Fifth Annual Memorial Service To Honor CWU Faculty, Staff And Students

May 22, 2008

ELLENSBURG, Wash. - Central Washington University students, current and past employees, and elected or appointed officials and others who have influenced CWU who died during the past year will be remembered Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at Central's fifth annual "CWU Remembers" memorial service.

Central established this annual service as a time to pause and reflect on the contributions of loved ones and friends of the university and on the ways in which their lives and work are intertwined with those at CWU. The service is at Noon in the Music Building Recital Hall.

CWU President Jerilyn S. McIntyre will preside over the ceremony, which will include a Kairos Quartet performance, a poem written by CWU English professor Josheph Powell and recited by Judy Miller, executive secretary to the president, and a reading by CWU professor of psychology Warren Street.

Flags on Central's campus will be lowered to half-mast and remain lowered for one week following the ceremony to honor the university students, current and past employees, and friends who have made significant, positive impacts on the university community.

Contact: Judy Miller, CWU Office of the President, 509-963-2156, miller@cwu.edu
Teri Olin, CWU Public Relations & Marketing, olint@cwu.edu, 509-963-1416

Central Washington University is a master's degree-granting institution with approximately 10,000 students and 1,500 faculty and staff. More than 160 undergraduate and master's degrees are offered. Founded in 1891, the Ellensburg campus is located in the heart of Washington State, nestled between the Cascade Mountains and the Columbia River. Since 1975, CWU has served the needs of place bound students at six university centers throughout the state. CWU is an AA/EEO Title IX Institution.