Candidate Debates At UM Oct. 2
 

UM's Student Bar Association will host a debate between candidates for the Montana Supreme Court on Thursday, Oct. 2, in the University Center Theater.

The debate between Ron Waterman and Montana Attorney General Mike McGrath -- candidates to fill the seat of Chief Justice Karla Gray on the Montana Supreme Court -- will begin promptly at 5:45 p.m. and will last one hour.

At 7 p.m. the national vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin will be shown live from Washington University in St. Louis on the theater's big screen.

Both events are free and open to the public.

 

 Art Symposium On Campus This Week
 

World-class presenters will discuss the relationship of art to place at "Site Symposium: Art and Place," to be held on campus Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Events begin at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University Center with an introduction to the symposium by UM art Professor Mary Ann Bonjorni.

UM Regents Professor of English and Creative Writing William Kittredge will present "What's Our Story" from 1:45 to 2:10 p.m. Events continue until 6 p.m. Tuesday in the University Center Theater.

Wednesday's events include a roundtable discussion from 12:10 to 1:30 p.m. in Fine Arts Building Studio 401. The final event of the symposium is a site-specific concert titled "Strata" by composer Cheryl Leonard, which will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Gallery of Visual Arts, located on the first floor of the Social Science Building.

Symposium events are free and open to the public. For more information, call Bonjorni at 243-5443 or e-mail maryann.bonjorni@mso.umt.edu.

Symposium Events Schedule 

 Documentary Premieres At UM
 

The premiere of the documentary film "Jailed for Their Words: When Free Speech Died in Wartime America" will be held Tuesday, Sept. 30, at UM.

The event starts at 7:30 p.m. in the University Center Theater. It is sponsored by the UM School of Journalism and Fact & Fiction and is free and open to the public.

The one-hour film by West of Kin Productions and the School of Journalism is based on UM Professor Clem Work's book "Darkest Before Dawn." It is directed by Gita Saedi Kiely.

A question-and-answer session with filmmakers will be held after the premiere. For more information, call 243-2160 or 243-2237.

 

 Event Celebrates Life Of David Friend
 

Diane Friend and the UM's Department of Physics and Astronomy invite Missoula and campus community members to join them for a Star Party from 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, on the UM Oval to celebrate the life of David Friend.

Telescopes will be set up for people to view Jupiter, nebulae, star clusters and, if the night is clear, the distant galaxies that David Friend so loved to discuss with his students and colleagues.

Friend taught courses in astronomy, astrophysics and physics at UM. He received the University's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2005 and served as chair of the physics and astronomy department from 2005 to 2008. He died May 22 after a long battle with Crohn's disease and cancer.

In the spirit of David's teaching and community outreach, this will be a completely informal event -- a chance to drop by for as little or as long as you like to enjoy the wonders of the night sky and, if you knew David, an opportunity to share stories and conversation with friends.

If Wednesday night is not clear, the Star Party will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2. Call 243-4299 to hear an announcement about whether the night is clear and the event will proceed as planned.

A memorial fund has been established in David Friend's honor that will go toward establishing an award for excellence in science teaching and outreach. Contributions can be made by sending a check to the UM Foundation, P.O. Box 7159, Missoula, MT 59807-7159. Checks should be made payable to the UM Foundation with "in memory of David Friend" on the memo line.

 

 Explore Alternatives To Death Penalty
 

"Journey of Hope: From Violence to Healing -- Honest Conversations about the Death Penalty" will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the University Center Ballroom. Speakers include Marietta Jaeger-Lane, whose daughter was abducted in Montana, and David Kaczynski, brother of the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski.

A student/faculty forum will be held earlier that day from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in University Center Room 332. Lunch will be provided. From 5:30 to 6:30 a potluck dinner and discussion will take place at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St.

The events are sponsored by the UM Center for Ethics, Emmaus Campus Ministry, Catholic Campus Ministry, the Western Montana Spiritual Development Council and the Montana Abolition Coalition.

For more information, e-mail john@montanalcm.org or erin1.butts@umontana.edu.

Journey of Hope 

 Global Internship Opportunities Offered
 

UM recently joined the IE3 consortium, which provides internships for students in a variety of majors in a variety of countries.

Interested students and UM faculty and staff are encouraged to attend informational sessions presented by IE3 Global Internship representatives from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, and Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the Davidson Honors College Lounge. IE3 representatives also will make classroom visits this week to provide information about internship opportunities.

Students who participate in the internships enroll and receive credit at UM and will be eligible to use their financial aid. Some need-based scholarships are available in the range of $500 to $1,500 per student.

For more information, call Kevin Hood of UM Internship Services at 243-2815 or e-mail kevin.hood@mso.umt.edu.

IE3 Global Internships 

 Deadlines Nearing For Many Scholarships
 

Laure Pengelly Drake, UM's coordinator of external scholarships, reminds faculty and staff that the deadlines for many student scholarships are fast approaching. She can help qualified students with applications.

Three scholarships for undergraduate students are the Amgen Scholars Program, application deadline Feb. 1, but students should start researching host universities as early as possible; the Goldwater Scholarship, UM deadline Nov. 6; and the Udall Scholarship, UM deadline Dec. 2.

Among the most prestigious scholarships available for graduate study in most fields are the Gates Cambridge, the Rhodes, the Marshall, the Mitchell and the Jack Kent Cooke. Students who are qualified for graduate study at top American universities should consider applying and see Pengelly Drake as soon as possible.

Students who wish to apply for the Truman Scholarship must do so a year early. Candidates apply as juniors. The UM application deadline is Nov. 20.

Graduating seniors and current teachers can apply for the James Madison Fellowship Program, which provides funding for those who want to teach American history or government or social studies. Graduating seniors and recent graduates can apply for the Carnegie Junior Fellows Program, which provides one-year research assistantships in Washington, D.C., for students who desire careers in international affairs. UM deadline: Nov. 20.

For more information, call Pengelly Drake at 243-6140 or e-mail laure.pengellydrake@umontana.edu.

DHC Coordinated Scholarships 

 Staff Senate Meeting Schedule
 

The Staff Senate meets from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Wednesday of each month during fall semester.

The next Staff Senate meeting is Oct. 8 at the College of Technology.

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:

• 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:

• Oct. 3: President Dennison
• Oct. 10: UM Allies
• 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
 

College of Forestry and Conservation Professor Diana Six and assistant professors Cory Cleveland and Solomon Dobrowski were awarded the Food and Agricultural Sciences Needs Graduate Postgraduate Fellowships Program grant this month from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This is the first year the Forest Resources category was included in this traditionally agriculture-focused program, and UM immediately seized the opportunity to apply for the grant. The grant will create a one-time fellowship program at UM for four students, two pursuing master's degrees and two pursuing doctorates. The students will develop and implement a research project focusing on the effects of mountain pine beetles, blister rust and climate change in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

UM News Release 

 Publications
 

Atkins. T. 2008. "Is an Alternative School a School of Choice? It Depends." The Journal of School Choice, 2:344-347.

Bendick, Rebecca (with others). 2008. "Topography Associated with Crustal Flow in Continental Collisions with Application to Tibet." Geophysical Journal International, 174.

Cochran, B.N. (with others). 2008. "Reasons Underlying Treatment Preference: An Exploratory Study." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23:276-291.

Santa, A.F. and B.N. Cochran (2008). "Does the Impact of Anti-Drinking and Driving Public Service Announcements Differ Based on Message Type and Viewer Characteristics?" Journal of Drug Education, 28:109-129.

Sriraman, Bharath (Ed.) 2008. Interdisciplinary Educational Research in Mathematics and its Connections to the Arts and Sciences. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.