Greetings,
This is the third in a series of University Bulletin articles on this year's theme: "Here's Where We Stand." This month, I'd like to focus on the work we've been doing for several years to improve faculty salaries. This work is important for many reasons. First, it stands as evidence that the state and the university respect the important role of the faculty in an institution of higher education. Second, it recognizes that competitive salaries are critical to our efforts to recruit and retain faculty of the highest quality. Third, it addresses a recommendation in our 1999 Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NASC, now Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, NWCCU) accreditation evaluation report to improve faculty salaries.
What We Have Accomplished
Since I arrived in 2000, improving faculty salaries has been a major focus of my administration, and we've taken a number of steps to achieve the desired outcome. It was clear that the traditional approach of providing competitive initial salaries and substantial increases in connection with promotion was inadequate to address salary inequities and compression. To that end, we began by providing equity and merit adjustments. Next, the salary adjustment board (SAB), which was created by the Faculty Senate with the support of the administration and the trustees and preceded the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), installed formal processes for these adjustments, much of which came from internal allocations. Our current commitment to providing competitive salaries is evident in the CBA where we negotiated with the United Faculty of Central (UFC) for the ability to provide salary increases through performance adjustments, performance-based increases for promotion, and across-the-board adjustments.
There are several ways to examine the results of these salary adjustment mechanisms. The first is through examining the growth in salaries across the professorial ranks. Data from the Office of Institutional Research show, for instance, that the mean faculty salary for a continuously serving full professor increased 32 percent from 2000 to 2006. Put into a comparative context, the data also show that average CWU salaries have moved significantly closer to College and University Personnel Association (CUPA) salary means by rank and discipline. Our mean salaries as of 2006, the most recent year for which appropriate comparisons are available, are now within $3,800, $3,500, and $1,300 by professor, associate professor, and assistant professor ranks respectively. By comparison, in 2000, professors and associate professors were $8,700 and $4,900 from the CUPA means. Assistant professors have remained competitive throughout this timeframe. Additional comparative data from American Association of University Professors (AAUP) show that average salaries for all ranks are about equal to or above mean salaries for Eastern Washington University faculty and average salaries for professors are equal to salaries at this rank at Western Washington University.
In summary, the commitment to competitive salaries is manifest in a number of salary adjustment processes and the result is evident in significant increases in salaries for all ranks, significant movement towards the CUPA means, and highly competitive salaries compared to the state's other regional comprehensive institutions.
The Work Ahead
That's not to say that our work is done. We still need to address compression in some ranks. Both the UFC and the administration agree that compression is a problem, but we've been unable to come up with a suitable mechanism to address it. We anticipate continuing to seek a solution in 2009.
Further, Governor Gregoire's Washington Learns initiative and the Higher Education Coordinating Board's (HECB) 2008 Strategic Master Plan-"Moving the Blue Arrow: Pathways to Educational Opportunity"--set a new benchmark for funding higher education. This benchmark is based on comparisons to a set of states now referred to as the Global Challenge States (GCS). The GCS are states that score highest on the New Economy Index, a ranking of states based on twenty--one indicators of their potential to compete in the new economy. Washington ranked second on this index but only sixth in funding per student in higher education. The state has expressed an interest in improving funding per student to a level more commensurate with that of the other GCS, an interest that should promise improved salaries for faculty. The state's ability to meet this goal will depend in part on the health of the state's economy, but its commitment is a hopeful sign. We plan to push the state to make this funding a priority.
Jerilyn S. McIntyre
President
CWU TOP STORIES
THE DAVE RAWLINSON BAND IS "MOVIN' ON"
The Dave Rawlinson Band's second CD, "Movin' On," will be released March 29. The Ellensburg band is known for its all-original shows, which feature "Boomer Rock," a blend of a variety of classic rock sounds.
The "Movin' On" CD will be released at two events on Saturday. The first will be at Jerrol's Book and Supply from noon to 2 p.m. The second will take place during a live performance at Lilly's Cantina in Ellensburg from 7 to 9 p.m.
The Dave Rawlinson Band was one of eighteen corporate bands, and the only one from the Pacific Northwest, that was invited to compete in the 2007 FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands regional finals.
Rawlinson, a professor of Information Technology and Administrative Management (ITAM), is the group's songwriter and vocalist and plays both acoustic and electric guitars. He's joined by Robert Lupton, a fellow ITAM professor, percussion and vocals; CWU alumnus Caspar van Haalen, bass; and Bob Pieters, CWU maintenance custodian, electric guitar and vocals.
The core group is augmented by CWU music students Adam Robb, trumpet; Kevin Lane, tenor saxophone; Ben Watters, trombone; and Dave's daughter Alexandra Rawlinson, vocals, along with CWU music faculty members Heather Netz, violin; and Lenny Price, alto saxophone.
"While not an 'official' band member, Lenny was instrumental in shaping the sound of 'Movin' On.'" Rawlinson says, noting that Price appears on the CD courtesy of Midshipman Records.
TWO PRESENTATIONS PLANNED FOR PAPSS
In April, CWU's 2007-08 Performing Arts and Presidential Speaker Series (PAPSS) will feature a presentation by one of the country's foremost documentarians and a performance by a Grammy-Award winning women's a cappella gospel group.
On Tuesday, April 8, Ken Burns will discuss "Sharing the American Experience." Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. address, in the Student Union and Recreation Center Ballroom, are $30 for reserved seats, $20 for general admission, and $10 for students.
Burns has spent more than 30 years chronicling a wide variety of aspects of American life. He may be most well known for four, award-winning Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television series: The Civil War, produced in 1990; 1994's Baseball; Jazz, released in 2001; and last September's The War. For more information about Ken Burns visit www.pbs.org/kenburns/.
On Saturday, April 12, "Sweet Honey in the Rock" will appear in concert. Tickets for the 7 p.m. performance, in the Music Building Concert Hall, are $35 for reserved seats, $30 for general admission, and $15 for students.
Founded in 1973, the group draws influences from African American legacy and traditions, including the Blues, spirituals, traditional gospel hymns, rap, reggae, African chants, Hip Hop, ancient lullabies, and jazz improvisation. The voices of the six-woman group-occasionally accompanied by hand percussion instruments-produce soulful harmonies and intricate rhythms in addressing the themes of hope, love, justice, peace, and resistance. For more about Sweet Honey in the Rock, or to hear samples of the group's music, visit http://sweethoney.com/.
For PAPSS ticket information, call ext. 1301
Over the past six-to-eight months, CWU has experienced about a 500-percent increase in incoming e-mail from off campus. ITS reports the university previously received approximately five million incoming e-mails each month. This year, that number has increased to 25 million incoming monthly e-mails. That number does not include internal campus e-mail. The majority of off-campus e-mail is spam and, with a five-fold increase, a higher percentage of spam is slipping through university filters. This is not unique to CWU--other institutions have reported these same trends.
Carmen Rahm, assistant vice president for information technology, notes that Central subscribes to various services that help identify known spam sights and rejects all e-mails from those sites. E-mails that are not automatically rejected go through the university's spam filter, which looks at each incoming e-mail and gives it a "spam score" based on numerous criteria.
"Unfortunately, spammers are creative with how they word their e-mails, subject lines, etc.," Rahm says, "so it is impossible to stop every spam without the risk of rejecting legitimate e-mails."
In response, CWU is implementing a new e-mail gateway which is intended to help better manage the larger volumes of e-mail being received and place more spam filtering capability at the end-user level so that each user can easily set their spam tolerance level.
The equipment has arrived and should be up and operational this summer.
CWU GRADUATE TO RECEIVE COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION AWARD
A partnership involving Mount Rainier National Park, The Mountaineers, the Student Conservation Association, Washington Trails Association, Washington's National Park Fund, and National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has won the 2008 Cooperative Conservation Award (CCA) from the Department of the Interior.
The CCA, the Interior Department's highest award, is presented to private citizens and organizational partners who support the agency's mission and demonstrate significant contributions to its programs.
NPCA Northwest Regional Director Sean Smith, who received his CWU master's degree in resource management in 1996, will represent the association at the awards ceremony on April 21 in Washington, D.C. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne will present the awards.
"NPCA is flattered to share this award with our coalition members," Smith notes, "yet, it truly belongs to the thousands of people who volunteered to contact their elected officials, donate money and supplies, and repair and restore the damage."
The ongoing partnership supports volunteer efforts to rebuild damaged trails, campgrounds, and other facilities at Mount Rainier following floods and windstorms that caused significant damage in November and December of 2006.
The private NPCA-a nonpartisan, public advocacy organization-is dedicated to educating the public about parks, protect park resources, improve park funding, and ensure the quality of visitors' experiences.
For more information on NPCA and how to get involved in storm recovery efforts visit www.npca.org/northwest or www.nwstormrecoverycoalition.blogspot.com.
CWU BRIDGE BUILDER TO BE HONORED APRIL 12
Honoring twenty-eight years of service to the university, CWU education professor James Pappas will receive the 2008 CWU "Bridge Builder" award during a reception, Saturday, April 12, at 1 p.m. in the Student Union Recreation Center Ballroom.
The "Bridge Builder" award recognizes those who have positively impacted CWU scholarships through their leadership, example, and generosity. Pappas has served on the CWU Foundation board of directors and is a Lifetime Associate. He established the Jim and Denise Pappas Study Abroad Endowment, along with opening the doors for others to support CWU. In addition to serving as dean of academic services, dean of admissions and records, and interim university president, Pappas has served as an administrator and faculty member at Central since 1980 and received the Distinguished Professor Award for Public Service in 2003.
Sponsored by the CWU Foundation, Pappas' award will be presented during the Building Bridges scholarship reception. The event recognizes scholarship recipients, acknowledges donors, and provides recipients and their families with opportunities to meet individuals who made the scholarships possible. For information on the Building Bridges reception, call ext. 2762.
"EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH" FOR FEBRUARY RECOGNIZED
Linda Siller, Shaw-Smyser custodian, has been honored by the university's Civil Service Employee Council as the "Employee of the Month" for February. At a recent surprise ceremony, she received a certificate and $125 from the president's discretionary fund, through the CWU civil service employee recognition program.
Those nominating Siller noted:
- Linda truly understands the underlying mission of CWU; to provide an environment conducive to learning. She does this by making certain our building is clean, and she is the first to report problems;
- She makes sure we have a safe working environment. During cold and flu season she goes the extra mile in wiping down door handles, phones, and other equipment; and
- She performs her job with pride and a smiling face each day and her communication skills are most appreciated.
University students, faculty, and staff, along with members of the Ellensburg community, are encouraged to make nominations for the Employee of the Month award. Nomination forms are available at the CWU human resources office, through employee council representatives, and online at www.cwu.edu/~hr/ec/.
CWU REMEMBERS HALEY, BACH, BOND
Patt Haley, administrative assistant to the vice president of student affairs and enrollment management, passed away on March 9.
Her career at Central began in 1972 as an administrative secretary for the dean of students. Throughout the next 36 years, she held various titles within Central's division of student affairs.
She is survived by her husband of more than fifty years, Donald; sons Timothy and Sean; and grandchildren Dakota, Ethan, and Dominic.
A CWU Foundation account has been established to help pay for Dominic's education. Contributions may be made to the "Dominic Haley Education Fund," No. 19763.
In addition, Ellensburg's Old Mill Country Store is accepting contributions to help pay for Dominic's 4-H supplies. Store personnel can provide additional information.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frank Bach, art, died March 21. He joined the Central Washington College of Education faculty in 1951 and, aside from a two-year stint at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, stayed at Central for his entire career. His specialties were art education, calligraphy, pottery, and sculpture.
In addition, Bach produced many educational, instructive, and theme-based films on the fine arts, which were used in schools and universities throughout North America. He retired in 1979.
Bach is survived by his wife of sixty five years, Roberta, of Ellensburg; sons David, of Sammamish; Jim, of Bellevue; Jeff, of Edmonds; Brian, of Ellensburg; and several grandchildren.
A memorial service for Bach will be held Thursday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at Ellensburg's Grace Episcopal Church.
Paulette Bond, theatre arts costume shop supervisor, passed away March 24.
Bond, who graduated from Central with a theatre arts degree, also taught classes in theatrical makeup, and designed and built costumes for more than 100 theatre presentations. She also served as a volunteer for the Ellensburg Youth Ballet, Valley Musical Theatre, Clymer Museum and with several other theatrical events and organizations over the years.
She is survived by her husband, Charlie, CWU custodian; daughters Jennifer, Charline, Danelle, and Deanna; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service for Bond will be held Sunday, April 20, at 2 p.m. in Sue Lombard Hall. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to the Paulette Bond Memorial Scholarship Fund through the CWU Foundation.
ITS WARNS OF NEW SCAMS
If you enjoy having the latest ring tones and wallpaper on your cell phone, you need to be aware that accessing sites offering such downloads may result in unauthorized cell phone charges. Unless you are at a free site, when downloading a ring tone or wallpaper your cell phone you could be unwittingly subscribing the site--and you don't necessarily have to buy anything to get billed. Information Technology Services (ITS) recommends that, if you access a site that asks your cellular number, to close out of it. ITS has found that-even if you do not agree to a purchase--some companies are still billing individuals if they have been given a phone number.
ITS has also received reports of infections of the shyam.com malware. The infections appear to be spread using jump drives. If you suspect an infection on your computer, immediately report it to the ITS Helpdesk at ext. 2001.
In addition, ITS has received several inquiries about e-mails addressed to "State Department F.C.U. Member" seeking confirmation of online banking information. These "phishing scams" are designed to personal information that then can be used to gain access to the victim's bank account(s) or credit card(s). ITS highly encourages anyone getting e-mails like this to disregard and immediately delete them.
NICHOLSON PAVILION FACELIFT CONTINUES
Beginning April 1, the Nicholson Pavilion west lobby will be closed for remodeling, which will continue through September. In addition, the facility's main gym is now closed through August for renovation work. Access to the pavilion is available through the north and south entrances. For additional information, call ext. 1829.
EXECUTION FILM TO BE SCREENED IN ELLENSBURG, WESTSIDE CENTERS
CWU's student law and justice club will host three screenings of the film "Execution." It will be shown Tuesday, April 1, at CWU-Des Moines; on Wednesday, April 2, in the Student Union and Recreation Center Theatre; and on Friday, April 4, at CWU-Lynnwood. Each free, public presentation is slated for 6:30 p.m.
Execution chronicles the 1995 work of two filmmakers who hid cameras and recorded an electric chair execution. Following the film, director Steven Scaffidi and "Billy" Moore, one of the film's "stars" and a former death row inmate, will be available to answer questions. CWU law and justice alumni who are currently working in the criminal justice field will also participate in a panel discussion.
The presentation is also supported by the CWU Diversity Education Center and CWU Alumni Association's law and justice group.
TECHNOLOGY GRANT DEADLINE APPROACHING
April 4, at 5 p.m., is the deadline for submitting an application for $50,000 available to faculty and staff through the university's student technology fee. The Tech Fee Committee will make the final funding determinations. Finalists may be asked to present their request to the committee, with the funded requests to be announced by May 5.
It should be noted that student technology funds cannot be used for individual academic programs or personal technology needs. Additional information and request forms are available at www.cwu.edu/~techfee.
Qualification guidelines are also available at www.cwu.edu/~intranet/index.php?go=read-announcement&num=13249.
WILDCAT FOOTBALL TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE
The CWU football squad will team up with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive in the Nicholson Pavilion Fieldhouse on April 3 from 2 to 7 p.m. Appointments can be made by calling ext. 3238. Drop-ins are also welcome.
CWU IT NETWORK TO BE DOWN APRIL 5 AND 12
ITS in conjunction with Facilities Management will be taking the university's data center off line for power upgrades on consecutive Saturdays. All university technology functions-including Blackboard, e-mail, Internet, PeopleSoft, and connectivity to university centers-will be out-of-service. In addition, data and e-mail services to university Blackberry PDAs will be interrupted, though the phones themselves will be operational.
The outages are planned for April 5, from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m., and April 12, from 1:45 p.m. to midnight. There will also be outages from 6 a.m. to noon on Sunday, March 30, to do some special backups in preparation for the April outages.
In addition, between April 5 and 12, all services will be available, but the Data Center will be running off of street power while the old power system is removed and a new unit installed. There should be minimal--if any--impact to university customers during this period.
For more information about the interruption to Blackberry service, call ext. 3438. For updates during the outage periods, call ext. 2992. The latest information will be updated regularly.
SIGN UP FOR SOME SPRING CLEANING!
On April 5, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., volunteers will collect trash from the banks of the Town Ditch, the irrigation canal that runs through campus. The event, coordinated by Kiley Baker, the environmental stewardship liaison for the Don and Verna Duncan Civic Engagement Center, is designed to beautify the campus and city, and help restore the environment. Those interested in becoming involved, or just learning more about the effort, can visit http://takeactioncwu.com/activities/10095.
EQUIPMENT GRANT COMPETITION DEADLINE IS APPROACHING
The Office of the President in conjunction with the Office of the Provost/Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, and the Office of Graduate Studies, Research and Continuing Education are making $150,000 available through an equipment grant competition. Individual faculty members and departments are encouraged to submit proposals. Equipment must be used to support instruction, research, and program review and/or program development.
The deadline to submit the required four-page proposals to the appropriate dean is April 9. For additional information or an application, call ext. 3101.
STATE TO HONOR STUDENT EMPLOYEES
Governor Chris Gregoire has proclaimed April "Student Employment Month" in Washington. In addition, the week of April 13-19 has also been proclaimed "National Student Employee Week." Both proclamations affirm the importance of student work and learning programs in Washington.
An interdepartmental committee is now reviewing nominations of CWU students nominated for recognition as the university's student employee of the year. The student selected will be honored at the CWU Center for Excellence in Leadership Evening of Recognition event on May 20.
PARKING KIOSK MOVED
To accommodation deconstruction of Courson and Muzall halls, the CWU parking information kiosk has been relocated to the west side of the old University Auto Center lot at University Way and Pearl Street (C-1 parking lot). It will remain there throughout the summer. If you have questions or concerns, call ext. 2959.
SHARED LEAVE DONATIONS SOUGHT
The following CWU staff members are in need of shared leave: Nancy Jo Tutino, accounting; and Connie Bennett and Gayle Mothershead, facilities management.
CWU employees may donate leave to a fellow employee: 1) who is suffering from or has a relative or household member who is suffering from an extraordinary or severe illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition; or, 2) who has been called to service in the uniformed services; and, where the fact of either 1) or 2) has caused or is likely to cause the employee to take leave without pay or terminate his or her employment.
You may donate annual (vacation) and sick leave in eight-hour blocks. A minimum balance of eighty hours of annual leave must be maintained. Excess annual leave (more than 240 hours) that will otherwise be lost may not be donated. A minimum balance of 176 hours of sick leave must be maintained. All or a portion of your personal holiday may also be donated.
Shared leave donation forms can be downloaded from the forms section of the Human Resources home page at www.cwu.edu/~hr/forms/shared_leave_donation_form.doc. Forms may also be requested from the HR office at ext. 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.
Central's Jake BEITINGER was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Newcomer of the Year for men's basketball. In addition to his recognition as the league's top new player, Beitinger was a unanimous selection for the all-GNAC first team. Teammates Matt PENONCELLO and Nate JACKSON were named to the all-conference second team.
Gina BENESH, development officer, College of the Sciences, has announced that the fourth printing of her book, Culture Shock: United Arab Emirates (published under her maiden name Crocceti), will soon be available online and through the Wildcat Shop.
Two teams of CWU students in the "Multi-Family" and "Heavy Civil" categories placed at the twenty-first Annual Student Competition for the Associated Schools of Construction, Region 7. The Multi-Family team-Gavin BLAKE, Mike JACOBS, Stacie GOETZ, Mike MASSARELLI, O'Neil NOUWENS, Nick SABIN, and Mike ULRICH-placed second. They were coached by Dave CARNS, construction management. The Heavy Civil team-Justin ANDERSON, Joel HARWOOD, Abigail JOHNSON, Pat McBRIDE, Jonathan SCHMIDT, Dustin WEBBER, and Tyler WELCH-placed third. They were coached by Warren PLUGGE, construction management. The competition was held in Sparks, Nev.
Karen FRANCIS-McWHITE has been named director of CWU's reactivated Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program, named for the African American astronaut who died in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger accident. Francis-McWhite will earn her PhD in literature from Duke University this coming summer with a certificate in African and African American Studies. She received her Bachelor of Arts in literature/writing and literatures in English from the University of California, San Diego where she was a McNair scholar. Most recently, she was a literature instructor at Highline Community College. The federally funded McNair program recruits and prepares low-income, first-generation, and eligible minority students for doctoral study.
Three translations by Dinara GEORGEOLIANI, foreign languages, and Mark HALPERIN, English (emeritus) appeared in Contemporary Russian Poetry, An Anthology, by Daley Archive Press. The bilingual anthology, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, presents the work of forty-four Russian poets born since 1946. Most of them have not been previously published in the West.
Lila HARPER, English and graduate studies, published an invited review of the book Wild and Fearless: The Life of Margaret Fountaine by Natascha Scott-Stokes in the Summer 2007 issue of the journal Victorian Studies, an interdisciplinary journal of social, political, and cultural studies published by Indiana University Press.
Lynne HARRISON, Campus-Community Coalition coordinator, was a co-presenter at the California Council on Alcohol Policy 14 Conference in January. Her presentation, "Reducing Alcohol Problems in Higher Education Settings," was part of the national conference on "Engaging States and Local Communities in Prevention Policies." Harrison co-presented with a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Her presentation focused on collaborative efforts within a university community to reduce alcohol service to minors and overservice to intoxicated individuals.
Robert HOLTFRETER, accounting, has been invited to write a column for Fraud, the journal of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), which has 44,000 members worldwide. The column will focus on fraud issues related to identity theft. Holtfreter, who serves on the editorial boards of Fraud and the Journal of Forensic Accounting, has published numerous articles on identity theft and debit/credit fraud. He was the keynote speaker for a recent internal auditor fraud conference and was one of fifteen individuals worldwide invited to speak at the annual White Collar Crime Summit, sponsored by the FBI and Department of Justice. He was selected for the ACFE "Outstanding Achievement in Accounting" award in 2005 and "Instructor of the Year" award in 2006.
Two members of the Central women's basketball team-Hanna HULL and Kristina KLAPPERICH-were named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference team as honorable mention selections.
In conjunction with Ellensburg Public Library, Gallery One, and Pearl Street Books, Scott LEWIS, mathematics, will host a reading group based on materials from the Great Books Foundation. The featured selections will include those from Russian playwrite Anton Chekhov, psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, American short story writer Flannery O'Connor, Spanish philosopher and essayist José Ortega y Gasset, French statesman and writer Alexis de Tocqueville, and Greek historian Thucydides. The spring series will serve as an introduction to techniques for effectively reading, interpreting, discussing, and writing about great literature. Enrollment is limited. For more information, call ext. 1803 or e-mail slewis@fulbrightweb.org.
CWU alumna Stacey LOCKE, the principal of Eisenhower High School in Yakima, has been named the 2008 Washington State High School Principal of the Year. The award is made annually by the Association of Washington School Principals. Locke received both her Bachelor of Arts in Education and master's degree in education administration from Central. By winning the state award, Locke is now a candidate for National Principal of the Year award.
Bruce PALMQUIST, physics and science education, and three off-campus colleagues made the presentation "What does Reformed Elementary Science Teaching Look Like?" at the 2008 National Association for Community College Teacher Preparation Programs Conference. It was held in Denver at the end of February.
Central alumnus Steven M. ROBERTS, biology '75, published Wine Trails of Washington (Partners West Publishing) in December 2007. He is now working on a similar guide for Oregon. The book came about through Roberts' desire to tour wineries in Washington. However, he could not find a guidebook-so he wrote one.
The Central student astronomy club made two Bubble Planetarium presentations for twenty-six students in the Bassetti dorms and North Hall. Sparks Hall resident advisor Rachel SIMONSON and astronomy club members Scott ARMSTRONG, Mikala MASON-SCHAEFER, Erik BAKKE, and Kathy MOORE planned and presented the programs. Bruce PALMQUIST, physics and science education, is the club's advisor.
CWU EMPLOYEES
Civil Service new hires: Jacob Kuckuck, Custodian 3, Conference Services; Katie Topper, Program Assistant, Admissions; Michael Luvera, Campus Police Lieutenant, Campus Police; Evette Soules, Office Assistant 1, Mathematics; Thomas Walker, Food Service Worker Lead, Dining Services; Jane Venera, Program Assistant, Admissions; Laura Sisk, Custodian 1, Business Auxiliary Custodial Services; Juanita Ingalls, Custodian 1, Business Auxiliary Custodial Services; Joy Carlson, Human Resource Consultant Assistant 1, Human Resources.
Civil Service job changes: Denee Scribner, Secretary Senior, Science Education; Brenda Bland, Program Assistant, Admissions; Arezu Maluafiti-Mahjoubi, Office Assistant 3, Provost; Kelly Zakel-Larson, Secretary Senior, Athletics; Jamie Thomas, Office Manager, Human Resources.
Exempt new hires: Farrah Forrest, Multi-Cultural Advisor, Academic Advising; C. Jason White, Multi-Cultural Advisor, Academic Advising; Karen ML Francis-McWhite, Director, McNair Scholars Program, Graduate Studies, Research & Continuing Education.
Exempt job changes: Wayne Quirk, Provost/Senior VP Academic Affairs, Provost.
To view current job openings at CWU, go to www.cwu.edu/~hr/jobs/index.html.