The panel discussion will be presented at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the David B. Miller Yellow Jacket Student Union multipurpose room. Each session will include a question-and-answer session.

Professors participating in the panel discussion are Dr. Larry Landis, Dr. Dan Peterson, Ms. Jace DeCory, Dr. John Glover, Dr. Ahrar Ahmad, Dr. Joe Valades, and Dr. Nicholas Wallerstein.

Topics to be discussed at each session include:

• The 2000 census - possible findings and implications
• Prejudice and racism in South Dakota
• Religious diversity in the United States
• The impact of the Latino culture on the cultural/ethnic landscape of America
• Martin Luther King, Jr. and the rhetoric of race in America.

Landis	Peterson	DeCory	Glover
Ahmad	Valades	Wallerstein

In preparing for the panel discussion the global awareness committee points out this quote from Farai Chideya, from Time, Feb. 1, 1999, "One thing bears remembering: every day America's heartland looks more and more like New York and Los Angeles, not the other way around."

The public is invited to attend either session at no charge. Refreshments will be served at the evening session.For more information contact Legia Spicer, BHSU global awareness committee chair, at 642-6556.

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The names will be forwarded to the South Dakota Board of Regents.

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District 31 legislators Sen. James Dunn, Rep. Mark Young, and Rep. Jerry Apa, have been invited to participate in the crackerbarrel. Crackerbarrels are held to afford the public the opportunity to visit with local legislators and become more informed on political issues

Following the opening remarks by featured legislators, the public will have the opportunity to ask questions and make comments on legislative issues.

The crackerbarrel is free of charge and open to the public. For information, call the Spearfish Chamber office at 642-2626.

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• Jan. 27 – “I Remember When...” – Deadwood Businesses. Local residents gather in a public forum to discuss past and present commerce in Deadwood at Deadwood City Hall at 7 p.m.
• Feb. 24 – “I Remember When...” – The Days of '76 Parade and Rodeo. Deadwood City Hall at 7 p.m. in memory of Marion Keehn and Fred Heinrich.
• May 1 – “A Snapshot in Time: Photography as Historic Preservation.” The year-long exhibit explores how the relatively “new” technology of photography of the 1800s has helped preserve the history of Deadwood.
• May 15 - Photography Art Show – Spearfish photographer Steve Babbitt and Rapid City photographer Bob H. Miller's work will be featured.
• June 1 – Photography: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A lecture by Steve Babbitt. Professor Babbitt discusses the beginning of photography and where the technology is headed.
• July 1 – Photography Art Show – Custer photographer Paul Horsted's photographs will be displayed.

• July 1 – A Victorian 4^th of July at the Adams House Museum. The grand opening of a Deadwood treasure as a house museum. An old-fashioned Independence Day celebration is planned.
• Aug. 15 – Photography Art Show – Wildlife photographer Ray Tysdal's work will be exhibited.
• Aug. 1-31 – Wild Bill and Calamity Jane Days. A month-long celebration of Deadwood's most notorious characters.
• Sept. 23 – Caring for your family photographs by Helen Alten and Paul Kopco – Conservator Helen Alten will teach techniques of how to care for family photographs while BHSU instructor Paul Kopco will show participants how to restore photographs using digital technology.
• Nov. 4 – Victorian photography studio fund-raiser. Participants will dress in replicated Victorian clothing and have their photographs taken in at the Adams House.
• Nov. 15 – The Haas Plesiosaur Returns. A permanent exhibition on the new genus and species of a plesiosaur excavated in western South Dakota will be displayed in a 15-foot life-sized case.
• Dec. 2 – A Victorian Christmas at the Adams Museum and House. Victorian Christmas traditions, decorations, and music will be highlighted at both the Adams Museum and the Adams House Museum.

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 on 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

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 practical on each proposal. Ten copies of the proposals should be submitted to the Grants and Special Projects Office, Woodburn 220, 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.

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

Funds for two three-hour release times are available for the spring and fall 2000 semesters. 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.