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Elegant. Stylish. Tasteful. Those are among the adjectives being used to describe Central Washington University's new organizational communication structure, publicly unveiled during a press conference Jan. 16 in Ellensburg.
Development of the "new look of Central" began more than two years ago, following completion of an institutionally-sanctioned market study.
"We learned from our research that, while the university did not suffer from negative community perception, it would still benefit from a public-image facelift," Mark Anderson, CWU director of public relations and marketing, says.
This new look gives Central a more consistent and fresh appearance through an updated institutional "signature," revised graphics and publications standards, a series of promotional ads and a redesigned Web site. The signature, graphics and publications standards and media ads are complete. The redesigned Web site will be installed in stages over the next year.
The initiative is based, in part, on suggestions and ideas provided by members of the campus community last year through surveys and forums.
"I believe we are now well positioned to enhance the visibility of Central Washington University," CWU President Jerilyn S. McIntyre says, "and to continue to make Central one of the top choices for the best and brightest high school and community college students in the state."
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Central Washington University's student health center has received the maximum three-year re-accreditation available from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), according to Bob Trumpy, senior director of student health, counseling and wellness services at CWU.
"Receiving the full three-year re-accreditation, following our initial accreditation a year ago, reinforces our long-standing commitment to providing the highest level of quality care to the students we serve," Trumpy says. "I'm again reminded how much of an honor it is to work with our medical director Dr. DePalma and his staff of dedicated health professionals."
Status as an accredited organization means the university's student health center has passed a series of rigorous, nationally recognized standards for the provision of quality health care. The CWU health center was officially recognized for delivering excellent health care services to students after undergoing an extensive and comprehensive on-site, peer-based survey of its facilities and services.
CWU, the University of Washington and Washington State University are the only universities in the state with health centers accredited by AAAHC.
The CWU health center also recently finalized a service referral agreement with Group Health Cooperative, to streamline services for CWU students who are Group Health subscribers.
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Jan. 4: Dr. Elizabeth Street named executive assistant to the president.
Jan. 12: CWU's Vocal Jazz I Ensemble, directed by professor Vijay Singh, performs at the International Association of Jazz Educators convention in Long Beach, Calif.
Feb. 22: Gov. Gary Locke imposes a hiring freeze until further notice on all state agencies under his direction and calls upon the presidents of higher education institutions to impose similar restrictions. Also included in the directive is a freeze on non-essential travel and non-essential equipment purchases made with state funds.
Feb. 24: CWU is honored at the CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) District VIII Awards ceremony. The CWU Alumni Association earned a gold award for its "Homecoming 2001: In Search of Legends and Heroes" program. CWU graphics productions received a silver award for individual design for its "Residence Life 'Slam Dunk" spread," created by designer Susan Burghart.
March 27: The Washington state Higher Education Coordinating Board grants CWU the authority to begin a new general studies degree program.
April 12-13: Central's Society for Human Resource Management wins the Area V collegiate championship.
April 13: CWU's Vocal Jazz I, directed by Vijay Singh, performs at the Music Educators National Conference in Nashville, Tenn.
May 1: Ed Snyder, a construction coordinator with facilities management, is CWU's 2002 Civil Service Employee of the Year.
May 15: Dr. Jean Kilbourne, an internationally recognized expert on the relationship between advertising and addiction, delivers the first CWU Presidential Speaker Series lecture.
May 15: Groundbreaking ceremony held for CWU's new Music Education Facility, Phase I.
May 15: Wesley Van Tassel, CWU theatre arts professor, receives the university's Phi Kappa Phi Scholar of the Year award.
May 30: CWU holds its first research and scholarly achievements joint conference for graduate students and faculty.
May: Meghan Miller, a professor of geological sciences, is selected to a two-year term as interim dean of CWU's College of the Sciences.
June 6: Rich Corona is named CWU's vice president for business and financial affairs.
June 6: Moja, one of the sign language chimps from CWU's Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI), dies.
June 7: CWU honors its 2002 Distinguished Professors David Darda, biological sciences, Teaching; Mark Halperin, English, Research/Artistic Accomplishment and Invention; and Corwin King, communication, Public Service.
June 8: U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., delivers commencement address for the 111th ceremony in Ellensburg.
June 9: Larry Hanson, a former publisher and president of The Everett Herald, delivers commencement address for CWU's westside ceremony.
July: The National Science Foundation awards an $840,000 grant to CWU for continued research at Soap Lake. Dr. Holly Pinkart, CWU biology professor and a member of the Soap Lake Conservancy Science Advisory Board, is the principal investigator for the grant.
July: Gov. Gary Locke appoints CWU junior Jennifer L. Hazen, from Fircrest, to a position on the university's board of trustees for the 2002-03 academic year.
Aug. 12: CWU President Jerilyn S. McIntyre announces that Dr. Paul Baker is the university's new vice president for university relations.
September: CWU receives a $5.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help students in five central Washington university school districts prepare for college entry and success.
September: CWU enrolls a record number of students.
October: CWU President Jerilyn S. McIntyre receives a rolling three-year contract, effective July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2005.
Oct. 26: Comedian David Spade is the featured entertainment for CWU's Homecoming festivities.
Oct. 29: CWU holds its fourth annual Economic Outlook Conference.
Nov. 21: Gov. Gary Locke is the guest speaker at a grand opening for Snoqualmie Hall, a shared facility between CWU and Edmonds Community College on the Edmonds' campus.
December: Christine McDermott is named CWU's senior director of development.
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Lixing SUN, Biological Sciences, attended the International Symposium of Modern Zoology Dec. 22-26 in Beijing, China, as an invited speaker. His talk for the symposium, "Effective and Efficient Experimental Design in the Study of Animal Behavior," will be published in the international journal, Acta Zoologica Sinica, later this year. Also, Sun coauthored a new book, The Beaver: Natural History of a Wetlands Engineer, with Dr. Dietland Muller-Schwarze at SUNY Syracuse. It is featured in the cover of the most recent Cornell University Press spring catalog and will be available in May.
Andrew P. JENKINS, Community Health Program, will travel to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to present his paper, "The Use of Storytelling and the Narrative in Health Education" at the Second Annual International South African Wellness Conference Feb. 27-March 12.
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Tracy ANDREWS, Anthropology, had an article titled "Negotiating Survival: undocumented Mexican immigrant women in the Pacific Northwest" was recently published in The Social Science Journal, Vol. 39 (2002). This research was co-authored with Vickie Ybarra, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic (YVFWC), and former CWU student Teresa MIRAMONTES, who is now a UW medical student. Andrews' work with the YVFWC builds on six years of ongoing cooperative research and internship projects, including a "Culture, Health, and Healing" workshop Andrews presented during Summer 2002 (Toppenish). The workshop was part of a training program funded by the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) to support minority student preparation for careers in health professions.
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CWU TO HOST AMERICAN HORN QUARTET
Described by the American Record Guide as "the finest brass chamber ensemble in the world," the American Horn Quartet (AHQ) will serve as the featured artists at the 2003 Northwest Horn Workshop at CWU Jan. 31-Feb. 2.
Established in 1982, AHQ has won numerous group and solo awards at a variety of chamber music competitions and festivals worldwide. In addition, the ensemble has been featured on live radio and television broadcasts and has produced four acclaimed compact discs.
At CWU, the four-member group - a David Johnson, Kerry Turner, Charles Putnam and Geoffrey Winter - will be the featured performers at three of four concerts presented over the weekend, each in Hertz Hall:
Friday, Jan. 31 at 8 p.m., AHQ will present a full recital of music for four horns;
Saturday, Feb. 1, at 1:30 p.m., regional guest artists will be featured in a varied program;
Saturday, at 8 p.m., AHQ and the CWU Symphony Orchestra, conducted by CWU music professor Paul-Elliott Cobbs, will perform Robert Schumann's Konzertstuck for four horns and orchestra. The program will also feature a large horn ensemble of regional guest artists, and CWU music professor Jeffrey Snedeker will premiere a new horn concerto with chamber orchestra; and
Sunday, Feb. 2, at 3 p.m., AHQ will be joined by performers, including winners of solo and quartet competitions held through the weekend and will feature a performance of the winning composition of the Northwest Horn Workshop Composition contest.
Admission to each concert is $10 for adults, $5 for students with ID and seniors.
'BLACK ROCK' TO BE REVIEWED AT CWU
As a way to address a water storage capacity shortage within the Yakima River Basin, a new "Black Rock" reservoir proposal is being advanced as a way to meet the needs of fish, agriculture and municipalities within the basin.
Dr. Ken Hammond, Central Washington University geography and land studies professor emeritus, will discuss "The Proposed Black Rock Reservoir: Connections and Questions" during a presentation slated Thursday, Jan. 30, at 4 p.m. in Lind 104 on the CWU campus.
"I will focus on how this proposed addition to the hydraulic system connects to existing biologic, ecologic, economic and institutional systems," Hammond says. "I will also look at the economics of the proposed project, raise questions that I believe should be fully answered before the project is authorized and funds are appropriated for construction and will present a few alternatives to address the water demand/supply imbalance that now occurs on a fairly frequent basis."
As proposed, the reservoir would be built in the Black Rock Valley, 20 miles east of Yakima. The reservoir's capacity would double the Yakima Basin's available storage. Specifically, water would be pumped from the Columbia River during peak periods for storage in the reservoir. If constructed, it would be the first new water storage facility built since the 1930s in Washington.
V-DAY PROGRAM PLANNED
V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. In conjunction with the V-Day 2003 College Campaign, CWU's Center for Student Empowerment, Campus Activities and Coca-Cola will sponsor three Ellensburg presentations of Eve Ensler's Obie (Off-Broadway theatre awards) Award-winning play, "The Vagina Monologues."
"V-Day's mission is to raise money and awareness to stop violence against women and girls," Alyssa Walz, CWU Empowerment Center lead programmer and V-Day 2003 event producer, says. "All proceeds from ticket sales will be going to support ASPEN and Kittitas County Action Council - organizations in Ellensburg that work to stop violence against women and girls."
Productions of "The Vagina Monologues" will be staged in the Samuelson Union Building (SUB) Ballroom on the Ellensburg campus Feb. 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 general admission. They're available at the SUB recreation office and Jerrol's Book and Supply Company.
Also, information at resource booths will be provided by the CWU Health and Wellness Center, Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Student Association (GLBTSA), Diversity Center and Students for an Assault Free Environment (SAFE), along with Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health's Abuse Support and Prevention Education Now (ASPEN) program, Kittitas County Action Council and Planned Parenthood.
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CWU SPONSORS 'THE ANGRY EYE'
"The Angry Eye," a dynamic and provocative documentary about discrimination, will be presented at Central Washington University as part of the university's yearlong focus on diversity. Sponsored by the CWU diversity education center, the free, public screening is slated Thursday, Jan. 30, at 3 p.m. in the Samuelson Union Building (SUB) Cesar Chavez Theatre.
"This video provides a framework for dealing with issues of prejudice in both the corporate and educational worlds," Leslie Webb, CWU diversity education center director, says.
Based on the work of Jane Elliott, a retired elementary school teacher, the 2001 film demonstrates the "blue eyes/brown eyes" exercise she developed in the 1960s. Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she used the exercise in her class to debunk the myth of white superiority and illustrate what it meant to be a black American.
The 35-minute film, which won a 2001 CINE Golden Eagle award, challenges viewers to confront their own prejudices.
The CWU showing will be followed by a discussion to be led by Colin Cox, an actor, director and filmmaker, who shot this latest documentary in Elliott's "Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes" series.
SHARED LEAVE NEEDED
CWU employees may donate leave to a fellow employee who is severely ill or injured (or who is caring for a family member who is severely ill or injured) and who is off work and has exhausted all personal paid leave.
Ellen Cope, dining services, is in need of shared leave.
You may donate annual (vacation) and sick leave in eight-hour blocks. A minimum balance of 80 hours of annual leave must be maintained, and excess annual leave (that over 240 hours) that will otherwise be lost may not be donated. No more than six days of sick leave may be given during a 12-month period and a minimum balance of 480 hours must be retained. The personal holiday may also be donated.
The shared leave donation form can be downloaded from the HR forms section of the human resources home page: www.cwu.edu/~hr/forms/hrforms2.htm or requested from the HR office by calling 963-1202. Requests to donate leave must be approved by your supervisor before forwarding to HR and are subject to approval by your department head and human resources.
CWU EMPLOYEES
Civil Service new hires: Caleb Nowak, Maintenance Mechanic I, Facilities Management.
CWU JOB OPENINGS
Searches are underway for the following positions. You can access the CWU Home page (www.cwu.edu/~hr/jobs) or the Job Line at (509) 963-1562.
Faculty:
American Literature/Composition, Assistant Professor, 963-3340;
Applied Voice Teacher/Performer, Assistant Professor, Peter Gries, 963-1216;
Biological Anthropologist, Assistant Professor, 963-3201;
Botanist, Assistant/Associate Professor, Linda Raubeson, 963-2734;
Computer Science, Assistant/Associate Professor, James Schwing, 963-1449;
Constitutional/Public Law, Assistant Professor, Linda Rubio, 963-2408;
Contemporary Philosophy, Assistant Professor, 963-1818;
Cultural Anthropologist, Assistant/Associate Professor, 963-3201;
Director, Educational Technology Center, Assistant/Associate Professor, 963-1357;
Flight Technology, Assistant Professor, Search Committee, 963-2297;
Health Education, Assistant Professor, Rhonda Busch-Gehlen, 963-2481;
Information Technology, Assistant Professor, Catherine Bertelson, 963-2611;
Management/HR Management, Assistant/Associate Professor, 963-3339;
Media Writing, Assistant Professor, Search Committee, 963-1066;
Operations Management Assistant/Associate Professor, Tinja Wyman, 963-3339;
Paramedic/First Aid, Assistant/Associate Professor, Carolyn Booth, 963-1451;
Physical Education, Assistant/Associate Professor, Stephen Jefferies, 963-2241;
Psychology, Counseling, Assistant Professor, Terrence Schwartz, 963-3661;
Public Relations/Advertising, Assistant Professor, Search Committee, 963-1066;
Scenographer-Lighting Designer, Assistant Professor, 963-1273;
Sculpture, Assistant Professor, Search Committee, 963-2665.
Exempt:
Director, CWU Gear Up Program, Julie Guggino, 963-3101;
Graduate Studies, Research and Continuing Ed., Associate VP, 963-1400;
Research Assistant, Biology, Holly Pinkart, 963-2710;
Research Associate, Computer Science, James Schwing, 963-1432;
Undergraduate Studies, Associate VP, Rebecca Bowers, 963-1411.
Civil Service:
Accountant/Accountant, Principal/Accountant, Senior; Computer Trainer, Feb. 6; Fiscal Technician II/III; Office Assistant positions, Feb. 3; Secretarial Support positions, Feb. 3.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24
Art: "Two Photographers," by Andrew J Ortiz and Mark Sawrie, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, noon to 3 p.m. weekends, Spurgeon Gallery, through Feb. 7
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25
Swimming: Wildcat Invitational, CWU pool, through Jan. 26
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26
Concert: CWU Horn Ensemble, 3 p.m., Hertz Recital Hall
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28
Information Session: Study Abroad, general information, 4 p.m., CWU International Center
Wrestling: CWU vs. Yakima Valley CC, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion
Recital: Kairos Quartet, 8 p.m., Hertz Auditorium
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
Film: "The Angry Eye," a documentary about discrimination, based on the work of Jane Elliott, 3 p.m., SUB Cesar Chavez Theatre
Discussion: "The Proposed Black Rock Reservoir: Connections and Questions," by Dr. Ken Hammond, CWU professor emeritus, 4 p.m., Lind 104
One-Act Play: "Faces of America," by Fran de Leon, 6:30 p.m., SUB Cesar Chavez Theatre, free
Basketball: CWU women vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion
Recital: String Studio, 8 p.m. Hertz Auditorium
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
Music: CWU Horn Days, Hertz Hall, through Feb. 2
Geological Sciences Seminar: "A Hydrogeochemist's Perspective on Organic Contaminant Transport in Ground Water," by Richelle Allen-King, Washington State University, noon, Lind 215
Concert: American Horn Quartet presents music for four horns, 8 p.m., Hertz Auditorium, $10, $5 seniors and students with ID
Natural Science Seminar: "Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Quantitative Effects of Teaching Style and Peer Collaboration on Science and Math Learning," by Ian Quitadamo, CWU Science Education and Biological Sciences, 4 p.m., Science Building 147
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1
A.C.E.S.S.: Accessing Career Employment Success Strategies, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Shaw-Smyser, $15, presented by Career Development Services
Concert: American Horn Quartet will be joined by regional guest artists, 1:30 p.m., Hertz Auditorium, $10, $5 seniors and students with ID
Basketball: CWU women vs. Alaska-Anchorage, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion
Concert: American Horn Quartet and the CWU Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paul-Elliott Cobbs, performance of Robert Schumann's Konzertstuck for four horns and orchestra, 8 p.m., Hertz Auditorium, $10, $5 seniors and students with ID
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Concert: American Horn Quartet and other performers, 3 p.m., Hertz Auditorium, $10, $5 seniors and students with ID
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Concert: Trombone Choir, 8 p.m., Hertz Auditorium
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Showcase: Music Department, 8 p.m., Hertz Auditorium
V-Day: "The Vagina Monologues," a play by Eve Ensler, 6 p.m., SUB
Basketball: CWU men vs. Alaska-Anchorage, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Central Paws: speaker series, noon, SUB Club Central
V-Day: "The Vagina Monologues," a play by Eve Ensler, 6 p.m., SUB
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Swimming: CWU men and women vs. Simon Fraser University, 11 a.m., CWU aquatic facility
V-Day: "The Vagina Monologues," a play by Eve Ensler, 3 p.m., SUB
Basketball: CWU men vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Flute Fete: all day, Hertz Hall
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