All alumni, faculty, staff, students, and their families are welcome. Event is sponsored by UMC Alumni Association. Guest speaker will be senior U.S. 8th circuit court judge Gerald Heaney, who will receive an honorary doctor of laws Degree for public service. Guest speaker will be Tom Johnson, Large Lakes Observatory director and recipient of Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Research. Inaugural Morris Academic Staff Award was presented to Tom Mahoney, director of grants development, at annual faculty-staff recognition banquet.
Students completing core studies can take specialized courses in medical and legal interpretation.
Program developed in response to region's growing need for interpreters and translators is a collaboration between UMR and UMTC Program in Translation and Interpreting. May 8-9, as many as 14,000 people may visit campus for events related to the Dalai Lama's visit. Contract parking will not be affected. Use of alternative transportation is encouraged. New Mechanical Engineering Building opened April 25.