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Jan. 31, 2011 | Vol. 39, No. 17 
   
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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.

"The President's Update," a video series for UM President Royce Engstrom to communicate with the campus community, is available on the President's Office website and on the official UM YouTube channel.



 Archaeologist Takes New Look at Assassination
 

Renowned archaeologist Anna Roosevelt will give the next installment of the President's Lecture Series at UM. She will present "Human Rights and the CIA: The Case of the Assassination of Patrice Lumumba" at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in the University Theatre.

Earlier that day from 3:10 to 4:30 p.m., she will give a seminar titled "Long-term Human Environment Interaction in the Amazonia: From 11,000 Years Ago to the Present" in Gallagher Business Building Room 123. Both events are free and open to the public.

Roosevelt is professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, Chicago. The New York Times has described her as a leading archaeologist who is bringing new luster and controversy to her famous family name. A great-granddaughter of Theodore Roosevelt, she has stirred controversy with her fieldwork in the Middle Amazon, challenging conventional scholarship about the peopling of America and where and how some of the first Americans lived.

She will be at the heart of an even bigger storm because of the evidence that she has unearthed concerning the CIA's involvement in the 1960 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first legally elected prime minister of the Republic of the Congo.

Read the Full News Release 

 UM Scientist Discovers Ancient Coral Fossil
 

A team of researchers led by UM geosciences Professor George Stanley Jr. found fossil corals in central Nevada representing the oldest occurrences in North America of ancestors of modern reef-building species.

The team found annual bands in the coral's skeleton, allowing them to accurately measure growth rate and to make comparisons with living reef-building species. The comparisons revealed nearly identical results. The discovery provides the most unequivocal evidence to date for the presence of photosymbiosis among the earliest corals some 230 million years ago and long before coral reefs with modern corals evolved, Stanley said.

The research, published last month in GeoScience World's journal Palaios, was selected this month to be featured in BioOne, a global, free access site that brings together scientific societies, publishers and libraries to provide access to critical, peer-reviewed research in the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.

Read the Full News Release 

 Study Challenges Climate Change Assumption
 

UM researchers, with colleagues from the University of Idaho and the University of California, Davis, recently completed a study that challenges a widely held assumption that vegetation will move uphill in response to climatic warming.

The study is the first to report widespread downhill shifts in elevations of plant species due to climate change. UM researchers who participated in the study are Department of Forest Management Assistant Professor Solomon Dobrowski, graduate student Shawn Crimmins, the lead author, and research analyst Alison Mynsberge.

The results of the study were published in an article titled "Changes in Climatic Water Balance Drive Downhill Shifts in Plant Species' Optimum Elevations" in the Jan. 21 issue of the prestigious journal Science. They are based on two unique datasets of vegetation surveys collected across the mountain ranges of California -- the first in the 1930s and the second in the 2000s.

Read the Full News Release 

 Lecture Series Explores How We Learn
 

The 2011 Community Lecture Series at UM will begin Tuesday, Feb. 15, and tickets are now available for purchase. This year's series, "The Beauty of the Brain," features six lectures by five outstanding UM faculty members who will examine the science and evolution of learning.

Lectures will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 15-March 22, at the University Center Theater. Each event will include a question-and-answer session.

Cost for the complete lecture series is $20 for the general public, $15 for UM Alumni Association dues-paying members and $10 for students. If seats are available, tickets to individual lecture events will be $5 at the door. Space is limited.

For a complete lecture series schedule or to purchase tickets, visit the UM Office of Alumni Relations website or call 243-5211.

UM Office of Alumni Relations 

 Climate Change Series Begins Feb. 1
 

Internationally renowned climate change scientist Rob Jackson will launch the Conservation and Climate Change Lecture Series at UM on Tuesday, Feb. 1.

Jackson, director of the Center on Global Change at Duke University, will present "Global Change: Tipping Points for People and the Biosphere" at 7 p.m. in Gallagher Business Building Room 106. The event is free and open to the public.

The lecture series is co-sponsored by UM's Wilderness Institute and Climate Change Studies Program and is made possible by a grant from the Cinnabar Foundation. All lectures are free and open to the public, and college credit is available. More information and a complete series schedule are available on the Wilderness Institute website.

Wilderness Institute 

 Forum Features Environmental Policy Experts
 

The spring semester Natural Resources and Environmental Policy Forum at UM begins Thursday, Feb. 10, with a presentation by Charles Wilkinson on "Writing Tribal History" from noon to 1 p.m. in the UM School of Law Castles Center.

Wilkinson is author of "The People are Dancing Again: The History of the Siletz Tribe of Western Oregon." The book recounts his experience working with the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Nation to regain federal recognition and all associated treaty rights.

The Natural Resources and Environmental Policy Forum continues with events March 31 and April 14. All events are free and open to the public. A complete schedule with information about presenters is available on the Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy website.

Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy 

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 Events Explore Land Issues in Indian Country

"Lessons of Our Land: The Indian Land Tenure Foundation Speaker Series" will take place during February and March at UM. The series will focus on contemporary land issues in Indian Country, casting a light on our relationship to the Earth and the management of Indian trust land.

All events in the series are free and open to the public and will take place from 4 to 5:15 p.m. in Room 105 of UM's Payne Family Native American Center. A reception in the center's Bonnie HeavyRunner Gathering Place will follow each presentation.

The series begins with an interview and live KBGA radio broadcast with University of Colorado, Boulder, law Professor Charles Wilkinson on Thursday, Feb. 10. Wilkinson will discuss American Indian land issues in the 21st century.

Read the Full News Release 

 Last Lecture Series Event Feb. 2
 

Associate Provost for International Programs Mehrdad Kia will speak Wednesday, Feb. 2, as part of the UM Mortar Board Last Lecture Series. The event begins at 6 p.m. in the University Center Theater and is free and open to the public.

The Last Lecture Series asks selected UM educators to deliver a lecture based on this question: If you were to give your last lecture, what would you share with the community, with your students and with the world?

Kia, who also directs UM's Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center, came to the University in 1989. He has published extensively on the emergence of a new Muslim intelligentsia, focusing primarily on issues of political modernization, socioeconomic reform and the relationship between the Islamic world and the West.

 

 Enjoy an American Classic
 

Montana Repertory Theatre will present "Bus Stop," the warm and affecting hit comedy by William Inge, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 1-3, and Saturday, Feb. 5, in the Montana Theatre of the Performing Arts and Radio-Television Center.

To show appreciation for their long-standing commitment and service to UM, President Engstrom, Montana Repertory Theatre and the School of Theatre and Dance will provide faculty and staff one free ticket to "Bus Stop." A second ticket for each performance may be purchased for $9.

To get faculty/staff tickets, present your Griz Card at the Theatre and Dance Box Office in the PAR/TV Center. Box office hours are 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before performances.

Montana Repertory Theatre 

 Labor Film Fest at Roxy Feb. 4-5
 

The Sixth Annual Missoula Labor Film Festival will take place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4-5, at the Roxy Theater, located at 718 S. Higgins Ave. in Missoula.

Two films will be shown each day, beginning at 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. The recommended donation is $5 for one night; $9 for both nights. There will be an audience comment period after each screening.

The film festival is sponsored by the Missoula Area Central Labor Council, the UM Faculty Association and the Montana Public Employees Association. Information about the films and a festival schedule are on the Missoula Area Central Labor Council website.

Missoula Area Central Labor Council 

 Panel to Discuss Tar Sands Project
 

A panel discussion titled "Montana to the Tar Sands: The True Cost of Oil" will be held Tuesday, Feb. 8, at UM. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in the University Center Theater.

The panel will explore the impacts of the Tar Sands oil development project in northern Alberta from several perspectives.

Panelists include UM Regents Professor of Ecology Steve Running, Dr. Georgia Milan of the Women's Care Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, UM Bureau of Business and Economic Research Senior Research Professor Steven Seninger and Rich Bishop from Christ the King Parish, as well as speakers from the Indigenous Environmental Network, landowners and others.

 

 Irish Music Series Opens with Free Lecture
 

P.J. Curtis, Ireland's premier musicologist, will give a free lecture to introduce the concert series "A Springtime of Irish Traditional Music," which will take place in Missoula and Butte during February, March and April. The series features a lineup of exciting performers who will present the finest of Ireland's music and song tradition.

In the lecture, titled "Bridging the Atlantic," Curtis will explore the 300-year musical link between Ireland and America. The event will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in UM's Music Recital Hall in Missoula. The Butte lecture will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives.

Concert series events will be held in Missoula from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 18, March 20, and April 9 and 24 at the UM Music Recital Hall. They will take place in Butte from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 17, March 18, and April 8 and 21 at the Montana Tech Library Auditorium.

Tickets for the series cost $45. Individual concert tickets cost $15. Tickets are available on the GrizTix website. For more information, call Terry O'Riordain at 243-6359.

Read the full news release 

 UM Dean to Hold Book Signings
 

James McKusick, dean of UM's Davidson Honors College, will sign copies of the revised and updated edition of his book "Green Writing: Romanticism and Ecology" and answer questions at two events in February.

McKusick will be at The Bookstore at UM from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, and at Fact & Fiction, located at 220 N. Higgins Ave. in Missoula, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4. Both events are free and open to the public.

"Green Writing" describes the emergence of ecological understanding among the English Romantic poets, arguing that this new holistic paradigm offered a conceptual and ideological basis for American environmentalism. The recently released paperback edition of the book contains a new preface and a new final chapter.

 

 Funding Available for Montana Projects
 

UM's Wilderness Institute is accepting proposals for grants that support historical research, creative writing and wilderness studies projects that explore Montana's land and people.

The grants range from $400 to $1,000 and are awarded through the Matthew Hansen Endowment, which was established in 1984 as a memorial to Hansen and his ideals. The deadline to submit proposals is March 1. Awards will be announced in April.

Projects should encourage mindful stewardship of the land and contribute to the preservation of Montana's cultural heritage. Proposals from individuals will take precedence over those from institutions. The endowment committee recommends projects that can be completed in one year. For more information about submitting proposals, call 243-5361, e-mail wi@cfc.umt.edu or visit the Wilderness Institute website.

Wilderness Institute 

 ASUM Unveils Bus Tracking System
 

The Associated Students of UM's Office of Transportation has developed a real-time online mapping service and text-alert system to take the anxiety of when the bus is coming out of riding the bus.

The online mapping service allows users to locate where buses are along each of ASUM Transportation's three Park N Ride routes. Riders also may track buses by texting "asumbus," followed by a space and their stop number, to 41411 to find out when the next bus is coming.

ASUM Transportation operates shuttles from three Park N Ride locations: Lewis & Clark Villages on Higgins and Benton avenues; South and Higgins avenues; and the East Broadway lot. There also is a shuttle between the UM College of Technology and the main campus, and the late-night U-DASH shuttle runs between the main campus, south campus and downtown Missoula several nights a week. The system provided a record 198,600 rides during autumn semester 2010.

ASUM Office of Transportation 

 IT Short Courses Offered
 

Each semester, Information Technology offers a variety of Banner, Business Services, MS Office, Web and miscellaneous training classes that are free to UM faculty, staff and students.

The spring 2011 course training schedule and registration are now available on the Information Technology website. Courses will be added throughout the semester.

For more information, call Kathy Garramone at 243-5362 or e-mail kathy.garramone@umontana.edu.

Information Technology Short Courses 

 Volunteer Fair at UM Feb. 8-9
 

The UM Office for Civic Engagement will host the Spring Volunteer Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 8-9, in the University Center Atrium.

More than 20 agencies will be on hand to inform students and community members of the many volunteer opportunities available in the Missoula area.

OCE coordinates volunteer fairs at the beginning of each semester to help nonprofits promote their activities and recruit new members to meet community-identified needs. For more information, call Katie Koga at 243-5531 or e-mail katie.koga@umontana.edu.

Office for Civic Engagement 

 President Engstrom's Office Hours
 

Each semester President Engstrom 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 Engstrom during these times.

President Engstrom's scheduled office hours for spring semester are:
  • Tuesday, March 15: 1:30-3 p.m.
  • Thursday, March 31: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Friday, April 15: 10 a.m.-noon
  • Friday, April 29: 10 a.m.-noon
President Engstrom also will host three open forums during spring semester. The forums will be held at 4 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 11, March 18 and April 22, in Davidson Honors College Room 119 before the 4:30 p.m. Faculty/Staff Socials in the DHC Lounge.

 

 Faculty/Staff Socials
 

Socials will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. most Fridays during spring semester in the Davidson Honors College Lounge. Spring semester dates and event sponsors are:
  • Feb. 4: Academic Affairs
  • Feb. 11: President Engstrom
  • Feb. 25: College of Technology
  • March 4: School of Extended and Lifelong Learning
  • March 11: UM Foundation
  • March 18: President Engstrom
  • March 25: International Programs
  • April 1: College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences
  • April 22: President Engstrom
  • April 29: School of Business Administration
  • May 6: Law School and the Diversity Advisory Council


 

 News About U
 

News About U Anthropology and Native American studies Professor Neyooxet Greymorning was interviewed by and quoted in the Washington Post for an article that ran Dec. 15 titled "Native American leaders express mixed views on Obama administration's progress on promises." Greymorning also conducted a language-revitalization in-service Dec. 9 for the Shoshone at Fort Washakie, Wyo., and traveled Dec. 23 to Oklahoma to meet with several of the last remaining speakers of Southern Arapaho in an effort to work out a plan to salvage the language. Greymorning's son and daughter told stories in Arapaho at the meeting, which was the first time many in attendance had heard children speak the language.

History Professor Richard Drake was chosen to serve a two-year term as president of the Society for Italian Historical Studies, during the American Historical Association convention held Jan. 8 in Boston.

Registrar's Office Veterans Affairs Coordinator Justin Raap has been selected to serve as the Internal Affairs chair for the board of directors of the National Association of Veterans Program Administrators. Raap has served on the board of directors since October 2007. Founded in 1975, NAVPA works to insure that student veterans are provided the best service and most accurate access to their GI Bill benefits.

 

 Publications
 

Books and Publications Campbell, Gregory R. 2011. "The Historic Epidemiology of Social Change: A Critical Perspective on the Consequences of Depopulation on Social Structure among Native American Tribal-Nations of the Northern Plains (Part I)." Heritage of the Great Plains, XLIII(2):57-79.

Naugle, David E. (editor). 2010. Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation in Western North America. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

Stanley, G. D., Jr. (co-author). 2011. "The Occurrence of the Hydrozoan Genus Cassianastraea from Upper Triassic (Carnian) Rocks of Williston Lake, British Columbia, Canada." Journal of Paleontology, 85(1):29-31.

Stanley, G. D., Jr. (co-author). 2010. "Middle Triassic Coral Growth Bands and Their Implication for Photosymbiosis." Palaios, 25(12):754-763.

 

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