Division Doodles

Dr. Robert Kelley, dean of the College of Health Sciences and professor of medical education and public health at the University of Wyoming since 1999, will be the 11th president of the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks.

The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education selected Kelley after interviewing him Monday, Feb. 4, at the UND Memorial Union River Valley Room. Kelley accepted the position Thursday, Feb. 7 and will start July 1, 2008. He succeeds Dr. Charles Kupchella, who was named UND's tenth president on April 20, 1999 and who announced his retirement in January 2007. Kelley was recommended by the UND Presidential Search Committee.

“Both Marcia and I are very excited about the opportunity being offered to us,” Kelley said. “Both of us look forward to moving to Grand Forks, starting in our new position and getting acquainted with the university community and the city of Grand Forks. There are so many very capable people that we'll be able to work with as we move this University forward."

For more, go to http://www.und.edu/kelley/

FAREWELL TO ALY
Aly Adachi has resigned her position as Program Assistant for Certificate Programs. Her last day with the Division was February 1. Aly decided that our North Dakota winters are not for her, and is headed back to Hawaii. Hard to believe as we've had 50 below wind chills and are in a blizzard watch, I know. ;) We thank Aly for her service to the Division and wish her the best of luck as she pursues her next adventure.

STUDIO ONE BEGINS SPRING SCHEDULE NEXT WEEK
STUDIO ONE
Studio One, the University of North Dakota’s award-winning television show, will begin its spring telecast schedule on Thursday, February 14. The hour long program features a variety of news, weather, sports, entertainments, and guest segments. Nearly 40 student interns deal with every facet of producing and telecasting a live television show including reporting, anchoring, photography, graphics, marketing, television production, Web design, and more.

Studio One airs before a live studio audience during the fall and spring semesters at UND. To request tickets to be a part of our live studio audience please contact the UND Television Center at 777-4346 or visit www.studio1.und.edu.

The program airs live on UND Channel 3 on Thursdays at 5 p.m. Re-broadcasts can be seen at 7 a.m., noon, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. daily and on Saturdays at 10 a.m. Prairie Public Television airs Studio One on Saturday at 6 a.m. The program can also be seen by viewers in Fargo, Bismarck/Mandan and Minot, N.D.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Denver, Colo.; and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

U2 UPDATE
Do you want to learn how to survive WITHOUT using a checking account?? Have you heard of 'Cash Management' - using a cash only system?? If you want to learn more about it and also learn how to recognize and curb impulse spending, U2 has got a workshop for you. "Cash Management" will be presented by the Village Family Service Center on Monday, February 11 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in Skalicky Room 211. There are still some seats available for this session— you're welcome to drop by.

KEEP ALIVE
UND Staff Senate contacted me last month with a great idea for a U2 session. Tim Shea, a paramedic from Altru is the presenter, and what you learn in this workshop just might save someone's life!! "Keeping Them Alive Until Ambulance Arrives" is a one hour presentation that will be offered twice on February 19 - either from Noon to 1 p.m. or 5-6:00 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the Memorial Union, Lecture Bowl. It's the goal of Staff Senate to train at least one person from each department in some basic lifesaving measures you can take to help someone until help arrives.

BAFA BAFA
What the heck is 'BaFa BaFa' you might ask?? I got a call from Keith Malaterre from UND American Indian Student Services last month and he asked me if U2 would like to sponsor a unique cultural diversity training program called 'BaFa BaFa' Cultural Simulation Exercise. This two-hour exercise teaches participants about cultural differences, assumptions, and misunderstandings. The overall purpose of the exercise is to increase cultural awareness and sensitivity among participants and to improve their ability to work with and relate to members from cultures other than their own. This training will be held on February 28 from Noon to 2 p.m. at Swanson Hall, Room 10-12. Seating is limited for this and the registration deadline is February 25!!

PLEASE REMEMBER, U2 IS FOR ALL UND EMPLOYEES AND THAT INCLUDES DCE GRAD AND UNDERGRAD STUDENT EMPLOYEES SO PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEM TO ATTEND ANY U2 SESSIONS.

Above & Beyond the Call of Duty!!

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!

UND 125th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
Get ready for the upcoming UND 125th Anniversary Events and mark your calendar....

1. February 19 at noon in the International Center - Salman Rushdie Book Discussion of Midnight's Children facilitated by Rebecca Hightower-Weaver, English Department and Brian Schill, Honors Program
February 21 at 7 p.m. in the Barnes & Noble Coffee Shop - Salman Rushdie Book Discussion of Midnight's Children facilitated by Rebecca Hightower-Weaver, English Department and Brian Schill, Honors Program
February 26 at 7 p.m. at the Empire Theatre - Salman Rushdie Book Discussion of Satanic Verses facilitated by Brian Schill, Honors Program

All book discussions are free and you don't have to read the books to participate.

2. February 27 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom - Happy Birthday UND Party. Join us for cake and refreshments. Entertainment will be provided with a group sing of Happy Birthday at 1:25 p.m. A short program will take place at 2 p.m. introducing the 125th committee members, special guests, and the departmental history authors. At 2:30 p.m. the UND Centennial Film will be shown with more entertainment to follow. Staff Senate cookbooks will be sold and you can grab more 125 stuff.

3. February 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the Alerus Center - Founders Day Banquet. Be part of the celebration and attend Founders Day. This year, we've expanded the display area to represent the theme "From Tradition to Tomorrow." You'll find the artifacts, interactive displays, photographs and stage area to be an amazing tribute to the growth of the University and to the dreams for tomorrow. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by contacting Terri Machart at 777-2724 or e-mail her at terri.machart@mail.und.nodak.edu.

4. March 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chester Fritz Auditorium - Great Conversations with author Salman Rushdie. This event is held in conjunction with the 2008 Writers Conference. Mr. Rushdie will read from one of his novels and engage in a discussion and answer questions from the audience throughout the evening. This event is free of charge.

The Breast Cancer Coalition was started in 1995 with a grant from Altru Health Foundation. The Coalition's purpose is to provide mammograms for women between the ages of 40 and 50 who have no health insurance or cannot afford to pay for a mammogram. Women who meet certain financial criteria pay only $5 for a mammogram.

For more information about the Coalition, call Brenda Jo Gillund, 701.780.1827, Altru Cancer Center, Grand Forks, ND. Please pay your $$ to your Denim Day Coordinator. Thanks for your support!

John received a bachelor’s degree from Harvey Mudd College.
(“Our name is Mudd, and we’re proud of it.” A quote from the college’s Web site.)

The shortened forms are bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate. Please note the apostrophe in the general references to bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

You should capitalize all abbreviations of academic degrees without using periods: BA, MS, and PhD. (In conservative usage, you retain the periods.) Whether or not you use periods in the abbreviations, the key is to be consistent throughout your document.

If you make a general reference to the branch of learning for a bachelor’s or master’s degree, you drop the apostrophe and s. Therefore, the academic title is as follows: a bachelor of arts degree or a master of science degree. However, you need to capitalize the name of the degree when you focus specifically on the subject or discipline of the degree earned by an individual or you use the academic credential in a title after an individual’s name in running text, or on a business card, résumé, or diploma:

Please do not use bachelor’s or master’s when you cite the specific forms of those degrees.

You omit social titles (such as Dr.) before someone’s name when an academic degree or professional credential follows the name:

His neighbor is Phil Payne, DDS.

Dr. Payne is originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - TOMORROW, 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

A Welcome Breakfast for Sheri Haugen-Hoffart was held yesterday, February 7 at Gustafson Hall Conference Room. Thanks Gustafson and Harrington for the great potluck !!

Sheri in the middle with Kerry and Lynette.

Hi all,
Just wanted to update all of you on our growing family!
http://www.meritcare.com/specialties/birthcenter/BassiNet/DisplayRecord.aspx?ID=15797
I miss you all and read Doodles every week to keep up with the DCE family!

Kerri Whipple

Happy Birthday to Vicki Thompson whose birthday is this Sunday, February 10!! And birthday wishes also go to Scott Lima who celebrates his day on Valentine’s Day!! Marv Leier will celebrate too next Friday on February 15!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EACH OF YOU!

Happy Valentine's Day!