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October 29, 2004
FACULTY MEETING
Please mark your calendars for upcoming faculty meetings Fall Semester 2004. All meetings will be held at 1:30 pm , Room 75 Agriculture Hall. S. Hanson
Friday, Oct. 29
Friday, Nov. 12
Friday, Dec. 3 and 17
In addition, we will have all-day meetings December 10 and February 18 focusing on the External Review.
BAILEY BALL HALLOWEEN PARTY
October 29 th : Costumes required. Party with us: its free; its in Ag Hall atrium; its masquerade ball with a costume contest; theres music and dancing; free food and candy; games & even a floral arrangement making table; and its from 5 to 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Bailey Scholars Program.
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Saturday evening, Oct. 30th, 8 p.m. at The Wharton Center, The MSU Choral Union and combined Choruses are singing The Creation by Haydn, with the Lansing Symphony. It is one a most beautiful piece of choral music....... Three wonderful soloists, including Richard Fracker of the Met. Opera. I believe there will be a chorus of about 175 singers. This is going to be an awesome performance. Hope to see some of you there. --Patricia M. Johannes
CANR OLYMPICS
The 2004 ANR Olympics are Thurs., Nov. 11 at the MSU Pavilion on the corner of Farm Lane and Mt. Hope Road. Festivities are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. once check-in is complete and should be wrapping up well before 10 p.m., depending on the speed of events. We are seeking your help and participation in this year's games. There are two ways to take part. A limited number of judging places are available. Talk with fellow faculty members and form a team, or simply register individually and we will team you up with your colleagues. Teams must be comprised of 3 ladies and 3 gentlemen. Get ready to have fun and get registered soon! For more information, contact "Robert Kevin Haag" haagrobe@msu.edu
BRESLIN CENTER
For information, go to: http://www.breslincenter.com
PAVILION EVENTS
For information, go to: http://www.msu.edu/~pavilion/
WHARTON CENTER
For info, go to https://www.whartoncenter.com
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
MICHIGAN LAND USE INSTITUTE seeks Outreach and Development Coordinator; full-time, working directly with Executive Director; a motivated, hard-working, and ambitious person to serve as its Outreach and Development Coordinator. This position combines communications, fund raising, policy, and administrative responsibilities. The primary goal is to expand the number of people, businesses, foundations, and government officials who actively support the Institutes work to make Smart Growth a reality in Michigan. If you or someone you know is excellent and interested in putting their skills to work for a first-rate public policy organization, please go to: http://www.mlui.org/inside.asp
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - Extension seeks:
POS ID #1426 - Extension Educator, ANR, Resource Recovery located in Stanton, MI (Montcalm County); Full-time position under the Continuing Employment System. MSUE Staff Only . Available: Nov. 15, 2004. Deadline: Nov. 3, 2004.
Apply for above at web site: http//www.msue.msu.edu/jobs
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY , Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE), seeks to fill four tenure-track (nine- month) research (50%) and teaching (50%) positions; three at the Assistant Professor level in (1) Microeconomics, (2) International Trade, and (3) Industrial Organization, and one at Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level in (4) Natural Resource, Environmental, Micro-econometrics. Assistant Professors should expect to receive the Ph.D. prior to the start of the appointment. Tenured applicants' qualifications for appointment include outstanding research accomplishments and publications, and recognition for distinguished teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Classroom responsibilities will include teaching (two courses per year) at the undergraduate and/or graduate level (in the Economics Graduate Program). Available: Aug. 16, 2005 or as soon thereafter as feasible. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2004. We expect to interview by appointment at the ASSA meetings in Philadelphia in Jan. 2005. For full descriptions, go to: http://www.ag-econ.ncsu.edu .
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY , Dept. of Agribusiness & Applied Economics, is seeking for an Assistant/Associate faculty in Economics; tenure track, 9 month academic year appointment; will develop leadership in the departments research & teaching programs in applied microeconomics; Teaching may include principles of microeconomics, intermediate microeconomics, a senior level elective course, and microeconomics courses at the graduate level; teaching load will be five courses per year. Required: An earned Ph.D., or completion of Ph.D. by Aug. 1, 2005, in econ. or a closely related field; effective teaching; ability to conduct research and disseminate results in leading academic journals; and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Available: Aug. 15, 2005. Deadline: Screening will begin Jan. 15, 2005 and continue until filled. Candidates should send a letter of application including a statement of principal qualifications & interests, transcripts of all university work, a writing sample and letters of reference from three professional colleagues familiar with the candidates qualifications. Send to Dr. Robert Stanley Herren, Chair of the Search Committee (701-231-7441), Dept. of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58105-5636.
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Associate/Full Professor in Agribusiness and Applied Economics and Director, Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives located in the Dept of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, Tenure track, 9 month tenure-track appointment; training in applied econ. & agribusiness to assume a leadership role in agribusiness research, teaching, and outreach; in addition directorship of the Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives (QBCC). Research programs will address agribusiness management, strategy, and organization; Excellent quantitative skills; Dissemination of research findings in both professional and lay publications; teaching includes two-three courses per year. The successful candidate will teach one undergraduate course in Cooperative businesses, as well as additional undergraduate and/or graduate courses in agribusiness or industrial organization consistent with departmental needs. Excellent communication skills are necessary both for effective on-campus teaching and for outreach activities associated with the QBCC. Required: Ph.D. in Agribusiness, Agricultural Econ., Econ., or a related field; Experience in teaching, research, and/or Extension outreach related to the agribusiness industry, industrial organization, and Cooperatives; Demonstrated ability in securing & administering external funds; and Excellent written & verbal communication skills. Available: Immediately. Deadline: Screening of applicants will begin Dec. 15, 2004 and continue until a suitable candidate is found. For Applications, send to: Professor William W. Wilson, Chair of the Search Committee, Dept. of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58105-5636 (701-231-7472).
Further details available for 30 days by contacting Pat Neumann.
All announcements should be sent to Pat Neumann, Editor, in room 219 Ag. Hall or e-mail: neumannp@msu.edu> NO LATER than 12:00 noon on Thursday; after 12, they will be in the next BI-WEEKLY edition.