Greetings,

Welcome to spring quarter. It promises to be just as busy as fall and winter quarters were. In this issue, I will provide a brief update on our legislative efforts, talk about the status of the university's archives and permanent art collection programs, invite participation in an initiative to create a Phi Beta Kappa chapter at CWU and preview the plans to update our strategic plan.

Legislative Update: CWU continues to work with state officials to achieve a budget that is responsive to our extraordinary growth of the last four years and that anticipates continued growth in the near future. Gov. Gregoire has forwarded a budget to the legislature that holds higher education harmless from cuts, provides salary increases for state workers and provides additional enrollments for higher education. Still, the governor's budget failed to include some provisions that we'd hoped for and we will continue to advocate for some of them as the budget process moves forward in the Legislature.

University Archives and Permanent Art Collection: Two years ago, I asked two different groups to convene, one for the purpose of resurrecting the university's moribund archives program and one to catalogue and provide a mechanism for enhancing our permanent art collection. I've reported to you previously on the outstanding work of these two committees, but I want to bring you up to date on our current situation. When Tom Peischl was hired as library dean, he immediately set to work implementing some of the recommendations of the archives committee (CHAMP) including dedicating one-and-a-half librarian positions to archives work. He hired Dieter Ullrich to serve as the university archivist and asked Kirstin Erickson to serve as the assistant archives librarian as part of her assignment. A cataloguing system is in place, and the university is now searching for appropriate space to house the collection that is developing. At the same time, Glen Bach, art professor, is leading the art selection and permanent collection committee in locating and cataloguing the university's permanent art collection and in establishing a process -- still in draft form -- through which art can be added to the permanent collection. Both of these efforts respect and raise the public profile of CWU's heritage. I am particularly grateful to Tom and Glen for their leadership and encourage all units on campus to work with them and others who are working to honor and preserve our legacy.

Phi Beta Kappa: Several members of the CWU faculty are members of Phi Beta Kappa and have an interest in establishing a chapter at Central. We began this process two years ago, but realized that we did not have the requisite number of faculty who are themselves members. Because we've hired a considerable number of new faculty members in the past few years, we thought we'd try again. The application form indicates that: "the Phi Beta Kappa group should comprise at least 10 percent of the full-time arts and sciences teaching faculty, and in no instance fewer than 10 full-time faculty members." Dr. Marte Fallshore, of the psychology department, is willing to coordinate the application effort, but needs your help. If you are a member of Phi Beta Kappa, could you please be in contact with Marte? She'll let you know what specific information she needs from you and will work with Mark Lundgren, institutional research director, to establish clearly the percentage of our faculty that are members. If we find that we have the required percentage, we will apply to establish a chapter here at CWU.

Time to Renew our Strategic Plan: No one could be more amazed than I am that it has been five years since we established our current strategic plan. During that time, six goals have guided our programmatic and budgetary decisions. I have reported our progress in achieving our goals several times, most notably at the annual state of the university address. The plan was intended to guide us from 2001-06. That means that next year will be the time to refocus on and, in some areas, revise our primary and secondary goals. I will work with the board of trustees to identify some key areas of emphasis as we did the last time after which we will ask for input from all constituents as we shape our direction for the next half-decade. I have asked Drs. Libby Street and David Soltz to co-chair a synthesizing committee that will develop a number of opportunities for interested individuals to provide input and produce recommendations for review by the president's cabinet. This spring, I'll be asking various constituent groups to nominate members for the synthesizing committee that will begin its work in the fall.

Jerilyn McIntyre
President

The CWU Foundation will host its 7th annual "Building Bridges" scholarship reception Sunday, April 24, at 2 p.m. in the SUB Ballroom to acknowledge donors who have established scholarship funds to benefit current and future CWU students.

The annual "Bridge Builder" award, which recognizes those who have impacted the CWU scholarship program through their leadership, example and generosity, will be presented to Spencer Hatton, of Yakima, in recognition of the Bronwen A. Hatton Memorial Scholarship.

Named in honor or Hatton's late wife, the scholarship benefits students pursuing a special education teaching degree at Central.

Also to be recognized at this year's reception are many new scholarships that have been created during the 2004-05 year, including the John Austin Kern Endowed Scholarship, created last July by a generous gift from Ellensburg residents Bentley and Albina Kern, to benefit athletes participating in the varsity football program; Burt Christianson Memorial Scholarship; Ryan Patrick Dacy Scholarship; Amy Marie Castner Scholarship; and Gray Family Scholarship.

In addition, new annual awards include the D&M Coffee Scholarship, U.S. Bank William O. Douglas Honors College Scholarship and Gene and Charlotte Balint Scholarship. Those interested in attending the reception are asked to register by calling the CWU development office at (509) 963-2160.

In keeping with CWU's mission to serve as an intellectual resource for the region, several high-profile speakers will visit campus during spring quarter.

• Best selling author Naomi Wolf will appear Tuesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in the Samuelson Union Building (SUB) Ballroom.

Her work "The Beauty Myth" challenged the cosmetics industry and the marketing of beauty standards, which launched a new wave of feminism in the early 1990s. Wolf also co-founded "The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership," which teaches young women how to become leaders and change agents.

Her lecture, titled "Changemakers: Ethical Leadership and Real Power," will address conflict resolution, the appropriate use of power and her views on pervasive societal inequities. Along with it, a question-and-answer period will follow the lecture and the University Bookstore will host a book signing immediately after the event on the 2nd floor mezzanine outside the SUB Ballroom.

Wolf's lecture is sponsored by the CWU office of the president, vice presidents for university relations, and student affairs and enrollment management, deans of the college of arts and humanities, education and professional studies, business, and the sciences; centers for student empowerment, excellence in leadership, and diversity education, offices for equal opportunity, university housing and new student programs, campus life and status of women commission.

• Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry comes to campus for a Presidential Speaker Series presentation Wednesday, April 20, at 4 p.m. in McConnell Auditorium.

Perry's career in the U.S. Department of Defense spanned eight years of profound changes. His accomplishments include employing military strength and resources in Bosnia, Haiti, Korea and the Persian Gulf, reducing the nuclear legacy of the Cold War and promoting the Partnership for Peace within NATO. Perry also managed a military drawdown and developed relationships with foreign defense ministers.

• Elizabeth Birch, former director of Human Rights Campaign, will speak Friday, April 22, at 10:00 am in the SUB Cesar Chavez Theatre. Open to all.

Birch is among the most visible gay leaders in the country. She served as the executive director of Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy organization, from 1995 to 2004.

Under her leadership, the institution increased its membership to 500,000 and became known nationwide for its cutting-edge advocacy techniques. In addition, Birch has helped various Fortune 500 companies develop and implement non-discrimination and domestic partner benefits policies.

She will be the keynote speaker for CWU's LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) Leadership Conference. Birch's presentation is sponsored by thediversity education, centers for student empowerment and excellence in leadership.

• Women's rights and racial justice activist Angela Davis will make a presentation on Friday, May 6, at 7 p.m. in the music building concert hall.

Davis has been active as a teacher, writer and activist for more than three decades. Her articles and essays have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and she is the author of five books, including "Women, Race & Class."

In 1969, Davis was removed from her teaching post at UCLA as a result of her social activism and communist party membership. In 1970, she was placed on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list. During her 16-month incarceration, an international "Free Angela Davis" campaign was organized, leading to her acquittal on all charges.

Her appearance is sponsored by centers for student empowerment, excellence in leadership and diversity education, and the progressive student union.

David Arnaiz, academic custodial and grounds services custodian, has been named the university's civil service "Employee of the Month" for February. Arnaiz's job responsibilities include striping, scrubbing and waxing tile and hard surface floors in buildings, coordinating jobs with the building occupants so, as much as possible, classes and work are not disrupted; locking and unlocking buildings, setting up and tearing down areas requiring special setups and cleaning up after athletic events at Nicholson Pavilion, swim meets and theatre activities at McConnell Auditorium.

During surprise ceremonies, Arnaiz received a certificate and $100 from the president's discretionary fund, through the CWU civil service employee recognition program.

Those nominating Arnaiz noted:

• David is always ready and willing to go the extra mile to get the job done.
• When I need someone at the last minute to do a cleanup, he is one of the first volunteers.
• The quality of his work was obvious.

Initiated by the CWU civil service employee council, recognition goes to employees who foster a personalized environment that supports members of the university community as well as the mission of Central.

University students, faculty and staff, along with Ellensburg community members, are encouraged to make signed or anonymous nominations for employees of the month. Nomination forms are available from the CWU human resources office, employee council representatives and on-line at: www.cwu.edu/~hr/ec/index.html.

JoAnn DELUCA, chemistry, and Matt LENINGTON, CWU research assistant and 2003 bachelor of science graduate, had their paper "Generation of Triplet Carbenes Through Photolysis of Iodonium Ylides" published in the 2004 fourth quarter edition of "The Spectrum," a quarterly publication of the Center for Photochemical Sciences at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Robert HICKEY, geography and land studies, E. Burns, J. Bolte and D. Walker published a paper, titled "Development of a Statewide Erosion Vulnerability Screening Tool for Oregon, 2004." The project involved collaboration between CWU and the Oregon Department of Agriculture to develop an erosion vulnerability map for the state of Oregon.

Robert KUHLKEN, geography and land studies, has learned that his previously published article on the geography of zydeco music for the "Journal of Cultural Geography" has been selected for inclusion in the three-part volume "The African American Experience in Louisiana," edited by Charles Vincent and published by the Center for Louisiana Studies, at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette.

C. Christopher LEE, business administration, CWU-Des Moines, presented an econo-physics paper titled "Dynamic Herd Behavior of Yen-Dollar Exchange," at the 2005 March Meeting of the American Physical Society in Los Angeles on March 23. The paper was co-authored with S. Yoon and K. Kim, professors at Pukyong National University in Korea.

Beth McCUNE, CWU psychology major and graduate of the William O. Douglas Honors College, has been accepted, with full funding, into the Ph.D. program in psychology with a specialty in industrial organization at Portland State University. Of the 100 applicants this year to the nationally competitive program, McCune was one of only four accepted. Beth is currently completing a senior thesis in the Honors College: "The Irish Simian: An Examination of the Effects of Early Evolutionary Theory on Visual Representations of the Irish in the Late Nineteenth Century." Her committee members are Dr. Lila Harper, English (chair) and Dr. Mathew Manweller, Political Science. Beth's advisor in the psychology department is Dr. James Eubanks.

Karla SHUGART, human resources, presented "Partnering with the Student SHRM Chapters on our Campuses: A Win-Win Situation for All" at the Northwest/Midwest Regions conference of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) on March 11. This presentation was itself a partnership between Shugart, one of CWU's CUPA-HR members, and Chuck Salvetti, student programs manager at the national office of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Shugart, who is active in both organizations, is the Washington state coordinator for CUPA-HR and the student chapter liaison on the board of the Yakima Valley Human Resources Association, the local chapter of SHRM.

FINALISTS FOR AVP FOR FACULTY AFFAIRS COMING TO CAMPUS

The search committee for the associate vice president for faculty affairs has announced that three finalists will be brought to campus for interviews during the first two weeks of spring quarter. The finalists and the dates they will visit campus are:

• Dr. Michael Jaeger on April 1. He is dean of the college of business and dean of the college of education at Eastern Oregon University;
• Dr. Michael Jennings on April 4. He is associate professor, department of philosophy and humanities, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and president of united academics (AAUP/AFT) for the University of Alaska statewide faculty union;
• Dr. Estelle Gellman on April 8. She is program coordinator, program evaluation and educational research, Hofstra University School of Education; and,

Each finalist will attend a campus-wide open forum on the day of their visit from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Black Hall 152. It will include a 15-minute candidate presentation on faculty development programming.

Details, including vitas and itineraries, have been published at www.cwu.edu/~provost/avpfacaffairssearch/finalfour.html. An electronic feedback form is on the Web as well. All comments received will be incorporated into the search committee's final report to the provost. The deadline for comment submission is April 13.

PHI KAPPA PHI SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is now accepting nominations of faculty for the 2004-05 Phi Kappa Phi Scholar of the Year Award. Each year, Phi Kappa Phi honors a faculty member who exemplifies scholarship according to the following criteria:

• a long term and noted scholarly record at CWU,
• visibility in fostering interest in his or her field, and
• a devotion to learning which places a strong emphasis on intellectual breadth.

The selected nominee must be able to make a public presentation of his or her work to a general audience in May. The selected scholar does not need to be a member of Phi Kappa Phi prior to the award, and will be inducted into the society at a June awards ceremony. Nominations, with a general letter including reasons for your recommendation along with the nominee's vita should be sent to Barry Donahue at mail stop 7409, or via e-mail to donahue@cwu.edu by April 4.

SOURCE ABSTRACT DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR

CWU's first Symposium on University Research and Creative Expression has been slated for May 19. Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff may participate in university-wide forum for presentation of research and other scholarly works, including oral presentations, posters, exhibitions and performances.

The new event combines the previous Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE) and Conference on Graduate Student and Faculty Scholarship (GSFS). It aims to include a wider community than either of those two previous successful events.

The deadline for participant to submit abstracts is midnight on Wednesday, April 27. Submission may be made on-line at www.source.u.cwu.edu/.

GEAR UP STUDENTS TO VISIT CWU

GEAR UP will host about 850 sixth graders from neighboring school districts in April. They will visit campus to learn a little bit about college life and to gain incentive for attending college once they graduate from high school. Students from Othello will visit campus on April 26, followed by their peers from Royal, Mattawa and Highland on April 27, and Prosser on April 28. The purpose of the visit is to provide students with the incentive to attend college.

CWU EMPLOYEES

Civil Service new hires: Jason Cathcart, Information Technology Systems Specialist II, Information Technology Services; Lee Longmore, Engineering Technician I, Chemistry; Jeff Wilcox, Engineering Technician II, Chemistry; and Bryan Bachman-Rhodes, Office Assistant III, Registrar Services.

Civil Service job changes: Elizabeth Hall, Information Technology Applications Specialist II, Enrollment Management; Stuart Thompson, Buyer I , Purchasing Office; and Patricia Swanson, Administrative Assistant A, Provost.

Exempt job changes: Adrian Naranjo, Management Information Specialist, Enterprise Information Systems; and Becky Gubser, Academic Finance Manager, Provost.

CWU job openings can be viewed on the Web at: www.cwu.edu/~hr/jobs/

Friday, April 1
"Indian Country, A Gathering" faculty panel discussion: "Creating Indian Centered Universities," 3 p.m., SUB Yakama Room
"Indian Country, A Gathering" salmon dinner: 5:30 p.m., SUB Fountain Room, $9.15 general admission, $8.07 CWU meal cards, $4.60 students (12-and-under)
"Indian Country, A Gathering" dance presentation: "Kwakwaka'wakw Gwa'wina," 7 p.m., SUB Ballroom

Tuesday, April 5
Music: String Studio Recital, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

Wednesday, April 6
Student recital: Kelly Moore, viola, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall
Guest poetry reading: Michael Collier, 7:30 p.m., Grupe Center

Thursday, April 7
Softball: CWU vs. Western Oregon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., CWU softball field

Friday, April 8
Softball: CWU vs. Western Oregon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., CWU softball field
Opera: "Hansel and Gretal" and "Gianni Schicchi," 7 p.m., Music Building Concert Hall, $10 general admission, $5 students

Saturday, April 9
Opera: "Hansel and Gretal" and "Gianni Schicchi," 7 p.m., Music Building Concert Hall, $10 general admission, $5 students

Sunday, April 10
Baseball: CWU vs. Western Oregon, noon, 2 p.m., CWU baseball field
Softball: CWU vs. Seattle, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., CWU softball field
Music: Kairos Quartet, 4 p.m., Music Building Concert Hall

Tuesday, April 12
Baseball: CWU vs. Albertson, 2 p.m., CWU baseball field
Guest lecture: Naomi Wolf, 7 p.m., SUB Ballroom
Student recital: Andrew Angell, percussion, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

Wednesday, April 13
Student recital: Chris Foerstel, viola, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

Friday, April 15
Softball: CWU vs. Northwest Nazarene, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., CWU softball field
Student recital: Dustin Jarred, voice, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

Saturday, April 16
Softball: CWU vs. Northwest Nazarene, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., CWU softball field
Track and Field: Spike Arlt Invitational, Tomlinson Stadium, 11 a.m.

Sunday, April 17
Student recital: Taylor Kragness, percussion, 2 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall
Guest recital: Nino Merabshvili, piano, 4 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall
Student recital: Katherine Geis, flute, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

Tuesday, April 19
Student composers club concert: Society of Composers International, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

Wednesday, April 20
Presidential Speaker Series: Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry, 4 p.m., McConnell Auditorium.

Thursday, April 21
Softball: CWU vs. Saint Martin's, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., CWU softball field
Faculty recital: Sarah Bahauddin, oboe, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall, $5 general admission, students free

Friday, April 22
Baseball: CWU vs. Northwest Nazarene, 1 p.m., 3 p.m., CWU baseball field
Sterling Savings Bank Family Theatre Series: "Charlotte's Web," 7 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $7 general, $5 students
LGBT Leadership Conference presentation: Elizabeth Birch, 7 p.m., Music Building Concert Hall
Student recital: Jason Fukura, saxophone, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

Saturday, April 23
Baseball: CWU vs. Northwest Nazarene, noon, 2 p.m., CWU baseball field
Sterling Savings Bank Family Theatre Series: "Charlotte's Web," 1 p.m., 7 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $7 general, $5 students
Softball: CWU vs. Western Washington, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., CWU softball field
Music: Seattle Women's Choir, 7 p.m., Music Building Concert Hall

Sunday, April 24
Sterling Savings Bank Family Theatre Series: "Charlotte's Web," 1 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $7 general, $5 students
CWU Foundation scholarship reception: "Building Bridges," 2 p.m., SUB Ballroom
Faculty concert: Margaret Gries, early music "French Program," 3 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall, $5 general admission, students free
Student recital: Eric Armstrong, piano, 5 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

Monday, April 25
Track and Field: GNAC Multi-Event Championships, Tomlinson Stadium
Music: CWU Choral Concert, 7 p.m., Music Building Concert Hall, $5 general admission, students free

Tuesday, April 26
Track and Field: GNAC Multi-Event Championships, Tomlinson Stadium
Student recital: Mark Claassen, saxophone, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

Wednesday, April 27
Student recital: Josh Howle, bass, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

Thursday, April 28
Guest recital: Regina Yeh, piano, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall, $5 general admission, students free

Friday, April 29
Music competition: Washington Music Educators Association state solo and ensemble, all day, Music Building, through April 30
Sterling Savings Bank Family Theatre Series: "Charlotte's Web," 7 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $7 general, $5 students

Saturday, April 30
Baseball: CWU vs. Saint Martin's, 1 p.m., 3 p.m., CWU baseball field
Sterling Savings Bank Family Theatre Series: "Charlotte's Web," 1 p.m., 7 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $7 general, $5 students

For other April 2005 calendar items, please visit: Campus Calendar