CWU is among nine universities and colleges in the Pacific Northwest involved in producing the International Conference on Unity and Diversity in Religion and Culture. It's scheduled for Jan. 27-30, 2005, at the Seattle Center.

It's the first time these institutions have ever formally cooperated on a project, according to Dr. Linda Beath, CWU associate vice president for undergraduate studies.

The conference will focus on the issues underlying social and religious conflict.

Along with CWU, the other participating institutions are Antioch University, Cornish College of the Arts, Western Washington University, Pacific Lutheran University, Seattle University, Simon Fraser University, University of Oregon and University of Washington.

In addition to the conference, those institutions are investing about $500,000 in developing related programs on their own campuses, which, at CWU, will include a series of free, public lectures.

The first of which has been slated for Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, when Dr. Karl Kumpfmuller, director of Peace Centre Graz, Austria, will speak on the Ellensburg campus. He is considered a leading figure in efforts to resolve ethnic and religious tensions in the European Union.

The St. Petersburg Branch of the Russian Institute for Cultural Research, United Nations Association of Seattle, numerous religious organizations and other sponsors and partners from the region and around the world will also participate in the conference.

The opening ceremony Jan. 27, 2005 will be open to the public. The United Nations Association of Seattle and conference organizers have invited Secretary General Kofi Annan to be the keynote speaker. The opening ceremony will include a blessing by Vi Hilbert, a descendent of Chief Sealth, and Gene Takaman, who will perform a traditional Native American raven dance.

For more information about the conference, visit www.networkforpeace.org.

Dr. Meghan Miller, dean of the CWU College of the Sciences and geological sciences professor, has been appointed to the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics.

During her three-year appointment, Miller will work with 11 other geoscientists from national laboratories and universities from around the country to develop recommendations that set new direction for scientific research.

The committee is charged with to promoting the understanding of the Earth, contributing to defining the national research agenda, enabling the transfer of science to applications, supporting national efforts for open data distribution and archiving, fostering monitoring of natural hazards, significant geologic events and nuclear testing using seismology and geodesy, as well as to serving as a liaison to relevant international commissions.

The Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics was established by the National Research Council four-years ago as a standing committee of the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources.

CWU President Jerilyn S. McIntyre was among those inducted into the inaugural class of the University of Washington Department of Communication Alumni Hall of Fame.

The hall was developed to recognize graduates from the UW department of speech communication, school of communications and recently formed department of communication who have had a significant impact on society and the community through their vision, leadership and service.

McIntyre, who received her Ph.D. in history and communication from UW in 1973, was one of more than 11,000 UW communication alumni eligible for the prestigious award. Nominations were accepted earlier this year, with a committee of UW faculty and staff members making the final selections.

McIntyre was joined in the inaugural class by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christine Gregoire, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winners cartoonist David Horsey and investigative reporter Eric Nalder, both of the Seattle P-I; television weatherman Steve Pool; comedy writer Mort Lachman; former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice; Ron Chew, executive director of the Wing Luke Asian Museum; James King, executive editor of the Seattle Times; Robert Merry, president and publisher of Congressional Quarterly Inc.; public relations executive Kathleen Miller; Tamar Katriel, communication professor at the University of Haifa; Assunta Ng, publisher of the Chinese Post and the Northwest Asian Weekly; and Jody Nyquist an emeritus UW faculty member.

Jan Roan, of the CWU purchasing department, has been named the university's civil service "Employee of the Month" for September.

Those nominating Roan said:

• We depend on other people to get our own jobs done. There is no way to measure the value of someone we depend on who is exceedingly competent and does their job with cheer and good humor. These are just three of the characteristics that describe Jan Roan in her role as purchasing agent.
• She maintains her pleasant demeanor in the face of our frequent requests for accelerated delivery timelines and/or unusual products or buying circumstances. What she gives us is beyond what is required to earn her pay.
• We often look good to those we support because of those we look to for help. Jan makes us look good every time we work with her. Her work reflects positively on the unit within which she works and the positive impression she conveys to vendors as she represents the university.

During a surprise ceremony, Roan received a certificate and $100 from the president's discretionary fund, through the CWU civil service employee recognition program. Initiated by 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, and Ellensburg community members, are encouraged to make signed or anonymously 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.

Sarah (Eschholtz) BRITTO, law and justice, has published an article: Eschholtz, S., & Vieraitis, L.M. Race-specific gender equality and rape: A further test of feminist hypotheses. Critical Criminology, 12: 195-219, 2004.

Beatrice COLEMAN, APR, communication, presented a paper titled "Community Partner Assessment" at the International Civic Education Research Conference Sept. 26-28.

Bill FRANK, CWU history graduate student, received Phi Alpha Theta's George P. Hammond Prize for the best graduate paper of 2004. Frank's paper was titled "Cold War, Cold Bullets, Hot Borders: A Cultural History of Soviet Biathlon."

Amy HOOVER and Dale WILSON, Industrial and Engineering Technology, were invited speakers at the Washington State Department of Transportation 10th Annual Mountain Flying Seminar held at Pangborn Memorial Airport in Wenatchee, Sept. 25 and 26. Hoover's mountain flying presentations were the main staple of the seminar and qualified pilots for specialized in-flight mountain flying training while Wilson"s presentations provided strategies for pilots to overcome visual landing illusions in mountainous terrain.

Nancy HULTQUIST, geography, with undergraduates Rebekah and Caitlin LABAR, went to Vancouver, British Columbia, Aug. 22-26, to participate in the American Meteorological Society meetings in conjunction with the Symposium on Urban Environment and Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology.

Oct. 3-5, Nancy HULTQUIST, geography, attended the Geospatial Information Technology Association Pacific Northwest Chapter meeting in Whistler, British Columbia, with undergraduate geography major, Caitlin LABAR. During in the opening ceremonies, Hultquist presented a PowerPoint of LaBar's involvement with the geospatial community leading to her nomination, and the GITA President and Scholarship Committee chair presented LaBar with a $1,000 GITA Scholarship check.

Martha KURTZ chemistry, taught chemistry to 39 teachers who were participating in a two-week intensive Middle Level Math and Science Institute, Aug. 2-12. A total of 60 teachers from the east side of Washington participated. After follow-up over the next academic year, these teachers will earn their middle level math science endorsement.

Faculty and students from the anthropology department and the graduate resource management program participated in the public "Archaeology Days at Grant County PUD" in Wanapum Hydro Village on Oct. 20-21. Anthropology professors Patrick LUBINSKI, Lourdes DeLEON and Lori SHEERAN attended Archaeology Day Activities along with 22 students: Sheena CARRIGAN, Ryan COTTON, Herman CYRUS, Max EELKEMA, Nick ENGLISH, Rose FERRI, Nick HUFF, Ryan KARLSON, Edrie KELLY, Dayne KINDER, Kirin KAUR, Tom LOS, Brent MARTINEZ, Molly MCCONN, Dana MILLER, Nicole MODUN, Jennifer ONUFER, Lucy RUESTO, Amy SENN, Mike TARI, Jayne-Leigh THOMAS and Lara TOMLIN. Seven students also volunteered to help supervise children's activities for the archaeology days "youth day": Sheena CARRIGAN, Corrine CAMUSO, Ryan KARLSON, Kirin KAUR, Amy SENN, Jayne-Leigh THOMAS and Lara TOMLIN.

Linda RAUBESON, biology, and her students Rhiannon PEERY, Nichole FINE and Melissa PHILLIPS attended the annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America at Snowbird, Utah, August 1-5. Among them, they presented three posters and two talks.

Charles REASONS, law and justice, has five articles in the recently published two volume "Encyclopedia of White Collar Crime," Lawrence Salinger, ed., Sage Publications, 2005. The articles concern the following topics: 1. Felony 2. Racial Discrimination 3. Elite Crime 4. Ocean Ranger and 5. Neal Shover.

In August 2004, Drs. Megan MATHESON, psychology; Lori SHEERAN, anthropology; and Lixing SUN and Steve WAGNER, biological sciences, went to Anhui Province, China. with to investigate a proposed CWU-Anhui University Biodiversity and Primate Field Research Program. First, they traveled to Anhui University, in the city of Hefei, where they participated in the Joint CWU-Anhui University Interdisciplinary Research Symposium. The CWU faculty members and Chinese scholars each gave presentations of their research and noted the importance of an interdisciplinary perspective in their work. Sun translated all presentations into either Chinese or English. Following the symposium, Matheson, Sheeran and Wagner spent a week collecting preliminary observations of Tibetan macaque behavior and amphibian biodiversity in the "Valley of the Wild Monkeys," in the Yellow Mountains of Anhui Province. They are currently developing a field school scheduled to begin summer 2005.

Kirk MATHIAS and Steve JEFFERIES, physical education, assisted in the grant applications for Carol M. White Physical Education for Progress (PEP) grants with both Ellensburg and Renton school districts. Of the four successful grant applicants in Washington State, both Ellensburg and Renton received more than a quarter of a million dollars each to improve their school programs.

Resource management graduate student Jessica MIDDLETON presented two papers at the 62nd Plains Anthropological Conference held in Billings, Mont, Oct. 13-16. The first was a single author work "A Nebraska Phase Occupation at the Leary Site" and the second was a collaborative work with CWU anthropology professor Patrick LUBINSKI and Colorado archaeologist Michael Metcalf entitled "Ceramics from the Firehole Basin Site and the Firehole Phase in the Wyoming Basin."

Jennifer RIPPLINGER, and Steve WAGNER, biological sciences, recently published a paper entitled "Phylogeography of Northern Populations of the Pacific Treefrog, Pseudacris regilla" in the journal Northwestern Naturalist 85:118-125. Their work describes genetic differences among northwest Treefrog populations, which appear to have diverged during the rise of the High Cascades and the xerification of the Columbia Basin. Currently, Ripplinger is in a PhD program at the University of Idaho investigating the molecular phylogeography of chipmunks for her dissertation.

Rob SCHNELLE, university writing center and English department, has published essays in recent editions of Weber Studies, Writing on the Edge, The Adjunct Advocate, and, pseudonymously, in The Bellevue Literary Review (NYU School of Medicine).

In August 2004, Lori SHEERAN, anthropology, and Megan MATHESON, psychology, traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, to consult with the Wildlife Conservation Division of the Royal Forest Department (RFD) of Thailand about gibbon rehabilitation and reintroduction. Sheeran and Matheson helped develop a protocol and proposal for this project, which will be submitted by Division members to the Director of the RFD, and will serve as unpaid consultants for the project if it is approved.

In August 2004, Steven WAGNER, Lixing SUN and undergraduate student Lindy MULLEN, biological sciences, gave presentations at the XIX International Congress of Zoology in Beijing, China. Wagner gave talks entitled "Regional phylogeography and conservation of Pacific Northwest (North America) amphibians" and "Genetic variation and sensitivity of Pacific Northwest (North America) amphibians to stressors." Mullen gave a talk on "Oxygen respiration in mountain stream adapted amphibians and the evolution of lunglessness." And, Sun gave a presentation entitled "Kin selection, biology, culture, and evolution of human societies: a voice for unification between natural and social sciences." Sun also organized and chaired the session of Integrative Biology for the conference.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED

On Wednesday, Oct. 27, during a formal signing ceremony at the President's Reception Center, CWU entered into a memoranda of understanding with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The memorandum establishes the CWU President's Native American Indian Advisory Council. Its purpose is to strengthen relations between the university and the tribes, and improve the quality of educational services and opportunities for Native American students. This new council will include representatives from each tribe and the university and it will discuss issues involving Native American students attending CWU.

Additional signing ceremonies will soon be held with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE CLASS

CWU campus safety and police services, empowerment center, and student health, counseling and wellness center will sponsor a free women's self defense class Nov. 1, 2, 4 (in the SUB Theatre), 19 and 20 (in Green Hall). The comprehensive, women-only course begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training.

The 12-hour program will include realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women, students, faculty and staff members, using the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) system, which is not a martial arts program. The course will be taught by nationally certified RAD instructors and provides each participant with a workbook/reference manual, which outlines the physical defense program for reference and continuous personal growth.

Pre-registration is required. For more information call extension 3213.

CIVIL SERVICE OFFICERS INSTALLED

The 2004-05 CWU civil service employee council officers were installed during the council's September meeting. They are: Robert Lowery, media relations officer, chair; Lisa Stowe, senior secretary, chemistry, vice chair; Crystal Whitaker, corresponding secretary, information technology services; Peggy Eaton, fiscal tech, student affairs and enrollment management, assistant secretary; and Kelly Minor, accountant, grants and contracts, publicity coordinator.

GRANT FUNDING DEADLINES APPROACH

Following is a summary of the application deadlines for funding opportunities through the office of graduate studies, research and continuing education. These deadlines will be the same each year, according to Dr. Roger Fouts, interim director.

SEED GRANT COMPETITION

Seed grants have an award of $2,000. The deadlines Faculty Seed Grant applications are: Nov. 15; Jan. 15, 2005; and April 15, 2005

Applications are available at: www.cwu.edu/~masters/forms/formsResearch.html

FACULTY RESEARCH APPOINTMENT COMPETITION

Faculty research appointments are either $3,500 stipends for the summer session or one-quarter reappointments during the academic year.

The deadlines for Faculty Research Appointment applications are:

Summer session: Jan. 15, 2005
Academic year: Feb. 15, 2005

Applications are available at: www.cwu.edu/~masters/forms/formsResearch.html

THESIS RESEARCH GRANTS COMPETITION

Thesis grants have been increased from $400 to $700. The deadlines for Thesis Research Grant applications are the same as they are each year:

November 15
April 15, 2005

Applications for this grant are available in downloadable PDF or MS Word form under the heading "Internal Research Support Application Forms" and the sub-heading "Thesis Research Grants Competition" at the following Web address: www.cwu.edu/~masters/forms/formsResearch.html

CWU EMPLOYEES

Civil Service new hires: Margo Alden-Bedell, Secretary Senior, Science Education and Physics; James Bertella, Food Service Worker Lead, Dining Services; Darlene Davis, Food Service Worker Lead, Dining Services; William Everett, Custodian, Dining Services; Jennifer Griffin, Administrative Assistant B, CWU- Wenatchee Center; Heather Horn, Spurgeon Art Gallery Manager. Art Department; Tess McShane, Editor III-Publications, Public Relations and Marketing; Jeff Mitchell, Maintenance Mechanic II, Facilities Management; Nancy Paquette, Food Service Worker Lead, Dining Services; Djordje Popovic, Program Coordinator, Center for Excellence in Leadership and Diversity Ed Center; Shannon Redel, Human Resource Representative I, Human Resources; Paul Rogers, Executive Chef/Production Manager, Dining Services; Carol Ruggles, Office Assistant III, CWU- SeaTac Center; Lyle Rushton, Electrician-High Voltage, Facilities Management; Sandra Stauffer, Office Assistant III, CWU- SeaTac at Green River Center; Robin Stanford, Food Service Worker Lead, Dining Services; Angela Wedekind, Secretary Senior, Asia University America Program; and Robin Weyand, Custodian, Dining Services.

Civil Service job changes: Steven Herrera, Information Technology Applications Specialist II, Human Resources; Michelle Drexler, Office Assistant II, English; and James Skibeness, Maintenance Custodian II, Facilities Management.

Exempt new hires: George Cole, Development Officer, Development.

Exempt job changes: Kim Dawson, Administrative Operations Coordinator, President's Office; Teresa Youngren, Employer Recruitment Coordinator, Career Services; Abolade Majekobaje, Admissions Counselor, Admissions; Bradley Melton, Development Officer, Development; and Myndee Ronning, Admissions Counselor, Admissions.

Tuesday, November 2
Music: "Flute Fete" (part 1), student and guest flute recitals, 7 p.m., music education building recital hall

Wednesday, November 3
Music: "Flute Fete" (part 2), student and guest flute recitals, 7 p.m., music education building recital hall
Theatrical Presentation: "Sex Signals" 7 p.m., SUB Theatre sponsored by Wildcat Wellness Center, university housing and new student programs, and SAFE (Students for an Assault Free Environment).

Thursday, November 4
Presidential Address to Classified Staff, 10:30 a.m. to noon in Grupe Center, and 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Shaw Smyser 115 (question-and-answer session will follow the president's remarks, distance link to CWU-Centers and American Sign Language will be available only at the afternoon session)

Friday, November 5
Volleyball: CWU women vs. Northwest Nazarene, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion, "Pac the Pav" night, sponsored by the CWU Alumni Association
Theatre: "Lloyd's Prayer," 8 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $12 general, $8 students, $10 seniors
Papa John's Comedy: 8 p.m., SUB Club Central

Saturday, November 6
Music: Central Cello Celebration concert, 7 p.m., music education facility concert hall
Soccer: CWU women vs. Western Oregon, noon, CWU soccer field
Volleyball: CWU women vs. Seattle University, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion
Theatre: "Lloyd's Prayer," 8 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $12 general, $8 students, $10 seniors

Sunday, November 7
Faculty Horn Recital: Jeffrey Snedeker, 4 p.m., music education building recital hall, $5 donation, CWU students free

Monday, November 8
"Take Action Day," sponsored by civic engagement center, 10 a.m., SUB Pit

Tuesday, November 9
"Spa Day," sponsored by student health, counseling, and wellness centers, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., SUB
Music: Fall Choral Classic (part 1), 5 p.m., music education building concert hall
Lecture in Business Ethics: Lynn Brewer, former Enron executive, 2 p.m., Hertz Hall

Wednesday, November 10
Music: Fall Choral Classic (part 2), 5 p.m., music education building concert hall

Thursday, November 11
Holiday: Veterans Day

Friday, November 12
Geological Sciences Seminar: "Seismic and Geodetic Constraints on Seismogenic Zone Processes at the Costa Rican Segment of the Middle America Trench," by Dr. Susan Schwartz, professor of earth sciences seismology and geophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, noon, Black 150
Theatre: "Tartuffe," 8 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $14 general, $10 students, $12 seniors

Saturday, November 13
Music: A. Bert Christianson Memorial concert, 3 p.m., music education building concert hall
Volleyball: CWU women vs. Saint Martin's, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion
Theatre: "Tartuffe," 8 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $14 general, $10 students, $12 seniors

Sunday, November 14
Theatre: "Tartuffe," 2 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, all seats $8
Music: Second Sunday Faculty Chamber Series "ONE,"(solo performances), 4 p.m., music education building concert hall

Monday, November 15
Basketball: CWU men vs. Australia Institute (exhibition), 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion

Tuesday, November 16
Music: Composers' Concert, 7 p.m., music education building recital hall
Classic Film Series: "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring" (South Korea, 2003, 103 minutes, drama) 7 p.m., McConnell Auditorium, $3, $12 bargain pass

Wednesday, November 17
Music: Percussion Ensemble, 7 p.m., music education building concert hall
Papa John's Music: noon, SUB Pit; 8 p.m., SUB Club Central

Thursday, November 18
Music: CWU Chamber Orchestra concert, 7 p.m., music education building concert hall
Theatre: "Tartuffe," 7 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $14 general, $10 students, $12 seniors

Friday, November 19
Music: Taiko Drum Concert, 6 p.m., music education building concert hall
Music: Jazz Combo Nite, 7 p.m., music education building recital hall
Theatre: "Tartuffe," 8 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $14 general, $10 students, $12 seniors

Saturday, November 20
Student Trombone Recital: Nathan Walyer, 1 p.m., music education building recital hall
Music: Guitar Ensemble Concert, 7 p.m., music education building concert hall
Basketball: CWU men vs. Warner Pacific, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion
Theatre: "Tartuffe," 8 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $14 general, $10 students, $12 seniors

Sunday, November 21
Theatre: "Tartuffe," 2 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, all seats $8
Farrell Flute Recital: Stephanie Miller, 2:30 p.m., music education building recital hall
Music: Choral Concert, 4 p.m., music education building concert hall
Music: Brass Choir Concert, 7 p.m., music education building recital hall

Monday, November 22
Faculty Trumpet Recital: John Harbaugh, 7 p.m., music education building recital hall

Tuesday, November 23
Classic Film Series: "Nights of Cabiria," (Italy, 1957, 110 minutes, drama) 7 p.m., McConnell Auditorium, $3, $12 bargain pass

Wednesday, November 24
Thanksgiving Recess: begins at noon for classes

Thursday, November 25
Thanksgiving

Friday, November 26
Thanksgiving Recess
Basketball: CWU women vs. Adams State, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion

Saturday, November 27
Basketball: CWU women vs. Adams State, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion

Monday, November 29
Music: MENC (The National Association for Music Education) Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., music education building concert hall

Tuesday, November 30
Music: CWU Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m., music education building concert hall
Classic Film Series: "Dirty Pretty Things," (UK, 2002, 97 minutes, drama/thriller) 7 p.m., McConnell Auditorium, $3, $12 bargain pass