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May 11, 2009 | Vol. 37, No. 33 
 
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Welcome to ForUM, the e-newsletter for University of Montana staff, faculty and administrators. ForUM is published weekly during the academic year except during scheduled academic breaks.

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 ForUM Takes A Break
 

This is the final issue of ForUM for spring semester 2009. Look for ForUM again this fall and have a wonderful summer!

 



 New Dean Hired For UM Law School
 

Irma Russell, a legal scholar and national leader in environmental and energy law, will become the next dean of UM's School of Law. She will be the school's first female dean.

Russell is now a professor at the University of Tulsa College of Law, serving as a National Energy-Environment Law and Policy Institute professor. She will begin her new UM duties July 1.

E. Edwin Eck, dean of the School of Law since 1995, announced last fall that he will step down from his position at the conclusion of this academic year and return to the law faculty.

"We are confident we have found the right person to lead the School of Law into the future," UM President George Dennison said. "The law dean serves not just UM, but is entrusted with leading legal education for the entire state. It's a special position, and Irma has the full complement of skills needed to affirm UM's growing national standing."

UM School of Law 


 Academic Planner Application Wins Award
 

A Web-based application that helps UM students map out the courses needed for their academic careers has garnered a prestigious award for its campus designers.

The Academic Planner application won a 2009 Hugi Excellence Award in the Business Processes and Systems category of a competition run by the NorthWest Academic Computing Consortium. The award will be presented during a June 10 NWACC summit at Salishan Resort near Lincoln City, Ore.

The application was written by UM's Information Technology department in close association with the Registrar's Office. The creators are IT programmers Jon Adams, Tom Fite and Tim Irmen, as well as former UM Registrar Dave Micus.

It took programmers about nine months to complete version 1 of the application, which was piloted at UM's Davidson Honors College in April and will be used during new student Orientations in June. Plans for version 2 are being developed with input from Enrollment Services, the Registrar's Office, UM Online, the Office for Student Success and Davidson Honors College students.

 


 Business Plan Competition At UM May 14
 

UM's School of Business Administration will host the 20th annual John Ruffatto Business Plan Competition with the Montana Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs on Thursday, May 14, in the Gallagher Business Building.

Student entrepreneurs from Montana colleges and universities will present their proposed ventures to the business community in an educational, competitive and fun environment. Thousands of dollars will be offered in prizes.

The authors of top business plans will compete at 5 p.m. in the final round in Gallagher Business Building Room 106. The event is open to the public.

For more information, visit the Montana Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs Web site, call Catherine Claro at 243-4309 or e-mail catherine.claro@business.umt.edu.

Montana Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs 


 2009 One Book Montana Selection Announced
 

"The Surrounded," D'Arcy McNickle's groundbreaking 1936 novel chronicling the shifting relationships between Europeans and Native Americans on the Flathead Indian Reservation, has been named the 2009 One Book Montana selection by Humanities Montana.

The One Book Montana program offers an invitation to all Montanans to read and discuss "The Surrounded" during the summer and fall.

More information about reading and discussion guides; suggestions for library, school and book group projects; and opportunities for reader comments and other tools are on the Humanities Montana Web site.

Humanities Montana 


 Provost Is 2009 Administrator Of The Year
 

Provost Royce Engstrom has been selected to receive the 2009 Barbara Hollmann Administrator of the Year Award for his outstanding commitment to students and shared governance at UM.

Hollmann, a longtime vice president for Student Affairs at UM, partnered with the Associated Students of UM to create the annual award to go to one administrator at the University who clearly stands out in terms of commitment to students.

Recipients of the award demonstrate ability to champion student issues and a willingness to include students in the decision-making process on campuswide issues.

 


 Campus Bike Rack Donated By 2009 Grads
 

This year's seniors will leave their mark on campus after they graduate with a new bike rack for the Native American Center and with scholarships for incoming freshmen in the fall.

As part of Senior Challenge, 182 graduates donated more than $3,200 to the University this semester.

The bike rack, valued at about $650, will be installed at the Native American Center, scheduled for completion next fall. The remaining funds will go toward student scholarships.

More information about Senior Challenge is on the UM Foundation's Web site.

UM Foundation 


 Dining Services Wins Top Honors
 

UM's Dining Services has received the 2009 Loyal E. Horton Gold Award for Casa Nina, its new authentic Mexican restaurant located in the University Center Food Court.

UM's entry, which is in book form, took the award in the category of retail sales -- single, stand-alone concept outlet in the large school division. The entry will be displayed this summer during the National Association of College and University Food Services' national conference. A representative from UM's Dining Services will be awarded the gold plaque at the Dining Awards Luncheon on July 11 in Milwaukee. At the luncheon, the gold award winners from each category will compete for the best of category grand prize.

Competition entries are judged on every aspect of a retail outlet's menu, presentation, marketing and overall concept. A winning entry must have a unique theme, exceptional menu and a flawless presentation. UM Dining Services Marketing Director Jerry O'Malley worked on the entry for more than a year.

The Loyal E. Horton Dining Award is the NACUFS' ultimate professional tribute in college and university culinary arts.

University Dining Services 


 Consultant Available For Retirement Planning
 

Patrick Connell, TIAA-CREF retirement consultant, will be at the University Center Tuesday through Thursday, May 19-21, to assist faculty and staff with retirement planning.

To make an appointmnent and verify the UC room location, call the TIAA-CREF Phone Center at 800-732-8353.

 


 Staff Senate Meeting Schedule
 

The final Staff Senate meeting for spring semester will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 13, in University Center Rooms 330-331. The Staff Senate also will meet Wednesday, June 10. Meetings are open to the campus community. More information is available on the Staff Senate Web site.

Staff Senate 


 Faculty Senate
 

Look for the upcoming 2009-10 meeting schedule on the Faculty Senate Web site.

Faculty Senate 


 News About U
 

News About U Five College of Technology faculty members have been recognized for teaching excellence by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development: Thomas Campbell, Business Technology Department; Josef Crepeau, Applied Arts and Sciences Department; Deborah Fillmore, Health Professions Department; Penny Jakes, Applied Computing and Electronics Department; and David Neu, Industrial Technology Department.

Anthropology and Native American studies Professor Neyooxet Greymorning has been invited to deliver a keynote talk at the Language Without Borders Conference on May 22 in Edmonton, Alberta. On June 10, Greymorning will deliver the keynote address at the Alberta Education Conference in Fort McMurray, Canada. He has also been invited to be a keynote panelist, should funding permit, at the University of Oxford event, "Human Rights: The World Quest."

Department of History Professor Emeritus Ken Lockridge has been invited to speak at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association, scheduled for January 2010 in San Diego. Lockridge will join three other history professors in a panel discussion titled "Four New England Towns Turn 40: A Portrait of the New Social History in Middle Age." The discussion will celebrate the four professors' seminal books on early American communities, all of which were published in 1970.

 


 Publications
 

Books and Publications Onoue, T. and G.D. Stanley Jr. 2009. "Sedimentary Facies from Upper Triassic Reefal Limestone of the Sambosan Accretionary Complex in Japan: Mid-Ocean Patch Reef Development in the Panthalassa Ocean." Facies, 54:529-547.

Stanley, G.D. Jr. 2009. "Corals and Ocean Acidification." In McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology. New York City, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. pp.66-69.

Stanley, G.D. Jr. and B. Van de Schootbrugge. 2009. "The Evolution of the Coral-algal Symbiosis." In Coral Bleaching: Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences. (Eds.) M.J.H. van Oppen and J.M. Lough. Ecological Studies Series, 205:7-19.

 





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