CSA position open - Top

The following Career Service position is open:
secretary with keyboarding in the residence life office.
For more information, check the announcement bulletin or contact the personnel office.

Sarver co-authors marine biology paper - Top

The title of the paper is “Phylogeny of Opsanus (Batrachoididae) inferred from multiple mitochondrial DNA sequences.” Assisting Sarver with the research and publication were D. Wilson Freshwater, Center for

Sarver has been a member of the BHSU science faculty since 1996. He teaches classes in biology, genetics and evolution. His research interest is in evolutionary genetics. He earned his Ph.D. in zoology from Louisiana State University.

Japanese scientist to visit BH biology classes - Top

Kiyohara's visit is an international exchange program funded by a grant from Kagoshima University to promote research and education. He will be investigating biological education at BHSU and at the University of Colorado for the purpose of making improvements in his school's department of chemistry and bioscience.

At BHSU Kiyohara will be working with Dr. Charles Lamb, associate professor of biology. Lamb became acquainted with Kiyohara when he spent six months (1987) in Japan at Kagoshima University as a research associate. The two collaborated on a published paper involving the brainstem and taste in sea catfish.

The Japanese professor teaches undergraduate courses in biology and animal physiology. At the graduate level he teaches neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, sensory physiology, and neuroethology. In 1990 he was the recipient of the Achievement Award for Young Scientists from the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science.

Nominations sought for employee award program - Top

Please forward your nominations for the annual employee award program to BHSU, Unit 9568, by March 15. Forms are available from the personnel office.

Teacher interviews scheduled through career services - Top

Jim Matson, Riverton elementary principal, will be at BHSU Thursday, March 16 to interview elementary and special education teachers. Contact Career Services to schedule an interview.

Chris Anderson, Bennett County superintendent of schools, will be available Wednesday, March 22 from 4 to 5 p.m. to visit with candidates interested in elementary, instrumental music, special education, high school science, and social science with coaching positions.

Anderson and Stroup will be available for informational meetings with interested candidates in the university's Student Union Marketplace Wednesday afternoon.

Contact BHSU Career Services at (605) 642-6277 or stop by the office in the student union, room 124, for information and to schedule an appointment.

Comedy revue will be held at Black Hills State University - Top

The BHSU University Programming team (UP) and the theater department will present "Brave New Workshop"

For more information call the UP team at 642-6418.

BHSU is seeking vendors for Festival on the Green - Top

The festival, held on the campus green, features live music, art shows and demonstrations, as well as novelty vendors. There will be door prizes and other contests.

In case of inclement weather the event will be held at the Donald E. Young Sports and Fitness Center.

For more information call the UP team at 642-6418.

Black Hills Summer Institute of the Arts offers educational and entertaining arts events - Top

The annual Black Hills Summer Institute of the Arts (formerly known as the Black Hills Arts Festival) will offer participants unique experiences with several educational and entertaining arts events this summer with events scheduled throughout the month of June.

The change in name reflects a fresh emphasis on the mission of the three-year old event according to Laura Hovey Neubert, director.

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Minutes of the Feb. 16 faculty senate meeting - Top

Minutes of the faculty senate meeting Feb. 16, 2000, at 3:15 p.m. in Jonas 110.

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Instructional improvement committee taking applications for course releases - Top

Course releases are available to any full-time faculty member with the approval of his/her dean and department chair. Course releases will be for one semester during the regular academic year. Consideration will be given for summer stipends for faculty unable to apply for a course release for the regular academic year because of documented departmental staffing problems.

Course releases may be granted to:

• design a new course which will be infused with technology or offered through the internet;
• redesign an existing course so that it is infused with technology or offered for internet delivery;

• design a new course or redesign an existing course to be presented collaboratively with other BHSU faculty;
• significantly redesign an existing course; or
• design a new course.

Proposals for course releases will be reviewed by the instructional improvement committee in March so that the recommendations may be made and approved by April. Proposals should be submitted to the grants and special projects office, Woodburn 220, by the last Friday in March, and will consist of a proposal following the specified format. A copy of the guidelines and proposal format are available from the grants office web page or by contacting your dean or department chair for a hard copy. Ten copies of the proposal are needed so that each member of the IIC can review it. Proposal writers may be requested to make an oral presentation to the committee in support of a proposal.

Any full-time faculty member, full-time adjunct faculty or other full time staff member engaged in student instruction may apply for grant funds administered by the committee. Grant funding will normally be available up to a maximum of $1,000 per project. Priority will be given to projects that will have a broad-based, visible, continuing impact of instruction across faculty members and/or disciplines. Funds are available for development of materials and methods to improve teaching and learning, equipment to enhance teaching and learning, travel to conferences or workshops which enhance teaching and learning, and bringing consulting

Proposals for grant funding will be reviewed by the IIC on a monthly basis. The deadline for submission will be the last Friday of each month; a decision will be made as soon as practicable on each proposal. Ten copies of the proposals should be submitted to the grants and special projects office, W220, or to the chair of the committee, Sharon Strand. Proposals will consist of proposal and budget outlines following the specified format available at the grants and special projects web page.

Faculty-research committee has funds available - Top

It is anticipated that successful applicants will request support for faculty release time, research equipment, travel to research sites, research support for the production of creative work. Preference is given to new applicants particularly in the areas of education, business, social sciences and humanities.Two three-hour release times are available for spring of 2001. You can apply now.

The research committee will not provide salary. The committee may approve payment to student or non-student research assistants. Mail ten copies of your proposal to unit 9550.

Grants opportunities announced - Top

Below are the program materials received March 2-8 in the grants office, Woodburn 220. For copies of the information, contact our office at 642-6627 or e-mail requests to us at <grants@mystic.bhsu.edu>. Fellowship information will also be posted on the Student Union bulletin board near the information desk.

• Department of Education. OERI. Eisenhower Regional Mathematics and Science Education Consortia Program. Due April 17.
• NSF. Course, curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program (CCLI). This program seeks to improve the quality of science, math, engineering and technological (SEMT) education for all students and targets activities affecting learning environments, course content, and educational practices. The program has three tracks: Educational Materials Development (EMD) due June 6; Adaption and Implementation (A&I) due June 5; National Dissemination (ND) preliminary description due April 24 with proposals due June 6. NSF 00-63.
• Department of Education. Regional technology in education consortia. Due April 14.