Recently, the UMD Alumni Association was contacted by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association D.C. Chapter (UMAA-DC), with a request to invite our area alumni to this special event. In addition to Garrison Keillor receiving the Outstanding Alumni Award, the UMAA-DC chapter will kick off a new scholarship*. The funds raised will be used for scholarships for students from the greater Washington D.C. area to attend any of the University of Minnesota campuses.

When: Thursday, May 24th at 6:30 pm
Where: The historic Willard Inter-Continential Hotel
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW – Washington D.C.
(nearest Metro stop is Metro Center)

Honored guest at the reception is Garrison Keillor – University of Minnesota Twin Cities alumnus and host of A Prairie Home Companion – who will receive the 1st Annual “Outstanding Alumni Award.”

Heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, and wine will be provided.

$100 per person ($45 per ticket is tax deductible).

Please send a check made out to UMAA-DC:
UMAA-DC
10358 Castlehedge Terrace
Silver Spring, MD 20902

*Gifts to this scholarship will not be credited as a gift to UMD.

For more information, contact Susan Heltemes at mnskh1@verizon.net or 301-509-4046.

A drawing for 2 pairs of tickets to attend the live performance of A Prairie Home Companion at Wolf Trap on Saturday, May 26th will be held (must be present to win).

If you wish to receive information about UMAA-DC activities, you are encouraged to register your email at umaadc@gmail.com.

Sponsored by the UMD Alumni Association, Nick G. Patronas/Burger King, and Engwall Florist, Greenhouse and Garden Centers.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
7:00 am – 1:30 pm

The UMD Alumni Association invites UMD alumni, family, and friends to stop by the UMD cheering and viewing “fanstand” during Grandma’s Marathon! We have lots to cheer about – over 1,100 runners are affiliated with UMD!!

Join Champ the Bulldog and other UMD alumni, friends, and fans for free hot and cold beverages, compliments of the UMD Alumni Association. This location offers neighborhood parking and easy access to the Lakewalk.

Fans:
- Cheer on your Bulldog runner and all the racers! UMD pompoms provided.
- Sport your UMD attire! Wear maroon and gold for a chance to win a beautiful Engwall plant!

Runners:
- Order a Bulldog shirt! Show your Bulldog pride in an Under Armor performance wear running shirt.
- Get an extra boost along the course! Our UMD fans will cheer you on as you cruse through.

Want to show your UMD Bulldog pride?

The UMD sports performance (Under Armor) short sleeve shirts, pictured here, are available for purchase from the UMD Stores. They are specially priced at $23.99 (women) and $26.39 (men) after the UMD alumni discount is applied. Five dollars per shirt will be donated to the UMD Alumni Association Scholarship fund.

option 1

option 2

(Option 2 will only be available in gray/charcoal for men’s shirts. Women’s shirts with this design will only be available in black.)

To ensure enough inventory, pre-orders are requested. Please email alumni@d.umn.edu to indicate your interest in possibly ordering a shirt. Your email will also ensure that we send you the link to purchase the shirts and the promo code to use. Besides your contact information, include this information in your email:
- men’s or women’s
- quantity
- size (refer to sizing scale below)
- design option 1 or 2

Shirts should be available for shipment to you by June 1st. The Alumni Office will email you around May 17th with a link to purchase the shirts through UMD Stores along with the alumni discount promo code to use.

Sizing scale for running shirts:

All measurements in inches.
CB = Center of Back

Under Armor running performance fabrics feature: 100% recycled polyester (made from recycled plastic bottles), Signature Heat Gear moisture transport, lightweight and anti-pick high guage knit fabric, anti-odor protection, and loose fit.

The camp offers more than training in lacrosse. Classroom sessions cover culturally specific issues about health and wellness, nutrition, diabetes and obesity awareness, and leadership development. “This camp strengthens our region’s American Indian community. UMD is pleased to help it continue,” said Chancellor Black.

Frank Clark said, “This is an exciting step. We hope to offer a few scholarships to the LAX-4-Life older players so they can join us at the UMD summer player development camp.” The UMD Lacrosse Team has offered to help Fond du Lac expand the program. “We have a great interest in growing the game in our region, not only for the growth of the sport, but for the many benefits it provides for youth and communities,” said Clark. “Bryan and the LAX-4-Life camp are making a big difference in people’s lives and we look forward to supporting that effort.”

According to the agreement, the UMD Office for Equity and Diversity and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences will provide housing fees to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, to support housing for youth so they can attend the camp. Funding of up to $10,000 per year will extend for five years, through 2016.

Several organizations share their time and resources to ensure that the camp offers a rewarding experience that develops the self-confidence, cultural awareness and self-esteem of American Indian youth. The organizations, among others, include: the Minnesota Swarm professional LaCrosse team, University of Minnesota Duluth, U.S. Marshals Service, Native American Law Enforcement Summit (NALES), Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Reservation, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Oneida Nation, Lac Courte Oreilles, Little Earth of United Tribes, and Prairie Island Indian Community.

The camp has strong support from many organizations and communities. However, the largest single cost is incurred by housing the youth at the Cloquet Forestry Center. The financial support from Office for Equity and Diversity and College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences are crucial for the camp’s ongoing success. The Cloquet Forestry Center offers several important advantages for the program including easy access to their practice field at Fond du Lac and concurrent community classroom sessions.

Along with UMD’s Chancellor Black and Fond du Lac’s Karen Diver, the signers of the agreement are Rickey Hall, Assistant Vice President, Office for Equity and Diversity; Allen Levine, Dean, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences; and Bryan Bosto, Brookston Community Center.

Information about Lacrosse by Thomas Vennum Jr. – Author of American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War

Lacrosse was one of many indigenous stickball games played by American Indians at the time of European contact. Almost exclusively a male team sport, it is distinguished from the others, such as field hockey and shinny, by the use of a netted racquet to pick up the ball, throw, catch and shoot it into a goal to score a point. The cardinal rule in all varieties of lacrosse was that the ball, with few exceptions, must not be touched with the hands.

Based on the type of goal and stick-handling techniques, it is possible to discern three basic forms of lacrosse – Southeastern, Great Lakes, and Northeastern.

Among Southeastern tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole and Yuchi), a double-stick version is still practiced. A two-and-a half foot stick is held in each hand and the soft, small deerskin ball is retrieved and cupped between them. Great Lakes tribes (Ojibwe, Menominee, Potawatomi, Sauk, Fox, Miami, Winnebago and Santee Dakota) used a single three-foot stick. This type of stick terminates in a round, closed pocket about three to four inches in diameter, scarcely larger than the ball, which was usually made of wood, charred and scraped to shape. The Northeastern stick, used among Iroquoian and New England tribes, is the progenitor of all present-day sticks, both in box as well as field lacrosse.

Pictured: Assistant Vice President and Office for Equity and Diversity Rickey Hall, UMD Chancellor Lendley C. Black, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairwoman Karen Diver, Manager of the Brookston Community Center on the Fond du Lac Reservation Bryan “Bear” Bosto.

The Hobey Baker Memorial Award is given to the best men’s college hockey player in the country. The winner is chosen with considerations in the following criteria: strength of character both on and off the ice, contributions to the integrity of the team, outstanding skills in all phases of the game, academic achievement, sportsmanship character traits, and full compliance with all NCAA rules.

Last year, Jack was nominated for the award and made it into the top 10; however, he was not chosen as one of the top three finalists. This year the candidates went from 30 (UMD’s JT Brown and Travis Oleksuk were also candidates) to the top 10, which is determined by votes from college hockey coaches and online fan voting. Jack made it into the top ten and then another round of online fan voting brought him into the top three to stay in the running with Spencer Abbott (University of Maine) and Austin Smith (Colgate University). In the end, a twenty three member selection committee chose Jack.

With the structure of the award having an emphasis on online fan voting, active support from fans was crucial. Support for Jack, especially prevalent in Duluth, impacted his great online presence on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and even a website, with the tagline “We Back Jack,” encouraging daily fan voting.

Jack was the second highest scorer in the country and also had the second most assists, posting 20 goals and 40 assists for 60 points in 41 games. He is as determined off the ice as he is on it. A communications major sporting a 3.3 GPA, he is a three-time All-Academic Student-Athlete in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The Duluth native is active in community endeavors such as helping with trash clean-up in the Adopt-A-Highway program, visiting Duluth hospitals, volunteering with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and working with various cancer fund-raisers.

Along with the Hobey Baker Award, Jack won the WCHA scoring title, was named a First Team all-star for the third straight season (2011-12, 2010-11, and a second team honoree as a sophomore) and was named the league’s Player of the Year. He also landed American Hockey Coaches Association All-American honors for the third time in 2011-12, joining Norm Maciver (1982-86) as the only Bulldogs to ever accomplish this feat.

Jack is also the recipient of the 2011-12 Lowe’s Senior CLASS (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School) Award, which was also officially presented to him during the men’s Frozen Four. He was chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I men’s hockey head coaches, national media and fans. The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is presented annually to a NCAA I athlete in 10 sports (men’s hockey, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, men’s lacrosse, softball, football, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball), based on achievement in the “Four C’s” – classroom, character, community and competition.

Jack Connolly recently signed a two-year contract with Farjestad BK of Sweden’s Elite League based in Karlstad.

As part of the Art for Earth Day Gallery Hop, there will be a reception at Tweed from 2 – 4 pm for the exhibition Where the Two Came to Their Father: Navajo War Ceremonial. The Art & Design Department will open its studios from 11 am – 5 pm, with an art sale from 6 – 8 pm, and an awards ceremony at the Tweed at 6:30 pm. The Tweed store will also hold a trunk sale in the Activity Gallery that day.

With the aid of an Alice Tweed Tuohy scholarship, Bill graduated from UMD in 1966 with a degree in studio art and art history which has served him well over the years.  From Duluth, he went to the University of Iowa and completed his masters degree in drawing.  He left Iowa City in 1972 for a Fellowship at the Fine Arts Center in Provincetown, MA and studied under Myron Stout, who he admired as a mentor, teacher, and painter.

Eager for a real taste of the art scene, Bill moved to New York City and did freelance art and picture framing until 1980 when he was hired by Trinity School, an exclusive, private K-12 school in Manhattan. In 1996, he was named department head at the school and eventually retired in 2000 after 20 years.  Always the teacher, Bill started doing tours of New York City galleries on the weekends, but decided he had another mission to complete and moved to Florida where he opened an art gallery of his own on 9-11-01.  He’s not sure if the fateful opening date or his admitted lack of business sense had the most to do with this unsuccessful venture.  Whatever the reasons, and for the good fortune of the Duluth community, he decided to return to Duluth in 2004, after an offer to curate the Leslie Bohnenkamp exhibition at the Tweed Museum of Art.

Painting is still one of Bill’s passions. A collection of his work is currently on display at Lake Ave Cafe in Duluth’s Canal Park until April 30, 2012. This fall, by popular demand, he will teach a class for the UMD University for Seniors program entitled, The Art Experience – How it Happens and Why it Matters.

When asked what his biggest inspiration is, Bill replied, “The people I meet at the museum.  They ask great questions which continues to inspire me to grow and thrive in the UMD environment.”  He has been encouraged by friends to write his story; one that would include the famous artists and successful students he knows and has nurtured, along with tales of his fascinating New York experiences. He will continue to teach us how to appreciate the beauty and significance of art in our world.

Kaitlin (Boyce) Erpestad
Kaitlin Erpestad is a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in Environmental Education.  Kaitlin is the daughter of alumnus Mark Boyce (‘81).  She obtained her undergraduate degree at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, but has been involved with UMD since high school where she took classes through UMD in the “College in the Schools” program.  Kaitlin also took classes through UMD while acquiring her Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Environmental Education with the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center.  While working on her master’s degree, she is a part-time graduate assistant for the Office of Field Experiences in the UMD Department of Education and has volunteered at Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory.  Kaitlin has been an AmeriCorp volunteer, an assistant coach for the Northfield Nordic Ski Team, and an English kindergarten teacher in Finland for three years.  She has maintained excellent grades throughout her academic career.

Keegan Flaherty
Keegan Flaherty will be a senior this coming fall with a major in Business Finance.  Keegan is a native Duluthian and is the son of UMD alumni Patrick (‘88) and Dina (‘87) (Bussey) Flaherty.  He has played on the Varsity Men’s Ice Hockey team since he was a freshman and has been very involved with leadership and volunteer opportunities with UMD’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. His experiences include visiting the pediatrics unit at SMDC (Essentia), clearing litter with the highway clean-up project, participating in fundraisers for the Northern Light Foundation, and volunteering for other activities in the Duluth community.  In addition, Keegan has worked as a counselor for UMD hockey camps for children and has cherished the opportunity to provide team- and character-building activities for young athletes both on and off the ice.  Also while at UMD, he has been named a WCHA Scholar Athlete and a WCHA All-Academic team member.

Jaclyn Rolando
Jaclyn (Jackie) Rolando will be a senior this fall and is majoring in Health Care Management.  Jackie is from Woodbury, MN and is the granddaughter of alumna Joan Thompson (‘63, ‘73, & ‘83) and Alumnus James Rolando (‘50).  Other family members who attended UMD are: Kevin Thompson (‘78), Jeffrey Thompson (‘78), Richard Marsh Jr. (‘79), Lynn Marsh (‘81), Amy Sundland (‘87), Richard Sundland (‘87), and Benjamin Marsh (‘08).  Jackie has been active during her time at UMD with the Investment Club, Economics Club, and intramural activities.  She is currently a group fitness instructor with UMD’s Recreational Sports and Outdoor Program.  Jackie has been involved with the UMD Alumni Association’s Graduation Party Planning Committee for the last three years and has been a representative for the UMD Alumni office at the annual Grad Fair.  Donating time and energy is nothing new to Jackie; she volunteers in the community and UMD and has taken leadership roles in projects for school and her extra-curricular activities.  While doing all this, she still maintains a great academic record.  

Edward Welch
Edward (Ed) Welch, from North Saint Paul, MN, is pursuing a major in Civil Engineering and will be a senior this coming fall.  Both of Ed’s parents are UMD alumni (‘86), Steven and Clara (Lincowski) Welch.  Since arriving at UMD, Ed has been in the UMD Honors Program, which is designed to foster close individual connections between students and faculty and brings together talented students from many interests.  Ed was involved with the UMD Men’s Rugby Club for two years and the Mud Guild for ceramics. During his sophomore year, he was on the newly created Sophomore Council, which was a group of sophomore year students who met and discussed challenges posed to students in their second year, including keeping them active in student and campus activities. Ed participated in several volunteer activities during high school and UMD, including making and donating ceramic bowls to Union Gospel Mission to be sold in their fundraising efforts.

Pictured: Ed Welch, recipient; Alan Peterson, UMD Alumni Association Board of Directors President; and Kaitlin Erpestad, recipient – Student Association Awards Reception, April 15, 2012

Brown, recently ranked number three among Minnesota’s financial advisors on Barron’s list of 1,000 top advisors in the country, has considerable praise for LSBE’s financial planning program. “It is highly respected within the industry for the students coming out of the program,” he said. “The FPA Student Chapter at LSBE will be a phenomenal addition.” Brown believes the affiliation with FPA, which is the largest membership organization for personal financial planning experts in the U.S., will greatly benefit LSBE financial planning students.

Marv Tuttle, CEO of FPA, joined LSBE dean Kjell R. Knudsen, Brown, and UMD faculty and student representatives at the official initiation ceremony of the the chapter on April 4 at the TD Ameritrade Learning Lab. Tuttle spoke with financial planning students and commented, “We’re looking forward to meeting the next generation of financial planning professionals and to begin the new FPA student chapter at UMD.”

One of the signature features of the the financial planning minor, which was first offered in 2010, is the TD Ameritrade Learning Lab. The Learning Lab was developed through a strategic relationship with JNBA Financial Advisors, TD Ameritrade, and LSBE and is located in the Duluth Technology Village in downtown Duluth. This combination learning lab and professional office for JNBA’s Duluth office allows students to work alongside professionals in an actual advisory firm. “We’re excited to visit the university and witness cutting-edge innovation in action for the future of the financial planning profession. UMD’s unique Learning Lab is a sterling example of combining hands-on training and technology to prepare and train our next generation,” he said. 

“Our visit to Duluth will help FPA become better informed and to play a supporting communications role with other universities and colleges about the uniqueness of the Learning Lab approach,” Tuttle said. “FPA sees a special opportunity for the Learning Lab approach to spread to other registered programs that prepare individuals to become Certified Financial Planner (CFP) practitioners.” Students graduating from UMD with the financial planning minor are eligible for the CFP exam.

Join us for a good time with your friends and meet other graduating students. Come to eat dinner, have a drink, make s’mores, and relax because you’re almost done! Make sure to dress for the weather – rain or shine! Your ticket will include a tour of Glensheen Mansion, Famous Dave’s BBQ dinner, two drink tickets, a bonfire on the beach with s’mores, and music entertainment. This is a geat chance to explore Glensheen and enjoy some time with fellow classmates before you finish your academic career at UMD.

Tickets are available at the Kirby Info Desk through Thursday, April 26. Admission is $10 per person. Student ID required with cash payment (no checks, please). Reservations are mandatory and a student ID & driver’s license are required for admittance. Email alumni@d.umn.edu or call 218-726-7164 with questions.

We encourage you to carpool or take the complimentary shuttle bus from UMD. The bus will start departures from Maroon Lot B (Darland) at 5:45 p.m. and continue as long as there are students. The bus will begin returning students from Glensheen at 8:15 p.m. and continue until 9:00 p.m.

The award winning Metropolitan is a beautiful, inviting space. Enjoy musical selections by Tom Wegren, UMD music professor, pianist, and recording artist. Chancellor Lendley “Lynn” C. Black will give a brief update on the “State of UMD”. Visit with current and retired UMD faculty from a variety of fields. And, of course, there will be wonderful hors d’oeuvres prepared by D’Amico Catering and a full cash bar. Champ, the UMD mascot, will be on hand to pose for pictures with guests.

Cost to attend is $10/person. Please RSVP by using our online form or calling 866-726-7164 by Monday, April 23, 2012. Your RSVP will put you into a drawing for a chance to win one of two $100 gift certificates to the D’Amico Family Restaurants and other prizes. (You must be present to win.)

The Metropolitan Ballroom and Clubroom is located at 5418 Wayzata Blvd., Golden Valley, MN 55416. Follow this link for directions. Free on-site parking.

Past receptions have been held at the Mill City Museum and Summit Brewery. Check out pictures from past events.

A brief preview of piantist Tom Wegren.

NCAA NORTHEAST REGIONAL TOURNAMENT
This Saturday’s NE regional game will pair the top two scorers in Division I, Maine’s senior left wing, Spencer Abbott (coming off a recent injury), and UMD’s senior center, Jack Connolly. Both were named Player of the Year in their respective conferences and both are among the finalists for the prestigious Hobey Baker Memorial Award this season. UMD and Maine have not played each other since 2005 when they defeated Maine in the opening round of the Florida College Hockey Classic and have never met in NCAA postseason play. UMD is in the NCAA tournament for the third time in four years and eighth time as a part of the division.

The Saturday game can be viewed on Fox Sports North Plus, streamed online at ESPN3, or tape-delayed on ESPNU HD. Catch live tweets from the game on the UMD Athletics’ Twitter account: @UMDBulldogs.

Twin Cities Bulldog fans are invited to gather together at Champps in Minnetonka (1641 Plymouth Road, Minnetonka) and Bennett’s Chop and Railhouse in St. Paul (1305 West 7th Street, St. Paul) to cheer on the UMD Bulldogs.

The Northeast Regional final game will be played on Sunday, March 25 at 7:00 pm CT, and can be viewed on ESPNU. If the Bulldogs advance they would play the winner of the other semifinal game between No. 1 Boston College (29-10-1) and No. 4 Air Force Academy of Colorado Springs (21-10-7).

Two-day ticket packages for the Northeast Regional in Worcester, Massachusetts can be purchased through ticketmaster

If UMD (NE Region) and Boston University (West Region) both advance to the semi-final game in Tampa on April 5, Bulldog captain, Jack Connolly will play against his older brother, Chris Connolly who plays for Boston. They each have one NCAA championship apiece (Chris as a freshman in 2009 with Boston University and Jack last season with the Bulldogs). Both Connolly brothers are the captains of their respective teams and are among the nation’s assist leaders.

Check out the NCAA men’s Division I hockey bracket at NCAA.com.

NCAA FROZEN FOUR TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
Bulldog fans have an opportunity to purchase Frozen Four ticket packages for the PNC Bank Club level area of the Tampa Bay Times Forum arena in Tampa. This package can be purchased for $300 per person and includes the following: tickets to all three games, deluxe seats grouped together for UMD fans, and unlimited food and beverage (soda, beer and wine) during all games.

Purchase this package by contacting Tampa Bay Times Forum Group Sales Coordinator, Stephen Gerhard at 813-301-6521 (W) or 678-799-6711 (C). All tickets purchased are non-refundable. Supply is limited. If the Bulldogs are in the Frozen Four, tickets will also be available in the NCAA block provided to UMD. Check the UMD Bulldogs website or the NCAA website for updated information.