NEWS

academic NEWS

LIBRARY TOURS
The Library will be giving welcome week tours on Thursday, September 4 at 11 a.m and 1 p.m.; Friday, September 5 at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tours start in the lobby of the library and will last about 20 minutes.

UMD’S NEW LIBRARY CATALOG SYSTEM
The UMD Library’s anticipated migration to a new online catalog is now underway. Called Aleph, this automated library information system is being implemented at all University of Minnesota campuses. Twin Cities University Libraries have been using Aleph for the past year. As we go to print, circulation operations have moved to the new system, and the new public catalog is just now available for viewing.

STUDENT WEB CONTEST 2004
Up to five $500 awards will be given. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for the contest. The project is to develop a Web site for an undergraduate course and/or Web based materials for an undergraduate course. The deadline for submission is Friday, January 30, 2004. Each student must have an identified faculty or departmental sponsor.

For details on the contest and to submit your site, please go to: http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/etrg/webcontest.html
If a student is interested and needs a faculty or department sponsor, or if the faculty or departmental sponsor is looking for a student, please call Sheri Pihlaja at 726-6975 or email spihlaja@d.umn.edu

THE GRASS IS GREENER AT GLENSHEEN
In August, Home Depot made a special donation to Glensheen Historic Estate. The Duluth branch of the Atlanta based home improvement retailer donated two top-of-the line Toro lawnmowers to the historic Congdon Estate. Furthermore, The Toro Company, headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, has agreed to match Home Depot’s contribution and will donate two additional lawnmowers to Glensheen. Home Depot Store Manager Dennis Anderson presented the Glensheen grounds crew members and SFA Dean Jack Bowman with the two lawnmowers, as well as several boxes of miscellaneous donation items, such as shade, hoses and various tools.

administrative NEWS

OUTSIDE MAGAZINE RATES UMD IN TOP 40
UMD was named one of the 40 best college towns in North America in the September issue of Outside magazine. According to the editors, to make the top 40 honor roll, a school must, “Turn out smart grads with top-notch academic credentials, have a healthy environment ethos, and an A+ sense of adventure.” The magazine gave special mention to UMD’s Natural Resource Research Institute—which has opportunities for quality study in the fields of forestry, mining, and ecology — and the Outdoor Recreation Department.

PLANT CONTAINERS
Just a reminder that the UMD Biology greenhouse recycles pots. If you are cleaning up, you can bring pots to biology and leave them outside the door to the greenhouse.

FREE DTA RIDES CONTINUE THROUGH 2006
UMD students, faculty and staff can count on free rides and improved bus service on campus this fall. The U-Bus is not running this school year but two new DTA routes have been introduced to provide direct service to campus from Superior Street and Fourth Street. Direct service into UMD from the Woodland neighborhood has also been introduced.

The new East Fourth Street - UMD - Woodland Route follows the current East Fourth Street routing to 24th Avenue East and continues to upper Woodland along Woodland Avenue with a regular stop at UMD.

A new East Mainline - UMD route has been introduced to replace services along East Superior Street to 24th Avenue East, once provided by the U-Bus. This new route provides half-hour bus service throughout the day between downtown and UMD. This route originates along the west mainline and will enable UMD students and staff living in the Lincoln Park and Spirit Valley areas to take one bus directly to UMD without transferring downtown.

Weekday DTA services between Morley Heights and UMD had been included as an extension of the new East Eighth Street - UMD route, providing the three morning and three afternoon trips between UMD and Morley Heights.

The #6 East Mainline, UMD route and the #12 - Kenwood route will use the regular bus stop outside of Kirby Student Center on Kirby Drive. Both the #11 East Eighth Street - UMD, Morley Heights route and the #13 Woodland via East Fourth Street - UMD route will use the new bus stop at the Darland Administration Building.

ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION
Accessible transportation assistance is available on the UMD Campus. Departments are encouraged to arrange transportation for individuals with mobility limitations at the same time they arrange their other University-sponsored travel transportation needs. Possible sources for this transportation include Care Cab (723-1212) or Northern Access (728-5464). Requests for reimbursement of costs should be submitted to the UMD Business Office, 209 DAdB. Questions regarding transportation arrangements, reimbursement requirements, and this procedure should be directed to Greg Sather, UMD Business Office, 726-6137 or email gsather@d.umn.edu.

WE MEAN FITNESS
Group Fitness Classes begin September 8 and passes are not required the first week. You can purchase your Group Fitness pass now -- cost is $55 for the semester for facility pass holders. An Annual Group Fitness pass (September to September) for facility pass holders is $100 and may be purchased using a payroll deduction plan. A Group Fitness Pass entitles you to attend any of 40 classes offered per week. Classes for all fitness levels are offered starting as early as 6:15 a.m. and as late as 8:10 p.m.

There is something for everyone: sport yoga, group studio cycling (spin), cardio classes on land (kickboxing, step, boot camp, hi/low), cardio in the water (aerobics in the pool and a deep water conditioning class); group weight lifting; stretch; toning, and Pilates.

Class times and descriptions may be found at www.umdrsop.org. Get your pass and get fit with us! For more information, call the Recreational Sports Outdoor Program (RSOP) office at 726-7128 or stop by Room 121 Sports and Health Center from Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

CAMPUS BOOK STORE
News from the UMD Stores Campus Books Events: Get a free carabiner clip with the purchase of selected backpacks in Campus Books from through September 13.
There will be an opening term book buy back in the Kirby Student Center (in front of Campus Books) on September 4 and 5. There will be a double prints and a roll of film special in Campus Books from September 8 - 13. For UMD Stores’ hours, call 726-728

UMD COMMUNICATION

INSTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OUTSTANDING UMD FACULTY
SEND FACULTY/STAFF NEWS
Get the word out immediately about UMD faculty achievements. Deans, Directors and Department Heads are asked to encourage staff within the departments to send notices to Currents. Information about articles and books published, conference presentations and awards are accepted. The Currents Newsletter is web search engine friendly. All of the items sent for faculty/staff news are available to international web browsers immediately after the issue is printed. To contribute to Currents, email your items to currents@d.umn.edu.

ABOUT CURRENTS:
Questions? Contact Cheryl Reitan at 726-8996.
To submit material to Currents e-mail currents@d.umn.edu.
Currents can be viewed at www.d.umn.edu/currents
Currents is printed regularly throughout the school year. Student Chad Bill helped edit this issue of Currents.
The fall 2003 schedule for Currents is as follows:
Deadline: Wednesday, September 10;
Print date: Tuesday, September 16.
Deadline: Wednesday, September 24;
Print date: Tuesday, September 30.
Deadline: Wednesday, October 8;
Print date: Tuesday, October 14.
Deadline: Wednesday, October 22;
Print date: Tuesday, October 28.
Deadline: Wednesday, November 5;
Print date: Tuesday, November 11.
Deadline: Wednesday, December 3;
Print date: Tuesday, December 9.

UMD CALENDAR OF EVENTS
See the web page: http://www.d.umn.edu/umdevents.
Departments are urged to post their events on this comprehensive calendar. For information on how to post events, contact Cheryl Reitan at 726-8996 or e-mail creitan@d.umn.edu.

SUBSCRIBE TO CURRENTS
Individuals can choose to subscribe to an e-mail/web version of Currents or to subscribe to a paper copy. E-mail/web subscribers will receive a e-mail notice about Currents on the Web for each new issue. Paper copies will only be sent to those who request them.
To subscribe to Currents on the Web: Send the e-mail to listproc@d.umn.edu and leave the subject line blank.
The body of the message should be of the form:
subscribe <listname> <yourfirstname> <yourlastname>
Here is an example:
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Delete any signature lines or other text from the body of the message and don’t use the “<”or “>” symbols.
To subscribe to a paper version of Currents: Send your name, department and department address to the currents e-mail account (currents@d.umn.edu) and ask to be put on the paper subscription list. Use SUBSCRIBE PAPER as the message line.

UMD WEB PAGES
For more info about UMD departments and programs contact the following web pages:
UMD Home — http://www.d.umn.edu
Alworth Institute — http://www.d.umn.edu/~alworth/
UMD Athletics — http://www.umdbulldogs.com
UMD Campus Events — http://www.d.umn.edu/calendar/
UMD Minnesota Sea Grant — http://www.seagrant.umn.edu
UMD Music — http://www.d.umn.edu/music/
UMD Outdoor Program —
http://www.umdoutdoorprogram.org/
UMD School of Medicine — http://penguin.d.umn.edu/
UMD Theatre — http://www.d.umn.edu/theatre/
UMD Tweed Museum of Art — http://www.d.umn.edu/tma/
Natural Resources Research Institute — www.nrri.umn.edu
Glensheen — http://www.d.umn.edu/glen/

CHANGE YOUR PERSONAL INFO IN THE CAMPUS DIRECTORY NOW
   Make sure your information is correct in the campus directory. First check your information by going to the “People” section on the UMD Home Page. If something is wrong, go to the faculty/staff area: http://www.d.umn.edu/faculty/ and choose “Update Personal Information.” Enter your email log in and password. and check all the tabs across the top of the page. Questions? Contact Human Resources at 726-7161 or Academic Administration at 726-7103.

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To submit material to CURRENTS, email currents@d.umn.edu

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