Welcome event on
September 9
The annual College of Human Ecology Welcome Back event for
faculty, staff, and students on Thursday, September 9 from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the McNeal Hall atrium. Please
join us for a free lunch served by the CHE deans and department
heads, and the opportunity to mingle with students and colleagues.
Voter registration information will also be available.
New Students
CHE welcomes 120 new freshmen and
240 undergraduate transfer students this year (100 from outside
UM and 140 from inside). SSW welcomes 141 MSW and 5 Ph.D.
students, and an additional 59 graduate students have joined
FSoS, FScN, and DHA.
College assembly dates
College assemblies have been scheduled
for Wednesday, November 3, 9-11 a.m., and Tuesday, April
5, 9-11. Mark your calendars!
New Campus Career Center
The St. Paul Campus Career Center
opens later this fall in 198 McNeal Hall. The center will
offer a full range of career services to undergraduates,
graduate students and alumni from CHE, COAFES, and CNR. Sara
Nagel Newberg has been appointed the interim director of
the center and will report to Jerry Rinehart, associate vice
provost for student affairs.
Mentor program accepting applications
The CHE Mentor Program matches
undergraduate and graduate students with mentors in their
desired field (120 students were matched last year). Student
applications are due online by midnight September 15. More
information
CHEAS to receive UMAA award
The College of Human Ecology Alumni
Society will receive a Program Extraordinaire Award at the
UMAA Volunteer Awards reception on Friday, September 10,
for its outstanding work in developing career-readiness opportunities
for students. To attend the reception, RSVP or learn
more about the CHEAS mentor program and career readiness
activities. Campaign Human Ecology Update
As of the close of fiscal year 2003-04, Campaign Human Ecology has raised nearly
$21 million--almost 80 percent of its $27 million goal. Giving to the college
in 2003-04 totalled $2.4 milion, a 23 percent increase from the previous year.
For more information about Campaign Human Ecology, contact CHE Director of College
Advancement Pam Lowe at plowe@che.umn.edu.
Leave and sabbatical deadlines
October 15, 2004 - P/A Staff Development Leave applications
are due to department heads by October 15. Single Semester
Leave and Sabbatical applications are due to heads by November 1.
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