A partnership between the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at the University of Minnesota and the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department on the Crookston campus will expand the Veterinary Food Animal Scholars Track (VetFAST) program. Beginning in fall 2010, U of M Crookston students meeting program requirements will be considered for admission into the VetFAST program.

The VetFAST program was designed to meet the demand for veterinarians across the country, and address the shortage of veterinarians for food animals. Rural areas find it difficult to fill vacant positions or add new staff quickly enough. A need also exists in the food industry as well as in state and federal agencies to protect the livestock industry from new diseases and to help ensure food safety. The CVM expects to admit from 10 to 20 students to VetFAST each year.

U of M, Crookston students will be encouraged to submit an initial application to the VetFAST program if they are enrolled full time in the pre-veterinary emphasis of the Animal Science degree program, are ranked in the top 25% of their high school graduating class or have an ACT score of at least 25, have previous working or volunteering in an animal related setting, and a specific interest in food animal medicine.

After fall term grades are posted, the Crookston campus will forward all eligible candidates to the CVM for review. The CVM will review applicants in greater detail and students meeting those criteria will gain provisional admission contingent on the successful completion of the remaining prerequisite courses.

Ron Del Vecchio, Ph.D., head of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department at the U of M, Crookston is excited about what this means for students who are interested in becoming veterinarians. "The VetFAST program is a great opportunity for our students in the pre-veterinary medicine program at the U of M, Crookston," says Del Vecchio. "We are keenly aware of the need for more large animal practitioners. The majority of U of M Crookston students are interested in food animal veterinary medicine and we will encourage them to submit an application to become a part of this early decision program."

The U of M, Crookston pre-veterinary medicine emphasis meets the course entry requirements for admission to the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, which provides high-quality education, conducts leading-edge research, and delivers innovative veterinary services. To learn more about the pre-veterinary degree program on the Crookston campus, visit www.umcrookston.edu/academics

 

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.

Contact: Ron Del Vecchio, head, Agriculture and Natural Resources Dept., 218-281-8109 (delve004@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

New and prospective students can connect with the University of Minnesota, Crookston to learn more during Preview Day on February 20, 2010.  Families are also encouraged to attend Preview Day at the U of M, Crookston along with their new student.

Preview Day provides time for new students to interact with faculty, current students and staff as well as learn more about the Crookston campus. Highlights include receiving detailed information about opportunities for students at the U of M, Crookston, eating lunch in Brown Dining Hall, interacting during question and answer sessions and touring campus.  

Students may go online to register for Preview Day on February 20 by visiting www.UMCrookston.edu/admissions or sign up by contacting the Admissions Office at 218-281-8569.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.

Contact: Amber Evans-Dailey, director, admissions, 218-281-8568 (evan0331@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

Chuck Habstritt recently retired from the University of Minnesota, Crookston was presented The Achievement in Crop Improvement Award at the 2010 MCIA Annual Meeting. It is MCIA's highest honor and is presented annually to recognize exemplary service by an individual to the seed industry. Throughout his career Chuck has shown dedication to the seed industry, encouraged the production of high quality seed and demonstrated leadership in agriculture and the local community.

He has been an instructor at the U of M, Crookston for 40 years, using a hands on approach to teaching students agronomy, soil science and seed conditioning. In addition to teaching he has coached a very successful UMC crops judging team for over 30 years.  Students have benefited greatly from his instruction and advice. Among the numerous honors he has received, he was named "Outstanding Educator" by students and faculty at the U of M, Crookston several times.

He has a direct connection to the seed industry, as he continues to be involved in the family farm and seed business located near Roseau. Started by his father and grandfather, Habstritt Farms Inc. produces, conditions and distributes small grains and turf grass seed. On the farm is where he learned the basics of crop production and seed conditioning while working with a wide variety of crops.

Chuck served six years on the MCIA Board of Directors and has been active in a variety of seed related organizations. The Achievement in Crop Improvement Award is sponsored by the Farm Progress Companies publisher of "The Farmer" magazine. Paula Mohr, Editor of "The Farmer" made the presentation to Chuck and his wife Kris at the MCIA Annual Meeting held January 7-8 at the Shooting Star Casino Hotel in Mahnomen, Minnesota.    

Contact: Roger Wippler, Minnesota Crop Improvement Association, 612-625-7766 (mncia@tc.umn.edu)

When the puck drops next Monday at the new Crookston Sports Center, the U of M, Crookston Club Hockey team won't be donning their usual maroon and gold. In a special fund raising effort to fight breast cancer, Club Hockey players will face off wearing brand new pink jerseys in their first ever "Pink the Rink" game at 7 p.m. in the new Crookston Sports Center. The game is free for U of M, Crookston students, faculty, and staff.

Club Hockey will take on the Lumberjacks from Dakota College at Bottineau, a team that has won the last three National Junior College Athletic Association national hockey titles. The pink jerseys will become part of a silent auction to raise money for Susan G. Komen Foundation over the final 8 home games left in the team's season. Senior Brent Swanson, Mason City, Iowa, is president of Club Hockey, captain of the team, and helped organize the event. They are coached by Senior Brett Saari, Green Bay, Wis.

"The combination of the first "Pink the Rink" night and the first ever game played by UMC players in the new hockey arena is going to make this game one to remember, says Swanson, "We are looking forward to playing hockey in this outstanding venue in support of a great cause, and we encourage our fans to come out and support us."

After "Pink the Rink," the Club Hockey team will face Minnesota State University Mankato on Friday and Saturday, February 5-6.

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is the global leader of the breast cancer movement having invested nearly $1.5 billion since inception in 1982. As the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, they work together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. To learn more visit, www.komen.org.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.

Contact: Michelle Ramstad, advisor, Club Hockey, 218-281-8483 (umlr005@umn.edu); Brent Swanson, president, Club Hockey, 641-494-7411; Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

To commemorate Black History Month this February the University of Minnesota, Crookston will host the theatrical performance, "Daughter of Africa" presented by the Mixed Blood Theatre Company. The performance will take place on Wednesday February 3, 2010, and is open and free to the public. The program will begin at 4 p.m.

Written for Mixed Blood by award-winning playwright Syl Jones, "Daughters of Africa" is a commemoration of the triumph of pride, determination, and courage. It features music made famous by Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, and others in a rousing celebration of famous and unheralded African American women.

The women portrayed range from slave ship survivors to stars of the silver screen. They included Harriet Tubman, the conductor of hundreds to freedom via the Underground Railroad; Elizabeth Freeman, whose legal struggle abolished slavery in Massachusetts; Madame C. J. Walker, America's first black millionaires; Lena Horne, Ethel Waters, Rosa Parks, Oprah Winfrey, and many more.
 
The show features Thomasina Taylor Petrus and is directed by Warren C. Bowles. It is one of six programs toured nationally by Mixed Blood this year. Mixed Blood Theatre Company is a professional, multi-racial theater ensemble dedicated to the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream for equality and freedom.

Also taking place on Monday, February 8 is a recognition program in tribute to African Americans who have served in the U.S. military. The theme for the evening is honor and under the direction of Junior Jamal Jihad, chairman of the Black Student Association, students will pay tribute to a number of individuals they feel exemplify honor. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.

Included in this list of individuals are Comedian Bill Cosby; NBA star David Robinson, who played basketball for the San Antonio Spurs; television personality Montel Williams, Former Secretary of State Colin Powell; Laurence Tureaud, a professional wrestler better known as Mr. T; Actor James Earl Jones; and others. The Grand Forks Air Force Base Color Guard will also be presenting the colors and Senior Athena Mussenden will be speaking on Black History Month and relating it to the evening's theme.

For more information on these events, contact Thomas Williams, director of diversity and multicultural services at 218-281-8580 (will3140@umn.edu).

The 2010 Black History Month theme is "The History of Black Economic Empowerment." This theme was selected in celebration of the National Urban League's centennial anniversary. This organization was founded 100 years ago by a group of dedicated reformers, black and white, to address the economic needs of migrant African Americans. To learn more, visit http://www.asalh.org.

Americans have recognized black history annually since 1926. The commemoration originated with historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson. He established what is now known as the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History in 1915, and a year later founded the widely respected Journal of Negro History. In 1926, he began an initiative for a special week to bring national attention to the contributions of black people throughout American history. It became a month-long recognition in 1976.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.

Contact: Thomas Williams, diversity and multicultural services, 218-281-8580 (wil3140@umn.edu) Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

University of Minnesota, Crookston Senior Jennifer Lyn Zoch, Remer, Minn., recently fulfilled the necessary qualifications to be awarded the designation of "Certified Professional (CP) with an emphasis in Grower" by the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA).

To be granted certification status, Zoch had to pass a comprehensive examination administered by the MNLA and the University of Minnesota. All recipients of the certification status must also accumulate a minimum of 2,000 hours in horticulture-related employment, or two years in an educational program that includes a structured internship.

The certification exam consists of plant identification, landscape planning, sales and marketing procedures, general knowledge of horticulture, and practical application skills. The exam was developed through the efforts of faculty members from the Department of Horticultural Science at the University of Minnesota and members of the MNLA Certification Committee. Since the program's inception in 1978, nearly 770 individuals have achieved the status of MNLA Certified Professional.

The test is designed to measure the skills of practicing professionals and to improve the quality and standards of the nursery and landscape industry. As a continuing education requirement, Zoch must earn recertification points every three years to maintain the MNLA Certified Professional status.
 
"Experienced nursery and greenhouse growers, landscape designers and contractors, and garden center owners know that education and training are essential to becoming competent in their professions," says Tim Power, former MNLA president and co-owner of Law's Nursery Inc. in Hastings.

"This certification process provides our member businesses with employees of the highest quality, and, more importantly, ensures that our customers receive the best knowledge and experience available in the nursery and landscape industry."

The Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association is a statewide trade association with over 1,500 members. Association members include nurseries, garden centers, landscape designers, landscape contractors, irrigation contractors, professional gardening services, tree care specialists, commercial flower growers, and turf and landscape management professionals from throughout Minnesota and neighboring states. MNLA represents and provides service to its member businesses through educational programs, conventions and trade shows, marketing activities and public policy initiatives.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.

Photo above: Jennifer Zoch holds one of the poinsettias raised in the commercial floriculture class at the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

Contact: Susan Flynn, MNLA Executive Assistant susan@mnla.biz; 651-633-4987; Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

University of Minnesota, Crookston Junior Kristine Marie Neu, Pelican Rapids, Minn., recently fulfilled the necessary qualifications to be awarded the designation of "Certified Professional (CP) with an emphasis in Garden Center" by the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA).

To be granted certification status, Neu had to pass a comprehensive examination administered by the MNLA and the University of Minnesota. All recipients of the certification status must also accumulate a minimum of 2,000 hours in horticulture-related employment, or two years in an educational program that includes a structured internship. The certification exam consists of plant identification, landscape planning, sales and marketing procedures, general knowledge of horticulture, and practical application skills. The exam was developed through the efforts of faculty members from the Department of Horticultural Science at the University of Minnesota and members of the MNLA Certification Committee.

Since the program's inception in 1978, nearly 770 individuals have achieved the status of MNLA Certified Professional. The test is designed to measure the skills of practicing professionals and to improve the quality and standards of the nursery and landscape industry. As a continuing education requirement, Neu must earn recertification points every three years to maintain the MNLA Certified Professional status.
 
"Experienced nursery and greenhouse growers, landscape designers and contractors, and garden center owners know that education and training are essential to becoming competent in their professions," says Tim Power, former MNLA president and co-owner of Law's Nursery Inc. in Hastings.

"This certification process provides our member businesses with employees of the highest quality, and, more importantly, ensures that our customers receive the best knowledge and experience available in the nursery and landscape industry."

The Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association is a statewide trade association with over 1,500 members. Association members include nurseries, garden centers, landscape designers, landscape contractors, irrigation contractors, professional gardening services, tree care specialists, commercial flower growers, and turf and landscape management professionals from throughout Minnesotaand neighboring states. MNLA represents and provides service to its member businesses through educational programs, conventions and trade shows, marketing activities and public policy initiatives.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.

Photo above: Kristine Neu holds one of the poinsettias raised in the commercial floriculture class at the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

Contact: Susan Flynn, MNLA executive assistant, susan@mnla.biz; Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

The 8th Annual Winter Job and Internship Fair will be held on Wednesday, February 3, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Bede Ballroom in the Sargeant Student Center on the University of Minnesota, Crookston campus.

Everyone is invited to attend to meet and greet with representatives from over twenty companies. Included in those attending are Frito-Lay, Titan Machinery, the United States Department of Agriculture, and Madden's on Gull Lake, among others.

"The annual job fair gives students an opportunity to visit with employers face-to-face, and it also gives the employer the ability to meet the students and get to know them. Overall, it is an all-around valuable experience," says Donald Cavalier, director of the Career and Counseling Services Department.

The Annual Winter Job and Internship Fair is hosted by Career and Counseling Services and Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). Each year, companies from around the nation are invited to attend and students and members of the community are able to refine their resume and interviewing skills while networking with potential employers.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.

Contact: Don Cavalier, Career and Counseling Center, 218-281-8585 (cavalier@umn.edu); Stephanie Onken, communications assistant, 218-281-8446 (onken015@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director of communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

The Center for Excellence in Children's Mental Health and Harris Programs of the University of Minnesota are partnering to sponsor a series on culture in the context of children's mental health.  A workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, in Coffman Union Theater on the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis Campus. It will be broadcast live to over 25 sites in greater Minnesota including the Crookston campus. The workshop begins at 9 a.m. and runs until 12:30 p.m. in Bede Ballroom in the Sargeant Student Center on the Crookston Campus.

Pre-registration is required and can be completed by visiting www.cmh.umn.edu and clicking on Lessons from the Field.  The workshop on the Crookston campus is being co-sponsored by the U of M, Crookston and Northwest Mental Health. Refreshments will be served.

The combined series features three Lessons from the Field workshops as well as the annual spring Harris Forum.  The second workshop in the series Race, Culture, and Children's Mental Health focuses on the intersection of culture and children's mental health in working with immigrant and refugee families.  Faculty and community professionals will share their expertise through demonstration vignettes, role-play, panel discussion and questions & answer sessions with the audience. The workshop will be framed in the context of overall guiding principles that emphasize both the similarities and differences in working with diverse cultures/populations with an emphasis on application in practice.

Included in the workshop are presenter/moderator Michael Goh, Ph.D., from Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology at the University of Minnesota and panelists Mary Jo Avendaño, PsyD, DHS, Children's Mental Health Division; Daud Hussein, Somali Family and Youth Service; David McGraw Schuchman, MSW, LICSW, VOA, Immigrant and Refugee Behavioral Health; Kathryn McGraw Schuchman, MA, LP, Fraser Child and Family Center; and Youa Yang, MSW, LICSW, Wilder Southeast Asian Services.

Additional workshops in the series include one scheduled for March 18, 2010,featuring Brenda Jones Harden from the University of Maryland. The topic is Promoting Child Well-being and Early Intervention within a Cultural Context; and another on May 12, 2010, featuring Alicia Lieberman from the University of California on the topic Child-Parent Psychotherapy in a Cultural Context: Repairing the Effects of Trauma on Early Attachment.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.

Contact: Colleen MacRae, Northwest Mental Health, 218-281-3940; Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

Learn more about climate change from a world prospective and how we can make a difference locally by attending a special presentation by Dan Svedarsky, Ph.D., director of the Center for Sustainability at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. Svedarsky will address the Alternative Energy Committee meeting in Crookston on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 7 p.m. Following the presentation, which will be held in the Seminar Room in the Agriculture Research Building at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center, there will be a question and answer session.  The public is invited to attend the presentation.

Svedarsky's presentation, Global Climate Change Perspectives From Copenhagen And Recommendations For Local Applications will present information on the design landscape of Denmark and Sweden and its application to Crookston and the world. Svedarsky recently returned from Copenhagen, Denmark, where he represented The Wildlife Society at the United Nations Climate Conference.

The conference, held in December 2009 was attended by thousands and included 119 heads of state from around the world. Svedarsky, a professor, wildlife biologist, and director of the Center for Sustainability at the University of Minnesota, Crookston, represented the 8,000-members of The Wildlife Society as an official observer. As noted by 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathai, the primary value of conferences such as these is to provide information and inspiration to attendees to return home and make a local difference.   

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.

In photo above: Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai with U of M, Crookston Professor Dan Svedarsky at the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Contact: Dan Svedarsky, director, Center for Sustainability, 218-281-8129 (dsvedars@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

The Department of Math, Science, and Technology on the Crookston campus will partner with the Institute for Health Informatics (IHI), the School of Nursing, the School of Public Health, and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering--all on the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota--to collectively represent the U of M in the formation of a new consortium between the University and the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth.  The new consortium will be called the University Partnership for Health Informatics (UP-HI).  

 

The efforts to establish UP-HI, led by the IHI, aim to build on the existing strengths in health information technology (HIT) training in the IHI as well the other partnering schools and departments.  The intent of the consortium is to rapidly infuse highly trained HIT professionals into the nation's workforce.  These professionals will lead and support clinical and public health deployment in the use of HIT, health information management exchange, health information privacy and security, research and development, and software engineering for advanced HIT solutions. 

Contact: Adel Ali, professor and department head, Math, Science, and Technology Department, 218-281-8268 (adelali@umn.edu); Andrew Svec, director of communications, 218-281-8438 (asvec@umn.edu)

A recycling frenzy has taken over the University of Minnesota, Crookston. Starting this week, the Crookston campus will battle against 510 other colleges and universities in a RecycleMania competition to see who can recycle the most over a 10 week period. Schools will be ranked in categories such as the largest amount of recyclables per capita and the least amount of trash per capita.

Sponsoring RecycleMania on campus is the recycling committee of the Crookston Student Association, the student governing body. Crookston Students for Sustainable Development (CSSD), a sub-committee has worked closely with this project.

CSSD was formed last year and serves as a group for exploration, research, and collaborative conception of a number of sustainability initiatives on campus and for the local community. The group is open to all U of M Crookston students and currently has some 15 members.

CSSD student chair and sustainability assistant for U of M Crookston's Center for Sustainability, Lisa Gentele asserted, "RecycleMania is all about student awareness. Each person can make a difference everyday by shutting off one light or recycling one bottle."

Chris Waltz, U of M Crookston's Center for Sustainability's energy conservation specialist supported by Minnesota GreenCorps and recent graduate also showed enthusiasm for RecycleMania, "We are really excited to be participating in such a large competition. Our goal is to be up there in rankings with larger universities like the University of North Dakota and the Twin Cities campus."

Waltz and Gentele recently earned an $11,000 Clean Energy Resources Teams (CERTs) grant for the Center of Sustainability. The grant will support students being paired with a faculty or staff member to address two projects: conduct a feasibility study for a methane digester and measure building-to-building energy use.    

RecycleMania is a recycling program created not just to increase recycling participation by students and staff but to raise awareness of current waste management and recycling practices. RecycleMania is a way for students to learn to address environmental issues in a positive way. The program hopes to inspire colleges and universities to expand their waste reduction programs on campus. The 2010 RecycleMania competition will run from Sunday January 17 to Saturday March 27.

The RecycleMania program was founded in 2001 by Ed Newman of Ohio University and Stacy Edmonds Wheeler of Miami University. These students thought that something needed to be done to increase recycling on campus so they started a competition between their universities to see who could recycle the most over the 10 week competition. RecycleMania has quickly grown over the last 9 years to include 510 colleges and universities across the nation. To learn more, visit www.recyclemania.org.   

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.

Contact: Peter Phaiah, Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, 281-281-8505 (phaiah@umn.edu), Elizabeth Kern, communications assistant, 218-281-8446 (kernx088@umn.edu), Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

Alumni and community friends of the Northwest School of Agriculture (NWSA) and the University of Minnesota, Crookston will gather for a social on Friday, Feb.19, 2010, at Terrace Green at ViewPoint Resort, 640 North Hawes Road, Mesa, Arizona. The annual alumni social begins at 11:30 a.m. and will run until 3 p.m. Lunch will be served at noon for $15 per person.

Corby Kemmer, director of Development & Alumni Relations will host this year's social and Chancellor Charles H. Casey will bring greetings from the Crookston campus.

If you are interested in attending the Arizona Social, please call Lorraine (Zipoy) Love, '54, at 480-380-4051 or the Office of Development & Alumni Relations at 800-862-6466 ext. 8401 to confirm attendance by Thursday, February 4. Disability accommodations are available upon request.

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a four-year, public university and one of five campuses in the University of Minnesota system. The NWSA Alumni Association represents the 5,433 graduates of the residential agriculture high school, which operated from 1905 through 1968, on what is now the campus of the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.

Contact: Kemmer, director, development and alumni, 218-281-8434 (ckemmer@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

Area students named to the fall semester 2009 Chancellor's List at the University of Minnesota, Crookston were announced by the Office of the Registrar. The U of M, Crookston is one of the most respected career-oriented, technology-based universities in the nation.

To qualify for a place on the Chancellor's List, students must complete 12 or more letter-graded (A-F) credits while attaining a 4.00 grade point average. The Crookston campus is the online leader in the University of Minnesota system and the only campus providing every full-time student with a laptop computer.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 applied-science undergraduate degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; math, science and technology; and natural resources. To learn more, visit www.UMCrookston.edu.

Fall 2009 Chancellor's List

Name	Degree
Aho, Nathaniel	Business Management
Armbrust, BillieJo	Agricultural Business/Animal Science BS
Bakken, Keith	Business Management BS/Manufacturing Mgmt BMM
Benoit, Jenna	Business Management BS
Bjerke, Danielle	Organizational Psychology BS
Blair, Jamie	Applied Health BAH
Boen, Chase	Agricultural Business BS
Borge, Jonathan	Agricultural Systems Management BS
Bowar, Katie	Business Management BS
DeBoer, Jessica   Eaton, Emily	Business Management BS   Early Childhood Education/Horticulture BS
Ellerbusch, Kayla	Business Management BS
Eul, Megan	Early Childhood Education BS
Flaten, Singne	Animal Science BS
Flikka, Stacy	Business Management/Early Childhood Education BS
Folkert, Kelsey	Animal Science BS
Fowler, Christopher	Business Management BS
Gallivan, Mark	Business Management BS
Gerardy, Mallory	Early Childhood Education BS
Gorentz, Andrew	Agronomy BS
Gulleckson, Tim Gurung, Lhakpa	Business Management BS Early Childhood Education BS
Gurung, Yangchen	Business Management BS
Haarstick, Thomas	Agricultural Systems Management BS
Han, HyeSoo	Business Management BS
Harren, Joseph	Agronomy BS
Hart, Steven	Natural Resources BS
Herrig, Heather	Natural Resources BS
Jadeke, Kyle	Post-Secondary Enrollment Opt
Jang, Yunho	Business Management BS
Jenkins, Bethany	Horticulture BS
Kang, Eun Hye	Communication BS
Kenyon, Krista	Natural Resources BS
Kim, Minseo	Undeclared
Klehr, Kayla	Animal Science BS
Klumb, Timothy	Business Management BS
Koo, Kyungwook	Accounting BS
Krikke, Alyssa	Health Sciences Pre Professional Track
Lee, Chang Hyeong	Undeclared
Lee, Dong Jin	Business Management BS
Linder, Matt	Marketing BS
Lindsholm, Nicholas	Manufacturing Management BMM
Liu, Qian	Business Management BS
Maki, Samantha	Early Childhood Education BS
Misialek, Casey	Early Childhood Education BS
Misialek, Chasity	Criminal Justice BS
Nelson, Kimberly	Early Childhood Education BS
Ofer, Nir	Business Management BS
Plass, John	Agronomy BS
Pyun, Junhyung	Accounting BS
Ricke, Derek	Sport & Recreation Management BS
Roberts, Kristin	Business Management BS
Rodriguez, Melanie	Animal Science BS
Russell, Amanda	Early Childhood Education BS
Saarinen, Max	Communication BS
Sachwitz, Brandon	Biology/Hlth Sciences BS
Schlosser, Brittany	Equine Science BS
Shaw, Erin	Accounting/Business Management BS
Solie, Brandin	Agricultural Systems Management BS
Stearly, Joseph	Undeclared
Sulzbach, Peter	Business Management BS
Torkelson, Bobbie	Early Childhood Education BS
Valgren, Yvonne	Organizational Psychology BS
Van Treeck, Amy	Equine Science BS
Wilkinson, Byran	Business Management BS
Will, Leonard	Agricultural Systems Management BS
Wrzos, Holly	Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management BS
Zeng, Xixi	English as a Second Language
Zoch, Jennifer	Horticulture BS

Contact: Andrew Svec, director of communication, 218-281-8438, (asvec@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

Two students in the horticultural studies program at University of Minnesota, Crookston recently received scholarships sponsored by the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA) Foundation.  Scholarship recipients are Jada Ellenberg, Perham, Minn., and Kristine Neu, Pelican Rapids, Minn.

The MNLA scholarship program recognizes superior students enrolled in horticultural, nursery or landscape studies programs at several area colleges and universities.  The scholarships are designed by MNLA and its member companies to help grow future leaders in the nursery and landscape industry.

In photo at left: Annette Cayard, Dakota County Technical College, left, and Jada Ellenberg, University of Minnesota , Crookston, right, with scholarship sponsor Mike McNamara, Hoffman and McNamara Nursery & Landscape.

In photo at right, below:  Front row (left to right): Davin Shokes, University of Minnesota - St. Paul, third from left, and Kristine Neu, University of Minnesota , Crookston, sixth from left, with scholarship sponsors Dennis Ullom, St. Croix Tree Service, Jim Walsh, Vineland Treecare, Steve Sylvester, S & S Tree Specialists, Inc., Bert Swanson, Swanson's Nursery Consulting, Greg Krogstad, Rainbow Treecare, Jim Ostvig, Ostvig Tree Service, and Dave Nordgard, A Top Notch Equipment. 

Two MNLA member firms co-sponsored the scholarships for the University of Minnesota, Crookston students.  MNLA Commercial Arborist Committee sponsored the scholarship for Neu.  Hoffman and McNamara, based in Hastings, sponsored the scholarship for Ellenberg.
 
To be eligible for an MNLA scholarship, applicants must possess a "C" grade average or better, present letters of recommendation from instructors and employers, and submit an essay stating their career goals and objectives. 

The Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association is the state's largest green industry trade association with over 1,500 member companies.  Members include nurseries, garden centers, landscape contractors, landscape designers, irrigation contractors, commercial flower growers, tree care specialists, professional gardening services, and turf and landscape management professionals.     
                             
Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 bachelor's degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture and natural resources; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; and math, science and technology.  With an enrollment of about 1,300 undergraduates, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree.  "Small Campus. Big Degree."  To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.
 

Contact: Cassie Larson, Education & Industry Advancement Director - cassie@mnla.biz; Sue Jacobson, instructor, horticulture, 218-281-8118 (sjacobso@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

Committed to saving energy, the University of Minnesota, Crookston campus will kick-off the Campus Energy Challenge on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, in an effort to raise awareness and educate the campus community on how to increase energy savings. In this first-of-its-kind program, the U of M, Crookston, will work with Otter Tail Power Company to reduce electric energy consumption on campus by as much as 15 percent.

A sustainability survey sent to students, faculty, and staff at the University of Minnesota, Crookston in December 2009 confirms energy saving is important to the campus.  Climate change was definitely on the minds of respondents as 86 percent say that climates or regions around the world are changing. In response to a question should the campus be "using energy efficient technology on the campus as much as possible," 219 of 256 respondents ranked it as important to very important. And 216 respondents said it was important or very important that the campus "take active steps to decrease energy consumption. The sustainability survey was developed by Crookston Students for Sustainable Development (CSSD) And will be followed by a survey specific to energy saving behaviors and motivations, which students, faculty, and staff will receive on January 18.

"The kickoff is most timely on the heels of the U.N. Conference on Climate Change staged in Copenhagen during December," notes Dan Svedarsky, Ph.D., director of the Center for Sustainability at the U of M, Crookston, who represented The Wildlife Society at the conference. "At that meeting delegates from around the world gathered to discuss preventative and adaptation strategies. It provides a global context for these all-important local actions."

The Campus Energy Challenge kick-off includes several entertaining activities related to energy savings. Green Walking," sponsored by (CSSD) and hosted by Senior Elizabeth Kern will ask students random questions about energy use practices and energy savings. In the evening, Student Programming and Activities for Campus Entertainment (SPACE) will join CSSD to host "Flip It Off: Save your energy for later" featuring competitions geared to educate students about the Campus Energy Challenge and energy use in general. Students will contend for cash and door prizes provided by Otter Tail Power Company.

Along with these activities, CSSD is sponsoring RecycleMania beginning January 18.  A competition between colleges and universities to recycle as much as possible over the course of a 10 week period, RecycleMania is a trademarked program of the RecycleMania Steering Committee in coordination with the College and University Recycling Council (CURC).

The Campus Energy Challenge is a pilot project that is part of Otter Tail Power Company's Minnesota Conservation Improvement Program approved by the Minnesota Office of Energy Security in November 2008. Together, Otter Tail Power Company and the U of M, Crookston, will work to nurture and develop energy efficiency habits that will help everyone on campus save money on their energy bills and model those habits to the Crookston community, other campuses, and the country.

Otter Tail Power Company, a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: OTTR), is headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minn. It provides electricity and energy services to more than a quarter million people in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. To learn more about Otter Tail Power Company visit www.otpco.com. To learn more about conserving energy visit www.conservingelectricity.com. To learn more about Otter Tail Corporation, visit www.ottertail.com.

Program Management for RecycleMania is provided by Keep America Beautiful in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WasteWise program. RecycleMania is made possible through the sponsorship support of The Coca Cola Company, American Forest & Paper Association and Keep America Beautiful. For more information, visit www.recyclemania.org.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 applied-science undergraduate degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; math, science and technology; and natural resources. To learn more, visit www.UMCrookston.edu.

Contact: Lisa Gentele, sustainability assistant, 402-850-7661 (grego098@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

Katya Zepeda, Crookston, Minn., was one of two college students recently selected to receive a $1,000 Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur (CASE) grant supporting innovative service-learning projects.  Zepeda, a first-year student at the University of Minnesota, Crookston, will use her CASE grant to raise funds for the Crookston food shelf by hosting an Empty Bowls Dinner.

Zepeda will partner with students from a local high school to plan and implement the project, while at the same time increasing students' exposure to the University of Minnesota and higher education.

Lisa Loegering, assistant director of service learning at the Crookston campus, guided Zepeda through the grant proposal process and will serve as her advisor for the project.  Zepeda, an organizational psychology major, also will work closely with her academic advisor, Alvin Killough, Ph.D., on developing parts of the project into an independent study within her academic program.

Throughout the project's development, community and campus partners will play an integral role in the planning and execution of the many aspects of Empty Bowls Dinner, which will be held in fall 2010.
Zepeda was among several students from Campus Compact institutions to propose inventive projects serving their communities. The other CASE grant recipient was Christin Tomy, a senior at the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn. Tomy and Zepeda are the fifth and sixth students to receive CASE grants from Minnesota Campus Compact.

Minnesota Campus Compact is proud to support the work of students in their community. More information about Zepeda's project is available at www.emptybowls.net.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 applied-science undergraduate degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; math, science and technology; and natural resources. To learn more, visit www.UMCrookston.edu.

Contact: Lisa Loegering, assistant director of service learning, 218-281-8526 (loege005@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

The last weekend in January signals a 35-year tradition at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. Ag Arama weekend, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, January 29-30, 2010, is hosted by the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department includes fun for the entire family. Most of the activities take place on Saturday, Jan. 30, in the University Teaching and Outreach Center (UTOC) located on the north edge of the campus.

The weekend begins with contests for students in agronomy, horticulture and natural resources beginning on Friday, January 29 at noon. Friday evening from 6-8 p.m., the Animal Science Association will host a chili feed for $5 per person in UTOC.

Contests in agronomy, animal science, horticulture, and natural resources highlight Ag Arama weekend. They serve as an opportunity for students to showcase their knowledge and skills and have a chance to interact with alumni and faculty members. Ag Arama is planned and operated by a committee of students advised by faculty members from the Agriculture Department Terrill Bradford, animal science instructor and Assistant Professor Henry Wilson who teaches soil science.

On Saturday morning from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., the animal showmanship contests begin and the public is welcome to watch the competition as it unfolds in both novice and experienced categories. Students compete in western and English horse showmanship, lamb lead, and dairy, beef, sheep, and swine showing.  The novices are paired with experienced students prior to the contests to prepare for the day.

From 9 a.m. to noon, there is an ag industries show and a picnic style lunch is served at 12:30 p.m. Coronation of the Ag Arama royalty begins at 1 p.m. Several games and competitions, including men's and women's crosscut saw contests and log splitting, begins at 1:45 p.m. The day's activities culminate with an awards presentation at 3 p.m.

Alumni from the U of M, Crookston are invited to a social at the Irishman's Shanty in Crookston from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Capping off the weekend is a dance at the Crookston Armory.

For more information about Ag Arama, contact advisors for the event Terrill Bradford at 218-281-8108 (tbradfor@umn.edu) or Henry Wilson at 218-281-8140 (wils1252@umn.edu).

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 applied-science undergraduate degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; math, science and technology; and natural resources. To learn more, visit www.UMCrookston.edu.

Contact: Terrill Bradford, agriculture instructor, 218-281-8108 (tbradfor@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

(Detroit Lakes, MN) - U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson (DFL-MN07) announced today that "The Home Grown Economy 2010 - Equipping You to Build Community Based Food Systems" conference will be held in Marshall on February 15th and 16th.

In addition, to improve access for constituents throughout the 7th Congressional District, interactive video sessions will be held on Tuesday, February 16th at the following college campus locations: University of Minnesota, Crookston; University of Minnesota, Morris; Bemidji State University, and Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.


"Changing attitudes about food, its impact on health and well-being, and growing opportunities for small farmers have sparked a movement across the country and in Minnesota of consumers seeking out locally grown foods, Peterson said, "and I'm hosting this conference to help get the word out and link people to the available resources."


"With this demand for more locally grown foods, farmers and rural communities can benefit from a variety of new opportunities.  The farm to school program, linking local agricultural producers to school lunch and breakfast programs, is growing in Minnesota.  Farmers markets and food co-ops are springing up all over the state and in grocery stores; "Minnesota Grown" and "locally grown" labels are being sought out by shoppers."


"In 2007, I sponsored the first in a series of meetings on Local Foods, addressing how local foods can be an economic development engine for rural communities.  Since then, I've held additional meetings on connecting local foods and economic opportunity."


"This year I've invited USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide the keynote address.  In addition, Ken Meter of Crossroads Resource Center will present his insights on how food networks thrive and strengthen local economies.  Panel presenters will provide information about what is happening at the local level and each regional site will be afforded an opportunity to discuss how they can expand upon their local community based food system."

"By sponsoring this conference again, I'm hoping to provide people in western and northwestern Minnesota with practical and useful information about how local foods can become an economic development engine for farmers, rural communities and development organizations, and how we can all work together to meet growing market demands for healthier food."

For more information on the 2010 Home Grown Economy conference, go to www.regionalpartnerships.umn.edu, or contact Toni Merdan at Congressman Peterson's office.

Contact: Toni Merdan, Sr. Economic Development Officer, Detroit Lakes, Minn., Home Office: 218-998-2055

The University of Minnesota, Crookston continues to move forward in pursuing energy conservation and sustainability goals with the recent awarding of a Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTS) grant of $11,000 according to Dan Svedarsky, Ph.D., director of the U of M, Crookston Center for Sustainability. The grant will support students being paired with a faculty or staff member to address two projects: conduct a feasibility study for a methane digester and measure building-to-building energy use.

"The grant application was primarily developed by Center staff, Chris Waltz (pictured below on left) and Lisa Gentele (pictured on right), in conjunction with U of M, Crookston faculty and staff," according to Svedarsky. Waltz is an energy conservation specialist supported by the Minnesota GreenCorps and Gentele is a student sustainability assistant working with the Center, the Otter Tail Energy Challenge program, and chair of the Crookston Students for Sustainable Development (CSSD).

Key personnel involved in collaborating with students will be U of M, Crookston faculty members: Christo Robberts, Paul Aakre, and Kent Freberg with the methane generator study. Staff members: Tim Norton, director of Facility Management and Operations; Rusty Remick, electrician; and Ken Johnson, Otter Tail Power Company, will advise the building-to-building energy use study.

"This grant will nicely support the implementation of the Otter Tail Energy Challenge awarded to the Crookston campus earlier in the fall," according to Waltz.  The energy use study will evaluate the installation of better monitoring systems so that students in residence halls can engage in competitions to strive to reduce energy consumption and lessen the impact on global carbon emissions. Students will come from a variety of majors on campus and will begin working on the project early in spring semester 2010.

"Grant funds will support U of M, Crookston students to gain research experience in sustainability and energy as well as develop leadership skills using the campus as a real-world living laboratory," notes Waltz. "The program will bring together clubs and organizations, classes, and individuals across campus disciplines to work on applied sustainable research projects which is necessary for the training and development of new environmental professionals."

Waltz, a spring 2009 U of M, Crookston graduate, co-authored the 2008 CERTS grant, "LEEDing Crookston to a Sustainable Future," which allowed Crookston campus students and the campus community to achieve a new level of sustainability awareness and engagement. The grant also facilitated construction of Evergreen Hall according to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards making it the first LEED-certified dormitory within the University of Minnesota system. Students hosted open forums and guest speakers to educate the campus community on the topic of sustainability and its broad applications to energy efficiency and conservation, economic development, local foods, recycling, and atmospheric carbon balance. In addition, the grant supported the Crookston Students for Sustainable Development to host an educational retreat to the ultimate energy efficient, Biohaus (Bio-House), at the Concordia Language Camp near Bemidji, Minn. This retreat was designed to share ideas between students, not only at the Crookston campus but also students from other campuses such as Bemidji State University.

"It has been an absolute delight working with these UMC students the past couple of years as they have engaged in sustainability initiatives," according to Svedarsky. "And this student sustainability action is spreading nationally and globally as well. I just returned from the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen and the commitment of young people to planetary stewardship is nothing short of remarkable.  I would also be remiss in not recognizing the key supporting role of Linda Kingery, executive director of the Northwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership, and U of M, Crookston professor David DeMuth. These two individuals are tireless strategists in facilitating many campus and regional initiatives related to sustainability and the environment."

For more information contact: Waltz at 218-281-8128 or waltz020@umn.edu and Svedarsky at 218-281-8129 or dsvedars@umn.edu at the Center for Sustainability, U of M, Crookston.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 applied-science undergraduate degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; math, science and technology; and natural resources. To learn more, visit www.UMCrookston.edu.

Contact: Dan Svedarsky, director, Center for Sustainability, 218-281-8129 (dsvedars@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)

Mixed Blood Theatre will perform "Dr. King's Dream" on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. The performance, which will be held in the Kiehle Auditorium at 7 p.m., is the acclaimed celebration of the life and career of Dr. Martin Luther King. The event is free and the public is welcome.

Warren C. Bowles, the talented actor featured in 'Dr. King's Dream,' has toured for Mixed Blood since 1981. His stirring solo performance movingly chronicles King's career from the beginning during the Montgomery bus strike, to his death in Memphis. The performance captures all of the dignity, courage, devotion and humanity of a unique American leader.

Both the external events in King's career (the marches in Selma and Birmingham and winning the Nobel Peace Prize) and his thoughts on topics ranging from Malcolm X, to the police, to President Kennedy are included, as is his soaring "I Have a Dream" speech.

Mixed Blood Theatre, a professional, multi-racial company, promotes cultural pluralism and individual equality through artistic excellence, using theater to address artificial barriers that keep people from succeeding in American society.

For more information, contact Thomas Williams, director of diversity and multicultural services at 218-281-8580.

The performance is held in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, officially recognized on January 18. The holiday marks the birthdate of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King's birthday, January 15.

Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 applied-science undergraduate degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; math, science and technology; and natural resources. To learn more, visit www.UMCrookston.edu.

Contact: Thomas Williams, director of diversity and multicultural services, 218-281-8580 (will3140@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director, communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)