Division Doodles

WE HAVE A NEW BISMARCK COORDINATOR!
Sheri Haugen-Hoffart has accepted the UND Bismarck Coordinator position in the Division. She starts work today, February 1, 2008. Sheri brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the position with her strong background in administration with several different community organizations, school based, and in higher education organizations. Her experience working with non-profit organizations had her working directly with all types of people. She has experience in conducting needs assessments and market research. She gained extensive experience in dealing with both the print and electronic media when she was at the Red Cross and the Mental Health Association in Bismarck. She has the right interpersonal skills required to be successful in outreaching to external audiences, businesses, K-12 school districts, and in being a public spokesperson for the University. Sheri has program development experience and event planning experience. Her strong marketing and sales skills will be very useful in her new role. She knows the Bismarck community and has developed an excellent set of contacts, which should be useful to her in the coordinator position. Please welcome Sheri to the Division.

A Welcome Breakfast for Sheri is planned for next Thursday, February 7 at Gustafson Hall Conference Room.

I am pleased to inform you that the University of North Dakota’s request for $100,000 for an additional year of support of its Osher Lifelong Learning Institute has been approved. I will be forwarding the official award letter and grant agreement to you in the very near future. In the meantime, I congratulate you and your colleagues on a very successful first year of operation.

POSITION OPENING
POSITION: Instructional Designer, Continuing Ed, #08-210
DEADLINE: (I) 2/07/2008
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) at the University of North Dakota is seeking a creative, talented curriculum/instructional designer to join its Online Development Team. As a member of this team, you will provide instructional design services to UND Faculty involved in distance education activities pertaining to online courses, degrees and certificate/training programs. Job duties and job responsibilities include: Facilitate the development and integration of online curriculum for distance audiences using various technologies and delivery methods. Assist UND faculty in the development and design of online courses in one-on-one and small group settings. Assist in designing Web-based courses in the designated courseware according to established production schedules, instructional design models, and production processes. Provide instructional design guidelines to Faculty and the Division of Continuing Education Program Coordinators about effective strategies for converting educational content for an electronic medium. Participate in the planning, production and evaluation of online courses for the Division of Continuing Education, including brainstorming and strategic planning of online educational activities. Design educational courses, programs and training products based on the instructional and technical needs of faculty and DCE program coordinators/directors. Participate in the evaluation of emerging web technologies and tools and make recommendations for use. Conduct presentations and demonstrations of instructional design strategies and online course development capabilities to UND and Division of Continuing Education faculty, staff, students and external clients. Work effectively in a collaborative environment and be able to direct self and/or others in online course production. Assist in the establishment of and/or adherence to established course development schedules and instructional design models. Facilitate changes to online course materials based on feedback from faculty and DCE program coordinators. Assist with efforts to integrate identified and selected new technologies into online course development processes. Foster a strong, positive service orientation with colleagues, faculty and external clients. Effectively communicate with online team, colleagues, faculty and/or external clients. Participate in meetings and organization committees as requested: participate in committee work and task groups as requested and complete other tasks as assigned.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION:
Requires a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred, in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, Education, Communications or related field. Must have excellent interpersonal skills. Two years experience with the design and delivery of instructional and training products, and familiarity with web design and development software or HTML needed. Prefer working knowledge of web accessibility guidelines.

OUTAGE NOTIFICATION!
What is happening?
* GroupWise will be unavailable due to maintenance.

Event Date: Sunday, February 3, 2008
Start Time: 12:00 noon
End Time: 12:30 PM

What does this affect?
* All access to GroupWise

Why is this being done?
* The GroupWise servers need to be restarted to clear the memory to improve system performance.

Who do I contact if I have any questions?
* ITSS Help Desk at 777-2222

We regret any inconvenience that may be caused by this and appreciate your patience as we work to improve our service.

University of North Dakota
Information Technology Systems and Services
(701)777-2222
ITSSHelp@mail.und.nodak.edu

CAMPUS PARKING UPDATE

Parking ramp has revised fees; "preferred parking" will be introduced across campus

Changes have been made to the overall parking operation plan and fee structure for the UND parking ramp. The changes were made based upon feedback by user groups. Additionally, parking is in the process of implementing some "Preferred Parking" options on campus, and will be testing some specific lots this spring. We are pleased to announce the following parking will be available.

The parking ramp will consist of:
* 298 reserved access parking passes available to students, faculty, and staff. Reserved access parking passes are not over-sold, guaranteeing the purchaser a parking spot in the facility. The student pass can be purchased for $250 and the staff and faculty pass will be $285.

* The option to purchase a reserved access parking pass on a monthly basis will be provided. Students will be able to purchase a monthly pass for $25 and staff and faculty for $30.

* 163 spaces will be available for pay-as-you-go hourly parking, which will start with $1.50 the first hour. Each additional hour will be $1 with a maximum charge of $7 per day. It will operate very much like the UND Visitor Lot.

* Please note: Once you have pulled a ticket and entered the ramp, you have 15 minutes to exit the ramp at no charge. After the 15 minute time period has elapsed, payment will be required to exit the ramp. This option should always be used rather than backing from an entry lane to Second Avenue.

* The remaining 278 spaces will be available to faculty, staff, and students with a valid UND parking permit on a first come/first served basis. Simply scan the barcode on your valid UND parking permit to park in these spaces if spaces are available. If spaces are not available, a message will be displayed on the Columbia Road reader board.

* After normal business hours (5 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Monday through Friday and on weekends, the parking ramp converts to a "G" zone. Individuals with a valid UND parking permit will be able to park in the ramp. Those that do not have a valid UND parking permit will still be able to utilize the parking ramp by paying for parking on an hourly basis. Please note: the only vehicles allowed to remain in the ramp after midnight are those displaying a ramp pass or vehicles with a pulled ticket displayed on the dash. All other vehicles may be ticketed or "booted."

UND Parking will introduce the option of preferred parking in the fall of 2008. We will be testing for workability on some preferred parking this spring.
* The following lots will be available for preferred parking this spring:
* Faculty and staff lots: lot between Burtness Theatre and Chandler Hall and Twamley.
* Student lots: Women's Center, behind Christus Rex, and next to the Newman Center.
* The reserved preferred parking spaces can be purchased by students for $225 and by staff and faculty for $260. The option to purchase a preferred parking space on a monthly basis will be provided at the rate of $25 for students and $30 for faculty and staff.

If you are interested in either a reserved access ramp pass, or a preferred parking pass for any of the lots mentioned, please call the parking office at 777-3551. Availability is limited, so guarantee your space today. -- Parking office.

TAKING VACATION? TAKING A CLASS?
PAG (Personnel Advisory Group) REMINDER
When taking a class, or U2 course, or attending an educational seminar, or doing anything that would be considered professional development during regular work hours, please remember to fill out the Professional Development/Course Request (located on the S:Drive\DCE\Forms) and give it to your PAG representative. The Division keeps track (for the President's Office) of how much time off is given to its employees for professional development opportunities.

Also please remember to send Diana LeTexier information regarding your scheduled professional development and vacation dates and times so she can put them on the Intranet calendar. Having the calendar up to date has been very helpful to employees trying to schedule meetings, etc.
If you have any questions, contact a PAG member: Odella, Lynette K, Diana, Connie J, Kim P, Marsy, Kristi, or Lori S.

PAG

Above & Beyond the Call of Duty!!

THANKS DARA AND COR!
Dara Faul and Corey Quirk deserve to be acknowledged for their willingness to arrange a very-last minute Adobe Connect presentation on Wednesday morning for an on-campus instructor who was stranded due to weather. I'm sure they had a million other things that needed more attention than this, but they both unselfishly did what they could to make accommodations for this instructor to give a presentation to some conference participants in Wisconsin. Even though we didn't end up needing to use the connection they had established, the instructor was grateful, and so am I - thank you both!

Heidi Flaten

Is there someone in your program area who has gone beyond the call of duty recently? Please tell us about it by submitting it to Doodles next week!

I have admonished others; now I am due for a dose of my own medicine. I owe an apology to everyone for an error in the “I Have a Dream” Grammar Goals article in the January 25, 2008, issue of Doodles.

“For a singular experience, listen to a recording of Dr. King’s speech in which the energy and cadence of his delivery transforms his speech into poetry.”

When I wrote that sentence, I apparently was having a grammatically incorrect “singular” experience. The verb in the sentence should be the plural transform, not the singular transforms. Energy and cadence are what transform, not transforms, his speech into poetry. Energy and cadence are components of delivering a speech, not things that could be considered one and the same.

I stand corrected. Although, in most cases, you will find me sitting at work, comfortably situated on my buttocks. So I guess I have made an arse of myself.

If there is any redeeming lesson in this article, it is that sometimes what appears to be a compound subject (different and separable subjects joined by and)* should take a singular, not a plural, verb. Here are some examples:

Wear and tear is one of the factors in determining the final payment when you return a leased vehicle. (One type of damage)

Forgiving and forgetting your editor’s mistakes IS a good thing. (Once is never enough.)

JOB CHRISTENSON PRESENTS FRIDAY NIGHT CABARET
Acclaimed vocalist Job Christenson will present a Friday Night Cabaret at the Fire Hall Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. Christenson and accompanist Marlys Murphy will present some of their favorite selections, and Job will have copies of his brand new CD, "Each Day," available for purchase.

Admission is $15 at the door. Proceeds from the Friday Night Cabaret series benefit the artist and the Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

The Fire Hall Theatre is located at 412 2nd Ave N., nestled between City Hall and Central High School Auditorium, in downtown Grand Forks.

Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre, ben@benklipfel.net, 7-0857

BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL AT THE EMPIRE ARTS CENTER - FEBRUARY 9
Come listen to some great bluegrass music by three regional bands!
Prairiegrass (Grand Forks)
Cotton Wood (Washburn, ND)
The WoodPicks (Thief River Falls)

Schedule:
Jam Session: Best Western Town House - 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Backstage with the Arts Reception: Empire Arts Center - 6:00 p.m. (hosted by the North Valley Arts Council)
Bluegrass Concert: Empire Arts Center - 7:00 p.m.

Sponsored in-part by: Empire Arts Center, North Valley Arts Council, Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals, Yellow Book, and Best Western Town House.

Tickets are $10.00 - contact me at 7-3396 to purchase one now or buy one before the show at the Empire Arts Center. Flyer

FULLY-STAGED PRODUCTION OF "CARMINA BURANA" OPENS FEB. 23
"Carmina Burana," by Carl Orff, is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 23, at the Chester Fritz Auditorium. A spectacle of voice, music, dance and color, this unique concert will feature more than 250 performers from the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, Grand Forks Master Chorale, University of North Dakota choirs, and North Dakota Ballet Company. Orff composed the "Carmina" to accompany lyrics drawn from a long-lost 13th Century German manuscript celebrating life, love, and nature. The result: a worldwide favorite, popular even among listeners who ordinarily avoid classical music. Excerpts have been featured in several movies, including "Lord of the Rings," and in broadcasts on radio and television.

Mark your calendar and contact the Chester Fritz Auditorium box office at 777-4090 for ticket information.

BECKY’S NEW GRANDDAUGHTER
We have a new granddaughter - Josephine (Josie) Kaye Jansen.
Born 1/26/08 in Duluth, MN at 9:34 pm. 7# 7.5 oz, 19.5" long to Tom and Kristen Jansen. We got to meet her about 10:45 that night, and attached are a couple photos of our new little one. Of course, she's gorgeous!

Jerry and Becky admiring baby Josie

Baby Josie

Kristen (mom) with Josie

Becky Rude

CHRISTMAS FAMILY PHOTO

Here is Christmas 2007 with my family. This is a picture of my Mom and Dad and their grandchildren.

Vicki Thompson

Ground Hog Day, tomorrow!