Wilson Reference

Campus Mail dropoff locations

Campus Mail dropoff locations are listed on the Addressing & Mailing Website.

including:

Westbank

* West Bank Office Building - Campus Mail Box outside on sidewalk.
* Heller Hall - drop slot by room 55

Campus Resident Voting Locations

The 'superblock' residence halls will be voting in Grace University Lutheran church.
Middlebrook Hall votes in Seward Towers East.
Yudolf, Comstock, Wilkens and Sanford all vote in Coffman.

More detail (and signs for the table) coming soon.

Thanks,
Mary

West Bank: skyway and post office sites

Gopher Express (skyway) Website
Post Office (West Bank)

I also added the main skyway link (first one above) to the Wilson Web page - way down at the end of the left sidebar.
--Susan

Goldstein Museum & "Connecting to Collections" info

From today's Brief:

GOLDSTEIN MUSEUM is among the first group of small libraries and museums in the United States to receive the "Connecting to Collections Bookshelf" from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to help care for its collections. The Bookshelf includes books, DVDs, and online resources that address such topics as collections management and planning, emergency preparedness, and culturally specific conservation issues.

Campus Maps -- expensive and in short supply...

Kay Ellen reports that we are almost out of the color campus maps from Parking and Transportation Services (the ones that have one of the campuses on one side and "metro access routes" simple map on the other, and that highlight parking facilities). These maps cost five cents each, and we don't want to pay for more. They are available online (though of course we don't have a color printer, and if we did it would cost us more than that to print each page anyway). Suggested we print from online site as needed. The relevant page is at

http://www1.umn.edu/pts/maps.htm

with individual maps linked from that as below:

Maps and Directions (Parking and Transportation Services)

http://www1.umn.edu/pts/maps.htm

links to:

map of West Bank

http://www1.umn.edu/pts/maps/wbcolr.pdf

map of East Bank:

http://www1.umn.edu/pts/maps/ebcolr.pdf

map of St. Paul campus:

http://www1.umn.edu/pts/maps/spcolr.pdf

map of Major Access Routes:

http://www1.umn.edu/pts/maps/accmap.htm

Denny

Road Work on 35W Affecting Library Access

Late on Thursday, June 14th, Parking and Transportation Services
received official word from the Minnesota Department of Public
Transportation (MnDOT) of ramp closures that will effect University
of Minnesota (U of M) communters.

Early next week, MnDOT will begin a bridge repair and pavement
rehabilitation project on Interstate 35W between I-94 and Stinson
Boulevard. The work is scheduled to be completed in late September.
U of M commuters will be especially affected by ramp closures for the
next two weeks.

Beginning on Monday, June 18, the ramp from University Avenue to
southbound I-35W will be closed. The ramp is scheduled to reopen at 5
a.m. on Monday, July 2.

Starting on Wednesday, June 20, the ramp from southbound I-35W to 4th
Street will be closed. The ramp is scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m.,
Monday, June 25.

MnDOT warns that significant traffic delays are expected throughout
the construction project and motorists are encouraged to seek
alternate routes and avoid the construction zone, if at all possible.
For more information on the project, please visit
http://www.511mn.org, call 511, or logon to http://www.mndot.gov.

Road/Sidewalk Closures around the Hanson Hall Project

Memorandum
To: Ben Ystenes, University of Minnesota
CC: Ron Steinberger, McGough
From: Kyla Clayson, McGough
Date: 5/14/2007
Re: Road/Sidewalk Closures around the Hanson Hall Project
This purpose of this memo is to notify you that 4th Street South will be closed from the east side of 19th Avenue to the west side of 21st Avenue. The sidewalks along this section of road will also be closed. This closure will take place between May 15th – June 8th.
All roads and sidewalks will be clearly marked with closure/detour signs.

Please note that the sidewalk on the south side of 4th Street which has been closed will remain closed after June 8th.

If you have any questions please call me at 612-626-9311 or Ron Steinberger at 651-775-5413.

Courtyard closed/Heller Hall roof project

Starting on the week of 8/7/2006 work will begin on a new roof for Heller Hall. Inconveniences such as noise, odors, and foot traffic detours will occur. The court yard between 201 (Heller Hall) and 203 (Blegen Hall ) will be closed due to safety reasons. The contractor will be using a crane to move roofing materials to the roof in this area. Project completion due date is 8/31/2006. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. Thank you for you patience and understanding. Please call the FM Call Center at 4-2900 with concerns.
Contact me if questions/concerns

Thank you

21st Ave Parking Ramp changes

Subject: 21st Ave Ramp Repairs
From: parking@SSO.FINOP.UMN.EDU
To: s-gang@umn.edu

May 10, 2006
To Our Valued Customer,
We wanted give you notice of a number of improvements being made to the ramp this summer. We have planned these projects so there will be minimal impact on our customers. Signs will be posted throughout the ramp during this period to help you navigate around the work.
1. From Monday, May 22 to Sunday, August 20, structural repairs will be performed. Both the concrete floors and ceiling will undergo restoration. Approximately 100 spaces in the ramp will be affected. Parts of two levels at a time will be closed.
2. Beginning in mid-August, deck sealer will be applied to the entire ramp. Affected levels will be posted in advance of the work.
3. Security upgrades will be done in the elevator lobbies and stairwell.
4. As part of our regular facility maintenance, deck washing will start May 22 and last approximately one week.
Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during these repair projects.
Victoria Nelson
Assistant Director
Parking and Transportation Services

Wireless access for visitors

in the same issue of the TechBrief that Janet referred to in a note about Aleph being down on Sat. May 20, there's an article about the new access to campus wireless for unaffiliated users:

The U's page on Wireless access includes new information about short term wireless access for visitors who need access for a few hours.

According to Pete O. it's about $5./day. The URL: Http://www1.umn.edu/adcs/info/wireless.html
There is a reference to this page as a link within the text at www.umn.edu/wireless

If you are not currently a member of the University community but need temporary access to our network, you can go here* for information and scroll down to Self-Sponsored Wireless account. Here's the pertinent info:

SELF-SPONSORED WIRELESS ACCOUNT
Individuals with no affiliation to the University, may purchase access to the University's wireless network using a credit card. A unique ID and password will be assigned to the user for the remainder of the day with the option of adding up to five additional days of access. Access expires at 2 a.m. of the day specified by the user.

To sign up for this access, the user follows a link on the University's wireless sign-in page.
------------------------------------------------
These accounts are for access to the wireless network only.
For details and information, send email to wireless@umn.edu
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More info from the Wireless staff (from an email sent to sg:
For those not affiliated with the U, when they get the "wirewall" log-in page, there is a place to "create short term credentials for wireless access" by clicking the "Short Term Wireless Account Initiation" button.
That is, if they connect their laptop to "UofM Wireless" and launch a web browser, the authentication page will appear. It has the above link on it. Users can pay with a credit card for access. The price is listed on the page. Basically $5 a day. This is a new service, so it hasn't been advertised yet, but it should be usable.

U of M Founders Day

Thursday, February 23, 2006
from the ENews: Tomorrow (Friday) is Founders Day. To mark the signing of the University of Minnesota's charter 155 years ago, commemorative pins will be handed out on the Twin Cities campus--at information desks in Coffman Union, the St. Paul Student Center, the West Bank Skyway, and University Relations (3 Morrill Hall).

Snow Family

Snow family outside Wilson Library.

U of M Salaries (Compensation): new name

Went looking in MNCAT today for the "Total Compensation Report'" (e.g. the U of MN salary/budget printouts in Reserve) and discovered it's changed its name twice since it's been that:

Currently it's "University of Minnesota Total Salary Report" (no longer "Compensation". See extended entry for catalog record. / Denny Lien

Title University of Minnesota total salary report / prepared by ... Office of Institutional Research and Reporting.
Published [Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota], Office of Institutional Research and Reporting, 2004-
FY2004-
Annual
Description v. ; 28 cm.
Other Title Total salary report
Total salary listing
Employee salaries report
University of Minnesota employee salaries
Salaries of University of Minnesota employees

Internet Access [2004- ]--http://www.umreports.umn.edu--{Access for the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities only.}--{Login with x.500 info. Go to HR reports, Personnel basic information, area, department. Select from Steps 1-5 --if unsure, highlight ALL, submit, de-select.}

Availability TC Internet Resource Online Resource
Availability TC Magrath Library Reserve LB2334.3.M56 U55 Two Hour Loan
Availability TC Wilson Library Reserve Quarto LB2334.3.M56 U55 Two Hour Loan

Continues University of Minnesota base salary listing for fiscal year ...
Summary Sorted alphabetically by employee name, also listing position, department and salary. Includes employees from Duluth, Morris, Crookston and the Twin Cities.
Note Title from cover.
Subject LC University of Minnesota -- Employees -- Salaries, etc.
Subject LC Universities and colleges -- Employees -- Salaries, etc. -- Minnesota.
Subject Medical University of Minnesota.
Contributor University of Minnesota. Office of Institutional Research and Reporting.

West Bank Loading Dock maps

West Bank Loading Dock map is general and shows eight docks.
Andersen Library Loading Dock
Wilson Loading Dock (I just put this on the Web, but it won't be on any menus, at least for the time being. Hope you find it helpful. - Susan

Campus Connector Bus Schedules

Campus Connector Schedule see all bus schedules

Fall and Spring Semester:
7:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. every 5 minutes Mon. - Fri.
6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. every 15 minutes Mon. - Fri.
10:00 p.m. - midnight every 30 minutes Mon. - Fri.
9:30 a.m. - midnight every 30 minutes Sat. & Sun.

Saturday of Finals Week:
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. every 15minutes
10:00 p.m. - midnight every 30 minutes

Summer Session: (6/13/05 - 8/5/05)
7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. every 15 minutes
No weekend service during summer sessions.

Vacation Periods, May Session, & Breaks:
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. every 15 minutes
No weekend service during breaks, May session, or vacations.

No holiday service. Spring semester service
begins on 1/17/06.
*15 minute service buses depart from the St. Paul Student Center on the hour and from Blegen Hall five minutes after the hour.

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U of M Events Calendar

U of M Events Calendar is hard to find. Here is the link:
http://events.tc.umn.edu/

MN Population Center

Minnesota Population Center opens at Willey Hall. See News release.

THE NEW MINNESOTA POPULATION CENTER, the world's largest, will open 18,000 square feet of new offices in Willey Hall. The grand opening will include a display of books and articles, based on the center's data, and demonstrations of how databases are built and accessed. Feb. 18, 3-5 p.m., 50 Willey Hall.
--from the U's BRIEF. MPC includes the Minnesota Data Center Contact person: Wendy (Treadwell) Thomas. continue reading for contact info.
--sg

Minnesota Population Center
University of Minnesota
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612-624-5818
Fax: 612-626-8375
send us e-mail at mpc@pop.umn.edu

MN Data Center services are located within the Population Center at:

Minnesota Population Center - MN Data Center
University of Minnesota
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: +1 (612) 624-4389
Fax: +1 (612) 626-8375
E-mail contact: mndatactr@pop.umn.edu

Contact person: Wendy Thomas

Snoasis

SnOasis

To:
Subject: Snow Emergency Parking Program - snOasis

WHAT IS snOasis?
SnOasis is a service provided by University of Minnesota Parking and
Transportation Services, in partnership with the City of Minneapolis, to
help students and residents in need of a place to park their vehicle
overnight on the first day of a declared City of Minneapolis Snow
Emergency.

WHO CAN USE snOasis?
Students and neighborhood residents looking for off-street parking on the
first day of a snow emergency can use snOasis.

WHEN CAN YOU PARK AT A snOasis?
SnOasis parking is only available on the FIRST day of a declared Snow
Emergency (9 p.m. to 8 a.m.). Guests can enter snOasis parking ramps
AFTER 8 p.m. and MUST exit BEFORE 8 a.m. the following morning. Vehicles
left past 8 a.m. will pay the maximum daily rate including overnight hours.

WHICH PARKING RAMPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR snOasis ?
FOURTH ST. RAMP (Dinkytown)
1625 4th Street SE.
Enter on 17th Avenue.

OAK ST. RAMP (Stadium Village)
401 Oak Street SE.
Enter on Oak Street or Ontario Street.

TWENTY-FIRST AVE. RAMP (Riverside/West Bank)
400 21st Avenue.
Enter on 21st Avenue South.

HOW DO I PARK AT A UNIVERSITY snOasis?
Guests must enter the parking ramp AFTER 8 p.m. on the first day of a
declared Snow Emergency. Simply take a ticket when you enter the parking
ramp (this will trigger the gate arm to raise). You MUST exit the ramp
BEFORE 8 a.m. the following morning or you will be charged the maximum
daily rate including overnight hours.

Please avoid the top of ramps and other areas where snow has yet to be
cleared or could continue to accumulate so our snow removal staff can
access those areas.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO PARK DURING snOasis?
Nothing. It is absolutely free!

Information is also available online at
http://www.parkandtrans.umn.edu/snoasis.htm or at
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/snow/SnOasis-home.asp.

If you have questions, please call Parking and Transportation Services at
612-626-7275.

WHO SHOVELS THE SNOW

If you notice an area on campus that is icy or in need of snow removal, please contact Landcare at 625-7361 or the FM Call Center at 624-2900.

WHO SHOVELS THE SNOW

When the snow falls on campus, FM’s Landcare and Buildings and Grounds crews are working hard to make sure the campus is accessible for faculty, staff, students and visitors. “We start clearing snow when hard surfaces like roads and sidewalks are covered. Contractors clear parking lots when snow is 2 inches or deeper,” explains Les Potts, FM’s Grounds Superintendent. “Our goal is to have a path open by 7 a.m.”

This means an early start for the 60 Landcare staff and student workers who are responsible for removing snow from the 60 miles of campus streets and sidewalks. They are assisted by FM’s Buildings and Grounds Workers who shovel, de-ice and sand building stairs and entrances.

If you notice an area on campus that is icy or in need of snow removal, please contact Landcare at 625-7361 or the FM Call Center at 624-2900.

Campus Police crime stats

Federal law requires that all students, staff and faculty have access to annual campus crime statistics. Please visit the following web site to review "Safety and Security on Campus," the University of Minnesota's annual security report for the Twin Cities Campus:
http://www.umn.edu/umpolice/campsec1.htm

Federal law requires that all students, staff and faculty have access to
annual campus crime statistics. Please visit the following web site to
review "Safety and Security on Campus," the University of Minnesota's
annual security report for the Twin Cities Campus:

http://www.umn.edu/umpolice/campsec1.htm

This report includes statistics for the most recent three calendar year
period concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus, in certain
off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University
of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and on public property within, or immediately
adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes
information regarding the law enforcement authority of the university
police; policies concerning campus security, such as crime prevention,
alcohol and drug use, sexual assault, state sex offender registry,
and reporting of any crimes that may occur on the campus.

For a printed copy of this report, please call 624-2677 or stop by the
University Police Department located on the 1st floor of the
Transportation and Safety Building, 511 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Copies are also located in the lobby of the Security Monitor
Program's office located on the basement level of Coffman Memorial
Union.

Greg Hestness
Assistant Vice President of Public Safety
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

CLA Facts 'n' Stats

CLA Assembly at which Dean Rosenstone gave his "State of the College" address. See below for content.

Colleagues,

Yesterday I attended the CLA Assembly at which Dean Rosenstone gave his
"State of the College" address. Below are a few figures he gave.

Marcia

This year the 135th anniversary of the college of liberal arts.

This year 12,000 applicants for the 2600 freshmen places in CLA.

Big increase in high-ability students: 35% of the Fr. class in top 10% of
their high school classes; 80% in the top 25% of high school class. 423
students in honors, with average 93rd percentile in high school class.

Retention rates up and 4-5 yr graduation rates up.

67 grad research partnerships funded.

$645,000 in funding to recruit & support grad students.

Faculty last yr got 109 grants totalling $18 million, double of that from 8
years ago.

CLA raised $90 million in gifts in last 7 years. 30% in endowments for
students; 60% in endowments for faculty support; rest for buildings,etc.

31 new tenure & tenure-track faculty this year. (You all know this.)

540 faculty in CLA; was 491 in 1996. Half the faculty has come in the past
7 years.

45 searches are authorized for this year. (for the "best on the planet.")

2004/05 budget is balanced despite $1.3 million in cuts. CLA got 0 for
salaries; the college funded 100% of salary increases, half coming from
tuition.

7% of CLA's budget comes from the state, via Univ's central administration.
This support has declined 26% since the past 5 years. 72% of this year's
budget comes from tuition.

CLA has one of the highest student/faculty ratios in the Big Ten. It has
fewer support staff per faculty member than all but 1 academic unit in the
University. CLA provides half of all the student instruction at the Univ.
CLA students earn 1/3rd of all degrees granted by the Univ.

U of M Salaries (Compensation)

Jerrie Bayer in Reserve is going to add a note to the cover of the list of U of M salaries to indicate to her student staff that a driver's license is OK for two-hour check-out.

Light Rail near U

U of M Hot topics includes piece on Light Rail near U:
http://www1.umn.edu/pts/hottopics.htm

Metropolitan Council Light Rail Web page:
http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/lrt/lrt.htm

Bookstores

U BOOKSTORES IN COFFMAN UNION AND THE ST. PAUL STUDENT CENTER WILL BE CLOSED for inventory July 1.
--entry in today's Brief.

Note that there is a Law School Bookstore Their hours from 10-2 Monday and Wednesday during the summer.
Law School Bookstore (612) 626-8569