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June 13,
2003
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BUDGET: MUSIC EDUCATION FACILITY FUNDEDBy President Jerilyn S. McIntyre The legislature has approved an operating and capital budget, and we await the governor's signature. The following summarizes the impact of those budgets on CWU and the proposal that - unless changes occur on the governor's desk before that time - will go before the Board of Trustees on June 13, 2003. We are particularly excited about the proposed capital budget. CWU stands to receive $34,736,000 in funds that are to be used to complete the Music Education Facility, to begin construction on the shared facility on the Highline Campus, to begin planning for a facility at Big Bend Community College, and for preservation projects and utility upgrades. We appreciate the work of former Govs. Dan Evans and Booth Gardner, who set in motion the discussions that led to an ambitious capital budget for the state. They and others recognized that we must protect and maintain existing facilities and also that capital projects are good for the economy in good economic times and in times like these. We also are indebted to our local legislators and the leadership of Senate Ways and Means and House Appropriations committees who supported the music education facility as the top priority in our capital budget. The proposed operating budget is not as good as we'd like, but not as bad as we'd feared. Most important, legislators responded to our impressive enrollment recovery by restoring some of the base funding that we lost during the temporary enrollment downturn. But the impact of this restoration is not extra money; it merely softens the impact of an overall cut to the state general fund base. The budget bill also authorizes institutions to offset a portion of the cut by increasing tuition up to 7 percent in each year of the biennium for resident undergraduate students and provides unlimited tuition-setting authority for other categories. Based on a lengthy rationale that was presented by the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and endorsed by the Division of Academic Affairs, the CWU Budget Advisory Committee recommended to the president a 7 percent increase in resident undergraduate and graduate tuition, maintaining non-resident undergraduate tuition at its current level, and reducing tuition for non-resident graduate students. (See budget advisory minutes). While we agree with ASCWU President Nate Harris' concern that the state is once again balancing the budget on the backs of students, we believe the increase is necessary to maintain program availability and quality in the face of cuts to the state general fund. Based on an anticipated enrollment of 8,000 FTE, a 99 percent collection rate on anticipated funding, the cut to the state general fund, the addition of 196 to the state-funded base, the tuition increase, and other external policy-level changes in funding mean we will begin the annual budget negotiation for FY 2004 with $1.2 million less than last year. The Budget Advisory Committee recommended that the president consider the following internal reallocations totaling $1.8 million:
When these reallocations are added to the $1.2 million funding reduction from other sources, the total funding reduction is approximately $3 million. We've initiated several actions to offset this nearly 5 percent cut to the annual budget. First, exempt staff who are eligible will be encouraged to teach one class a year as part of their assigned responsibilities. Already, President McIntyre, Dr. Libby Street, Dean Liahna Armstrong, Dean Roy Savoian, and Associate Vice President Richard Mack routinely teach classes. Others will be encouraged to join them. Second, we will strive to achieve 100 percent collection of fees instead of only 99 percent. Third, we will institute an administrative charge to certain self-support operations of the university. And last, we will allocate in the budget the anticipated tuition for an additional 300 FTE, a conservative estimate of our actual enrollment for next year. Together, these initiatives will add back about $1.6 million to the operating budget. Three other initiatives also have begun, but we either don't know the actual savings we can expect or the savings won't be realized until FY 2005. First, we will offer exempt employees the opportunity to take voluntary, unpaid cyclic leave. Individuals who accept the offer would commit to periods of cyclic leave that could vary from two weeks to three months, pending approval by their supervisors, for at least the coming fiscal year. At the end of the year, they could renew the commitment or return to their original contractual arrangement. Voluntary cyclic leave would not affect employees' seniority or status. Already, several exempt employees, including one member of the president's cabinet, take cyclic leave. A similar offer has been proposed for classified staff, but it is still being reviewed by the Joint Labor Relations Committee. Second, we are applying for CWU's share of some additional FTEs and base funding that the legislature has funneled through OFM and the HECB to support high demand programs and to facilitate transfer articulation. We will not know for a month or so how well we will fare in our proposals to OFM or the HECB, but we believe we stand a fairly good chance and already are preparing proposals to both bodies. Last, we have offered a retirement inducement package to faculty and staff. Several employees have initiated paper work to take advantage of the offer and others have expressed an interest. Savings from this initiative will not affect the FY 04 budget. We also are holding in reserve tuition revenue that could result from FTE above 8,300 to staff additional sections as needed and to address other university-wide needs as they arise. If the Board of Trustees approves this proposal, this scenario would mean a bottom line cut to the entire university budget of a little over 2 percent. In the next two weeks, each division will review its budget in light of the current climate, consider centrality and essentiality of units, review indicators of quality, effectiveness, and efficiency, and identify possible programs, functions, and positions that can be sacrificed or combined. Shortly thereafter, the president will finalize the allocation of resources to the divisions for 2004. |
CWU NAMES 2003 DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSCentral Washington University has announced its 2003 Distinguished Professor award winners. They are: David W. Carns, construction management, Distinguished Teaching Professor; Dr. Alla Ditta Raza Choudary, mathematics, Distinguished Research Professor; and, Dr. James G. Pappas, teacher education programs, Distinguished Public Service Professor. "I care about and respect each and every student," Carns says. That dedication to his teaching is reflected in his student evaluation scores, which ranged from 4.6 to 4.96 (on a 5.0 scale) for overall teaching effectiveness during the past three years. In addition, comments made by graduates repeatedly mentioned his ability to make difficult concepts understandable; his willingness to work with students during days, evenings and weekends; his friendly and relaxed personality; and his extensive knowledge of the field. Choudary's award recognizes his contributions to mathematics research during more than 16 years of teaching at Central. His contributions are recognized as pivotal in his field and routinely published in prestigious journals both nationally and internationally, bringing additional acclaim to the CWU mathematics department. "Dr. Choudary exemplifies the qualities that the College of the Sciences (COTS) values in a scholar," Dr. Meghan Miller, COTS dean, says. "His work is rigorous, he contributes to the canon of knowledge in his field, his work is favorably recognized by his professional community in national and international settings and his life as a scholar enriches his teaching at Central." Public service is a vital component of Central's mission. Pappas has a demonstrated and recognized dedication to volunteerism that spans three decades, and, for him, has become a way of life. "Being a participant in community, state governmental agencies and in national professional organizations is important because they very often connect with a professor's scholarship and teaching activities," Pappas says. "I have always been very active in community organizations, and I do this because I try to be an active representative of the university and a good role model." His wide-ranging efforts have included gubernatorial appointments to the position of deputy director of the Washington Combined Fund Drive; service on the CWU Foundation board of directors; president of the Ellensburg chapter of Rotary International and the Kittitas Valley Community Hospital Foundation board of directors; and campaign chair for United Way, which honored him with a meritorious service award in 1994. CWU initiated the distinguished professor program in 1977 to honor faculty members who excel in teaching, research/artistic accomplishment and public service. Including the three latest awards winners, 67 faculty members have now been honored by CWU. ALUMNI TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSESBob Moawad will make the commencement address at Central Washington University's 112th graduation ceremony June 14 in Ellensburg, and Mark Pearson will present the address to graduates participating in the 19th annual CWU westside commencement June 15 at Highline Community College's Skookum Pavilion. Moawad, a CWU alumnus from Tacoma, is founder and chairman of Edge Learning Institute, a professional development firm that assists organizations maximize their human assets, increase productivity, manage change and achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction. He received two degrees from CWU: a bachelor's degree in health education in 1964 and a master's degree in physical education in 1967. While at Central, he served as student body vice president from 1962 to '63. Moawad was named a university distinguished alumnus in 1994 and was inducted into the CWU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. In addition, he was named the Pierce County Small-Business Person of the Year in 1988 and the county's Washington Rotary Club 2002 Community Service Award winner. More than 1,000 students are expected to participate in CWU graduation ceremonies in Ellensburg, slated for 10 a.m. at Tomlinson Stadium. Gates will open for family and friends at 8:15 a.m. A crowd of more than 7,000 is expected. Pearson, a senior partner in the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, received his bachelor's degree in business administration in 1973 and rates his undergraduate days at CWU as "excellent." "I haven't once found the technical background I was given here to be lacking," he adds. "The open class and campus atmosphere here allowed me to get to know my professors personally rather than just as faces in front of a classroom. They became -- and continue to be -- friends and advisors." Pearson began his public accounting career in 1973 in Ernst & Young's Seattle office after graduating from Central. He is the firm's director of Assurance and Advisory Business Services (AABS) Standards and Methodology. In that role, he is responsible for the company's technical auditing guidance and its Global Audit Methodology. From July 1983 through June 1985, Pearson served as a Practice Fellow at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), where he helped develop accounting guidance on a variety of issues. An estimated 250 graduates from CWU's Lynnwood, SeaTac and Steilacoom centers, along with friends and family members, will hear Pearson's address. The ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. Bachelor's degree programs are also offered at university centers in Wenatchee, Moses Lake and Yakima. More than 20 percent of CWU's graduates now earn their degrees at university centers. |
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Chief Steve RITTEREISER, and Sergeants William DeHAVEN, Tim STOWE and Terry BORCK, Public Safety and Police Services, recently became certified instructors for "Campus Public Safety Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction". This training was fully funded by the federal Office of Domestic Preparedness and will benefit the department's Domestic Preparedness Program. Michael BRAUNSTEIN and Sharon ROSELL, Physics, attended the Northwest Regional meeting of the American Physical Society at Reed College in Portland, Ore., May 30-31. Rosell, as Zone Councilor for the Society of Physics Students in the Northwest, chose the best undergraduate posters and talks for recognition by SPS. |
The physics department inducted four students into Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honor Society June 10. They are Zack JACOBSON, Joshua LUNDEBY, Jared GROGAN and Kathryn HADLEY. Student Matthew POWERS received the John Collins Service Award. Eric TWAITES, competing in the Washington Association of Bench Pressers and Dead Lifters (WABDL) event in Pasco, established a bench press record for his division. Twaites, in the "Class 1 Men" and "Law/Firemen Open" divisions, bettered his own state record of 402 pounds by an astonishing 33 pounds. He made the 435-pound lift despite weighing just 193 pounds. He qualified for the national championship in December in Las Vegas. |
ESL HOMESTAYS PLANNEDCWU's English as a Second Language Program each summer arranges three-week language and culture programs for groups of students from our partner schools overseas. Part of their experience in Ellensburg is the weekend homestay, which gives them an opportunity to see what an American home is like and gives local residents an opportunity to show off the positive aspects of our community while getting to know students from Japan Homestays are scheduled for 14 Shimane Women's College students during the weekend of July 18-20. Typically, two students are placed together. The homestay begins Friday at 5 p.m. and ends before dinner on Sunday. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Steve Horowitz, UESL director, at 963-2512 or horowitz@cwu.edu. CWU INTERNATIONAL FLAG PAVILION UPDATEDCWU's International Flag Pavilion has a new, permanent flagpole. "It includes outdoor lighting and a locking mechanism internal to the pole so we don't have to take the flag down at night," Doug Ryder, academic facilities planning officer, says. The $8,000 cost of the new flagpole, flag and lighting was funded by the university and a donation from the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) local 330. "The flag plaza deserved to have a permanent American flag on display," Dale Hubbard, WFSE local 330 president, says. "I'm extremely pleased, as is our union membership, to have played a role in this." The new, permanent flagpole was added just less than 12 years after the presentation of the International Flag Pavilion to campus by the residence hall council on June 7, 1991, "as a show of international brotherhood," Ryder notes. |
CWU REMEMBERS JO ANNE ALUMBAUGHJo Anne Burke Alumbaugh, 62, passed away May 29 in Seattle from cancer. While in Ellensburg, she served as an adjunct professor of law and justice at CWU, from 1978 to 1992, and as a Kittitas County Superior Court judge from 1985 to 1989. Alumbaugh served as a King County Superior Court judge and judge pro-tem from 1992 to 2002. She is survived by her children, Chris and Julie Anne, husband Richard, and three grandchildren. Richard is a CWU professor emeritus of psychology. He was a member of the university faculty from 1969 to 2002, most recently at CWU-Lynnwood. Memorials may be sent to the Court Advocates for Children, 421 North Pearl St., Ellensburg, Wash., 98926. CWU EMPLOYEESCivil Service new hires: Lee Shapiro, Broadcast Technician I, Academic Computing. Civil Service job changes: Jo Richards, Secretary, Teacher Certification; and Chris Smart, Electronic Media Producer Lead, Academic Computing. CWU JOB OPENINGSSearches 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: Exempt: Civil Service: |
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