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Nov. 29, 2010 | Vol. 39, No. 14 
 
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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 now available on the President's Office website and on the official UM YouTube channel.


 Griz-Themed Airplane Arrives
 

UM, Missoula International Airport and Horizon Air held a tailgate Nov. 19 at the airport to welcome Horizon's new Griz-themed airplane.

When the freshly painted maroon and silver Q400 turboprop arrived from Seattle, Monte rolled out a Griz-themed carpet to welcome passengers, which included UM Executive Vice President Jim Foley and his wife, Julie, and Dan Russo, Horizon's vice president of marketing and communications. The pep band played "Up With Montana" as they got off the plane.

Horizon announced last month that it would paint the airplane with UM's colors and logos and unveil it just in time for the 110th Brawl of the Wild, held Nov. 20 in Missoula. The new look was provided at no cost to the University.

"Horizon Air has served Missoula for 24 years, and this is an exciting way for us to serve the Griz fans and the community," said Susan Roy, Horizon Air customer services manager.

 


 Philosopher, Nature Writer Presents Lecture
 

Kathleen Dean Moore, one of the leading environmental philosophers and nature writers in the country, will give the next installment of the President's Lecture Series at UM.

Moore will present "Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril" at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, in the University Center Ballroom. The event is UM's annual Brennan Guth Memorial Lecture and is presented in conjunction with the University's Environmental Studies Program.

Earlier that day from 3:10 to 4:30 p.m., Moore will give a seminar titled "The Work of a Writer in a World of Wounds" in Gallagher Business Building Room 123. Both events are free and open to the public.

Moore will discuss her latest book, which deals with the "Moral Ground Movement" philosophy regarding the ethical obligations owed future generations to protect and preserve the natural environment. She is co-editor of the book titled "Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril," which gathers testimony from 80 global moral leaders, all calling us to honor our obligations to leave to the future a world as rich in possibility as the world we inherited.

Moore earned a doctorate in the philosophy of law from the University of Colorado. She is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University, where she teaches environmental ethics, philosophy of nature and a number of other philosophy and interdisciplinary courses about the place of humans in the natural world. She also directs OSU's Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature and the Written Word.

President's Lecture Series 


 Poet Greg Pape to Read New, Selected Work 
 

Greg Pape, Montana's poet laureate from 2007 to 2009, will give a poetry reading Tuesday, Nov. 30, as the final installment of the 2010 Provost's Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series at UM.

He will present "Journey-Work: A Reading of New and Selected Poems by Greg Pape" at 6 p.m. in the University Center Theater. The reading is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow.

Pape is a professor of creative writing at UM. He has taught at the University since 1987 and is a former director of UM's Creative Writing Program. He is the author of nine books, including "Border Crossings"; "Black Branches"; "Storm Pattern"; "Sunflower Facing the Sun," which won the Edwin Ford Piper Prize, now called the Iowa Prize; and "American Flamingo," winner of a Crab Orchard Open Competition Award.

His poems have been published widely in magazines and literary reviews, such as The Atlantic, Iowa Review, The New Yorker and Northwest Review and Poetry. They also have been featured on National Public Radio and read by Garrison Keillor on "The Writers' Almanac." He has received the Discovery/The Nation Award, two National Endowment for the Arts Individual Fellowships, the Pushcart Prize and the Richard Hugo Memorial Poetry Award.

For more information, visit the Office of the Provost website or call 243-4689.

Office of the Provost 


 Last Lecture Series Kicks Off Dec. 1
 

The 2010-11 UM Mortar Board Last Lecture Series will begin with a presentation by Department of History Lecturer George Price at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, in the University Center Theater.

The 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?

Price will present his last lecture based on the idea that selective historical memory produces collective historical amnesia. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call Molly Collins, Mortar Board adviser, at 243-5776 or e-mail molly.collins@mso.umt.edu.

 


 Israeli Scholar of Jewish History to Speak at UM
 

Menachem Mor, a professor at Israel's University of Haifa and scholar of Jewish history, will give two presentations Nov. 29 and 30 while visiting UM.

Mor will present "Jewish Revolts in the Time of Jesus" from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, in the University Center North Ballroom.

At noon Tuesday, Nov. 30, he will speak at UM's International Brown Bag Lecture Series. His lecture is titled "Israeli Higher Education and the University of Haifa." Both events are free and open to the public.

Mor's visit is the first in an anticipated series of reciprocal visits to build academic ties between UM and Israeli institutions of higher learning. It is the result of a trip to Israel last summer by a UM delegation led by Montana Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger.

The presentations are sponsored by UM International Programs and the University's Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center. For more information, call International Programs at 243-2299.

 


 Forum Explores National Forest Stewardship
 

Leslie A.C. Weldon, regional forester for the Northern Region of the U.S. Forest Service, will be the fourth speaker in the fall lineup of the Natural Resources and Environmental Policy Forum series at UM.

Weldon will speak about "Contemporary Themes and Philosophies for National Forest Stewardship" at noon Thursday, Dec. 2, in the UM Law Building Castles Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Weldon was appointed regional forester in 2009. The Northern Region covers 25 million acres of Montana and parts of Idaho, Washington and the Dakotas.

In recent years, the Forest Service has broadened its focus to larger, landscape-scale projects, which require the federal agency to build and maintain partnerships with state agencies, private landowners and various stakeholder groups. Weldon will emphasize the significance of this approach and the importance of partners in making this landscape-scale conservation work possible.

For more information, call Sarah Bates, senior fellow of the Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, at 406-207-9071 or e-mail sarah@cnrep.org.

 


 'Hay Fever' Opens Tomorrow
 

UM's School of Theatre and Dance will present "Hay Fever," a comic satire from one of England's most celebrated playwrights, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30-Dec. 4 and Dec. 7-11 in the Montana Theatre, located in the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center.

In a whirlwind summer weekend, each of the four self-centered members of the Bliss family invites a special guest to the estate without knowing there will soon be a full house. Noël Coward's famously wicked wit and savvy skewering of the 1920s English leisure class are on display at a breakneck pace, leaving the audience breathless with laughter.

To show appreciation for their long-standing commitment and service to UM, President Engstrom and the School of Theatre and Dance will provide faculty and staff one free ticket to a performance of "Hay Fever." In addition, a second ticket for the 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 prior to performances.

School of Theatre and Dance 


 View New Exhibition at Gallery of Visual Arts
 

"Disquietude," a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition by Pamela Caughey, will be on view at UM's Gallery of Visual Arts from Tuesday, Nov. 30, through Thursday, Dec. 16. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the gallery, which is located on the first floor of the Social Science Building.

The exhibition explores the wide range of psychological, social and global ramifications of living in the age of terrorism. It is a combination of large-scale photography, installation and printmaking, and challenges viewers to consider and reflect upon the emotions and repercussions of terrorism as it exists today.

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

Gallery of Visual Arts 


 Holiday Craft Fair at UC Dec. 2-4
 

UM's annual Holiday Craft Fair will take place on the first floor of the University Center Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 2-4.

The event, which features unique hand-crafted art from local and regional artists, as well as live music and door prizes, is free and open to the public.

Fair hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 243-5776.

UC Art Fairs 


 Annual Juried Show, Sale Celebrates 25 Years
 

Students and faculty members of the UM School of Art will once again display their work at the 25th annual Holiday Juried Show and Sale, which will be held Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 9-12, at the Art Annex.

The Art Annex is located on campus adjacent to the Grizzly Pool and the Adams Center. The sale and show are free and open to the public. Following are dates and times of this year's event, which has been extended an extra day to continue through Sunday afternoon:
  • Thursday, Dec. 9: 4-7 p.m. Opening celebration with live music. Awards presentation at 5 p.m.
  • Friday, Dec. 10: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 11: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Sunday, Dec. 12: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.


The show and sale will include top UM student work in the 3-D area, ceramics and sculpture. To commemorate the 25th anniversary, works in this year's show will be juried for entry as well as awards. The show will be co-juried by artist and educator Lela Autio and Helena potter Tara Wilson, whose wood-fired vessels have attracted an international audience.

In honor of the 25th year of the event, three pieces in the 3-D area by UM faculty members Trey Hill, Beth Lo and Julia Galloway will be included in this year's sale in a silent action.

Sale proceeds will benefit UM Emerging Ceramic Artists, the student group sponsoring the event. Funds will be used for student projects such as scholarships, visiting artists, travel to conferences and wood for the Anagama kiln. For more information, call Lo at 243-6476 or the UM School of Art at 243-4181.

 


 Help Make the Holidays Brighter
 

UM's Office for Civic Engagement will team with the Salvation Army, the Poverello Center and Valor House this holiday season for the annual Adopt-A-Family and Adopt-A-Veteran programs. The programs assist people who cannot afford to provide for themselves or their families during the holiday season. They aim to ensure that everyone in the Missoula area is able to celebrate the holidays.

UM departments, student groups and individuals are encouraged to adopt an area family or to help a veteran through Valor House, Poverello Center's transitional facility for homeless veterans. Adopt-A-Family and Adopt-A-Veteran participants can select families and veterans in need to provide gifts, food and other requested items.

The Bookstore at UM will host a holiday reception and gift-wrapping party for program participants from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9.

For more information or to sign up to adopt a family or a veteran, stop by the OCE office in Davidson Honors College Room 015, call Katie Koga at 243-5531 or e-mail katie.koga@mso.umt.edu.

 


 'Swing Away Your Blues' at UM Dec. 4
 

The University Center and UM Swing Kids will present "Swing Away Your Blues" from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, in the UC Ballroom.

Swing dance instruction, taught by Martha Jane and students from Martha Jane Swing Instruction, will begin at 7 p.m. At 8:30 p.m. dancers can try out their new moves to the live music of Zeppo Montana, an eight-piece rockin' rhythm and blues group with three horns, two singers, a keyboard, bass and drums.

Admission is $6 for the general public and $5 for students. Couples can attend for $8. The event is a fundraiser to help purchase a new dance floor for Martha Jane Swing Instruction. For more information, call 243-5776.

 


 Consultant Available for Retirement Planning
 

TIAA-CREF will offer individual counseling sessions to assist faculty and staff with retirement planning from Tuesday, Dec. 14, through Thursday, Dec. 16, at UM.

Appointments are required for the sessions, which will be held in University Center Room 216.

To make an appointment, call the TIAA-CREF Phone Center at 800-732-8353 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.

 


 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 office hours for autumn semester are:
  • Wednesday, Dec. 1: 3-5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Dec. 14: 3-5 p.m.


 


 Faculty/Staff Socials 
 

Socials will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. most Fridays during autumn semester in the Davidson Honors College Lounge. Autumn semester dates and event sponsors are:
  • Dec. 3: Mansfield Library
  • Dec. 10: Faculty Senate and Academic Affairs


 


 News About U
 

News About U Anthropology and Native American studies Professor Neyooxet Greymorning delivered a paper Nov. 5 titled "Tih Cooxuceneihii Teiitooneiht Hetniibei' in Heniibootoonino'" ("When Mockingbird is Silent You Must Sing Their Song") for the High Desert Linguistics Society conference, held Nov. 4-6 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. The talk, a metaphor for the Arapaho belief that Meadowlark speaks the Arapaho language, addressed some of the issues faced in trying to keep the language viable.

Geosciences Professor Emeritus Ray Murray was named the first recipient of the Forensic Geoscience Group Award, presented by the Geological Society of London Forensic Geoscience Group. The award was presented to Murray during a ceremony Nov. 3 at the Third International Workshop on Criminal & Environmental Soil Forensics in Long Beach, Calif. It is given by the FGG committee to a distinguished forensic geologist who has made a significant contribution for the further advancement of forensic geology and geosciences in the United Kingdom and/or internationally.

Mathematics Professor Bharath Sriraman is co-editor of a new book, "The Elements of Creativity and Giftedness in Mathematics," published by Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The book covers recent advances in mathematics education that pertain to the development of creativity and giftedness.

Political science Professor Peter Koehn is lead author of a paper titled "Higher Education and Sustainable Development in Africa: Why Partner Transnationally?" that was distributed Nov. 16 as a background paper at the Ministerial Conference on Higher Education in Agriculture in Kampala, Uganda.

SpectrUM Discovery Area educator Ryan Smith received an Outstanding Science and Math Volunteer Award presented by the Governor's Office of Community Service during the Nov. 13 Griz football game at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The awards, which were presented at home games throughout the 2010 Montana Grizzlies football season, recognize outstanding community volunteers.

 


 Publications
 

Books and Publications Bendick, Rebecca (co-author). 2010. "Why Subduction Zones are Curved." Techtonics, 29.

Sriraman, Bharath (co-author). 2010. "Mathematical Creativity and Mathematics Education: A Derivative of Existing Research." In The Elements of Creativity and Giftedness in Mathematics, pp. 119-130. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Sriraman, Bharath (co-author) 2010. "Prospective Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Mathematical Creativity in Problem Solving: A Turkish Study." In The Elements of Creativity and Giftedness in Mathematics, pp. 173-192. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

 

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