. QD261 .P35 1992
*Handbook of infant mental health. 2nd ed. RJ502.5 .H36 2000
*Goldstein, Ivo. Croatia: a history. DR1535 .G65 1999b
*Reynolds, David. One world divisible: a global history since 1945. D1051 .R47 2000
*Greco, John. Putting skeptics in their place: the nature of skeptical arguments and their role in philosophical inquiry. B837 .G74 2000
*Reading, Peter. Marfan. PR6068 .E27 M37x 2000
*Blackman, Josh. The Internet fact finder for lawyers: how to find anything on the Net. KF242 .A1 B583 1998
*The reception of Kant's critical philosophy: Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel. B2799 .I42 R43 2000
*Hart, Michael. The American Internet advantage: global themes and implications of the modern world. HE7583 .U6 H373 2000
*Holmes, Patricia A. Broadcasting in Sierra Leone. PN1990.6 .S5 H66 1999
*Salinger, Margaret Ann. Dream catcher: a memoir. PS3537 .A426 Z88 2000
*Education for citizenship: ideas and innovations in political learning. LC1091 .E387 1997
*Ngwainmbi, Komben Emmanuel. Exporting communication technology to developing countries: sociocultural, economic, and educational factors. HD9696 .T443 D446 1999
*Human cloning: science, ethics, and public policy. QH442.2 .H875 2000
*Merrill, John Calhoun. The princely press: Machiavelli on American journalism. PN4888 .E8 M43 1998
*Appleman, Deborah. Critical encounters in high school English: teaching literary theory to adolescents. PR33 .A66 2000
*Lamar, Howard Roberts. The far Southwest, 1846-1912: a territorial history. University of New Mexico Press rev. ed. F786 .L27 2000
*Koerner, David. Here be dragons: the scientific quest for extraterrestrial life. QB54 .K54 2000
*Lambert, Page. In search of kinship: modern pioneering on the western landscape. F769 .S86 L36 1996
*McIntyre, Alice. Making meaning of whiteness: exploring racial identity with white teachers. LB1775.2 .M316 1997
Faculty and staff are invited to submit requests for new library materials (in any format) to their department's library liaison. Larry Schwartz is the Collection Management Librarian for the Library, and his phone number is x2353.

 VACANCY NOTICE
Position: Early Education Center—Toddler Teacher
Qualifications and Experience: A bachelor’s degree in education is required. A major or minor in Early Childhood Education or Early Childhood Special Education, and experience as a toddler teacher preferred. The candidate must be able to lift 30 pounds.
Responsibilities:
Lead teacher for a group of toddlers. Design and implement curriculum in the areas of physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development, that is compatible with the philosophy of the program, and developmentally appropriate practice.
Assess children and work with parents to provide for the needs of their children.
Communicate with parents orally or in writing daily. Offer parent conferences in the fall and spring. Supervise and model best practices for university students who are assigned to the center for student teaching or other field experiences
Apply to: Judy Klug Johnson, Early Education Center, 1096A Lommen Hall; MSUM, Moorhead, MN 56563; phone: 218-236-214; fax: 218-299-5850

MISCELLANEA
* Rinita A. Dalan, anthropology and earth science, and 5 anthropology majors—Theresa Barket, Melissa Baltus, Aaron Fogel, Kelsey Lowe, and Brandy Stearns, were at Detroit Lakes Middle School on May 3rd for SGI supported outreach activities with over 100 8th graders. Students in five of Michael Urban's Earth Science classes had the opportunity to use several types of geophysical equipment and to learn about how these instruments are employed in archaeological investigations.
* Tim Harms, Tim Peil, Barbara Rath, Bonita Schmidt, and Vernon Wolff, mathematics, along with former students Amy Johanson and David Wolff, attended the joint meetings of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Minnesota Mathematics Association for Two Year Colleges in Duluth, April 26-28. The conference theme was "Taking the Basics Into the 21st Century." Keynote speaker was Zalman Usiskin from the University of Chicago.  Over 1,200 teachers from kindergarten through college level attended workshops and presentations on current mathematics topics including assessment and the NCTM Principles and Standards. Peil presented a talk titled "I did it right on my calculator, so why is my answer wrong?" The faculty visited with 13 recent MSUM graduates, now teaching in Minnesota, who also attended the conference.
* Olivia Melroe, Peg Potter, Lisa Habedank Stewart, psychology, and Deanne Borgeson, special education, recently attended the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. Also attending were four school psychology graduate students—Gretchen Hagemann, Michelle Larson, Tawny Markuson, and Jessica Rick. Presentations done by these MSUM faculty and students were: Stewart (with John Helland, Fergus Falls Public Schools and Jim Nelson, Lifeskills Clinic), “Evaluating a Controversial Vision Therapy Treatment: Student Outcomes and Lessons Learned”;  Stewart and Markuson, “Identifying High School Students At-Risk for Failing a State Writing Test”; Potter, “ADHD and Special Education: What do YOU Think?”; Melroe, Borgeson, and Larson, “Participation Rates of American Indian Families in Early Childhood Programs”; Melroe and Hagemann, “Academic Language Skills of English Speaking American Indian Students.
* Two Perham High students were winners of this years Minnesota Academy of Science State Science Fair. The students, Sarah Wacker and Katherine Meinhover, were mentored by Chris Chastain, biology and conducted their research project in Chastain's laboratory. Their project involved identifying an enzyme in chloroplasts of spinach leaves. They received an all expense paid trip to present their project at the Intel International Science Fair held in San Jose, Calif., May 6-12. The collaboration, coordinated by Perham High science teacher Beth Schwarz and Shawn Dunkirk (Chemistry), is a by-product of MSUM's SGI sponsored Science Outreach Program, Steve Lindaas, coordinator.
* Julie Radniecki, graduate student in counseling and student affairs, received the Minnesota School Counselors Association (MSCA) 2001 Scholarship to a Future Counselor. This scholarship was awarded during the professional recognition program on April 30, 2001 during the MSCA convention at Maddens Resort, Brainerd, Minnesota. The amount of the scholarship is $500. Radniecki is completing her degree in School Counseling and will graduate on May 11, 2001. She has accepted an elementary school counselor position in Menahga, Minnesota and will begin working there in the fall.

CLASSIFIED
FOR RENT: Because of a sabbatical leave a condo is available for rent, located in north Fargo along a bend in the river, in a very quiet area. The condo (one of six units) has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a den. The unit has a deck that overlooks the river area, and comes with an attached two-car garage on the ground level. The condo will come equipped with all major appliances (frig, stove, w/d, a/c, dishwasher, disposal, microwave). Rent will be $750 plus utilities. Available from August 1, 2001 until July 31, 2002. No pets. chalikia@mnstate.edu or phone 236-4082 (work) 232-8236 (home)

Red rocks from western North Dakota. Various sizes. Free if you remove. Contact 2252 during work hours.

SIX PROFESSORS RETIRE
Six veteran professors here will retire from classroom teaching this spring: Joel Charon, sociology and criminal justice; Dick Bolton, New Center; Dianne Farrell, history; Sheila Gullickson, English; Rae Offutt, New Center; and Roger Richaman, anthropology and earth sciences.
Bolton, who grew up in suburban Los Angeles, came to MSUM in 1979. A specialist in social sciences and English, he holds an undergraduate degree in political science from Stanford University and a doctorate in American studies from Washington State. Before coming to MSUM, he taught high school and community college for 17 years in California. He served as director of the university’s New Center for Multidisciplinary Studies from 1994-96. He and his wife Helen will retire in Moorhead.

 Charon, a Minneapolis native, earned an undergraduate and doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota and taught 11 years at St. Paul Harding High School and one year at Highland Park High before joining the faculty at MSUM in 1972. He chaired the sociology department for eight years and during his tenure published four sociology textbooks—three of them currently in their fourth to seventh editions. His fifth textbook, “Social Problems: A Reader With Four Questions,” will be published this year. He was also a university nominee for the Carnegie Professor of the Year award. Charon and his wife Susan will retire in Henderson, Nev., just outside of Las Vegas.
Farrell, raised in Racine, Wis., earned her undergraduate degrees and doctorate at the University of Wisconsin and began teaching at MSUM in 1986. A specialist in Russian and modern European history, she spent 1992 lecturing at Kiev State University in the Ukraine under a Fulbright grant. She’s also studied and lectured in Poland, Russia and the Republic of Georgia with her husband, an economist at Oregon State University. She will retire at their home outside of Corvallis, Oregon.
Gullickson, raised in Fargo and a graduate of Shanley High School, earned an English degree at MSUM in 1960 and taught four years at Fargo Central High before joining the faculty at the MSUM Campus School. After earning a master’s degree here, she joined the university English faculty as a specialist in English education and young adult literature. She chaired the university’s Freshmen English committee for nearly two decades. She will retire in Fargo with her husband Warren.
Offutt, originally from Bayport, Minn., has been teaching at MSUM since 1980. A reading specialist, she earned her doctorate in teacher education from the University of North Dakota and a master’s degree in learning disabilities and reading from MSUM. She also did post-doctoral studies in the neuropsychology of reading at Oxford University in England. Before coming to MSUM, she was a learning disabilities specialist for four years at Fargo South High, where she established the first high school learning disabilities program in North Dakota. From 1996 to 2000, Offutt also served as director of MSUM’s New Center for Multidisciplinary Studies. She will retire in Moorhead.
Richman, originally from Miles, Iowa, came to MSUM in 1967 after earning his master’s degree in geography from the Michigan State University and teaching public school one year in Clinton, Iowa. Named Teacher of the Year here in 1972, he was the chair and only faculty member in the university’s geography/geology department between 1982 and 1993. Richman ran for a city council seat in Moorhead in 1970, but lost on a flip of a coin in a tie vote. He went on to serve on the city’s charter commission and the Clay County solid waste management committee. He will retire in Moorhead.

JUDY LACHER TO RETIRE
Judy Lacher, a learning consultant continuing studies, will retire this spring after a 15-year career on campus.
Originally from Buffalo, Minn., Lacher first started working at MSUM in1985 as an international student advisor and three years later transferred into continuing studies as a learning consultant.
Lacher taught high school physical education for three years in West St. Paul and four years at Normandale Community College in Bloomington before moving to Moorhead. She holds an undergraduate degree from Macalaster College and a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota, both in physical education.
She and her husband Bob plan to retire in the Twin Cities.

11 NEW MEMBERS NAMED TO
PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY BOARD
The following new members joined the MSUM President’s Advisory Board for the three-year term beginning January 2001. The Advisory Board has 29 members. Yvonne Condell is president, Sam Wai is vice president, and Nancy Kruse is secretary.
Ben Anvary
Anvary is the owner of Mexican Village restaurant in Fargo. He currently serves the board of directors at Community First, Board of Trustees at Merit Care, and Foundation Board of Trustees at Merit Care. He graduated from MSUM in business and accounting. He studied in the MBA program at NDSU. Anvary has been married for 25 years to his wife, Nancy, and has three children.
Margaret Armstrong-Law
Armstrong-Law graduated from NDSU with a B.A. in English and a master’s degree in school administration. Further studies were completed at UCLA, Michigan State University, and Harvard University/European Council of International Schools Principals’ Seminar in London. She taught English and served as an assistant principal in Fargo for a number of years. From the late 70s through early 90s, she was an administrator at Taipei American School in Taiwan, Vienna International School in Austria, and the International School of Amsterdam. She now lives in Fargo and serves the community as a member of the World Peace Committee; the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Board at NDSU; and as president of the Fargo-Moorhead Civic Opera Board.
Lynne Ebner
Ebner is a MSUM director of Health Services emerita. She graduated from UND with a B.S. in nursing in 1964. Early on she worked at area hospitals and taught nursing at UND. She began her career in college health in 1978 at MSUM. She earned her master’s degree in public and human service administration from MSUM and in 1985 Ebner was named director of Student Health Services at MSUM, serving in that capacity until she retired in 1996. She was active in the American College Health Association and was elected a director to the national board. She has two children and three grandchildren.
Mark Geller
Geller is the managing partner of High Impact Training, a national consulting company headquartered in St. Cloud. He is also a partner in MCM Properties, a commercial real-estate enterprise located in Fargo. Geller has over 12 years of experience in higher education administration with an emphasis in event planning and marketing. He has a B.A. (MSUM, 1982) in arts and entertainment management and a master’s degree in leadership and training.
Charles C. Glasrud
Glasrud is a native of Fargo-Moorhead. He received his B.A. in English from Kenyon College in 1977. In 1981 he received his J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and became a member of the Minnesota Bar and U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. He is a shareholder in the law firm of Martin, Nelson, Glasrud & Klopfleisch, P.A., Morris, Minn. Glasrud is also the Stevens County Attorney and the City Attorney for Morris and other local communities. He and his wife Theodora Deborah (Debi) Economou have two children.
Yoke-Sim Gunaratne
Gunaratne is the executive director of Cultural Diversity Resources in Moorhead. Her previous work experiences include being the refugee resettlement manager for Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota and the community development officer for NDSU’s international office. Gunaratne has a M.A. degree in sociology from the University of Queensland in Australia and a Bachelor of Social Sciences from Science University in Malaysia. She is a graduate student at MSUM in the public and human services administration program. She and her husband Shelton have two children.
Scott Hutchins
Hutchins has served the City of Moorhead for over 24 years. He is the director of Community and Economic Development that oversees commercial and retail development, single and multi-family development, planning and zoning for the city.
Terry W. Soine
Soine is a veteran of the U.S. Army and was in the 101st Airborne Division during Vietnam. He received his B.S. degree from MSUM in 1968 and his master’s degree from NDSU 1972. He taught school in Hope, N.D., was a graduate assistant at NDSU, and was assistant principal in Bagley, Minn. He is a retired senior high principal from Thief River Falls, Minn. He has been recognized for his involvement with Blandin Fellowship, Fulbright scholarship to China, and University of Minnesota’s Center for School Change. He and his wife Rita own T and R Nursery and recently celebrated 35 years of marriage.
Nancy Straw
Straw serves a nine-county area as executive director of West Central Initiative (WCI). She has been with WCI since 1996, and has been executive director since 1999. Previously, she worked as a business consultant in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. She has been a business owner, and has many years of experience in non-profit administration. Straw is a certified Economic Development Finance Professional and a Housing Finance Professional. She is a native of Slayton, Minn. and is a graduate of Southwest State University in Marshall, Minn.
Kevin Wallevand
Wallevand is originally from Otter Tail County in Minnesota. He has been a reporter for WDAY-TV for 18 years and is a 1984 graduate of MSUM. He is a past recipient of a MSUM Outstanding Alumni Award.
Hal Wentzel
Wentzel is vice president/branch manager of Bremer Bank, N.A. ? Moorhead. He has 23 years of banking experience. A Moorhead resident for 20 years, Wentzel has been active in the Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Moorhead, and many community fund drives. He is currently a member of the Moorhead Healthy Community Initiative board of directors and serves on the Fund Development Committee. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he is a 1978 graduate of MSUM. He and his wife, June, have three children.

STUDENT ACADEMIC CONFERENCE
FEEDBACK REQUESTED
Thanks to the efforts of faculty, staff, and the students of MSUM, the 3rd Annual Student Academic Conference was a great success. The feeling from many in attendance was that the conference keeps getting a little bit better each year as we learn more and develop better ways to organize the conference.
While the conference is still fresh in our minds, we would like to organize a meeting to discuss ways the conference can be improved or issues that could be better addressed. If you have feedback for the conference or if you would like to be part of the planning committee for the 4th annual conference, please attend a meeting on Thursday, May 3, at
10 a.m. in CMU 218. For more information on the conference, visit the conference web page at:  http://www.mnstate.edu/acadconf

2000-2001 STUDENT ORGANIZATION AWARDS
Congratulations to the following Student Organizations, Student Leaders and Organization Advisors for their outstanding work during the 2000-2001 academic year.
Campus Service Award - Delta Zeta
Campus Involvement Award - Pi Sigma Epsilon
Community Service Award - Volunteer Visions
Advisor of the Year - Ellen Cromwell-Cecrle, Heritage Dancers
Student Leader of the Year - Kerri Barchenger, Campus Activities Board
Organization of the Year - Music Education and Industry Student Association
These organizations were honored at the annual Student Organizations Awards Brunch on April 24. MSUM Alumnus Kerstin Kealy was the special guest and spoke about how her extra curricular experiences at MSUM helped her achieve professional success.

For professional achievement….
GATE CITY’S BOB ANDERSON GETS MSUM’S HARTZ AWARD
Robert  Anderson, recently retired president and chairman of the board for Gate City Bank, has been selected to receive Minnesota State University Moorhead’s 20th annual L.B. Hartz Professional Achievement Award.
An awards reception will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6 in the Center for Business atrium on campus.
The award is named in honor of the late L.B. Hartz, the founder of Hartz Wholesale Company headquartered in Thief River Falls. It’s presented annually to an individual who has created economic opportunities for others through innovation, entrepreneurship and community service.
Anderson joined the member-owned Gate City Bank in 1967 when it had $96 million in assets. Now Gate City Bank has over $640 million in assets with more than 300 employees at 24 locations. The 77-year-old institution today is North Dakota’s top home lender.
Anderson graduated from Interstate Business College in 1960 and worked at Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance as an investment secretary until he joined Gate City as a management trainee. He’s worked in every division of the bank, from teller to advertising, and then, in 1991, to president, when he became responsible for the overall management of the bank’s policies and objectives. He was elected chairman of the board in 1993.
For more than 20 years, he and his wife Sandy have walked 2.5 miles together daily. “It’s one of the things I’m most proud of,” he said.
During the Sunday reception honoring Anderson, two students will receive $1,000 L.B. Hartz Academic Scholarships: Michelle Romon, a business administration major from Pine Island, Minn.; and Thomas Bowman, a finance major from Ada, Minn.

SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS WIN STATE ADVOCACY AWARD
The MSUM Student Social Work Association received the first-ever State Advocacy Award for the lobbying activity with State Representative Goodno on Welfare Reform in the 2000 legislative session. The students had traveled to the National Association of Social Workers/Minnesota Social Work Lobby March 5. They had met with area legislators on issues such as employment, housing, and health care. Working with their Lobby Day faculty liaison, Jeff Dongvillo, students met with Representative Goodno and then sent a follow-up letter thanking Goodno for his meeting. The letter summarized several issues where Rep. Goodno seemed open to dialogue and compromise. A copy of the letter was sent to the NASW/MN state lobbyist allowing her to continue to work with Rep. Goodno on compromises to welfare reform legislation. The MSUM social work students were awarded the State Advocacy Award for opening the dialogue with Goodno on this critical legislation. Social work students again attended the Social Work Lobby Day on March 6 and received the award at that time for their efforts last year. This year's student delegation included Susan Halvorson, JoAnn Walker, Shelly Grothen, Sean Simpson, Ann Ficek, and John Lyon. Students were again accompanied by faculty member Jeff Dongvillo.
The theme this year was, "There is no surplus until human needs are met!" Students and social workers from across the state lobbied lawmakers to spend some of the state revenue surplus on issues such as safe and affordable day care, affordable housing, community services for the chronically mentally ill, and an adequate living wage for the working poor.

ALUMNI AWARD NOMINATIONS
Is there a graduate of your department that you think deserves to be recognized for outstanding service to MSUM or the community? Do you know a graduate who has distinguished himself/herself professionally? The MSUM Alumni Foundation is accepting nominations for Distinguished and Outstanding Alumni Awards, as well as the Distinguished Service Award. We all know what terrific graduates MSUM has and this is our chance to let the rest of the world know. The Alumni Awards banquet will take place October 12, during Homecoming. The deadline for nominations is
June 1. For more information or to request a nomination form, please call Betty Gunderson, Alumni Director, at 2497 or e-mail gundersn@mnstate.edu.

RED WEATHER CONTRIBUTORS
READ FROM THEIR WORKS MAY 3
Students, faculty and alumni contributors to the 2001 edition of Red Weather, MSUM’s literary magazine, will read selections from their prose and poetry at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 3 at Livingston Library porch. The reading is free and open to the public.
The 20th anniversary edition of Red Weather is the largest ever with nearly 180 pages of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and photos. The publication, which sells for $7.50, will be available at the reading and also at the MSUM Bookstore, Atomic Coffee, Zandbroz Variety and Barnes & Noble bookstore.

MSU MOORHEAD BFA
GRADS READ MAY 6
Three students in the university’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program will read excerpts from their theses at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at Livingston Lord Library porch.
The students are Mark R. Christensen, Bayard G. Godsave and Riccardo J. Simpson.
It’s free and open to the public.

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

JAZZ GUITAR ENSEMBLE
The MSUM Jazz Guitar Ensemble directed by Glenn Ginn were featured performers at Guitar Summit 2001 in Bismarck, ND, April 27-28. This annual event features two days of performances and clinics by some of the top players in the field. The Guitar Ensemble shared the concert stage with world renowned guitarist Stanley Jordan, as well as Muriel Anderson, Wolf Marshall, and Neil Zaza. Glenn Ginn also gave a clinic on Guitar Duo playing, assisted by MSUM Jazz Performance majors Eric Klotz and Jon Rudolph.

ALUMNI FOUNDATION CAMPUS CAMPAIGN
A total of $22,315 has been received in pledges from Staff and Faculty in the last week, which increases the total to $52,315. An additional $22,685 is needed to make the Campus Campaign Alumni Foundation goal. “It’s exciting to see the response particularly during the past few days” says Judy Peterson, Director of Annual Giving. “I’m very confident that we will make our goal but we need everybody to respond with their pledge cards and let us know what their decision is for this year.” Every gift is important large or small, they all make a difference. Pledge cards or e-mails can be sent to Judy Peterson, Director of Annual Giving at the Alumni Foundation office in Owens Hall. Her e-mail address is peterju@mnstate.edu.
The Alumni Foundation will be hosting a ice cream social Tuesday, May 8 from 2-4 p.m. in front of the library porch. Please join us for a quick break during finals week. The Foundation staff wants to thank the university faculty, staff and the many volunteers for their support during the Campus Campaign.

 5K RUN/WALK
MSUM faculty and staff are encouraged to lace up those running shoes and join Dragon Athletics in celebrating the longtime career of coach Ron Masanz and the Winged Foot Club in the Ron Masanz Invitational 5K Run/Walk. All participants will receive a T-shirt just for joining us in this inaugural event-taking place in conjunction with the Dragon Track & Field's Masanz Invitational on Saturday May 5, 2001. The run starts at 8:30 a.m. and will snake throughout the Moorhead and MSUM community. Registration is going on now. For more information or to register contact the athletic department at 236-2622 or via email at sabolcik@mnstate.edu. Pre register and the cost is just $10! Event day registration will be available beginning at 7:30 a.m. at a cost of just $15. Don't miss your chance to run with the Dragon Track & Field legends on Saturday May 5!

COUNCIL ON STAFF AFFAIRS
STAFF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
The following students have been selected to receive scholarships or bookstore awards for the 2001-2002 academic year from the Staff Scholarship Fund sponsored by Council on Staff Affairs:
Derek Breuer, son of Alan Breuer
Melissa Duval, daughter of Ronald Duval
Theresa Duval, daughter of Ronald Duval
Pablo Guajardo, son of Pablo Guajardo
Kelsee Guida, daughter of Glen & Janice Guida
Jessica Heck, daughter of Daniel Heck
Matthew Herbranson, son of Barbara Herbranson
Jessica Jensen, daughter of Jeanette Jensen
Tiffany Nyhus, daughter of Donald & Teri Nyhus
Garett Smith, son of Carolyn Jacobson
Noelle Tegtmeier, daughter of Linda Tegtmeier
Jacob Thompson, son of Ivy Thompson
Thank you to the many people who bought denim and/or khaki shirts and raffle tickets for this worthy cause.
Members of Council on Staff Affairs will again be selling $1.00/ea. or 6/$5.00 raffle tickets for a free parking permit and additional prizes to be given away at the Annual Ice Cream Social in mid-July or early August.  If you would like to purchase raffle tickets, contact any current CSA member.

THE 23RD ANNUAL DRAGON OPEN.
Spring is in the air and the golf greens are calling your name so don't miss the 23rd Annual Dragon Open. This year's edition of one of the region's oldest and most prestigious golf outings will take place on Monday June 4, at the Meadows in Moorhead. Join over 100 of the area's most influential and ardent Dragon supporters as they tee it off to raise money for scholarships for deserving MSU Moorhead student-athletes. The all-inclusive tournament includes lunch, greens fees and cart, dinner, a great Dragon Fire commemorative gift and chances at a variety of door prizes.
For more information or to receive a brochure contact David in the MSUM Athletic Department at 287-5052 or via email at sabolcik@mnstate.edu. You can also learn more or print out a registration form on-line at www.mnstate.edu/athletic/Dragon Fire/Dragon Open/The Dragon Open.htm. A great event for a great cause- Go Dragons!

The Academic Affairs Committee, MSUM
Student Senate announces the
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD
Suzanne Hngerford, speech, language, hearing, was awarded the distinguished faculty member of the 2001 spring semester. Jenny Lin, languages, Marie Swanson, speech language, hearing, Phil Mouch, philosophy, Maureen Jonason, and Mark Strand, mass communications, were all finalists for the Distinguished Faculty List award. Each of these professors will be awarded a certificate next fall and a traveling plaque will be in the speech, language, hearing sciences department until the end of fall semester when another award will be made.
The other professors nominated were: Mita Takanori, language, Dennis Rhoads, math, Paul Kramer, political science, Mark Wallert, biology, Ernest Hallford, psychology, Kevin Zepper, English, Gary Litt, English, George Sanderson, accounting, Peggy Rittenhouse, education, and Jarilyn Gess, New Center.
We hope all of the professors continue doing an excellent job of inspiring and teaching the students of MSUM for years to come. A Distinguished Faculty List award process will take place each semester, fall and spring, of each year. Look for signs and posters next semester and help us keep the tradition growing.
Thanks again to all of you who helped make this a success.

FULBRIGHT OFFERS LECTURING/RESEARCH
AWARDS IN 140 COUNTRIES
The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering lecturing/research awards in some 140 countries for the 2002-2003 academic year.
Opportunities are available not only for college and university faculty and administrators, but also for professionals from business and government, as well as artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others.
Traditional Fulbright awards are available from two months to an academic year or longer. A new short-term grants program—the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program—offers two- to six-week grants in a variety of disciplines and fields.
While foreign language skills are needed in some countries, most Fulbright lecturing assignments are in English. Some 80 percent of the awards are for lecturing.
Application deadlines for 1001-1002 awards are:
May 1, 2001 for Fulgright Distinguished Chair awards in Europe, Canada and Russia
August 1, 2001 for Fulbright Traditional lecturing and research grants worldwide
November 1, 2001 for spring/summer seminars in Germany, Korea and Japan for international educators and academic administrators and for the summer German Studies Seminar.
Fulbright Senior Specialists Program ?rolling deadline
For information, contact the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) at 3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L, Washington, DC 20008-3009. Telephone: 202-686-7877; e-mail: apprequest@cies.iie.org. Information and an online application are also available on the Web at www.cies.org.
The Fulbright Scholar Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

FUND FOR RURAL AMERICA GRANTS*
The Fund for Rural America has $9.5 million in grant funds available for FY 2001. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the federal agency that administers the program, estimates that 15-20 awards will be granted with these funds. The focus of the program is "Preservation of the Economic Viability of Rural Communities," with particular emphasis on rural communities' twin challenges of rural community innovation and demographic change. All colleges and universities are eligible for grants, as are research agencies, foundations and federal laboratories. Applications are due by
June 19, 2001. The RFP and application package are now available through USDA's web site at: http://www.reeusda.gov/fra/#information

LOOKING FOR A GREAT GRADUATION GIFT!
The Etc. Shop has just received a shipment of brand-new, uniquely designed MSUM blankets. At $29.95, they make the perfect gift. We also have spirited, Dragon balloons available for any MSUM occasion. Stop by our store and check them out, we're located in the lower-level of Comstock Memorial Union."

VISTA POSITIONS OPEN
The Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity chapter and the Clay-Wilkin Opportunity Council have received approval to recruit a full-time VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) community organizer who will focus on the promotion and development of affordable housing in Moorhead and Clay County.
The initial emphasis will be on identifying the needs for affordable housing in Moorhead and other Clay County communities. The next step will be to work with elected and appointed officials and local agencies to determine how the local Habitat for Humanity chapter and Clay-Wilkin Opportunity Council can develop housing to help meet the identified needs.
Anyone 18 or over is eligible to apply for the one-year VISTA position which provides a living allowance of $750 per month along with health insurance and child care (if required). In addition, the person accepted for the position can receive a $1,200 cash stipend or an educational award of $4,725, which can be applied to current student loans or used for future educational expenses. Also, qualified student loans can be deferred, and former VISTA’s are granted non-competitive status when applying for federal jobs.
Applications for the VISTA position will be reviewed beginning June 15. The job will begin in mid-August. The individual to be hired will be housed in the Clay-Wilkin Opportunity Council offices in Moorhead.
For additional information contact the campus career office or Wanda Duis, Clay-Wilkin Opportunity Council, at 29907019 or e-mail at wandad@cwoc.net

LIBRARY RESERVES
All materials placed on reserve for Spring Semester will be taken off reserve on May 15, 2001, unless the Library has been instructed otherwise. If you wish to keep materials on reserve for classes during Summer sessions, please call Kay Erickson in the Cataloging Department, ext. 2342 or E-Mail, erickk@mnstate.edu, by Thursday, May 10, 2001.
Reserve materials usage notification will be sent via e-mail rather than paper copy.  Faculty without e-mail will continue to receive paper notices. Materials taken off reserve will be delivered to departments during the first week of Summer Semester. If you prefer, Reserve materials may be picked up at the Circulation Desk beginning Monday, May 21. Please call ext. 2342 or E-mail, erickk@mnstate.edu so that materials will be held for you.
If you plan to put materials on reserve for Summer Semester, please submit them as soon as possible. Reserve forms are available online at the library website: http://www.mnstate.edu/library/ or at the Circulation Desk in the library. The library will be open May 14-18, May 21-25, May 29-31, and June 1 from 8 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 Pam Werre, Circulation Librarian, ext. 5818.
BOOKS FOR AFRICA
Some faculty members are organizing a book drive for the non-profit organization, Books for Africa. Since 1988, they have shipped over 5 million books to primary through post-secondary schools in 20 countries. Books are collected, sorted and packed for varied institutions by volunteers in a St. Paul warehouse. When 25,000 books are collected they are shipped in a container via ocean freight for distribution by partnership organizations including Rotary clubs, YMCAs, churches, and local development agencies. They want books that are less than 10 years old and in good condition (no color highlighting). For further information, access their web site: http://www.booksforafrica.org.
We are asking faculty to collect books in boxes in their departments and then take them to the Psych lab rooms in Bridges 140 by the end of May. We are making arrangements for transporting the books to St. Paul. If institutional funds are not available we would like to have donations to cover the costs of a MSUM truck or volunteers to take a load. If you have any questions, call Jan Fiola at 2584.

NEW LIBRARY TITLES
The Livingston Lord Library announces the availability of the following titles (among many others):
*Forgotten places and things: archaeological perspectives on American history. OVERSIZE E159.5 .F67 1983
*Gillmor, Don. Canada: a people's history. OVERSIZE F1026 .G46 2000
*Victoria and Albert Museum. The power of the poster. OVERSIZE NC1827.G7 L692 1998
*Lute, Gwen. Photo retouching with Adobe Photoshop. TR310 .L88 2000
*Typographers on type: an illustrated anthology from William Morris to the present day. Z250 .A2 T9 1995
*Typography now two: implosion. Z246 .T97 1998
*Handbook of emotions. 2nd ed. BF561 .H35 2000
*Kroker, Arthur. Data trash: the theory of the virtual class. HM221 .K735 1994
*Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel. Kupferstichkabinett. From Schongauer to Holbein: master drawings from Basel and Berlin. OVERSIZE NC85 .O3413 1999
*Hart, Betty. The social world of children learning to talk. P118 .H36 1999
*Bachardy, Don. Stars in my eyes. PN1998.2 .B318 2000
*Victoria and Albert Museum. Catalogue of musical instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum: new catalogue entries, supplementary notes and bibliography. Single v. ed. ML462 .L6 V53 1998
*Feiler, Jesse. Managing the Web-based enterprise. HF5548.32 .F44 2000
*The amazing Internet challenge: how leading projects use library skills to organize the Web. ZA4080 .W45 1999
*Spinello, Richard A. Cyberethics: morality and law in cyperspace. TK5105.875 .I57 S68 2000
*Lee, Carol K. Learning about books & libraries: a goldmine of games. Z711.2 .L455 2000
*Levels of selection in evolution. QH375 .L48 1999
*De Vos, Gail. New tales for old: folktales as literary fictions for young adults. PN56 .F58 D48 1999
*Bronson, Martha. Self-regulation in early childhood: nature and nurture. BF723 .S25 B76 2000
*MacDonald, Margaret Read. Shake-it-up tales!: stories to sing, dance, drum, and act out. LB1042 .M228 2000
*Ryan, Daniel J. Job search handbook for people with disabilities. HV1568.5 .R93 2000
*Zimmerman, Jan. Marketing on the Internet. 4th ed. HF6146 .I58 M38 2000
*Berkeley's Principles and Dialogues: background source materials. B1334 .B47 2000
*Settersten, Richard A. Lives in time and place: the problems and promises of developmental science. BF713 .S48 1999
*Longino, Charles F. The old age challenge to the biomedical model: paradigm strain and health policy. RA395 .A3 L67 1995
*The gerontological prism: developing interdisciplinary bridges. HQ1061 .G416 2000
*Secada, Jorge. Cartesian metaphysics: the late scholastic origins of modern philosophy. B1878 .M5 S43 2000
*Pasto, Daniel J. Experiments and techniques in organic chemistry. QD261 .P35 1992
*Handbook of infant mental health. 2nd ed. RJ502.5 .H36 2000
*Goldstein, Ivo. Croatia: a history. DR1535 .G65 1999b
*Reynolds, David. One world divisible: a global history since 1945. D1051 .R47 2000
*Greco, John. Putting skeptics in their place: the nature of skeptical arguments and their role in philosophical inquiry. B837 .G74 2000
*Reading, Peter. Marfan. PR6068 .E27 M37x 2000
*Blackman, Josh. The Internet fact finder for lawyers: how to find anything on the Net. KF242 .A1 B583 1998
*The reception of Kant's critical philosophy: Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel. B2799 .I42 R43 2000
*Hart, Michael. The American Internet advantage: global themes and implications of the modern world. HE7583 .U6 H373 2000
*Holmes, Patricia A. Broadcasting in Sierra Leone. PN1990.6 .S5 H66 1999
*Salinger, Margaret Ann. Dream catcher: a memoir. PS3537 .A426 Z88 2000
*Education for citizenship: ideas and innovations in political learning. LC1091 .E387 1997
*Ngwainmbi, Komben Emmanuel. Exporting communication technology to developing countries: sociocultural, economic, and educational factors. HD9696 .T443 D446 1999
*Human cloning: science, ethics, and public policy. QH442.2 .H875 2000
*Merrill, John Calhoun. The princely press: Machiavelli on American journalism. PN4888 .E8 M43 1998
*Appleman, Deborah. Critical encounters in high school English: teaching literary theory to adolescents. PR33 .A66 2000
*Lamar, Howard Roberts. The far Southwest, 1846-1912: a territorial history. University of New Mexico Press rev. ed. F786 .L27 2000
*Koerner, David. Here be dragons: the scientific quest for extraterrestrial life. QB54 .K54 2000
*Lambert, Page. In search of kinship: modern pioneering on the western landscape. F769 .S86 L36 1996
*McIntyre, Alice. Making meaning of whiteness: exploring racial identity with white teachers. LB1775.2 .M316 1997
Faculty and staff are invited to submit requests for new library materials (in any format) to their department's library liaison. Larry Schwartz is the collection management librarian here, and his phone number is x2353.

STRATEGIC BUDGET COMMITTEE
APRIL 5, 2001
Present: George Davis, Rose Bakke, Terri Olson, Brittney Goodman, Carol Dobitz, Les Bakke (ex officio), Mark Rice (ex-officio), Bryan Kotta, Stacy Enger, Manoj Athavale, Dennis Aune, Wil Shynkaruk, and Nancy Kruse.
Absent: Abbas Pezeshk, Jacqueline Berg David Crockett, and Cliff Schuette.
Dean Carol Dobitz called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
It was moved, seconded and passed to approve the minutes from March 21,22, and 29, 2001
Presenters present where: VP Warren Wiese ? Student Services, Kim Gillette, Karen Mehnart-Meland and Sonja Rue.
VP Warren Wises: Student services division presented:
Career Services, Career Connections Software: Sonja Rue was there to answer questions
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Leadership Development Training: Karen Mehnaert-Meland was there to answer questions.
International Classroom Connection: Kim Gillette was there to answer questions.
Les Bakke: Director of the Computer Center
Event Scheduling Coordinator
George Davis moved and Dennis Aune seconded to allow Les Bakke to replace the Current Proposal with the corrected document at the next meeting for the Event Scheduling Coordinator.
Motion passed.
I was supposed to do What? Where? When? Notify whom?
Proposals up next are
# 2,3,4,5 (Terry Shoptaugh)
# 30 (Les Bakke)
#25, 27 Todd Stugelmayer)
Meeting adjourned at 3:05.
Next meeting April 12, 2:00 p.m. MA 268
Rose Bakke, Secretary

STRATEGIC BUDGET COMMITTEE
APRIL 12, 2001
Present: George Davis, Rose Bakke, Brittney Goodman, Les Bakke (ex officio), Mark Rice (ex-officio), Manoj Athavale, Dennis Aune, Wil Shynkaruk, Judy Strong (ex-officio) and Nancy Kruse.
Absent: Bryan Kotta, Abbas Pezeshk, Jacqueline Berg David Crockett, Carol Dobitz, Stacy Enger, Terri Olson, and Cliff Schuette.
Mark Rice called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
It was moved, seconded and passed to approve the minutes from April 5, 2001
Presenters present where: Terry Shoptaugh and Les Bakke
Dr. Terry Shoptaugh from Academic Services division presented:
* Enhance Campus Image by Renovation and Remodeling of Library Service Desks and Lobby reception Area:
* Information Literacy Graduation requirement
* Information Management Program
* Music Library Listening Center
Proposals up next are
# 30 (Les Bakke)
#25, 27 Todd Stugelmayer)
Meeting adjourned at 3:05.
Next 2 meetings:
April 19, 2:00 p.m. MA 268
April 19, 4:00 PM ? 6:00 PM Location forth coming (dinner)
If you have any problems with this time please contact Rose Bakke and Kathy Abraham
Be ready to have the proposals ranked Low/Medium/High at the 2:00 meeting on the 19th of April.
April 24 forward recommendations to President:
Rose Bakke, Secretary

* MISCELLANIA
Shawn Dunkirk, chemistry, has been accepted for the Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Faculty for the 21st Century Leadership Institute, to be held June 9-15 at the Baca Campus of Colorado College. PKAL, an informal, national alliance working to strengthen undergraduate learning in mathematics, engineering, and the various fields of science, has worked with over 850 colleges and universities since 1989 to build learning environments that best serve 21st-century students, science, and society.
* Retired MSUM art professor Tim Ray is featured in an exhibition “Paintings and Paperworks from the Past Decade,” May 4-26, at the Site Gallery in Winnipeg.
* The YWCA Women's Shelter Food Drive is scheduled May 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10, CMU Main Lobby, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
* Lila Hauge-Stoffel, art, participated in the two-day seminar, “Art Therapy in the Schools:” at Maryllhurst University. The seminar provided an overview of how art therapy can be applied in the school setting. Using visual art examples from Oregon case studies, the seminar explored how art therapy techniques enhance student learning, provide assessment data, and address behavioral and emotional concerns. Participants included art therapists, school counselors, classroom and special education teachers, and school administrators.
* Vinod Lall, business administration, provided training and education courses to five Border States Electric Supply employees to become certified as production and inventory managers (CPIM) by the American Society of Production and Inventory Control. Jack Schmitz, Jon Lee, Rick Eckman, Dave Ferguson and Todd Kadry earned their certification, which involves gaining knowledge and passing certification tests related to basics of supply chain management, inventory management, master planning, systems and technology, and execution and control of operations. Border States, an employee-owned company with 24 branches located in 10 states and Mexico, is a distributor of electrical and communication productions. The corporate office is in Fargo.

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