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I'd like to take this opportunity to discuss progress on our strategic planning and performance based budgeting initiatives. In the past three years, we have completed a series of steps that move us closer to a budgetary model that is based on program centrality and quality. We're about to announce the next step in this process, but as we do, it would help to review what we have done up to this point.
We began with a strategic plan that sets goals for the university. We followed with a set of management objectives to direct our activities through 2004 and to help us achieve those goals (See: www.cwu.edu/president/current/
management-objectives.html). We've made considerable progress on many of the management objectives and have collected baseline data on others. Following are some of the highlights of our achievements.
Provide for an Outstanding Academic and Student Life on the Ellensburg Campus. First of all, Central is the fastest-growing public university in the state. Not only are we attracting more students, but we've also increased the number of academically talented students who are recruited to Central. We have improved retention statistics for enrolled students, and we are beginning to see evidence of improved academic success and graduation rates for students. Last year's summer session set attendance records as well. The division of student affairs and enrollment management has developed an enrollment management plan which they will be refining in the weeks and months ahead to help us achieve our recently established enrollment goals for the current decade.
Deans and departments are strengthening expectations for faculty scholarship and creative activity. Our programs of undergraduate research and civic engagement have grown each year over the past several years, and we now have in place the beginning of a student leadership program. We've enhanced the university's career services and advising programs. At the same time, new life has been breathed into our first-year student experience and residence life programs, which now are competitive with some of the best programs in the country. Last, the Board of Trustees has endorsed the plans for the new student union and recreation building, and we anticipate that construction will begin in 2004.
Provide for an Outstanding Academic and Student Life at the University Centers. Our second collocated facility on a community college campus will come online this fall with the opening of the Yakima Higher Education Center. Already we see the impact of a state-of-the-art building at CWU-Lynnwood where we've experienced a more than 20 percent enrollment increase this year. Construction of new facilities is only one of the ways we've been strengthening relationships with community college partners. We also are working together to improve transfer agreements and to meet the state's need for high-demand educational programs. We're also finding creative ways to improve student services at the centers.
Develop a Diversified Funding Base to Support our Academic and Student Programs. Our integrated marketing plan will be fully implemented within the next several months. Just last week, we hired a cadre of computer programmers who will extend the university's new look to our official Web site. Departments and units are updating their brochures, business cards, and letterhead. Thanks to the accomplishments of our faculty and staff and the dedication of our public relations office, we are being noticed in positive ways throughout the state and the region. We've set records during this academic year in planned and estate gifts, in the number of donors, and in the total gifts and pledges received. Several units have established dedicated development liaison officers who are helping us increase our contacts with potential donors and identify funding needs of individual departments and units.
Build Mutually Beneficial Partnerships with Industry, Professional Groups, Institutions, and the Communities Surrounding our Campus Locations. We continue to search for an easy mechanism to collect systematic data related to this goal; however, we have anecdotal evidence that we are making progress. Our civic engagement and service learning initiatives engage both students and faculty with the community. A number of faculty members are engaged in public research that addresses social, cultural, and economic needs of surrounding communities. In addition, administrators, faculty, and staff are taking a more active role in local service, professional, and business groups both in their official capacity and as volunteers within the community.
Strengthen the University's Position as a Leader in the Field of Education. We've also increased our visibility in teacher preparation. Most notable, of course, has been our success in achieving NCATE accreditation. In addition, our influence has been enhanced as a result of Dean Bowers' appointment to the powerful state-level Professional Educators Standards Board.
Create and sustain productive, civil and pleasant campuses and workplaces. The campus police facilitated the work of an ad hoc task force that reviewed concerns about campus safety and security in Ellensburg and at the university centers. Their report included a number of short- and long-term recommendations, several of which were implemented immediately and others will be phased in over the next several months and years. This year's presidential speaker series focused on diversity, bringing in three speakers who provided workshops and public lectures on a variety of topics related to the theme. The campus community builders program has sponsored several small groups on campus, each of which has developed its own community building activity. Projects ranged from the Central Paws speaker series to the development of a team recognition award. The Diversity Council has established a number of interdivisional commissions to study specific issues that are under the diversity umbrella.
Our ombuds office has worked with individual groups and units to resolve conflicts, solve problems, and build harmony. The office also has trained a group of individuals who are available to facilitate discussions as requested by campus groups and units. We also are attempting to instill a greater sense of pride of place and of history. Most notable among the groups who have contributed to this effort are the cultural archives task force and the art selection and permanent collection committees of the university.
The Next Step.
One of the management objectives called for a systematic process of program review, a process that necessarily called on divisions to set expectations for programs in line with the university's mission and strategic plan. Within that process, programs have been asked to identify the ways in which their functions are central and essential to the university's mission and operation and have been asked to provide evidence of their productivity and effectiveness. This past year, four academic programs completed their review, including receiving input from external evaluators. Eight programs will participate in the process next year, and eventually the provost plans to have a five-year cycle within which all programs will be evaluated. Other divisions will soon begin a similar process.
In addition, the president's cabinet has been developing performance indicators that will allow us to gauge our progress on our highest priority goals. Although the indicators are universitywide ones, many describe activities and expectations that apply equally to each unit of the university. Division heads have consulted with their units to identify which of the expectations apply to them and have begun to collect baseline data as appropriate.
We also have been rethinking our peer institution list so that we have a group of similar institutions that can serve as a comparison on each of the indicators we have set. As some of you know, the HECB has a set of peer institutions to which we are compared on a number of attributes. All of the state institutions have felt the list needed considerable revision and have been working through the Council of Presidents to develop a process for each school to use to identify a workable and realistic set of peers. We hope to complete the process in the very near future.
All of these steps are moving us closer to a system of budgeting that is based on a systematic review of program or unit quality, centrality, effectiveness, and productivity. We are building a system that recognizes the contributions of individual units, departments, and functions to the institution's mission and that directs resources of the institution on the basis of a set of goals and priorities. I recognize that this process has seemed somewhat tedious, but I believe it has been worthwhile. Like you, however, I am eager to complete the cycle we began in 2000 and look forward to having such a system in place by the second year of the upcoming biennium.
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Dr. David Soltz, Central Washington University provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, has announced that Dr. Wayne Quirk will take over as the university's associate vice president for graduate studies, research and continuing education on Sept. 1.
"Dr. Quirk was selected from a very strong pool of five finalists for the position," Soltz says. "He has trained and worked in a variety of university settings; from those with a focus on liberal arts, to a major land-grant university, a medical campus and, most recently, a regional comprehensive university."
Quirk comes to Ellensburg from Minnesota State University (MSU), Mankato, where he serves as director of the office of graduate studies and research and a professor of speech, hearing and rehabilitation services.
"He has an extensive and successful background in academic leadership and an active and collaborative externally supported research program," Soltz adds. "Under his leadership, external grants at MSU doubled between 2001 and 2002. Both as a faculty member and as an administrator, he has made significant contributions to undergraduate research, graduate education, faculty scholarship and continuing education."
Quirk was selected from among the 27 candidates who applied during a nationwide search. They were screened by a university search committee, comprised of faculty and staff, chaired by Dr. Meghan Miller, dean of the CWU College of the Sciences.
Quirk earned his Ph.D. in experimental psychology at Washington State University, a master of science degree from Iowa State University and a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa. In addition, he participated in postdoctoral work at the University of Michigan, supported by a fellowship from the National Institute of Health.
Quirk will replace Dr. Richard Mack, who has served as associate vice president for graduate studies, research and continuing education on an interim basis since Aug. 2, 1999. Mack will return to a faculty position within the university economics department.
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Central Washington University music professor Larry Gookin received the "2003 Music Educator of the Year" award during the recent Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA)/Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) State Music Conference in Ellensburg,
"This award usually goes to a public school teacher, so I was surprised to receive it," says Gookin, who has been director of bands and professor of music education at CWU since 1981.
That's an understatement. In the 13 years the award has been presented, Gookin became the first university professor to receive it. He was one of nine nominees for this year's award. A WMEA selection panel makes the final choice.
"The person being selected needs to be an outstanding music teacher - that's a given," Bruce Caldwell, WMEA executive manager, says. "They also need to have provided opportunities for students, in grades 9 through 12, to participate and excel in activities beyond their own classrooms."
Gookin was cited for organizing annual high school band festivals on the CWU Ellensburg campus, his work as an educational clinician and in workshops across Washington, and his service as a music competition adjudicator.
"He's very visible to kids and he's got a reputation as a great judge," Caldwell adds, "because he gives such helpful advice and constructive comments. He sees judging as educating, not just competing."
Along with music education, Gookin's fields of expertise include wind literature, conducting and low brass performance.
In 1992, Gookin was elected to the membership of the American Bandmasters Association; in 2000, he was selected for the WMEA Hall of Fame; and in 2001 he was named CWU's Distinguished Teaching Professor.
Gookin was also music director of the Washington Ambassadors of Music. In that post, he led four biennial European concert tours, in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002, involving more than 150 high school musicians from Washington.
In addition, he has served as president of the Northwestern Division of the College Band Directors National Association, as well as WMEA vice president.
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Dr. Paul James, a Central Washington University biological sciences professor, who has been called an "extremely productive scholar" with "the reputation among both students and peers as an excellent teacher," has been named the 2002-2003 "Scholar of the Year" by the university chapter of Phi Kappa Phi (PKP).
In conjunction with his selection, James will lead a free, public presentation, titled "Underwater Voyeurism: The Confessions of a Fish Watcher," Monday, May 19 at 4 p.m. in Science Building 147, during which he will officially receive the prestigious PKP honor.
"Dr. James has received numerous grants, totaling well over $500,000, and has collaborated with many local, regional and national agencies," Dr. Barry Donahue, Central's PKP president, says. "I especially wish to encourage all university faculty, staff and students to attend in order to honor one of the university's fine scholars and teachers."
James received his bachelor's degree in biology in 1981 from the University of Kansas, a master's degree in biology in 1983 from Southwest Missouri State University and his Ph.D. in zoology from Oklahoma State University in 1989.
He's currently involved in a project to study the population dynamics of bull trout within the Yakima River basin, where they are found in the mainstream Yakima and Naches Rivers as well as in irrigation storage reservoirs.
"The project's objectives are to understand why some populations found in irrigation storage reservoirs seem to be healthy and have relatively high numbers of spawning adults while other populations have very few adults," James says.
In addition to studying the population dynamics of this species, James admits to being interested in learning more about their strong sense of homing back to historical spawning areas.
"The strong homing ability of these fish along with their isolation due to impassable dams makes each of the smaller demes (a local population of closely-related, interbreeding fish) vulnerable to extinction," James adds.
The CWU PKP Scholar of the Year Award is presented annually to a faculty member who has made exceptional contributions to his or her own scholarly field, demonstrated excellence in teaching and shared knowledge with colleagues and the public.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest and largest national honor society that recognizes and promotes superior scholarship in all academic disciplines in higher education.
The CWU chapter was established in 1976 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship in all academic disciplines at Central. CWU juniors who are scholastically in the top 7 percent of their class, or seniors who are scholastically in the upper 10 percent of their class are eligible for PKP membership.
In addition, a limited number of faculty and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction are invited to become members.
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Natalie LEFKOWITZ, Foreign Languages, presented the paper,"Talking Back by Talking Backwards: Social Prestige, Identity and Verlan," at the annual meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics in Washington D.C., March, 2003. She has also been invited by Portland State University to give a talk on Verlan in May.
Dale WILSON, Industrial & Engineering Technology, was the featured speaker at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety seminars in Pasco, Spokane and Moscow, April 16, 23 and 24. The topic of his presentation was "VFR Flight into IMC--Don't Let it Happen to You." Attendance at these seminars qualified participants for the FAA's WINGS safety program.
Joan AMBY, Glen BACH, Dorothy CHASE, Bea COLEMAN, Barb MASBURG and Jim PAPPAS attended the Sixth Annual Campus Compact Conference: Continuums of Learning on April,10-11. Bach, Coleman, Masburg and Pappas were presenters on "Combining Resources to Institutionalize Academic Service-Learning. Pappas made a presentation and included a graduate student, Cyprien LOKKO, and an undergraduate, Tessa WATERBURY The presentation was titled "Reflective Journals: Easy to Assign Yet Difficult to Grade, Assessment Criteria To Use." Bach presented a Graphic Design poster presentation using a student service-learning advertising project for the Clymer Museum.
Robert KUHLKEN, Geography & Land Studies, has published a chapter in the latest volume of the standard library reference work "Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 275, Twentieth-Century American Nature Writers: Prose," edited by Roger Thompson and J. Scott Bryson. Kuhlken's contribution is a critical examination of the life and writings of eminent Pacific Northwest ecologist and environmental author Robert Michael Pyle.
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CWU graduate student Jennifer MEYER, History, won the prize for Best Graduate Paper at the regional conference of Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honor Society, in Bellingham on April 26. Colleges and universities from Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho and Montana compete annually, and CWU sent the largest contigent of participants from any campus, with three graduate students and four undergraduates. Central was singled out for the high quality of all our student research papers. Jennifer's paper addressed the transition of the Chemawa Indian Reservation in Oregon, in 1933, from a federal boarding school with assimilationist emphasis to an autonomous trade school expected to nurture American Indian culture.
Wesley VAN TASSEL, Theatre Arts, has completed a series of 15 lecture/workshops for the Washington Commission for the Humanities. Titled "Shakespeare Out Loud," each workshop seeks to enrich the participants' Shakespearean reading and listening skills. Van Tassel teaches the skills by using volunteers from the audience. To date, the workshop has been offered in Tacoma, Stehekin, Mataline Falls, Washougal, Bremerton, Walla Walla, Port Townsend, Othello, Manson, Poulsbo, Ridgefield, Chehalis, Stevenson, Raymond, and Bellevue. He will present the workshop Dec. 1 as part of the guest speaker series at Wenatchee Valley College.
Dr. Edward P. KLUCKING, Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences, had his latest book, "Leaf Venation Patterns of the Euphorbiaceace, Part II," published in Stuttgart, Germany, in March. This is the ninth and last volume in his series on Lief Venation Patterns, which he initiated in 1983.
Dr. Robert E. HOLTFRETER, Accounting, has been selected to serve another three-year term on the Education Committee for the American Accounting Association.
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BAXTER NAMED 'EXTRA MILE' WINNER
Ken Baxter, Central Washington University's director of housing and conference services, will be honored May 15 as a state Extra Mile Award winner. The ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in Barge 412 on the CWU Ellensburg campus. State auditor Brian Sonntag will make the presentation.
Those nominating Baxter referred his clear sense of purpose, dedication to his work, service to clients, vision, improving staff morale, recruiting tools for prospective students and his involvement with programs including the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute. He also has been a driving force in the renovation of Kamola Hall, CWU's oldest residence facility.
"Not only did Ken coin the term 'Chimposium,' but he helped to design and then implement this very successful program," one nominator said of the chimpanzee instructional program. "Ken continues to make visitors aware of our programs and has facilitated the Central Sampler Chimposium program for prospective students and their families. This first exposure to CHCI is a valuable tool for recruiting students for both our academic and volunteer programs."
Another person said, "I am convinced that the cost effective and service-oriented leadership which Ken has passed down to his staff is the reason for people to return to enjoy the relaxed environment of the Conference Center."
The Extra Mile Award is given to an individual or group that surpasses expectations for exemplary public service by demonstrating attributes including innovative solution, efficiency and visionary thinking.
Each year, state employees are selected by the Productivity Board, a division within the Office of the Secretary of State. The award is a feature of Public Service Recognition Week.
Baxter was hired by CWU in 1991 as Conference Services Manager, and later added residential services responsibilities. In 1999, Baxter and his staff were honored by the Washington chapter of the American Legion for their support of American Legion Evergreen Boys State.
CWU CANCELS STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS IN CHINA
Central Washington University's office of international studies and programs (OISP) has cancelled study abroad programs in China because of the on-going severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) threat
Dr. Carlos Martin, OISP executive director, made the announcement after consultations with CWU President Jerilyn S. McIntyre and Provost David Soltz.
"We did not come to this decision lightly," Martin says, "but, based on information gathered from sources in China and the U.S., we believe this is the best course of action given the circumstances."
OISP is now in the process of assisting students currently in China with administrative and academic issues related to the cancellation of the program.
Enrollment for the four CWU students studying in China, at Peking University and Anhui University, was terminated April 21. Students were strongly encouraged to return promptly to the U.S.
CWU CAPTURES CHINOOK AWARDS
Central Washington University was among the winners at the 2003 Chinook Awards Competition sponsored by the Yakima Chapter of the American Advertising Federation. Four university designers were honored for their work with six awards during this year's event.
The annual Chinook Awards recognize excellence in print, radio, television and other media produced in central and southeastern Washington. Advertising professionals, educators and students, within a 100-mile radius of Yakima, are eligible to enter.
The CWU award winners were Rosario Herrera, who received "Best of Show," "Excellent," and "Best of Show Nominee" awards in the "collateral material poster campaign" division; Glen Bach, a CWU graphic design professor, earned an "Excellent" award; Nance Bracken picked up a "Merit" award in the "collateral material poster single" division; and, Susan Burghart got a "Merit" award in the "collateral material brochure four color" category.
Herrera's winning entry was for a theatre arts poster; Bach's poster was for the university Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE); Bracken was honored for her music department poster; and Burghart for the university acceptance book for incoming students.
Produced through CWU graphics productions, all of the university's winning entries were printed by Abbott's Printing in Yakima.
CHCI CELEBRATES 10 YEARS AT CWU
The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of its state-of-the-art chimpanzee sanctuary located on the Ellensburg campus of Central Washington University.
The opening of the facility made it possible for the institute to begin offering "Chimposiums" to university and K-12 students, and the general public from the U.S. and worldwide.
"During the past 10 years, nearly 60,000 visitors have learned about Washoe and her chimpanzee family and their use of the signs of American Sign Language (ASL)," Patricia Bury, CHCI outreach coordinator, says. "During Chimposiums, and other education programs offered through the institute, visitors learn about the important observational research conducted here."
The first and longest-running project of its kind, Chimposiums are one-hour programs presented by staff members or volunteer "docents," a cross-section of university students and local citizens. In general, Chimposiums are offered to the public from March through November on Saturdays at 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. and on Sundays at 12:30 and 2 p.m. Tuition is $10 for adults and $7.50 for students.
It costs more than $200,000 annually to maintain the chimpanzees and the research. The money is raised through Chimposiums, donations, foundation grants and other fund-raising endeavors.
At CWU, the chimpanzee program has roots dating back to June 1980, when co-directors Roger and Debbi Fouts brought their sign language research project - and five chimpanzees - to Ellensburg. CHCI was officially founded in 1991, and, on May 10, 1993, the institute moved into its new on-campus building, on the corner of Dean Nicholson Boulevard and D Street.
Additional information about CHCI and its programs is available online at www.cwu.edu/~cwuchci and www.friendsofwashoe.org.
CWU STUDENT RECEIVES KLEINMAN GRANT
Central Washington University geological sciences graduate student Stephen Slaughter received one of three Kleinman Grants, a nationally competitive program administered by the Geological Society of America.
As part of his master's degree program research, Slaughter will investigate four debris flows in the Cascade Range that are associated with glaciers: the 1987 Tahoma and 1947 Kautz Glacier debris flows at Mount Rainier; the 1927 Deming Glacier debris flow at Mount Baker; and the 1938 Chocolate Glacier debris flow at Glacier Peak. His research is under the direction of Dr. Lisa Ely and in collaboration with Kevin Scott at the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory.
His project goal is to advance knowledge of debris flows that were initiated by outburst floods from retreating alpine glaciers, which are shrinking as a result of global warming. The 1987, 1947, and 1927 debris flows are well documented, but the 1938 Chocolate Glacier debris flow has not been studied in any detail.
Slaughter will conduct a field reconnaissance study of the source area in the Glacier Peak Wilderness to assess the influence of climate, drainage slope, valley topography, and vegetation coverage on the initiation and mobility of debris flows that result from glacial outburst floods. The project aims to identify factors that could create a risk of future outburst floods and debris flows at other similar glaciers in the Cascades.
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CWU POLICE SOLVE MULTIPLE BURGLARIES, ARREST TWO
Central Washington University police were called to the Language and Literature (L&L) building May 2 to investigate the theft of two flat-screen monitors, valued at $1,200. Officers found a door with a shattered glass panel that allowed entry into the locked office.
Later that same evening, Officer Cameron Clasen was on patrol and found a person acting suspiciously in the L&L area.
"During questioning, the man's answers were found to be inconsistent," CWU Police Chief Steve Rittereiser says, noting the person was subsequently taken into custody and a walkie-talkie recovered.
The suspect then acknowledged his involvement in a second attempt to burglarize the building, according to Rittereiser. A few minutes later campus police located a second suspect, who also had a walkie-talkie.
A subsequent campus police search of their shared off-campus residence turned up the two flat-screen monitors, two televisions, stolen last week from Nicholson Pavilion; six laptops, stolen from the Samuelson Union Building in March; and other items taken from the Student Health and Counseling Center also in March. Rittereiser estimates the value of the recovered property to be in excess of $15,000.
PORTLAND DRAMA CRITIC TO OFFER WORKSHOP AT CWU
Theatre critic Bob Hicks of The Oregonian, a daily newspaper in Portland, Ore., will conduct a lecture discussion on the role of the theatre critic and careers in arts journalism on Friday, May 16 from 1-3 p.m. in Central Washington University's Tower Theatre. Sponsored by the CWU theatre arts department, the event is free and open to the public.
Hicks, the newspaper's senior critic, has worked for The Oregonian for 21 years as an arts editor and writer. Before that, he spent eight years at the Oregon Journal as a copy editor, assistant news editor, movie critic and entertainment editor. Earlier journalistic stops included the Binghamton (N.Y.) Sun-Bulletin, Bellingham Metropolitan, Ferndale Record and the alternative magazine Northwest Passage. He's also written for national publications, including Biblio magazine.
At The Oregonian, he has spent 10 years as full-time theatre critic and has edited the Friday entertainment supplement and Sunday arts section. In that capacity, he has written about a variety of topics including visual arts, opera, classical music, movies, books, dance, performance art, arts politics and food. He's twice been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism.
CWU REMEMBERS DR. WILLIAM 'BILL' W. BARKER
Dr. William "Bill" W. Barker, Central Washington University biological sciences professor emeritus, passed away Saturday, April 19, in Everett.
A native of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Barker, 73, spent 32 years as a CWU faculty member. After completing his bachelor of science degree in biology at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, he began his education career as a high school biology teacher at Avon Lake High School in Ohio. He added a master's degree in biology from the University of Michigan and his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Washington before coming to CWU in 1966.
During the 1988 academic year, Barker was serving as an exchange professor in China, teaching English at Anhui University in Hefei, when he became an eyewitness to civil disobedience and bloodshed that accompanied pro-democracy demonstrations in that country. That was his third trip to China, following visits in 1982 and 1983 as a foreign fisheries observer for the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Prior to his retirement in 1999, Barker also taught a variety of classes ranging from botany to genetics, served as chair of the biological sciences department and was involved with both the environmental studies and allied health sciences programs at CWU.
He is survived by his wife, Aileen, three adult children and three grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be made to the Washington Native Plant Society or the Parkinson's Foundation, P.O. Box 56, Mercer Island, Wash., 98040.
RSVP PLANS OPEN HOUSE
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Kittitas County will hold an Open House on June 3 at their 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 fun door prize. The RSVP Program is sponsored by CWU Grants and Research Department. For more information, please contact RSVP at 962-4311.
CWU TO PERFORM 'STAR-CHILD' AT BENAROYA HALL
Central Washington University will undertake one of its most ambitious music performances ever when the music department presents the Pacific Northwest premiere of George Crumb's "Star-Child" on Friday, May 16, at 8 p.m. in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium of Benaroya Hall in Seattle.
Labeled "alarmingly complex," the 1977 composition calls for a large, unconventionally-arranged orchestra, a solo soprano, solo trombone, antiphonal children's voices, a male speaking choir, bell ringers and four conductors to coordinate all the work's various elements.
One of America's most highly regarded senior composers, Crumb has been quoted as saying: "It is simply a work within the tradition of music having a finale which expresses the hope that, after a struggle, or after dark implications, there is something beyond."
Commissioned by the Ford Foundation and first performed publicly on May 5, 1977, Star-Child is somewhat different from Crumb's other works in that they are generally composed for chamber groups.
The Benaroya Hall concert will also feature the CWU wind ensemble performing "Harrison's Dream," a contemporary work by British composer Peter Graham and two short pieces by Percy Grainger; the chamber choir performing Ginastera's "Lamentations of Jeremiah," and the orchestra presenting Leonard Bernstein's "Dance Suite from West Side Story." Performances by the university's jazz choir, jazz band, brass ensembles and flute choir will complete the program.
Tickets are $30 general admission and will be available at Ticketmaster outlets.
CWU EMPLOYEES
Civil Service new hires: Robert Grimes, Sports Equipment Technician, Athletics; and Teri Michael, Secretary Supervisor, Music.
Civil Service job changes: Cami Hedrick, Office Assistant III, Douglas Honors College; and Kerrie Nelson, Program Support Supervisor I, Center for Student Empowerment.
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;
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;
Dean of Libraries, Dawn Anderson, 963-1858;
Senior Director, Information Tech. Services, DeAnn Wagoner, 963-2324.
Civil Service:
Accountant/Accountant, Principal/Accountant, Senior;
Cashier, I/II, May 21;
Electronic Media Producer I, May 23.
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FRIDAY, MAY 9
Meeting: CWU Board of Trustees, 1 p.m., Barge 412
Natural Science Seminar: "The Role of the Benzene-Water Hydrogen Bonding Interaction in the Contamination of Groundwater By Aromatic Hydrocarbons," by David Laman, CWU Physics, 4 p.m., Science Building 147
Theatre Arts: "Concrete Dreams," by Brenda Hubbard, original rural comedy featuring faculty cast, 8 p.m., Tower Theatre, $10 general, $9 senior citizens, $8 students
SATURDAY, MAY 10
Theatre Arts: "Concrete Dreams," by Brenda Hubbard, 8 p.m., Tower Theatre
SUNDAY, MAY 11
Theatre Arts: "Concrete Dreams," by Brenda Hubbard, 2 p.m. matinee, Tower Theatre
MONDAY, MAY 12
Art: Art Student Exhibition, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, noon to 3 p.m. weekends, Spurgeon Gallery, through May 30
Leadership Speaker Series: "From the Mayans to E-Commerce," by Franc Javier Camara, director of the Corporate Standards Strategies Group at Microsoft, 11 a.m., Shaw-Smyser 115 , distance education to Moses Lake, Wenatchee and Yakima, presented by CWU College of Business
Discussion: "Expanding the Frontiers of Ability," by Peter Rieke, the first paraplegic climber to reach the Mt. Rainier summit, 4 p.m., SUB Cesar Chavez Theatre
TUESDAY, MAY 13
Film Series: "Warrior Marks," 7 p.m., Black 151
Concert: Sax Night, 8 p.m., Hertz Auditorium
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
Career Fair: education, in-state and out-of-state school districts, noon to 5 p.m., Black Hall
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THURSDAY, MAY 15
Award Presentation: honoring CWU's Ken Baxter, state Extra Mile winner, 9:30 a.m., Barge 412
SOURCE: Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Science Building
SOURCE speaker: Dr. Naomi Oreskes, "Science, National Security, and Academic Freedom: The World War II Case of Oceanographer Harald Sverdrup, and Lessons for the Present Crisis," 11 a.m., Science Building 147
Reception: SOURCE, 5:30 p.m., Sarah Spurgeon Gallery
Banquet: SOURCE, 6:30 p.m., SUB Ballroom, reservations are required
Banquet: College Assistant Migrant Program, 6 p.m., Tunstall, speaker is Dr. Nancy "Rusty" Barcelo, VP for Minority Affairs, University of Washington
Theatre Arts: "Concrete Dreams," by Brenda Hubbard, original rural comedy featuring faculty cast, 7 p.m., Tower Theatre, $10 general, $9 senior citizens, $8 students
FRIDAY, MAY 16
Program: International Education and World Language Day, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., CWU campus
Central Paws: speaker series, noon, SUB Club Central
Discussion: the role of the theatre critic and careers in arts journalism, by Bob Hicks, theatre critic for The Oregonian newspaper, 1 p.m., SUB Tower Theatre
Theatre Arts: "Concrete Dreams," by Brenda Hubbard, 8 p.m., Tower Theatre
Concert: CWU Music Department at Seattle's Benaroya Hall, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 17
Theatre Arts: "Concrete Dreams," by Brenda Hubbard, 8 p.m., Tower Theatre
SUNDAY, MAY 18
Soccer: CWU women vs. alumni, noon, CWU soccer field
Concert: John Pickett and guests, 5 p.m., Hertz Auditorium
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MONDAY, MAY 19
Recognition Day: Non-Traditional Students, 11:30 a.m., Tunstall Commons, $2
Program: "Underwater Voyeurism: The Confessions of a Fish Watcher," by Paul James, CWU Phi Kappa Phi Scholar of the Year, 4 p.m., Science 147
TUESDAY, MAY 20
Awards Ceremony: Civil Service Appreciation, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service, 1:30 p.m., Tunstall Commons
Film Series: "The Awful Truth," 7 p.m., Black 151
Concert: Don White Bass Pieces, 8 p.m., Hertz Auditorium
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
Concert: CWU Percussion Ensemble, 8 p.m., Hertz Auditorium
THURSDAY, MAY 22
Colloquium: "Lessons from Award-winning Fairview Village - Smart Growth or Just Development?" by Randall Jones, Vice President of Land, Holt & Everhart, Inc., 4 p.m., Lind Hall 104, presented by CWU department of geography and land studies
Concert: CWU Wind Ensemble, 8 p.m., Hertz Recital Hall
FRIDAY, MAY 23
Concert: Jazz Night 2, 8 p.m., Hertz Auditorium
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