CEO Of REI To Visit Campus
 

Sally Jewell, president and chief executive officer of Recreational Equipment Inc., will present the fall 2007 Harold and Priscilla Gilkey Executive Lecture Monday, Oct. 1, at UM.

Jewell will speak at 6 p.m. in the Montana Theatre of the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center. The event is free and open to the public.

REI is a national retail cooperative with more than 3 million active members that provides outdoor gear and clothing at more than 90 retail locations.

Jewell joined REI as chief operating officer in 2000 after serving on its board of directors for four years. She was named CEO in March 2005 -- the sixth in the company's nearly 70-year history.

Before joining REI, Jewell spent 19 years in the banking industry, holding executive leadership roles. Early in her career, she worked as an engineer for Mobil Oil Corp.

The UM lecture series was established by Harold and Priscilla Gilkey in 2004. It provides resources for the University's School of Business Administration to host the nation's top business leaders to share their knowledge, expertise and experiences with students, faculty members and the community.

 

 Former Japanese Diplomat To Speak
 

Yukio Okamoto, a former top-level Japanese diplomat, will speak on the impact of war memories in Japanese-Chinese-U.S. relations at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the University Center Theater.

The talk is sponsored by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at UM, with assistance from the Japanese Consulate in Seattle. The World Affairs Council of Montana and UM's Japanese language program are co-sponsors.

A past adviser to Japanese prime ministers, Okamoto remains influential in Japan as a media commentator and president of Okamoto Associates Inc., a foreign policy think tank.

Okamoto's presentation is timely and important, according to Mansfield Center Director Terry Weidner, because bitter memories of World War II continue to cloud Sino-Japanese relations and provoke Chinese concerns about the U.S.-Japanese military alliance.

Weidner added that Missoula is the only "small-market" destination on Okamoto's speaking tour, which includes stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.

The talk is free and open to the public.

Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center 

 Kimmitt Family Speaks of Public Service
 

The children of Stan Kimmitt, former secretary of the U.S. Senate and aide to the late Montana Sen. Mike Mansfield, last week announced an internship and lecture series in his name at UM.

The five siblings, including U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt and U.S. Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense Mark Kimmitt, met with students and held a panel at UM to talk about the value of public service.

Their father spent most of his life in public service, and all the Kimmitt children, including Jay Kimmitt, Mary Laxton and Judy Rainey, have been drawn to public service as well.

At the event UM President George Dennison said the internship will be a paid position in the offices of one member of the Montana delegation. The lecture series will bring a nationally known public servant to speak at UM every year.

 

 Scientist Tracks Greenland Meltwater
 

World oceans would rise 23 feet and flood many coastal areas if climate change melted the entire Greenland ice cap. And satellite images from 1980 onward reveal the surface of this vast ice sheet is warming, getting soggy and staying wet for longer periods every year.

However, preliminary research by UM and its partners suggests some of this meltwater does not reach the ocean to contribute to sea-level rise. Instead it infiltrates downward into colder snow and refreezes into ice layers that can be more than a foot thick.

UM glaciologist Joel Harper was part of a six-person scientific expedition that ventured onto the Greenland ice sheet for a month during June and July. They lived in tents high atop the ice cap at about 6,600 feet in a white, featureless landscape swept by endless wind.

Harper said their research was funded by a $524,000 National Science Foundation grant.

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 Student Attends Honor Society Convention
 

Hilary Martens, a member of the UM chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, was among 30 student delegates invited to attend the 2007 Phi Kappa Phi National Triennial Convention recently in Orlando, Fla.

Martens, of Missoula, is a Davidson Honors College senior majoring in physics and music. She was inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi in 2005.

Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and largest all-discipline honor society. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors.

Phi Kappa Phi 

 Get Interactive At SpectrUM Grand Opening
 

The public is invited to the free, family-friendly grand opening of the spectrUM Discovery Area from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7.

The event celebrates UM's new interactive science museum, located in Skaggs Building Room 166.

Special activities will be scattered throughout the day in the spectrUM Discovery Area and under its Science Learning tents. Refreshments will be served, and there will be prizes and special performances.

Highlights include the microscope area and the activity-packed Discovery Bench, as well as exhibit collections and a current San Francisco Exploratorium traveling exhibition, "Making Meaning."

Regular hours will be from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Thursdays or from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $3.50 per person, with discounts for prearranged field-trip groups. "Making Meaning" will be at UM through Dec. 9.

The interactive science area is sponsored by a Montana National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research grant.

SpectrUM Discovery Area 

 Accounting, Health Professions Career Fair Set
 

Students will have a chance to meet with company recruiters at the third annual Accounting and Health Professions Career Fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, in the University Center Ballroom.

Sponsored by UM's Office of Career Services, the fair will bring together students and alumni seeking careers in accounting and health professions and recruiters from local, regional and national employers. There is no cost for UM students and alumni.

More than 60 recruiters are expected to attend the career fair. The event is focused on recruiting opportunities in accounting, pharmacy, physical therapy, nursing, medical assisting, respiratory care, and radiological and surgical technology.

Students and alumni can visit the career fair Web site to see which companies will attend, find a schedule of events or add their names to a mailing list. Employers also can register online.

Health Professions Career Fair 

 UM Offers Online Classes For Nonprofit Admins
 

Continuing Education and the Office for Civic Engagement have teamed up to sponsor an online five-course program in nonprofit administration in 2007-08.

The courses are directed toward nonprofit professionals and interested students. Titles include Strategic Planning, Grantwriting, Building an Effective Nonprofit Board, Fundraising and Financial Management.

Each course is six weeks long and will be conducted entirely online. Students who complete all five courses receive a Certificate of Completion in Nonprofit Administration.

Costs, a schedule, class descriptions and program registration are available online.

Continuing Education 

 Conflict Resolution Leadership Training Offered
 

A three-day workshop will be held Oct. 12-14 at UM to train leaders to reduce group conflict and build inclusive coalitions and communities.

The Train the Trainer event is co-sponsored by the National Coalition Building Institute's UM and Missoula chapter affiliates. Workshop sessions will be held at various times during the day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A schedule will be sent to those who register for the event.

Through interactive experiential activities, workshop participants will learn the skills needed to lead NCBI's Bridge Building Prejudice Reduction Workshop and the Controversial Issues Process.

The UM Train the Trainer workshop will be led by Robert Dungey, senior leader from NCBI International and associate director of NCBI Campus Programs. Dungey also directs NCBI Canada.

Cost of the workshop is based on a sliding fee scale and ranges from $200 to $400. Scholarships are available for UM students, faculty members and staff.

The deadline to register is today, Sept. 28. Forms and scholarship information are on the University Center Web site (click on the NCBI link).

University Center 

 Elton John Parking Plan Announced
 

A concert by rock icon Elton John paired with Homecoming festivities is a recipe for limited parking today at UM.

In an effort to help alleviate the pressure, UM won't issue parking tickets on campus after 5 p.m. except for illegal parking in spaces marked for people with disabilities.

In addition, no tickets will be issued in the University residential area after 5 p.m. unless a vehicle blocks a driveway or is otherwise parked illegally.

The UM Adams Center will open its doors at 6:30 p.m. for the 8 p.m. Elton John concert. Ticket takers will be posted in the main lobby and at both ends of the Hall of Champions on the building's south side.

"We strongly suggest attendees arrive early and plan adequate time to find parking," said Mary Muse, executive director of the Adams Center. "Also, to avoid a trip back to the vehicle, attendees need to know that only small nonprofessional disposable cameras will be allowed into the venue. No digital cameras, video professional cameras or audio-recording devices will be permitted."

More information is available online.

Adams Center parking maps 

 Drama/Dance Opens Season With 'Boy Gets Girl'
 

The UM Department of Drama/Dance opened its 2007-08 season with the production "Boy Gets Girl."

Remaining performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28-29 and Oct. 2-6 in the Masquer Theatre of the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center.

Tickets are $11 dollars for the general public, $10 for seniors and students and $5 for children 12 and under. To reserve seats, call the Drama/Dance Box Office at 406-243-4581.

The play centers around a blind date gone wrong. Tony, played by Cash Black, refuses to be dumped by magazine writer Theresa Bedell, played by Jacqueline Davies. As Tony's infatuation with Theresa turns into obsession and stalking, the relationship becomes increasingly more dangerous.

Audience discretion is advised because of adult subject matter and language.

A coordinator from UM's Student Assault Resource Center will lead a post-show discussion with the director and cast after the Oct. 3 and 5 performances.

UM Theatre and Dance 

 Griz Tame Great Danes, Ranked No. 1
 

The No. 1-ranked Montana Grizzlies football team defeated the University at Albany Great Danes 35-14 last Saturday in UM's Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Junior quarterback Cole Bergquist passed for two scores and ran for another two, and senior halfback Lex Hilliard rushed for two touchdowns.

Bergquist shattered his previous high of 25 yards in rushing with 89 yards on just nine carries. He was 21-of-32 for a career-high 282 yards passing and two touchdowns. His previous high in passing yards was 257 last season against South Dakota State.

Hilliard rushed 21 times for 136 yards, hitting the century mark for the 13th time in his career and the second time this season.

The Montana Grizzlies begin their 2007 Big Sky Conference schedule Saturday, Sept. 29, hosting the Weber State Wildcats at 1:05 p.m. in Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Montana Grizzlies 

 Montana Volleyball Drops Two Close Matches
 

The UM volleyball team lost in five games to Portland State Oct. 20 in a Big Sky Conference match in the West Auxiliary Gym.

The Grizzlies lost a tight game one, were easily handled in game two and fell behind 17-8 in game three, but staged a remarkable rally. Montana scored 16 of the final 19 points to take game three, dominated game four and had a 9-7 lead in game five, before the Vikings scored the match's final eight points to remain unbeaten in league play.

Saturday night, Montana lost another close match to Eastern Washington in five games. The Grizzlies dropped to 5-9 overall, 1-3 in league play.

Montana plays at Montana State at 7 p.m. next Friday.

Montana Grizzlies 

 Montana Soccer Splits At Home
 

Juniors Sara Aspinwall and Meghan Chambers scored second-half goals to lead the UM soccer team to a 2-1 win over Detroit Friday evening at South Campus Stadium in Missoula.

Chambers, a midfielder from Lake Oswego, Ore., scored Montana's first goal of the match, an equalizer that came in the 62nd minute. Aspinwall, a defender from Great Falls, recorded her first collegiate goal in the 71st minute, the game-winner.

On Sunday, Boise State scored goals in the second minute and the 59th minute en route to a 2-0 win over Montana in the final match of the 2007 Montana Nike Cup. The match, played in the rain at South Campus Stadium, dropped the Grizzlies to 2-6 overall.

Montana returns to action next weekend with road matches against Utah State and Brigham Young University.

Montana Grizzlies