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Nov. 2, 2009 | Vol. 38, No. 12

In this issue:

UM Hires Advising Center Director
Upcoming Events Examine Murder, Sexuality
Lecture Features UM Wildlife Biologist
Hampton Lecture On Wednesday, Nov. 11
Expert Discusses Climate Engineering
Panel Delves Into Right-To-Die Case
MTPR News Staff Win Awards
Student Art Exhibition Opens Nov. 5
'Can The Cats' Food Drive Begins Saturday
WellCheck Results Available This Week
Consultant Available For Retirement Planning
Deadlines Nearing For Many Scholarships
Dance At 'Town & Gown' This Saturday
President Dennison's Office Hours
Faculty/Staff Socials
News About U
Publications

Campus Links

Recent UM Publications

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.

UM Hires Advising Center Director

UM has hired S. Beth Howard to direct the Undergraduate Advising Center. She will begin her duties at UM on Dec. 1.

Howard comes to UM from Rutgers University, where she is assistant dean in the Office for Nontraditional Students and Special Populations. She will lead the UM center in its work of advising and challenging students to consider their academic options in a way that promotes self-discovery, reflection and good decision-making skills.

Prior to her current position at Rutgers, Howard served as assistant dean for Academic Services at that university's Douglass College. She holds a doctorate in cell and developmental biology and has been active in advising and mentoring undergraduates since 1981.

Undergraduate Advising Center

Upcoming Events Examine Murder, Sexuality

Psychology Professor David Buss of the University of Texas at Austin will give the next installment of the President's Lecture Series at UM. Buss, who heads UT's Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology Area, will present "Why Women Have Sex: Strategies of Human Mating" at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in the University Theatre.

Earlier that day from 3:10 to 4:30 p.m., Buss will give a seminar titled "The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind is Designed to Kill" in Gallagher Business Building Room 123. Both events, presented in conjunction with the UM Office of the Provost, are free and open to the public.

A leading figure in the field of evolutionary psychology, Buss advances the argument in his best-selling books that the theory of evolution by natural selection has revolutionary implications for understanding the design of the human mind and brain.

Buss is co-author of "Why Women Have Sex: Understanding Sexual Motivations from Adventure to Revenge (and Everything in Between)," published this year by Henry Holt and Co.

President's Lecture Series

Lecture Features UM Wildlife Biologist

UM wildlife biology Professor L. Scott Mills will give the final installment of the 2009 Provost's Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Mills, who teaches in UM's College of Forestry and Conservation, is an award-winning educator whose research across scientific disciplines has led to key advances in applying ecological science to international wildlife management. He will present "Wildlife Biology in a Changing World" at 6 p.m. in the University Center North Ballroom.

Mills will discuss how the latest advances in mathematics and molecular biology are allowing scientists to better anticipate the effects of climate change on wildlife populations and, in combination with traditional field work, are helping them find answers to questions such as: What will happen when snowshoe hares find themselves in a forest without snow? How can we count elusive lynx or leopards as they move unseen through remote mountain passes? What lessons can animals in U.S. national parks teach us about studying wildlife in a Himalayan country?

Mills is a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow and was a contributing author to the North America section of the Nobel Prize-winning report from the 2007 International Panel on Climate Change. His research has been covered by media outlets that include the Discovery Channel, National Public Radio, Newsweek, National Geographic and the New York Times.

More information about the lecture series is available on the Office of the Provost Web site or by calling 243-4689.

Office of the Provost

Hampton Lecture On Wednesday, Nov. 11

Distinguished historian Edward Linenthal will give the UM Department of History's second annual Hampton Lecture on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11. The annual lecture honors former UM history faculty member Duane Hampton.

Linenthal will present "The Problems and Promise of Public History: Little Bighorn Battlefield and Other Contested Historical Sites" at 8 p.m. in Gallagher Business Building Room 106. The event is free and open to the public. In the illustrated presentation, Linenthal will talk about the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Oklahoma City National Memorial.

Linenthal teaches in the history and religious studies departments of the University of Indiana, Bloomington. Among the many books he has written are "Preserving Memory: The Struggle to Create America's Holocaust Museum," "The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory" and "Sacred Ground: Americans and Their Battlefields."

Expert Discusses Climate Engineering

David Keith, a leading international expert on global climate engineering, climate change and alternative energy, will present "Should We Engineer the Climate?" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in Gallagher Business Building Room 123. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Keith directs the Energy and Environmental Systems Group of the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy at the University of Calgary. His research investigates the unprecedented technological manipulation of the Earth's natural systems.

The audience is invited to ask questions and participate in a discussion after Keith's presentation. For more information, call UM's Center for Ethics at 243-6605.

Panel Delves Into Right-To-Die Case

A panel will be held Monday, Nov. 9, at UM to discuss the ethical implications of Baxter v. Montana, the case in which a lower court recognized the right of terminally ill, mentally competent adult Montanans to choose aid in dying. The Montana Supreme Court will consider whether to uphold the landmark decision made last December by First Judicial Court Judge Dorothy McCarter.

"Aid in Dying: A panel discussion on the ethical implications of Baxter v. Montana" will take place at 7 p.m. in Gallagher Business Building Room 123. The event is free and open to the public.

Panelists will be Scott Crichton, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana; Mark Hanson, UM liberal studies lecturer and College of Technology health professions associate professor; and Con Kelly, a Montana native who served as an ethicist for two multistate health care systems for more than 20 years.

For more information, call UM's Center for Ethics at 243-6605.

MTPR News Staff Win Awards

Members of Montana Public Radio's news staff won 10 of the 17 awards given in the radio competition of the Montana Associated Press 2009 Joe Durso Awards for Broadcast Excellence. The awards were announced Oct. 21 by the Montana Associated Press Broadcasters Association.

The Durso Awards recognize good journalism done in broadcast newsrooms across the state. The entries were judged by AP member TV and radio stations in Mississippi. MTPR General Manager William Marcus said the awards reflect the station's commitment to local news.

"Our listeners have told us that they consider news to be our most valuable service," Marcus said. "MTPR News Director Sally Mauk has built a great news team, and I'm pleased to see their work recognized with these distinguished awards."

Awards won are:

Best Radio Audio

Winner -- Dan Boyce, "Holiday Program."

Honorable Mention -- Natalie Neumann, "Fair Pigs."

Honorable Mention -- Kevin Maki, "All My Heart."

Best Radio News Writing

Winner -- Kevin Maki, "Cliffs of Rock Creek."

Honorable Mention -- Emilie Ritter, "Cascade Turbine."

Best Radio Enterprise

Winner -- Kevin Maki, "Labor Work."

Best Radio Spot News Live

Winner -- Sally Mauk and Emilie Ritter, "Democratic and Republican National Conventions."

Best Radio Spot News Edited

Winner -- Emilie Ritter, "Butte Crash."

Honorable Mention -- Sally Mauk and Emilie Ritter, "Democratic and Republican National Conventions."

Best Radio Newscast

Honorable Mention -- MTPR news team.

Montana Public Radio

Student Art Exhibition Opens Nov. 5

The 15th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition will be at UM's Gallery of Visual Arts from Thursday, Nov. 5, through Friday, Nov. 20. The exhibition, presented by the Gallery of Visual Arts, UM's School of Art and the Student Artist Collective, features a diverse array of media and styles by undergraduate and graduate art students.

An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at the gallery, which is located on the first floor of UM's Social Science Building. Awards will be presented at 6 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call gallery Director Cathryn Mallory at 243-2813 or e-mail gallery.visarts@umontana.edu.

'Can The Cats' Food Drive Begins Saturday

UM needs your help for a victory over Montana State University and over hunger during the annual "Can the Cats" food drive competition Nov. 7-21. UM's Office for Civic Engagement is teaming with the University's Office of Greek Life to provide easy ways for campus and community members to help the Griz win this year.

Beginning Saturday, Nov. 7, designated boxes for canned food donations will be located on campus in every UM residence hall, at The Source in the University Center and at the Office for Civic Engagement in Davidson Honors College Room 015. Collection boxes also will be placed at various Missoula locations.

Volunteers will collect canned food at Washington-Grizzly Stadium entry gates during Montana's home game against Northern Colorado on Saturday, Nov. 14. The food drive competition winner will be declared Saturday, Nov. 21, when UM and MSU hit the field for the annual Brawl of the Wild in Bozeman.

All canned food items collected by UM will be donated to the Missoula Food Bank. For more information, call Ashley Widtfeldt at 243-5531 or e-mail oce@mso.umt.edu.

WellCheck Results Available This Week

The process to pick up fall WellCheck results has changed this year. Results can be picked up from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 5, 6, 9, 10 and 12 at the Faculty-Staff Wellness office in Curry Health Center Room 018 (east entrance, downstairs). The office will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, for the Veterans Day holiday.

Results not picked up will be mailed after Nov. 12. For more information, call Faculty-Staff Wellness at 243-2027 or 243-2025.

Faculty-Staff Wellness

Consultant Available For Retirement Planning

TIAA-CREF will offer individual counseling sessions for discussing personal financial situations on a confidential basis Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 17-19. A consultant will be available by appointment from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18 and from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 19 in University Center Room 216.

To schedule an appointment, call 800-732-8353 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST.

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 is early spring, but students should start researching host universities as early as possible), the Goldwater Scholarship (UM deadline Nov. 13) and the Udall Scholarship (UM deadline Dec. 1).

Among the most prestigious scholarships available for graduate study in most fields are the Gates Cambridge, the Rhodes, the Marshall and the Mitchell. 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. The UM deadline is Nov. 20.

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

Learn More About Scholarships At UM

Dance At 'Town & Gown' This Saturday

UM's Student Chapter of the Missoula Folklore Society will hold a "Town & Gown" event from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in the University Center Ballroom. The event is held each year to introduce the campus and Missoula community to contra dancing, a traditional English country dance.

A beginners workshop will be held at 7:30 p.m. The dance and the workshop are free, but donations will be accepted to cover costs. Out of the Wood, a band that specializes in old-time fiddle music, jigs and reels, will provide live music.

For more information, call UM Professor Vicki Watson at 243-5153 or e-mail vicki.watson@umontana.edu.

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

The president's office hours for fall semester are:

Thursday, Nov. 12: 9-11 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 24: 3-5 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 7: 3-5 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 16: 9-11 a.m.

Faculty/Staff Socials

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

Nov. 6: International Programs
Nov. 13: President Dennison
Nov. 20: School of Law/Diversity Advisory Council
Dec. 4: College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences
Dec. 11: Athletics

News About U

Anthropology and Native American studies Professor Neyooxet Greymorning was invited to give a talk on "Language, Culture and Society" Oct. 19 at Monte Saint Angelo Mercy College, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Communication studies Professor Betsy Bach presented "Using the National Communication Association's Undergraduate Curriculum Guidelines to Build Communication Programs" at the XIII Latin American Social Communication Schools Congress held Oct. 19-23 in Havana, Cuba. Bach currently serves as president of the National Communication Association.

Mathematics Professor Bharath Sriraman gave a series of invited talks Oct. 16-25 in Norway at the University of Agder in Kristiansand and the University of Stavanger. The talks were titled "Issues and Practices in Mathematics Gifted Education," "Theories of Mathematics Education: Future Directions" and "A Reaction to Paul Ernest's What is First Philosophy in Mathematics Education," given in a seminar celebrating the philosopher's 65th birthday.

Publications

Books and Publications

Kimball, J.S. (with others). 2008. "The Western Arctic Linkage Experiment (WALE): Overview and Synthesis." Earth Interactions, 12:1-13.

Kuzishchin, K.V. and J.A. Stanford (with others). 2008. "Diversity of Life Strategies and Population Structure of Kamchatka Mykiss Parasalmo mykiss in the Ecosystems of Small Salmon Rivers of Various Types." Journal of Ichthyology, 48:37-44.

Mouw, J.E.B. J.A. Stanford and P.B. Alaback. 2009. "Influences of Flooding and Hyporheic Exchange on Floodplain Plant Richness and Productivity." River Research and Applications, 25(8):929-945.

Newell, R.L. and J.A. Stanford (with others). 2008. "Stoneflies of Glacier National Park and Flathead River Basin, Montana." In International Advances in the Ecology, Zoogeography, and Systematics of Mayflies and Stoneflies. (Eds.) F.R. Hauer, J.A. Stanford and R.L. Newell. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. pp. 173-186.

Sriraman, Bharath. 2009. "The Mathematics of Estimation: Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Education for Sustainable Development." In Proceedings of Lessons from Continuity and Change in the Fourth International Polar Year Symposium. (Ed.) A.L. Lovecraft. Fairbanks, AK: Inland Northwest Research Alliance.

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