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| Senate Approves CWU-Pierce College Concept | The state Senate has approved a $350,000 capital expenditure revision for Central Washington University at Pierce Community College/Ft. Steilacoom campus. The CWU Steilacoom Center, located in portable buildings on the Pierce campus, offers upper-division courses leading to baccalaureate degrees. Included in CWU's current capital budget is $350,000 for renovation of these portables. However, long-range plans call for them to be razed. Pierce/Ft. Steilacoom has started construction on the first portion of the Olympic South Building, located at the northwest end of campus. Pierce indicates the building will accommodate the space necessary for CWU's operations. "Our partnership and our request to spend the money more wisely is an illustration of good government," explained Ann Anderson, CWU government relations director and former state legislator. "I believe that's a reason why the Senate approved the change." |
| COTS Dean Finalists Announced at CWU | CWU Provost David L. Soltz announced that, following a nationwide search, four finalists have been chosen for the position of dean of the CWU College of the Sciences. The finalists are: Dr. Kristina Proctor, a chemistry professor at the University of Southern Colorado; Dr. Kenneth Brown, associate dean for finance and administration in the Louisiana State University College of Basic Science; and Dr. Wes Leid, a professor in the department of animal science at Washington State University. The fourth candidate, Dr. Samuel Zeveloff, a professor and chair of the department of zoology at Weber State University, withdrew. |
| CWU Flight Tech Students Up, Up And Away | CWU flight tech students recently received a firsthand look at some of the newest aircraft technology. Honeywell Aerospace Electronic Systems, based in Redmond, brought a specially equipped 1952-vintage Convair turboprop to Ellensburg for the occasion. The state-of-the-art technology included terrain-avoidance avionics, weather-hazards avionics and other equipment used in modern aircraft. Students observed the instruments in use by participating in 45-minute flights over Ephrata, Wenatchee and along the Cascades. CWU is looking into updating its current flight simulators, which would allow the nearly 200 students enrolled in the state's only four-year flight program access to the newest technologies. |
| High School Students Made 'T.R.A.C.C.S' to CWU | "Targeting Resources to Achieve Career and College Success," better known as T.R.A.C.C.S, attracted more than 300 high school students from the east side of the state in late March. CWU career development services hosted the free program, funded through a $3,000 grant from Microsoft. Students learned about developing life skills, finding summer employment and what that work may mean in the future by attending employer-led workshops. |
