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- November 16, 2009 (from Campus E-Update):
Agriculture and Natural Resources Activities Day is scheduled for Friday, December 4, and will bring approximately 1,300 high school students to the U of M, Crookston. The competition, held annually on campus for more than 30 years, is overseen by faculty in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department. Last year nearly 50 high schools participated in this event, which consists of more than 20 contests ranging from horticulture and forestry to ag mechanics, livestock, and sales. For more information regarding the day's events, contact Amy Lubarski, 218-281-8101. A full schedule is available online.
Students in the Facility Maintenance and Safety class taught by Kent Freberg, assistant professor, agricultural systems management, recently completed a lab project in wood construction resulting in a new 22’ x 18’ x 8’ high shelter in Crookston’s Walsh Park, near Villa St. Vincent. The project, a collaborative effort among the U of M, Crookston, the Villa St. Vincent, and the city of Crookston, has been in the works for over a year. Last fall’s Facility Maintenance and Safety class placed and finished the concrete foundation slab. Learn more (Crookston Daily Times).
John Loegering, associate professor, wildlife ecology, recently served as an expert commentator for a news segment about a group of black bears that has taken up residence in a tree, a behavior that is somewhat unusual for bears. The segment was produced by KVLY TV and aired on its affiliate stations throughout the region. View the segment online.
- November 2, 2009 (from Campus E-Update):
Over the past year, several students enrolled in three different classes taught by Eric Castle, M.L.A., assistant professor, horticulture, have been directly involved in the planning, design, and development of landscaping for Crookston’s Sixth Street Park near the river. Learn more.
Six students from the U of M, Crookston were honored with the FFA American Degree during an awards banquet held Friday, October 23, as part of the national FFA convention held October 21-24 in Indianapolis, Ind. The FFA American Degree represents the highest level an individual can achieve as an FFA member. Students earning this honor included Amanda Adkins, a senior from Detroit Lakes, Minn.; Jonathan Borge, a junior from Ada-Borup, Minn.; Samantha Lahman, a sophomore from Parkers Prairie, Minn.; Michael Kitchell, a senior from Ada, Minn.; Bradley Kappes, a junior from Ada, Minn; and Travis Stanton, a freshman from Detroit Lakes, Minn.
- October 19, 2009 (from Campus E-Update):
The U of M, Crookston has been selected to serve as a host site for a statewide initiative known as the Minnesota GreenCorps. The Crookston campus was one of 56 applicants to be selected as one of twelve GreenCorps sites. Alumnus Chris Waltz, ’09, has been appointed as the local government energy conservation specialist and will be trained for his role as part of a new generation of environmental professionals under the program. Based on the Crookston campus, Waltz will work closely with the City of Crookston and the U of M, Crookston’s Center for Sustainability. He will also assist local entities (city, county, school district, campus) in the conservation of energy involving the operations of their buildings and vehicles. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) coordinates the Minnesota GreenCorps, which is an environmental AmeriCorps program.
A team of students involved with UMC’s Horticulture Club competed and earned third place honors overall at the 37th Mid-American Collegiate Horticulture Society (MACHS) Conference, held October 8-11 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The team, comprised of Jennifer Zoch, Stepheni Tietje, Kristine Neu, and Jada Ellenberg with coach Theresa Helgeson, placed third overall just after Iowa State and Michigan State. Additionally, Jennifer Zoch earned first place honors in individual knowledge and tied for first place in herbaceous identification. Stepheni Tietje tied for second place in herbaceous identification. Students Theo Lenneman, Michael Field, Nathan Peikert, and Katy Diers also attended the conference and competed as individuals.
- September 8, 2009 (from Campus E-Update):
Paul Aakre, assistant professor, ag systems management,demonstrated farm-scale oil extraction using the Komet press and canola on August 13 at the Energy/Alternative Fuels Field Day at the Central Lakes Ag Center in Staples, Minn. The event brought together a number of experts and researchers from across Minnesota who are focusing on energy crops and alternative fuels production.
- August 3, 2009 (from Campus E-Update):
This summer Thomas Haarstick, a junior from Vergas, Minn., and Paul Aakre, assistant professor, ag systems management,are testing a tractor they converted to run on straight vegetable oil (SVO). The tractor, which is currently being used to mow road ditches in Polk County, began using SVO on June 15 and to date has logged some 160 hours. Haarstick, an agricultural systems management major, worked on mounting the conversion unit, preparing the tractor, and doing much of the electrical work. His student research is funded in part by an undergraduate research grant he applied for with Aakre. Learn more. The research has also garnered a cover story by Agweek for its August 3 edition. The online version of that story is available online here.
- July 6, 2009 (from Campus E-Update):
In an effort to integrate more options for study abroad into the curriculum, a small team of faculty—Harouna Maiga, Chuck Lariviere, and Terrill Bradford—visited the French National Agricultural Research Institute (INRA) in Paris, France, and its allied agricultural universities from June 23 to July 1. While in France, the group made several stops including Tours, France, where they investigated a variety of options for collaboration and linkages with INRA. The trip was funded in part by a grant from the University of Minnesota’s Office of International Programs as well as by professional development dollars. Integration of study abroad into the curriculum offers a variety of options for students to gain international exposure, and it moves the Crookston campus toward President Robert Bruininks’s goal of achieving 50% of U of M graduates having a study abroad experience.
An article by Mike Vivion, instructor, aviation, appears in the July 2009 edition of Plane and Pilot Magazine. The article provides details about the U of M, Crookston’s aviation degree program and its various emphases. Learn more at planeandpilotmag.com.
- June 1, 2009 (from Campus E-Update):
Nearly 200 faculty and staff from the University of Minnesota, Crookston as well as the Northwest Research and Outreach Center and Regional Extension attended the annual Faculty and Staff Celebration and Awards Program Monday, May 11, in Bede Ballroom, Sargeant Student Center. Among the award recipients were Rhett Johnson, M.S., Distinguished Teaching Award; Theresa Helgeson, Distinguished Service, Civil Service/Bargaining Unit; Dan Svedarsky, Ph.D., Outstanding Community Service; Eric Castle, M.L.A., Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty;Several faculty and staff were also recognized for their years of service. For photos from the event visit: www.umcrookston.edu/photogallery/facstaffawards/2009.
- May 4, 2009 (from Campus E-Update):
Two U of M, Crookston faculty members were honored at the 80th Annual Minnesota State FFA Convention, Monday, April 27. Lyle Westrom, Ph.D., associate professor, agricultural education and dairy science, was inducted into the Minnesota FFA Hall of Fame, and Terrill Bradford, instructor, animal science, received the Minnesota Honorary FFA Degree. Learn more.
John Loegering, Ph.D., associate professor, wildlife ecology, was presented with the prestigious Horace T. Morse - University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education, at an award ceremony held Monday, April 27, at the McNamara Alumni Center on the Minneapolis campus. Learn more.
- April 6, 2009 (from Campus E-Update):
A planning session to work on the design for the Sixth Street greenspace located west of the underpass in Crookston will be held Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m. in Dowell Hall 212. All interested parties are welcome. The design and construction of the space are joint projects with the City of Crookston, and the U of M, Crookston. Assistant Professor Eric Castle, M.L.A., assistant professor, horticulture, is coordinating campus efforts and student involvement through his landscape design and landscape installation and maintenance classes.
Dan Svedarsky, Ph.D., professor and head of the U of M, Crookston Natural Resources Department, organized and co-chaired a special session, "The Coursework of Conservation - Are University Curricula on Target?” at the recent North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, held March 16-21 in Arlington, Virginia. The focus of the session was an analysis of wildlife programs in North America based on data gathered from employers as well as college and university faculty. Svedarsky co-chaired the session with Steve McMullin, associate department head of Virginia Tech’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences.
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