Events
Minnesota Student Workshop on Linguistics (MNSWOL): May 2–3
Linguistic graduate students are planning a conference to run May 2-3, 2008 in 140 Nolte Center. The title of the conference is Minnesota Student Workshop on Linguistics (MNSWOL) and will be entirely student-run. The topic is General Linguistics, with a special session on Using less commonly studied languages to inform linguistic theory. The plenary speaker is Dr. Ettien Koffi from St. Cloud State University. Please register using this form (PDF) and view the schedule and abstracts.
About the Area
View a map of Nolte Center. For visitors to the area, we are providing information below on hotels and restaurants near the University of Minnesota campus.
Hotels on or near Campus
- Recommended Hotels:
Radisson Metrodome (612) 379-8888
Days Inn University of Minnesota (612) 623-3999
University of Minnesota/Twin Cities Area Restaurants
D I N K Y T O W N (University Ave. / 4th St. area)
Annie’s Parlor 313 14th Ave. S.E. 612-379-0744
Blarney Pub & Grill 412 14th Ave. S.E. 612-331-1527
The Loring Pasta Bar 327 14th Ave. S.E. 612-378-4849 www.loringcafe.com
Shuang Cheng 1320 4th St. S.E. 612-378-0208
Bruegger’s Bagels 319 14th Ave. S.E. 612-623-9522 www.brueggers.com
Duffy’s Dinkytown Pizza 1308 5TH ST. S.E. 612-623-3833
McDonald’s 407 15th Ave. S.E. 612-331-6590www.mcdonalds.com
Potbelly Sandwich Works 326 14th Ave. S.E. 612-331-0191 http://www.potbelly.com/
Bordertown Coffee 315 16th Ave. S.E. 612-379-7277 www.bordertowncoffee.com
Espresso Royale Caffe 326 14th Ave. S.E. 612-623-8127 www.espressoroyale.com
Camdi Chinese-Vietnamese Restaurant 1325 4th St. S.E. 612-331-4194
Kafe 421 421 14th Ave. S.E. 612-623-4900
www.kafe421.com
Restaurant Alma 528 University Ave. S.E. 612-379-4909
Steak Knife 1327 4th St. S.E. 612-378-4730 www.steakknife.us
Burrito Loco 418 13th Ave. S.E. 612-746-5626burrito-loco.tripod.com
Erbert and Gerbert’s 1500 4th St. S.E. 612-331-1185www.erbertandgerberts.com
Pizza Hut 1420 5th St. S.E. 612-623-0775 www.pizzahut.com
Taco John’s 1501 University Ave. S.E. (in the Dinkydome) 612-378-2403 www.tacojohns.com
Dunn. Bros. Coffee 530 University Ave. 612-331-6146 (by Hwy 35W) www.dunnbros.com
The Purple Onion 1301 University Ave. (reopened at new location, Dec. 2006)
Bangkok Thai Restaurant 425 13th Ave. S.E. 612-331-6830
Kitty Cat Klub 313 14th Ave. S.E. 612-331-9800 www.loringcafe.com
Vescio’s Italian Restaurant 406 14th Ave. S.E. 612-378-1747
China Express Inn 409 14th Ave. S.E. 612-379-6374
Jimmy John’s 404 14th Ave. S.E. 612-331-8000 / 612-379-1757 www.jimmyjohns.com
Subway 1412 5th St. 612-331-6716 www.subway.com
Espresso 22 1501 University Ave. S. E. (in the Dinkydome)
Caribou Coffee 1500 4th St. S.E. 612-378-7524
S TAD I UM V I L LAG E (Washington Ave./ Oak St. area)
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill Washington Ave. S.E. (inside the Radisson Hotel) 612-378-3740 www.applebees.com
Campus Pizza & Pasta 818 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-378-2417
Leaning Tower of Pizza 2505 University Ave. S.E. 612-331-7474
Sally’s Saloon & Eatery 712 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-331-3231 www.sallyssaloon.com
Arby’s / Sbarro 1016 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-331-2757www.arbys.com www.sbarro.com
Burger King 925 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-379-7708
www.bk.com
Erbert & Gerberts Subs & Clubs 720 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-623-9485www.erbertandgerberts.com
Subway 825 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-379-8461www.subway.com
Espresso Expose 600 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-378-9604
Baker’s Square
2425 University Ave. S.E. 612-378-1810 www.bakerssquarerestaurants.com
Caspian Bistro 2418 University Ave. S.E. 612-623-1113
The Manhattan Loft 802 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-627-9737
Stub & Herb’s 227 Oak St. S.E. 612-379-1880 www.stubandherbs.citysearch.com
Ben & Jerry’s 702 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-378-9099 www.benjerry.com
Chipotle 800 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-378-7078
www.chipotle.com
Milio’s Sandwiches 219 Oak St. S.E. 612-331-7827www.milios.com
Sushi Express Inc. 929 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-623-1056
Espresso Royal Caffe 614 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-378-1104www.espressoroyale.com
Big 10 Restaurant & Bar
606 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-378-0467 www.big10restaurant.com
Hong Kong Noodle 901 Washington St. S.E. 612-379-9472
Peking Garden Restaurant 2324 University Ave. S.E. 612-623-3989
Village Wok 610 Washintgon Ave. S.E. 612-331-9041 cheung.bizland.com
Bruegger’s Bagels 720 Washington Ave. 612-378-2145 www.brueggers.com
Dairy Queen / Orange Julius 716 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-378-1010www.idq.com/en-US/default.ht
Noodles & Company 616 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-617-0002 www.noodles.com
Starbucks Coffee 615 Washington Ave. S.E. 612-378-7765www.starbucks.com
W E S T B A N K (7 Corners / Cedar-Riverside area)
Bullwinkle’s Saloon The Corner Bar 1429 Washington Ave. 1501 Washington Ave. 612-338-8520 612-339-4333
The Grill Room Hard Times Café 1500 Washington Ave. 1821 Riverside Ave. (In the Holiday Inn Metrodome) 612-341-9261 612-333-4646 www.metrodome.com/accommodations
Kilimanjaro Cafe K Wok 324 Cedar Ave. 1813 Riverside Ave. 612-333-2211 612-338-4238
Lucky Dragon Mai’s Korea House 1827 Riverside Ave. 414 -1/2 Cedar Ave. 612-375-1690 612-339-9385
Riverside Cafe Sgt. Preston’s 329 Cedar Ave. 221 Cedar Ave. 612-332-4555 612-338-6146
Chipotle 229 Cedar Ave. 612-659-7830 www.chipotle.com
Jimmy John’s 2037 Riverside Ave. 612-344-4444 / 612-344-9709 www.jimmyjohns.com
The Wienery 414 Cedar Ave. 612-333-5798
Grandma’s Saloon & Eatery
1810 Washington Ave. 612-340-0516www.grandmasrestaurants.com
Jewel of India 1427 Washington Ave. 612-339-0002
Livingston’s 2037 Riverside Ave. 612-333-5692
Red Sea Bar 320 Cedar Ave. 612-333-1644
Noodles & Company 233 Cedar Ave. 612-659-7777www.noodles.com
Heavenly Daze Coffee House 1853 Washington Ave. 612-341-1106
Mapps Coffee & Teas 1810 Riverside Ave. 612-338-6398
Graduating Linguistic Majors - Tea Party
We invite you to a tea to recognize the graduating linguistics majors. We have seniors graduating this spring and several who graduated in the fall 2007. They are: James Blalock, Molly Chamberlain, Cassandra Cockburn, Alexander Coyne, Jonathan Gill, Marie Hoffman, Aubree Hudoba, Dane Johnson, Sarah Kimball, Joey Lee, Blake Love, Emily Maeder, Melanie Pafko, Paul Tilleson, Joseph Witcher, and Elizabeth Rome,
Danielle Bass, Dana Hunter, Meredity Johnson, Anna Marco-Cortiel, Emma Skallman and Marisa Ontko.
We'll have tea and cake (and probably other drinks). So even if you can only stop by for a little while, please do.
Where: 229 Nolte
When: Thursday, May 9th at 3:30pm
Upcoming Linguistics Colloquia
Photos from a recent Linguistics Colloquium. (Assistant Professor, Brian Reese, guest speaker at our 2/15/08 colloquium, and some of the attendees at this same colloquium.)
-- Apr. 18: Laura Dale Bischoff (Linguistics librarian, University of Minnesota): linguistics graduate student professional development session. Ms. Bischoff will talk about maximizing the library's resources in our field and related areas
including, but not limited to, the following topics:
-- "My library" web feature -- new this semester
-- Refworks (online bibliography program)
-- Get It (inside the online catalog)
-- a replacement for campus-to-campus delivery
-- the new version of the online catalog, which is a "big leap forward" according to LDB (will be rolled out beginning fall semester)
-- effectively using LLBA-- author rights and copyrights (for authors, since we will all be authors some day)
.-- Apr. 25: no colloquium
-- May 2: No colloquium. Instead, we will be attending the MNSWOL workshop mentioned at the top of this page.
May 9: no colloquium
Phonology Reading Group
This is an informal group that meets every other week during the fall and spring semesters and over the summer to discuss readings in phonology. The readings are chosen by the group and depend on the interests of the current members. Anyone with an interest in phonology and who has taken 5302 Phonology I (or the equivalent) is welcome to join. Dates of the Phonology Reading Group for Spring semester, 2008 will be Feb. 11,
Feb. 25,
March 10,
March 31,
April 14,
and April 28. Each meeting will be held in
116 Folwell (note room change) from 2:00-3:00 PM.
To sign up to receive email messages please go here: http://lclist.cla.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/phongroup
For further information please contact Dan Karvonen (karvo001@umn.edu)or Marianne Milligan (milli064@umn.edu)
Bruce Downing Retirement Celebration
On January 25, 2008 the Institute for Linguistics, English as a Second Language, and Slavic Languages and Literatures (ILES) held a celebration to honor Professor Bruce Downing and to mark the occasion of his retirement. The party began at 3:30 in Nolte lounge. Family and friends from near and far joined us to show their appreciation and affection to Bruce for his thirty-three plus years of service to the University of Minnesota, and to various other groups in the Twin Cities area. Over the years Bruce has been affiliated with the Southeast Asian Refugee Studies Project, (which became the Refugee Studies Center) as well as the Program in Translation and Interpreting here at the University of Minnesota.
The group was welcomed by Ray Wakefield, Interim Director of ILES, and we were also privileged to hear a few words from Jim Parente, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, as well as from Dr. Jeanette Gundel, Chair of the Linguistics program and long-time friend of Bruce. Tara Gibbs represented the graduate students with the presentation of paper drafts for a Festschrift to honor Bruce. A second graduate student, Sharon Gerlach sang the perfect song for Bruce, the words of the final verse being appropriately "personalized" to the delight of us all. The celebration continued, with a duet for violin and cello performed by Nobuko Davis (Linguistics graduate student) and her husband Frank. And finally, an impromptu vocal and banjo rendition from Philosophy professor, Michael Kac had us all in stitches.
Hooi Ling Soh, Linguistics Associate Professor, presented Bruce with a gift from the faculty and staff of ILES. We will miss Bruce, and we certainly wish him all the best for a long and happy retirement. See photos from the celebration.
(And now, a word of thanks from Bruce:)
To all my friends and colleagues:
I cannot thank you enough for all the kind words and generous gifts I have received from you as I retire from the Program in Linguistics. Most especially I want to thank everyone who participated in the amazing retirement event on January 25th. I was bowled over by the turnout, the food and drink, the speeches, the gifts, and the musical entertainments that were also gifts. It couldn't have been a happier or more enjoyable occasion, and I thank each and every one who came for making it such a memorable evening. The photos on this page attest to the good time we had. Many of you have told me how much you enjoyed the party-but no one more than I. What a way to go! Again, thanks to all, but not goodbye: I hope to see you all often in the future.
