The Department of Law and Justice was represented at the Annual Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Meeting in Boston March 4-8. Professors Mike OLIVERO, Rodrigo MURATAYA and James ROBERTS presented a paper titled "Domestic Violence and Perceived Effectiveness by Perpetrators," while Professor Key SUN talked about "Substance Abuse Treatment In Hungary: A Field Observation," and Professor Charles REASON's paper concerned "Departmental Advisory Boards: Linking to the Community."

Terry MARTIN, Lori GRAY, and Patsy CALLAGHAN, English, presented at the Annual Conference on College Composition and Communication in New York City, March 19-22. Their session was titled "Composing Ourselves: Teacher Identities/Teacher Stances in the Composition Classroom."

Bang-Soon YOON, Political Science, presented a paper, "Women, Political Leadership and Democracy in South Korea," at the International Conference on Social Science and Social Policy in the 21st Century in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 9-11, 2002. This conference was organized in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the UNESCO's International Social Science Council and only invited speakers presented their papers. Yoon has been participating since 1998 in an international and multi-disciplinary research project on the globalization, gender and democracy that has been endorsed by UNESCO-ISSC.

The Journal of Organizational Behavior Management has just published "Self-Report Bias and Accuracy in a Simulated work Setting: Effects of Combined Feedback on Task and Self-Reported Performance." The article was written by former CWU graduate student Scott A. BEAL, now at the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, and Dr. Jim EUBANKS, Psychology.

Several CWU faculty and students will present their research at the Western Psychological Association meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, May 1-4:

• Dr. Sally KENNEDY will chair a symposium on "Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Counseling/Rehabilitation" and present a paper titled "The Influence Of Coping On Adjustment Of Female College Students," co-authored with Dr. Gayle M. ROBBINS, Counseling Center.
• CWU students Daniel McKENZIE and Kevin TODD and Dr. Marte FALLSHORE will present a paper titled "Is Severity Of Crimes Related To Perpetrator Or Participant Sex?"
• CWU student Catherine DAVIS and Drs. J. Phil DIAZ and Gayle ROBBINS will present a paper titled "Memory Process And Recall Differences With Attention Deficit Disorder."
• CWU students Lisa B. COREY and Jake LEADINGHAM and Dr. Marte FALLSHORE will present a poster titled "Perceptions Of Severity Of Sex Crimes Against Children."
• Drs. Stephen SCHEPMAN and Anthony STAHELSKI and CWU students Melissa COLVIG and Dave HAVERSTICK will present a poster titled "Effects Of A Nontraditional Probationary Intervention On Juvenile Offender Behavior."
• CWU students Kenneth THOMAS and Alvena SMITH and Drs. Anthony STAHELSKI and Stephen SCHEPMAN will present a poster titled "Effectiveness Of Training On Police Behavior In High-Risk Situations."
• Dr. Wendy A. WILLIAMS and CWU students Brad R. ROGERS, Amanda MACKEY, Alvena SMITH-JOHNSON, Sam OVERTURF and Lisa RONNING will present a poster titled "Attentional Priming Effects On Response Dominance In The Spatial Domain."
• Dr. Key SUN, Law and Justice, will present a poster titled "Examining The Growth-Based Personality Theory Of Taoist Psychology."
• CWU student Jennifer OBEID will present a poster titled "Influential Variables On Voluntary Student Attrition In Higher Education."

The program confronts issues of awareness, oppression and discrimination. While traveling through the "tunnel," participants are presented with examples of sexism, racial profiling, body image and domestic abuse - issues that may confront them in real life.

The tunnel event will be followed by construction of the wall project - a cinder block edifice roughly 10 feet by 35 feet - at the SUB amphitheatre April 22-25.

CWU THEATRE ARTS STUDENTS HONORED
Several members of Central Washington University's theatre arts department received top honors from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF) for their work in design, playwriting and acting competitions at the Northwest Drama Conference in Bellevue, Wash.

Two CWU students emerged from the highly competitive Irene Ryan acting scholarship competition to advance to the semi-final round, winning spots among the 32 selected from a preliminary round of more than 200 participants. Sallieu Sesay, a freshman theatre arts major, advanced with scene partner Amy Rider, a junior theatre arts/performance major, as did sophomore theatre arts majors Daniel Tigard and his scene partner Heather Forseth.

The design competition included entries from students in each state of the six-state region. Erin Westfall, a junior theatre arts/design major, received top honors with a meritorious achievement award for her lighting design on last season's production of "Macbeth." Maureen Eller, a senior theatre arts major, also received a meritorious award for her sound design entries for "Entertaining Mr. Helms/Mud" and "Cloud Tectonics."

Other CWU participants were:
Ry Sherrell and Ryan D. Scott, CWU theatre arts alumni, co-wrote "Happy Birthday!" Victor Velazquez Jr., another theatre arts alumnus, playwriting, one-act "Not Guilty." Maureen Eller, playwriting, "Stepping In." Amy Rider, Ten-Minute Play Festival, "Painting On the Ground." Josh Schulz, playwriting, "Zonks!" Paul Bell won the Stage Management Fellowship award. Will Alvin won the design competition for his costume renderings for "Everyman." Justina Schwartz won an award for her scene design. Matt Milton won for the second consecutive year for his directing work.

CHEN NAMED CWU STUDENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Known for his friendly, courteous manner and ever-present smile, Kim Chen, who works in Central Washington University's computer support services (CSS) department, has been named the university's 2003 Student Employee of the Year.

Chen was nominated by Patricia Jack, CSS program support supervisor, who noted, "Kim is able to explain even the most technical process in a way that is easily understood. Kim always goes above and beyond for our department as I'm sure he does for the campus."

His supervisor, Steve Beekley, echoed those sentiments, adding that Chen is very proficient in the computer field, calling his troubleshooting skills exemplary.

"This enables him to fix problems the first time," Beekley says. "He is very enthusiastic about his work. He enjoys digging in and testing new software or hardware. He continues to further his knowledge by taking and passing certifications."

CWU INITIATES ARCHIVES PROJECT
Central Washington University President Jerilyn S. McIntyre is calling for a concentrated effort to create university archives and a historical museum collection, to augment the samples of historic classroom equipment, furniture, band uniforms, clocks and other artifacts, items and valuable documents preserved by individual campus departments. To help identify pertinent items, an on-line survey has been established on the CWU Web site at www.cwu.edu/~purchase/CulturalArchives/
ArchiveSurvey.html. For more information about the project, call Tracy Sebren at (509) 963-2308.

MSET PROGRAM OFFERED AT NEW LOCATION
Beginning next fall, Central Washington University will offer its master of science in engineering technology (MSET) degree program at the CWU-Lynnwood Center, located in Snoqualmie Hall on the Edmonds Community College campus.

The CWU program is now available through a partnership at Highline Community College and to full-time graduate students at the university campus in Ellensburg.

For more information about the program, visit www.cwu.edu/~iet/mse.html, or call 206-878-3710 ext. 5170.

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.

Darlene Sirrine, continuing education, is in need of shared leave.

You may donate annual (vacation) and sick leave in eight-hour blocks. 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.

RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED BY SOME
Part-time temporary faculty who are members of Washington State Teachers Retirement System (WSTRS) might be required to make retirement contributions.

Active members of WSTRS, Plan 1, are required to make retirement contributions on all earnable compensation.

For active members of WSTRS, Plan 2, contributions on all earnable compensation are required for those working in an eligible position. An eligible position is defined as one which normally requires at least 70 hours of work per month in at least five months during each year.

Those required to contribute to WSTRS on CWU earnings should notify human resources immediately at 963-1267.

CWU EMPLOYEES
Civil Service new hires: Kristi Gladen, Program Assistant, ITS; Susan Lybbert, Program Assistant, AUAP; Tracy Plouse, Research Analyst II, Gear Up Program; Kevin Sanders, Office Assistant III, CWU SeaTac; and Eddie Smith, Custodian, CWU SeaTac.

The contest is being held in conjunction with the CWU theatre arts presentation of "Pinocchio," which will be presented April 25 and 26, at 7 p.m., and April 26 and 27, at 1 p.m., in Tower Theatre.

YOUTH THEATRE TOUR PLANNED
The Central Washington University theatre arts department will launch its annual Youth Theatre Tour with performances of "Pinocchio" on April 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. and April 26 and 27 at 1 p.m. in Tower Theatre on the Ellensburg campus.

"Pinocchio," adapted by Madge Miller from the classic Italian fairy tale by Carlo Collodi, is about a naughty little puppet that becomes a real, live boy when he learns, through a series of journeys and mistakes, that honesty and loyalty matter most. "Gepetto," "The Blue Fairy" and "The Talking Cricket" are among the characters that help Pinochio find his heart.

Departing from the familiar cartoon version, guest director Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski adapts the story by altering the setting to a small 1860's Northwest logging camp where a touring troupe of players arrives and, using materials they find in the forest, unfolds the magical storybook tale.

The family theatre presentation, suitable for all ages, is approximately one hour long. Tickets are $5 each or three for $10 and can be purchased by phone with a VISA or MasterCard by calling (509) 963-1774.

ORIGINAL PLAY FESTIVAL PLANS AUDITIONS
Auditions will be held Tuesday, April 15 at 7:15 p.m. in Hebeler Auditorium for the Dr. Betty Evans Original One-Act Play Festival, the final production of the Central Washington University theatre arts department's 2002-2003 season. Festival performances will be June 2-7.

This year's eight plays, all written and directed by CWU students, will be presented under the guidance of Wesley Van Tassel, CWU theatre arts professor and festival producer.

Those auditioning are asked to prepare a one-minute monologue; however, those without a prepared monologue are welcome to join the audition process and also read for roles. Callbacks will be held the following evening. Each individual director will determine rehearsal times. Academic credit is available to those who work in cast and crew positions.

CWU STUDENT STUDIES FOREST WATER QUALITY
The impact of logging appears to have longer, though possibly less critical, consequences than some researchers had thought, for forest water quality. That's the conclusion of a study conducted by Central Washington University senior Angela Diefenbach of 11 different deforested, re-growth and old growth areas in the Salmon la Sac area in central Washington.

"I found that the effects of deforestation last a lot longer than I thought, based on articles I had read," she says. "These articles indicated that the water quality changes lasted between two and five years. Some of the areas that I studied were replanted 10 to 15 years ago and still showed chemical differences from areas in old growth forest."

Diefenbach looked at stream water chemistry to determine major and trace element concentrations. There was an increase in the concentrations of both major and trace elements in streams adjacent to replanted areas as compared to others near deforested or old growth corridors.

"When a forest is first clear felled you lose the top soil," she notes. "That makes erosion a lot easier, which means a loss of nutrients which are washed away from the soils."

The most pronounced increases in measured concentrations in the waters were found in sodium, calcium, magnesium, barium, strontium, aluminum and arsenic. The high concentration of arsenic wasn't expected.

"I found two re-growth streams that had up to eight parts per billion of arsenic," Diefenbach says. "That seems like a really minute amount. But, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) standards limit arsenic to below 10 parts per billion for drinking water, so these streams were really close to being considered contaminated."

It's thought that the arsenic level increase may be due to the weathering of a unique rock type found in the area and not necessarily from mining done in the region.

"I was taking samples upstream of any area known to have historical mines," Diefenbach points out. "More study would have to be done to determine the exact cause of the higher arsenic concentrations.

The good news is, while longer in scope, the effects on water quality are not necessarily cause for concern.

CWU JOB OPENINGS
Searches are under way 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:
Chinese, Instructor/Assistant Professor, Nathalie Kasselis-Smith, 963-1218;
Director, Educational Tech. Center, Assistant/Assoc. Professor, 963-1357;
Earth Materials/Mineralogy, Assistant Professor, 963-2801;
Information Literary/Outreach Librarian, Assistant Professor, Kirsten Erickson, 963-1023;
William O. Douglas Honors College, Director, Linda Beath, 963-1404.

Exempt:
Accounting Manager, Shelly Johnson, 963-2340;
Admissions Counselor, Tina Morefield, 963-3012;
Assistant Athletic Trainer, Search Committee, 963-1914;
Director, McNair Program, Phil Backlund, 963-1852;
Enterprise Financial Manager, Ken Baxter, 963-1149;
Residence Hall Coordinator, Jennifer Herbold, 963-1324;
Senior Director, Information Technology Services, DeAnn Wagoner, 963-2324.

Civil Service:
Accountant/Accountant, Principal/Accountant, Senior;
Campus Police Officer, May 9;
Food Service Manager A (Sous Chef); April 25;
Functional Applications Specialist, April 23.