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THIS ISSUE POSTED JULY 18, 2000
CURRENTS VOLUME 17, ISSUE 19
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Campus Events
Tuesday, July 18, 2000 € VOLUME 17, NUMBER 19
CAMPUS EVENTS
TWEED MUSEUM EVENTS
The Tweed will present "Earth Surfaces: Paintings by Irving Zane Taran"
through August 13.
Irving Zane Taran, professor of art at Michigan State University
since 1965, and a UMD alumnus, has paintings known for their dynamic
surfaces, coloristic subtlety, and for the enormity of their scale.
Taran cites Lake Superior, Duluth's diverse landscape and his formal
education at UMD while working with Art Professor Glenn C. Nelson, as
formative inspiration for his work.
From July 18 through October 15, the Tweed will present "The Helen
Band Collection of First Nations Art from the Thunder Bay Art Gallery."
The exhibition, which makes its only U.S. appearance at the Tweed Museum
of Art, contains 49 paintings by 23 artists, including eight works by
Norval Morriseau, who is credited with developing the Woodland painting
style in the 1960s. An artist lecture by Roy Thomas will be held on
Thursday, September 14.
Tom Kerrigan will be featured in a one person exhibition at the
Tweed Museum of Art opening July 18 and continuing through October 1. The
opening reception for "Tom Kerrigan Ceramics at Tweed" will be held from
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18.
Kerrigan retired in 1999 as ceramics area head in the Art Department,
where he began teaching in 1975. He is nationally known for his innovative
hand-built ceramics and for his experimentation with clay bodies, unique
clay forms, glaze, surface designs and images. His art was inspired by the
mood and changing character of Lake Superior, and later, desert landscape,
plant life, and indigenous motifs.
For more information, call Mary Rhodes at 726-7823.
SUMMER MINNESOTA
REPERTORY THEATRE
The Minnesota Repertory Theatre has two presentations this summer, the
Broadway smash-hit musical, "Dames At Sea" and the "The Musical Comedy
Murders of 1940". These 2 shows will be running in repertory rotation
through August 5 as follows:"Dames" runs July 19, 20, 28, 29 and August 2
and 3. "Murders" runs July 21, 22, 26. 27, August 4 and 5. All shows are
at 8 p.m. All performances will be in the Mainstage Theatre at the
Marshall Performing Arts Center. Reservations can be arranged by calling
the Box Office at 726-8561, open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
OUTDOOR PROGRAM'S
SUMMER EVENTS
An Outdoor Adventure Camp for teens will be held from July 24-28. This
camp help teens ages 13 to 15 develop life-long recreational skills in a
fun and supportive environment. Activities include river kayaking,
canoeing, rock climbing, team building challenges and camping skills. It
runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The cost is $225. For information,
call Beth at 726
6533.
MEDICAL SCHOOL
GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Fourth Annual UMD School of Medicine Golf Classic is being held on
Monday, July 24 at the Giant's Ridge Golf Course in Biwabik, Minnesota.
The four-person scramble has tee times assigned from 9:30 a.m. to 1:50
p.m. The 6 p.m. dinner is preceded by a social hour.
Play on a world class golf course in the heart of the Northland and
contribute to the UMD School of Medicine Student Research Fund. The $160
per person fee includes green fees, cart fees, use of the driving range
and putting green, dinner and prizes. For those who don't play golf,
participate by attending the dinner at a cost of $25 per person or sponsor
a student or resident for $160.
Space is limited. Register ASAP!
For information or to register, call Lori Isaacson at 726-7572 or
email lisaacso@d.umn.edu.
SUMMER AT GLENSHEEN
The exhibit "Changing Chapeaus: Honoring a Century of Hats," will remain
on display through the summer months at the historic Congdon Estate. The
summer tour schedule runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 7 days a week,
including holidays.
Glensheen's collection of 80 men's, women's, and children's hats from
all
periods of the 20th century are included in the exhibit, and can be seen
throughout 17 rooms included on Glensheen's regular tour. Spring straw
hats from the 1910 era greet visitors in the reception room, while winter
fur hats from 1900 wait for cooler weather in the smoking room. The
exhibit includes boaters, cloches, turbans, picture hats, top hats and
many other styles popular during the 20th century. Accessories and
photographs of the Congdon family wearing stylish hats accompany the
exhibit.
Viewing the hat exhibit is included in the admission cost of the
regular house tour of Glensheen. Glensheen's living history tours continue
through Labor Day. For information, call 726-8918.
Campus News
CAMPUS NEWS
CSE NEWS
Dr. James P. Riehl has been named Dean of the UMD College of Science and
Engineering. He has been Professor and Chairman of Chemistry at Michigan
Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. He begins his duties at
UMD on August 1.
CURRENTS SCHEDULE
Currents is printed regularly throughout the school year. The schedule for
the remaining summer issue is:
Deadline: Wednesday, July 26;
Print date: Tuesday, August 1
Submit items to Currents via email at currents@d.umn.edu. Questions?
Contact Cheryl Reitan at 726-8996. Currents can be viewed at
www.d.umn.edu/currents.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE NEWS
University for Seniors has received a $3,500 grant from the Edwin H. Eddy
Foundation. The money will be used to purchase sound amplification
equipment for classroom space used by University for Seniors in Kirby
Student Center.
UMD STORES NEWS
Campus Books summers hours are
8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Bulldog Shop, Computer Corner and
Marketplace summers hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Campus Books Events
Joanne Larsen Line, retired senior administrative director of the UMD
Library, will sign her book "Quilts from the Quiltmaker's Gift" on
Thursday, July 20 from 1 - 2:30 p.m. in Campus Books. So many quilters
asked for information on quilts from "The Quiltmaker's Gift" that Joanne
and her publisher created this book of patterns for quilters of all
levels. Both "Quilts from the Quiltmaker's Gift" and "The Quiltmaker's
Gift" are now available in Campus Books.
Split Rocks books and supplies are available in Campus Books.
FREE color film doubles are available everyday in Campus Books.
Faculty and Staff
News
FACULTY/STAFF NEWS
Nancy McFarlin Diener, UMD Access Center coordinator of services for deaf,
hard of hearing and deaf blind students, presented a workshop titled
"Creating WIN/WIN Situations: Innovative Management of Interpreter
Services at a Mid-sized University" at the national PEPNet conference in
Denver in April. PEPNet is the national professional organization for Post
secondary service providers for deaf, hard of hearing and deaf blind
students. The corresponding paper will be published in the conference
proceedings, due out at the end of the summer.
Karen Heikel, Director of Summer Session, recently had a paper
published
in Summer Academic: A Journal of Higher Education entitled, "Centralized
vs. Decentralized University Summer Session Programs: Examining the
Continuum."
Deborah Petersen-Perlman, associate professor, Department of Communication, attended a workshop on the Holocaust and Contemporary Genocide, in June. She acquired many valuable resources while attending the week-long workshop, which she is willing to share with the campus community. Call Petersen-Perlman at 726-6849 for more information.
SEA GRANT NEWS
Jeff Gunderson, associate director, taught a two-day workshop in May for
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fish hatchery managers and ecological
services personnel at Inks Dam Hatchery, TX. The workshop presented an
approach called Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, which is
designed to help hatchery managers prevent the spread of nuisance species
with fish that are stocked.
Barb Liukkonen, water resources educator, presented a paper, "Involving Master Gardeners in Shoreland Restoration," at the National Extension Natural Resources Conference in South Tahoe, Nevada in May.
Doug Jensen, Exotic Species Information Center coordinator, spoke at a public workshop hosted by Four Seasons Resort, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, in June. He presented, "Prevention Strategies Aimed to Keep Zebra Mussels Out of Lake of the Ozarks," and "Approaches for Volunteer Zebra Mussel Monitoring in Lake of the Ozarks." Jensen also gave the presentation, "Threats of Aquatic Invaders to Minnesota Waters," at a training session for Minnesota Conservation Corps exotic species watercraft inspectors, in July at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources headquarters, St. Paul.
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