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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED, Monday, May 26, 2008. University offices will be closed. 

MAY SYNGENTA DEPARTMENTAL COFFEE, Wednesday, May 21, 9:30 AM, Room 140 Plant Growth Facility, Gortner Avenue.  Hosted by the Growth Facilities Staff.  Come visit the new Plant Growth Facility!

SHAPE UP CHALLENGE drawing winners for week 4 were Ginger Walker and Eduardo Germano.

SHAPE UP CHALLENGE FINALE LUNCH, Thursday, May 22, noon in 306 Borlaug Hall. Final prizes will be awarded at the finale lunch - U of M Bookstore gift cards - 2 for $50, 3 for $25, 5 for $10 - plus a drawing for 1 team from the top 5 teams for a team lunch.

CONGRATULATIONS TO VERN CARDWELL, one of this year's awardees of the Little Red Oil Can Award!  Details about the award can be found at:  http://www.cfans.umn.edu/Little_Red_Oil_Can_Award2.html

APPLIED PLANT SCIENCES GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION COOKOUT, Friday, May 16, 4:00 PM, Borlaug Hall patio. Rain location: 306 Borlaug Hall. The grad club will provide food and beverage…you provide the camaraderie and conversation!

2008 SUMMER FIELD DAYS:
June 17, SROC-Waseca
July 8, SWROC- Lamberton
July 11, WCROC-Morris
July 17, NWROC-Crookston

8TH INTERNATIONAL OAT CONFERENCE, June 28-July 2, 2008, Minneapolis, Minn. Most of the last day, July 2, will be spent on the St. Paul Campus.  Details:  http://www.radisson.com/ioc

VISIT BY CFANS ALUM. Mark Seetin, B.S. (1974) & M.S. (1976) from the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, was the keynote speaker at the 2008 CFANS Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 11. He is currently Senior Vice President for Government Affairs for the American Stock Exchange (Amex). Past positions include Vice President of Government Affairs for the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) (member of the 911 disaster recovery team and worked as the Washington D.C. liaison with the White House, FEMA and the Department of Energy as well as New York State and city emergency agencies working to restore trading on the Exchange), MN Commissioner of Agriculture, 1979-1983.

SEMINARS

Thursday, May 15
Applied Plant Sciences, M.S. Defense, “Assessing turf stress with remote sensing technology,” Aaron Johnsen, 8:30 AM, 310 Alderman Hall.

Thursday, May 15
BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, John Helmann, Cornell University, “Bacterial Adaptations to Metal Ion Limitation,” 3:30 PM, 239 Gortner Lab.

Monday, May 19
BROWN BAG DISCUSSION, Paul Porter, “On-farm oilseed processing for use as a biofuel,” 12 Noon, 306 Borlaug Hall.

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Posted in notebook in 411 Borlaug Hall)

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
The Offices of Human Resources and Associate Dean for Faculty in the College of Liberal Arts invite applications for a Human Resource Consultant and Personnel Specialist. The search committee will begin reviewing applications in mid-May, and the positions will be open until filled. The requisition number for the HR Consultant is 155195. The requisition number for the Personnel Specialist is 155258.