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Welcome to the College of Arts and Humanities News page. Read about the many achievements of our faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Submit your own good news if you are a current or former college member.
 
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Submitted: November 8, 2011     Name:Hometown: Department: Music
News:Jeremy DesChane, Brooke Scholl and Vanessa Moss won the Collegiate Division of the state chamber music competition of the Washington State Music Teachers Association competition and will go on to compete in New York City in the Finals in March.
Submitted: November 8, 2011     Name:Megan SmithHometown: Department: Theatre Arts
News:Megan Smith, a current student in the BFA in Musical Theatre Performance program, was just hired as a character actor for Disneyworld in Orlando Florida.
Submitted: November 8, 2011     Name:FX WoodHometown: Department: Theatre Arts
News:FX Wood, a current student in the BFA in Musical Theatre Performance program, was just cast as a performance intern with 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle for their production of Oklahoma!
Submitted: November 8, 2011     Name:Jeremy DesChaneHometown: Department: Music
News:Jeremy DesChane won the Collegiate Division of the state solo competition of the Washington State Music Teachers Association state solo piano competition held here last weekend. There were 13 pianists competing and who represented all of the major collegiate studios in the state. He will go on to compete in the Regional in Montana in January.
Submitted: November 7, 2011     Name:CWU Vocal StudentsHometown: MultipleDepartment: Music
News:Congratulations to ALL our Central Washington University Voice Students who participated in the Inland Empire Chapter NATS Auditions in Walla Walla last weekend!!! Central took 25 students to NATS and several sang in two divisions! CWU placed 13 students into the final round out of a possible 26 possible winners! Half of the possible winners were from Central! Congratulations to the following singers who placed in the top three singers of their division: Musical Theater Sarah Hemenway 1st Place Mia Spencer Division IA Natalie Parks 1st Place Gayla Blaisdell Division IB Elizabeth Ross 1st Place Mia Spencer Division IB Emily Salisbury 2nd Place Mia Spencer Division IB Alex Churm 3rd Place Gayla Blaisdell Division IC Megan Curran 2nd Place Gayla Blaisdell Division IIB Joseph Sacchi 1st Place Gayla Blaisdell Division IIB Daniel Schreiner 2nd Place Vijay Singh Division IV Elijah Blaisdell 1st Place Gayla Blaisdell Division IV Ben Lundgren 2nd Place Vijay Singh Division V Micah Parker 1st Place Vijay Singh Division V Andrea Hansen 2nd Place Gayla Blaisdell Division V Brittney Klouse 3rd Place Mia Spencer
Submitted: November 7, 2011     Name:Daniel Schreiner and Ben LundgrenHometown: Auburn,WA and Ellensburg, WADepartment: Music
News:Daniel Schreiner, Junior Music Education major, and Ben Lundgren, Junior Vocal Performance major, took second place in their respective divisions at the Intermountain Empire National Association of Teachers of Singing competition held in Walla Walla, WA Nov. 4-5, 2011. Both Baritones study voice with Vijay Singh, MUSIC.
Submitted: November 7, 2011     Name:Micah ParkerHometown: Silverdale, WADepartment: Music
News:Micah Parker, Senior Vocal Performance Music major, won 1st place in Division V of the Intermountain Empire National Association of Teachers of Singing competition held in Walla Walla, WA November 4-5, 2011. Parker, a Bass-Baritone, is a student of Vijay Singh, MUSIC and has performed in the Music department's top vocal jazz ensemble, choirs, and operas since transfering from Olympic College a few years ago.
Submitted: November 4, 2011     Name:Megan SmithHometown: Department: Theatre Arts
News:Megan Smith was just accepted at a Character Performer to Walt Disney World for the Spring Advantage Quarter!!
Submitted: October 27, 2011     Name:Kaily Craig, Jay Neely, Matthew Pfeifer, Louise Shye and Nathan ThomasHometown: Department: Art
News:Art students Kaily Craig, Jay Neely, Matthew Pfeifer, Louise Shye and Nathan Thomas, have been selected to present at The 2011 SPE Northwest regional conference at Spokane Falls Community College on November 4, 2011. The CWU Student Panel is titled - Ice Cream, Hay, and Eastern Sympathies at Central Washington University. Facing the challenge of connecting with the reality of the larger photography world from a rural place within this informational era.
Submitted: October 15, 2011     Name:Justin BrownHometown: Department: Theatre Arts
News:Brown appeared as Jacob with Madison Martin (Mary) in Dogtown Theatre's production of "Salt-Water Moon" by Canadian playwright David French. Brown is a Junior in the BFA Performance program at CWU. DogTown Theatre Company is Ellensburg's professional, non-profit theatre company who produce a broad range of theatrical presentations that fire the imagination, uplift the spirit, and engage our community.
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GRADUATE STUDENTS
Submitted: 06-02-2006     Name:Juanita HarmanHometown: Department: History
News:Juanita Harman, History Graduate Student, won a prestigious year-long fellowship at Peking University.
Submitted: 05-23-2006     Name:Patrice LaurentHometown: Department: History
News:Patrice Laurent received the 2005-06 Graduate Student Scholarship Achievement Award for her research on "Coffee Production in Chiapas, Mexico. Her advisor was Michael Ervin. The announcement of this award was made at the College of Arts and Humanities Achievement Awards Banquet in the New SUB/REC Ballroom on May 16, 2006.
Submitted: 05-18-2006     Name:Rachel BirksHometown: Department: History
News:Rachel's graduate summer research proposal "'Within the Revolution Everything, Against the Revolution Nothing': Art, National Identity, and the Cold War in Communist Cuba" has been funded by the Faculty Development and Research Committee.
Submitted: 05-17-2006     Name:Amber PeoplesHometown: Department: Theatre Arts
News:Amber Peoples, Theatre Production masters candidate and graduate teaching assistant, earned Central Washington University’s $700 Master’s Research Grant for her proposal entitled “Mexico Immersion to Produce and Direct ˇBocón!.” Earning one of four grants given each year, Peoples will travel to Mexico during August to research Mexican culture and communication as well as acquire authentic costumes and props. This experience will increase her ability to connect with middle school Bridges Project students, who are integral to the production of ˇBocón!, and more accurately infuse Latino life and themes into her direction of the play which constitutes the Theatre Arts Department’s inaugural studio project.
Submitted: 05-08-2006     Name:Patrice LaurentHometown: Department: History
News:Patrice Laurent, MA student, won the Northwest regional Phi Alpha Theta Award for Best Graduate Paper at the Idaho Conference in April with her research paper, "Harvesting Legibility: Coffee and the Forging of National Identity in Soconusco, Chiapas."
Submitted: 04-11-2006     Name:Justin BeckmanHometown: Department: Art
News:Justin Beckman's (Graduate Student in Sculpture) work titled "Bird Legs" won the Yakima Theaters, Inc. Award for the "Most Dramatic Photograph"($150.00)in the Larson Gallery Guild's 34th Annual Photography Exhibition. This exhibit opened April 02 and closes April 29, 2006.
Submitted: 04-03-2006     Name:Justin BeckmanHometown: Department: Art
News:Justin Beckman is a founding member of PUNCH. PUNCH is the newest artist-run gallery to open in the Tashiro Kaplan arts complex in downtown Seattle. The gallery will open with two concurrent exhibitions of member work, followed by solo exhibitions of each member's work. "Round One" runs from April 6-30 with the opening reception April 6, 2006 from 5-8pm. "Round Two" runs from May 4-May 28 with the opening reception May 4, 2006 from 5-8 pm. PUNCH is located at 119 Prefontane Place South, Seattle, WA 98104. All members of PUNCH have connections with CWU as either alumni, current students or faculty. Members include: Renee Adams, Howard Barlow, Justin Beckman, Jen Erickson, Justin Gibbens, Lucas Martin, Michael Sherwin, Joanna Thomas.
Submitted: 03-30-2006     Name:Jen RammHometown: Department: English
News:JEN RAMM has had one of her short stories, "Leaving Nowhere", accepted for a graduate conference at Virginia Tech University in April.
Submitted: 03-30-2006     Name:Scott TomberlinHometown: Department: English
News:SCOTT TOMBERLIN had a review of Abigail Child's book _This is Called Moving: a Critical Poetics of Film_ accepted for publication in the Rocky Mountain Moderm Language Association (RMMLA) Newsletter.
Submitted: 03-30-2006     Name:Jolyn ReisdorfHometown: Department: English
News:JOLYN REISDORF presented her paper entitled "Do as I Say Not as I do: The Lessons in Jane Eyre" at the "Passing and Questions of Legitimacy" conference at the University of Tulsa, February 18-19, 2006. She was also awarded a travel grant from the Office of Graduate Studies for her trip.
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FACULTY MEMBER
Submitted: May 4, 2012     Name:Vijay SinghHometown: Department: Music
News:Vijay Singh, Music, conducted the 2012 North Dakota All-State Jazz Choir in Bismarck, ND March 22-24th. The program included a number of Singh's arrangements and vocal jazz compositions.
Submitted: May 4, 2012     Name:Vijay SinghHometown: Department: Music
News:Vijay Singh, Music, completed a 3 day Artist-In-Residency at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks April 26-29th where he worked with Fairbanks area high school choirs, gave voice lessons/coaching to UAF students, performed a recital of Classical music, gave a vocal masterclass to UAF students, and performed a jazz concert with pianist Barney McClure.
Submitted: May 2, 2012     Name:Maya ChachavaHometown: Department: Art
News:Congratulations! Professor Maya Chachava’s work was accepted at Still Point Gallery (international juried exhibition). It will also will be featured in the summer issue of Still Point Arts Quarterly.
Submitted: May 2, 2012     Name:Glen BachHometown: Department: Art
News:Congratulations! Professor Glen Bach won a Chinook Addy Award for Judges Choice for his “15th annual plant sale poster”.
Submitted: May 2, 2012     Name:Glen BachHometown: Department: Art
News:Congratulations! Professor Glen Bach won Second Place for his “16th Plant Sale poster” in the Marketing Northwest awards competition under the graphic arts category.
Submitted: April 24, 2012     Name:Christopher SchedlerHometown: Department: English
News:Dr. Christopher Schedler was elected President of the Pacific Northwest American Studies Association (PNASA) at their annual conference on the theme "Outside In/Inside Out: (Im)Migrant Communities of the Pacific Northwest" held at CWU on April 12-14, 2012. He will serve as President of the association until 2014 when the PNASA conference returns to CWU.
Submitted: April 14, 2012     Name:Alejandro LeeHometown: Department: World Languages
News:On Saturday, 14 April 2012, Alejandro Lee hosted the spring regional conference of the Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT), attended by more than eighty participants from Washington, Idaho and Oregon. The conference, whose theme was “Language Learning in a Globalized World,” was dedicated to Dr. Dieter Romboy, retiring German professor at Central Washington University.
Submitted: April 3, 2012     Name:Keith LewisHometown: Department: Art
News:Professor Keith Lewis’s artwork was the topic of an article by collector Ron Porter on the Art Jewelry Forum website: http://www.artjewelryforum.org/ajf-blog/collector%E2%80%99s-choice Also, Professor Keith Lewis will present a lecture, “Coalescence: Assisting the Angel of History (What can a single object say?)” at the Peggy Lewis Gallery at Allied Arts in Yakima this Friday, April 6th at 5:30 PM.
Submitted: April 3, 2012     Name:Paula AirthHometown: Department: Art
News:CONGRATULATIONS! Professor Paula Airth received a Runner-up Award in Graphic Design: Professional from Creative Quarterly a National Journal of Art & Design.
Submitted: March 5, 2012     Name:Glen BachHometown: Department: Art
News:Professor Glen Bach received two Gold Addy Awards for poster designs in the Public Service: Poster category at the Yakima Advertising Federation 2012 Chinook Awards ceremony. His designs move forward to the regional competition in Seattle.
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STAFF MEMBER
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ALUMNI
Submitted: March 9, 2012     Name:James MooreHometown: Department: Philosophy
News:Congratulations to James Moore, a CWU Philosophy graduate, Class of 2011, first year law student at William & Mary. Jim just learned that he's been granted an internship with the Department of Veteran's Affairs Office of General Counsel.
Submitted: March 8, 2012     Name:Cole CookHometown: Department: Theatre Arts
News:Cole Cook ('08) has been accepted into the University of Idaho in the MFA performance program.
Submitted: March 8, 2012     Name:Holly O'HaraHometown: Department: Theatre Arts
News:Here is some of what has been going on over the last years: Summer 2010 she worked for Des Moines Metro Opera as Assistant Set Designer, Scenic Coordinator and Charge Artist. Since the fall of 2010 she has held the position of Resident Charge Artist/Assistant Set Designer and occasionally Set Designer. at Exclusive Events, Inc in St. Louis, MO. The company is an award-winning, year-round events and production company. She has had the opportunity to work on a multitude of various events; everything from the 2011 World Series, the American Cancer Society galas, HBO promotional events, photo shoots, award shows, operas and theatrical productions.  In addition, she does freelancing in a variety of areas such as graphic design, gobo design and Scenic Consultant/Charge Artist for such things as a production at the American Youth Ballet. A couple of universities uses her website in the theatre portfolio class as an example Most recently, she was accepted to Carnegie Mellon University for her MFA in Scenic Design, starting fall 2012.
Submitted: March 2, 2012     Name:Karlynn GreenHometown: Department: Philosophy
News:Karylnn Green, Religious Studies specialization major (2009), has just been accepted to Yale University's School of Nursing to pursue a Masters in Nursing, specializing in midwifery.
Submitted: February 28, 2012     Name:Renee AdamsHometown: Department: Art
News:CWU Alumna, Renee Adams is one of five artists featured in EVOLUTIONARY INSIGHT an exhibit at the Worth Ryder Gallery at the University of California, Berkeley | February 15 - March 3, 2012.
Submitted: February 28, 2012     Name:Professor Stephen Robison and CWU alumni, Ruth Allan, Delma Tayer, Renee Adams and Carolyn Nelson. Hometown: Department: Art
News:From The Ground Up - Exhibition at the Larson Gallery at Yakima Valley Community College. February 11 - March 31, 2012. Opening reception: Saturday, February 11, 3-5:30pm This exhibit features the work of Professor Stephen Robison and CWU alumni, Ruth Allan, Delma Tayer, Renee Adams and Carolyn Nelson.
Submitted: February 28, 2012     Name:Becky FrehseHometown: Department: Art
News:CWU alumna Becky Frehse has an exhibition at Gallery 110 in Seattle. March 1 - 31, 2012. First Thursday Artwalk Opening: March 1; 6-8pm
Submitted: January 20, 2012     Name:Jaryl DraperHometown: Tri-CitiesDepartment: Theatre Arts
News:Seattle Theater Writers name CWU's Jaryl Draper, '09, as its first Gypsy Rose Lee recipient in the Excellence in Performance as a Lead Actor , Non-Equity category for his performance as Uncle Buck in How I Learned To Drive. Draper played Uncle Peck in "How I Learned To Drive" February 4th - February 27th, 2011 at Stone Soup Theatre, Seattle, directed by John Vreeke. In a recent review posted by Michael Strangeways at http://johnvreeke.com/howilearnedtodrive/ cites Draper as "one to watch." "...with the “where did this actor come from?” work from Jaryl Draper as Uncle Peck. I have not encountered this actor’s work before but he’s now moved to my “Ones to Watch For” list. Mr Draper gives an astounding performance as a man you ought to hate, but instead, end up pitying. Uncle Peck is a charming but wounded man, hounded by his own various demons, and a serial pedophile but Ms Vogel’s strong writing and Mr Draper’s equally strong acting, make the character real and complicated and touching and terrifying in equal measure. The fact that Uncle Peck is, on the surface, a “nice” guy; considerate, courteous and intelligent instead of the usual pedophile stereotype of a leering, ignorant, and obviously perverted monster, only makes the character more believable and all the more chilling. Mr Draper’s subtle performance never goes off the rails; it’s nuanced, natural but very precise. His most searing moment is a monologue in the middle of the play, where Uncle Peck recounts another moment when he seduced a young boy while on a fishing trip. The actions of the character are horrific, and Uncle Peck knows it, and Mr Draper manages to play both that realization and the joy of the seduction, carefully layering and mixing those mixed emotions in a haunting and complex performance. It’s superb acting from a gifted actor and Mr Draper’s performance alone, is worth the price of admission." “The Gypsy Awards” named after famed Seattle theater artist Gypsy Rose Lee, who was born in Seattle, were established to promote local Theatre and honor the work being done by theater companies and the important work of Seattle theater artists.
Submitted: December 13, 2011     Name:Jo StromHometown: Department: Theatre Arts
News:Strom's production of "The Yellow Boat" was selected to showcase at the Oregon Thespians Festival in April and subsequently invited to the National Thespian Festival in Lincoln, NE in June. Jo serves on the Oregon Theatre Educators Association and the Oregon State Thespian Board as well as the Educational Outreach Board for Portland Center Stage. Strom is a MA Theatre Production graduate working in the Portland, OR area.
Submitted: November 15, 2011     Name:Katherine A. JacobsonHometown: Department: Philosophy
News:Katie Jacobson's article, "'No Such Thing as a Buddhist Woman': Male Perception of Women Seers in Buddhism," has been published in the Fall 2011 volume of the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa (Vol. 35, No. 2, 24-41). The Journal is the official publication of TAK, the National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology, and was chosen by the editors as an exemplary work submitted by undergraduate students. Working under the direction of Jeff Dippmann for this project, Katie graduated magna cum laude in 2009, with a BA in Religious Studies.
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