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1. AUXILIARY SERVICES REORGANIZEDAuxiliary Services has reorganized into two separate units, one including the university sports and recreation facilities and one comprised of the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, the Memorial Union Building, University Images and the Campus Store. As part of the restructuring, the position of Director of Auxiliary Services has been eliminated. Mike Abbott, formerly manager of quality services and recreation, has responsibility for the new group known as Sports and Recreation, which includes the Student Development Complex, the MacInnes Student Ice Arena, Portage Lake Golf Course, Mont Ripley and the Michigan Tech recreational trails. He also has responsibility for ticketing through the central ticket office and community programs. Theresa Coleman-Kaiser, formerly assistant director of the Memorial Union, will lead Memorial Union and Rozsa Center Operations, a group including the MUB, Rozsa Center and the merchandising operations. "Mike and Theresa have the skills to ensure excellent customer service," said Ellen Horsch, vice president for administration. Jim Hainault, who has been associate director of Auxiliary Services and manager at the MUB, will be the associate director of the sports and recreation group. Hainault’s duties will be focused on finance and quality service. He has relocated to the SDC. ____________ 2. SEELY RECEIVES 2004 STERLING OLMSTED AWARDAt the recent annual conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) held in Salt Lake City, the Society’s Liberal Education Division presented its 2004 Sterling Olmsted Award to Department Chair Bruce Seely (Social Sciences). This annual award recognizes an individual "making significant contributions in the teaching and administering of liberal education in engineering education." The citation for this year’s award highlighted Seely’s work in support of the non-technical aspects of engineering education, including an on-going effort to bring faculty involved in liberal education at engineering schools into the accreditation process. He helped inaugurate this effort while serving as program director for science and technology studies at the National Science Foundation and participating in several meetings that led to the preparation of a 2003 white paper on this subject, of which he was co-author. He has helped present this information at the last two ASEE annual conferences and at a workshop sponsored by ABET in September 2003. The citation also recognized Seely’s scholarship on the history of engineering education, including his article in The Journal of Engineering Education that won the ASEE William Wickenden Award for the best article in the Journal in 2000. ____________ 3. PHONE SCAM TARGETS STUDENTSThe US Department of Education reports a telephone scam involving someone claiming to be a representative of the department. The caller offers to replace student loans with a grant, then asks for a bank account number in order to charge processing fees. At least one local student has already received such a call. Faculty and staff are asked to remind students that it is never a good idea to provide bank account numbers over the phone or via e-mail. The education department reports that there is no program to replace loans with grants and there is no processing fee for their programs. ____________ 4. MUB GUEST ROOM OPEN HOUSEThe Memorial Union Building will host an open house for the campus and community to view the overnight guest rooms on Wednesday, July 21, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The Memorial Union offers a total of five guest rooms and suites. Guests have the convenience of being right in the center of campus and enjoy free parking. If you weren't aware that the rooms are available, or if you're simply curious about what they look like, please stop by and take a tour. Information will also be available about the Frequent Guest Program that offers a free night after 10 stays. All open house attendees may enter a drawing to win a free overnight stay in one of our queen suites. Accommodations booked during the open house will receive a 10 percent discount. The open house will be located on the second floor of the Memorial Union Building, just off the Isle Royale Ballroom Lobby. Refreshments will be served. ____________ 5. GARDEN LECTURE JULY 21“Art in the Garden,” hosted by the Copper Country Community Arts Council, presents a garden lecture on Wednesday, July 21, at the Community Arts Center. Pete Nissila, from Nissila’s Greenhouse, Florist and Nursery, will present a two-part lecture. “Water/Container Gardening” will be the first topic, and “Keepin’ It Bloomin’ All Summer” will be the subject for the second half of the evening. Nissila will discuss plant selection and maintenance that will provide constant color and interest through the growing season. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served. The cost of the lecture is $5, and all proceeds support the Community Arts Center. The Community Arts Center is located at 126 Quincy Street in Hancock; call 482-2333 for more information. ____________ 6. ARCHIVES AND HISTORICAL COLLECTION MOVEDJuly 12-30, the University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collection is being moved to the ground floor of the library addition and will be closed subject to construction progressing as scheduled. To contact the archives during those dates, please call the library administrative office at 487-2500. ____________ 7. FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR RAFERTBruce Rafert, dean of the graduate school, is leaving Michigan Tech for a position at Clemson University. Join the staff of the graduate school and distance learning for a farewell reception on Wednesday, July 21, 2-4 p.m., in the MUB Alumni Lounge. Light refreshments will be served. ____________ 8. 2004-2005 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
*No Season Days 9. NEW FUNDINGLTAP Director Terry McNinch (CEE) received a $22,439 contract from the Michigan Department of Transportation for a sponsored activity titled “LTAP-2004.” Assistant Professor Jian Liu (Chemistry) received a $96,861 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “NER: Semiconductor Quantum Dot-Based Artificial Enzymes, Rational Design and Development.” Associate Professor Kim Hoagland (Social Sciences) received a $20,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and Ottawa National Forest for research titled “National Register Nominations.” Professor William Rose (GMES) received a $40,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “U.S.-Argentina/Chile Collaborative Research on Volcano Remote Sensing.” ____________ 10. MTU NOTEABLESVernon P. Dorweiler, Professor Emeritus, is the guest editor of a special issue of Managerial Finance, on the topic “Business Scandals and Scandalous Companies.” The special issue contains five papers on the subject above, for publication in 2004. The Managerial Finance Journal is a leading international publication in the field. ____________ 11. IN PRINTDana Johnson (SBE), professor of operations management, with co-author Christa Walck (SBE), professor of organizational behavior, published a paper called “Certified Success: Integrating Sustainability into Corporate Management Systems.” ____________ 12. ON THE ROADPhD student, Wei Chiang Pang (CEE) presented a paper titled "Corrugated Wood Composite Panels for Structural Decking" at the 58th annual meeting of the Forest Products Society held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 27-30. Professor L. Bogue Sandberg (CEE) was a co-author. Anton J. Pintar, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, attended the 2004 annual conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Salt Lake City from June 20-23. At the conference Pintar served as chair for the mathematics division and chaired an ASEE mathematics division session on "Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics." ____________ 13. MICHIGAN TECH POSITIONS AVAILABLEJob descriptions will be available at 1 p.m. on Friday, or by e-mail at <JOBS@MTU.EDU>. The following positions will be posted Friday, July 16, at 1 p.m. through noon, Friday, July 23 in the Human Resources Office or at http://www.admin.mtu.edu/hro/postings/ Secretary 3—Physics Department (Regular, part-time; 30 hours per week; UAW internal and external posting) Administrative Aide (N7)—Office of Student Affairs (UAW internal posting only) Food Service Helper—Memorial Union Building (Regular, part-time, nine month; 30 hours per week; AFSCME internal posting only) Assistant Supervisor, Dining Services—Residential Dining Services University employees are reminded to apply in writing prior to noon, Monday, July 26, to be considered as internal candidates for bargaining unit positions only. Applicants from the recall pool will be given first consideration for non-bargaining-unit positions only. Vacancy announcements are normally posted every Friday at 1 p.m. in the Human Resources Office. Complete job descriptions are available in the Human Resources Office or by calling 487-2280. More information regarding employment opportunities is available by calling the Job Line at 487-2895. Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer.
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