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Briefs Artistic U—A UM-owned painting, John G. Brown’s “Boy With Snowball,” was chosen for the cover of the January/February 2004 issue of Trusteeship, the magazine of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. The painting is one of 9,000 original works in the permanent collection of UM’s Montana Museum of Art and Culture. About 1,000 images from the collection are available online at www.umt.edu/partv/famus. Museum Director Nelson Britt said he gets about two dozen inquiries each month about using UM artwork. Though UM doesn’t yet have a museum building to display its collection, Britt said people can make appointments to view individual works by calling him at (406) 243-2020. “Boy With Snowball” is the only Brown work in UM’s collection. It was donated to the University in 1952 by Dr. Caroline McGill, one of Montana’s first female doctors. Brown (1831-1915) is considered one of the major genre artists of the 19th century. After his death, Brown was frequently compared to the 20th century’s Norman Rockwell. Athletic Director Resigns—Athletic Director Wayne Hogan resigned March 3 after news became public of a nearly $1 million budget deficit facing his department. About $578,000 of the shortfall is due to operational expenses greater than anticipated, and $381,000 comes from accounting errors. Discussing the shortfall during a March 4 news conference, President George Dennison outlined a deficit reduction plan he will submit to the Board of Regents that should wipe out the shortfall by fiscal year 2007. Hogan started work at UM in October 1995. During his tenure UM’s football program went 92-22 and won two I-AA national championships. He also oversaw several highly successful basketball seasons and managed major improvements to Washington-Grizzly Stadium and the Adams Center. Associate Athletic Director Marie Porter will serve as Hogan’s replacement until a new athletic director is found.111th Birthday—Charter Day festivities were held Friday, Feb. 20, to mark UM-Missoula’s 111th birthday. During the festivities President George Dennison delivered the Charter Day address and presented awards to Roberta Evans, Robert T. Pantzer Award; Audrey Peterson, Faculty Service Award; Kristine Csorosz, Dennison Staff Award; Johnny Lott, Dennison Faculty Award; Don and Pat Simmons, Montana Alumni Award; Jacole Douglas, ASUM Service Award; and John and Katy Delano, Neil S. Bucklew Presidential Service Award. Native Legal Leaders—Two moot court teams from the UM School of Law recently captured high honors at the National Native American Law Student Association competition February 13-14 in Denver. Amy Sings In The Timber, from Milwaukee and a member of the Black River Falls Ho-Chunk Lac Du Slambeau Ojibwe tribe, and Susan Stahle, from Bountiful, Utah, placed second in the competition after reaching the finals and facing an NALSA team from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Another UM moot court team comprised Denise Juneau and Rhonda Swaney, who placed among the top 16 teams in the national competition. Both of the second-place finishers were coached by law Professor Ray Cross. The arguments in the competition revolved around the Indian Child Welfare Act. Schoolyard Science—Missoula County K-12 students will get a chance to explore ecology in their own schoolyards through a new UM program. The Ecologists, Educators and Schools program recently received a National Science Foundation grant worth nearly $2 million. The NSF grant will send teams of UM graduate and undergraduate students into five area schools to help teachers with schoolyard ecology lessons. The grant provides Environmental Council of the States funding for the next three years. Expert Arguers—UM-Missoula’s Ethics Bowl Team reached the “final four” of the 10th annual Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl held Feb. 26 in Cincinnati. The UM team was one of 40 college and university teams from across the nation debating controversial ethical issues ranging from privacy of information in libraries to genetic testing for athletic capacities. One of only six teams to go undefeated (3-0) in the first round, UM then won its quarterfinals match with New York’s Union College before losing to first-place Indiana University-Bloomington. Participating students were team members Nate Biehl, Rhiannon Dodds and Kelly Kirwan and coaches Loren Meyer, Jarrett Heintz, Michael Williams and Justin Whitaker. The team’s faculty sponsor is Mark Hanson, interim director of UM’s Practical Ethics Center. Winter Learning—Wintersession, which takes place between UM’s fall and spring semesters, is becoming a more popular time for students to squeeze in extra classes. During the past three years, the total Wintersession headcount has jumped from 317 to 843. Courses offered also have increased from 24 to 76, and total student credit hours have jumped from 801 to 2,252. |
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