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Currents
THIS ISSUE POSTED
NOVEMBER
7, 2000
CURRENTS VOLUME 18, ISSUE 6
To submit material to Currents, e-mail currents@d.umn.edu
TWEED MUSEUM EVENTS
"All System Go," an exhibition from nearly fifty art and design
faculty from the University of Minnesota campuses in Duluth, Morris and
Minneapolis
St. Paul, will be on display from through December 21.
At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, there will be a museum members
and guests pre-release publication party with hosts, Sandra and Jim
McGinnis, for "European Painting from the Tweed Museum of Art." Tweed will
be featuring the newest Tweed permanent collection catalogue authored by
David Stark, Art Institute of Chicago. Stark will also present a lecture
at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 16 in the Tweed lecture gallery. The event
is open to the public.
The Tweed Museum is also featuring "Fifty Years/Fifty Artworks"
through December 21. This exhibition features fifty works representing the
museum's multi-faceted collection.
A Day With(out) Art Exhibition World AIDS Day 2000: "No One Has Been
Cured. Make A Difference," will be on display from November 28 - December
10 in the Tweed Museum of Art. Artists working in any medium are invited
to participate. Artwork is due by 4 p.m. on November 22, in the Tweed.
For more information, call Mary Rhodes at 726-7823.
GLENSHEEN NEWS
Glensheen is offering tours this winter each Friday, Saturday and Sunday
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Holiday decorating at the historic Congdon estate continues through
November. Weekend tours offer glimpses into the annual holiday
preparations.
Additionally, holiday brunch reservations are now being accepted and
some dates are filling rapidly. The Glensheen Holiday Brunch program
includes a brunch and tour of the festively decorated mansion. Prepaid
reservations are required for this event, and can be made by calling the
Glensheen office.
For more information, call Glensheen at 726-8910 or e-mail
glen@d.umn.edu.
HISPANIC/LATINO/CHICANA
HERITAGE CELEBRATION
The Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead exhibition will be on display
through November 12 in the Tweed Museum of Art. The Day of the Dead is a
tradition which dates back to the Aztec civilization. The Aztecs believe
that the soul of the dead returns home to the world of the living.
A reading by Dr. Eden Torres and UMD students will be held at 7 p.m. on
Thursday, November 9 in the Griggs Center. Torres is a professor of
Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT EVENTS
The UMD Music Department will present the UMD Jazz Ensemble II &
Vocal Jazz Ensemble Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7, in the
Marshall Performing Arts Center.
Enjoy the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,
November 10, in the Marshall Performing Arts Center. The orchestra has
been described as "arguably the best" chamber orchestra in the world.
Opera Scenes will begin at 7:30 p.m.
on Saturday, November 11, in Marshall Performing Arts Center. It will be
performed again at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 12, in the Marshal
Performing Arts Center.
A Faculty Artist Recital featuring Ramon Vasquez, will begin at 7:30
p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, in 90 BohH.
Guest Artist Scott Reeves, will play the trombone at 7:30 p.m. on
Thursday, November 30, in 90 BohH.
SIGMA XI
The UMD Scientific Research Society, Sigma Xi, will hold a seminar at 7
p.m. on Tuesday, November 7, in 142 School of Medicine Building. Professor
Emeritus John Green will speak on "Lake Superior's World-Famous
Midcontinent Rift System: What Happened, When and How Do We Know It?"
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
FALL SCHEDULE
The Geological Sciences Seminars will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursdays in
175 LSci at UMD.
Steve Hovis, Department of Geological Sciences, will present, on
November 9, "Physical Volcanology and Hydrothermal Alteration of Archean
Volcanic Rocks at the Eagle's Nest Massive Sulphide Prospect, Northern
Minnesota."
Jeffrey Mauk, University of Auckland, New Zealand, will speak on
"Geology of the White Pine Sediment-Hosted Stratiform Copper Deposit,
Michigan," on November 30.
John Swenson, Department of Geological Sciences, will speak on
December 7 regarding "Sedimentary Basins and Dynamical Systems:
Implications for Interpreting the Stratigraphic Record."
AEROSPACE GUEST SPEAKER
Wayne G. Johnson will speak on his
experiences as a Flying Tiger pilot during World War II, including his
1945 raid on Shanghai, at 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 9 in the Hall of
Fame Room, Rec Sports. He is a guest of the Aerospace Studies Department.
OUTDOOR PROGRAM EVENTS
An Indoor Bouldering Extravaganza will be held from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. on
Friday, November 10. Climbers of all ability levels will get together and
pull some plastic in a very relaxed setting. Topics such as hot new local
bouldering areas and how to train in a healthy fashion will be discussed.
Meet at the Indoor Climbing Center.
An Introduction to Dry-Tooling Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. - 6
p.m. on Saturday, November 11.
Join the Vertical Pursuits Staff at this clinic to discuss, demonstrate
and practice a variety of useful techniques used to ascend bare rock with
ice tools. Meet in the Sports and Health Center Lobby.
A Project Wild Workshop will be held from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. on Tuesday,
November 14 and on Tuesday, November 28. Learn how to use and understand
the Project Wild collection of activities that focus on wildlife. Lessons
are hands-on, easy to use, and fun. This is one of the most useful
resources for incorporating environmental, wildlife related topics into
lessons and programs. Meet in 11 SpHC.
A Joshua Tree Slideshow will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 16. A
climbing trip to Joshua Tree National Park in southern California will be
the topic. The park has thousands of diverse climbs and beautiful scenery.
Meet in 333 Kirby.
Beach Dweller Night In The Climbing Wall will be held from 7 p.m. -
10 p.m. on Friday, November 17.
Participants should wear beach attire and head to the climbing wall for
one last farewell to summer before the blizzards hit. There will be music,
games, and more. Meet at the Indoor Climbing Center. For more information
and registration call Beth at 726-6533.
TURKEY TROT
UMD Rec Sports is sponsoring a 5K run, called the Turkey Trot. The race
will start at noon on November 11 in Ordean Court. The entry fee is $12
and all entries will receive a free T-shirt. Birds will be raffled away at
the end of the race. All ages are welcome.
For more information call UMD Rec Sports at 726-7128.
CAMPUS ASSEMBLY
MEETING
The fall Campus Assembly meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday,
November 14, in Kirby Ballroom B. Agendas will be mailed to assembly
members before the meeting and copies will be on file in the library.
Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will
be served starting at 1:30 p.m.
Call Peg O'Bey at 726-7507 with questions.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE NEWS
University for Seniors lectures are held on Wednesday afternoons; each 45
minute lecture is followed by questions. Guests are welcome. The next
topic is Managing Social Conflict at 1:15 p.m. on November 15 in Kirby
Ballroom C.
JFK ASSASSINATION LECTURE
A leading expert on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy,
Stewart Galanor, will present a public lecture on this subject at 8 p.m.
on Wednesday, November 15, in 80 MonH.
Galanor is the author of Cover-up (1998), which has been acclaimed
as
the single best summation of evidence for conspiracy and cover-up in the
killing. He will be introduced by James H. Fetzer, McKnight Professor, who
has now edited Murder in Dealey Plaza (2000), which is his second book on
the death of JFK. He will also be available to answer questions about the
assassination.
Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are welcome to
attend. This event is sponsored by the UMD Statesman.
UMD CONTINUING EDUCATION
The Board of Regents has approved the name change from University College
Duluth to Continuing Education signifying full integration of the
department into UMD. Formerly, University College Duluth was part of the
University of Minnesota system wide University College. The new Continuing
Education will be hosting a name change celebration for the campus
community on Monday, November 20, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., in the MPAC
lobby.
Campus News
GROUNDBREAKING
UMD held groundbreaking ceremonies for the $6.5 million Weber Music Hall
to be built on the UMD campus. The new 21,600 square foot building is
named for Mary Ann and Ron Weber in honor of major gifts by the Webers
toward the design and construction of the facility. The building was
designed by world-famous architect Cesar Pelli, of Cesar Pelli and
Associates of New Haven, Connecticut. The local Duluth firm is Stanius
Johnson Architects Inc.
Chancellor Kathryn A. Martin said, "The new Weber Music Hall will
provide the final arm of an "Arts' Triangle" on the UMD
campus--joining
the Tweed Museum of Art and the Marshall Performing Arts Center around
the perimeter of Ordean Court. We know the Music Hall will become a campus
and a community destination providing enrichment and enjoyment, and
further defining UMD as an exciting regional arts center."
The building's public performance area will include a stage able to
accommodate a 70-piece orchestra and seating for an audience of 350. A
chorus loft behind the stage area will allow expansion of audience seating
to over 400 which would totally surround the stage. The building will
provide state-of-the-art acoustics for both live performances and
high-quality audio
video recording of events.
SIGMA XI
Sigma Xi - Duluth chapter has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence
for exceptional chapter activity. The Certificate of Excellence is awarded
to the top ten chapters in the nation. The award is given for exceptional
activity and innovative chapter programs, particularly those that address
the major issues at the foundation of the society's mission: honor in
science and engineering, science education, science policy and the public
understanding of science.
Special thanks are due to Professors Vince Magnuson, Steve Hedman,
Mike
Lalich, Tom Johnson, Carl Richards, Neil Nelson, George Trachte and Rich
Ziegler for generous financial support.
GRANTS SUPPORT
WOMEN'S ISSUES
The Commission on Women announces that applications for grants are
currently being accepted for the 2000-2001 school year. Applications are
available from: Nancy Damberg, Business Office, 209 DAdB, 726-6966. The
grant information and applications are also available on the web at:
http://www.d.umn.edu/comwomen
Small grants are for amounts up to $300 and must be submitted at
least one month before the date of the event. Small grant applications are
accepted at any time throughout the year. Major grants are $301-$1,000 and
must be submitted according to the following deadlines: April 15 for
funding requests for programs to be held fall semester and
November 15 for funding requests for programs to be held spring
semester.
AIDS DAY ART EXHIBIT
A Day With(out) Art Exhibition World AIDS Day 2000: "No one has been
cured. Make a difference," will be on display from November 28 - December
10 in the Tweed Museum of Art. The intent of the exhibit is to reignite
focus on the AIDS epidemic and rising numbers of young people infected in
the United States today.
All artists working in any medium are eligible to participate. Works
must be 12" by 12", finished size, not to exceed 12" in any direction, and
ready to hang or install. If there are any special hanging considerations,
please call Peter Spooner at 726-7056 in the Tweed Museum of Art. Artwork
is due in the Tweed by November 22, at 4 p.m. Artwork must indicate value
for insurance purposes and if artist wishes, (s)he may donate work for
silent auction whereby monies will be donated to local AIDS organizations
for prevention. (Artwork may be donated for silent auction, sold and/or
displayed).Works, which are not sold or auctioned off, must be picked up
from the Tweed Museum of Art no later than Monday, December 15.
For more information, contact Angela Nichols at 726-7300.
FLU SHOTS
Flu shots will be available on campus on November 29 and 30. Times and
location will be announced soon. Due to a nationwide shortage of vaccine,
UMD Health Services has had to postpone our flu shot clinic dates. Rest
assured that it is still effective to get vaccine in late November as
outbreaks in Minnesota usually occur later on in December. Prices this
year will be $8 for students and $10 for all others.
NEWS FROM UMD STORES
Campus Books Events:
Come to the Sidewalk Sale from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7
and Wednesday, November 8 in the Kirby Student Center. There will be an
array of office, art and school supplies, CDR's, zip disks, walkmans,
software, cassette tapes, boom boxes, general books, sweatshirts, hoods,
vests, jackets, t-shirts, assorted gift items, greeting cards, food items,
and much more. Buy your lunch from UMD Food Service and eat at a table or
eat while you shop.
There will be a color film reprint special from Monday, November
13through Saturday, November 18 in Campus Books. Some exclusions
apply.
Free campus trial packs will be distributed from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on
Tuesday, November 14 and Wednesday, November 15 in Campus Books.
There will be a 20% off general book sale on Wednesday, November 15.
Register for the free book of the month, The River King, by Alice Hoffman.
A drawing will be held on Thursday, November 16.
All UMD Stores will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday from
November 23- 26.
Bulldog Shop Event:
For your shopping convenience, the UMD Bulldog Shop will be open from 9
a.m. - 9 p.m. on Monday, November 20 and Tuesday, November 21.
Marketplace Events:
From Monday, November 13 through Saturday, November 18, get a free
2001
Datebook when you purchase one designated card at regular price.
From Monday, November 20 through Wednesday, November 22, get 20% off
all Thanksgiving cards and candy in the Marketplace.
CURRENTS SCHEDULE
Currents is printed regularly throughout the school year. The remaining
Fall Semester 2000 schedule is as follows:
Deadline: Wednesday, November 15;
Print date: Tuesday, November 21.
Deadline: Wednesday, November 29;
Print date: Tuesday, December 5.
Deadline: Wednesday, December 13;
Print date: Tuesday, December 19.
Submit items to Currents via e-mail at currents@d.umn.edu. Communication
student Shelly Eckstrom helped edit this issue of currents. Questions?
Contact Cheryl Reitan at 726-8996. Currents can be viewed at
www.d.umn.edu/currents.
Faculty and Staff
News
Ron Caple and Minh Nguyen, Chemistry Department, M. R. Karim, Biology Department, and Luu Duc Huy, Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam National Center for Natural Science and Technology, published "Mallotus Philippinensis Against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Vitro: Biological Assay and Isolation of Compounds" in Tap chi Hoa hoc, Hanoi, Vietnam, Vol. 37, No. 2,P. 95-97, 1999.
The UMD Faculty Ultramarathon Relay Team, the "UMD Dream Team," finished eighth in the open masters division of the Edmund Fitz Ultramarathon Relay Race held in October. The Dream Team completed the 65 mile (105K) relay in 8 hours, 3 minutes and 58 seconds. This is a 10 year best time for the team. Team runners included Tim Colburn, Computer Science, George Trachte, Pharmacology, John Greene, Mathematics, Don Poe, Chemistry, Conrad Firling, Biology, Norbert Norman, Industrial Engineering, and Doug Dunham, Computer Science. The Faculty Dream is managed by Bette Greene, VCFO Office, and trained by Rod Raymond, Recreational Sports.
Scott Freundschuh, Department of Geography, has been appointed editor of
Cartographic Perspectives beginning January, 2001 until December,
2004.
Cartographic Perspectives, in its 12th year of publication, is the
scholarly journal of the North American Cartographic Information Society
(http://www.nacis. org/cp.html). Cartographic Perspectives is published
triannually, and refereed papers range from theoretical to applied topics
in cartography and visualization.
Dean Lettenstrom was recently awarded a One Percent for Public Art
Project
from the City of Duluth Public Arts Commission. At a press conference
at
the DECC, Mayor Doty named Lettenstrom as one of three artists whose work
will be purchased for the Duluth Technology Village. One percent of the
construction costs funded by City funds are set-aside for public arts
projects. This was a regional competition for all artists and
Lettenstrom's large-scale painting, "The Last Chair," was chosen by a
panel of professionals to be installed at the Technology Village Site in
October.
Michael D. Linn, Department of Composition and Linguistics Program,
has been elected to the executive committee of the International Society
for Dialectology and Geolinguistics. In addition, he has published a
review, "Takesi Sibata, Sociolinguistics in Japanese" in Dialectologia et
Geolinguistica 8/2000, pp. 110-112. In addition, Pekka Hyrovenen,
Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Joensuu, Finland,
has been working with Linn in Duluth collecting dialect tapes of bilingual
Finns in Northern Minnesota, Linn in English, and Hyrvonen in Finnish for
the month of October.
Zhuangyi Liu, professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
presented the lecture "The Transmission Problem in Linear Viscoelasticity"
at a Workshop on Partial Differential Equations: Thermo-Viscoelastic
Systems, held in Konstanz, Germany, in July and August. This fall he also
spoke on "How Strong is the Strong Stability? A Frequency Domain
Characterization" at the Conference on Control of Distributed Parameter
Systems in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Dr. Liu has been invited as a research visitor at Zhejiang University
this November and December. While in Asia, he will give an invited lecture
at the Hong Kong Conference on Control Theory, in December.
Since the start of the new fiscal year, George (Rip) Rapp, director, and
Susan Mulholland, associate director, of the Archaeometry Laboratory have
received contracts totaling nearly $125,000 from the Minnesota Department
of Transportation. The contracts are for cultural resource management
studies consisting of archaeological survey and site excavation on highway
corridors. Geomorphic coring conducted by Pat Farrell, Geography
Department, is also a component of two projects. The projects include:
survey of a bike trail adjacent to highway 61 on the North Shore; coring
and survey at Bridge 9798 in Wabasha County; survey of highway 53 between
Virginia and Cook; survey of highway 2 at the St. Louis River; and
excavation of three sites in conjunction with coring in Fillmore County.
With previously received contracts, the total Mn/DOT contracts for
archaeology during the 2000 field season is over $180,000, approximately
double the amount for the 1999 field season.
NRRI NEWS
Iwao Iwasaki recently attended the 8th
International Mineral Processing Symposium in Antalya, Turkey. He
presented the keynote address titled, "Iron Ore Beneficiation in the USA:
Past and Future," and served as a chairperson in a technical session on
iron ore. Following the symposium, he visited Middle East Technical
University in Ankara and presented a seminar titled, "Mineral Processing
Technology and Resources Recycling," in the Department of Mining
Engineering.
Calendar of Events
CALENDAR OF EVENTS - November 7 - December 3
Tuesday, November 7
Sigma Xi Seminar, 7 p.m., 142 School of Medicine Building
Jazz Ensemble II & Vocal Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., MPAC
Wednesday, November 8
Artist Lecture Series: Steven McCarthy, designer, 2 p.m., Tweed
Thursday, November 9
Hispanic/Latino/Chicana reading: Eden Torres, 7 p.m., Griggs Center
Geological Seminar, 4 p.m., 175 LSci
Guest Speaker: Wayne G. Johnson, 3 p.m., Hall of Fame Room, SpHC
Friday, November 10
Volleyball: Wayne State, 7 p.m., RG
Men's Hockey: Michigan Tech, 7:05 p.m., DECC
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., MPAC
Indoor Bouldering Extravaganza, 7 p.m., 11 SpHC
Saturday, November 11
Volleyball: Southwest State, 3 p.m., RG
Men's Hockey: Michigan Tech, 7:05 p.m., DECC
Opera Scenes: 7:30 p.m., MPAC
Introduction To Dry Tooling, 9 a.m., SpHC Lobby
Turkey Trot, noon, Ordean Court
Sunday, November 12
Opera Scenes: 3 p.m., MPAC
Tuesday, November 14
Artist Lecture Series: Carla Stetson, installation artist, noon, Tweed
Faculty Artist Series: Ramon Vasquez, trumpet, 7:30 p.m., BH 90
Campus Assembly Meeting, 2 p.m., Kirby Ballroom B
Project Wild Workshop, 6 p.m., 11 SpHC
Wednesday, November 15
Artist Lecture Series: John Salminen, watercolors, 10 a.m., Tweed
Museum Members and Guests Pre-releases Publication Party: Sandra and Jim
McGinnis, hosts, 7 p.m., Tweed
University for Seniors Lecture, 1:15 p.m., Kirby Ballroom C
JFK Assassination Lecture: Stewart Galanor, 8 p.m., 80 MonH
Thursday, November 16
Artist Lecture Series: David Stark, author and museum educator, 6 p.m.,
Tweed
Joshua Tree Slideshow, 7 p.m., 333 Kirby
Friday, November 17
Women's Hockey: St. Cloud State, 7:05 p.m., DECC
Beach Dweller Night In the Climbling Wall, 7 p.m., Indoor Climbing
Center
Saturday, November 18
Women's Basketball: South Dakota State, 3 p.m., RG
Women's Hockey: St. Cloud State, 7:05 p.m., DECC
Monday, November 20
Continuing Education Name Change Celebration,
2:30 p.m., MPAC Lobby
Friday, November 24
Men's Basketball: Chadron State, 8 p.m., RG
Saturday, November 25
Men's Basketball: Northern Michigan, 8 p.m., RG
Tuesday, November 28
SBE Business Forum Luncheon Series: "Signs of Underemployment in Northeast
Minnesota," 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Center for Economic Development, Duluth
Technology Village
Project Wild Workshop, 6 p.m., 11 SpHC
Wednesday, November 29
Men's Basketball: North Dakota, 7:30 p.m., RG
Thursday, November 30
Artist Series: Scott Reeves, trombone, 7:30 p.m., BH 90
UMD Theatre: The Vacant Lot, 8 p.m., MPAC
Geological Seminar, 4 p.m., 175 LSci
Friday, December 1
Men's Hockey: Wisconsin, 7:05 p.m., DECC
UMD Theatre: The Vacant Lot, 8 p.m., MPAC
Saturday, December 2
Men's Basketball: Minnesota State-Mankato, 3 p.m., RG
Men's Hockey: Wisconsin, 7:05 p.m., DECC
UMD Theatre: The Vacant Lot, 8 p.m., MPAC
Sunday, December 3
Wind Ensemble & Concert Band, 3 p.m., MPAC
UMD Theatre: The Vacant Lot, 8 p.m., MPAC