Landvik is the author of four best-selling novels: "Patty Jane's House of Curl," "Your Oasis on Flame Lake,"   "The Tall Pine Polka" and "Welcome
to the Great Mysterious  Also an actor, she has appeared in many improvisational and theatrical productions, including one-woman shows she
wrote and starred in:  "Glamour Queen" and "And the Winner Is." She is the winnner of a Loft-McKnight Award of Distinction.

NEW CHAMBER MUSIC
ENSEMBLE PERFORMS
HERE THIS SATURDAY
Quartetto Gelato," a chamber music ensemble with a new millennium approach, is on stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre as a feature of the university’s Performing Arts Series.

Performing on multiple instruments including oboe, English horn, violin, viola, cello, accordion, guitar, mandolin and a tenor voice, the group performs a mix of classical favorites, operatic arias, tangos and gypsy fiddling.

Quartetto Gelato will also hold a question and answer session following the performance.

For ticket information, call the MSUM Box Office at 236-2271.

BASEBALL STILL PUTS A
SONG IN AMERICA’S HEART
Jim Bartruff couldn’t resist using gospel singer Wynona Carr’s 1955 hit "The Ball Game" in his new play.

"I admit it, I’m a baseball nut," says Bartruff, MSUM’S director of theatre.

"But just listen to the first stanza of that song," he says:

"Life is a ballgame, being played each day.
Life is a ballgame, and everybody can play
Jesus is standing at the home plate,
He’s waiting for you there
You know life is a ballgame
But you’ve got to play it fair."

"It summarizes all  my passion for the game," he said.

"I Love to Tell the Story," the title of Bartruff’s play, which isn’t about baseball, will be staged on campus next spring.

But this fall, when the World Series is center stage, his attention is focused on  a game he calls a uniquely American metaphor for life.

"So much about baseball translates into philosophy that it becomes an endless conversation, part of the allure of the game"  he said. "For example, in baseball, when you strike out 70 percent of the time, you’re still considered a good hitter. What more graphic lesson about  enduring human quest for success can you find?"

Although football may have eclipsed baseball as America’s favorite sport, Bartruff said there’s no comparing the two when it comes to inspiring song.

"Americans still have a soft spot in their hearts for baseball," said Bartruff, an avid collector of baseball paraphernalia, literature and song. "The game grew  up side by side with our nation, starting before the Civil War. Even Walt Whitman wrote about it. As a result, baseball has become part of our collective memory."

And that, he said, is why baseball has inspired so much lyrical emotion. "Memory: that’s where our literature, art and music come from," he said.

While the first recognized song about the sport, "The Baseball Polka," was written in 1858, one of Bartruff’s personal favorites, Kenny Rogers’ "The Greatest," was released in 1999.

"Hundreds of other songs about baseball were written between those years," he said. "Jazz, blues, rock, country and classical."

From Lee Brown and his  Orchestra’s "Joltin’  Joe DiMaggio" to Terry Cushman’s "Willie, Mickey & the Duke,"  from  Rockin’ Ritchie Ray’s "Baseball Card Lover" to Bruce Springsteen’s "Glory Days"; from the Big Blue Wrecking Crew’s "We Are the Champions" to  "You’ve Got To Have Heart" (from the hit Broadway musical "Damn Yankees"), baseball songs fill the spectrum of American music.

But  none come close to the legacy of the all-time favorite baseball tune, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." It was written in 1909 by a vaudeville actor named Jack Norworth who’d never seen a baseball game.

Bartruff said Norworth spent 15 minutes writing this classic, which is now sung during the seventh inning stretch at every ball park in the country. Then he revised it in 1927. Norworth said a subway poster inspired the song.

"Someone once said that football embodies two of the most repugnant activities in modern America—violence and committee meetings," Bartruff said. "Personally, I like football. It’s a made-for-television sport that began becoming popular after World War II. It doesn’t have the history of baseball."

By contrast, he said, baseball is a much slower game, not particularly suited to television. "It’s more contemplative, quieter, conversational and family oriented. "Going to a baseball game is like attending a family picnic," he said.

Is it too slow for 21st century viewers?

"Maybe," he said. "Modern life is pretty complex and there’s so much competing for our time. To borrow a line from poet Robert Frost, baseball is  like going ‘back to a time made simple by  the loss of detail.’ We could use some of the game’s simplicity."

Along with some certainty, he said, like when a baseball umpire makes a call unaided by instant replay. "Justice is swift and irreversible," Bartruff said. "There are no gray areas on the diamond."

Maybe Kenny Rogers  said it best when he talked about his recording of "The Greatest," the story of a boy who struck himself out nine times trying to shag flies, then suddenly realizes he’s the greatest pitcher of all time:

"The first time I heard ‘The Greatest,’ it reminded me of how simple life used to be…a boy…a bat… and a ball," Rogers said. "This song captures that rare moment in every young kid’s life where the game is more important than the score. It goes beyond music and baseball. It’s about life."

But as the  baby boomers maudlin love affair with baseball begins to give way to the next generation, which seems addicted to  hyperactivity and burdened by a short attention span, what will happen to baseball?

"As long as there’s a parent and child playing catch somewhere, baseball will always have its fans," Bartruff said.

Nevertheless, to quote Yankee Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra: "The future ain’t what it used to be."

So what’s Bartruff’s favorite line from a baseball song?

"Put me in coach," from John Fogerty’s rock hit "Centerfield."

"It confirms the notion that you don’t have to be the biggest, the fastest or the most athletic to be a good baseball player," Bartruff said. "It’s a game where you can see the best  and still say, "I can do that." Maybe that’s self deception. But for anyone who’s played the game, hope springs eternal and that song is always in your heart."

Bartruff’s top 10 baseball songs (not including "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"):

10) "You’ve Got to Have Heart" from the Broadway show "Damn Yankees."
9) "The Dying Cub Fan’s Last Request" by Steve Goodman. A great American songwriter describes what it means to be a Cubs fan.
8) "The First Baseball Game" by Nat King Cole. One of Cole’s lesser hits, but memorable all the same.
7) "It’s a Beautiful Day for a Ballgame" by The Harry Simeone Songsters. A baseball tribute recorded in 1960 by the ensemble best known for its Christmas classic "The Little Drummer Boy."
6) "The Babe" by Dan Bern. A unique American vocalist depicts a man who comes to visit a dying Babe Ruth.
5) "The Ball Game" by Sister Wynona Carr. A gospel gem from 1955 that equates the game of baseball to the game of life. A great version of the song recorded by Maria Muldaur was the closing title for the film "Cobb" starring Tommy Lee Jones.
4) "Night Game" and "Mrs. Robinson," both by Paul Simon. Although "Mrs. Robinson" isn’t really a baseball song, it contains one of baseball’s best lyrics, "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? The nation turns its lonely eyes to you…."
3) "Centerfield" by John Fogerty. "Put me in coach, I’m ready to play…."
2) "The Greatest" by Don Schlitz. Recorded by Kenny Rogers in 1999, this song evokes the pure essence of baseball—a boy, a bat, a ball, his dreams and his optimism.
1) "Glory Days" by Bruce Springsteen. A rock classic about one of baseball’s dominant themes—memory.

MSUM ART STUDENTS
OPEN EXHIBIT OCT. 23
An MSUM student art exhibit opened Monday, Oct. 23 and runs through Nov. 17 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery. An opening reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26. It’s free and open to the public.

A variety of art will be showcased featuring MSUM students Trista Anderson, Melissa Berg, Neil Fassen, David Goodman, Jennifer Holand, Jeremy Hulteen, Grady Carlson, Eric Kjer, Meredith Mullen, Christina Smith, Dennis Dumm and Jennifer Tagler.

UPCOMING MSUM MUSIC
* Terrie Manno Faculty Recital, Sunday, Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. in the Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall
* Jazz Combos I, II and Jazz Guitar Ensemble perform Thursday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. in Weld Hall Auditorium.
* SnowFire and the Faculty Jazz Ensemble perform Friday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. in Weld Hall Auditorium.
* Cecelia O’Keefe Faculty Recital, Sunday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in Weld Hall Auditorium.
* Eric Hung Faculty Recital on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. in the Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall

IN CONCERT SERIES FEATURES
TRI-COLLEGE PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Two Tri-College Percussion Ensemble concerts, under the direction of David Eyler, are featured in the KCCM MPR broadcast of Regional Artists in Concert Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.

Featured works from the Feb. 2, 2000 performance at MSUM’s Hansen Theatre and the April 9, 2000 performance at Concordia College will be broadcast.

VISITING SCHOLAR REQUESTS SOUGHT
The Visiting Scholars Committee is currently accepting requests for funding for visiting scholars. Funding of up to $350 per visit is available. The deadline for the first round of applications is Nov. 30; second round deadline is March 8.

The Visiting Scholars Committee funds visits to MSUM by scholars who agree to give a public lecture and to visit at least one class.

Contact Richard Zinober at 2690 or zinoberr@mnstate for information and applications.

TRAINING ON EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATIONS OCT. 31
Are you ready for a training program that provides a learning opportunity filled with laughter?  Then don’t miss Effective Communication presented by Tracy Knofla.  She will conduct two sessions on this topic --Tuesday, October 31 in the Comstock Room from 9  to 10:15 a.m and 10:45 a.m. to Noon.

Tracy’s company is called High Impact and her motto is "If it’s not fun, I’m not doing it!".  She insists that training is a serious business that doesn’t need to be serious.  She will explore the topic of communication in a manner that’s inspiring and humorous.

This event is sponsored by the Quality Council. Please notify Ilene in HR at 2067 or trittin@mnstate.edu regarding which program you’ll be attending.

PROPOSALS FOR TECHNOLOGY
MINI GRANTS BEING ACCEPTED
The Lead Faculty Group for Technology is seeking mini-grant proposals for the innovative use of instructional technology.  Proposals are sought to support the development of WebCT-enhanced courses, develop customized CD-ROM course materials, create CD-based materials to promote departmental programs, incorporate pre-packaged software into instruction, develop hybrid-delivery (online combined with in-class instruction) courses, create  self-paced instructional materials, develop streaming audio or video materials, or other innovations in instructional technology.

Proposals can include stipends (paid upon delivery of project and final report) up to $1000, student technology team assistance, and access to hardware and software. Applications should provide a description of the project, describe the benefit to students, define the timeline of the project (projects must be completed by June 1, 2001), list the equipment/software/support needs, and provide a budget.  For additional information, see the Lead Faculty Group web site at http://www.mnstate.edu/LeadFaculty.  Applications should not exceed 2-3 pages, and should be emailed by October 31 to Philip Baumann  (baumannp@mnstate.edu). The Lead Faculty Group will begin considering proposals in November, and notify applicants in December. Intellectual property rights will be handled in accordance with MnSCU    policies and the IFO agreement.  The university will retain a share of the rights to projects and course materials developed under these mini-grants.

Any questions may be addressed to members of the Lead Faculty Group (Rhonda    Ficek, Dick Peschke, Jan Flack, Tim Borchers, Philip Baumann, and Dennis Van    Berkum).

INSURANCE OPEN ENROLLMENT DEADLINE
October 31 is the last day to make open enrollment changes for 2001. Employees can add or drop dependents, change health plans, increase or enroll in Long Term Disability coverage, enroll (or continue) in pre-tax benefits accounts, enroll in Long-Term Care Coverage. This coverage is new to state employees and this is the only time current employees can enroll without completing an eligibility form. This coverage is available to spouses, parents and step-parents after application completion and approval.

Contact the Human Resources Office at 2157 for additional information.

MOORHEAD MOVIES OF 1914
OPENS COLLOQUIUM SERIES
Ted Larson, director of MSUM’s Film Studies Program, will present the first lecture in the College of Arts and Humanities Faculty Colloquium Series this year at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the Weld Hall Glasrud Auditorium.

Larson’s talk, "Living in the Past: Movies of Moorhead ­ 1914," will address the ways in which restoring old films can give us insight and perspectives on life in a bygone era.  To illustrate his presentation, Larson will show a 14-minute film, Moorhead in 1914, which contains footage of the MSUM campus as it appeared during a summer graduation ceremony.  Historic Moorhead sites such as a downtown city street, a movie theater, the government building (now the Rourke Art Gallery), the Great Northern railway depot, and Concordia, as well as area farms are also displayed.  A live musical accompaniment to the film will be performed on the Glasrud Auditorium Wurlitzer pipe organ by David Knudtson of the Fargo Theater.

A film and film studies specialist, Larson has been a faculty member at MSUM since 1968, during which time he has presented classic film festivals, seminars and movie series events at colleges, theaters, and art centers throughout the region.  During May 2001 he will be co-leader for a European Media and Film Study Seminar in conjunction with Concordia College, travelling with 25 students to the Cannes Film Festival in France as well as film and television production facilities in other European countries.

A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation, and refreshments will be served.

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAMS
The National Research Council announces the 2001 Postdoctoral and Senior Research Associateship Programs to be conducted on behalf of over 120 research laboratories throughout the United States representing nearly all U.S. Government agencies with research facilities.  The programs provide opportunities for Ph.D., Sc.D. or M.D. scientists and engineers of unusual promise and ability to perform research on problems largely of their own choosing, yet compatible with the research interests of the sponsoring laboratory.  Initiated in 1954, the Associateship Programs have contributed to the career development of over 8000 scientists ranging from recent Ph.D. recipients to distinguished senior scientists.

Approximately 350 new full-time Associateships will be awarded on a competitive basis in 2001 for research in:  chemistry; earth and atmospheric sciences; engineering, applied sciences and computer science; life and medical sciences; mathematics; space and planetary sciences; and physics.  Most of the laboratories are open to both U.S. and non-U.S. nationals, and to both recent doctoral recipients and senior investigators.

Applications, submitted directly to the National Research Council, are accepted on a continuous basis throughout the year.  Those postmarked by January 15 will be reviewed in February, by April 15 in June, and by August 15 in October.  Initial awards will be announced in March and April—July and November for the two later competitions—followed by awards to alternate candidates later.

Information on specific research opportunities and participating federal laboratories, as well as application materials, may be obtained from the web site at    http://www.national-academies.org/rap

MSUM HOSTS FALL CONTEMPORARY
MUSIC SERIES NOV. 17-20
MSUM will offer a series of Contemporary Music Lectures and Concerts on November 17-20.

The series includes lectures by Benjamin Boretz, Professor Emeritus Bard College, Jon Appleton, director of graduate Program in Electro-Acoustic Music Dartmouth College and a panel discussion presented by MSUM faculty Michael Missiras, Eric Hung, and Barbara Morrison.

Concerts presented during the series feature recent chamber and electro-acoustic music of Benjamin Boretz, Jon Appleton, Mary Roberts, Diane Thome, and MSUM faculty James Harley, Michael Missiras, Mike Ruth, and Mark Zanter. Series premieres include "O" (oh), a piece for solo piano written by Benjamin Boretz for MSUM faculty Terri Manno, and a digital animation produced by Mike Ruth for James Harley’s "Spangled".

The Fall Contemporary Music series was organized and presented by a team of MSUM faculty; all events listed are free and open to the public.

SA DENIM SHIRTS AVAILABLE ON-LINE
The Council on Staff Affairs is once again selling their ever popular
denim shirts with the MSUM name and dragon logo as a scholarship
fundraiser. Become one of many involved in the latest fad by wearing
your shirt every Payday Friday.

Cost for these fast selling denim shirts are $28 with all proceeds going towards student scholarships. On-line ordering, viewing, and further information is available at the CSA Web Page located at: www.mnstate.edu/csa/shirts/index.htm

GRANT INFORMATION
Program:  Innovation Grants Competition
Agency:  The Merrill Lynch Forum
Next Deadline:  Dec 15, 2000

Rewards recent PhDs/PhD candidates (in all academic areas except law, business, & journalism) who best explain the commercial application of their dissertation. Applicants who have successfully defended their doctoral dissertations between 1/1/98 & 12/15/00 are eligible to apply. The winning proposal will receive $50,000. Also awarded will be two 2nd place grants ($20,000 each); 3 third place grants ($10,000 each); 6 distinguished proposal grants ($5,000 each); & 6 university Grants ($5,000 each).  See http://www.ml.com/woml/forum/innovation/overview.htm

Program:  Solicited Grants Projects
Agency:  United States Institute of Peace
Next Deadline:  Dec 29, 2000

Supports research, training & information dissemination on international peace & conflict management. The FY 2001 priority areas are: A: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, B: Asia-Pacific, C: The Balkans, D: Training. For more details, see the 9/5/00 Federal Register. Application materials and other information is available on-line at http://www.usip.org/grants/sg2001.html.

Program:  Postdoctoral/Visiting Scholar Fellowship Program in Ethnic Studies
Agency:  University of California, Los Angeles
Next Deadline:  Dec 30, 2000

Offers postdoctoral fellowships at one of four ethnic studies centers at UCLA. Each center is dedicated to the study of the culture of either African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, or Chicanas/os. Awards range from $25,000 to $30,000 per year plus health benefits & up to $3,000 in research support. Three programs are offered: Postdoctoral/Visiting Scholar Fellowship (12/30/00 deadline); Graduate & Predoctoral Fellowship (12/30/00); & Research Grant Program (3/31/00). See http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/iacweb/iachome.htm

Program:  Humane Studies Fellowships
Agency:  Institute for Humane Studies
Next Deadline:  Dec 30, 2000

Awards fellowships of up to $12,000 for one year to support undergraduate & graduate research from a libertarian perspective that will contribute to advancing a free society. Areas of interest include volunteerism, individual rights, free trade, market economics, & migration & peace. Approximately 90 scholarships covering tuition & stipend are awarded each year to advanced undergraduate & graduate students to study in the U.S. or abroad. See http://www.libertyguide.com/ihs/t1/resources/hsf.html

Program:  Visiting Fellowship in Irish Studies
Agency:  Irish American Cultural Institute
Next Deadline:  Dec 31, 2000

A fellowship of four months at National University of Ireland, Galway for scholars whose work deals with any aspect of Irish Studies. Fellow must give one faculty seminar on the subject of his/her research, be available to consult with postgrads, & provide a brief report at the completion of the fellowship. Fellowship includes: stipend of $13,000; transatlantic travel; & office accommodation & other privileges appropriate to the status of a visiting faculty member. This fellowship is jointly funded with NUI, Galway. See http://www.irishaci.org/ucg.htm.

Program:  Fellows Programs
Agency:  Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology
Next Deadline:  Dec 31, 2000

Supports residence in the Cambridge/Boston area while fellows utilize the Burndy Library & the facilities of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, & Boston, Brandeis & Harvard Universities. Awards fund studies in the history of science (all sciences, with the exception of medical history) & the history of technology.  Senior Fellows may spend a year in the program.  Postdoctoral Fellows must have received the Ph.D. within the last five years; they receive one-year residencies with the option to renew for a second year. Stipends average about  $31,000 & may include travel.  For more information, see www.aip.org/history/dibner.html

Program:  Dissertation Research Grants
Agency:  Association of American Geographers
Next Deadline:  Dec 31, 2000

The Robert D. Hodgson Memorial Ph.D. Dissertation Fund provides funds for doctoral dissertation research in geography. The Otis Paul Sarkey Fund supports doctoral dissertation research or research papers on regional study or significant problem areas in the U.S. & its possessions. The Paul Vouras Fund supports doctoral dissertation research in geography; preference is given to minorities.  Awards rarely exceed $500. Contact the Association for more information. For general information about the Association, see http://www.aag.org/default.htm

Program:  Regional Research Program
Agency:  Council of American Overseas Research Centers
Next Deadline:  Dec 31, 2000

Supports U.S. doctoral candidates & scholars who have already earned their PhD in fields in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences. Eight awards of $6,000 each, with an additional $3,000 for travel, will be made.  Scholars must conduct research in more than one country, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center (Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Israel, Yemen, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Senegal/West Africa, Italy, & Greece). Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative &/or cross-regional questions.  See http://www.caorc.org/
E-mail - lane.maryellen@caorc.si.edu

AIR FORCE ROTC DETACHMENT
NAMED BEST IN THE NATION
The Air Force reserve Officer’s Training Corps Detachment 610 based at NDSU has received the "Right of Line Award" as the best detachment in the nation for 1999-2000. Detachment 610 was selected by headquarters as the best from among 143 detachments in the U.S.

The evaluation is based on field training performance, consistency in producing large number of high quality officers for the Air Force and size of detachment.  Other factors considered are awards won by cadets and Air Force personnel assigned each year.

The detachment initially received the "High Flight" honor as the best detachment among 33 in the northwest region.  After receiving that honor they were placed in the running for the national award against winners from three other regions.

At the end of the 1999-2000 year the detachment included 85 members out of the eight schools it serves, including Minnesota State University Moorhead, the University of North Dakota, Concordia College, the University of Minnesota ­ Crookston, Central Michigan University, Park University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.  Of that number, 40 were NDSU and cross-town schools Minnesota State, Moorhead and Concordia College students.  At the start of the 2000-2001 academic year, Detachment 610 grew to 120 students!

The Air Force ROTC program, whose graduates are commissioned as second lieutenants, provides leadership and management training for future Air Force officers.  The national program produces about 2,000 officers yearly.

MISCELLANIA
* Andrew Conteh, political science, was recently invited by the Academic Council on the United Nations System and the United Nations Studies Programme at Yale University to be a guest speaker.  On October 12th, he participated in a panel presentation and discussion on "Prospects for Peace in Sierra Leone" at Yale University.  On the same day, at Yale’s Davenports College Master’s Tea, he presented a paper on "Africa’s Heritage of Participatory Democracy" to students, fellows, and faculty.  At the Yale Law School, he met and discussed with law students the role and place of "International Humanitarian Law and the International Law of Human Rights" in the peace process in Sierra Leone.

That Friday Conteh also participated with a presentation in a seminar entitled "Putting the Brahimi Report to the Test" sponsored by the Academic Council on the UN System. Conteh’s presentation was on "The Tradition of Sierra Leone’s Paramount Chiefs" in relation to UN Peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone, child soldiers and the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone, and Diamonds and the Conflict in Sierra Leone.

* Steve Hoffbeck, history, made a presentation at the Northern Great Plains History Conference in Mankato last month on "Black Baseball in Minnesota: The Minneapolis Keystones Team, 1908-1912." He told the story of a barnstorming baseball team featuring first baseman Bobby Marshall, one of Minnesota’s greatest all-time athletes.
* The National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) is a residence hall student organization comprised of the top one percent of the residence hall population.  The goal of the organization is to recognize and acknowledge individuals who work toward the betterment of residence hall life.  Each NRHH chapter is charged with recognizing residence hall leaders through awards.  These awards are known as "Of the Months" for many categories.  As many staff members on campus come into contact with residents they make lasting impressions on our residents and so far this year several MSUM employees have been nominated and received "Of the Month" awards.  For the month of September Judy Marohl, Financial Aid Office, received a Spotlight of the Month award.  For the month of August Ernie Kolle, Physical Plant; and Tony Walker, Sodexho-Marriott, each received the Spotlight of the Month award.
* Jeff Dongvillo, social work, attended the Ninth Annual Barry University  School of Social Work Alumni Conference: Violence: New approaches to an  enduring problem; Miami Shores, FL, October 13th. The conference foci  included theories of violence and methods for the prevention of violence  especially with marginalized and oppressed groups in US society.
* Mary Schroeder, field coordinator, social work, presented her research study on exploring motivating factors in the retention of field instructors at the Minnesota Conference on Social Work Education at the Koinonia Retreat Center in New Haven, Minnesota on October 13. And at that same conference she and Shawn Ginther presented the department’s comprehensive and still evolving Program Evaluation Model (PEM).
* James Harley, music, has been awarded a commission from the American  Composers Forum (St. Paul). The grant is to support the creation of an  interactive work for flutist Elizabeth MacNutt (UCSD) and computer.  Harley has also received a commission, funded by the Canada Council for  the Arts, to compose a work for the experimental jazz ensemble, Kappa (Montreal).
* George Davis, Regional Science Center, made a presentation at the North  Central Regional Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers  in Science October 13th at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.  The title  of the presentation was "Preparing Teachers for Inquiry Using Eyes on  Wildlife."
* .Vijendra Agarwal, physics and astronomy, attended the Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena held October 15-18 at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. During the conference, he made opening remarks in the workshop on multifactor aging of insulation materials in high voltage systems, and organized a technical session on Insulation Degradation. In addition, he attended the conference board meeting on which he currently serves as the Secretary. Agarwal will serve as the conference vice chair next year and will assume the duties as conference chair for 2002 and 2003.
Agarwal was  also nominated to serve on the digest committee of IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. The Digest is an annual publication of society transactions highlighting in-depth reviews on topics of interest to the larger community in the multi-disciplinary area of electrical insulation. The Digest is published in October each year to coincide with the Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena.

CLASSIFIEDS
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* For Sale:  Glow-necklaces. Great for Halloween Trick or Treating.  Red, Green & Blue colors. $1.25 each. Will sell 1ea. or 100ea. CSA Fundraiser. Ext. 2998 or breuer@mnstate.edu
* Student Development has three size large MSUM red and black polo shirts for sale.  Some of our staff ordered the wrong size; the shirts are new and have never been worn.  Please call 236-2674 if interested.

POLITICAL ANALYST TALKS
ON EFFECTS OF BUSH/GORE
DEBATES OCT. 19 HERE
David Lanoue, a political science professor at Texas Tech University with a national reputation for analyzing the effects of presidential debates, will talk on "Auditioning for President: The Bush/Gore Debates and Their Impact on the Election" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Roland Dille Center for the Arts thrust stage theatre.
Lanoue’s joint study of presidential debates with Peter Schrott is complied in the book "The Joint Press Conference:  The History, Impact and Prospects of Televised Presidential Debates." Their research explains the interaction between candidate performance, media reaction and public opinion along with how the debates are perceived and their effect on elections.
Lanoue will analyze the results from this year’s debates, including the style and substance of each candidate’s performance and the impact on the presidential election.
The event is supported in part by the S.G. Comstock Fund.

MNSCU ENROLLMENT GAINS CONTINUE
Enrollment at the 35 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities surged upward again this fall, with two-year colleges and state universities posting a 3.3 percent increase over fall 1999.
The gain of 4,840 students brings the number of students enrolled to 152,933.
The jump follows a 6.6 percent increase last year, which was MnSCU's biggest enrollment increase ever.
College enrollments are measured two ways:* by a count of the total number of students being served at a point in time, and 2) by the number of credits taken by students in an academic year.
This year, like last year, gains were reported using either measure. The projected "full-year equivalent" enrollment, which measures the total credits taken and equates them to full-time students, posted an increase of 3.1 percent for the 2000-2001 school year. The gain of 3,557 full-year equivalent students brings the total to 117,643. The "full-year equivalent" enrollment has jumped 10.1 percent from the 1998-99 academic year to the 2000-01 academic year.
"This is very good news," said Chancellor Morris J. Anderson. "Not only is the number of students we serve increasing, but the number of credit hours being taken is increasing too."
Anderson said he has made increasing student enrollment a priority. "On our campuses and at the system level, we are getting more aggressive in marketing to prospective students," he said. "And students are recognizing that a state college or university education in Minnesota is a very good value."
Three years ago, the system launched a campaign to inform high school sophomores, juniors and seniors about the opportunities available at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. The centerpiece of the campaign is "Go Places," a free guide to all 35 colleges and universities within the system.
This year, the system has launched a drive to attract adults to go back to college. The campaign recognizes that the needs and questions are different for older students. The "Go Back. You're Ready" campaign utilizes a brochure and other media to address concerns that many working adults have about returning to school.

EIGHT NEW CHAIRS NAMED
Eight new chairs have been named to head academic departments here:
Kathleen Enz Finken, Art; John Hall, Languages; Margaret Klindworth, New Center; Mark Chekola, Philosophy; Walter Worman, Physics & Astronomy; Karen Danbom, Elementary& Early Childhood Education; Mary Bader, Accounting; and Larry Nordick, Paralegal.

SEPTEMBER RECYCLING
TOTALS AT MSUM
* 220 pounds of confidential documents
* 5,064 pounds of high grade paper
* 1,735 pounds of cardboard
* 130 pounds of magazines
* 750 pounds of newspapers
* 365 pounds of plastic
* 250 pounds of aluminum
* 1,555 pounds of mixed paper

MSUM ART DEPARTMENT
OFFERS FREE DEMONSTRATIONS,
LECTURES OCT. 17-19
An eclectic mix of art demonstrations and guest lectures is free and open to the public Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 17-19 at Minnesota State University Moorhead. It’s part of the MSUM Community College Art Symposium, which brings more than 200 community college students and faculty members to campus to participate in a variety of activities.
The following events are free and open to the public.
Tuesday, Oct. 17
1:30-4:30 p.m. Jeff Oestreich ? Ceramics Demonstration Thrust,Theatre
3-4:15 p.m. Tina Najbjerg, Archaeologist
"The Buried Cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum: Daily Life of the Ancient Romans", King Hall Auditorium
6-7:15 p.m. Ellen Dissanayake ? Guest Art Writer Lecture, "In the Beginning, Art", Weld Hall Room 106
7:30-8:45 p.m. Jeff Oestreich, Ceramics ? Guest Artist Lecture, Personal Work, Weld Hall Room 106
Wednesday, Oct. 18
9 a.m.-noon & 1:30-4:30 p.m.  Jeff Oestreich ? Ceramics Demonstration, Thrust Theatre
6-7:15 p.m. Michael Johnson, Sculpture ? Guest Artist Lecture, Personal Work, Weld Hall Room 106
7:30-8:45 p.m. Robert Dawson, Photography ? Guest Artist Lecture, A collected overview of the work of Robert Dawson, Weld Hall Room 106
Thursday, Oct. 19
9 a.m.-noon Jeff Oestrich ? Ceramics Demonstration, Thrust Theatre
9:30-10:45 a.m. Tina Najbjerg, Archaeologist, "A Day at the Dig: The Search for the Ancient City of Marion on Cyprus", King Hall Auditorium
About the artists:
Jeff Oestreich’s early pottery training was at the Leach Pottery in England during the late 1960s. He says, "All things considered, my approach is American, borrowing from as many sources that speak to me."
Robert Dawson is a photography instructor at Stanford University. His photos have been widely exhibited and are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York; the National Museum of American Art; the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Library of Congress.
Ellen Dissanayake is a scholar and writer whose books What is Art For?, Homo Aestheticus: Where Art Comes From, and Art and Intimacy: How the Arts Began, consider the arts as biologically endowed components of human nature.
Michael Johnson is a sculptor and assistant professor at the University of Delaware.  He has had many one-person and group exhibitions throughout the country.
Tina Najbjerg has excavated at numerous sites around the Mediterranean, including Athens, Morgantina (Sicily), and Herculaneum. She most recently served as the site supervisor at the excavations at Ancient Marion, Cyprus.

MEET THE LOCAL CANDIDATES
OCT. 26 IN MSUM’S CMU
Six local candidates for political office will attend a Candidate Forum here at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 in the CMU Ballroom: Keith Langseth, Kevin Goodno, Ben Brunsvold, Wallace Nord, Rick Stotts and Eddie Bernhardson.
Each will speak and answer questions. Daron Selvig from KVLY-TV will facilitate the program. Refreshments will be served.

MSUM ALL CHOIRS
CONCERT OCT. 17
An MSUM all choirs concert, featuring the Concert Choir, Festival Mixed Choir, Festival Women’s Choir and the Chamber Singers, will present a concert on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, 1010 Third Ave. S., Moorhead.
The choirs will present a variety of choral music from several cultures and ages by such composers as Copland, Hassler, Victoria, Palestrina, and Moses Hogan for mixed, men’s and women’s choirs.
Faculty members Charles E. Ruzicka and Rod Rothlisberger direct the choirs.
OTHER UPCOMING MSUM MUSIC
* Wind Ensemble, Sunday, Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. in Weld Hall Auditorium
* Terrie Manno Faculty Recital, Sunday, Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. in Weld Hall Auditorium

KCCM’S REGIONAL ARTIST
IN CONCERT SERIES FEATURES
TRI-COLLEGE PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Two Tri-College Percussion Ensemble concerts, under the direction of David Eyler, are featured in the KCCM MPR broadcast of Regional Artists in Concert Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.
Featured works from the Feb. 2, 2000 performance a MSUM’s Hansen Theatre and the April 9, 2000 performance at Concordia College will be broadcast.

MSUM SPEECH TEAM THIRD AT NDSU
The MSUM speech team placed third at the North Dakota State University Lyle Huseby Invitational last weekend.
Eight MSUM students won awards at the tournament. Winning awards for MSUM were Valerie Waldock, first in Persuasive Speaking, second in Communication Analysis and third in Extemporaneous Speaking; Amanda Calsbeek, first in Extemporaneous Speaking; Kristin Leadbetter, fourth in Program Oral Interpretation; Bob Karppinen, sixth in Dramatic Interpretation.
Rachel Deibert and Reed Halvorson, fifth in Dramatic Duo Interpretation.; Patrick Carpenter, fourth in Impromptu Speaking; Carrie Bican was a finalist in Program Oral Interpretation. Valerie Waldock was named third speaker over-all at the tournament. MSUM place third behind Concordia College and Minnesota State University, Mankato.
The team is coached by Dave Gaer, Tim Borchers and Scott Titsworth.

FALL POKER WALK FOR FITNESS
Just 30 minutes of moderate exercise per day, (like walking), can cut your risk of heart disease by 30%; reduce your risk of hypertension, diabetes and cancer by 30%; reduce body fat by an average of 18%; and eliminate undue stress.
You are encouraged to participate in the Fall "Poker" Walk for Fitness to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The objective is to walk to each of these seven MSUM departments listed below draw a card at each, and try to acquire the best poker hand. NOTE: The best 5 out of 8 cards can be used; Jokers are wild; and, if you have completed your open enrollment insurance changes, you may draw an extra card at Human Resources.  Prizes will be awarded for the top three hands, plus there will be a grand prize drawing for a Portable CD Player at the conclusion of this walk.
Participating departments: Small Business Development Center, 615 11th Street; Copy Center, Flora Frick Room 153; Language Department,  MacLean Room 271; Social Work Department, Lommen Room 83; Hendrix Health Center, Dahl Hall Lower Level; Intramural Office, Nemzek Room 119; and Human Resources, Owens 210.
A beverage will be served in HR at the finale of your walk. Draw a card at each department… your name and card will be recorded. Keep your card and proceed to the other departments. You do not have to walk to all seven departments at one time, walk on your breaks or lunch hour.  Human Resources must be the last department you walk to --before 4 p.m. You will draw your last card, and submit your best hand.
You can also throw your name into the hat for the grand prize drawing, to be held at the conclusion of the walk. This is a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with the MSUM campus and get some exercise to boot!  If you have questions, please call Deb Lewis at 2158

THE TRI-COLLEGE WOMEN UNITED
FALL NETWORKING DINNER
The Tri-College Women United Committee announces its annual Fall Networking Dinner to be held Thursday, October 26, 2000 in Concordia’s Knutson Center Centrum. TCWU sponsors two networking dinners each year in conjunction with a presentation and discussion focusing on issues related to women and academia. The topic of this fall’s dinner and discussion is "SEX and POWER: The Cycles of Violence." Carmen Collins, from the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, will present a brief talk on sexual harassment, "What It Is," followed by a short dramatic piece, "The Heart Within the Harlot," by Concordia theater student Laura Wilhelm. They will be joined by panelists Mike Pehler (Security Director, MSU Moorhead) and Patty Corwin (sociology instructor at NDSU and former police officer) for Q & A and group discussion following the presentations. This event is open to students, faculty, and staff of the Tri-College campuses, as well as the general public. For the Networking Dinner (5:30 p.m. choice of Wild Rice Chicken Supreme or Stuffed Shells), reservations and payment must be made by Monday, October 23, by contacting Hazel Retzlaff (236-2665). The dinner is $5 for Tri-College students, $10 for others. The presentation and discussion at 6:30 p.m. is free and open to all. Free parking is available at Concordia in the lot at the corner of 5th St. S. and 9th Ave. S.

"MSUM’S NEW RESIDENCE HALL:
WHAT DO WE NEED? WHERE SHOULD IT GO?"
UNIVERSITY FORUM
President Roland Barden invites the university community to attend an open forum on the topic of "MSUM’s New Residence Hall: What do we need? Where should it go?" Monday, Nov. 20, 3-4 p.m., in the Thrust Theatre of the Center for the Arts.
President Barden, Vice President for Student Affairs Warren Wiese, and Vice President for Administrative Affairs David Crockett will invite discussion regarding the plans for the new residence hall that will be built on campus this spring.
Students, faculty, staff, and administration are encouraged to attend.

 HOUSING OPEN HOUSE A SUCCESS
While the numbers that visited our residence halls during the open house last Tuesday weren't astronomical, we had a lot of great faculty and staff from all over campus come and see what our halls and students have to offer. Many commented how much they liked seeing the student rooms. Our students enjoyed showing people around as they take a lot of pride in residence hall living.  If you missed out on this opportunity we will try to do it again or if your department or group would be interested in a visit please contact Ryan Sylvester at @mnstate.edu and we would be happy to show you around. Congratulations to the prize winners for those that registered at the various halls:
Muffin Baskets: Sheri Erickson, Thomas Lane, Melanie Nordick, Kathy Tillisch, and Clare Hauck
Meal at Kise: Layne Anderson, Warren Wiese, Dieter Berninger, Jenny Jensen, Denise Hudson
$25 Dragon Dollars: Marlane Sanderson, Jenny Jensen, Konrad Czynski, Heather Juhl, Ginger Kallander
Sodexho-Marriott Can Cooler Fran Zimmerman, Layne Anderson, Warren Wiese, Kelsey Peterson, Barb Herbranson
Housing Mug: Mary Bader, Thomas Lane, Sumi Lehman, Kathy Schmidt

CALLING YOUR BEST WRITERS
As advising week draws near, please consider recommending to your best writers that they take English 395, Theory and Methods of Tutoring. The course prepares students to tutor in the Write Site. The class can count as an elective for students of any major; for English majors with a writing emphasis, it is especially appropriate as an upper level elective. Prerequisites for the course are English 101 and 102.
Students from any major can be effective writing tutors provided they have the requisite writing proficiency, leadership skills, and interpersonal skills. In fact, I prefer that students of diverse majors and backgrounds comprise the tutoring staff. The Write Site provides on-going learning for both students visiting and tutors working there. The tutors regularly say they learn as much about improving their own writing through tutoring as they do about other students' writing. In addition to providing a positive environment where learning occurs, the Write Site is a pleasant, convenient place for students to work. Please encourage likely candidates for tutoring positions to take English 395. If you have questions, please call SuEllen Shaw, Write Site Director, 5938.

DRAGON FIRE LUNCHEON
The next Dragon Fire Luncheon is scheduled for October 18th at 12:00 noon at the Knights of Columbus in Moorhead. Enjoy a great lunch at a reasonable cost plus get Dragon sports updates from the head coaches. November luncheons will take place at the same time and location on the 1st and 15th. All faculty and staff interested in Dragon Athletics are invited to attend.

2000-2001
DILLE FUND FOR EXCELLENCE
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Dille Fund for Excellence announces its awards competition for 2000-2001. The fund provides support for projects designed to raise the quality of education at Minnesota State University Moorhead. All members of the MSU Moorhead community are eligible to apply.
Proposed projects should demonstrate a commitment to improved educational experiences for MSU Moorhead students. The following types of projects are appropriate for Dille Fund awards:
* Faculty research projects that involve students.
* Equipment grants for innovative instructional systems.
* Guest lectures and artists who would share insights and expertise with the campus and community.
* Cooperative community projects that encourage university/community interactions.
* Special projects involving a particularly innovative idea.
No faculty sabbaticals, leaves with pay, or foreign travel would be supported by the Dille Fund for Excellence.
There is no application form. Applications include a brief overview of the proposed project, a timeline for project completion, and an itemized budget. Additional supporting materials may be attached.
Submit six copies by Friday, Nov. 17 to: Dr. Susanne Williams, Assistant to the President, Dille Fund for Excellence Committee Chair, Owens 203.

APAC AGENDA
The Academic Policy Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, October 24 at 3:30 p.m. in the Comstock Memorial Union (CMU 101).
 AGENDA
1. Tri-College University Nursing Master’s Degree (Hearing Only)
(The Graduate Studies Committee approved this proposal at their 9/18/00 meeting.)

GRANT INFORMATION
Program: Grants Program
Agency: Seaver Institute
Next Deadline: Dec. 1.
Supports creative, innovative research projects in the following broad areas: arts & culture, education, public affairs, & science & medicine. Proposals should clearly articulate how a project offers the possibility for significant advances within any given field of expertise. Preference is given to collaborative efforts. Call the Institute to obtain more information. 213/673-2090
Program: Community Related Grants Program
Agency: Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Next Deadline: Dec. 1.
Provides funding for research projects of national significance &/or scope or offering promising models for replication in the following 4 areas: Education & Advanced Research in International Affairs; Public Service; Environment & Natural Resources Management; & Human Rights. Applicants should send a brief letter of inquiry before submitting a full proposal. Foundation seeks to promote dialogue between the academic and policy worlds, and between the public and private sectors. Proposals accepted 4 times annually: 3/1, 6/1, 9/1, 12/1. See http://www.hmjackson.org.
Program: Charlotte W. Newcombe Dissertation Fellowships
Agency: Wilson (Woodrow) National Fellowship Foundation
Next Deadline: Dec 4.
Dissertation fellowships support the study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities & social sciences. Topics include: philosophy & religion; the ethical implications of foreign policy; the values determining political decisions; moral codes of other cultures; & religious or ethical values as reflected in history & literature. Applicants must be doctoral candidates who have completed all pre-dissertation requirements by 11/30/00. Stipend is $16,000 for 12 months. Applications are available on-line. See http://www.woodrow.org/newcombe/ E-mail: charlotte@woodrow.org
Program: Foreign-Funded Fellowship Programs
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Next Deadline: Dec. 5.
Fellowships allow biomedical or behavioral scientists in the formative stage of their careers, and who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents to conduct collaborative research in foreign labs. Candidates can apply to only one of these programs during any given year. Requirements vary among countries. Contact FIC for application materials, awards will support fellowships in Germany, Israel, Japan, Sweden, & Taiwan. See http://www.nih.gov/fic/programs/ff.html.
Program: Grants Program
Agency: Packard Foundation (David and Lucile)
Next Deadline: Dec. 15.
In 2000, the foundation will support an array of nonprofit partners as they work to conserve the environment, address global population growth, solve complex problems through science, achieve the full potential of America's children, lift human experience through the arts, and strengthen the nonprofit sector. For more information and examples or previously funded projects, see http://www.packfound.org/.
Program: Grants Program
Agency: National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)
Next Deadline: Dec. 15.
NCIIA makes multidisciplinary grants to faculty and students of member institutions for E-Team (groups of students, faculty, and other professionals working together) programs to promote invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Member schools pay $300 to $500 in annual dues. E-Team course and program development grants ($2000 to $50,000) may be used for equipment, supplies, travel, technical services, limited faculty stipends and expenses directly related to creating an E-Team program. Advanced E-Team grants ($1000 to $20,000) may be used for further development or plans for commercialization in ideas/inventions. See http://www.nciia.org or email: info@nciia.org.
Program: Predoctoral & Postdoctoral Grants for Venetian Research
Agency: Delmas (Gladys Krieble) Foundation
Next Deadline: Dec 15.
Awards of $500-$16,500 for a full academic year will be made for pre- & postdoctoral research in Venice on the history of Venice & the Venetian Empire. Areas of consideration include: art, architecture, archaeology, theatre, music, literature, natural & political science, economics, law, & studies in the contemporary Venetian environment, including ecology & oceanography. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, &, if graduate students; have completed all requirements except dissertation. Applications are available at http://www.delmas.org/ E-mail: DelmasFdtn@aol.com
Program: Research Awards
Agency: Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Next Deadline: Dec 15.
Supports several short-term & long-term awards for scholars in most areas of the humanities, including American studies, law, & the history of science, to do research in residence for various lengths of time with various monthly stipends. Research must be appropriate to Library’s collections. For information on these & other programs (all deadlines 12/15), see http://www.huntington.org/ResearchDiv/ResearchHome.html

NOTICE OF VACANCY
Position: Director of Instructional Resources
Qualifications: Required: ALA approved Master’s degree in Library/Information Science and a subject Master’s degree or specialist degree or Ph.D. Minimum of three to five years successful academic library administration/supervision. Experience as a reference librarian. Ability to provide leadership for emerging technologies in an academic setting, including Instructional Technology and AV/TV, which includes instructional television and distance education. Record of successful personnel administration and budget preparation and management. Effective skills in interpersonal relations, oral and written communication, and analytical and decision-making process. A commitment to collaborative decision-making and staff development. Ability to represent the University and the University’s instructional resources to external constituencies.
Preferred: Ability to secure external funding. Experience in long-range planning. Experience with collective bargaining. Teaching experience.
Responsibilities: The Director of instructional Resources reports directly to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and is a member of the Academic Affairs Council. The Director provides leadership and management to the university’s library, audiovisual, instructional television, and instructional technology services. Service at reference desk is expected. The Director has supervisory responsibility for approximately thirty employees, and makes recommendations on retention, tenure and promotion. The Director is responsible for administering the Library, which has a budget of approximately $2 million. The Literary is part of both local (Tri-College) and regional (PALS and Minitex) consortia.
Apply To: Dr. Virginia Klenk, Chairperson, Search Committee, Minnesota State University Moorhead (formerly Moorhead State University), 1104 7th Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563
Position: Director of Annual Giving
Qualifications: Bachelor Degree Required, Minimum 2 years of full-time experience in successful fund-raising required. Some travel required. Strong computer skills and knowledge in fund-raising software preferred. CFRE preferred.
Responsibilities: Serve as professional development officer for initiating, coordinating, and evaluating giving programs such as alumni phonathon, direct mailings, corporate campaign and other programs, as directed the Executive Director of University Advancement. Serve on Alumni Foundation committees. Recruiting and training community volunteers and university personnel. Representing the university in communications with individuals, corporations, and foundations. Communicating with various university departments and evaluating their funding needs. Identifying and researching funding prospects and donors. Maintaining a positive relationship with donors and volunteers. Serving as a liaison between the University and the Minnesota State University Moorhead Alumni Foundation.
Apply to: Dennis A. Aune, Chair; Director of Annual Giving Search Committee; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Moorhead, MN 56563, Phone: 218-236-2049; FAX: 218-236-2370; email: anune@mnstate.edu

MISCELLANEA
* Kris Vossler and Marie Swanson, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, presented on assistive technology at the Parent Forum October 7 in Moorhead.  The forum was sponsored by ARC Clay County and the Regional Family Mentor Program and was attended by parents and professionals working with individuals who have disabilities.
* Steve Grineski, Foundations program, made a presentation at the 2000 National Conference on Cyber Ethics: Teaching Responsibility Use of Technology held on the campus of Marymount University in Arlington, Va The title of the presentation was "Questioning the Role of Computer Instructional Technology in Higher Education."
* Barbara Rath and Bonita Schmidt, mathematics, attended the 7th Annual conference of the Minnesota Association for Developmental Education in Brainerd
October 5-6. The theme of the conference was "Defining Developmental Education: A dialogue to Improve Student Learning." Funded by a MNSCU grant through the Center for Teaching and Learning, the conference featured sessions and panel discussions on developmental education in general as well as Best Teaching Practices that were discipline specific.
* Terrie Manno, music, spent October 13-15 in New York, collaborating with composer Benjamin Boretz.  She is studying several of his compositions in preparation for performance in the New Music Faculty Recital slated for November 18, in the Fox Recital Hall (Center for the Arts #150) at 5:00 p.m.
* Brian G. Smith, educational psychology, just returned from the Midwest Association of Teachers of Educational Psychology (MATEP), Miami University, Oxford. Smith presented a paper titled "The Grand Round: Diagnostic Analysis of a Fictitious Student Profile." The presentation included a multi-media HyperStudio presentation as well as exemplary student work.
* Doris Walker-Dalhouse, EECE, attended and participated in the Exemplary Practices in Early Literacy Development: Research-Based Practices Forum sponsored by the International Reading Association. The forum, which was held on Oct. 7 in Minneapolis, featured panel discussions and small group presentations by nationally known researchers and scholars in the field of literacy and early childhood education.
* Asoka Marasinghe, chemistry and ten chemistry majors, Sam Pezeshk, Jodey Jacobson, Chris Petersen, Kim Ault, Katie Rice, Andy McCoy, Jill Greenley, Tammy Lien, Aaron Hutcheson, and Holly Beimdiek, attended an ACS Red River Valley Section Meeting. The speaker was Dr. Yorke E. Rhodes, Associate Professor of Chemistry, New York University, on "Astrochemistry: Evolution of Organic Molecules in Interstellar Clouds".
* Ellen Brisch, biology, attended the 59th Annual Me eting of the Society of Developmental Biology, Bolder, Colorado, June 7-10.
* Richard H Pemble and Donna M. B. Stockrahm, biology, attended the 17th North American Prairie Conference, Mason City, Iowa, July 16-20. Biology students Justin Klitzke, Dan McEwen, Deanna Thompson, and Adam Walz attended this meeting. The following posters were presented: Klitzke, J.A., J.P. Schoon, D.C. McEwen and D.M.B. Stockrahm. Movements and space utilization by Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni) living multiple years in a Colorado colony. Thompson, D.M.*, A.T. Walz, H.R. Taylor, D.C. McEwen, B.A. Stoltz and D.M.B. Stockrahm. 2000. Bison (Bison bison) habitat use and behavior during the breeding season in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the North Dakota Badlands.
* Alison Wallace, biology, attended the SciMathMN Teacher Research Network meeting Chaska, August 6-8. She also attended the SciMathMN Curriculum Fair: "Considering Standards-based Curriculum in Mathematics and Science", St Cloud, August 15-17.
* Kathryn Wise and R. Ficek, biology, made a presentation entitled, Affordable Instructional Technology Support: Creating, Managing and Utilizing Student Technology Teams, at the CTL-OIT Best Practices Conference on Teaching with Technology Day, Bloomington, April 28.
* Kathryn Wise, biology, attended the Syllabus2000 conference in SantaCalra, Calif., July 23-26.
* Brian Wisenden, biology,  attended: the annual meeting of the Ecology and Evolutionary Ecology of Fishes, University of Georgia Athens, Athens, GA. May 20-25  with students Katie Holman, Nichole Korpi, and Larry Louisiana. Presentations/posters included. Wisenden, B.D., H.Y. Yan and R.J.F. Smith. Electric alarm cues and the de-evolution of olfactory ornamentation in Ostariophysan fishes. Presentation. Holman, K.R. and B.D. Wisenden, Motion, not shape, facilitates association of risk with novel objects by fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Poster. Wisenden, B.D., D.P. Chivers, K.L. Young, B. Hamann, A. Marasinghe and R.J.F. Smith. Early warning in the predation sequence: a disturbance pheromone in darters. Presentation. Korpi, N.L., L.D. Louisiana, J.J. Provost and B.D. Wisenden. Ostariophysan alarm substance requires a protein component to evoke antipredator behavior. Poster.

CLASSIFIED
For Sale: "Power Rider" exerciser and accompanying videotape. $50. Ext. 2252.
 

POLITICAL ANALYST TALKS
ON EFFECTS OF BUSH/GORE
DEBATES OCT. 19 AT MSUM
David Lanoue, a political science professor at Texas Tech University with a national reputation for analyzing the effects of presidential debates, will talk on "Auditioning for President: The Bush/Gore Debates and their Impact on the Election" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts thrust stage theatre.
Lanoue’s joint study of presidential debates with Peter Schrott is complied in the book "The Joint Press Conference:  The History, Impact and Prospects of Televised Presidential Debates." Their research explains the interaction between candidate performance, media reaction and public opinion along with how the debates are perceived and their effect on elections.
Lanoue will analyze the results from this year’s debates, including the style and substance of each candidate’s performance and the impact on the presidential election.
The event is supported in part by the S.G.Comstock Fund.

MSUM’S CONDEL
GOES NATIONAL
MSUM professor emeritus Yvonne Condell is part of a new marketing and advertising campaign by the American Association of Retired People designed to expand the association’s appeal to the 78 million baby boomers who will hit 50 in the next 14 years. Her picture is part of a six-story photo display on the AARP national headquarters in Washington, D.C. Her photo has also appeared as part of the national advertising campaign in the Oct. 2 Newsweek magazine, this week’s New Yorker magazine and a recent Washington Post.
The 45,000 square-foot photo display covers three sides of the AARP building. Condell is the regional volunteer director for the Midwest AARP, which covers 11 states. She retired from MSUM in 1995 after 30 years of teaching life sciences and biology and this week will receive a Distinguished Service Award during Homecoming Week’s Distinguished Alumni Awards banquet.

UKRAINE’S CAPITALIST
CONVERSION TOPIC
Martin Grindeland, mass communications, will show a short video and talk about his three weeks touring the Ukraine during the spring of 1999 at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 in the Center for Business 109 as part of the university’s Deans’ Lecture Series.
He’ll focus on the Ukraine’s decade-long conversion from communism to capitalism. Specifically, he’ll look at the construction of new churches throughout the country, the transition from government-owned to privatized farms, and the impact these developments are having on the schools.
His wife, Sveta, a native Ukrainian, accompanied him on that trip.

‘THE THREEPENNY OPERA’
ON STAGE HERE OCT. 10 ?14
"The Threepenny Opera," a Bertolt Brecht musical based on an 18th century British ballad opera, is on stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Oct. 10-14 in the MSUM Roland Dille Center for the Arts Thrust Stage Theatre. It’s the first feature of the university theatre department this season.
In the musical, Brecht creates a world of beggars and thieves in which there is no honor. Betrayals abound as new alliances are formed among this array of seedy yet colorful characters.
Contact the MSUM Box Office for ticket reservations, 2271.

DON’T FORGET HOMECOMING THIS WEEK
A bonfire, a Doo Dah parade, The Johnny Holm
Band and a campus talent show will surround the university’s Homecoming celebration this week.
Events get underway at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, with an all-campus picnic from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. followed by a bonfire and pep rally on Murray Beach, featuring the traditional burning of the "M."
Wednesday, hypnotist Fredrick Winters is on stage at 8 p.m. in the student union ballroom. ($3 college I.D., $5 general admission).
Thursday, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., MSUM hosts its annual campus talent show and Homecoming coronation in the student union ballroom. That will be followed by a dance at the Ramada Plaza Suites with MSUM alum Johnny Holm and his band from
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Friday, it’s free chili on the mall from noon to 3 p.m., an event called Dragon Bash that includes games and a Karaoke contest. It will be followed by a free 7 p.m. dance on Murray Beach.
The annual Distinguished Alumni Awards banquet starts at 6 p.m. Friday at the Ramada Plaza Suites, honoring MSUM alums Deb Jenkins, Mark Voxland and Helen Klassen along with Yvonne Condell and Erling Johnson, who will each receive special honors.
Saturday events start at 11:30 a.m. with a Doo Dah Parade—no floats or marching bands, just gimmicks and craziness—marching down 8th St. to 7th Ave. to 11th Street and past the university’s front gates.
At 1:30 p.m., the Dragons face the Bemidji State University Wildcats in the annual Homecoming football game on Nemzek Field.
Saturday evening, MSUM inducts five alums into the Dragon Hall of Fame during a 6 p.m. banquet at the Ramada Plaza Suites: Brenda Carver, Terry Harrington, Troy Hendricks, Elise Ericson and Erwin Warner.
A student formal dance will also be held Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the student union ballroom.

2000 COMBINED CHARITIES CAMPAIGN
The annual Minnesota State Employees Combined Charities Campaign is currently underway. This campaign is planned and administered by state employees. During the campaign you have the opportunity to make a payroll deductible pledge to donate funds to the charity of your choice throughout the calendar year 2001.
As a Minnesota State University Moorhead employee, you will be "Investing In the Moorhead-Fargo Communities" when you take advantage of the opportunity to contribute. Your investment, small or large, makes a difference. This year, a goal of $25,000 has been set for MSUM employees. Together we can achieve this goal and thereby make a difference in our communities.
NOTE: Pledge forms may be turned in to your canvasser or to the Human Resources Office on or before October 27, 2000. Please consider what a difference you could make.
This year’s Combined Charities Campaign is being coordinated by Ben Blair (2066), Deb Lewis (2158) and John Tandberg (2566).
MSUM ALL CHOIRS
CONCERT OCT. 17
An MSUM all choirs concert, featuring the Concert Choir, Festival Mixed Choir, Festival Women’s Choir and the Chamber Singers, will present a concert on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, 1010 Third Ave. S., Moorhead.
The choirs will present a variety of choral music from several cultures and ages by such composers as Copland, Hassler, Victoria, Palestrina, and Moses Hogan for mixed, men’s and women’s choirs.
Faculty members Charles E. Ruzicka and Rod Rothlisberger direct the choirs.
OTHER UPCOMING MSUM MUSIC
* Orchestra, Friday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. in Weld Hall Auditorium
* Wind Ensemble, Sunday, Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. in Weld Hall Auditorium

BASKETBALL BASH 2000
MSUM’s Athletic Department throws Basketball Bash 2000 Thursday, Nov. 2 from 6-8 p.m. (times pending) in the Main Gym. This "meet the basketball teams" event will be exclusive to MSUM’s faculty, staff, students, and alumni. The event will feature a women’s team scrimmage, half time show consisting of a three-point and a slam-dunk competition between students and athletes, and lastly the men’s team scrimmage. Please direct any suggestions or ideas that would make the evening a raging success to Sabolcik@mnstate.edu or call 287-5052 with any questions.

THE TRI-COLLEGE WOMEN UNITED
FALL NETWORKING DINNER
The Tri-College Women United Committee announces its annual Fall Networking Dinner to be held Thursday, October 26 in Concordia’s Knutson Center Centrum. TCWU sponsors two networking dinners each year in conjunction with a presentation and discussion focusing on issues related to women and academia. The topic of this fall’s dinner and discussion is "Sex and Power: The Cycles of Violence." Carmen Collins, from the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, will present a brief talk on sexual harassment, "What It Is," followed by a short dramatic piece, "The Heart Within the Harlot," by Concordia theater student Laura Wilhelm. They will be joined by panelists Mike Pehler (Security Director, MSU Moorhead) and Patty Corwin (sociology instructor at NDSU and former police officer) for Q & A and group discussion following the presentations. This event is open to students, faculty, and staff of the Tri-College campuses, as well as the general public. For the Networking Dinner (5:30 p.m. choice of Wild Rice Chicken Supreme or Stuffed Shells), reservations and payment must be made by Monday, October 23, by contacting Hazel Retzlaff (236-2665). The dinner is $5 for Tri-College students, $10 for others. The presentation and discussion at 6:30 p.m. is free and open to all. Free parking is available at Concordia in the lot at the corner of 5th St. S. and 9th Ave. S.

INTERNATIONAL FACULTY
DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS
The Council on International Educational Exchange
(CIEE), of which MSUM is a member institution, offers a number of short-term faculty seminars to stimulate university initiatives toward internationalizing curricula.
Hosted by prestigious academic institutions abroad, the seminars provide short-term, intensive overseas experiences, offering focused updates on global issues and regions that are shaping the course of world events.
Each seminar is organized around a theme that is explored through a series of lectures given in English by local experts. There will also be many opportunities to visit with overseas academic counterparts.
Seminar fees include academic program, accommodations (dbl), breakfast and lunch daily, receptions, ground transportation for activities, entrance fees, airport transfers and international teacher identity card. The fee does not include international airfare, dinners, passport and visa fees, international departure taxes, and personal expenses. CIEE assumes that participants will receive some, if not all, financial support from their institution.
Seminars in 2001 include the following sites: Argentina/Chile, Australia, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, England, Germany, Ghana, Jordan, Mexico, Northern Ireland, S. Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, and Vietnam. Most take place in May or June, and program fee varies from $1,500-$2000. For further information, check out the web at www.ciee.org/ifds, or stop in International Programs, FF 151.

FREE CRASH COURSE
ON JOB SEEKING
SET OCT. 17 AT MSUM
A free three-hour crash course on how to conduct an assertive. independent, non-traditional job search meets here from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17.
Open to the public, the session will cover how to find unadvertised job vacancies and suitable work situations. Also included will be a look at effective resume writing, personal marketing and interviewing techniques, plus behavioral interviewing now used by many companies.
The course is sponsored by MSUM’s Career Services office and will meet in room 101 of Comstock Memorial Union. For more information, call 236-2131. Pre-registration isn’t required.

MAJOR EXPO AND CHOOSING A
MAJOR WORKSHOPS COMING TO MSUM
MSUM is hosting two events to assist students who are undeclared in selecting a major. Major Expo will be held on Thursday and Friday, October 19 and 20, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.. in the CMU Ballroom. At Major Expo, students can meet department representatives, ask questions and get answers about major and career options, declare a major, and acquire a faculty advisor. Snacks will be provided, and students can sign up for door prizes, including four free credits of tuition for spring semester.  Call Janet Haak Aarness, Director of Academic Support Programs at 236-3586, with any questions about Major Expo.
The week after Major Expo, undeclared students are invited to attend a Choosing a Major workshop. These interactive sessions will focus on self-assessment and the decision making process, and will include an overview of the resources available on campus. Students will explore their strengths, interests, skills, and values, and get strategies for using this information to help them in selecting a major. The sessions will be presented by Diane Wolter of the Counseling and Personal Growth Center, 236-2227. Workshops will be held on Tuesday, October 24, from 2-3 p.m., BR 264; Wednesday, October 25, from 5-6 p.m., BR 269, and Thursday, October 26, from 3-4 p.m., BR 264. These sessions are all free, and no advance registration is required.

LEAD FACULTY GROUP
REPORTS PROJECT OUTCOMES
The Lead Faculty Group announces the outcomes of two mini-grants that it funded during the 1999-2000 year. This report outlines projects created by Tim Peil, math, and Lisa Nawrot, psychology. To better utilize computers using Mathcad in the teaching of Calculus I, Tim Peil prepared abbreviated tutorials for students, student activities, lecture supplements, and animations. These are located at http://classweb.mnstate.edu/peil/MathCadW.htm. The lecture supplements and animations helped students to better understand concepts in calculus. The students found the activities challenging, and the instructor felt the activities were successful in building better understanding of calculus concepts. Peil will continue to add activities and expand the materials to Calculus II.
Lisa Nawrot received a grant from the Lead Faculty Group to develop a CD-ROM and companion website course to teach Lifespan Development. As an alternative to the current "package" course offered through Continuing Studies, this new version of Psy 202 includes a CD-ROM containing numerous text-based resources such as chapter outlines, study guides and video, along with a companion website for student test taking, immediate feedback and instructor contact. With the assistance of the Student Technology Team, this course is now ready for student registration in the Spring semester. Watch this space for information about additional instructional technology projects. Applications for 2000-2001 mini-grants will be available soon.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
The library is offering free workshops in October for students, faculty, and staff. From October 10-12 the Library will conduct workshops on Internet Search Techniques. This workshop will help you become a more efficient Internet searcher, and save you time.
You will learn how to narrow and focus your searches along with advanced searching techniques such as "phrase searching" and "using wildcards."
During October 19-20, MSUM Library will give you a chance to brush up on your Library Catalog and Database searching skills, when it offers "Library Catalog and Databases" workshops.  Learn how to use WebPALS to locate books and periodical articles, along with selected additional databases, such as Gale InfoTrac and OCLC Firstsearch.
All workshops will be held in the LIT Center, Room 222, in the Library, and will last 1 hour. No sign-up necessary. Just pick the time most convenient for you.
Dates/times follow:
Internet Search Techniques
* Tuesday, October 10, 12 - 1 pm, LIT Center, Rm. 222, Library
* Tuesday, October 10, 4 - 5 pm, LIT Center, Rm. 222, Library
* Thurs., October 12, 9:30 - 10:30 am, LIT Center, Rm. 222, Library
Library Catalog and Databases
* Thurs., October 19, 10 - 11 am, LIT Center, Rm. 222, Library
* Thurs., October 19, 2:30 - 3:30 pm, LIT Center, Rm. 222, Library
* Fri., October 20, 12 - 1 pm, LIT Center, Rm. 222, Librray
For more information, consult the Library Web site at http://www.mnstate.edu/library and click on "Library Offers Free Workshops."

LIBRARY RUNNING FREE TRIALS
Free Trials will be offered:
* Through December 1 CSA's Internet Database Service offers precision tools engineered to make conducting your research precise, quick, and cost-effective. Subject areas include: Aerospace Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Aquatic Sciences, Biological and Medical Sciences, Computer Technology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering Specialties, Materials Science, Market Research, & Social Sciences. Go to the library's Electronic Databases page at: http://www.mnstate.edu/library/electronic_database_indexes.htm Links to the Database Subject List and the Complete Alphabetical List of Databases are included. Contact Stacy Voeller, Electronic Resources Librarian, (voeller@mnstate.edu) if you have any questions.
* ProQuest PsycINFO Plus Full Text through Nov. 22. PsycINFO PlusText is a 1,450 title database with links to 300 titles in full text. PsycINFO PlusText covers the worlds of psychology, psychiatry, and related social work. It augments the American Psychological Association PsycINFO abstracts and index database with links to complete articles from ProQuest. PsycInfo PlusText provides key resources to undergraduate and graduate-level academic institutions worldwide, with backfile provided from 1887 forward. The database covers a wide range of topics including all psychology disciplines, plus related articles in education, business, medicine, nursing, law, and social work.  Go to the library's Electronic Databases page at: http://www.mnstate.edu/library/electronic_database_indexes.htm and access the PsycINFO PlusText trial, or go to http://www.bellhowell.infolearning.com/pqdauto   Contact Stacy Voeller, Electronic Resources Librarian, (voeller@mnstate.edu) if you have any questions.
* ProQuest CINAHL Full Text until Nov. 22. The CINAHL Database with Full Text gives users the latest information on health and the field of nursing. It combines the well-known CINAHL abstract and index database of 1200 titles with links to more than 280 full text and image journals from the ProQuest online information system. Designed specifically for nursing programs within academic institutions as well as hospital libraries, CINAHL Full Text covers a wide range of topics including nursing, allied health, alternative therapies, biomedicine, consumer health, and health administration. Go to the library's Electronic Databases page at: http://www.mnstate.edu/library/electronic_database_indexes.htm to access the CINAHL Full Text trial, or go to http://www.bellhowell.infolearning.com/pqdauto  Contact Stacy Voeller, Electronic Resources Librarian, (voeller@mnstate.edu) if you have any questions.

NEW LIBRARY BOOKS
The Livingston Lord Library at MSUM announces the availability of the following titles (among many others):
A moral compass: seventeenth and eighteenth-century painting in the Netherlands. OVERSIZE ND646 .M65 1999
Davison, Gerald C. Abnormal psychology, 8th ed. RC454 .D3 2000
Safire, William. Spread the word. PE1421.S2335 1999
Johnson, Karen E. Understanding communication in second language classrooms. P53 .J6 1995
Graves, Michael F. Essentials of elementary reading, 2nd ed. LB1573 .G65 1999
Louise Erdrich's Love medicine:  a casebook. PS3555.R42L635 2000
Pollack, Robert. The missing moment: how the unconscious shapes modern science. R726.5 .P63 1999
The Cambridge companion to English literature, 1500-1600. PR413 .C29 2000
Feminist approaches to theory and methodology:  an interdisciplinary reader. HQ1180 .F43 1999
Cooper, John M. Reason and emotion:  essays on ancient moral psychology and ethical theory. BJ161 .C66 1999
Botterill, George. The philosophy of psychology. BF38 .B63 1999
Asinof, Eliot. Man on spikes. PS3551.S54M36 1998
McGowan, David. Derailing democracy:  the America the media don't want you to see. HN59.2.M424 2000
Doy, Gen. Black visual culture:  modernity and postmodernity. N8356.B55D68 2000
The Oxford history of the classical world. DE59 .O94 1988
Yaeger, Patricia. Dirt and desire:  reconstructing southern women's writing, 1930-1990. PS261 .Y34 2000
Kurson, Ken. The Green magazine guide to personal finance: a no B.S. book for your twenties and thirties. HG 179.K867 1998
Holtzman, Jon. Nuer journeys, Nuer lives:  Sudanese refugees in Minnesota. F615.N84H85 2000
Therapeutic modalities in sports medicine, 4th ed. RD97.T484 1999
Pringle, Hamish. Brand spirit: how cause related marketing builds brands. HF5414 .P75 1999
Civic responsibility and higher education. LC1091 .C5289 2000
Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. PR2802 .A2 W49 1995
Oliver Stone's USA: film, history, and controversy. PN1998.3 .S76O45 2000
Alexander, Jane. Command performance:  an actress in the theatre of politics. NX768.A43A3 2000
Shakespeare, William. Othello, 3rd ed. PR2829 .A2H59 1997
Rubin, Bruce K. Conquering childhood asthma:  an illustrated guide to understanding the treatment and control of childhood asthma. RJ436 .A8R83 1998
Fletcher, John. The two noble kinsmen, 3rd ed. PR2870 .A2P6 1997
On directing: interviews with directors. PN2597 .O54 1999
Shakespeare, William. King Henry V. PR2812 .A2C73 1998
Mohanty, Jitendranath. Classical Indian philosophy. B131.M54M64 2000
Shakespeare, William. King Lear. PR2819.A2F62 1997
Shakespeare, William. Troilus and Cressida. PR2836.A2B48 1998
Kleinberg, S. J. Women in the United States, 1830-1945. HQ1418 .K64 1999
Wilson, August. Ma Rainey's black bottom: a play in two acts. PS3573.I45677M3 1985
Approaches to adult ESL literacy instruction. PE1128.A2A58 1993
Bigsby, C. W. E. Contemporary American playwrights. PS352 .B54 1999
Shakespeare, William. Coriolanus. PR2805.A2B58 2000
Pearson, Michael Parker. The archaeology of death and burial. GT3150 .P43 1999
May, Paul. The business of e-commerce:  from corporate strategy to technology. HF5548.32 .M39 2000
Ginzburg, Ralph. I shot New York. OVERSIZE TR820 .G56 1999
Handbook of assessment in clinical gerontology. RC451.4 .A5H358 1999
International migration policies. K3275 .I85 1998
Roma, Thomas. Sunset Park. TR680.R675 1998
Box, Richard C. Citizen governance: leading American communities into the 21st century. JS 331 .B68 1998
Phillips, Estelle. How to get a PhD:  a handbook for students and their supervisors. 3rd ed., rev. and updated. LB 2386 .P47 2000
Guerriero, Janice M. Key questions in career counseling:  techniques to deliver effective career counseling services. HF5381.G8858 1998
Bridges, Edwin M. Problem-based learning for administrators. LB1738.5 .B75 1992
Nehring, James. The school within us: the creation of an innovative public school. LD7501.D3746N44 1998
Great Irish voices: over 400 years of Irish oratory. DA905 .G72 1999
Shakespeare: readers, audiences, players. PR2976 .S33825 1998
Glickman, Carl D. Supervision of instruction: a developmental approach, 4th ed. LB2806.4 .G56 1998
Upon these shores: themes in the African American experience, 1600 to the present. E185 .U63 2000
Shlaim, Avi. The iron wall: Israel and the Arab world. DS119.7.S4762 2000
Hooks, Bell. Feminist theory: from margin to center, 2nd ed. HQ 1426.H675 2000
Spink, Alfred H. The national game. GV863 .A1S743 2000
Cortés, Carlos E. The children are watching: how the media teach about diversity. P96.M83C67 2000
A simple justice: the challenge of small schools. LC213.2 .S56 2000
McAdams, Donald R. Fighting to save our urban schools-- and winning!:  lessons from Houston. LC 5133 .H8 M32 2000
Tobin, Joseph Jay. "Good guys don't wear hats": children's talk about the media. HQ784.M3T63 2000
Kordalewski, John. Standards in the classroom:  how teachers and students negotiate learning. LB3060.83 .K67 2000
Gutmann, Stephanie. The kinder, gentler military: can America's gender-neutral fighting force still win wars? UA 23.G944 2000
Sound. QC225.6 .S68 2000
Do, Hien Duc. The Vietnamese Americans. E184 .V53D6 1999
Race, class, and gender in the United States:  an integrated study, 4th ed. HT1521.R335 1998
González, Josué M. New concepts for new challenges: professional development for teachers of immigrant youth. LC3731 .G65 1997
Lucas, Tamara. Into, through, and beyond secondary school: critical transitions for immigrant youths. LC 3731 .L83 1997
Schweber, S. S. In the shadow of the bomb: Bethe, Oppenheimer, and the moral responsibility of the scientist. QC774 .O56S32 2000
Sparrow, Malcolm K. License to steal:  how fraud bleeds America's health care system. Updated ed. RA395 .A3 S764 2000
Skinner, Brian J. The dynamic earth:  an introduction to physical geology, 4th ed., American Museum of Natural History ed. QE 28.2 .S55 2000
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.

MSU MOORHEAD BOOKSTORE
HOMECOMING 2000 SALE
Wednesday, Oct. 11 - Saturday, Oct. 14, purchase any item of adult clothing and receive 50% off "Moorhead State" imprinted giftware.
Wednesday, Oct. 11, T-Shirt Sale - 2 for $20
Thursday, Oct. 12, T-Shirt Sale - 2 for $20, Jackets & Vests - 20% off
Friday, Oct. 13, T-Shirt Sale - 2 for $20 Crewneck Sweatshirts - 20% off
Saturday, Oct. 14 (open 11am - 1:30 p.m. 20% off Adult & Children's clothing, giftware, trade books, posters & prints

THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION
Founded in 1915, The Minneapolis Foundation encourages and facilitates philanthropy in the Twin Cities region. It is the oldest foundation in Minnesota and one of the nation’s largest community foundations. With assets of $450 million, last year the Foundation awarded nearly $25 million in grants and loans, primarily in the areas of human service, public benefit, education, health care and the arts and humanities. Through donor advised grants, supporting organizations and special projects, the Foundation supports a wide variety of statewide programs. In addition, for the next several years its discretionary grant making will focus largely on improving life for children and families in seven of Minneapolis’ highest poverty neighborhoods.
For more information about The Minneapolis Foundation, visit our Web site at http://www.mplsfoundation.org. To order our grant making guidelines, call 612-672-3861.

GRANT INFORMATION
Program:East European Studies Grants
Agency:Smithsonian Institution
Next Deadline:Nov 01.
Research scholarships are available to American citizens (or permanent residents) in the early stages of their academic careers or to scholars whose careers have been interrupted. Supports 2-4 months of research in Washington (deadline 11/1/00). Short-Term grants (1 month) support American academics & graduate students; does not include residence at Wilson Center (3/1; 6/1;9/1; & 12/1)). For more details, see http://wwics.si.edu/ees/grants.htm or contact kneppm@wwic.si.edu
Program:Research Fellowships at the Folger Library
Agency:Folger Shakespeare Library
Next Deadline:Nov 01.
Provides long-term (six to nine-month) fellowshis (deadline 11/1/00) to scholars pursuing research in fields appropriate to the Folger’s collection (British & European literary, cultural, political, religious, & social history of the 15th through 18th centuries). Successful candidates will be advanced scholars who have made substantial contributions in their fields & whose research projects are appropriate to the collections of the Library. Also supports short-term fellowships of 1-3 months (deadline 3/1/01). See http://www.folger.edu/academic/fellows.htm
E-mail: brobeck@folger.edu Information is not available for an FY 01 competition.
Program:Dissertation Fellowship in Business, Technology, & Society
Agency:Hagley Museum and Library
Next Deadline:Nov 15.
The Henry Belin du Pont Dissertation Fellowship supports four months of research in residence for individuals working on dissertations on the history of business, technology and society. The fellowship provides $6,000, free housing on Hagley Museum & Library grounds, & use of an office, including a computer & E-mail & Internet access. Applicants should consult the Hagley staff before submitting proposals. See http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/center.htm.
Program: International Research Fellowship Program
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Nov. 15.
Supports scientists & engineers in the early stages of their careers for opportunities abroad. These awards are available for research in any field of science & engineering research & education supported by NSF. Proposals may be submitted by U.S. universities, organizations, or professional societies in support of individual investigators. Foreign science or engineering centers & other centers of excellence in all geographical regions are eligible host institutions. Approximately 20-30 awards will be made each year. See  http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf00141/nsf00141.htm. Email:sparris@nsf.gov.
In FY 02 and beyond, deadline will be 11/1
Program: American Academy In Rome Fellowships
Agency: American Academy In Rome
Next Deadline: Nov. 15.
Rome prize offers pre-& post-doctoral fellowships in the Humanities, including Visual Art, Art History, Musical Composition, Architecture, Classical Studies, Design Arts, Landscape Architecture, Post-Classical Humanistic Studies, Historic Preservation & Conservation, & Modern Italian Studies. Fellows pursue projects for 6 months to 2 years at the Academy in Rome. Stipends range from $10,000 to $20,000 plus other expenses. Other fellowships exist. Deadline refers to postmark date. See http://www.aarome.org/index.htm. E-mail: info@aarome.org.
Program: ARI Behavioral & Social Sciences Basic Research Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Defense
Next Deadline: Nov. 17. (tentative)
Supports new, fundamental research & analysis that contributes to the entire life cycle of recruiting, selection, assignment, training & mission performance. Areas of interest are leadership; performance & information comprehension; foundations of individually adaptive training in distributed environments; & social structures affecting army performance. Deadlines for FY 01 proposal submission are tentative depending upon funding availability; BAA has not yet been released. See http://www-ari.army.mil/ for FY 00 program information.
Program: Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Next Deadline: Nov. 17.
Provides fellowships to students of superior ability to pursue doctoral level or MFA graduate study in the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences. Eligibility is limited to individuals who, at the time of application, have not yet completed their first year of graduate study or will be entering graduate school in the next academic year. Each fellow's institution receives a cost of instruction payment in lieu of tuition. See http://www.ed.gov/offices/ope/ohep/iegps/javits.html for details of last year's program. New announcement will appear in the Federal Register sometime in mid-August. .
Program:Chateaubriand Fellowship Program
Agency:French Embassy
Next Deadline:Nov 30.
Provides doctoral & postdoctoral fellowship support for U.S. citizens in scientific, engineering or medically related disciplines to study economic, political & social aspects of contemporary France. Research is conducted at the French university, laboratory or school of engineering. Fellowships are available for six to 12 month periods, with a monthly stipend of $1528 for doctoral fellows & $1840 for postdoctoral fellows. Applications due before 12/1/00. For more details & to apply on-line, see http://www.chateaubriand.amb-wash.fr/home-etu.htm

NOTICE OF VACANCY
Position: Asst/Assoc. Professor of Finance
Qualifications and Experience: Applicants should have completed a Ph.D. in Finance, but ABD's with scheduled defense date prior to date of appointment will be considered.  Excellence in teaching is a top priority.  Applicants must possess a demonstrated ability to engage in scholarly activities, and a record of scholarly activities is required for appointment at the associate level.  Preference will be given to candidates with prior teaching experience in Finance, especially to those possessing specialties in Investments and Financial Services.
Responsibilities: Teaching is the primary mission at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM).  The successful candidate must provide quality instruction in Finance and will be expected to pursue scholarly activities, advising, and institutional and community service.  Teaching assignments typically involve twelve (12) credits each semester.
Apply to: Dr. Marsha Weber, Chair, Finance Search Committee, Box 328, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN 56563, an All-American City for 2000. Phone: 218-299-5834; email: weberm@mnstate.edu; fax: 218-236-2238.
Position: Dean of Education and Human Services
Qualifications: Required: an earned doctorate, a record of successful collegiate administrative experience, a record of successful college/university teaching, successful experience in supervising personnel, record of and demonstrated commitment to scholarly achievement, effective skills in interpersonal relations, conflict resolution, oral and written communication, and analytical and decision-making process, demonstrated commitment to collaborative decision making.
Preferred: An ability to communicate intellectual excitement and vision, experience with professional accreditation, self-study processes, and assessment at the colleges or university level, a record of successful grant writing or other external fundraising, evidence of effective interaction with state and national professional organizations, evidence of effective community and regional involvement, demonstrated commitment, support and enhancement of diversity in faculty, staff and students.
Responsibilities: The Dean of Education and Human Services, one of four Deans on the Academic Advisory Council, reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Dean provides academic leadership and coordination for the College, which is composed of the departments
 of Elementary and Early Childhood Education; Health and Physical Education; the New Center
for Multidisciplinary Studies; Nursing; Special Education; Social Work: Counseling, Educational Leadership, Foundations and Field Experiences.
Apply to: Dr. Donald M. Jeppson, Chair, Search Committee, Minnesota State University Moorhead 1104 7th Ave. So.; Moorhead, MN 56563

MISCELLANEA
* MSUM graduate students Trudy Dahl, Chandra Anderson, Kari Greer, Nancy Suelflow, and
Karen Pustay,Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences, attended the University of Minnesota Duluth Edwin
H. Eddy Lecture on September 29th and 30th: Assessment and Treatment of Developmental
Apraxia of Speech by Dr. Edythe Strand.
* Jennifer Kingsley, a sophomore majoring in
graphic communications, received a $1,500
scholarship for academic achievement from the
Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation in Sewickley, Pa. She was one of 260 recipients
chosen from over 1,000 applicants representing
150 accredited schools throughout the United States.
Since its inception in 1956, the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation has remained dedicated to strengthening the printing and graphic
communications industry by providing scholarships
to students preparing to enter into this
ever-changing career field.
* Barbara Morrison, languages, presented a paper titled "Water as Crucible: An Image of the Heroine in Medieval Japan" at an interdisciplinary conference in Duluth on "The Bonds Between Women and Water", sponsored by the University of Minnesota.

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THREE MSUM GRADS PICKED FOR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS
Three MSUM graduates will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards during the annual Homecoming Week ceremonies this fall. They are: Deb Jenkins, manager of the Full CircleCaf* in Fargo; Helen Klassen, president and founder of the White Earth Tribal and Community College; and Moorhead City Councilman Mark Voxland. The awards are presented annually to alumni who have distinguished themselves in professional and community achievements. MSUM professor emeritus Yvonne Condell will also receive a Distinguished Service Award from the university and Erling Johnson a Distinguished Volunteer Award. TheyÕll be honored at a 6 p.m. Alumni Awards Banquet on Friday, October 13 at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo. For tickets, contact the MSUM Alumni Foundation office at 236-3265. This yearÕs award winners: Deb Jenkins??a registered nurse, singer and manager of the Full Circle Caf* in Fargo??is a 1992 MSUM nursing graduate. Originally from Richfield, Minn., she earned a degree in practical nursing from Mankato Vocational Technical Institute in 1974 and worked the next two years as an LPN for the University of Minnesota HospitalsÕ kidney transplant department. She moved to Fargo-Moorhead to work at St. LukeÕs Hospital and later MeritCare Medical Center, where she spent 18 years as an adult intensive care unit nurse and as a charge nurse in the cardiac care unit. Jenkins spends most of her time now with her catering business, TSW Catering, and as manager and job coach at The Full Circle Caf*, a non-profit transitional work site for people with disabilities. The caf* is also an extension of Community Living Service Inc., providing low-cost meals to needy people in the community. She also has her own band, "The Deb Jenkins Trio," and has produced a CD, "Freedom," with Barking Dog Records. Her annual Celebration of Women and the Arts project, now in its fourth year, raises scholarship money for graduating high school seniors in the arts with the help of volunteer female artists performing at the Fargo Theatre. Helen Klassen, president and founder of the White Earth Tribal and Community College, earned a degree in sociology at MSUM in 1973. She taught at the Circle of Life School, Bemidji State University and Pine Point School before joining the MSUM faculty in 1989 as a counselor and as the first Native American instructor in the universityÕs White Earth program. Originally from Ponsford and a graduate of Detroit Lakes High School, Klassen earned a masterÕs degree and doctorate at Harvard University in human development and psychology under a Bush Fellowship and returned for a year of post-doctoral work in higher education administration. In 1991 she was named Outstanding American Indian Counselor of the Year by the Minnesota Indian Education Association. Mark Voxland, who owns Voxland Electric with his wife Donna, is a 1972 MSUM political science graduate. Originally from Moorhead, heÕs been a member of the Moorhead City Council for 13 years and the Moorhead Chamber of Commerce since 1976. HeÕs served a term on the MSUM Alumni Board and just retired after 13 years as advisor to MSUMÕs Circle K service organization. He was recognized by both the Catholic churchÕs St. George Award and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of AmericaÕs Lamb award for service to youth for his 25 years as scoutmaster at Trinity Lutheran Church. HeÕs also a member of the League of Minnesota Cities board of directors and once served as MinnesotaÕs delegate to the pre-White House Conference on Library Service. Yvonne Condell, who retired from MSUM in 1995 after 30 years of teaching life sciences and biology, was elected executive vice president of the American Association of University Women last year. The association, with 160,000 members and more than 1,500 branches nationwide, promotes education and equality for all women and girls. The MSUM Alumni Foundation, in honor of Condell and her late husband James, a former university psychology professor, created a $150,000 endowment fund in their names for African-American students attending MSUM. A member of the AAUW board of directors from 1975-78 and again from 1991-95, she also served as its representative for International Affairs from 1989-91, taking part in 14 educational missions around the world. In honor of her contributions, AAUW established a $110,000 fellowship in her name. Condell, a native of Quitman, Ga., currently sits on the board of directors for the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Minnesota Humanities Commission and Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union. She was a Minnesota Public Radio board member from 1991-95. Erling Johnson, who retired in 1997 after 30 years in education, is honored for his volunteer work in organizing two successful campus school reunionsÑone in 1987 and the other this summer. The Campus School was an adjunct of what was then called Moorhead State Teachers College, now MSUM. It served as a practicum lab for student teachers at MSTC and as a school for testing innovative ideas in education. More than 500 of the 950 students who graduated from the campus school between 1931 and 1971 returned this summer for a reunion. During the centennial reunion in 1987, 715 alumni returned. Johnson, a Moorhead native, graduated from the campus school in 1955 and then earned an elementary education degree from MSUM in 1966. He taught 10 years in the Moorhead School District, and was named teacher of the year in 1970. He then earned a masterÕs degree in counseling and guidance from North Dakota State University and served as a vocational guidance counselor over the next decade for three North Dakota SchoolsÑWilton, Washburn and Turtle Lake-Mercer??where in 1984 he was named North DakotaÕs vocational guidance counselor of the year. He later taught at the International School of Minnesota in Eden Prairie and then worked for Square One National Gift Testing Center one year before buying the business in 1994. Now retired, he lives in Casa Grande, Ariz.

FIVE TO BE INDUCTED INTO DRAGON HALL OF FAME
Five MUM graduates who charted distinguished careers on and off the playing field will be inducted into the Dragon Hall of Fame during a 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, Homecoming Week banquet at the Ramada Plaza Suites. They are: Brenda Braun Carver, Terry Harrington, Troy Hendricks, Elise Olsgaard-Erickson and Erwin Warner. For banquet ticket information, contact the universityÕs Alumni Foundation office at 236-3265. A closer look at the winners: Brenda Braun Carver, a Moorhead High School graduate, logged a rewarding track career as an MSUM athlete, specializing in hurdle events. She set a batch of collegiate records and captured the national championship in the 60-meter hurdles at the 1989 NAIA Outdoor. She also won six NSC titles and is an 11-time all-conference honoree and two-time team MVP. She earned the Jessie McKeller Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete award in 1990 and later served as assistant coach at MSUM. Now living in Hilliard, Ohio, sheÕs been working in the hospital-based fitness and wellness industry. * Terry Harrington, a Halstad native, helped elevate the Dragons to national track prominence in the 1960s. A hurdling whiz, he was elected track captain as a senior and named the DragonsÕ Most Valuable Track Athlete in 1969. Harrington participated at the NAIA National Championships and placed seventh in the 120-yard high hurdles at the 1969 NAIA Outdoor. He was also voted the Outstanding Senior Athlete at MSUM in 1968-69. Harrington is a longtime cross-country and track coach at Fergus Falls High School. * Troy Hendricks charted a marvelous career as a Dragon running back in the 1980s. A three-year starter who was decorated with second team NAIA All-American honors in 1985, he led the nation (NAIA) in scoring, 12.4, and rushing, 138.4, as a senior. Hendricks recorded the second longest touchdown run in Dragon history, a 93-yard score against Northern State in 1984. He was voted the DragonsÕ MVP as a junior and senior and captain-elect as a senior, then signed a professional contract with the Seattle Seahawks in 1986. HeÕs currently head football coach and director of athletics at Bemidji High School. Elise (Lisa) Olsgaard-Erickson, a Moorhead native, surfaced as a quality track athlete at MSUM in the 1970s. She set a batch of early Dragon sprint and relay records and served as head womenÕs coach here in 1979. SheÕs now a member of the athletic training staff at North Dakota State University. Erwin "Cactus" Warner, a Halstad native, was a basketball and baseball standout at MSUM in the 1960s. A three-time all-conference basketball guard, he helped the Dragons capture the 1964-65 NIC title and advance to the finals of the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional tournament. He was a two-time Dragon basketball captain and was elected baseball captain as well. Warner collected 408 prep basketball coaching wins and produced seven state tournament teams in 23 seasons at Norman County West High School, guiding his team to a Minnesota state championship. Active in the regional sugar beet industry, he once served as chairman of the board for American Crystal Sugar Company. He now lives in Mesquite, Nev.

MSUM CELEBRATES HOMECOMING OCT. 10-14

A bonfire, a Doo Dah parade, The Johnny Holm Band and a campus talent show will surround Homecoming Week celebration Oct. 10-14. Events get underway at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, with an all-campus picnic from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. followed by a bonfire and pep rally on Murray Beach, featuring the traditional burning of the "M." Wednesday, hypnotist Fredrick Winters is on stage at 8 p.m. in the student union ballroom. ($3 college I.D., $5 general admission). Thursday, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., MSUM hosts its annual campus talent show and Homecoming coronation in the student union ballroom. That will be followed by a dance at the Ramada Plaza Suites with MSUM alum Johnny Holm and his band from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, itÕs free chili on the mall from noon to 3 p.m., an event called Dragon Bash that includes games and a Karaoke contest. It will be followed by a free 7 p.m. dance on Murray Beach. The annual Distinguished Alumni Awards banquet starts at 6 p.m. Friday at the Ramada Plaza Suites. Saturday events start at 11:30 a.m. with a Doo Dah ParadeÑno floats or marching bands, just gimmicks and crazinessÑmarching down 8th St. to 7th Ave. to 11th Street and past the universityÕs front gates. At 1:30 p.m., the Dragons face the Bemidji State University Wildcats in the annual Homecoming football game on Nemzek Field. Saturday evening, MSUM inducts five alums into the Dragon Hall of Fame during a 6 p.m. banquet at the Ramada Plaza Suites. A student formal dance will also be held Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the student union ballroom. MUSICAL AT MSUM EXPLORES NAT KING COLE STORY OCT. 7 "Unforgettable: the Nat King Cole Story," a new musical by Clarke Peters, is on stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 in MSUMÕs Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre as a feature of the universityÕs Performing Arts Series. The show includes 26 songs that burst into a portrait of the American jazz legend. The musical, starring Monroe Kent III, underscores the challenges that Cole faced in transcending the boundaries of race, culture, and geography in American society of the mid-20th Century. For ticket information, call the MSU Box Office at 236-2271.

BIRD BOOK SIGNING TO BE HELD SUNDAY
A book signing for the recently released book, "Birding the Fargo-Moorhead Area," will be held Sunday, Oct. 8 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Regional Science Center Buffalo River Site, located 15 miles east of Moorhead off Highway 10, adjacent to the Buffalo River State Park. The book, authored by North Dakota State University English Professor Bob OÕConner, unveils all of the local hotspots for 328 bird species native to Cass and Clay Counties. Minnesota State University MoorheadÕs Regional Science Center and the Fargo-Moorhead Audubon Society published the book. "Birding the Fargo-Moorhead Area" is available for $14.95 at the MSUM Bookstore, NDSU Varsity Mart and the Cobber Bookstore, and will also be for sale at the book signing. It can be ordered by phone, 218-236-2111, or via the Web at http://bookstore.mnstate.edu Shipping charge is $4.75. For more information, call 218-236-2904. Ô

THE THREEPENNY OPERA ON STAGE HERE OCT. 10 ?14
"The Threepenny Opera," a Bertolt Brecht musical based on an 18th century British ballad opera, is on stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Oct. 10-14 in the MSUM Roland Dille Center for the Arts Thrust Stage Theatre. ItÕs the first feature of the university theatre department this season. In the musical, Brecht creates a world of beggars and thieves in which there is no honor. Betrayals abound as new alliances are formed among this array of seedy yet colorful characters. Contact the MSUM Box Office for ticket reservations, 2271. ANGEL

OF SIBERIA TOPIC OF MSUM LECTURE OCT. 10
Elsa Brandstrom, a young Swedish International Red Cross volunteer who brought humanitarian aid to thousands of German and Austrian war prisoners held in Siberia during World War I, is the focus of a 4 p.m. lecture Tuesday, Oct. 10 in King Biology Hall auditorium. The lecture, "The Swedish Angel of Siberia," will be delivered by Jim Kaplan, an MSUM languages professor. In the 1920s, Brandstrom ran several orphanages in Germany for war orphans. After the rise of Hitler, she came to the United States where she helped refugees from Germany and later traveled around the country with poet Carl Sandburg collecting money for the defense of Norway. Sandburg immortalized her in his poem "Prayer After World War."

POET KICKS OFF ATOMIC COFFEE LITERARY READING SERIES OCT. 8
Poet and author Kim Roberts, now a writer-in-residence at New York Mills, Minn., will join two MSUM students at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8 to launch a series of literary readings at Atomic Coffee in downtown Moorhead. Roberts, whose poetry and short stories have appeared in literary journals through the United States, Canada and Ireland, will be joined by Karen Kohoutek and Bayard Godsave, both completing their master of fine arts degrees in creative writing at MSUM. Roberts has taught creative writing and literature at the University of Maryland and Eastern Michigan University, and conducted poetry workshops for homeless adults, senior citizens and high school students. SheÕs a founding member of Pandora: Women Collaborating in Arts and Letters. SheÕs also executive director of the Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center housed in a former WWI munitions factory in Alexandria, Minn. The reading, sponsored by MSUMÕs creative writing MFA program, is free and open to the public.

HOMOPHOBIA FOCUS OF MSUM SPEAKER
Warren Blumenfeld, editor of "Homophobia: How We All Pay the Price" and the "Journal of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Identity," will speak on "Homophobia" at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9 in the MSUM student union ballroom. The event, sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, is free and open to the public.

FLU VACCINE AVAILABLE IN HENDRIX HEALTH CENTER
Our supplier has stated we will begin receiving vaccine the last week of October. We ordered early and will receive our full order, but not in one shipment. We are prioritizing who will receive the vaccine first, and need to know if you are among the highest risk groups. Please call Hendrix at 2211 to be placed on this list if you are: over age 65 * Diabetic, asthmatic (or have another chronic illness) * Immune-suppressed * receiving cancer treatment * a caregiver to anyone in the list above. We will notify you immediately when serum becomes available. MSUM FACULTY ART EXHIBIT OPENS MONDAY
An MSU Moorhead faculty art exhibit will open Monday, Oct. 2 and run through Oct. 20 in the gallery of the Roland Dille Center for the Arts. A public reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5 in the gallery. Twelve full-time faculty members and many of the adjunct faculty will show their works, including all mediaÑphotographs, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, fibers/textiles, drawings, printmaking, graphic designs and mixed media. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

MSUM SCIENCE CENTER HOSTS ÔFALL FANTASYÕ MSUM'ss Regional Science Center will host its annual "Fall Fantasy" from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12 at the Buffalo River Site. It will feature storytellers around campfires and on the Center trails talking about some of the popular nocturnal animals of our area such as owls, bats and wolves. Telescopes will also be set out for observing the night sky. This program is free and open to the public. We ask that children be accompanied by an adult. The Buffalo River Site is located 15 miles east of Moorhead on Highway 10, adjacent to the Buffalo River State Park. For more information, call 218-236-2904.

DIABETES IN THE HISPANIC POPULATION TOPIC OF MIGRANT HEALTH SERVICES/ MSUM CONFERENCE The Management of Diabetes in the Hispanic Population is the topic of a conference Oct. 12-14 at Minnesota State University Moorhead. It will address the health needs of the diabetic Hispanic population as it relates to practices; behaviors and traditions that impact health care professionals; the challenges they encounter; outcomes of care; and directions for the future. Professionals with expertise in cultural issues and diabetes management in the Hispanic population will speak. Keynote speaker is Rachel Spector, who has more than 26 years experience in developing and teaching models of effective nursing care in multicultural populations. SheÕs the author of the book, "Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness," now in its fifth edition. SheÕs an associate professor at the Boston College School of Nursing in Chestnut Hill, Mass, and is the president of the Transcultural Nursing Society. Presenter Jose Aaron is the senior research coordinator and project evaluator of the Midwest Latino Health Research, Training, and Policy Center at Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has extensive experience in research, training, program administration, health planning and social work. Registration for the pre-conference diabetes crash course, which runs 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, is $15 and includes dinner. The conference fee of $25 includes Friday lunch and Saturday breakfast. Registrations are due by Oct. 9 to the MSUM Continuing Studies Office, 1104 7th Ave. S., Moorhead, MN 56563 or fax 218-287-5030. For more information, call 218-236-2182. The conference is sponsored by Migrant Health Services, Inc. and Continuing Studies at MSU Moorhead, and funded through a grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation.

FLUTE DAY OCT. 14 AT MSU MOORHEAD
A day of flute classes, concerts and exhibits will be held Saturday, Oct. 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Minnesota State University Moorhead Roland Dille Center for the Arts. Guest artist Dr. Roger Martin, a professor of flute at Tennessee Tech Universtiy in Cookeville, will deliver two master classes. HeÕll team up with Debora Harris, flute and Mike Coates, guitar, for a final concert at 4 p.m. in the Fox Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. An exhibit of flutes, music and accessories for sale provided by Eckroth Music will also be featured. Cost for the one-day workshop is $10 for non-MSUM students. Participants may register by mail or at the door. Contact Deb Harris, MSUM Music Department, 1104 7th Ave. S., Moorhead, MN 56563; 218-236-4609; or harrisd@mnstate.edu Visit the Web site at www.mnstate.edu/music/flute/flute.htm

UPCOMING MSUM MUSIC * Orchestra, Friday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. in Weld Hall Auditorium * All Choirs Concert, Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. at St. JosephÕs Church, Moorhead * Wind Ensemble, Sunday, Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. in Weld Hall Auditorium P

RESIDENT BARDEN APPROVES RECOMMENDATIONS President Barden approved the recommendations of the Academic Policy Advisory Council as reported in the minutes of September 5 and September 19, 2000. The Deans' Council has reviewed the recommendations and MSUM FA waived its right to meet and confer.

MISCELLANIA
* An article by George R. Holley, anthropology and earth science, entitled "Late Woodland on the Edge of Looking Glass Prairie: A Scott Joint-Use Archaeological Project Perspective," was published by the University of Nebraska Press in a volume entitled "Late Woodland Societies: Tradition and Transformation Across the Midcontinent" that was edited by T.E. Emerson, D.L. McElrath and A. C. Fortier * Anna Arnar, art, spent two and a half weeks in Reyjavik, Iceland, in August where she began research on a new project "Language, Nature, Body," which examines themes in 20th century Icelandic visual culture. A portion of this project will be presented in a lecture to the statewide Arts Symposium hosted by the art department at MSUM from Oct. 17-19. The title of the lecture is "Negotiating National Identity and Internationalism: Contemporary Icelandic Art."
* The fall 2000 issue of "The Art Forum" features a front page article by Diane Wolter (Supplemental Instruction Coordinator, Counseling and Career Services). Wolter, a violist and board member, offers an insider's look at the Fargo Moorhead Symphony Orchestra and its programs. Highlighted in the article are MSUM music faculty Ruth Dahlke, David Eyler, Debora Harris, Alan Rawson and Mary King (retired).
* Glenn Ginn, music, has released a new CD titled Swing Street. The CD features Glenn on guitar and the vocals of his wife Lisa. Also on the CD are MSUM professors Eric Graham, Mike Missiras, John Pederson, and Russ Peterson; MSUM senior jazz studies major Nathan Fryett, and Jazz Arts Group saxophonists Harley Sommerfeld. The songs are all Glenn Ginn arrangements of classic jazz and R&B standards from Gershwin's "Summertime" to Mose Allison's "If You Live." This recording project was funded in part by a grant from the Lakes Region Arts Council with McKnight Foundation funding. The CD "Swing Street" is available at Barnes and Noble, Full Circle Cafe, and from Glenn.
* Lila Hauge-Stoffel, MFA, attended a week-long Arts Infused Teaching and Learning Institute offered by the College of Liberal Arts, of the University of Minnesota, and the Perpich Center for Arts Education. The focus of the Institute was to provide a framework for interdisciplinary arts infusion in school curriculum. The Institute explored how partnerships and programs that grow out of a schoolÕs community can assist educators in arts infusion practices. The Institute provided opportunities to learn from interdisciplinary models in place in Minnesota A + Schools, and Annanberg Project Schools.
* Zhimin Guan, art, received Best of Show Award for his three paintings in Lincoln Avenue Fine Arts Gala Festival 2000, at the Center for the Art in Fergus Falls. GianÕs other paintings have been selected to show in: Vision 2000 International Competition in Chicago sponsored by Chicago-Windy City Artists Association; Mid-Western Regional Oil Painting Exhibition. Other paintings also selected to show in 2000: Realism International at Period Gallery in Omaha, Neb. He will also have works on view at the Plains Art Museum and MSUM faculty art exhibition at the gallery in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts through Oct. 20.
* The Student Activities Budget Committee is pleased to announce the hiring of Sandra Schob as Activities Business Manager. Schob will be monitoring and auditing student fee accounts, providing technical accounting expertise to student fee account advisors, and offering training opportunities for student leaders and account advisors regarding the Student Activities Budget Committee's budgeting process. Schob will also serve as the Athletic Insurance Representative for the University. Schob holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Minnesota State University Moorhead and has six years experience working as an accountant for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. Schob can be contacted by e-mail (schobsa@mnstate.edu) or by phone (236-2486). She will have office hours in the Center for Leadership and Organizations (CMU 225) and in Nemzek Hall.
* "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", one of Charles E. RuzickaÕs choral arrangements, has been selected for listing and annotation in a new book titled, Choral Arrangements of The African-American Spirituals-ÔHistorical Overview and Annotated ListingsÕ by Patricia Johnson Trice, and published by Greenwood Press, Wesport, Connecticut* London. Ruzicka is the director of choral music at MSUM. * Jim Kaplan, languages, will speak on "Birger Sandjen: Landscapes of America" at the Duluth Swedish Cultural Society on Oct. 15 at 3:30 p.m. at Gloria Dee Evangelical Lutheran Church. The program is funded by the Minnesota Humanities Commission.
* SuEllen Shaw and two Write Site tutors, Rachel Larson and Kathleen Lane, attended the 19th annual fall conference of the Midwest Writing Centers Association (MWCA) in Minneapolis September 28-30. The conference theme was "Opening Writing Centers to Diversity." In her second year on the executive board of the MWCA, SuEllen will be conference co-chair for 2001 when the Association meets in Iowa City, IA.
* Glenn Ginn, music, performed with the Jay Beech band at Augustana College in Moline, Ill. on Sept. 30 as part of "Gather in Christ 2000," a special Youth and family celebration sponsored by Illowa Lutheran Coalition.

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