Gov. Gary Locke has appointed former U.S. and Washington state legislator Sid Morrison, Zillah, to fill a vacant position on the Central Washington University board of trustees. Morrison's appointment runs through 2009.

"I'm grateful for this opportunity and ready to get started," Morrison said. "There's no question in my mind that higher education is an investment we have to make. I truly look forward to working with President McIntyre, the (CWU) administration and fellow trustees.

Morrison graduated from Toppenish High School and, after studying for two years at Yakima Valley Community College, received a bachelor of science degree in horticulture from Washington State College (now WSU) in 1954. From 1956 until 1980 he was president and general manager of Morrison Fruit Co.

Morrison has devoted much of his life to public service. He served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956, and was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives from 1967 to 1974. He was a member of the Washington State Senate from 1975 to 1980. Following his successful tenure in the Washington State Legislature, Morrison served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1992, returning to Washington state in 1993 as Secretary of Transportation.

President Jerilyn S. McIntyre welcomes Morrison's appointment to the board. "Sid Morrison's broad and varied legislative experience, his business acumen, his knowledge of regional, state, and national issues, and his long history of public service make him a particularly valuable addition to the board," McIntyre said. "I look forward to working with him and know he will serve Central Washington University with distinction."

Jan. 14: "New Look of CWU" is announced. The new look gives Central a more consistent and fresh appearance through an updated institutional "signature," revised graphics and publications standards, a series of promotional ads and a redesigned Web site, which will be installed in stages over the next year.

Feb. 15: CWU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, conducted by Larry Gookin, performs at the Music Educators National Conference Northwest Division event in Portland, Ore.

Feb. 21-23: Outdoor activities, varsity basketball and Saturday night entertainment are part of CWU's Parents and Family Weekend, "Experience the Extraordinary."

February: CWU's department of computing and telecommunications services (CTS) is now the department of information technology services.

February: CWU's board of trustees approves the location (just north of Black Hall) and final design for CWU's Student Union Building and Recreation Center.

March: Hugh Spall, Business Administration, receives an honorary doctorate award from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Pecs in Hungary.

May: The Abraxas Quartet, a CWU student group, performs at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition at Notre Dame University.

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

May 16: CWU's music department presents the Pacific Northwest premiere of George Crumb's "Star-Child" at Benaroya Hall in Seattle.

June: CWU receives funding in the state capital budget to complete construction of the Music Education Facility.

June 13: CWU's 2003 Distinguished Professors receive awards during Honors Convocation. 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.

June 14: Bob Moawad delivers the commencement address at CWU's 112th graduation ceremony in Ellensburg.

June 15: Mark Pearson presents the address to graduates participating in the 19th annual CWU westside commencement at Highline Community College.

July: Gov. Gary Locke appoints CWU senior Matthew Schmitt to a position on the university's board of trustees for the 2003-04 academic year.

Sept. 1: Dr. Wayne Quirk begins as the university's associate vice president for graduate studies, research and as a professor of speech, hearing and rehabilitation services.

September: For the first time in CWU's history, enrollment surpasses the 9,000 mark.

September: Remodeled Kamola Hall opens.

October: Dr. Terry Martin, CWU professor of English, is named the 2003 Washington state Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Nov. 1: Dr. Thomas M. Peischl begins as CWU's dean of library services.

Oct. 18: Comedian Jay Leno, host of The Tonight Show, provides humor during CWU's Homecoming activities.

Nov. 13: CWU board of trustees renames Tower Theatre in honor of Dr. Milo L. Smith, professor emeritus.

Nov. 15: CWU's board of trustees names the Library in honor of Dr. James E. Brooks, president and professor emeritus.

December: Gov. Gary Locke appoints former U.S. and Washington state legislator Sid Morrison, Zillah, to fill a vacant position on the CWU board of trustees.

December: Ralph K. Phillips, director of development at Lowell Whiteman School in Steamboat Springs, Colo., is named CWU's senior director of development.

Charles REASONS, Law and Justice, attended the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology held in Denver, Nov. 19-22. He chaired a Critical Theories session and presented a paper titled "Wither Critical Criminology? From Competing Paradigms to Multiple Paradigms to..."

Boris KOVALERCHUK, Computer Science, gave a talk "Discovering rare patterns" at Oxford University, United Kingdom in the 7th International Conference on Knowledge Engineering in September 2003. The talk has been published in the conference proceedings. Dr. Kovalerchuk also chaired a session at the conference.

FORMER PRESIDENT OF IRELAND TO VISIT CWU

Mary Robinson, who served as the first female president of Ireland from 1990 to '97, will present an address at Central Washington University on Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. in McConnell Auditorium on the Ellensburg campus. Admission is free, and a seat is guaranteed with an event ticket, now available at the SUB recreation counter. Doors to the address open at 6:30 p.m.

Robinson's free, public presentation will be the first for the 2003-04 academic year in the CWU Presidential Speaker Series, which is focusing on globalization.

"We are delighted that the series will begin with a presentation by one of the world's foremost authorities on the many dimensions of globalization," CWU President Jerilyn S. McIntyre says. "We are honored that Mary Robinson will be sharing her insights and her expertise with the CWU campus and community."

While serving as Ireland's president, Robinson was credited with helping develop a new sense of that country's economic, political and cultural links with other countries and cultures. She gave special attention to the needs of developing countries and helped foster partnerships between developed and developing nations.

More recently, between 1997 and 2002, Robinson served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, where she helped integrate human rights concerns in all United Nations activities. Robinson was the first High Commissioner to visit China.

Robinson, 59, has spent much of her life as a human rights advocate. She is now leading a new project, the Ethical Globalization Initiative (EGI), that seeks "to integrate human rights norms and standards into a more ethical globalization process and to support local and national human rights capacity building efforts using the New Partnership for Africa's Development as a case study."

CULINARY FUTURE TOPIC OF KERR'S VISIT

Graham Kerr, the chef who came to fame as "The Galloping Gourmet," will visit Central Washington University on Friday, Jan. 16, for a 2 p.m. presentation in the Samuelson Union Building (SUB) Theatre.

A proponent of low fat, high-taste cooking, Kerr's presentation is titled, "Beyond Four Fingers (Going Beyond Statistics, Exploring Our Culinary Future)."

During his CWU presentation, Kerr, 69, will discuss statistics concerning overweight and malnutrition, and will explore change and decisions individuals can make to improve both themselves and society. Kerr, who lives in Mt. Vernon, Wash., states his life's goal now is "to help to convert habits that harm into resources that heal."

He is a member of the Advisory Board for Partnership For Food Safety Education, a national organization dedicated to educating consumers about the importance of food safety.

An award-winning author, Kerr has also written 23 books with more than 14 million copies sold. In conjunction with his CWU presentation, Kerr will be available to sign several of his latest works: "Gathering Place Vol. 1," "Gathering Place Vol. 2," "Graham Kerr's Swiftly Seasoned," "Graham Kerr's Creative Choices" and "Graham Kerr's Kitchen."

CWU ENSURES STUDENT/STAFF FOOD SUPPLY IS SAFE

As students return for winter quarter classes, Central Washington University dining services is again set to serve as many as 4,000 daily meals to students, faculty and staff. As they return, some may be thinking about the first case of mad cow disease in America, discovered during winter break.

Despite those concerns, members of the university community should have no qualms about on-campus meals, according to Rob Borngrebe, director of CWU dining services.

"We've placed signs in all of our dining units," he adds, "noting that CWU dining services serves beef that is steer meat, not meat from dairy cows where the mad cow disease was found. We do not buy cow meat, but product from cattle like Herefords or Angus, which are raised for consumption. For our hamburgers or all the other different cuts of meat that we use, that's our choice."

For those still wary of beef, a number of other on-campus options are available, including chicken sandwiches and turkey burgers.

"We've served turkey burgers in the past," Borngrebe points out. "They originally weren't in the cycle for this winter, but we went ahead and added them back in."

To assure the safety of CWU meals, the university, which is a member of the National Association of College and University Food Services, subscribes to NACUFS's "Serve Safe" guidelines, established in conjunction with state and county health regulatory agencies.

"We keep our operations as clean as we can," Borngrebe adds, "and we buy from reputable companies that also follow the 'Serve Safe' method of keeping their products clean."

CWU buys all of its meat products from Ray's Meats and produce from Bill's Produce, both headquartered in Yakima.

CWU PROFESSOR WRITES TEXTBOOKS

"Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus," right? Wrong, according to Dr. Phil Backlund, Central Washington University communication professor.

"There are actually a lot more similarities than differences between the sexes," Backlund says. "Books like these over-generalize, over-stereotype and accentuate the differences.

"The focus of the Mars/Venus approach is external-it claims that understanding the opposite sex will help you communicate with them. Understanding helps, but it is not enough. The focus should also be internal, on understanding ourselves and our communication styles, and improving our communication skills."

Backlund elaborates on this subject in two recently published textbooks designed for use with undergraduate gender communication courses. CWU students will study the books in such a course this spring quarter.

"On the first day of class, I tell my male students that by the end of the quarter, they'll be communicating more like a woman, and vice versa," Backlund says.

"GenderSpeak: Personal Effectiveness in Gender Communication, 3rd edition," (published by McGraw-Hill) co-authored with Diana K. Ivy, suggests it is useful to use the communication behaviors more commonly associated with the opposite gender when it's appropriate.

"For example, women are more likely than men to use qualifiers when they speak," Backlund explains. "They'll say, 'That was a good class today, wasn't it?' when they could make a more direct, definitive statement. By sounding less tentative, they'll communicate more effectively in business relationships.

"On the other hand, men could use more qualifiers in friendships and romantic relationships as a means of developing more connection with the other person."

Backlund and Mary Rose Williams edited "Readings in Gender Communication," (published by Thomsen/Wadsworth) a compilation of articles designed to make students contemplate and discuss ideas such as the difficulty of ending relationships, the nuances of online relationships and the progress women have made in the last 20 years that has altered gender communication.

Both books have a 2004 publication date and will be studied in gender communication courses offered in colleges and universities round the country.

CWU EMERGENCY INFORMATION LINE IN USE

For information about possible class cancellations or delays, office closures or campus emergencies, please call 963-2345 or visit www.cwu.edu/closures.html. For weather-related campus closures or class delays, we plan to have information for the day available by 6:30 a.m.

BLAIR UNDERWOOD TO PERFORM ONE-MAN SHOW AT CWU

Blair Underwood, the actor who first gained national prominence as attorney Jonathan Rollins on the popular NBC TV series "L.A. Law," will appear at Central Washington University Jan. 15 in a one-man, multimedia production.

Titled "IM4: From The Mountain Top To Hip Hop," the performance is slated for 7 p.m. in McConnell Auditorium.

It centers on what would happen if a famous Rap mogul was killed and, on his way to heaven, meets the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In it, Underwood plays a variety of characters.

"He brings the audience to a new realization of the power of the dream and struggle for equality," Leslie Webb, CWU diversity education center director, says. "Those seeing the show will be able to experience the message of Dr. King in an educational, entertaining, inspiring -- and quite different way."

Tickets, available at the Samuelson Union Building recreation ticket counter, are $10 general admission. CWU students will be admitted free. However, they must pick up their free tickets in advance to guarantee a seat at the performance, Webb notes.

Out of the spotlight, Underwood is involved in a variety of charitable organizations. In 1993, he received the Humanitarian Award from the Los Angeles Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He is also a co-founder of Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA), which supports democracy and equal rights in South Africa.

CWU STUDENTS IMPACTED BY NEW U.S. IMMIGRATION PROGRAM

Under a new federal program, visitors to the U.S., including foreign exchange students studying at Central Washington University must undergo photographing and fingerprinting when entering the country. The "US-VISIT" (United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology) program recently was initiated.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security states the goal of US-VISIT is to track the millions of people who come to the country annually on student, business and tourist visas to make it harder for terrorists to enter the country. It applies to all visitors needing a visa to enter the U.S.

"We've known that this has been coming for a year at least," Dr. Michael Launius, executive director of the CWU office of international studies and programs, says. "The affect on international students coming to CWU should be negligible this quarter. I don't think we'll see a significant impact on international student enrollments until next quarter or, maybe, the fall."

The reason is next October all visitors will be required to have a machine-readable passport or other method of what's called "biometric identification," such as retina scans or fingerprints.

Citizens from more than two-dozen countries, including Japan, have been exempted from the new rules. While CWU's international student population is primarily from Japan, it is just one of more than 30 countries that now have students studying on the Ellensburg campus.

CWU: PROACTIVE, EFFICIENT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Typically, winter brings higher heating costs to homes, businesses and even universities. However, through planning and foresight, Central Washington University's natural gas consumption has been reduced by 19 percent and electricity use is down 14 percent during the past seven years.

The savings date back to a major campus expansion, which began eight years ago when CWU facilities officials deliberated on the question: Should tried-and-true operational practices be continued or should a new course be charted?

For many years, the campus size and student population had remained steady at two million square feet of academic buildings and 7,300 students. But growth was imminent with plans for a new Science Building and major renovation along with the facelift and expansion of Black Hall.

Additional renovations, including a new music building, and student union and recreation center, were also on the horizon, representing a 20 percent growth in conditioned space - designed to help accommodate a similar increase in the university's student body.

Funding from the state legislature, combined with university self-support money, generated sufficient capital for the planned renovations and additions.

Even so, since it had been 30 years since a new building had been built on campus, there were concerns that an out-of-date campus infrastructure, insufficient operating budgets, and traditional methods of facilities operations could become major roadblocks to effectively accommodating this growth.

It's now apparent that those concerns have been alleviated, in part through leveraging money from the state of Washington, based on guaranteed energy cost savings.

"We realized that this new source of funds would allow us to chart a new course," said Bill Vertrees, CWU director of facilities.

During the past seven years, CWU has implemented more than $20 million in energy savings-related projects, avoiding $6 million in capital construction projects and $4 million in energy, operations and maintenance costs, according to Vertrees.

"At current utility rates, energy conservation improvements are producing $1.5 million a year in avoided costs," he adds. "Our energy team takes great pride knowing we have avoided more than half of the cost impact that energy rate increases could have brought to Central."

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, Assistant/Associate Professor, Jay Forsyth, 509-363-3340;
Accounting, Assistant/Associate Professor, Lynnwood, Mike Ruble, 425-640-1574;
Biology or Chemical Education, Assistant Professor, Martha Kurtz, 963-1422;
Business Administration, non-tenure track, Tinja Wyman, wymant@cwu.edu;
Cornerstone and GEAR UP Mathematics Coordinator, Trish Swanson, 963-2103;
Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry, Assistant Professor, English Department, 963-1546;
Earth Materials/Mineralogy, Assistant Professor, 963-2801;
Earth Science Education, Assistant Professor, Martha Kurtz, 963-1422;
Electronics Engineering Technology, Assistant Professor, westside, 963-1756;
Foreign Language, Spanish, Rodney Bransdorfer, 963-1218;
History Education/History, Assistant Professor, Roxanne Easley, 963-2344;
Information Technology, Assistant/Associate Professor, Catherine Bertelson, 963-2611;
Law and Justice, Assistant Professor, Barbara Demory, 963-3208;
Law and Justice, Assistant Professor, Lynnwood, Barbara Demory, 963-3208; Management Information Systems, Assistant/Associate Professor, Tinja Wyman, symant@cwu.edu;
Middle School Specialist, Curriculum and Supervision, Tina Clark, 963-1465;
Music History, Assistant Professor, Peter Gries, 963-1216;
Mycologist, Assistant/Associate Professor, Holly Pinkart, 963-2710;
Orchestral Activities, Director, Peter Gries, 963-1216;
Professional Field Supervisor, Curriculum and Supervision, Tina Clark, 963-1465;
Sociology, Assistant Professor, Laura Appleton, 963-2344.

Exempt:
Academic Advisor (Pre-College), Angie Candido, 509-574-6895;
Admissions Recruiter, Tina Morefield, 963-3012;
Admissions Recruiter, West Side, Tina Morefield, 963-3012;
Dean, College of the Sciences, Caroline Onstot, 963-1400;
PANGA Network Engineer, 963-2701;
Special Education Technology Specialist, 963-3350.

Civil Service:
Media Technician Senior, Jan. 26

Temporary
Driver/Technology Assistant;
Instructors, High School Equivalency Program (Ellensburg and Yakima);
Medical Technician;
Registered Nurse;
Tutors (in Yakima).

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9
Natural Science Seminar Series: "Understanding Fire-Disturbed Forests," by Tom Cottrell, CWU Biological Sciences, 4 p.m., Science Building 147, presented by CWU Biology Club

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10
Women's Basketball: CWU vs. Western Washington, 5 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion
Men's Basketball: CWU vs. Northwest Nazarene, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion

SUNDAY, JANUARY 11
Recital: John Pickett, piano, 2 p.m., Hertz Auditorium

MONDAY, JANUARY 12
Art Exhibit: "Dolls, Digital and a Collection," dolls in historic dress by Chatelaine/Carole Sahlstrand, digital images by Michael Stone and art collection by Louis Kollmeyer, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, noon to 3 p.m. weekends, Spurgeon Gallery in Randall Hall, through Feb. 6
Film: "The Good Earth," hosted by professor Zhiwei Xiao, 7 p.m., Black 151

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13
Lecture: "Hollywood Goes to China: 1897-1950," by Zhiwei Xiao, 3:15 p.m., Black 152 Presidential Speaker Series: Mary Robinson, the first female president of Ireland from 1990 to '97, 7 p.m., McConnell Auditorium, free

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14
Papa John's Coffeehouse: EVARO, a local punk band, 8 p.m., SUB Club Central

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15
Information session: spring break study abroad opportunity to Vietnam and Cambodia, 3 p.m., CWU International Center
Theatre: "IM4: From the Mountain Top to Hip-Hop," Blair Underwood, 7 p.m., McConnell Auditorium, $5 students, $10 general
Recital: Jeff Agrell, University of Iowa, French horn, 8 p.m., Hertz Auditorium

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16
Discussion: "Beyond Four Fingers (Going Beyond Statistics, Exploring Our Culinary Future"), by Graham Kerr, a well-recognized chef and proponent of low fat, high-taste cooking, 2 p.m., SUB Theatre

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
Men's Basketball: CWU vs. Saint Martin's, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion

MONDAY, JANUARY 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20
Faculty Speakers' Series: "In Memoriam: Public Grieving and Roadside Memorials in America," by Stephen Chalmers, CWU Art Department, 4 p.m., Science Building 142, presented by the College of Arts and Humanities
Classic Film Series: "Nine Queens," 7 p.m., McConnell Auditorium, $3, $12 bargain pass

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21
Meeting: CWU Faculty Senate, 3:10 p.m., Barge 412
Papa John's Coffeehouse: "Never Again," 8 p.m., SUB Club Central

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
Women's Basketball: CWU vs. Western Oregon, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23
Wrestling: CWU vs. Simon Fraser, 3 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion
Natural Science Seminar Series: "Ecology and Diversity of Columbia Basin Soil Lichens," by Jeanne Ponzetti, U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 4 p.m., Science Building 147, presented by CWU Biology Club

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24
Swimming: CWU vs. Simon Fraser, 1 p.m., CWU pool
Women's Basketball: CWU vs. Humboldt State, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25
Recital: Jeffrey Snedeker, French Horn, 8 p.m., Hertz Auditorium