'Day of Dialogue' Focuses On Diversity
 

UM will hold its third annual "Day of Dialogue: Building Communities of Difference" Thursday, Oct. 30. The campuswide symposium, which is free and open to the public, provides an opportunity to spend a day engaged in dialogue about diversity. Events explore topics such as race, gender, ethnicity, ability/disability, religion, sexual orientation, class, social hierarchy and privilege.

The day begins at 9:10 a.m. in the University Center Atrium with opening remarks by Lucy France, director of UM's Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office.

Participants then can choose from more than 30 educational sessions that begin at 9:40 and 11:10 a.m. and 1:10 and 2:40 p.m. on the UC third floor. Session topics deal with race, sexual identity, politics, leadership, religion and more. Created by UM students, faculty, staff and community members, they are participatory in nature and include presentations, performances and workshops.

At 4:10 p.m. in the UC Ballroom, UM drama/dance students will perform "Swan Lake: Undercurrents." The performance is followed by the day's keynote address presented by Elizabeth Birch, former director of the Human Rights Campaign.

Exhibits will be on display throughout the day, and Unity Dance and Drum and the UM African Dance class will perform at noon in the UC Atrium. For more information, call Tina Brown at 243-5622 or e-mail dayofdialogue@mso.umt.edu.

"Day of Dialogue" 

 Drama/Dance Production Opens Tuesday
 

UM's Department of Drama/Dance will present a contemporary and thought-provoking play -- "Coyote on a Fence" -- at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28-Nov. 1 and Nov. 4-8 in the Masquer Theatre, located in the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center.

Two death-row prisoners connect in the disturbing drama about the nature of innocence, guilt, repentance and mercy. The play explores one of the most hotly debated issues in American society, evoking stimulating questions while leaving the audience to ponder the answers.

To show appreciation for the long-standing commitment and service to UM, President Dennison and the Department of Drama/Dance will provide faculty and staff one free ticket to this year's drama/dance productions. In addition, a second ticket may be purchased for only $7 for each performance.

To get faculty/staff tickets, present your Griz Card at the Drama/Dance Box Office in the PAR/TV Center.

Department of Drama/Dance 

 MTPR Holds 'Eco-Transport' Raffle
 

Montana Public Radio will offer listeners a chance to win one of five amazing eco-friendly prizes in the station's newest innovative fundraising event -- the "Eco-Transport Raffle."

Each ticket purchased is eligible to win a 2008 Toyota Prius Hybrid, a retro-chic 100-mile-per-gallon Buddy scooter, a Trek 7300 commuter bike, Italian-made Lowa hiking boots with trekking poles or a Real custom skateboard package with helmet and individual lessons from a pro.

Revenue from the raffle will be used for general operations of the noncommercial, public station, which broadcasts from UM to all of western and central Montana. With an annual budget of $1.4 million, the station must raise about 67 percent through direct support from its listeners.

The station hopes to sell around 1,300 tickets -- much better odds than winning the lottery. Raffle tickets are $50 each and will be on sale until 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. They are available on the station's Web site or by calling 243-6400.

Montana Public Radio 

 MMAC Exhibits Works of Montana Modernists
 

Two exhibitions featuring Montana Modernists will open Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Montana Museum of Art & Culture, located in UM's Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center.

"Montana Modernists: Robert DeWeese and His Legacy" will be on view in the museum's Meloy Gallery. "Montana Modernists: Henry Meloy and His Horses" will be in the museum's Paxson Gallery. The exhibitions will be at the museum through Friday, Dec. 12.

MMAC will present an artist talk in conjunction with the exhibitions -- "Lela Autio in Conversation" -- at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in James E. Todd Building Room 204. The talk is free and open to the public.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 4 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. There is no charge for admission, and free parking is available near the northwest corner of the PAR/TV Center. For more information, call 243-2019 or go to the museum's Web site.

Montana Museum of Art & Culture 

 'Messiah' Benefit Performance Nov. 30
 

Community voices can join with professional volunteers to perform Handel's "Messiah" Sunday, Nov. 30, at UM. The 13th annual event to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity of Missoula begins at 7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre. There is no charge for admission, but free-will donations will be accepted at the door.

The annual fundraiser brings together professional soloists, a 30-piece orchestra and a community choir of about 100 members for the hour-long performance. Those who would like to join the performance as community choir members can collect pledges to participate.

A minimum pledge total of $75 for adults and $40 for students is needed to perform in the concert. Area businesses will donate prizes for the 10 adult singers and five student singers with the highest pledge total.

This year's performance will be conducted by UM graduate Amy Brown Logan. Featured soloists are three UM graduates -- mezzo-soprano Angela Wilkes Andersen, tenor Steven Aadland and bass Howard Kingston -- and soprano Jennifer Jones, who attended UM from 1998 to 2001.

Pledge sheets and more information about the concert are available on the Habitat for Humanity of Missoula Web site or by calling 549-8210.

Habitat for Humanity of Missoula 

 Lecture Explores Monarch Butterflies
 

Monarch butterflies make spectacular migrations between their breeding areas in Canada and the United States to wintering sites atop one set of mountain ridges in Mexico. A lecture about these amazing creatures will be held Wednesday, Oct. 29, at UM.

Lincoln Brower, a research professor at Virginia's Sweet Briar College, will present "Conservation Biology of the Monarch Butterfly" at 4 p.m. in the University Center Theater. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m., and the event is free and open to the public.

The talk is the 2008 Endowed P.L. Wright Lecture in Conservation Biology. For more information, call biology Professor Erick Greene at 243-2179 or e-mail erick.greene@mso.umt.edu.

 

 Author To Discuss Risks Of Coal Use
 

An author who argues that coal is not a clean or cheap solution to the world's growing energy demands will speak Thursday, Oct. 30, at UM.

Richard Heinberg, senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute, will present "Blackout: Coal, Climate and the Last Energy Crisis" at 8 p.m. in Social Science Building Room 352. The event is free and open to the public.

Heinberg is the author of eight books, including "The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies" and "Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World."

For more information, call environmental studies Associate Professor Neva Hassanein at 243-6271 or e-mail neva.hassanein@umontana.edu.

 

 Griz For Kids Toy Drive This Saturday
 

Support a good cause at the fourth annual Griz for Kids Toy Drive as the Montana Grizzlies football team takes on Northern Arizona Saturday, Nov. 1.

Donation boxes for new, unwrapped toys will be placed at all Washington-Grizzly Stadium entrances.

Toys will go to Western Montana agencies, including Mountain Home Montana, Head Start, Early Head Start, Missoula Indian Center, Youth Homes Inc., Watson Children's Shelter, Big Brothers Big Sisters, YMCA and WORD.

If you can't make the game, donations can be dropped of at all Missoula Federal Credit Union locations.

Grizzly senior defensive end Mike Stadnyk is leading this year's toy drive. "As a football player, it's an opportunity for me to give back to the community for all the opportunities they've given to Griz football," he said.

For more information, call University Relations at 243-2522.

 

 A Chance To Dance
 

UM's chapter of the Montana Folklore Society will hold a "Town and Gown Dance" from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in the University Center Ballroom. Admission is $8 for the general public and $6 for UM students and MFS members. Halloween costumes are encouraged but not required.

Music will be provided by Sleeping Child String Band, known for their lively Irish and Appalachian fiddles. The folk dances at the event -- a mixture of English country dancing, square dancing and Appalachian circle dances -- are fun and easy to learn. No experience is necessary. Singles, couples, families and groups of all ages are welcome.

A beginner workshop, included in the admission price, will be held from 7:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, call UM Professor Vicki Watson at 243-5153 or e-mail vicki.watson@umontana.edu.

 

 HRS Workshop Explains Holiday Pay
 

Human Resource Services will offer a free one-hour workshop for staff, faculty and administrators who want answers to questions about computing, recording and reporting holiday pay.

The Policy Spotlight workshop will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5. To register, e-mail terri.phillips@umontana.edu and be sure to include your name, department and phone number.

 

 Consultant Available For Retirement Planning
 

Melissa Queisner, TIAA-CREF individual consultant, will be on campus Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 5-7, to assist faculty and staff with retirement planning.

To make an appointment and confirm the University Center room location, call the TIAA-CREF Phone Center at 800-732-8353.

 

 Learn About Faculty Exchange Program
 

A Faculty Exchange Program information session will be held at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Old Journalism Building Room 303.

The session provides an opportunity to explore the program through the experiences of faculty members who have participated and to learn about the application process.

For more information, call Jeanne Loftus at 243-6865 or e-mail jeanne.loftus@mso.umt.edu.

Faculty Exchange Program 

 Staff Senate Meeting Schedule
 

The Staff Senate meets from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Wednesday of each month during fall semester. For meeting locations, go to the Staff Senate Web site.

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:

• 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, 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. 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
 

Dance Professor Karen Kaufmann presented "Getting Kids Moving: Dancing the Elementary Curriculum" at the keynote workshop for the Montana Alliance for Arts Education during the MEA/MFT Conference Oct. 16-17 in Missoula. She also presented a dance/movement workshop for elementary music teachers Oct. 22 during PIR Day at Missoula County Public Schools.

Geography Professor Christiane von Reichert presented a poster titled "Geographic Isolation, Natural Amenities and Migration" at the 2008 meeting of the North American Cartographic Information Society Oct. 8-11 in Missoula.

 

 Publications
 

Brown, Barry. 2008. "General Aquatic Ecology." In Current and Selected Bibliographies on Benthic Biology 2007. (Ed.) Donald Webb. Champaign, IL: North American Benthological Society, pp. 95-113.

Drake, Richard. 2008. "Reflections on the American War on Terror: A Corrective from the Pages of History." The New Centennial Review, 8(2)67:85.

Gideon, Rudy A. 2007. "The Correlation Coefficients." Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 6(2):517-529.

Humphries, Kathleen, Meg Traci and Tom Seekins. 2008. "Nutrition Education and Support Program for Community Dwelling Adults with Intellectual Disabilities." Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 46(5):335-345.

Martens, H. R., D.B. Reisenfeld, J.D. Williams, R.E. Johnson and H.T. Smith. 2008. "Observations of Molecular Oxygen Ions in Saturn's Inner Magnetosphere." Geophysical Research Letters, 35.

Wise, Holly, Craig Ravesloot, Marc Goldstein, Tom Seekins and Barbara Cowan. 2008. "Comparison of Physical Therapist Practice Characteristics and Provision of Services in Rural and Urban America." HPA Resource, 8(3); Journal of Health Policy & Administration, J1-7.