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UNIVERSITY LETTER
University of North Dakota at Grand Forks
Vol. 36, Number 33, April 23, 1999
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The first UND building, Old Main, was built on a low construction bid of $38,000.
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CHARLES KUPCHELLA WILL BE NEW PRESIDENT
Charles E. Kupchella, Provost of Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Mo., since 1993, will be the 10th president of the University of North Dakota. He will succeed Kendall Baker, who was named UND's ninth president in 1992 and who announced last August that he will be resigning as of June 30, 1999.
The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education selected Kupchella Tuesday, April 20, after on-campus interviews with the two finalists. Also considered as UND's top administrator was Dr. Stephen Hulbert, Commissioner of Higher Education and Chief Executive officer, Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education since 1996. The two finalists were recommended by UND's Presidential Search Committee, which interviewed eight of the nearly 50 applicants for the position.
Dr. Kupchella has been Provost of Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Mo., since 1993. He holds the academic rank of Professor of Biology. Before his present post he was at Western Kentucky University where he was dean of the Ogden College of Science, Technology, and Health, 1985-1993, preceded by professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at Murray State University in Kentucky, 1979-1985. Prior to that he was at the University of Louisville, 1973-1979, and Bellarmine College, 1968-1973.
In his research, he was one of the first to show that cold-blooded animals anticipate dormancy. He was also part of a team that sent test animals into space, and has studied the effect of aspirin on the gastrointestinal tract. He was written three textbooks, one of which is currently in its third edition, and has taught thousands of students. He has also worked in coal mines, recorded a song, and dabbled in art.
Kupchella holds the Ph.D. from St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, N.Y., 1968, with a major in physiology and minor in microbiology; and the B.S. Ed. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Penn., 1964, with certification to teach biology and general science in secondary schools.
Kupchella and his wife, Adele, a fundraiser, both grew up in western Pennsylvania coal-mining towns. He was one of six children, she was one of 10. All six members of Kupchella's family have college degrees, and three brothers have Ph.D.s, remarkable because neither parent had a diploma. He met Adele in college while playing in a band, and they married in 1963. The couple has three children Richard (1964), Michelle (1965) and Jason (1969).
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PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE KUPCHELLA DISCUSSES GOALS
Dr. Charles Kupchella, who was named Tuesday to be UND's 10th president, granted an interview to WDAZ TV and the University Letter editor. Following are some of Dr. Kupchella's comments from those interviews.
Dr. Kupchella stated that a career in higher education is the highest calling he can imagine, and that being a University president is an ideal way to conclude a career in higher education. He said he is impressed with UND and its rich array of programs, as well as the people who are dedicated to the University.
When asked to compare Southeast Missouri State University and UND, as well as Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Grand Forks, Kupchella said that there are many similarities between the two cities: both have a large river on the east and an interstate to the west, they are of similar size, both serve as regional hubs for medicine, commerce, and the arts; and both are college towns. Southeast Missouri State, founded in 1873, is slightly older than UND and began as a normal school. It did not become a comprehensive institution until the 1940s, nor was it a university until the 1960s. That institution has a regional mission, whereas UND has a state, national and international mission, he said.
Dr. Kupchella said that he and Adele have always been active in the community, and they intend to continue that tradition here in Grand Forks. "The University is part of the community, and the community is part of the University," he said, adding that Grand Forks is an ideal size for that type of involvement.
In response to a question about UND being the flagship in the
University
System, Kupchella said that he plans to maintain that status, and to nurture
and support UND's programs toward that goal.
When asked about his leadership style, Kupchella said that he is a
delegator,
not a micro manager. "I like people who know what to do and do it," he said.
"I like people who have an idea every minute." He added that he sees his role
as sorting and prioritizing those ideas. "I'm a big picture person. My job
is to keep a fence around what a college should do."
He discussed teaching vs. research, saying that the two are part of a
whole.
He described himself as a teacher-scholar. "A teacher, to be credible with
students, has to practice what we teach. We don't teach a collection of
facts, but skills, and how to apply knowledge." Professors and students, he
said, are both lifelong learners. "The best people to teach lifelong learning
are those who practice it, and connect it to something real," he said.
Dr. Kupchella said that he and Adele are delighted to be part of UND.
"We
have met nothing but delightful, caring people," he said. He hopes that
together we can create a great future for UND. Jan Orvik, Editor,
University
Letter.
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SPRING COMMENCEMENTS WILL BE HELD MAY 8 AND 9;
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS NAMED
Preparations are under way for the University's annual round of spring
commencements. Justice William Neumann of the North Dakota Supreme Court will
be the speaker for the Law School Commencement at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 8, in
the Chester Fritz Auditorium. Dr. Allen L. VanBeek, Clinical Associate
Professor of Surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School will speak
at the Medical School Commencement at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8, in the
Chester Fritz Auditorium. General Commencement will take place at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 9, in the Hyslop Sports Center. President Kendall Baker will
deliver the Charge to the Class.
Also, three University of North Dakota alumni who have become
nationally known
leaders in business will receive honorary doctorate degrees at UND's spring
commencement ceremony Sunday, May 9. They are:
Eugene Dahl, honorary Doctor of Laws. A native of Gwinner, N.D., Dahl
earned
his B.S. Ed. In Chemistry and Mathematics in 1948. Now retired, he was one of
North Dakota's most successful business industrialists, building three
manufacturing businesses, Melroe Manufacturing, Steiger Tractor Company, and
Concord, Inc. Besides his own ventures, he has been a leader in creating
opportunities for other North Dakota entrepreneurs.
John MacFarlane, honorary Doctor of Engineering. A native of Hallock,
Minn.,
MacFarlane received the B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1961. He worked his
way through the ranks at Ottertail Power Company, becoming president in 1982.
Under his leadership, the investor-owned utility has achieved remarkable
success in promoting economic development in the three states it serves.
Dale Morrison, honorary Doctor of Laws. A native of Milton, N.D.,
Morrison
earned his B.S. in Business Administration in 1971. In 1997, he was named
president and chief executive officer of the Campbell Soup Company, one of the
world's largest corporations. He also has held executive positions with
General Foods, Pepsico, and the Pepperidge Farm unit of Campbell Soup. He
currently serves on the board of UND Alumni Association.
-- Rita Galloway (University Relations), Associate Coordinator of
Commencement.
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HONORS DAY TICKETS ON SALE NOW
The Honors Day luncheon is set for noon Tuesday, April 27, in the
Memorial
Union Ballroom. The event recognizes presidents and advisors of honor
societies, seniors on the President's Roll of Honor, and outstanding students
recommended by departments that do not have honor societies. All faculty,
staff and students are invited to attend the luncheon; they may purchase
tickets ($5 each) in the Office of University Relations, 411 Twamley Hall. The
speaker will be Karen Bohn, president of the UND Foundation. She recently
retired as Chief Administrative Officer of Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc.
--
Rita Galloway, Special Projects Coordinator, University Relations.
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The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology will hold a seminar at noon
Thursday, April 22, in B710, Frank Low Conference Room, Medical Science
Building. James Haselton (Physiology) will present "Autonomic Outflow to the
Kidney from the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus." -- Patrick Carr,
Anatomy and Cell Biology Spring Seminar Series Coordinator.
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TOBIN MARKS NAMED ABBOTT LECTURER
The George A. Abbott Lecture in Chemistry, Thursday and Friday, April
22 and
23, will be presented by Tobin J. Marks, Morrison Professor of Chemistry,
Northwestern University. The lecture schedule follows; all lectures will be
held in 138 Abbott Hall.
Thursday, April 22, 7 p.m., "Bridges Between Homogeneous and
Heterogeneous
Catalysis. The Case of Single Site Olefin Polymerization"; Friday, April 23,
noon, "Meta-Ligand Bonding Energetics and the Invention of New Catalytic
Transformations"; Friday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., "Chemistry for Light Wave
Technologies. Self-Assembly Routes to Optically Functional Nanoscopic Thin
Films."
A reception for Dr. Marks will be held in Abbott Hall at 8:45 p.m.
Friday.
Dr. Marks is Morris Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University. His
chemistry research is devoted to the organometallic chemistry of the f- and d-block transition elements. His early work developed the mechanistic patterns
of the alkyl and hydride chemistry of these elements; more recently he has
studied their thermo and catalytic chemistry. He has also made significant
contributions to the development of model coordination compounds for
biochemical systems and solids as optical and electronic materials.
Dr. Marks earned his B.S. at the University of Maryland and his Ph.D.
at MIT
in 1970. He began his academic career at Northwestern University that same
year, and is currently the Charles E. And Emma H. Morrison Professor of
Chemistry. Since 1987, he has also been a Professor of Material Science and
Engineering. In 1993, he was elected a member of the U.S. National Academy of
Sciences. He has received numerous ACS awards and was the chair of the ACS
Division of Inorganic Chemistry in 1997. He also has served on advisory
committees for the NSF, DOE, and ONR. In addition to his scholarly activities,
Dr. Marks is an associate editor of "Organometallics."
The Abbott Lectureship was established by gifts from the University of
North
Dakota Alumni. Dr. George Alonzo Abbott, Professor Emeritus at the University
of North Dakota, had a long and fruitful career of service to the State of
North Dakota and the science of Chemistry. Born in 1974 in Alma, Ill., he
received both the B.S. and M.A. pro merito from DePauw University. From 18967
until 1904 he taught chemistry in high schools. In 1903, through a contact
with Professor Talbot, he received the Austen Research Fellowship at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Under the guidance of A.A. Noyes,
Professor of Physical Chemistry at MIT, he received the Ph.D. in 1908. In this
first class of doctorates in chemistry were such notables as Edward Washburn,
Charles Kraus and Richard Tolman. Dr. Abbott joined the chemistry staff of the
North Dakota Agricultural College (North Dakota State University) in 1909. In
1910 he was appointed Professor and Chair of Chemistry at UND. His devotion to
teaching and the application of chemistry for the betterment of North Dakota
was one of his outstanding contributions. His interests in quality water and
in natural products such as lignite, for which North Dakota is recognized,
gave him national recognition. For half a century he was the only toxicologist
in a wide area of the upper Midwest. He found time to do a weekly radio
program "Science from the Sidelines" which was broadcast for over 20 years.
Professor Abbott was a founder and charter member of the Red River Valley
Section of the American Chemical Society, a fellow of the American Institute
of Chemists, member of Sigma Xi, and a charter member of the University of
North Dakota Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Dr. Abbott retired from administration in
1948 and from teaching in 1952. He continued toxicological work until 1970. He
died in 1973. -- Department of Chemistry.
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a Physics colloquium, "Colossal Magnetoresistance Effect and Lattice
Distribution in Magnetic Thin Film" will be presented by Qi Li, Pennsylvania
State University, at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in 209 Witmer Hall. Coffee
and cookies will be served at 3 p.m. in 215 Witmer Hall. Everyone is welcome.
The Physics Department would like to thank ND EPSCoR for their financial
support for outside speakers. -- Department of Physics.
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PSYCHOLOGY CANDIDATE WILL PRESENT COLLOQUIUM
Dr. David Kerner, clinical faculty candidate in the Psychology
Department,
will present a colloquium, "Evaluation of a Decision Aid Videotape for Hormone
Replacement Therapy," Monday, April 26, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in 302
Corwin/Larimore Hall. Everyone is welcome. -- Joan Peterson, Psychology
Department.
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GRADUATE COMMITTEE MEETS MONDAY
The Graduate Committee will meet Monday, April 26, from 3 to 4 p.m. in
305
Twamley Hall. The agenda will include:
1. English and Counseling graduate program review.
The Committee will then adjourn.
A separate meeting will take place Monday, April 26, at from 4 to 6
p.m. in
305 Twamley Hall. The agenda will include:
1. Goodnature matter.
-- Harvey Knull, Dean, Graduate School.
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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE SET FOR APRIL
27
The first annual UND Undergraduate Research Conference will be held
Tuesday,
April 27, in the Sioux Room of the Memorial Union. The conference will
showcase -- through readings, presentations, and poster board displays -- work
done in completion of undergraduate honors theses. Everyone is invited to
attend. The schedule of presentations follows:
10 a.m., Sam Gruenberg, "Seven Pillars of Salt -- Short Fiction";
10:15 a.m., Jessica Gunderson, "Two Rooms -- Poetry and Fiction";
10:30 a.m., Lisa Trochmann, "Women Writing Fiction -- Fiction and
Essay";
10:45 a.m., break; 11 a.m., Shannon Hysjulien, "A Shift in the Plays of
Henrik
Ibsen";
11:15 a.m., Sarena Mattson, "Sexual Reproduction in Leafy Spurge";
11:30 a.m., Suzanna Styles, "A Budding Scientist on the Nature of
Science";
11:45 a.m., Honors Luncheon;
1:15 p.m., Maria Hamilton, "Fishing Rights: The Chippewa v. The
Landowners";
1:30 p.m., Sarah Wieland, "Voices of Oppression: South Africa to UND";
1:45 p.m., Rebecca Lieberg, "Translation: Hungarian Language and
Literature";
2 p.m., Kristi Schlosser, "Family Farms: Changing Food Production
Structure";
2:15 p.m., Kristi Evenson, "A Piece of Me -- A Family Narrative";
2:30 p.m., Adam Bunge, "The Trial of Jesus from a Legal Perspective";
2:45 p.m., Break;
3 p.m., Jennie Restall, "Female Genital Mutilation: Grass Roots
Reform";
3:15 p.m., Mary Wiper, "Invisible and Emotion Work in Mrs. Dalloway";
3:30 p.m., Ryan Kavlie, "Phylogenies: DNA Sequence and Blackbirds";
3:45 p.m., Jennifer Hennes, "The Grand Forks Elementary SPA Program";
4 p.m., Alycia Gleave, "Cosmopolitan and Female American Culture."
Poster presentations are by: Kim Rasmusson, "What is the Value of Stock
Options?"; KyleeAnn Kummer, "Prenatal Cocaine Exposure"; Lesley Laub, "Use of
Complementary Therapies on Children"; and Monika Heinbaugh, "Echinacea
Awareness."
-- Mark Magness, Honors Program.
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RECEPTION WILL HONOR DAVID ROWLEY
The History Department regrets to announce that David Rowley, Associate
Professor and Chair, has resigned to take a position at the University of
Wisconsin, Platteville. The Department will host a reception in his honor
Tuesday, April 28, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the J. Lloyd Stone Alumni Center.
Everyone is welcome to stop by to wish him well. Refreshments will be served.
-- Barbara Handy-Marchello, History Department.
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SEMINAR WILL OFFER JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE
There will be a seminar conducted Wednesday, April 28, from 9 to 10
a.m. in
the Memorial Union, Pembina Roosevelt Room, for those interested in Job Search
Assistance. Representatives from UND Personnel Services, Job Service, UND
Payroll Office and the Employee Assistance Program will be available to assist
those employees who are interested in preparing for a job search. Contact U2
at 777-2128 to register. -- Desi Sporbert, Assistant Director Personnel
Services.
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The President's Advisory Council on Women invites the campus community
to
attend a high tea in honor of women's efforts on behalf of women in every
facet of campus life and work. The Tea will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.
Thursday, April 29, at the North Dakota Museum of Art. Everyone is welcome.
For more information contact Loretta Heuer, 777-4527. -- David Rowley,
History.
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Jeff Carmichael, Professor of Biology, will present a Biology Department
seminar titled "Leafy spurge, loss of perfection, and developmental timing:
observations on seed-plant reproduction" in 105 Starcher Hall at noon
Friday, April 23. Everyone is welcome. -- William F. Sheridan, Biology
Department Seminar Coordinator.
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RECEPTION WILL HONOR RONALD APANIAN
Ronald Apanian, Chair and Professor in Civil Engineering, will retire
May 15.
A reception honoring Dr. Apanian will be held at the J. Lloyd Stone Alumni
Center Friday, April 30, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Please help us celebrate Ron's
42 years of service to the University and students. -- Mary Jo Sturman,
Department of Civil Engineering.
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WAC WILL OFFER SUMMER WORKSHOP
The Writing Across the Curriculum Extended Workshop will be offered
this
summer on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to noon,
beginning June 7 and extending through June 18. Each workshop participant will
be involved in developing or re-developing a specific course or course
sequence. A wide variety in course development projects is possible, and
faculty with all levels of experience and from all departments on campus are
invited to apply. Stipends of $600 will be awarded to participating faculty.
A letter of application should include (1) your name, department,
campus box
number, and telephone number; (2) a description of the course or course
sequence that would be the basis of your project; (3) a brief explanation of
your plans for the class and a rationale. Preference will be given to
applications received by Monday, May 3. For more information on the workshop,
please contact Joan Hawthorne at 777-6381 or by e-mail to
hawthorn@badlands.nodak.edu. -- Joan Hawthorne, University Writing
Program.
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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITY GROUNDBREAKING SET FOR
MAY 7
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences will hold groundbreaking
ceremonies
at 3 p.m. Friday, May 7, for the Biomedical Research Facility. The University
community is invited to attend.
The $6 million, single-story structure will be located northwest of the
school's complex at 501 N. Columbia Road. Two other buildings, the Karl
Christian Wold, M.D., Bio-Information Learning Resources Center and the Edwin
C. James Medical Research Facility, were added several years ago to the
structure formerly known as St. Michael's Hospital. The 20,163-square-foot
facility will house research animals, mostly small rodents, used in the
research investigations of the school's biomedical scientists. The current
structure which houses these animals in O'Kelly Hall is outdated and could not
be renovated in a fiscally responsible manner, officials determined.
The Biomedical Research Facility will meet strict federal guidelines
concerning the housing of animals used in research. A modern, up-to-date
research facility is essential to the school's research enterprise which
annually attracts more than $5 million. Half of the funding to construct the
building has been provided by the State Legislature and the remainder consists
of University and medical school funds. -- H. David Wilson, Dean,
School of
Medicine and Health Sciences.
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FULBRIGHT APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
Applications for the 2000-2001 Fulbright grant competition,
administered
through the United States Information Agency, are now available at the Office
of International Programs, 2908 University Ave. Faculty interested in
lecturing or conducting research abroad during the 2000-2001 academic year are
invited to apply. For more information please consult their web site at
www.cies.org or call 777-3301. -- Barry Stinson, Director, Office of
International Programs.
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PEACE STUDIES NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
Each semester the Center for Peace Studies invites nominations for new
members. Currently, about 40 faculty from seven UND schools and colleges and
18 departments are members of the Center. The faculty supervise the
interdisciplinary undergraduate program in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Membership may, but does not necessarily include, teaching courses which are
cross-listed between their department and Peace Studies (see p. 131 in the
'97-'99 Catalog).
The Peace Studies faculty recognizes its responsibilities to:
* encourage research on issues related to peace, conflict, justice, and
global
security and on methods of non-violent social change and conflict resolution;
* encourage curricular developments which would better prepare all
students to
assume the role of responsible citizens in formulating or judging public
policies which bear directly on issues of peace and war;
* develop a program of studies at the undergraduate level for students
who
wish to pursue an interdisciplinary major in peace studies; and
* promote informational programs to help the general public become
better
informed on issues of peace and war.
Any UND faculty or staff member interested in the Center for Peace
Studies and
its programs, including adjunct faculty status, may contact me. A nomination
for membership consists of a letter of interest, including specific interests
and qualifications in the area, along with a resume or vita. The deadline for
nominations is Wednesday, April 28. Candidates will be presented to the Peace
Studies Faculty at the Thursday, April 29, meeting to be held outside the
Peace Studies office (135) in the lounge area on the first floor of O'Kelly
Hall at 3:30 p.m.
-- Janet Kelly Moen (Sociology), Peace Studies Coordinator, 777-4414,
jamoen@badlands.nodak.edu.
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STAFF SENATE AGENDA DEADLINES LISTED
Friday, April 23, is the deadline for submitting agenda items for the
University Staff Senate Executive Committee meeting of Thursday, April
29. --
Cheryl Danduran (EERC), University Staff Senate.
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WOMEN STUDIES WILL HOLD ESSAY CONTEST
The Women Studies Program is sponsoring a contest for the best essays
that
wholly or in significant part address issues of particular concern to women.
Two prizes will be awarded, one to an undergraduate student and the other to a
graduate student; each prize will be for $100. Essays may be of any length and
may come from any discipline. They may be submitted by faculty or directly by
the student. Essays should have been written in 1999 (spring or fall
semesters). Mark essays with class title and include the author's phone number
and address. Please send essays by Tuesday, Dec. 21, to Sandra Donaldson,
English Department, Box 7209. Winners will be announced during Women's History
Month, March 2000. -- Sandra Donaldson, Women Studies and English.
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LIBRARY HOURS EXPANDED FOR FINAL EXAMS
Chester Fritz Library: The Chester Fritz Library hours of operation for
the
final exams and Summer Session are:
FINAL EXAM PERIOD: Friday, April 30 (Reading and Review Day), 8 a.m. to
4:30
p.m.; Saturday, May 1, 1 to 5 p.m.; Sunday, May 2, 1 p.m. to midnight; Monday
through Thursday, May 3-6, 8 a.m. to midnight; Friday, May 7, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
SUMMER HOURS (May 10 - August 1): Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9
p.m.;
Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, closed; Sunday, 5 to 9 p.m.
-- Karen Cloud, Chester Fritz Library.
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The Law Library hours for finals and graduation are: Monday through
Wednesday,
April 26-28 (Reading and Review Day), 7:30 a.m. to midnight; Thursday, April
29, 7:30 a.m. to midnight; Friday, April 30, 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday,
May 1, 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. (note early opening); Sunday, May 2, 10 a.m. to
midnight; Monday through Thursday, May 3-6, 7:30 a.m. to midnight; Friday, May
7, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, May 8 (Graduation), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Sunday, May 9, closed; Monday through Friday, May 10-14, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday, May 15-16, closed. -- Cherie Stoltman,
Thormodsgard Law
Library.
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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE LISTS PROGRAMS
The International Centre will hold an international round table on
Kosovo
Tuesday, April 27, at noon at the International Centre. Stephen Markovich
(Political Science) will lead a discussion on Kosovo and the crisis in the
Balkans.
You're invited to celebrate the cultures of Mexico and Spain Thursday,
April
29, at 7 p.m., also at the Centre. Students from Mexico and Spain will prepare
food and give a presentation about their countries. -- Chaminda Prelis,
Programs Coordinator, International Centre.
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TWO EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY AT INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
Two exhibits are on view at the International Centre now through the
end of
the school year. "Norway: In the Cause of Peace" details Norway's efforts in
the peace process, and will open Wednesday, April 28, at 6 p.m. Professor Jan
Moen, Peace Studies, will speak about the exhibit at the opening.
"Multiculturalism at UND," by the beginning photography class, taught
by Ute
Sartorius (Industrial Technology), is also on view. The exhibit features over
40 photographs that explore multiculturalism at UND.
The exhibits may be viewed at the UND International Centre from 8 a.m. until
11 p.m. daily For more information, please call 777-6438. -- Barry
Stinson,
International Centre.
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TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR STAFF RECOGNITION LUNCHEON
The 1999 Recognition Ceremony for Staff Personnel will be held Tuesday,
May
11, at the Memorial Union Ballroom beginning at 11:30 a.m. Employees will be
recognized for Years of Service in five year increments and the 10 Meritorious
Service Award winners will be announced. Tickets are available in the Office
of Personnel Services, 313 Twamley Hall, for $3.50 each. Tickets must be
purchased no later than Tuesday, May 4. All members of the University
community are invited. -- Diane Nelson, Director, Personnel Services.
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The Black Student Association is planning a Soul Food Luncheon
Thursday, April
29, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu consists of your choice of fried or
barbeque chicken, fried or baked fish, and mac-n-cheese, sweet potatoes,
greens, lima beans, corn bread muffin, and peach cobbler. The cost is $6.50;
all orders must be placed in advance by Monday, April 26. Lunches will be
delivered to your office, or you may join us at Wilkerson Complex in Rooms 32
& 55 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for all you can eat buffet style. Reservations
must also be made for Wilkerson Complex. To place orders call the Era Bell
Center at 777-4259 or e-mail us at frjackso@badlands.nodak.edu. Co-Sponsored
by UND Dining Services. -- M.C. Diop, Era Bell Center.
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SESSION WILL CENTER ON STUDENT TRAVEL
The Office of International Programs will host a travel and backpacking
session centered on student travel Wednesday, April 28, at 4 p.m. at the UND
International Centre, 2908 University Ave. Information will be provided on
everything from rail passes to safety issues. Seasoned travelers will be on
hand to share their experiences. Please announce this to students who might
be interested. For more information, call 777-6438. -- Barry Stinson,
Director, Office of International Programs.
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RUSSIAN GUITARIST WILL GIVE CONCERT
The Department of Music is pleased to present Russian guitarist,
Vladimir
Mitiakov in concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25, in the Josephine Campbell
Recital Hall of the Hughes Fine Arts Center. His recital is free and open to
the public. Mitiakov teaches at the Glinka Conservatory in Nizhny Novgorod,
Russia. He is an active performer within the Russian Republic with concert
tours in Japan, Italy, France and Germany to his credit. Mr. Mitiakov's
program at UND will include works by Bach, Sor, Legnany, Moreno-Torroba,
Barrios, Visotsky, Sihra and Koshkin, as well as a composition especially
written for him by UND composer James Fry.
"Impressions for Guitar," written by James Fry in Nizhny Novgorod,
Russia, is
a melange of diametrically opposing ideas and inspirations. Spanish guitar
techniques are used in the first and second movements. Rock guitar and banjo
styles accentuate the third movement. The feeling or mood of each movement
relates to phrases from the Russian poet, Lermontov. -- Department of
Music.
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COLLEGIUM MUSICUM WILL HOLD CONCERT FRIDAY
Alpha to Omega: Songs and Dances from Early and Late 16th Century will
be
performed by The UND Collegium Musicum, directed by Gary Towne (Music) at 7:30
p.m. Friday, April 23, in the Josephine Campbell Recital Hall, Hughes Fine
Arts Center.
The program will consist of sacred and instrumental masterpieces from
the
beginning and end of the 16th century. The Collegium Singers will present
Madrigals from Florence by Philippe Verdelot. The String Consort will perform
Frottolas from the court of Mantua, and the Renaissance Wind Band will present
Dances by Fran^Çois Caroubel and Michael Praetorius. The performance will be a
showcase for UND's collection of historic instruments, and offers an
opportunity to hear shawms (the oboist's revenge), sackbuts, vielles, and
harp.
The UND Collegium Musicum specializes in authentic performance of rare
and
historic music. The group includes a Vocal Ensemble and a Renaissance Wind
Band. Now directed by Gary Towne, the Collegium Musicum was founded by Tamar
Read in the early 1960s as an outgrowth of her Music History class. The group
has done a broad range of music, including the American premieres of several
major works.
Admission is $4, $2 for students. -- Department of Music.
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The owner of Sanders and Lola's restaurants in Grand Forks, Kim Holmes,
will
be featured on the Thursday, April 22, edition of "Studio One" live at 5 p.m.
on Channel 3 in Grand Forks. He will demonstrate how to properly grill fish,
shrimp, and vegetables. Holmes will also show us how to give fish extra spice
and flavor.
"Studio One" will also look at high prescription costs. Senior citizens
often
have large bills to pay at the pharmacy because many Medicare programs do not
cover the cost of prescribed medications.
"Studio One" is an award-winning news and information program produced
at the
University of North Dakota Television Center. The program airs live on UND
Channel 3 on Thursdays. Rebroadcasts can be seen Thursdays and Fridays at 7
p.m., Saturdays at 10 a.m. and noon, as well as Monday through Wednesday at 7
p.m. Prairie Public Television airs "Studio One" on Saturday at 6 a.m. The
program can also be seen in Fargo, Bismarck/Mandan, Minot, and
Minneapolis. --
Mollie Gram, UND Studio One Marketing Team.
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"STUDIO ONE" CAN BE VIEWED LIVE ONLINE
"Studio One" is breaking new ground by netcasting. By logging on to the
"Studio One" web page, viewers all over the world will be able to watch the
one-hour program live at 5 p.m. on Thursdays. Previous shows can be seen at
any time by accessing archived shows at www.und.edu/dept/studio1. This new
service enables anyone with access to a computer to view the program at their
convenience. It is a cooperative venture between "Studio One" and the
Aerospace Network. -- Mollie Gram, UND Studio One Marketing Team.
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PATTERN IN PAINTING EXHIBIT
TO INSPIRE CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP
Art Studio Saturdays continue on April 24 from 9:30 a.m. to noon with a
children's workshop titled "Pattern Paintings." This workshop is designed for
elementary age children to learn about the art in the North Dakota Museum of
Art.
The Museum is currently exhibiting the works of New York artists Leone
and
Macdonald. Over the course of their ten-year collaboration, the artists
produced sculptural objects and site-specific installations using pattern,
color and line to weave written language and pattern together.
In many of their paintings, Leone and Macdonald used branding irons
that were
hand-forged into shorthand symbols to brand rhythmic patterns onto the
painting surfaces. These symbols seem to float and swim in a sea of squiggles
and curlicues on large rectangles. Inspired by Leone and Macdonald's
paintings, children will explore the process of printmaking and create their
own Pattern Paintings on paper using vegetable print techniques and stencils.
Young people, in first grade or older, and their parents, guardians and
adult
friends are encouraged to participate. Workshop admission for Museum members
is $7 per child, and $10 per child for non-members. Call 777-4195 to register.
The North Dakota Museum of Art is located on Centennial Drive on the
University of North Dakota campus. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through
Friday, and 1 pm to 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. --
Morgan
Owens, North Dakota Museum of Art.
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Are you moving or cleaning? The American Association of University
Women
(AAUW) needs your used, donated books. Call 775-7027 or 772-5685 for pick up.
-- Jan Orvik, Editor, for Wanda Weir, AAUW publicity chair.
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The Office of Research and Program Development would like to
congratulate the
following UND faculty and staff who were listed as principal or co-principal
investigators on awards received during the month of March 1999:
Anatomy and Cell Biology: Jody Rada; Anthropology: Dennis Toom;
Atmospheric
Sciences: Jeffrey Stith; Bureau of Educational Services and Applied Research:
John Hoover; Business and Vocational Education: Sandra Braathen; Chemistry:
Harmon Abrahamson; Earth System Science Institute: George Seielstad; Energy
and Environmental Research Center: Ted Aulich, David Brekke, Bruce Dockter,
Thomas Erickson, Kevin Galbreath, Ames Grisanti, Jay Gunderson, Jay Haley,
Donald McCollor, Stanley Miller, Erin O'Leary, John Pavlish, Debra
Pflughoeft-Hassett, Grant Schelkoph, Michael Swanson, Constance Wixo,
Christopher Zygarlicke; John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences: Ronald
DePue, Wilfred Jackson, Sherman Weigel; Law School: Larry Spain; Mechanical
Engineering: George Bibel; Native American Programs: Leigh Jeanotte; Physics:
John Wagner; Political Science and Public Administration - Bureau of
Governmental Affairs: Mary Kweit; Psychology: Jeffrey Holm; School of Medicine
and Health Sciences: H. David Wilson; Social Work - Children and Family
Services Training Center: Tara Muhlhauser; Space Studies: Charles Wood;
Student Health Services: Alan Allery -- Sally Eckert-Tilotta, Assistant
to the
Director of Research and Program Development.
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RESEARCH, GRANT OPPORTUNITIES LISTED
Following are research and grant opportunities. For more information,
contact
the Office of Research and Program Development at 777-4278.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA)
Access Grants support projects that provide a broad public with access
to
excellent art, while increasing understanding and appreciation of our heritage
and culture. Grants range from $5,000-$200,000 for up to 2 years duration; a
match of at least one to one is required. NEA provides support for specific
projects that broaden, diversify, and increase the kinds of arts events or
activities available to the American public and provide access to arts
experiences in communities or areas where such activities are not readily
available. Access projects often seek to reach: those in underserved areas;
those whose opportunities to participate in the arts may have been limited by
education, geographic, ethnic, or economic constraints; individuals with
disabilities; and older adults. Projects may include, but are not limited to:
exhibitions, distribution, and other activities that provide access to a broad
and diverse range of art in a variety of settings that may include arts
spaces, schools, community centers, parks, etc.; outreach projects which
involve diverse communities in partnerships; touring performances of rural,
state-wide, or multi-state areas; national broadcast or significant television
or radio programs on the arts; innovative uses of new technology to enhance
and strengthen public access to the arts; and collaborative projects that
reach different or new audiences. Support is provided for creation; design;
music ensemble or festivals; theater, opera, or musical theater company;
publishing; film, video, and audio production; film/video exhibition; and
visual arts. Priority will be given to projects of national, regional or
field-wide significance, including unique local projects that are likely to
serve as models for a field. Because each organization may submit only one
application under any one deadline, please contact ORPD if you are interested
in submitting a proposal. Contact: Nancy Hanks Center, 202/682-5400;
http://arts.endow.gov. Deadline: 8/16/99.
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OFFICE OF POPULATION AFFAIRS (OPA)
Adolescent Family Life New Investigator Research Awards provide up to 3
years'
support to new investigators for research on adolescent sexual activity and
its consequences. Awards may not exceed $225,000 over the duration of the
project. Support is provided to develop and evaluate model demonstration
projects to postpone adolescent sexual activity; develop and evaluate model
demonstration care projects that provide comprehensive health and social
services for pregnant or parenting teens; present adoption as a viable option
to parenthood for young, unmarried mothers; and conduct research on related
topics. Specific areas of interest include influences on adolescent
premarital sexual behavior; consequences of adolescent premarital sexual
behavior or premarital pregnancy; the adoption option for the unmarried
adolescent mother; parenting by the unmarried adolescent mother; and
adolescent pregnancy services. Awards are restricted to individuals who have
not previously been principal investigators (PIs) in a Public Health Service
(PHS)-supported research project or who are changing fields. A PI must have
an advanced degree or its equivalent, and have completed their formal
professional education. Ordinarily the PI will not have more than 5 years of
research experience. Preapplication consultation is advised. Contact:
Eugenia Eckard, 301/594-6534; Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs,
East-West Highway, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814. Deadlines: 6/1/99, 10/1/99.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING (NIA)
Applications are invited for research project grants (R01) to support
basic
research on protein structure, function, and integrity during the aging
process and in late-life disease. The goal is to solicit applications that
will examine, over the life-course, certain aspects of protein and peptide
integrity that may change with age. A multi-disciplinary approach to the
study of protein structure and integrity of function in aging and age-related
diseases is envisioned. By using a combined approach and techniques from
physics, biophysics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology it should be possible
to accelerate the rate of research progress to yield a greater in-depth
understanding of the molecular changes in proteins that can take place in
aging and in age-related diseases. Deadlines: 4/30/99 (Letter of Intent);
6/23/99 (Proposal). Contact: Pamela Starke-Reed (biology emphasis),
301/496-6402; fax 301/402-0010, StarkeP@exmur.nia.nih.gov; D. Stephen Snyder
(neuroscience emphasis), 301/496-9350, fax 301/496-1494,
SnyderD@exmur.nia.nih.gov.
The Grandparenting: Issues for Aging Research program supports research
projects to investigate the nature and influence of grandparenting for
individual older people, families, and the larger society. The award
mechanism will be the research project grant (R01). Five broad areas of
research are identified: 1) Grandparents in an aging society; 2) Grandparents
in the family unit; 3) Grandparents in the network of aging social, community,
and legal affiliations; 4) Grandparents as aging individuals; and 5) Special
populations and grandparents in special circumstances. Because the nature and
scope of the research proposed in response to this PA may vary, it is
anticipated that the size of awards will vary also. The opportunity to
clarify any issues or questions is welcome. Deadline: 6/1/99. Contact:
Katrina W. Johnson, Ph.D., 301/402-4156; fax 301/402-0051; kj48y@nih.gov;
http://www.nia.nih.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) announces the availability
of
approximately $1.75 million in competing Rural Cooperative Development Grant
(RCDG) funds for fiscal year 1999. Grants will be awarded on a competitive
basis to nonprofit corporations and institutions of higher education with
proven track records in administering a nationally coordinated, regionally or
State-wide operated project who can demonstrate: 1) previous expertise in
providing technical assistance to cooperatives in rural areas; 2) the ability
to assist in the retention of business, facilitate establishment of
cooperatives and new cooperative approaches, and generate employment
opportunities that will improve the economic conditions of rural areas; 3) the
ability to create horizontal linkages among cooperative businesses within and
among various sectors in rural areas of the U.S. and vertical linkages to
domestic and international markets; 4) commitment to providing technical
assistance and other services to underserved and economically distressed rural
areas of the U.S.; and 5) transferability or demonstration value to assist
rural areas outside of the project area. Entities wishing to apply for
assistance should contact their USDA Rural Development State Office to receive
further information and copies of the preapplication package. Deadline:
5/28/99. Contact: James E. Haskell, Assistant Deputy Administrator, RBS,
(202) 720-8460.
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AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION (ALS)
The ALS is now receiving abstracts for multi-year grants and one-year
starter
awards. Grants for 2-3 years generally will not exceed $60,000/year; starter
grants are made to new ALS investigators in amounts up to $35,000. ALS
supports both basic and clinical research. Clinical research includes
research conducted with human subjects and materials of human origin, but not
clinical trials or patient management studies. Deadlines: 6/1/99 (one-page
Abstract); 9/1/99 (Proposal). Contact: Ruth Papadatos, 818/880-9007 ext. 222;
fax 818/880-9006; ruth@alsa-national.org; http://www.alsa.org.
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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION (NEETF)
The Challenge Grants Program supports environmental education projects
that
explicitly link environment, economy, and equity in the areas of health and
environment, safe water, and environmental education excellence. NEETF
provides up to $15,000 for one-year projects. A third-party two-to-one match
is required (for a possible project total of $45,000). Interest areas for
1999 are: 1) Environmental Knowledge and Education Excellence especially
programs that will document through test scores and other academic measures
learning outcomes across disciplines as a result of environmental education
and work with middle and high school students, underserved, and
under-resourced audiences; 2) Safe Water programs that promote community-wide
understanding of water (sources, quality, treatments, pollution prevention
strategies, costs, and options) are a priority; projects that make educational
use of local Consumer Confidence Reports (annual right-to-know water quality
reports that water companies will begin to issue to all customers no later
than October, 1999) are of special interest; 3) Healthy Communities--supports
environmental education projects that help people make the connection between
their health and local environment and support informed action. NEETF is
interested in preventing new problems even as current ones are corrected,
especially those that address communities at risk and environmental justice
issues. Broad-based partnerships are a priority, especially those that
include the business and/or health communities. Deadline: 6/1/99 (Prepropos-
als). Contact: Samantha Blodgett, 202/628-8200 x16; blodgett@neetf.org;
http://www.neetf.org/grants/index.htm.
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FOLGER INSTITUTE
Travel grants are provided to full-time faculty members to take part in
the
Institute's Fall Faculty Weekend Seminar entitled "Reading the Early Modern
Passions," to be held in Washington, DC, Fridays and Saturdays, October 29-30
and December 10-11, 1999; January 28-29 and March 31-April 1, 2000. The
seminar will investigate the central issues and controversies facing an
historical epistemology of the early modern passions. Deadline: 6/1/99 (for
grant applications and program registration). Contact: 202/544-4600;
institute@folger.edu; http://www.folger.edu.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH (NINR)
Managing the Symptoms of Cognitive Impairment. The NINR, NIA, NIMH,
NINDS, and
NCMRRR are interested in facilitating investigator-initiated research into
nonpharmacological intervention strategies designed to deal with symptoms
associated with cognitive impairment in adults. The overall goals are to
deter or delay symptoms requiring costly services or institutionalization and
improve health-related quality of life for patients, caregivers, and families.
This announcement encompasses conditions which might cause cognitive
impairment, such as Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD),
multi-infarct dementia, AIDS-related cognitive dysfunction, traumatic brain
injury, stroke, and other neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease.
Promising interventions to treat the symptoms of cognitive impairment may take
one or more approach, including behavioral, cognitive, psychosocial, or
environmental. Goals of the interventions may vary with the underlying
condition and stage of the disease, but can generally be classified as
maximizing potential, preventing undesirable consequences, delaying the onset
of symptoms, or providing palliative measures. Consideration may be given to
several variables that could influence the effectiveness of various nonpharma-
cologic approaches, including type and severity of cognitive impairment;
noncognitive impairments such as neurological deficits; psychiatric problems,
such as depression; other physical health problems and sensory impairments; as
well as differences due to personality characteristics; age; gender; ethnicity
and culture; and previous life experiences and lifestyle factors. Both
community and institutional settings and various services are appropriate for
research related to symptom management. Research on gender and ethnic issues
is encouraged. Applications may also include animal and other basic science
studies of the mechanisms underlying behavioral symptoms of dementia, and of
potential clinical interventions directed at these symptoms. Therapeutic
strategies to be tested may encompass non-behavioral as well as behavioral
components. Health outcomes, defined as changes in health status that can be
attributed to care, are critical components of this endeavor. The mechanism of
support will be the research project grant (R01). Deadlines: 6/1/99, 10/1/99,
2/1/00. Contact: Karin Helmers, Program Director, 301/594-2177; fax
301/480-8260; karin_helmers@nih.gov;
http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/1997/97.03.28/pa-managing-the-symp8.html.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH)
The Human Brain Project is a broadly based Federal research initiative
sponsored by 16 Federal organizations from 5 agencies. Phase I Feasibility
Studies support is provided for investigator-initiated, neuroinformatics
research that will lead to new digital tools for all domains of brain and
behavioral research. The approaches and technologies studied under the
Project must be generalizable, scalable, and extensible, and use
sophisticated, powerful computational resources. Phase I supports research on
advanced technologies and novel ways to acquire, store, retrieve, manage,
analyze, visualize, manipulate, integrate, synthesize, disseminate and share
data about the brain and behavior, including tools for electronic
collaboration. The Project should include an informatics research component
and a brain and/or behavioral research component, well integrated with each
other. Projects that focus only on archival data are not appropriate.
Maximum annual budgets are $230,000 for the R01 mechanism and $1.1 million for
the P20 mechanism. The interactive research project grant (IRPG), which uses
the R01 mechanism, may also be employed. Duration may be up to 5 years. The
IRPG encourages collaborative relationships that do not require extensive,
shared, physical resources. Because not all of the agencies participating in
this initiative support all of the mechanisms, it is important to contact
program staff prior to preparing the application. Deadlines: 7/1/99 (Letter
of Intent), 10/15/99 (Application). Contact: Dr. Stephen Koslow,
301/443-1815; fax 301/443-1731; koz@helix.nih.gov;
http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-96-002.html.
-- Sally Eckert-Tilotta, Assistant to the Director of Research and
Program
Development.
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UND is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.
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