Greetings,

You will have noticed by now the posters and postcards announcing the 2005-06 Performing Arts and Presidential Speaker Series. I encourage all of you who are interested to get your tickets soon since some events appear to be on track to sell out. You'll note that the first event in the series, "Groove for Thought," a male a cappella jazz group featuring several CWU graduates, is scheduled for Oct. 14. I'm looking forward to it and hope to see many of you in the music building concert hall to kick off the series.

However, for today's bulletin, I want to turn my attention to the focus of this year's presidential speaker series. The theme, as we announced last year, is "civility, community, and civil discourse," and we have scheduled three speakers who will take very different approaches to the topic. Our first speaker, Peter Yarrow, of "Peter, Paul, and Mary" fame, will present his highly acclaimed anti-bullying program in the music building concert hall on Nov. 1. Titled, Operation Respect: "Don't Laugh At Me," this program combines music and video in a character-education curriculum. In recent years, psychologists have provided compelling evidence of the negative effects of bullying on children and have even suggested that some heinous crimes committed by children and teenagers may have been, in part, a function of bullying they had received early in life. As an institution that prepares future education professionals, it is incumbent on us to ensure that we prepare them with all the tools necessary to encourage civility among the children in their classrooms.

The second speaker is Martin Luther King III, whose lecture is scheduled for Jan. 23 at the Lynnwood Convention Center in partnership with Edmonds Community College where CWU-Lynnwood is located. Mr. King serves as the chief executive officer and president of the King Center and continues his father's quest for equality and justice for all people. He says, "The King Center embraces my father's vision of a world where nonviolence is a way of life. My father pointed out that nonviolence means more than the absence of physical violence. Nonviolence is not passive, but a courageous, active resistance to injustice. It is a way of life reflected in thought and deed, a method of conducting yourself in all of your affairs."

With humor as his medium, our last speaker, Garrison Keillor, tells the story of community is an engaging and thought-provoking way. While making very clear their imperfections, Mr. Keillor makes us want to become citizens of Lake Wobegon, if only for a day. Mr. Keillor will be in McConnell Auditorium on April 18, 2006.

For the last several years, we've picked themes for our presidential speaker series. Each has addressed an issue of vital concern in university, American and global life. I want to remind us, though, that their one-year tenure as themes doesn't mean that our concern for them ends when the year ends. Diversity, global community, civility - these are all themes for a lifetime for us at Central and for citizens of the world.

Dr. David Abshire, a speaker in the 2004-2005 series and president and CEO of the Center for the Study of the Presidency, echoed this sentiment when he talked about the importance of civility and inclusiveness among our nation's leaders. To promote this important goal, the Center for the Study of the Presidency established the National Committee to Unite a Divided America, which has recently published its "Declaration on Civility and Inclusive Leadership." I was honored to be one of a handful of university presidents asked to become a member of the committee which includes among its steering committee members individuals as diverse in their political views as The Honorable James Baker, The Honorable Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, The Honorable Zbigniew Brezezinski, The Honorable Melvin Laird, The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright and The Honorable Sam Nunn. The declaration calls on President Bush and members of Congress to "increase civility and inclusive leadership, while welcoming constructive advice and debate, to strengthen national unity of purpose and spirit, to marshal the best minds in America, regardless of party affiliation, and develop bipartisan consultative mechanisms in order to promote consensus building and to ensure coherence and creativity in U.S. policy" for the purposes of addressing our immediate wartime challenges and revitalizing America's role as an indispensable global leader.

I can't help but think that the same declaration could be issued at any level of leadership. In a blatant paraphrase of the Committee's declaration, all of us at Central Washington University can well resolve to increase civility and inclusive leadership, while welcoming constructive advice and debate, to strengthen our unity of purpose and spirit; to marshal the best minds within the university, regardless of ideology; and to develop interdisciplinary and interdivisional mechanisms in order to promote consensus building and to ensure coherence and creativity in institutional initiatives.

Best wishes for the coming year.

Sincerely,

Jerilyn S. McIntyre
President

The new student transportation system, connecting CWU students to the Ellensburg business community will make its inaugural run Monday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m. Central Transit will operate Sundays through Thursdays from 2 p.m. to midnight and until 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

The bid for providing student transportation was recently awarded to Hope Source, which will provide drivers and buses for the specific transit route that was designed based upon student input.

At this point, Central Transit will be a service only available to university students, who are paying a $3 quarterly fee to support the program. A Central Connection card is needed to board the bus.

All stops will be clearly marked by black-and-white "Central Transit" bus stop signs. The stops are in convenient and accessible locations and the buses will be able to accommodate persons in wheelchairs. At the outset, the following stops will be available with a bus coming in 30 minutes or less during hours of operation:

• Conference Center loop, University Way in front of Courson Hall;
• The Bassetti's, 11th Ave., west of Poplar;
• Student Village parking lot (S-20), southeast of Carmody Munro;
• Alder Street south of 18th, near the Community Fields, east side of street;
• 18th Ave. east of Walnut, north side of street;
• 18th Ave. east of D, north side of street;
• 14th Ave., west of D, at the Archives Building;
• 4th Ave., west of Pearl, south side of street;
• 4th Ave., west of Ruby, south side of street;
• Capitol and Water shopping area; and
• Grand Meridian Theater on East Mountain View.

Central has announced the appointment of Becky Watson, Ed.D., as the new director of public relations and marketing at Central Washington University, effective Nov. 1.

Watson was most recently the communications and alumni relations director at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Her experience also includes: marketing manager at Purdue University; owner/graphic designer, Watson Creative; assistant director of marketing and community relations and publications specialist, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and graphic designer/illustrator and instructor at South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, Wash.

Watson is a CWU graduate where she received both her bachelor's and master's degrees in graphic design. She also holds an Ed.D. in educational leadership from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

For the first time in Washington, information technology employees will be able to use their work experience and technical education to earn a university degree: the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Information Technology and Administrative Management.

The Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved the BAS degree, which Central began developing in 1999 at the request of community colleges and the business community. When funding is available, CWU will offer the program in Ellensburg and at CWU-Des Moines and CWU-Lynnwood.

The BAS responds to the needs of employers by developing students' technical expertise and providing them with important communication, management and teamwork skills.

CWU would admit students to the program after they earn an associate's degree in an information-technology field and complete at least one year of full-time work. Students could complete their bachelor's degree within six quarters of full-time enrollment.

CWU began offering a different BAS program this fall, the Bachelor of Applied Science in Safety and Health Management. The state has approved a third BAS degree program in industrial technology, which also will be offered when funding becomes available. Based on CWU's strong Bachelor of Science programs, the new BAS degrees combine a technical component with other coursework to meet the university's general education requirements.

Dr. Robert E. HOLTFRETER, accounting, has had three referred articles accepted for publication:

• "Fraudsters in Cyberspace: Growing Global Internet Menace- Part 1", in "The Fraud Magazine" (July/August 2005), with Craig Ehlen Ph.D, CFE, CPA; John Langione, CFE, CIA, CLU; Anna M. Green, Ph.D student;
• "Fraudsters in Cyberspace: Growing Global Internet Menace- Part 2", also in "The Fraud Magazine" (Sept./Oct 2005), with Craig Ehlen Ph.D, CFE, CPA; and
• "Gauging the Effectiveness of Identity Theft Legislation", forthcoming in The Journal of Financial Crime in late 2005 or early 2006, with Kristy L. Holtfreter, Ph.D.

Dr. Michael LAUNIUS (OISP and political science) was a participant in a Fulbright-Hayes summer abroad project in South Africa and Namibia which focused on "Democracy, Reconciliation and Education in South Africa and Namibia" from June 27 to July 29. In addition to conducting field research on national reconciliation processes in post-apartheid South Africa and post-independence Namibia, he also explored exchange partner university opportunities in those two countries. Highline Community College in Des Moines, Wash organized the project.

In July/August 2005, Drs. Megan MATHESON, psychology, Lori SHEERAN, anthropology and Steve WAGNER, biosciences, in collaboration with Dr. Jin-Hua LI from Anhui University, CWU's study abroad program and Anhui University's office of foreign affairs, ran the first Joint CWU-Anhui University Biodiversity, Conservation and Primate Field Research program at the Valley of the Wild Monkeys (VWM), Huangshan Scenic Spot, China. Eleven CWU and six Anhui University students participated in the program, which included four weeks of herpetological and primatological field research at the VWM site. In addition, Matheson, Sheeran and Wagner met with Huangshan Garden Bureau officials to plan for the building of a permanent field research station to focus on long-term biodiversity and primate studies, and provide for public outreach about the importance of conservation in the region.

Dr. Diane Thueson REICH, music, will be leaving for Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct. 10. She and her husband, Steve REICH, music department recording engineer, will be guests of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Company (VNOB). Diane will be one of the featured soloists for concerts honoring Vietnam Women's Day. She will be singing several pieces with piano as well as with the VNOB Orchestra. During the 10-day stay, Diane will also be a guest instructor of voice at the Hanoi Conservatory. Steve will be acting as a consultant for any audio or media needs the Conservatory and National Opera may have.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Below is a summary of the application deadlines for funding opportunities in the Office of Graduate Studies, Research and Continuing Education. These deadlines will be the same each year. In the event that one of these deadlines falls on a weekend or a holiday, the due date will be the next business day. Please inform your graduate students about the GSSR and the MROCA grants. Please keep this information for future reference.

SEED GRANT COMPETITION
The Seed grants have an award of $2,000.
The deadlines Faculty Seed Grant applications are: Nov. 15, Jan. 15, and April 15, 2006
Application material for this competition is on line at:
www.cwu.edu/~masters/forms/html/seedgrantcomp.html

FACULTY RESEARCH APPOINTMENT COMPETITION
The Faculty Research Appointment is either a $3,500 stipend for the Summer Session or a one-quarter reappointment during the academic year.
The deadlines for Faculty Research Appointment applications are:
Summer session: January 15, 2006
Academic year: February 15, 2006
Application material for this competition is on line at:
www.cwu.edu/~masters/forms/html/facultyresearchappt.html

SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS (SOAR) GRANT DEVELOPMENT AWARD
The SOAR Grant Development Award is either a $3,500 stipend for the Summer Session or a one-quarter reappointment during the Academic Year.
The deadlines for SOAR Grant Development Award are:
Winter or spring appointments: October 15
Summer or fall appointments: April 15
Application material for this competition is on line at:
www.cwu.edu/~masters/forms/html/soarGdaInfo.html

MASTER'S RESEARCH OR CREATIVE ACTIVITY GRANTS COMPETITION
Master's Research or Creative Activity Grants have an award of $700.
The deadlines for Master's Research or Creative Activity Grant applications are:
Nov. 15 and April 15, 2006
Application material for this competition is on line at:
www.cwu.edu/~masters/forms/html/Thesis_Grant.html

GRADUATE STUDENT SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS COMPETITION
GSSR Awards have a stipend of $2,500
The deadline for GSSRA applications is: April 15, 2006
Application material for this competition is on line at:
www.cwu.edu/~masters/forms/html/gssrgInfo.html

CWU EMPLOYEES

Civil Service new hires: Jason Ringer, Information Technology Specialist 1, Enterprise Information Systems; Mary Makins, Office Assistant 3, University Housing & New Student Programs; Ryan Hopkins, Recreation Coordinator Supervisor, University Recreation; Rachel Faubion, Office Assistant 3, Office for Equal Opportunity; Katherine von Reis Baron, Program Coordinator, Registrar Services; Justine Eason, Program Coordinator, Graduate Studies, Research, and Continuing Ed.

Civil Service job changes: Michelle Drexler, Office Assistant 2, Law and Justice; Deborah Schriber-Barkley, Administrative Assistant B, Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs; Denee Caterson, Secretary Senior, University Math & Writing Center; Jo Richards, Office Assistant 2, English.

Exempt job changes: Ann Black, Research Associate, Special Education Technology Center.

To view current job openings at CWU, go to www.cwu.edu/~hr/jobs/index.html.

SHARED LEAVE DONATIONS NEEDED

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 t take leave without pay or terminate his or her employment.

The following individuals are in need of shared leave:

• Marisa Nielsen, University Relations;
• Peggy Gomez, ITS;
• Anthony Brown, chemistry; and
• Lee Shapiro, Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support.

You may donate annual (vacation) and sick leave in eight-hour blocks. A minimum balance of 80 hours of annual leave must be maintained. Excess annual leave (that over 240 hours) that will otherwise be lost may not be donated. A minimum balance of 176 hours of sick leave must be maintained. The personal holiday may also be donated.

The shared leave donation form can be downloaded from the HR forms section of the Human Resources home page: www.cwu.edu/~hr/index.html or requested from the HR office by calling 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.

WIRELESS CONNECTION EXPANDED

The department of information technology and administrative management, in cooperation with the City of Ellensburg and Ellensburg Telephone has implemented a Wireless Internet Access Point at Irene Rinehart Park. It will provide wireless Internet access to students, faculty and staff from through October. Beginning in 2006, the service will be in operation annually between May and October.

ONE BOOK, ONE CAMPUS PROJECT OFF AND RUNNING

To this point, 1,800 copies of "The Tortilla Curtain" have been distributed at CWU. Of that, 1,500 have gone to students, 300 to faculty and 70 to other staff members. The office of the provost/senior vice president for academic affairs, in conjunction with the diversity education center, is planning to bring the author, T.C. Boyle, to campus next spring to discuss his work.

In an effort to consolidate information about events, activities and discussions involving the "One Book, One Campus" project, Staci Sleigh-Layman, from the office for equal opportunity (staci@cwu.edu, ext. 2205), has agreed to serve as contact person for this project. Activities surrounding the reading of this work will be coordinated through the "Diversity Training Initiative."

Information about how the book is being used within the university, both in and out of the classroom, and Ellensburg community should be forwarded to Staci for posting on the "One Campus, One Book" Web site at www.cwu.edu/~provost/one_book/.

STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS

President Jerilyn S. McIntyre presented her 2005 "State of the University" address to the campus community Wednesday, Sept. 28, in the Music Building Concert Hall.

McIntyre's address will be rebroadcast in its entirety on CWU TV, channel 15 on the Ellensburg cable TV system, Monday through Thursday, Oct. 3-6, at 7 p.m. Videotaped copies of the address will also be made available to the six university centers.

By Friday, Oct. 7, a transcript of McIntyre's remarks will also be posted on the CWU Intranet.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
Volleyball: CWU vs. Northwest Nazarene, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion, $5 adults, $3 students and seniors

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2
Faculty recital: Jeffrey Snedeker, natural horn, 4 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4
Classic Film Series: "What the Bleep do We Know?" 7 p.m., McConnell Auditorium, $3, $12 bargain pass
Faculty recital: Joseph Brooks, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5
Soccer: CWU vs. Seattle Pacific, 3 p.m., CWU soccer complex

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
Women Studies Program colloquium: "How to Prepare for Tomorrow's Job?" Shinae Chun, director, Women's Bureau, Department of Labor, 4 p.m., SUB Chavez Theatre
Anthropology department presentation: "Encounters with Lewis and Clark: Native Perspective on the Explorers," 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
Anthropology department presentation: Northwest Native American Basketry Association demonstration workshop, 11 a.m., Grupe Center
Spurgeon Gallery: Opening exhibit reception, "CWU Intersections 2005: Works on Paper," 5 p.m., Spurgeon Gallery
Guest artist recital: Mike Szabo, trombone, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall
Spurgeon Gallery: panel discussion, "Contemporary Currents in Works on Paper," 7 p.m., Randall 117

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
Football: "Battle in Seattle," CWU vs. Western Washington University, 6 p.m., Qwest Field, Seattle, $35 reserved with Club access, $25 reserved, $15 general admission

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
Music: Second Sunday faculty concert, 4 p.m., Music Building Concert Hall

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10
Soccer: CWU vs. Western Washington, 3 p.m., CWU soccer complex

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11
Classic Film Series: "Tokyo Godfathers" 7 p.m., McConnell Auditorium, $3, $12 bargain pass

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13
E-center guest speaker: Actress Kari Wuhrer, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
Soccer: CWU vs. Seattle, noon, CWU soccer complex
Football: CWU vs. Humboldt State, 1 p.m., Tomlinson Stadium, $10 adults, $5 students and seniors
Volleyball: CWU vs. Western Washington, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion, $5 adults, $3 students and seniors

HOMECOMING: Oct. 17-23

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17
University Housing and New Student Programs competition: "Mr. and Ms. Central," 7 p.m., SUB Club Central

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18
Classic Film Series: "Moolaade'," 7 p.m., McConnell Auditorium, $3, $12 bargain pass
Campus Life presents: Harlem Gospel Choir, 7 p.m., Music Building Concert Hall

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19
Guest artist recital: Judith Cohen, piano, 7 p.m., Music Building Concert Hall
Campus Life event: "Rally in the Alley," 9 p.m., Ellensburg Bowl

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
Campus Life event: "Wellington's Wildfire," 6 p.m., across the street from the Music Building
Volleyball: CWU vs. Seattle, 7 p.m., Nicholson Pavilion, $5 adults, $3 students and seniors

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21
Alumni Association reception: Excellence in Teaching, Distinguished Alumni and Special Achievement Award recipients, noon, Grupe Center
Soccer: CWU vs. Humboldt State, 2 p.m., CWU soccer complex
Alumni Association event: Homecoming banquet, 6 p.m., SUB Chavez Theatre
Residence Hall Association event: Homecoming dance, 9 p.m., SUB Ballroom

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
Grand re-opening: Sue Lombard Hall, Sue Dining Room, Lombard Room, 9 a.m.
Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute: "Chimposium," 9:15 and 10:45 a.m., CHCI
Alumni Association event: "Wildcat Lair," 11:30 a.m., northeast corner of Tomlinson field
Athletics event: Homecoming tailgate barbecue, 11:30 a.m., on the lawn south of Tomlinson field
Football: CWU vs. Western Oregon (Homecoming), 1:30 p.m., Tomlinson Stadium, $10 adults, $5 students and seniors
Homecoming feature entertainment: Comedian Damon Wayans, 8 p.m. Nicholson Pavilion, $25 CWU students, $35 general admission, $45 reserved floor

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23
Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute: "Chimposium," 9:15 and 10:45 a.m., CHCI
Soccer: CWU vs. Western Oregon, noon, CWU soccer complex

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25
Grand opening: CWU-Des Moines, 1:30 p.m., Highline Community College
Classic Film Series: "War of the Worlds," 7 p.m., McConnell Auditorium, $3, $12 bargain pass
Guest artist recital: Oskar Espina-Ruiz, clarinet, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26
Recital: CWU Flute Choir, 7 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27
Central Theatre Ensemble production: "The Foreigner," 7 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $8 students, $10 seniors, $12 general admission

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28
Central Theatre Ensemble production: "The Foreigner," 8 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $8 students, $10 seniors, $12 general admission

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29
Central Theatre Ensemble production: "The Foreigner," 8 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $8 students, $10 seniors, $12 general admission

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
Central Theatre Ensemble production: "The Foreigner," 8 p.m., Milo Smith Tower Theatre, $8 students, $10 seniors, $12 general admission

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31
Halloween concert: CWU Symphony Orchestra, 7 p.m., Music Building Concert Hall