‘Miscellany’ Archives
Jim Koplin: In Memory
James Henry Koplin was born January 27, 1933, in Vergas, MN, the only child of Emil F. Koplin and Dorathea (Schlicht) Koplin, and died December 15, 2012, in Minneapolis, MN, after a short struggle with pneumonia. After graduating from high school in Lake Park, MN, Jim attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks for one year before transferring to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. After completing a BA in psychology in 1955, he served in the U.S. Army from 1955-57 and returned to the University of Minnesota to complete a Ph.D. in psychology in 1962. During his graduate studies he met fellow graduate student Sally Katz, and they married in 1959. They divorced but remained close friends until Sally”'s death in a bicycle accident in 2000. Jim began his teaching career at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, in 1962 and then was a founding faculty member at the new Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, in 1970. After retiring from teaching, he moved to [...]
Brrr! Winter is coming-Stay fit at Running Wolf
By Connie Norman As the manager of Running Wolf Fitness Center I have already heard (and participated in) moaning and groaning about the coming winter and there”'s one question that comes up again and again: How am I going to stay fit when the weather gets cold? The key to staying fit in the winter is creating your own personal exercise-friendly environment with what you have available. Creating an exercise-friendly winter means planning ahead and dealing with the biggest winter exercise obstacles or, what we will call The Big Three: (more…)
Learn Computer Skills at New, Enhanced Waite House Location: 2323 11th & 13th Avenues
By Wes Durham, Waite House AmeriCorps Staff Waite House gained a brand new computer center this past April, and now they”'re really putting it to work! The Urban Opportunities program at Waite House offers 3 different levels of computer classes oriented towards workplace skills. Computer Basics is for people brand new to computers, and in it they learn to use the mouse, type, use email, and navigate the internet. In Computers for the Workplace students learn about Microsoft Word and Excel, two programs essential for many jobs these days. And in a special new class students can earn the Northstar Basic Computer Skills Certificate and prove to employers they”'re ready to use their computer skills to get the job done. In addition to classes, Waite House also offers one on one computer training and employment assistance. If you are interested in computer education or in employment assistance call 612-721-1681 and ask for Wes or John, email durhamw@puc-mn.org, or enquire in [...]
