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Alma Matters: News for CLA Alumni

Issue #8, Winter 2008
Published 8 January 2008

In this issue

• Advocate for Folwell Hall: Take a tour and learn more
• Welcome the Class of 2012
• CLA Alumni Society event: Symphonic Band concert & dean's list reception
• Partcipate in a study on work and feelings
• CLA events highlights
• Links

Get involved with CLA

Advocate for Folwell Hall: Take a tour and learn more
The U is seeking funding in the 2008 legislative session to renovate the interior of this 100-year-old campus landmark and move it into the 21st century. The plans for Folwell are designed to support the most important thing we do: teach.

We invite you to come to campus to learn more about plans to renovate Folwell Hall. Tour Folwell and the recently renovated Jones Hall.

Sat., Jan. 26, 2008
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Freshman Welcome Center conference room
200 Jones Hall

• Associate Dean Mark Pharis will talk about renovation plans, which include significant upgrades of the building's technological capacity to support teaching and learning
• See a demonstration of technology for teaching languages at the Jones Hall Language Center
• Tour Folwell Hall and have some light refreshments in the Weiss Library
• Learn how you can advocate for Folwell Hall with the legislature

Your efforts to advocate for Folwell will make a difference. If you are not able to come for this special event, we encourage you to:

• See what the students are saying about Folwell Hall. Two student-produced videos were posted to YouTube. (Additional videos are planned.)
• Host or attend a legislative district meeting sponsored and organized by the U of M's Legislative Network. All you need to do is help find a location to hold the meeting (in your home or a community location) and be available to greet guests. The Legislative Network folks take care of the rest. To host a meeting in your senate district, contact Wokie Freeman (612-626-1785).
• Attend the Legislative Network's Legislative Briefing and Reception on Wed., Jan. 23, 5:30-8:00 p.m., at the McNamara Alumni Center. Get an insider’s preview of the University of Minnesota’s 2008 capital request. Enjoy a light dinner buffet and learn what you can do to support the U. RSVP by January 17.
• Write to Governor Pawlenty and your legislators. Visit http://ga4.org/campaign/folwell to send the Governor an e-mail and to get information on Folwell. To write a letter, address it to: The Honorable Tim Pawlenty, 130 State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155. To get the contact information for your senator and representative, go to: www1.umn.edu/groots/takeaction.php

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Welcome the Class of 2012
CLA is looking for alumni like you to help welcome high school students who have been admitted to the college. Contact these students by phone or e-mail to share what we already know: that the College of Liberal Arts is an outstanding place to earn your degree.
>Join us in welcoming these scholars-to-be

CLA Aumni Society Event

Free Symphonic Band Concert and Dean’s List Honoree Reception
CLA alumni and 2007 CLA Dean's List honorees, family, and friends are invited to a CLA Alumni Society gathering in the West Bank Arts Quarter.

Reception
Wed., Feb. 20, 2008
Ted Mann Concert Hall Lobby
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. with welcome from the CLA Alumni Society Board and CLA Interim Dean James A. Parente, Jr. at 7:00 p.m.
Coffee and light desserts

U of M Symphonic Band Concert
Ted Mann Concert Hall
7:30 pm

The Symphonic Band is an ensemble of 70 to 80 select wind and percussion players. Although many members are music majors, the ensemble includes a number of undergraduate and graduate students from other disciplines.

The event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP to Erica Giorgi by February 15 so we can plan for the appropriate amount of refreshments.

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Participate in Research Investigating Work & Feelings
Participate in a study on the effect of online journaling on work-related feelings conducted by students and faculty in the Department of Psychology.

• Participate for 1 week (total time commitment is about 2 hours)
• Afterward complete 3 follow-up questionnaires
• Receive $20 for participating

For the study you complete questionnaires that assess organizational commitment, life satisfaction, martial satisfaction, job satisfaction, and depression. Demographic information and personality variables also will be obtained.

You will then be asked to participate in an exercise intended to impact feelings you have toward your work. Participating in this study does not guarantee that any negative feelings you are experiencing will be prevented. You may receive a placebo exercise.

If you are interested, contact Sarah Stoever.

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CLA Events Highlights

For a full list of CLA events, visit the events page on the CLA website: http://www.cla.umn.edu/events/

SJMC Alumni Society's Twin Cities Media Stars Quiz Bowl
Tues., Jan. 29, 2008: Teams from the Twin Cities' leading media organizations (WCCO TV, Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, and more) will go to battle—answering questions about Minnesota politics, sports, arts and entertainment and more! 
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American Studies in the 21st Century: A Colloquium Series
Mon., Feb. 25, 2008: A talk with Anouar Majid of the University of New England's English Department.
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Deadly Medicine: Creating The Master Race
February 27 - May 4, 2008
Developed by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this thought-provoking exhibit examines Nazi Germany’s campaign to "cleanse" German society of individuals viewed as biological threats to the nation's "health." Driven by a racist ideology legitimized by German scientists, the Nazis attempted to eliminate all of Europe's Jews, ultimately killing six million in the Holocaust. At the Science Museum of Minnesota. Co-sponsored by the U of M Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies.
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Human Trafficking: Mongolian Perspectives
Wed., Mar. 12, 2008
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Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks
Wed., Mar. 26, 2008
Suzan-Lori Parks will perform and talk about her work. Parks is the author of Topdog/Underdog (2001), which won her the Pulitzer Prize for Playwriting. She is also an actor, musician, novelist, and screenwriter. This event will be framed by a 4-week series that will include: performances of Parks' work; monologues and scenes inspired by Parks by Minneapolis writers and performers; a discussion panel on directing Parks' plays; and a discussion panel addressing 20th century African American theater and Parks' place in it. 
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West Bank Arts Quarter Events

More than just a geographic location, the West Bank Arts Quarter brings artists, teachers, students, and scholars together across disciplines to share knowledge and ideas, talent and inspiration. Below is a sampling of what the West Bank Arts Quarter has to offer.
>Learn more

U of M Xperimental Theatre Series performs Henry IV: Part I
Thur. – Sun., Feb. 7–10, 2008, various dates and times: Directed by Grant Chapman.
>More details 

Dance Revolutions
Fri. – Sun., Feb. 8–10, 2008: various dates and times: The annual mainstage offering from the dance program, Dance Revolutions is the product of the Cowles Guest Artist program, which brings world-renowned dance makers to the Twin Cities to set their exciting work on students.
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Pro Arte Piano Trio
Fri., Feb. 15, 2008
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Peace Crimes
Feb. 22 - Mar. 9, 2008, various dates and times: 1970. Three years after the Summer of Love, the Vietnam War goes full tilt with no end in sight. A handful of young men, including college students and a theologian from the Newman Center at the U of M, are busted by the FBI for raiding draft board offices across the state. The "Minnesota Eight" are tried for conspiracy, convicted and sent to federal prison. Were their crimes heroic acts of civil disobedience or acts of terrorism? Patriotism or treason? "Peace crimes" or just crimes?
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Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts
Feb. 26 - Mar. 2, 2008, various dates, times, and locations: For one week each year, the Spark Festival celebrates all uses of new technologies for artistic expression, including music, video, theater, dance, plastic artworks, and more.
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