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Feb. 23, 2009 | Vol. 37, No. 23

In this issue:

2009 Humanities Award Winners Announced
Experts On North Korea To Present Program
Symposium Explores U.S. Policy In Middle East
Lecture Examines Future Of Journalism
Join In Public Radio's Pledge Week
Events At UM Affect Parking Availability
Distinguished Alumni Nominations Open
'Campus Climate Exchange' A Success
Career Fair Free For UM Students, Alums
News From Faculty-Staff Wellness
Staff Senate Meeting Schedule
Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule
President Dennison's Office Hours
Faculty/Staff Socials
News About U
Publications

Campus Links

Recent UM Publications

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2009 Humanities Award Winners Announced

UM President George Dennison and philosophy Professor Emeritus Fred McGlynn are among the 2009 Montana Governor's Humanities Award winners announced this week.

The five recipients of the 2009 award are:

George Dennison of Missoula
Brian Kahn of Helena
Fred McGlynn of Missoula
Ricky Newby of Helena
Corby Skinner of Billings

Established by Gov. Marc Racicot in 1995 and presented by Humanities Montana, the awards honor achievement in humanities scholarship and service and enhancement of public understanding and appreciation of the humanities.

The 2009 recipients will be honored during a ceremony and reception with Gov. Brian Schweitzer at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4, at the Capitol Rotunda in Helena.

A banquet will follow the ceremony and reception, with no-host cocktails at 6 p.m. and a dinner and program at 7 p.m. at the Great Northern Hotel in Helena. For reservations or more information, call Clair Leonard at 243-6022 or e-mail clair.leonard@humanitiesmontana.org.

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Experts On North Korea To Present Program

Three top experts on North Korea will present "Fallout Southeast Asia: Consequences of the Global Economic Crisis and Nuclear Stalemate on the Korean Peninsula" at UM on Tuesday, Feb. 24.

The program will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. in the University Center Theater and is free and open to the public.

Presenters are:

Thomas Byrne, vice president/senior credit officer, Moody's Financial Institutions & Sovereign Risk Group.
Gordon Flake, executive director, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation.
Nicole Finnemann, director of research and academic affairs, Korea Economic Institute.

Terry Weidner, director of UM's Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center, said this program is particularly timely because rumors persist that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il has suffered a serious stroke and U.S. policy toward the country is likely to change.

The program is funded by the Korea Economic Institute in Washington, D.C., and co-sponsored by the Mansfield Center, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation and the World Affairs Council of Montana.

Symposium Explores U.S. Policy In Middle East

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center's Defense Critical Language/Culture Program will bring top experts from the Middle East and the United States to UM for a two-day symposium next month.

The symposium -- "New Avenues for U.S. Middle East Policy" -- begins Wednesday, March 4, with a keynote address by John Duke Anthony, founding president and chief executive officer of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. The keynote event will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the University Center Theater.

Three panel discussions highlighting key geographic flashpoints in the Middle East will be held Thursday, March 5, on the third floor of the University Center. The first panel discussion begins at 9:30 a.m. in the University Center Theater. The symposium's closing session -- "What the President Faces: Now Comes the Hard Part," presented by Ambassador Mark Johnson -- begins at 6 p.m.

All events are free and open to the public. A complete schedule of events with biographies of symposium panelists and speakers is on the Mansfield Center Web site. For more information, call 243-2988 or e-mail mansfield@umontana.edu.

Mansfield Center

Lecture Examines Future Of Journalism

Former Wall Street Journal managing editor Paul Steiger, now editor of ProPublica, an independent investigative news organization, will give UM's inaugural Jeff Cole Distinguished Lecture on Monday, March 2.

Steiger will present "Finding the New Jeff Coles: Journalism's Future in the Internet Era" at 8 p.m. in the University Center Theater. The event is free and open to the public.

Cole was a 1981 graduate of UM's School of Journalism who was aeronautics editor at The Wall Street Journal when he was killed in a plane crash while on assignment in January 2001.

Steiger also will hold an open forum for UM students and faculty from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, in Gallagher Business Building Room 123. For more information, call Kathleen Whetzel at 243-4370 or e-mail kathleen.whetzel@mso.umt.edu.

Join In Public Radio's Pledge Week

Montana Public Radio will hold its annual Pledge Week through Sunday, March 1. The week began Saturday, Feb. 21, with a reading of donated premiums. The financial goal for Pledge Week this year is $460,000.

Known throughout the nation for keeping the fun in its on-air fundraising, the station plans to air a comedy special from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26. At 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, the String Orchestra of the Rockies will perform with guest guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas. Jazz chanteuse Eden Atwood will be in the studios to perform Sunday afternoon, March 1.

Listeners can pledge and vote for their favorite cats, dogs, chickens, horses and more during the week's finale, "Pet Wars," from 5 p.m. to midnight Sunday, March 1, when the species winning the most votes will be announced.

For more information, visit the MTPR Web site or call 243-4931.

Montana Public Radio

Events At UM Affect Parking Availability

It's spring, and several events will be held at UM that will make it more difficult to find parking spaces on campus. Faculty and staff are encouraged to use public transportation such as Mountain Line buses or Park-N-Ride options during these times.

Two events are happening this week that will lead to fewer available parking spaces:

Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 23-24: A band festival will be held at the Music Building. The event not only brings more cars to campus, but also the buses to load and unload festival participants.
Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 25-26: The Big Sky Career Fair will take place at the University Center. The third level of the UM parking garage will be closed both days except to vendors for the fair.

Jennifer Lince of UM's Office of Public Safety is available to help faculty and staff who are coordinating events on campus with arranging parking and transportation. She can be reached at 243-6131 or by e-mail at jennifer.lince@mso.umt.edu.