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Bear
Briefs
Education
Leader-Longtime UM faculty member Roberta Evans has
been named dean of the School of Education. Evans, who has
served as interim dean since July 2001, was hired permanently
as the education school's new leader following a national
search. She replaces Don Robson, who has been UM's interim
associate provost for the past year. Evans brings more than
20 years experience as a teacher and administrator in K-12
and higher education. She came to Missoula in 1989 after
receiving a doctorate in education from the University of
Nevada, Reno. From 1991 to 1998 she chaired UM's educational
leadership and counseling department. Provost Lois Muir
said Evans' administrative approach is one that emphasizes
collaboration, communication and consultation.
Top
Tracksters-Two Griz track standouts earned All-America
honors at the recent NCAA outdoor championships in Baton
Rouge, La. Senior Adam Bork of Bigfork finished sixth in
the men's decathlon with 7,699 points - a school record
and the fourth-highest total in Big Sky Conference history.
UM junior Scott McGowan earned his second All-America honor
by finishing 10th in the tactical men's 1,500-meter run.
Their teammate Bryan Anderson of Whitefish narrowly missed
All-American status by finishing 10th in the men's decathlon
with 7,592 points. He missed ninth place by a mere six points.
Business
Boons-The UM School of Business Administration presented
nearly 90 scholarships and awards, together valued at more
than $136,000, during the 55th Annual Donor Recognition
and Scholarship Awards Banquet, held last month at the University
Center Ballroom.
Library
Link-The Salish Kootenai College D'Arcy McNickle Library
in Pablo has joined forces with UM through a new computer
management system. The partnership means SKC students and
faculty members will have Internet access to the 1.5 million
items in UM's library holdings. In return, UM scholars and
the public gain access to the largest, most extensive repository
on Salish and Kootenai people in existence. The SKC library
will link to UM libraries this fall via the Voyager integrated
library management system. Voyager uses an Online Public
Access Catalog with a clean graphical design to help patrons
search for information available in their local library,
in other libraries or on the Internet. The OPAC interface
is designed to be easy to learn for new users, but it also
can be tailored for more advanced searches by high-level
scholars. "We had a system with aging technology, so
we were looking for enhancements and a Web-based system
to meet our needs," SKC President Joseph McDonald said.
"The Voyager system used by UM was a perfect match."
Microscope
on Gambling-UM seniors in the Department of Radio-Television
produced a one-hour documentary this spring that examines
the state's gambling. "Montana Gambling: Hold It or
Fold It?" aired statewide in May on Montana PBS television
stations. The program brought together stories of Montanans
on all sides of the contentious gambling issue. UM students
interviewed owners of gaming businesses who see the benefits
that gambling brings in terms of jobs and the economy. They
also profiled a former community leader who stole to support
his gambling habit. In addition, they traveled to the Montana
women's prison to interview a convicted murderer who says
gambling led her down the road to ruin. Students shot the
program on location in twelve area communities.
Flags
of Memory-UM held a flag-dedication ceremony May 17
as part of Commencement activities. Three flagpoles have
been erected in Memorial Row, which was started in 1919
to commemorate University students killed in action during
World War I. The row's U.S. flag also commemorates the victims
of Sept. 11. President George Dennison, Col. Sam Roberts
and ASUM President Jon Swan made brief comments before the
U.S., Montana and UM flags were raised. Twenty-nine of the
original 32 Ponderosa pines in Memorial Row remain. Plaques
honoring each of the war dead include those who died from
influenza at Fort Missoula and at the Student Army Training
Corps camp on campus during World War I.
Good
Adviser-UM Associate Professor Linda Gillison has been
selected to receive an Outstanding Advising Certificate
of Merit as part of the 2002 National Academic Advising
Association's awards program. Each year since 1983, the
association has honored individuals and institutions making
significant contributions to the improvement of academic
advising. Gillison is one of only 13 in the nationwide competition
who earned the honor in the Faculty Academic Advising category.
She teaches in the classics section of UM's Department of
Foreign Languages and Literatures and, beginning this month,
will chair the department. "I serve on the University
Student Retention Committee as well as the Task Force on
General Education Review, and in both of those capacities
I've come to see that advising is really one of the most
crucial elements in the University's mission," Gillison
said. She will receive the award in October.
Top-10
Finish-The UM School of Journalism was among the best
in the country when the final scores were tallied for the
annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The national program
hosts yearlong competitions in writing, photography and
broadcast news, with student winners accumulating points
for their schools. UM came in tenth overall for accumulated
points in all three divisions. "Considering the competing
programs, most of whom outstrip us in resources and student
populations, our winning in the top 10 in overall achievement
is remarkable and wonderful," said Dean Jerry Brown.
"The high finish represents national recognition of
the depth and breadth of talent in our students and faculty."
Currently more than 105 accredited undergraduate journalism
schools in the United States participate in the Hearst program.
Discover
Lewis and Clark-The 2003-06 bicentennial of the Lewis
and Clark expedition is just around the corner, and one
of the best places to learn about history's dynamic duo
is the "Discovering Lewis and Clark" Web site
at www.lewis-clark.org. Joe Mussulman, a former UM professor,
leads a team that designs "Discovering Lewis and Clark,"
which now includes more than 1,200 pages and gets 27,000
hits a day. Mussulman said the site has been described by
historians as the best source of Lewis and Clark information
on the Internet. Designers periodically add an interpretive
episode that delves into some aspect of the expedition.
The site went online in 1997 and is funded by a nonprofit
corporation Mussulman created called VIAs. Look for new
episodes at the site for several years to come. Fiscal management
of the site is provided by the Bookstore at UM.
Keeping
Tobacco Sacred-Reducing tobacco abuse among American
Indians while respecting its traditional use was the focus
of the second annual Many Voices, One Message - Keep Tobacco
Sacred conference held in June at the KwaTaqNuk Resort in
Polson. The conference included youth leadership training,
panels and discussion groups designed to help participants
develop effective strategies and shared approaches to address
tobacco abuse. In addition to presentations by community
development and education experts, the conference featured
tobacco-free youth basketball clinics and a poster contest
for Indian youth.
Western
Visions-"Mythical Visions of the Western Landscape,"
an exhibit of recent works by popular Montana artist Monte
Dolack, fills UM's Montana Museum of Art and Culture. The
show is on display from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
in the museum's Henry Meloy Gallery through July 31. The
museum is located in UM's Performing Arts and Radio/Television
Center. Admission is free.
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