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8/6/2019 CORNERSTONE Newsletter: July
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3 outstANdiNg studeNts& ACultY
6 degrees iN ACtioN
eAtures9 Presidential Portolio
10 Burgum Endowed Chair
11 ArouNd CAmPus
12 A&s iN tHe CommuNitY
14 AlumNi CoNNeCtioNs
Theater Arts Celebrates100 Years (7)
Outstanding Booko the Year (9)
UND Concert ChoirTravels Abroad (11)
Biology Department WelcomesUS Fish & Wildlie ServicesBiologist (13)
CORNERSTONE 2011
Dr. Robert O. Kelley, President,
University of North Dakota
Dr. Kathleen Tiemann, Dean,
College of Arts & Sciences
Michael Meyer, Development Ofcer,
College of Arts & Sciences
Aimee Abentroth, Editor and Alumni Relations
Assistant, College of Arts & Sciences
CORNERSTONE is published by the College of Arts & Sciences
at the University of North Dakota. Please send comments and
address changes to Aimee Abentroth at aimee.abentroth@as.und.
edu or (701) 777-6268.
All articles published in CORNERSTONE (except photos) may
be reproduced without prior permission from the editor.
UND College of Arts & Sciences
Montgomery Hall, Room 125
290 Centennial Dr. Stop 8038
Grand Forks, ND 58202
aimee.abentroth@as.und.edu
und.edu/arts-sciences
facebook.com search UND Arts & Sciences
FROM THE DEAN
Dean Kathleen Tiemann
Iam pleased to bring you greetings from the College of Arts & Sciences. Thisis my rst From the Dean column and my rst opportunity to let you allknow how honored I am to lead the college that has been, and is today, the
cornerstone of UND.
If you have not heard, there has been a transition in leadership in the College.
Martha Potvin who served as the Dean of Arts & Sciences for over ten years
accepted an opportunity to become Provost at Montana State University. We
wish her and her campus wellexcept when we play their athletic squads in
the Big Sky conference.
Before becoming dean, I served as Dean Potvins Associate Dean. Taking
over my role is Dr. Harmon Abrahamson, a long-time faculty member in our
Department of Chemistry. Tom Rand remains as our Associate Dean providing
continuity and guidance for our students.
If I look familiar, you may recognize me from my over twenty years on cam-
pus as a faculty member in the UND Department of Sociology. Many of those
years I spent as chair of the department. Or, you may have seen me in an issue
of the Cornerstone a couple of years ago when I was named as a Chester FritzDistinguished Professor. I am honored and humbled to be among those on our
campus that have been so recognized.
Chester Fritz recognized the importance of supporting the University he loved.
As you may know, we are in the middle of our rst campus-wide campaign to
generate support for all areas of campus. This issue ofCornerstone highlights
many of the exceptional activities of our students, faculty and alumni. These
successes are made possible because of alumni and friends like Chester Fritz
who know the importance of giving back to UND. (Speaking of giving, make
sure you check out Mikes news on page 15 about a great giving opportunity
for North Dakota taxpayers.)
Of course your nancial gifts are always appreciated, but there are many
other ways to support the college and UND. Some examples include: hosting
alumni events, creating internship opportunities for students, and donating
your time or talents to assist us with special projects. I assure you we will be
good stewards of your support. For more details on some of our campaign
objectives, please visit our website at http://arts-sciences.und.edu.
I look forward to meeting you, hearing your stories, and sharing with you the
exceptional stories ofour College and University.
Respectfully,
Kathleen (Kathy) Tiemann
INSIDE
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The UND Founders Day banquet rec-
ognized outstanding faculty for teach-
ing, service and research. The College
of Arts & Sciences nearly swept the
awards, held on February 24.
Individual Excellence in Teaching,
Kanishka Marasinghe , Associate
Professor, Physics and Astrophysics;
Melissa Gjellstad , Assistant Profes-
sor, Languages (see more information
on Melissa on page 4.)
Excellence in Teaching, Research orCreative Activity, and Service: James
Mochoruk, Professor, History
Faculty Achievement Award for Ex-
cellence in Research: Sandra Donald -
son, Professor, English
Outstanding Faculty Development and
Service: Michael Blake , Professor,
Music
Departmental Excellence in Service:
Department of Communication Sci -
ences and Disorders
Departmental Excellence in Teaching:
The Honors Program
Thomas J. Cliord Faculty Award for
Graduate or Professional Teaching
Excellence: Rebecca Weaver-
Hightower , associate Professor, Eng-
lish.
Several Arts & Sciences faculty
members received theNorth Dakota
Spirit Achievement Award which
recognizes top achievers throughout
the University. Award winners include;
Jerey Carmichael , Associate Pro-
fessor, Biology; Emily Cherry , Assis -
tant Professor, Theatre Arts; Kimberly
Cowden, Assistant Professor, Indian
Studies; Bruce Dearden , Profes-
sor, Mathematics; Kathleen Dixon ,Professor, English; Birgit Hans ,
Chester Fritz Distinguished Profes-
sor, chair, Indian Studies; Andrew
Knight , Assistant Professor, Music;
Ralph Koprince , Associate Professor,
Languages;Susan Koprince , Profes-
sor, English; Krista Lynn Minnotte ,
Assistant Professor, Sociology; James
Mochoruk, Professor, History; Sheryl
ODonnell , Professor, chair, English;
Nuri Oncel , Assistant Professor,
Physics and Astrophysics; DaphnePedersen, Associate Professor, Sociol -
ogy; Joelle Ruthig , Assistant Profes-
sor, Psychology; Isaac Schlosser ,
Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor,
chair, Biology; Paul Todhunter , Pro-
fessor, Geography.
C O R N E R S T O N E
ARTS & SCIENCES RECOGNIZED
FOR CAMPUS EXCELLENCE
FACULTY AWARDS
Cari Campbell , Assistant Professor of History, has won
an NEH Summer Stipend Award for 2011-2012. Summerstipends support individuals pursuing advanced research
that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences,
or both. Cari is in her second year in the UND History
Department.
Norwegian Program LecturerSteven Finney has won
the 2010 American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation
Prize for his translation of a short story by Norwegian
author Ingvar Ambjrnsen, titled Into the Mountain.
The American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation
or literary prose written by a Scandinavian author born
after 1800.
President Kelley photographed with KanishkaMarasinghe.
President Kelley photographed with MelissaGjellstad.
President Kelley photographed with James
Mochoruk.
President Kelley photographed with SandraDonaldson.
President Kelley photographed with MichaelBlake.
Photo credit, Jackie Loren
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nsker du lre norsk p nettet?*
This spring, the UND Department of Modern & Classical Languages& Literatures launched an online Norwegian language program.These beginner Norwegian courses are the only university-based,
online, for-credit classes available in North America. Consequently,current enrollment in NORW 101 has attracted students from across the
United States and Canada.
These online offerings are a great opportunity to set the UND
Norwegian program apart from other universities in the country. Our
goal is to bridge Norwegian-American heritage to contemporary
Norway within the community and campus, said Dr. Melissa
Gjellstad, Assistant Professor of Languages Norwegian. Our
program enables UND to reach broadly outside the Red River Valley
and allows North Dakotans and others the opportunity to connect
Norwegian heritage with the language, culture, and society of
Scandinavia today.
For more information or to enroll in the 2011-12 Norwegian online
courses, please visit http://arts-sciences.und.edu/languages/norwegian.
Are you a graduate of the UND Department of Modern & Classical
Languages & Literatures? Wed love to hear from you! Please contact
701.777.3813 or languages@und.edu.
*Do you want to learn Norwegian online?
UND Writers ConerenceNamed Event o the Year
The University of North Dakota Writers
Conference was named 2011 Event of the
Year at the Grand Forks Convention and
Visitors Bureau Hometown Heros event. The
annual conference, started in 1970 by the late
UND English professor, John Little, has drawn
great literary artists to the Red River Valley formore than 40 years.
The 41st annual conference attracted
more than 2,000 enthusiasts to campus for
panel discussions, readings, a lm festival
and workshops hosted by nationally and
internationally recognized authors who are
known for innovative digital work. Highlighted
authors included Pulitzer Prize winning graphic
novelist Art Spiegelman, Time Magazine 100
Innovator nominee Mark Amerika, Deena
Larsen, Nick Monfort, Stuart Mouthrop and
poets Saul Williams and Frank X. Walker.
The Mind the Gap: Print, New Media, Art
conference offered approximately 40 hours
of programming that was completely free
and open to the public. We were happy to
have the opportunity to introduce UND and
the surrounding communities to the emerging
world of electronic literature, while also
exploring traditional print texts, art and musical
exhibitions, said Crystal Alberts, event co-
director. There were many highlights during
the course of the week, including listening to
renowned novelist Art Spiegelman discussthe history of comic books. However, by far a
personal and student favorite was the Friday
night Multicultural Awareness Committee
Performance by Grand Slam poetry champion
Saul Williams.
The Greater Grand Forks CVB celebration,
held at the Empire Arts Center, recognized
heroes in local tourism and entertainment
organizations. The CVB honors and supports
hardworking individuals who support local
tourism and events.
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Dr. Melissa Gjellstad took her frstNorwegian class in college to ulfll anundergraduate language requirement. Asubsequent study abroad program at theUniversity o Oslo ignited her passionor Norwegian literature, culture, andsociety. Her curiosity became a careertrajectory, and she completed a Ph.D. inScandinavian Languages & Literaturesat the University o Washington in2004. Ater teaching at Indiana University and researching atthe University o Agder in Norway, Gjellstad returned to hernative North Dakota in 2008 as a proessor, in order to grow theNorwegian program at UND. The program impacts communitiesbeyond the Red River Valley as well; Gjellstad recently addressed
members o the Scandinavian Heritage Association in Minot duringtheir annual banquet and silent auction.
COLLEGE UPDATES
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Biology Student Awarded Prestigious
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
The UND Wildlife Society is a
campus Biology organization
that provides students with
career-related skills, establishes
connections with professionals inthe wildlife field and gives students
the chance to share their skills with
the Grand Forks community.
If you would like to make a donation
to the UND Biology Program or
Wildlife Society, contact Mike Meyer
at Michael.meyer@cs.und.edu
Outstanding Communication
Student RecognizedSenior Communication
student Theresa Rerick
has been awarded
the 2011 Larry S.
Schlasinger Memorial
Award for her work
as an outstandingoverall Communication
Program graduate. The
annual award given by
the Communication
Program is named after
an exceptional UND
graduate of the early
1940s. Larry S. Schlasinger, a Phi Beta Kappa alumnus,
was wounded in battle in 1944. Mr. Schlasingers family
created the Larry S. Schlasinger Memorial Award in his
honor.
Theresa Rerick and Associate
Professor Steve Rendahl at the
annual Communication Banquet
on April 27.
Junior Biology student Jessica Greer
has been awarded the Barry M.
Goldwater Scholarship for the 2011-
2012 academic year. The Goldwater
Scholarship, honoring Senator Barry M.
Goldwater, is the premier undergraduate
scholarship awarded to students
natural sciences, and engineering.
Jessica is one of 275 recipients in the
nation to receive this respected award
and the only 2011 student selected from
the state of North Dakota.
Jessica was an exceptionally rewarding
student to work with, said Joan
Hawthorne, UND Academic Aairs.
Not only because of her talent and
work ethic, but also because she came
from a background where no one was
pushing her
or expecting
her to go to
college, let
alone achieve
at this level.
Her personalmotivation
and dedication
concrete career aims served to make her
a great candidate for the award.
The outstanding College of Arts &
Sciences student is passionate about
wildlife and the outdoors. She thrives
on science, research and gaining
the skills necessary for sustainable
management of the environment.
Conservation is very important to me,
Greer said. I chose to study Biology
because I cared about animals. Thatdeveloped into a broader concern for
ecosystem health and sustainability.
I guess I want to make sure that the
diversity of wildlife will still be around
in the future.
Jessica is a member of the UND
Wildlife Society and works in UND
Assistant Professor Steven Ralphs
biology research lab. The Grand Forks
native plans to continue her education
and earn her Ph. D. in environmental
science.
Biology UpdateRandy Kreil presented the
Alven Kreil Memorial
Scholarship to Fish and
Wildlife Biology student Eric
Smith. Randy is the Chief of
the Wildlife Division at the
North Dakota Game and Fish
Department and a UND Fish
and Wildlife Biology programalumnus. The Alven Kreil
Memorial Scholarship was established in 1993 in memory
of Mr. Alven Kreil. The award is presented to a student who
shows outstanding potential in Field Biology.
The award was presented at the UND Biology Department
Glenn A. Paur Memorial Lecture, held at Leonard Hall.
(For more information on the 2011 Glenn A. Paur Memorial
Lecture, see page 13).
OUTSTANDING STUDENTS
Jessica Greer
Alum Randy Kreil presents stude
Eric Smith, with scholarship.
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DEGREES IN ACTION
Alums Artwork Displayed inOfces o the Governor
Viewing Robert Bykonens artwork, you get a real sense of hispassions: North Dakota wildlife and aviation. His out west themedpaintings displayed perfectly at the North Dakota capital this spring.
Fifteen paintings were hung throughout the space, including the ofces
of the Governor, First Lady and Attorney General. The paintings were ondisplay from January to March and Bykonen made sure to hand-deliver
each piece.
Bykonen is a UND Art alumnus who graduated with honors in 1963. After
graduation, he dedicated thirteen years to teaching art at South Junior High
in Grand Forks. While teaching, Robert received his Commercial Flying
and Flight Instructor ratings. After 45 years of agricultural aviation, he
plans to retire and devote his time to painting. His paintings are currently
on display at the Fargo Air Museum.
For more information or to view displayed artwork, visit
http://bykonenart.com.
Language Student Awarded FulbrightAward to Teach in Korea
Senior student Andy Tanem has been presentedthe Fulbright Award, sending him to SouthKorea to teach English for one year. Tanem is an
outstanding German and International Studies
double major who has previously studied in SouthKorea and Germany. He was awarded the Critical
Language Scholarship sponsored by the U.S.
Department of State for Summer 2010, when he
had the opportunity to live in Jeonju, South Korea.
Of the many students with whom Ive worked,
there is no one who has been more passionately
interested in languages and cultures than Andy, said Joan Hawthorne,
UND Academic Affairs. It has been a great pleasure to watch him
achieve these opportunities for international experiences which will be
so important for his professional development.
The Fulbright Award is a US government agship program focusing on
international educational exchange. Most countries around the worldhave an existing partnership and are government funded. Andy was one
of approximately 250 international students to apply for the Korean
research and teaching award. Several recipients from around the world
were selected for the impressive scholarship, sending them to South
Korea to work or study. This July, Tanem will be teaching English to
elementary or middle school children in South Korea.
After achieving his undergrad diploma and spending the 2011/2012
academic year in South Korea, Tanem plans to pursue his Ph. D in
Political Science, focusing on comparative politics and reunication
studies of both Germany and North/South Korea.
Student RecognitionErin Barta was an applicant for a Fulbright
Summer Fellowship; she was also an applicant
for and a winner of the Truman Scholarship,
an award recognizing a commitment to and
excellence in public service. The scholarship
provides support for graduate study related to
a public policy and service career. Her long-
term goal is to work in the area of internationalhuman rights. Erin is a junior majoring in
Political Science, Honors and English. She is
from Langdon, ND.
John Persson, from Mandan, North Dakota,
was a candidate for the AMGEN Scholars
Program and was selected for a summer
position at John Hopkins University, where
he will study rock samples as part of a NASA
research project examining the geologic
history of Mercury. A junior, he is majoring in
Chemistry and Honors with a minor in Biology.
His aim is to combine his research interests inmolecular Biology with the study and practice
of dentistry. John is a volunteer at the St.
Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and a participant
in triathlons.
Andy Tanem
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Theatre at UND is historically
grounded in the liberal arts traditions
and has always served and enjoyed
the work of majors and non-majors
from across campus, said Kathleen
McLennan, UND Theatre Arts chair.
While we can boast about successful
graduates, we warmly acknowledge all
of the students whose time and effort
continues to contribute to this exciting
program.
The year-long celebration included
an October 21 alumni reunion
featuring the university-sponsored
Great Conversation with actor,
UND graduate and Wahpeton native,
Sam Anderson. Anderson is known
for several prominent TV roles: as
mailroom supervisor Mr. Gorpley on
Perfect Strangers; the lawyer Holland
Manners on Angel; the cardiologist
Dr. Jack Kayson on the television series
ER; and as Bernard on Lost.
Anderson has been in more than 125
TV movies and series episodes during
his career and remains active in live
theatre for the stage. He is a member
of the Mystery Writers of America and
won the 2002 Ovation Award for Best
Actor in a Leading Role.
McLennan said theatre at UND began
100 years ago when English professor
Frederick Koch founded the Sock
and Buskin Society with a goal to
prepare the way for a New AmericanTheatre. As a laboratory of dramatic
literature, the society is one of the
earliest organizations dedicated to
teaching, performance and playwriting
on a university campus.
Theatre Arts Celebrates 100 YearsBy: Peter Johnson, University Relations
Celebrating 100 years at the University of North Dakota, the 2010-2011 season atBurtness Theatre covers the breadth and depth of American theatre with musicalcomedy and serious drama.
Musical Homecoming
UND alumnus Terry Schlenker performed with the Grand Forks Master Chorale and
UND Concert Choir in Grand Forks, April 29. Schlenker performed original works
and presented the world premiere of his piece,De Profundis. An Ashley, ND native, he
welcomed many North Dakota friends and family to attend his concert.
Schlenker attended the University of North Dakota where he studied music composition.
He currently lives in Denver where he practices music and works part-time at his fertility
clinic, which he opened in 1987.
Alumnus Terry Schlenker posed for a
photo with Dean Kathleen Tiemann
at the concert reception, April 29 at
Dakota Harvest Bakery.
Hal-Century o Making Music
2011 marks the 50th anniversary o the UND Concert Choir. The choir was started in1961 by Dr. James T. Fudge and has grown into a highly recognized program. Thecurrent director o Choral Studies is Dr. Josh Bronman, who has been at UND or fve
years.
Alumnus Sam Anderson
photographed on campus at the
2010 Great Conversation.
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UND English Alum Writes50 Western NovelsBy: Aimee Abentroth
By the time I spoke to Peter Brandvold, he hadalready written two and a half pages for hiscurrent project, a western novel under the pen name,
Frank Leslie. Brandvold, an accomplished novelist, has written over 50 westerns and
dabbled throughout his career in comic books, screen plays and magazine work. His
hard work and devotion to writing is traced back to his North Dakota roots.
Born and raised in North Dakota, Peter and his family spent their time watching westerns in the 60s and 70s. TV and books fed my
imagination as a child and I enjoy writing about what entertains me, Brandvold said. Peter started writing when he was about twelve
years old and wrote his rst novel, Once a Marshal, in his early thirties.
Since his rst novel, Peter has written several novel series, includingRogue Lawman andLou Prophet. He wrote his successful 45
Caliber Revenge into a screen play and it is currently in consideration for a movie by the Canadian Film Commission. He hopes they
will start shooting in Canada sometime this year.
Brandvold is a UND Arts & Sciences 85 alumnus with a degree in English. He has since continued his education at the University of
Arizona graduate writing program. I love being able to make a living by writing and using my imagination, Brandvold stated. Peter
currently lives in Fort Collins, Colorado where he enjoys spending time outdoors and
traveling with his two dogs. SUMMER READS BY UND AUTHORS:
rcha J. JhnnWhen Cinderella Wore SpikesThe Odyssey o North DakotasMagical 1958 Kid Baseball Team
d. Vnn K63 JnaThe Murdered
FamilyBased on a truecrimethe 1920murders o the
Wol amily and their hired hand ontheir arm near Turtle Lake, ND.
Kp n ch h A&s!sn y pa :a.abnh@a.n701.777.4296
Breakthrough or Music Therapy
The State of North Dakota has recently passed a bill allowing music therapy tobe licensed under the North Dakota Board of Integrative Health. Beginningin January 2012, the state will recognize the credentials MT-BC (music therapist-
board certied) that individuals earn by completing the music therapy major
at universities like UND as well as a comprehensive board certication exam.
Although a handful of other states are lobbying to have legislation in place, the
North Dakota SB 2271 bill is the rst license for Music Therapy in the nation.
Music therapy is an established healthcare profession that uses music to address
physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals of all ages. Music
therapy improves the quality of life for persons who are well and meets the needsof children and adults with disabilities or illnesses.
A handful of UND alums and faculty visited the capitol to testify on the
importance of music therapy to the state of North Dakota. The music therapy state
task force was made up of Therese Costes, Founder and Director of UND Music
Therapy, Natasha Thomas (Yearwood), 08, Emily Wangen (Banish), 04, Andrew
Knight, Assistant Professor, UND Music Therapy, Judy Simpson, Government
Relations Ofcer for the American Music Therapy Association, and Kimberly Sena
Moore and Dena Register, both from the Certication Board for Music Therapists.
The state task force extends a special thank you to Rep. Lois Delmore (D-Grand
Forks) for supporting this groundbreaking legislation from its inception.
Peter Brandvold
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See article by Arthur Jones in Community
Connect: The Journal of Civic Voices,
published by the University of North Dakota
Center for Community Engagement, Vol. 3Number 1, Spring 2011.
Until recently, the extensive artcollections at the Universityof North Dakota have been largely
neglected. Numerous artworks were
widely scattered in ofces, classrooms
and buildings throughout campus. Art
was often at risk of being stolen or
damaged and the pieces were rarely used
for educational purposes. Furthermore,
these impressive art collections have
lacked a functional gallery. To rectifysome of these problems, UND Art
Collections was initiated in 2005. Their
campus mission is to facilitate the use
of the Universitys art for education,
research, and community cultural
enrichment.
UND Art Collections has recently
embarked on a living museum plan
that involves placing satellite galleries
at various locations across the campus.
Some of these displays (developed
with funding provided by the Myers
Foundations) have already been put
into operation, such as the satellite
gallery in the Department of Indian
Studies in OKelly Hall. More will
open in fall 2011, including installations
in the newly renovated and expanded
Education building, the Chester Fritz
library, and several other UND locations.
Some works in the Universitys Art
Collections have been home grownincluding works made at UND by artists
who were brought to campus through
the annual Writers Conference or the
Department of Art & Designs Visiting
Artists program. Other pieces were
donated to the University or to the UND
Foundation. Some of the strongest areas
of the collections relate to the history and
culture of the region including Native
American art, with focus on tribes of the
Upper Northern Plains.
Included within the living museum is
an impressive portfolio of prints prepared
for the Presidents Ofce in Twamley
Hall. The 2010 UND Presidential
Portfolio (which was conceived as a
portable art gallery) contains 13 matted
prints created at UND by nationally
and regionally prominent artists. Since
receiving the portfolio, a permanent
display case has also been constructed in
the Presidents Ofce, where prints can
be displayed one at a time on a rotating
basis.
Display frame in Presidents Ofce in Twamley Hall on the UND
campus, where prints from the Presidential Portfolio can be
exhibited one at a time. On display above is the following print:
Duane Penske, A Time for Beauty, lithograph, 2007 (photo credit:
Meghan Duda).
At left: Lucy Ganje and Arthur Jones, faculty in the UND Department of Art & Design,
were co-editors of the award winning book.
(Visit amazon.com to purchase this UND award winning book.)
UND Book Garners Top National AwardBy: University Relations
The 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards selected StorytellingTime: Native North American Art from the Collections at the Univer-
sity of North Dakota, published and distributed through Hudson HillsPress, as one of 13 Outstanding Books of the Year (out of nearly 4,000
competition entries). A gold medal was awarded on May 23 in New York City. Storytelling Times
examines how the Universitys collection of Native American art is understood and appreciated
within its campus setting.
The book was written and co-edited by UND faculty members Art Jones and Lucy Ganje, along
with nationally known Native American artist and UND alum Nelda Schrupp. Leigh Jeanotte, direc
tor of the UND American Indian Student Services and the American Indian Center, wrote the book
Introduction. The book also includes poetry by Native American poet Denise Lajimodiere. Several
UND students, faculty and staff helped with research and production.
The UND Art Collections Presidential Portolio
Pna P 2010 l A
1. A spanRemember Childhood?
our-color CMYK lithograph, 2010
2. Ay ackI-Aye-Eye
two-color photolithograph, 2007
3. Ay ackDaphne Speaks
two-color photolithograph
4. dan APassing Through
hand-tinted lithograph, 2010
5. A Anz sanvaMotherboard
silkscreen on Mylar and paper, 2009
6. K AbSelf Portrait with Filesphotolithograph, 2008
7. Nancy River
etching, individual print (o fve etchings)rom the suite:
Tumbling Time, 2010
8. dav mazAlas
Lithograph and Chine coll, 2007
9. P KpThis is Not a Pipesilkscreen, 2009
10. wa Ph
Untitledlithograph, 2008
11. dan PnkA Time for Beautylithograph, 2007
12. d KnyFamily in a Stormlithograph, 2008
13. dan HyanPortrait of Osob
etching & hand tinting, 2008
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T he University of North DakotaDepartment of Music is pleasedto announce Simona Barbu as the
new Assistant Professor of Music andBurgum Endowed Chair of Cello. Next
fall, Barbu will join the UND Strings
Department, focusing her talents on
recruitment, cello lessons, orchestra
sectional coaching and instructing
Masters classes.
Simona is a decorated musician who
has performed as a soloist through-
out the United States and her native
Romania. She became recognized in
the strings industry as a member of the
leading quartet of the Conservatory of
Timisoara in Romania. Simona began
her musical studies in violin at the age
of seven. As a child, she attended the
Conservatory of Music in Timisoara
and continued on to the Music Con-
servatory at Lynn University, in Boca
Raton, Florida. Under the guidance of
renowned American cellists, Nathanel
Rosen and Christopher Adkins, Barbu
continued her education by pursuing a
Masters Degree at Southern Methodist
University, in Dallas. Simona is cur -
rently completing her DMA program at
the University of Memphis where shealso instructs.
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tion appointed in the Burgum Strings
Endowment. An endowed teaching po-
sition honors not just the faculty holder
and the university, but also the donor.
The Burgums, Rick, 68 and Jody, 74,
appreciate the education they received
at UND and understand that the arts
play a critical role in education.
Having a full-time faculty member
in low strings enables the departmentto actively seek and attract talented
students from the region, nation, and
world to round out the Strings Depart-
ment, said Michael Wittgraf, UND
Music Chair. The generous endow-
ment from the Burgums gives the
UND orchestra program the resources
it needs to move from great to excep-
tional.
Under the direction of Dr. Alejandro
Drago, the UND String Quartets
season has been a year of exciting
progress. Often featured at Chamber
Orchestra performances, the
Strings music stands out in the
eyes of many.
Featuring four artists from around
the world, the quartet infuses
fresh excitement into their music
resulting in heartfelt and masterful
work. The quartet members include
violinist, Iam Andrew Martin
(Texas), violinist, Joel Tosta Alarcon
(Honduras), violinist Lihue Czackis
(Argentina) and cellist, Austin
Soderstrom (Minot, ND).
The UND String Quartet performed
at the campus Hopper-DanleyMemorial Chapel, April 10.
Department of Music Announces Burgum Endowed Chair
The quartet members include violinist, Iam Andrew Martin (Texas), violinist, Joel Tosta
Alarcon (Honduras), violinist, Lihue Czackis (Argentina) and cellist, Austin Soderstrom
(Minot, ND).
Simona Barbu
Jody & Rick Burgum
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UND Concert ChoirTravels Abroad
In March, the UND Concert Choirembarked on 10-day, internationaladventure. Led by Assistant Professor
Josh Bronfman, the choral group had
the opportunity to perform at beautifully
historic venues in the Netherlands
and Belgium. Bronfman regarding the
tour, Our choral group has grown
in all areas: culturally, socially and
musically. This trip broadened our minds
and allowed us to nd new ways of
expressing ourselves as musicians.
Arts & Sciences would like to
thank everyone who supported the
international tour, sending 45 students
abroad and creating music and memories
to last a lifetime.
The group had the opportunity to
learn and expand their talents with
internationally-recognized musical directors. Their experiences have expanded UNDs efforts on world-perspective experientiallearning.
To follow the UND Concert Choirs travel, visit undconcertchoir.wordpress.com. If you would like to make a donation to the
UND Choral program, please contact Michael Meyer at 701-777-3669 or Michael.meyer@as.und.edu.
Zarqa Nawaz photographed with event presenters: (left to
right, front row: Courtney Selstad, Zarqa Nawaz, Christin
Davis, back row: Dr. Jim Mochoruk, Dr. Timothy Pasch, D
Virgil Benoit, Dr. Kyle Conway).
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AROUND CAMPUS
UND Canadian Studies Welcomes CBC Star
Zarqa Nawaz, creator of the popular CBC sitcom, Little Mosque on thePrairie, visited UND for a presentation and discussion on April 8. LittleMosque is a Canadian sitcom where Muslims and Christians attempt to live
in harmony with each other in small town Saskatchewan.
Nawaz is a talented and respected writer who spoke about her experience
growing up Canadian and how the innovative and successful show deals
with controversial issues through humor. The event was presented by the
UND Program for Canadian, Quebec and North American Francophone
Studies, IF Midwest, Consulate General of Canada and the UND College of
Arts & Sciences.
Top: Group with guest clinician, Dr. Andr Thomas, in the Hague, Netherlands. Above: Choir
photographed with host families in Beek Netherlands.
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UND Hosts StateScience Fair
The next generation of North Dakotascientists and engineers competed in the61st Annual North Dakota State Science and
Engineering Fair (ND SSEF) at UND, April78. This marks the rst time in fourteen years
that the event has been held at the University of
North Dakota.
The fair, housed in the Memorial Union
Ballroom, hosted 160 presenters and 19 alternate
presenters from around the state. Over 90 UND
faculty, graduate students and Grand Forks
industry representatives served as judges for the
competition. This year, student participation fees
to compete in the fair were paid by a joint UND
and North Dakota State University program: the
North Dakota IDeA (Institutional Development
Award) Network of Biomedical ResearchExcellence (INBRE).
Science Team Nets Major NSFEducation Grant By: University Relations
Ateam of University of North Dakota faculty members led bychemist Alena Kubatova recently was awarded a $598,110National Science Foundation education grant aimed at providing
scholarships to talented undergraduate students with interests in
environmental sciences.
Im very excited for Dr. Kubatova and her team because receiving
this grant reects UNDs commitment to excellence in undergraduateteaching, said Steven Light, professor of political science and
associate provost for undergraduate education.
Kubatova, a chromatography expert, is the principal investigator (PI)
on the grant that includes several other faculty members in the UND
College of Arts & Sciences. Kubatova, along with Co-PIs Rebecca
Simmons (Biology), Brett Goodwin (Biology), Gregory Vandeberg
(Geography ) and Ryan Zerr (Mathematics) focused the grant on topics
meant to increase student environmental awareness.
Dr. Kubatova and her colleagues have a true passion for educating the
next generation of scientists here at UND. Their students in this project
will have a wonderful opportunity to see how tough problems are being
solved through the intersection of math and the sciences, Light said.
The scholarships funded by this NSF grant will provide students not
only with nancial support but also will place a premium on intensive
advising and student engagement activities, such as an environmental
issues seminar series and research involvement.
This grant furthers UNDs mission of enhancing the undergraduate
learning opportunities of its students, with special focus on American
Indian students.
The advantage of this grant is on both sides: the students obtaining the
support as well as UND bringing in more talented students who have a
positive impact on their peer colleagues and improvement in quality of
our education programs, Kubatova said.
If you would like to learn more about the National Science Foundation
education grant, please visit www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.
jsp?pims_id=5257.
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A&S IN THE COMMUNITY
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The UND Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic is dedicated to providingsupervised academic and clinical services to individuals, groups andagencies within the University and greater Grand Forks area.
The Summer Language Camp will provide instruction to children with
processing disorders. Upon completion, child participants will improve their
language processing skills, preparing them for a classroom setting. Children,
7-12 years of age are invited to attend the camp.
For payment, details and registration, please call 701-777-3232.
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Over 200 dazzling dresses andaccessories were donated tothe Nonprot Leadership Student
Association (NLSA) Affordable
Formal Wear Sale, raising money and
awareness for St. Vincent of Grand
Forks. Prom dress donations were
received from students on campus as
well as area residents.
The event provides affordable prom
attire to area adolescents that may
otherwise not be able to attend the
event due to costs, explains ProgramCoordinator, Heather Helgeson. The
event really collaborates with the
community on recycling attire that is
otherwise sitting in closets.
The February dress sale drew hundreds
of Grand Forks and surrounding area
high school students to campus seeking
fabulous prom dresses at a thrifty
price. An estimated 75 dresses were
purchased in the two-day sale hosted at
the Hughs Fine Arts Center. Dresses
that were not sold were donated to theGrand Forks Public Library and their
Dress Swap event promoting affordable
prom attire for the community.
In addition to supporting NLSA, each
year a local non-prot organization
is chosen to receive event proceeds.
This year, half of the proceeds will be
donated to St. Vincent of Grand Forks,
a non-prot organization founded
after the ood of 1997 as a means of
coordinating and unifying services
among the citys Roman Catholic
parishes. St. Vincent provides crisis
assistance to those in need of rent,
utilities and food, as well as housing athrift store for community members.
NLSA is a campus organization
afliated with the UND College of Arts
and Sciences Nonprot Leadership
Program that affords participating
students the opportunity to apply
learned classroom competencies as a
future nonprot professional. The UND
Nonprot Leadership Program offers
both an 18 credit Certicate Program
and a 21 credit minor. This program is
accredited by the Nonprot LeadershipAlliance (formally American
Humanics), a national organization
that establishes competencies and is
afliated with nonprot leadership
programs in colleges and universities.
We have been hosting the event for the
past three years and plan to continue
next year. The event is a very important
one to the student organization and
Grand Forks community on many
levels Helgeson conrms.
UND alumni are invited to donate
dresses for the event. Please contactprogram coordinator, Heather Helgeson
at 701-777-3741.
Nonproft Leadership Student AssociationProm Dress Drive benefts St. Vincent
UND Biology department welcomed alumna, Karen Kreil,as the 2011 Glenn A. Paur Memorial Lecture presenter.The lecture series, held on April 8, focused on Karens
outstanding experience and career in Wildlife Service.
Karen received her B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife in 1982 and
her M.S. in Biology in 1986, both from UND, where she was
the rst recipient of UNDs Glenn Allen Paur Award in 1980.
Karen worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a Fish and Wildlife Biologist from 1986
to 2003 where she led recovery efforts for Northern Great Plains population of piping plover, and
served as the Field Ofce senior endangered species biologist by advising and assisting other staff
biologists on all aspects of the Endangered Species Act.
Since 2006 Karen has worked as North American Wetlands Conservation Council Staff, State
Coordinator of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, and Biologist for the North
Dakota Natural Resources Trust. Karens lecture will cover natural resources policy, including a
history and overview of the ND Natural Resources Trust, her experiences working for the Trust, and
more.
Biology Department welcomes USFish & Wildlie Services Biologist
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Wed love to hear from you!
Kp n ch h A&sSend your updates to:
Aimee Abentroth
College of Arts & Sciences
290 Centennial Dr. Stop 8038
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Dont forget to register your email address!
Please email Aimee at
aimee.abentroth@as.und.edu
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mf gnThe Merrield Gnome has become
an unofcial symbol of the College of
Arts & Sciences. He can be found inthe stairwells of Merrield Hall. As you
sit on the window seat of each landing,
glance up and you will see him. He has
been keeping an eye on UND students
since Merrield Hall was built in 1928.
The hall is named after the third UND
president, Webster Merrield.
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If you have been thinking about establishing an endowment to support your favorite UND department or program, or would like tocontribute to an existing programnow is the time.North Dakota legislators continue to move the state to the cutting edge of state charitable income tax credits with legislation providing
tax credits for gifts made to qualied North Dakota endowments. Giving to endowments is a great way to support the long-term
strength of UND.
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An individual may receive a 40 percent tax credit for contributions of $5,000 or more (lump sum or aggregate in one year) to a
qualied North Dakota endowment*. If a donor is in a 28 percent federal tax bracket, the tax benet may look like this:
Gift Amount: $5,000 $25,000 $50,000
Federal Tax savings -$1,400 -$7,000 -$14,000
N.D. state income tax credit -$2,000 -$10,000 -$20,000
Net Cost of Gift $1,600 $8,000 $16,000
* A qualied North Dakota endowment is dened as an irrevocable fund held by a North Dakota incorporated or established
organization that is a qualied non-prot organization; or a bank or trust company holding the fund on behalf of a qualied non-prot
organization. An endowment is a fund held by a tax-exempt organization where the principal of the fund is not wholly expendable.
Only the interest and appreciation earned in an endowment fund can be used for current operations.
North Dakota is one of just a few states that currently offer this type of charitable tax credit. This tax credit makes it possible for
individuals and nancial institutions to give more and through their contributions and to have a greater impact on the states quality of
life.
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Businesses and nancial institutions (C corporations, S corporations, estates, limited liability
companies and trusts) which make gifts to qualied endowments may qualify for a state income tax
credit which amounts to 40% of the value of the gift, up to a maximum credit of $10,000 per year.
Any unused credit may be carried forward for up to three taxable years.
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Planned gifts by individuals qualify for an income tax credit of 40% for gifts up to $10,000 per
person, $20,000 for a married couple with any excess unused credit to carry forward 3 years. This
tax credit for planned gifts is also unique to North Dakota and gives North Dakotans a remarkable
opportunity to make meaningful gifts to their favored charities and get signicant reduction in their
income tax bills.For more information on making a qualifying gift, please contact me at michael.meyer@as.und.edu
or the UND Foundation at giftplanning@undfoundation.org or 800.543.8764.
North Dakota Taxpayers to Receive Credit orGits to Endowments in 2011
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Montgomery Hall Room 125290 Centennial Drive Stop 8038Grand Forks, ND 58202-8038
(701) 777-3669michael.meyer@as.und.edu
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BE THERE!SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 at 12 :10 PM
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Join students, faculty, sta, alumni and friends of theUniversity of North Dakota as we cheer theMinnesota Twins on to a victory against theCleveland Indians.
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