AIDS Quilt At Adams Center This Week
 

Montana's largest-ever display of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be at the Adams Center Sept. 18-21. Opening ceremonies begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18.

More than 100 sections commemorating some 800 individuals who have died of AIDS-related illnesses will be showcased. All known panels honoring those from Montana who have died of AIDS, as well as others from around the nation, will be on view during the event.

The quilt will be on display:

• 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18.
• 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19.
• 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.
• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21.

New quilt panels will be inducted from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday in the Adams Center Sky Club. Closing ceremonies begin at 2 p.m.

For more information, call Missoula AIDS Council Executive Director Keri McWilliams at 543-4770 or University Relations Director Rita Munzenrider at 243-4824.

 

 UM To Honor Distinguished Alumni
 

Three outstanding UM graduates will receive the University's 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award at a ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, in the University Center Ballroom.

They are Jeff Hamilton of Spokane, Wash., retired senior managing partner of the global consulting firm Accenture; Judith Blakely Morgan of La Jolla, Calif., a journalist best-known for her award-winning travel columns; and Garry South of Santa Monica, Calif., one of the nation's top political strategists.

The reception is a Homecoming 2008 event and is free and open to the public. For more information about the award recipients, see the UM news release.

UM News Release 

 Join In Monte's Birthday Celebration
 

Monte will kick off festivities to celebrate his birthday Friday, Sept. 19, by signing copies of "The Great Monte Mystery" by Jennifer Newbold from 5 to 5:30 p.m. at The Bookstore at UM.

His birthday party, with cake, games and prizes, will be held from 6 to 6:45 p.m. in the Adams Center East Auxiliary Gymnasium. Special guests will be the men's basketball team; Chicago Bulls mascot, Benny the Bull; Slash, the Missoula Maulers mascot; and Rocky, UM's new inflatable mascot who is Monte's cousin.

Both events are free and open to the public.

The fun continues at 7 p.m. when the Grizzly volleyball team takes on the University of Northern Colorado in the West Auxiliary Gymnasium. Children 12 and under will be admitted free. General admission tickets cost $5. Those who donate a gift for the Griz for Kids toy drive will receive free admission for two adults.

For more information, call Kenny Dow of UM Intercollegiate Athletics, 243-2250.

"The Great Monte Mystery" 

 Justice Scalia To Speak At UM
 

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia will speak at UM Wednesday, Sept. 24.

He will present "Constitutional Interpretation" at 2 p.m. in the University Theatre as part of UM's Judge William B. Jones and Judge Edward A. Tamm Judicial Lecture Series. The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.

Scalia was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan and joined the court Sept. 26, 1986. He is the fifth member of the U.S. Supreme Court to participate in the lecture series.

For more information, call the School of Law at 243-4311.

 

 Constitution Week Lecture This Evening
 

Roger Newman, noted scholar of American law and the Constitution, will present "Original Sin and Original Intent: Interpreting the Constitution" today at 7:30 p.m. in the North Underground Lecture Hall. The lecture, sponsored by the Provost's Office, is free and open to the public.

Newman teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. His biography of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black won the Scribes Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the biography category.

 

 An Invitation To Participate In Day of Dialogue
 

On Thursday, Oct. 30, UM will host the third annual Day of Dialogue, a campus symposium designed to engage students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and community members in daylong discussion concerning diversity -- including race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability/disability and employment hierarchy.

The goal of the symposium is to enable structured and facilitated dialogue that will lay the groundwork for collaborative, campus-based action and institutional change.

The success of Day of Dialogue hinges on the support of the campus community. Supervisors are encouraged to allow staff time to actively participate in the day's events, subject to maintaining adequate coverage.

Participation could include one or more of the following:

• Invite students to engage in this day.
• Present a session, lead a discussion, show a film, display artwork.
• Recognize those who attend and/or present sessions.
• Host an open house in your department.

For more information about how you can get involved, call 243-5622 or e-mail dayofdialogue@mso.umt.edu.

Day of Dialogue 

 Energy Conservation Measures Phase I
 

President George Dennison has announced the first phase of the University's energy conservation measures.

Some of the measures will involve minor disruptions, Dennison said, while others will require a considerable amount of discipline and some sacrifice. He thanks all for their assistance and cooperation.

Following are the Phase I energy conservation measures:

• Space Heaters: Facilities Services will no longer issue space heaters, effective immediately. University policy prohibits the use of personal space heaters.
• Hallway Lighting: Facilities Services will begin immediately the installation of energy efficient lighting fixtures in campus buildings and also will selectively begin disconnecting some nonessential lights to reduce energy consumption.
• Night Setback: Beginning in October, Facilities Services will maintain campus buildings at 60 degrees from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily. The regulated operating day temperatures will stand at 72 degrees during the cooler season and 68 degrees during the warmer season, with start dates announced annually.
• LEED-09 Design Standards: UM has adopted and will adhere to the LEED-09 design standards, making all new construction and renovation as energy efficient as possible.
• Vehicle Speed Limit: All persons renting vehicles from the Motor Pool must adhere to the speed limit of 65 mph or forfeit the right of rental.
• Energy Star: UM will acquire only those appliances certified as Energy Star compliant.

 

 Campus Ministry Sets Lunch Series
 

Emmaus Campus Ministry will host a series of monthly lunches and presentations to build collegiality and community between UM faculty and staff and local clergy from the Missoula Ministerial Association.

Lunches will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at Emmaus House Student Center, located at 532 University Ave. Soup, bread, coffee and drink will be provided.

The first lunch in the series will take place Thursday, Sept. 18. The featured speaker will be John Lund, Lutheran campus pastor.

Following are the other lunch events in the series:

• Thursday, Oct. 16: Fredricka Hunter, director of American Indian Student Services.
• Thursday, Nov. 20: UM environmental studies Associate Professor Dan Spencer.
• Thursday, Dec. 11: Speaker TBA.

For more information, call John Lund at 396-4974.

 

 Fall WellCheck Registration Now Open
 

UM WellCheck will be held on campus Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 28-29. WellCheck at the College of Technology will take place Thursday, Oct. 30.

WellCheck events are available to employees, retirees and spouses who are covered on the Montana University System health insurance plan. The events provide opportunities each semester to get valuable health screenings such as blood tests, blood pressure checks and colon cancer kits.

Preregistration is required for WellCheck tests. Appointments can be scheduled online. For more information, call Faculty-Staff Wellness at 243-2027.

WellCheck Registration 

 Don't Forget To Register For WellAwards
 

Insured Montana University System employees and spouses can take advantage of the new WellAwards program and earn a $100 cash award by participating in health-related activities. WellAwards books with complete information about the program were mailed to the home addresses of those who qualify in August.

Online registration by Sept. 30 is required to be eligible for the $100 award. For more information, call Faculty-Staff Wellness at 243-2027.

WellAwards Registration 

 Staff Toastmasters Club Formed
 

UM staff members who want to improve speaking skills in a positive and supportive environment now can do so at Toastmasters meetings held on campus.

The meetings take place from 12:10 to 1 p.m. Thursdays in the University Center. The next meeting will be held Sept. 18 in UC Room 207. Meetings from Sept. 25 to Nov. 13 will be held in UC Room 329.

For more information, call Mary Kamensky at 243-4598 or Kate Meinig at 243-4903.

 

 Raffle Supports Staff Senate Programs
 

The Staff Senate will hold its annual Homecoming Raffle Sept. 15-19. Proceeds go to the Staff Senate Scholarship and to staff recognition programs.

Prizes include two Homecoming football game tickets, Griz and Lady Griz basketball tickets, Griz soccer and volleyball tickets, UM blanket throws, COT lunch certificates, Food Zoo coupons, UC Market coffee card and mug, items from The Bookstore at UM and more.

Tickets are $1. They will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University Center and in Lommasson Center.

For more information, call Colleen Hoffman at 243-6670.

Staff Senate Scholarship 

 Staff Senate Meeting Schedule
 

Staff Senate meetings will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Wednesday of each month during fall semester. A complete meeting schedule and locations will be coming soon.

The next Staff Senate meeting is Oct. 8 in University Center Rooms 330-331.

Staff Senate 

 Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule
 

Faculty Senate meetings will be held at 3:10 p.m. in Gallagher Business Building Room 123 on the following Thursdays:

• Oct. 9
• Nov. 13
• Dec. 4
• Feb. 12
• March 12
• April 9
• May 7

Faculty Senate 

 President Dennison's Office Hours
 

Each semester, President Dennison welcomes members of the campus community to meet with him to discuss issues and topics of their choice.

The President's office hours for fall semester are:

• Tuesday, Sept. 16: 9-11 a.m.
• Monday, Sept. 22: 3-5 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 1: 1-3 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 17: 1-3 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 23: 9-11 a.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 28: 8-10 a.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 5: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Thursday, Dec. 11: 2-4 p.m.

Please call 243-2311 or e-mail prestalk@umontana.edu to make an appointment to meet with President Dennison during these times.

 

 Faculty/Staff Socials
 

Socials will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Fridays in the Davidson Honors College Lounge. Fall semester dates and event sponsors are:

• Sept. 26: College of Arts and Sciences
• Oct. 3: President Dennison
• Oct. 10: Sponsor TBA
• Oct. 24: Mansfield Library
• Oct. 31: Intercollegiate Athletics
• Nov. 7: College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences
• Nov. 14: President Dennison
• Nov. 21: Extended Learning Services
• Dec. 5: President Dennison

 

 News About U
 

Dean Pearson, a Division of Biological Sciences faculty affiliated ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Research Station, and UM biological sciences Professor Ragan Callaway are co-authors of a report in the September issue of Ecological Applications about Pearson's research that showed trying to control threats to native plants can actually increase the destructive impact of invading species. Ecological Applications is the magazine of the Ecological Society of America. For more information, read the UM News Release.

The Center for the Rocky Mountain West recently published the proceedings of a conference held fall 2006 titled "Challenges Facing the U.S. Forest Service." The report presents a menu of suggestions about challenges now facing the Forest Service in its management of national forests. It was produced with support from the Cinnabar Foundation.

Geography Professor Christiane von Reichert was invited by USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services to serve as a panelist at the 2008 Rural Development Program project director's meeting, held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society July 28-31 in Manchester, N.H. Von Reichert gave a presentation on her National Research Initiative grant "Return Migration to Geographically Disadvantaged Communities in the Rural United States" and displayed a poster, "Return Migration to Rural Communities," in a session jointly sponsored by CSREES and RSS.

Law School Dean E. Edwin Eck has announced that he will resign from the position of dean of the law school effective June 30, 2009. Eck will return to the law school faculty after his tenure as dean is complete but will do so after an administrative leave during fall semester 2009. He recently has provided leadership in a project that will substantially renovate and expand UM's Law Building, and he will continue to oversee the completion of that project, as well as preparations for an upcoming American Bar Association accreditation visit. The University soon will conduct a national search for the next dean of the School of Law.

Political science Professor Peter Koehn was a plenary speaker at the 2nd Tampere Symposium on Global Health Research Sept. 5 in Tampere, Finland. Koehn presented "Transmigration, Transnational Competence and Global Health." He also attended the EMBO-sponsored Symposium on Molecular Biology and Global Health Challenges Sept. 6 in Tampere.

 

 Publications
 

Conley, T., M. Gallagher and J. Evers. 2008. "Assessing Factors Associated with the Use of Residential Treatment Facilities for Juveniles on Probation in Montana, Fiscal Year 2007." State of Montana Supreme Court, Office of Court Administrator, pp. 1-23.

Drake, Richard. 2008. "Catholics and the Italian Revolutionary Left of the 1960s." The Catholic Historical Review, 94(3):450-475.

Drake, Richard. 2008. Review of Salvatore Sechi, Compagno e cittadino: II PCI tra via parlamentare e lotta armata. Journal of Cold War Studies, 10(3):172-174.

Flores, Dan. 2008. "An Entire Heaven and an Entire Earth." In The Wide Open: Prose, Poetry, and Photographs of the Prairie. (Eds.) Annick Smith and Susan O'Connor. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 161-66.

Flores, Dan. 2007. "Wars over Buffalo: Stories vs. Stories on the Northern Plains." In Native Americans and the Environment: Perspectives of the Ecological Indian. (Eds.) Michael Harkin and David Rich Lewis. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 153-72.

Flores, Dan. 2007. "Land That I Love." Texas Monthly 35:74-80.

Ngai, Phyllis. 2008. "An Emerging Native Language Education Framework for Reservation Public Schools with Mixed Populations." Journal of American Indian Education, 47(2):22-50.

Sriraman, Bharath (co-editor). 2008. The Handbook of International Research in Mathematics Education. Second edition. London: Routledge, Taylor and Francis.