June 2005
UM-Western Signs Agreement With Chinese College
Tuesday, June 28 2005
The University of Montana-Western hosted three representatives from Chaohu College of Chaohu, China last week.
During their three-day stay on the Western campus, the three representatives had a series of meetings with Western administrators, observed classes and took a tour of local sites.
The meetings resulted in the signing of a friendship and cooperation agreement between Western and Chaohu College. Both schools will develop detailed faculty and student exchange agreements that will be beneficial to both institutions.
The three representatives were Dong Wuquing, President of Chaohu College, Liu Yourong, Associate Professor and Director of Educational Psychology, and Zhang Daocai, Director of Foreign Affairs and Associate Professor.
Chaohu is located in the southeastern Chinese providence of Anhui.
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Learn the Birds of Beaverhead County
Tuesday, June 28 2005
Get up close to the birds of Beaverhead County in a series of Saturday excursions, sponsored by the University of Montana-Western School of Outreach.
The excursions are scheduled for July 23 and 30, and August 6. Each excursion will be led by Dr. Dan Block and will travel to a variety of locations in Beaverhead County.
The trips will provide the dedicated birder, or the beginner, many opportunities for viewing resident and seasonal species, along with the wealth of knowledge and insight from Dr. Block.
Participants will ride in a 15-passenger van. Each trip will leave Dillon at 7:00 a.m. and try to return by 2:00 p.m. The return time to Dillon will depend on the distance of the trip, the number of stops, and the enthusiasm of the participants. Water will be provided but participants may want to bring a light lunch.
Binoculars and a field guide are all the equipment needed, but cameras are welcome.
The fee is $14 per trip or $36 for all three trips. For additional information, or to register by phone, please call 683-7537 or toll free at 1-866-799-9140.
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UM-Western Faculty Contributes Articles to Encyclopedia of Anthropology
Monday, June 27 2005
Four University of Montana-Western faculty members contributed articles to the newly published Encyclopedia of Anthropology.
The five-volume Encyclopedia of Anthropology is a unique collection of over 1000 entries. The collection will be a must-have reference set for any library with collections in anthropology, as well as the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. It will provide students, educators, and a wide array of interested readers with a greater understanding of and deeper appreciation for those facts, concepts, methods, hypotheses, and perspectives that make up modern anthropology and related disciplines.
Those contributing to the encyclopedia from Western include: Dr. Michael Francisconi, Dr. Linda Reiten, Shaun Scott and Dr. John Xanthopoulos.
Dr. James Birx, Professor of Anthropology at Canisius College, edited the collection. Birx was a visiting professor at UM-Western during the 2003 academic year.
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Booster Club Golf Tournament Tremendous Success
Monday, June 27 2005
The 13th Annual University of University of Montana-Western Bulldog Booster Club Golf Tournament was completed Sunday, June 26 at Dillon's Beaverhead Golf Course. 26 teams, 130 golfers (new record attendance) competed in the 18 hole Scramble Tournament.
Low Gross:
1st: Tie between two teams; the team John Schuyler, Jeff Allen, Clint Rouse, Curt Lemhouse and Phil Willett and the team of Pat Duchien Sr., Pat Duchien Jr, Aaron Bay, Leonard Bay and Shane Puyear (55);
3rd: Keith Handlos, Bobby Beers, Kasey Briggs, Jon Skinner and Mike Halverson (56)
Low Net:
1st: Pat Duchien Sr, Pat Duchien Jr, Shane Puyear, Aaron Bay, Leonard Bay (41):
2nd: Tie between two teams; the team of Dennis Fisher, Chris Poitras, Vince Smith, Lonnie Bailey and Lynn Poitras, and the team of Keith Handlos, Bobby Beers, Kasey Briggs, Jon Skinner and Mike Halverson (42).
Longest Accurate Drive on #2: Jim Eisenzimer
Longest Putt: Ashley Meine
Shortest Drive: Ron Kenison
Longest Drive on #9: Shane Puyear
Women's Longest Drive on #9: Irene Kawalani
Women's Closest to the Pin on #5: Ashley Meine
Men's Closest to the Pin on #5: Mark Ohling
Closest to Pin on #14: Rich Meine
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Mouthwatering Workshops Coming to UM-Western
Tuesday, June 21 2005
If you have a sweet tooth, there are three workshops you won't want to miss in July at the University of Montana-Western.
The Parisian Patisserie Window is Thursday, July 21. Students will craft three indispensable treats from the French urban landscape: the classic Lemon Tart, irresistible Éclairs and the little giant among pastries, the Napoleon.
Chocolate Bliss is Friday July 22. Students will make and dip bittersweet truffles by hand, transform a sheet of decadent brownies into a platter of elegant amuse-bouches, and pipe sophisticated chocolate filigree designs. Workshop chocolate lovers will celebrate the end of the workshop with a grand tasting ceremony. This workshop promises to be messy, decadent, extravagant and a truckload of laughs
Creme Brulee and Beyond is Tuesday, July 26. The crème Brulee phenomenon is all too alive in America, and in this workshop students will indulge like never before: the classic vanilla bean brulee, a coffee version, then chocolate of course. Along the way students will learn the classic technique of tempering eggs which crosses over into a whole realm of crèmes: crème anglaise, pot de crème and more.
Workshop instructor Jeremy Sher has worked in Pastry kitchens since 1996 in every area of food service from retail to restaurants to catering to hotels & resorts. In Seattle, he worked with acclaimed Pastry Chef Michel Lallaison at the five-star, five-diamond rated Four Seasons Olympic Hotel, as well as the nationally distributed chocolatier, Dilettante Chocolates. Jeremy was also the resident Pastry Chef at the Château de Saint Julien l'Ars outside Poitiers, France, and has created fine pastries and breads all over the world, including Germany, Ecuador, St. Louis, Chicago and Glacier National Park, Montana. He has taught private and corporate workshops for the past 6 years and holds an A.A.S. in Pastry and Specialty Baking from South Seattle Community College.
All workshops will run 6:00-9:00 p.m. in the UM-Western Dining Services kitchen. The cost is $55 per person, $44 for each additional workshop.
To register by phone, call the UM-Western School of Outreach at 683-7537.
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Western Student Awarded NASA Scholarship
Tuesday, June 14 2005
Megan Janke of Avon, a junior at the University of Montana-Western, has been awarded a $1000 Montana Space Grant Consortium Scholarship.
The Montana Space Grant Consortium has awarded $80,000 in scholarships and fellowships to Montana students for the 2005-2006 school year.
Montana Space Grant Scholarships and Fellowships are awarded annually by the Consortium to students pursuing studies in science and engineering at the fifteen colleges and universities across the state that are members of the Consortium.
Funding for the Space Grant Fellowship and Scholarship Program is provided by a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Janke, a 2002 graduate of Powell County High School in Deer Lodge, is an a pre-professional health sciences major. She is the daughter of Jeff and Cheryl Janke of Avon.
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2005 Graduate Accepts Position with Montana Mining Company
Tuesday, June 14 2005
Brian Davis, a 2005 graduate at The University of Montana-Western, has accepted the position of Mine Geologist at the Stillwater Mining Company in Columbus.
Davis majored in environmental science, specializing in environmental geochemistry.
Davis is a 1990 graduate of White Sulphur Springs High School. He is a member of the Montana Air National Guard and a veteran with tours of duty in Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
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