Vijay SINGH, Music, and the a cappella jazz quartet Just 4 Kicks won the coveted "Jazz Album of the Year" for their latest recording titled "Kick in the Pants" presented by the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America. The album, featuring Singh's compositions, arrangements, vocals, and vocal percussion, was reviewed as "A vocal tour de force for jazz… these four gentlemen create more spontaneous music than most instrumental groups, and their improvisations, harmonies, arrangements, and humor dazzle the ear. A 'must have' record for all vocal jazz fans!"

James G. PAPPAS, Teacher Education Programs and Academic Service-Learning, attended the Higher Education Assessment Conference in Spokane on May 1-2. He made a presentation on "Assessing Reflective Thinking: Basic to the Pedagogy of Academic Service-Learning." Kristy WALKER, Special Education, was a student co-presenter.

Holly PINKART, Biological Sciences, and students Ami SHIPP, Pehga MOHSENI and Evan NEUMANN sampled a KNDO office and identified microorganisms from an office workstation. The piece, "Germ Story," aired May 14 on KNDO (Yakima). Also, Pinkart gave a presentation at the American Society for Microbiology 103rd General Meeting titled "Development of Nucleic Acid Probes as a Team Learning Activity" on May 21 in Washington D.C. She attended the 10th Annual Undergradaute Microbiology Education Conference in College Park, Md., May 16-17. Additionally, she gave a talk at Washington State University titled "Problems with Alkaliphily," sponsored by the Chemical Engineering Department May 2.

James G. PAPPAS, Teacher Education and Academic Service-Learning, attended the Institutional Effectiveness Conference in Las Vegas, Nev., on May 12-13. He was invited to make a presentation on "What Works? Secrets to Marketing and Promoting Your Institution, Identifying Prospects and Enrolling Students."

Oral presentation category:
Eric CHANDLER, English, "The Ruinous Work of Nostalgia": Memory and Sexuality in Michael Chabon's A Model World.

Marlene HAAS FARRELL, Biological Sciences, "Comparisons of growth, dominance and precocity between offspring of first generation hatchery and wild Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)."

Melissa MACKEY, with Carin THOMAS, Chemistry, "The role of iron in mitochondrial hydroxyl radical generation."

Morgan SALISBURY, with Wendy BOHRSON, Geological Sciences, "Magma mixing histories recorded in plagioclase crystals from the 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak, California."

Honorable mentions for oral presentations:
Dan ALDEN, Resource Management Program, "Fort Simcoe State Park: Using geographic information systems (GIS) to document cultural Landscapes."

W. D. FRANK, History, "The Creole Policy of the Russian-American Company."

Jennifer MEYER, History, "Deception, desperation, and deference: The survival of the Chemawa Indian Boarding School."

In the poster category:
Shao-Yi HUANG, Geological Sciences, "Prehistoric earthquakes along the Sanchiao Fault, Taipei Basin, Northern Taiwan."

Brady WILBANKS, with James EUBANKS, Psychology, "A two factor model of altruism: The effects of risk and affiliation on the likelihood to render aid."

Honorable mention for poster presentation:
Kelsey BACKEN, with Vince NETHERY and Harry PAPADOPOLOUS, Exercise Science, "Visual orientation does not affect oxygen consumption, stride length, perceived exertion, or cardiovascular response to running."

Judges were Drs. Anthony GABRIEL, Stephen GLASBY, Christopher KENT, Patrick LUBINSKI, Elizabeth STREET, Steve VERHEY, and Steve WAGNER.

Charles REASONS, Law and Justice, has been selected to be a member of the Washington State Police Corps Board. The Police Corps is a nationwide college scholarship program for students who agree to work in a law enforcement agency for at least four years. Successful applicants can receive up to $30,000 in reimbursements for college expenses. The Board selects scholarship candidates.

"The goals of the new site are to raise visibility and to increase student interest in Central, and to serve as an even better communication tool for students and faculty," Jesse Days, CWU Web developer, says. "We need to modernize the site to fit with the times."

When the present site went online more than four years ago, it was getting about 30,000 hits monthly. The number of visits is now one million a month, according to Days.

Implementation of the new elements is expected to continue for about a year and will include conversion of 18,000 pages now in use. Development of the site has involved a team of faculty, staff and administrators who have offered input on the look-and-feel of the site, along with technical issues, navigation and accessibility.

CWU graphics productions created new Web-page templates for the home page, administration pages, college and department pages, sub-departmental and text-only pages.

When fully implemented, Days says the new Web site will be more user-friendly, compatible with Federal law on accessibility and a marketing draw for new students.

CWU LAUDED FOR KAMOLA HALL RESTORATION
When Central Washington University students begin moving into the newly-renovated Kamola Hall for fall quarter 2003, they'll be occupying an award-winning facility.

During a ceremony May 10, Historic Ellensburg presented CWU President Jerilyn S. McIntyre with an award for "Restoration/Rehabilitation of a Public/State Property" in recognition of the work now under way at Kamola.

Representatives from a variety of university departments involved with the project, including business and financial affairs, facilities management, facilities planning, housing and conference services, office of the provost, purchasing, residence life, undergraduate studies, university relations and the university student body, also attended the ceremony.

"The work being done on this property demonstrates the kind of beneficial, pleasing effect that good quality restoration and rehabilitation can have on the campus and the entire community," Joe Bach, Historic Ellensburg president, says.

The award acknowledges the quality of the $6.3 million restoration project, by Kovalenko Hale Architects and Lydig Construction, which includes selective demolition, seismic upgrades, carpentry, roofing, masonry, finishes, plumbing, mechanical, electrical and telecommunications updates in the four-story, 56,000-square-feet residence hall.

"This award recognizes the value we place on our history and the connection we have with the community," says McIntyre, who also is a member of Historic Ellensburg. "Many of our graduates have lived in Kamola, so it's also a great source of pride for our alumni."

Kamola was the first dormitory built on the Central Washington University campus in Ellensburg. Constructed in stages between 1910 and 1920, it's CWU's second oldest building remaining today.

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.

Tina Klampher, Information Technology 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.

RSVP PLANS OPEN HOUSE
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Kittitas County will hold an Open House on June 3 at its new office location at 707 N. Pearl, Suite I, from noon to 3 p.m. The public is invited to stop by for light refreshments and sign up for a door prize. The RSVP Program is sponsored by CWU Grants and Research Department. For more information, please contact RSVP at 962-4311.

CAMPUSWIDE RECEPTION TO HONOR CWU RETIREES
Central Washington University faculty, staff and administrators who have retired or will retire between July 1, 2002, and June 30, 2003, will be the guests of honor at the 10th Annual Retiree Reception Thursday, June 12.

CWU President Jerilyn S. McIntyre will host the gathering, from 2 to 4 p.m., in Barge Hall 412 on the Ellensburg campus. All students, faculty, staff and university retirees are invited to attend the reception for the 10 honorees, who have provided 187 years of service to the university.

Investigations of the earthquake rupture, reported in the May 16 issue of "Science" in an article titled "The 2002 Denali Fault Earthquake, Alaska: A Large Magnitude, Slip-Partitioned Event," indicate the success of earthquake hazard models while also shedding light on the complex processes of large surface-rupturing earthquakes.

The earthquake caused more than $40 million in damage to roads and airstrips, but with only a few scattered settlements in the region, there was little building damage and no fatalities.

"It was a significant opportunity to understand the consequences of a very large earthquake to prepare for the time when one will happen in a much more densely populated area," Dr. Charles Rubin, CWU geological sciences department chair, says.

Rubin and two colleagues, Dr. Kerry Sieh, California Institute of Technology geology professor, and Dr. George Plafker, a researcher emeritus with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Region Western Earthquake Hazards Team, went to Alaska to assess the extent of surface rupture caused by the quake. Their investigations showed that the details of the rupture in space and time are key to understanding damage.

CWU ANNOUNCES EVENTS FOR 'INDIAN COUNTRY'
Art and artifact exhibits, lectures, traditional and modern music, dance performances and Indian foods will be among the features at Central Washington University's "Indian Country: Honoring the Past and Building New Traditions," May 27-30.

The event is part of CWU President Jerilyn S. McIntyre's yearlong focus on diversity and multiculturalism on the Ellensburg campus. It will highlight past and current contributions of American Indians, explore issues important to American Indian tribal sovereignty, and present traditional and modern music, art and dance of the indigenous people of North America.

"Indian Country" begins Tuesday, May 27. Activities that day will include:

• an opening ceremony and blessing at noon in the Samuelson Union Building (SUB) Pit;
• presentation of Native American research projects at 3:30 p.m. in the SUB Yakama Room; and,
• at 7 p.m., "Honoring the Past and Building New Traditions in Dance and Music" in the SUB Cesar Chavez Theatre.

• "The History of the Kansa Indian: A Plains Indian Tribe" will be discussed at noon in the Yakama Room;
• "Wanapum Heritage," featuring the Wanapum Heritage Discovery Unit -- a 40-foot motor home containing artifacts, photos and information about traditional and present Wanapum life - will be presented at 4 p.m. in the SUB outdoor amphitheatre; and,
• at 7 p.m. in the SUB Cesar Chavez Theatre, an American Indian issues symposium will look at three matters: Indian mascots, gaming, and water rights and salmon recovery.

• Yakama dancers will present "Our Beloved Children" at noon in the SUB Pit;
• Indian residential schools will be discussed at 1 p.m. in the Yakama Room;
• the presentation "Successful Traditional Living in the New Millennia" will be held in the Yakama Room at 2 p.m.; and,
• at 7 p.m., "An Evening of Art and Dance" is planned for the Cesar Chavez Theatre.

• at 5 p.m., a salmon bake will be held in the SUB Fountain Room. Tickets are $5.50 for the meal, which will also include baked potatoes, corn on the cob, corn bread, fruit cobbler and beverages; and,
• at 6:30 p.m. in the Fountain Room and Club Central, Yakama Nation skits and a dance performance by the Makah Nation will be held.

Civil Service job changes: Derk Lester, Cook Lead, Dining Services; and Jim Stanley, Cook Lead, Dining Services.

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:
Accounting Instructor, two positions, Jay Forsyth, 963-3340;
American Sign Language, Lecturer, Dr. Natalie Lefkowitz, 963-3328;
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Jeff Whitney, 963-1934;
Chinese, Instructor/Assistant Professor, Nathalie Kasselis-Smith, 963-1218;
Earth Materials/Mineralogy, Assistant Professor, 963-2801;
William O. Douglas Honors College, Director, Linda Beath, 963-1404.

Exempt:
Accounting Manager, Susan Lund, 963-2325;
Assistant Athletic Trainer, Search Committee, 963-1914;
Associate Vice President for Business & Financial Affairs, Shirley Sadler, 963-2323;
Coordinator, The Bridges Project, Lois Breedlove, 963-1046;
Dean of Libraries, Dawn Anderson, 963-1858;
Senior Director, Information Tech. Services, DeAnn Wagoner, 963-2324.

Civil Service:
Accountant/Accountant, Principal/Accountant, Senior;
Temporary, on-call Custodian, June 16.