![]() |
University Bulletin |
|
University Bulletin Menu
|
This page is designed for modern browsers.
Best resolution is 1024 X 768
November 1, 2006
|
PRESIDENT'S CORNERTo the University Community: Fall is here and that can only mean one thing - well, two things. Classes begin again and the annual Combined Fund Drive (CFD) kicks off. CFD is both the name of the campaign and of the state agency whose mission is "to enable Washington State employees to improve their world, their state, and their communities by making it easier for them to support charitable organizations." This year, the Cabinet has set two goals - a 15 percent contribution rate and total donations of $30,000. ($30,000 is the equivalent of $24 per person.) I am pleased to announce that Karla Shugart, in the Human Resources office, is this year's CFD leader for Central. With Karla's help and the support of CWU's generous employees, I am confident that we will have an outstanding campaign. I've invited Karla to use this space to describe the Combined Fund Drive in more detail. Sincerely, Jerilyn S. McIntyre Thank you, President McIntyre, for allowing me an opportunity to tell the campus community about the campaign and some of the many agencies which will benefit from the contribution of CWU's employees. The Combined Fund Drive supports a wide range of charitable agencies dealing with animals and the environment, arts and humanities, disaster and recovery relief, health concerns, social concerns such as hunger relief and human services - whatever issue is personal and important to YOU, you will find an agency responding to that issue. For example, if you are passionate about the arts you probably already know that right here in Kittitas County, we have an agency (Book'It Repertory Theatre, #496932) whose mission is to "transform great literature into great theatre through simple and sensitive production inspiring audiences to read." On the other hand, you may not know that the Kittitas Friends of Animals (#487774) is a non-profit agency striving to "end animal over-population by providing foster homes and low cost spaying/neutering for the needy," or that the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (#316432), an agency administered through CWU's Office of Graduate Studies, Research and Continuing Education, has almost 100 stations throughout the county offering volunteer opportunities to seniors who deliver meals and serve in a variety of capacities such as library aides, state parks guides, mentors and office staff. I invite you to learn more about CFD and the many charitable agencies and categories of agencies as the campaign progresses. The Charitable Giving guide is on-line and located on the CFD home page: www.cfd.wa.gov/CharityGuide/CharityGuideHome.htm Watch the CWU Intranet for continuing information about the campaign and the charitable agencies. (HINT - you may win a prize.) As an example of the impact that even small donations can have, did you know that for less than the cost of two lattes a month ($5/month), you can:
I am excited to announce that the President's Cabinet has designated special levels of recognition - employees contributing at the Platinum ($750), Gold ($500), or Silver ($250) levels will receive special recognition. Thank you, CWU, in advance for your support of this campaign and the many charitable agencies providing services in our community and throughout our state and nation. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at ext. 2270 or shugartk@cwu.edu. Sincerely, Karla Shugart CWU JULY, SEPTEMBER EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH HONOREDDorothy Tenney, custodial supervisor, for July, and Kristina Owens, communications secretary senior, for September, have been honored as the university's civil service "Employee of the Month." During surprise ceremonies, each received a certificate and $125 from the president's discretionary fund, through the CWU civil service employee recognition program. Those nominating Tenney said:
Those nominating Owens pointed out:
Initiated by the CWU civil service employee council, recognition goes to employees who foster a personalized environment that supports members of the university community as well as the mission of Central. University students, faculty and staff, along with Ellensburg community members, are encouraged to make signed or anonymous nominations for employees of the month. Nomination forms are available from the CWU human resources office, employee council representatives and on-line at: www.cwu.edu/~hr/ec/. |
CWU TO REMEMBER FORMER STUDENTCWU will hold a memorial ceremony just east of Bouillon Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 3 p.m., to remember university student Justin M. Brooks, the son of CWU music professor Joseph Brooks, who has been a member of the university faculty since 1994. Justin Brooks was killed in June of 2002. The ceremony will be held near a newly planted Colorado blue spruce - said to be Justin's favorite type of tree - that will be dedicated in his honor. In addition, a song written by Brooks' father will be performed at the memorial. Brooks, a 1999 graduate of Ellensburg High School and former Running Start student at Central, had been majoring in administrative management with a specialization in office systems. He also served as a student employee in the Information Technology Services department. $4 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS HEADED TO CWUCWU will receive a $2 million, five-year College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) grant along with a $2.1 million five-year High School Equivalency Program (HEP) grant, through the U.S. Department of Education. HEP provides a second chance to students whose life circumstances prevented them from earning a high school degree, while CAMP enables students whose families are migrant workers to attend college, providing the personal mentoring that keeps students in school and ensures they will graduate. CWU will use the more than $407,000 in funds it will receive for CAMP funding to provide tutoring services, academic help with financial aid assistance for farmworker students in their first year of college, according to Mateo Arteaga, CWU director of CAMP and HEP. The $426,000 HEP funding will go towards helping 125 eligible farmworkers successfully pass the GED exam, Arteaga adds. CWU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NAMES 2006 AWARD RECIPIENTSThe CWU Alumni Association will honor six recipients with Distinguished Alumni, Special Achievement and Outstanding Service awards during the 2006 Homecoming Banquet on Friday, Nov. 3, in Tunstall Hall on the Ellensburg campus. The event begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m. with the banquet following at 6 p.m. The Distinguished Alumni Award is awarded annually to CWU graduates of 20 years or more who are recognized for achievement in his or her professional field and have made a positive contribution to society. This year's four Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients are:
The Special Achievement Award is presented to CWU graduates of 20 years or less who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their professional field. The 2006 recipient is Dr. David Wain Coon, who has made a rapid rise to the top of his chosen profession. After serving as vice president at Cascadia Community College and vice president/dean of students at the Art Institute of Seattle, in 2005 Coon was named president of Evergreen Valley College in San Jose, Calif. The Outstanding Service Award is presented periodically to a CWU alumnus whose special service was not in his or her degree field, to a special friend of CWU or non-CWU alumnus who has provided special service to CWU or the Alumni Association. The 2006 recipient is Gail Jones, for CWU director of alumni affairs. Jones was instrumental in establishing the university's office of alumni relations and is remembered for her boundless energy and outgoing personality. Tickets for the 2006 Homecoming Banquet $20 and are available by calling the CWU Alumni Association office at ext. 2752. CWU SETS ANOTHER ENROLLMENT RECORDFor the sixth year in a row, CWU has enrolled a record number of students. President McIntyre announced the university has enrolled 9,636 full-time students, an increase of 238 from the same time last year and a jump of 1,703 students overall from fall quarter 2000. McIntyre also announced the largest freshman class ever - 1,472 students - has enrolled on the Ellensburg campus, which is an increase of 3 percent from the same time last year. In addition, the retention rate for CWU freshmen was 79.2 percent for 2005-06, well above the national average, and nearly 19 percent of CWU undergraduates are now students of color, up from 12.9 percent in 2000. Overall, Hispanic students comprise 7.5 percent of CWU's student body. CWU's six University Centers have also enrolled 1,633 students this fall. |
|
Ethan BERGMAN, health, human performance and nutrition, and Nancy BUERGEL, food science and nutrition (retired), recently had two chapters published in textbooks. In Williams' "Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy" (ninth edition) by Eleanor D. Schlenker and Sara Long, published by Mosby with a 2007 copyright, Bergman and Buergel contributed the chapter "Chronic Disabling Conditions and Rehabilitation." Bergman and Buergel also contributed a chapter, titled "Diseases of the Respiratory System," to "Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology," by Marcia Nelms, Kathryn Sucher and Sara Long, published by Thomson Wadsworth, also with a 2007 copyright date. Senior Sondra BAILEY, education, and English graduate student Heather Ann JOHNSON have been invited to present their research at the s National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) spring conference on College Composition and Communication. It will be held in New York City in March. Their collaborative work looks at blending portfolios with regular, weekly sessions in the writing center. They developed a program for these sessions and have received Human Subjects approval to study the progress of students who choose to take advantage of this. Bailey and Johnson also presented their plan during last spring's conference of the Pacific Northwest Writing Centers Association. In the September/October 2006 issue of "Public Purpose," CWU's Office of International Studies and Programs, and Michael LAUNIUS, OISP executive director, were featured, with four other schools, in the cover article "Rural Colleges and Global Outreach." The American Association of State Colleges and Universities produce Public Purpose. The article focuses on how "AASCU member institutions in more geographically remote locations and with smaller enrollments offer both traditional and innovative international opportunities using their size and location to advantage." Roy SAVOIAN, dean, College of Business, was among the presenters at the 18th Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues. On Oct. 16, in Maui, Hawaii, Savoian served as a panelist for the discussion on "Achieving Quality through AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) Accreditation." Savoian's part of the presentation focused on CWU's experience in pursuing AACSB accreditation and the actions and strategies for meeting accreditation standards. The conference provided a forum for the interaction of different ideas and information between academicians and practitioners, in order to enhance the understanding of international accounting issues in various countries. |
Vijay SINGH, music, recently conducted the Iowa All-State Jazz Choir and presented workshops on jazz pedagogy and repertoire for the Iowa Music Educators convention. Singh's composition "Timewatch" was performed by the group in its Iowa premiere. Singh was also recently notified that he is a recipient of a Composer's Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) for his contributions to composing for educational groups. His selection criteria included catalogue of works, published availability, quality of compositions and stylistic eclecticism. This is the eighth ASCAP award Singh has received. Seniors Minori MURAMOTO, from Japan, who is double majoring in anthropology and geography, and Ninee PETCHPRAPA, from Thailand, music, have been selected as 2006-07 Mahajani Scholars, which include $1,000 scholarships. Offered through the Office in International Studies and programs, they were selected for their outstanding academic achievements and creative research talents that best honor professor Dr. Usha Mahajani, to whose memory this scholarship is dedicated. Mahajani, a native of India, served as a CWU political science professor from 1965 until her death in 1978. Her career at Central was marked by her enthusiasm for teaching, the great joy she received from helping students, her spirit of cooperation with faculty colleagues and active community outreach, her intellectual curiosity and her distinguished research in political science and Southeast Asian studies. Joseph POWELL, English, has had accepted for publication an article on nature poetry in The Valparaiso Poetry Review: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. The essay traces ideas about nature in the poetry from William Wordsworth and John Clare of the 19th century to the present. Another essay, "Honesty, Elegance, & The Ragged Edge," was accepted by The Midwest Quarterly. It looks at assumptions about polish, spontaneous rawness and honesty embedded in writing, especially poetry. Powell has had two poems recently published: "The Steer" in the Owen Wister Review and "Pecking Order" in the regional anthology "Pontoon VII." He also has a poem forthcoming in The Louisville Review called "Emily Dickinson's Dog, Carlo." A short story, titled "Fish Grooming," is scheduled to appear in The Talking River Review this fall. CWU EMPLOYEES Exempt job changes: LeAnn Hunter-Chase, Director, Enrollment Management Information and Planning, Student Affairs; Adrian Naranjo, Associate Director, Financial Aid/Technology, Financial Aid. To view current job openings at CWU, go to www.cwu.edu/~hr/jobs/index.html. |
CWU FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE COMING UPThe CWU Friends of the Library annual book sale is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the front lobby of the Brooks Library. Books of all types will be available - fiction and non-fiction, popular and academic, some foreign language material and some children's books. Most hardback books will be sold for $1.50, paperbacks for 75 cents and magazines for 10 cents. Some books that have been determined to be of greater value will be individually priced at a higher cost. OMembers of the Friends, faculty, students, staff and others, have donated the books. For more information call Patrick McLaughlin at ext. 2117 or Mary Wise at ext. 1044. The money raised is used by the Friends to buy books for the Brooks Library. CWU PERFORMING ARTS AND PRESIDENTIAL SPEAKER SERIES RESUMESRobert F. Kennedy Jr. will outline his estimation of "Our Environmental Destiny" during the next presentation in the CWU Performing Arts and Presidential Speaker Series. It's scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in McConnell Auditorium. Reserved seats are $25, general admission is $15 and students with I.D. will be admitted free. During his presentation, Kennedy will recall time spent with his father, the late U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, on New York's Hudson River, recount Native American folklore and make a case for renewed respect for America's physical landscape. Kennedy's reputation as a defender of the environment emerged from a series of successful legal actions on behalf of "Riverkeeper," an advocacy group that monitors the Hudson River ecosystem. Kennedy is also credited with leading the fight to protect New York City's water supply and has assisted several indigenous tribes in Latin America and Canada successfully negotiate treaties to protect their traditional homelands. For more information about Kennedy's presentation call ext. 2111. |
"LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE" STAR TO APPEAR AT CWUAlison Arngrim, best known to television viewers around the world as the mean-spirited Nellie Oleson on the long-running series "Little House on the Prairie," will bring her stand-up comedy act to Central Washington University on Friday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Theatre Tickets are now available at the Student Union box office. They are $5 for students, $15 for non-students and $25 for reserved VIP seating, which includes a post-show reception. Arngrim portrayed Oleson for seven years before leaving the program to pursue her other interests, including theatre and stand-up comedy. She has been the headliner at some famous Los Angeles-area comedy clubs such as the Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store and the Improv. For more information about Arngrim's performance, titled "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch," call ext. 1685. Proceeds from the show will benefit the CWU Diversity Education Center's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Initiatives. DON'T LOSE VACATION LEAVE! (Classified and Exempt Employees Only)Employees who accrue annual leave (vacation) will lose hours in excess of 240 hours on the first day of the employee’s leave anniversary month (see below). For example, if your leave anniversary month is November, your annual leave balance as of November 1st must be at or below 240 hours. If your annual leave balance exceeds 240 hours after your accrued time for October is added in, any hours above 240 will be erased from the record. Leave balances and leave anniversary month are printed on your pay stub/advice. The leave balance that appears on the 25th paycheck is your leave balance as of the 16th of the month. It includes your accrual for the previous month and any leave taken between the 1st and the 15th of the month. It does not include the current month’s accrual, nor does it include any leave taken after the 15th of the month. Please resolve any questions regarding possible loss of vacation before reaching the 240-hour maximum. It is your responsibility to monitor your leave balances and know your leave anniversary month. LEAVE ANNIVERSARY MONTH:Classified staff - The first day of the month of the employee's most recent date of hire into state service. Exempt Employees - The first day of the month in which the employee began his/her latest period of continuous employment in a vacation leave eligible position at CWU. Questions concerning leave balances and anniversary dates should be directed to the timekeeper in your department. Policy or procedural questions may be directed to the Human Resources Office at extension 1202. |
|
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1 THURSDAY, NOV. 2 FRIDAY, NOV. 3 SATURDAY, NOV. 4 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 TUESDAY, NOV. 7 |
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8 THURSDAY, NOV. 9 FRIDAY, NOV. 10 SATURDAY, NOV. 11 SUNDAY, NOV. 12 MONDAY, NOV. 13 TUESDAY, NOV. 14 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 |
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 For other November 2006 calendar items, visit www.cwu.edu/wv3_cal |
| Central Washington University | 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg WA 98926 | This Site Optimized For Newer Browsers. |