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• Welcome Methawat Chanla, Yingling Fan, and Dawn Fish 03/10/08 Humphrey community news

  Methawat Chanla will join the Compstaff team as the desktop support supervisor. He earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Macalester College and has been employed at the University of Minnesota's Office of the Vice President for Research as . . .

• Events this week - March 17-24 03/14/08 Events

  March 24 | Conference on the vice-presidency with Walter F. Mondale 8:30 a.m. -noon, Cowles Auditorium Once the 2008 presidential candidates are selected, greater attention will be paid to possible running mates. What should we look for in the next . . .

• Flowers in the atrium March 17-21 03/14/08 Humphrey community news

  There are no flowers in the atrium this week due to spring break. . . .

• Global policy workshop on March 25 03/14/08 Humphrey Institute Events

  The Freeman Center for International Economic Policy will sponsor a global policy workshop with Assistant Professor Jerry Zhao from 12:45 to 2 p.m. on March 25 in the Stassen Room (170 HHH). All are welcome to attend. Zhao holds a . . .

• Humphrey Institute and Carlson School Launch MPP/MBA Dual Degree 03/14/08 Humphrey community news

  The Humphrey Institute and Carlson School of Management have announced a Master of Public Policy and Master of Business Administration (MPP/MBA) dual degree in response to students and employers interest and demand. The degree was approved by the University of . . .

• "Social Policy in the New Europe: The Experience of Austria and the Smaller EU Members" March 27-29 03/14/08 University of Minnesota Events

  The Center for Austrian Studies and the European Studies Consortium will present a public conference on "Social Policy in the New Europe: The Experience of Austria and the Smaller EU Members," beginning Thursday evening, March 27 (in the McNamara Alumni . . .

• Spring break March 17-21, offices closed on Friday 03/14/08 Humphrey community news

  All University offices will be closed on Friday, March 21, due to spring break. Enjoy the long weekend! . . .

• Congratulations Martha Krohn! 03/14/08 Humphrey community news

  Martha Krohn has been promoted to assistant director of career services. Congratulations! . . .

• Leadership experts will discuss how to address the complexities of public health on March 26 03/14/08 Humphrey Institute Events

  The public health crises around the world present complex challenges with no easy answers. Internationally renowned leadership expert Ronald Heifetz will lead a conversation about using adaptive leadership techniques to effectively tackle public health issues. All are invited to this . . .

• "Norway and the United States in the 21st Century" on March 26 03/14/08 Humphrey Institute Events

  Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr St�re will address the relationship between "Norway and the United States in the 21st Century" from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, in Cowles Auditorium. Since 1989, St�re has held a . . .

• Front Runners workshop on March 26 03/14/08 Humphrey Institute Events

  Front Runners will hold its next monthly workshop for women interested in electoral politics from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, at the State Capitol. Participants will meet with women legislators and discuss the changing role of women . . .

• Art, public policy, and national security on March 27 03/14/08 Humphrey Institute Events

  Security expert Bruce Schneier, author of Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World, will talk about the "Theater of Security" from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, at the Weisman Art Museum. In his book, . . .

• "Represent! Civic Videos by Area Youth" on March 29 03/14/08 Humphrey Institute Events

  The Center for Democracy and Citizenship will co-sponsor "Represent! Civic Videos by Area Youth" with the Weisman Art Museum from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29. Teen video artists and civic activists from Hope Community, Inc., in Minneapolis . . .
   

  Events this week - March 17-24

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  March 24 | Conference on the vice-presidency with Walter F. Mondale
  8:30 a.m. -noon, Cowles Auditorium

  Once the 2008 presidential candidates are selected, greater attention will be paid to possible running mates. What should we look for in the next vice president? What political factors might influence the selection of a running mate in 2008? The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance and the preeminent journal on the presidency, Presidential Studies Quarterly, will sponsor a conference on the vice presidency featuring Vice President Walter F. Mondale from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, March 24, in Cowles Auditorium. Leading experts from around the country will address these questions with Vice President Mondale and discuss the selection of the vice presidential nominees. The program is free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested at cspg@umn.edu.

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