WSU Spokane Campus
Bulletin
Issue 2001-24 (August
16, 2001)
IN THIS
ISSUE
·UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY
·ALL FACULTY/STAFF ORIENTATION
·FACULTY/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHS
·WSU SPOKANE DENIM SHIRTS
·NTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION
·STUDENT ORIENTATION
·LIVE AFTER 5
·PERSONNEL DYNAMICS
·MEDIA COVERAGE
·NOTEWORTHY
·EVENTS
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UNITY IN THE
COMMUNITY
Come join us on
Saturday, August 18 in Liberty Park for a day filled with games, arts &
crafts, entertainment, food, giveaways/prizes, and guest speakers from a variety
of cultural backgrounds. This year's theme is "Equity in Education".
The event begins at 10:00 a.m. and wraps-up at 6:00 p.m. Be sure to stop
by and visit the WSU Spokane booth as we will be handing out all kinds of fun
goodies. Unity in the Community is an annual, family-oriented event that
emphasizes Spokane's growth in valuing and embracing diversity and is aimed at
helping children succeed in their education. Please join WSU Spokane as we
partner with the community to celebrate diversity in
Spokane.
ALL
FACULTY/STAFF ORIENTATION
Mark
your calendars for the 2001 All Faculty/Staff Orientation on Thursday, August 23
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Health Sciences Building. The day will
kick-off with coffee and pastries served at 8:30 a.m., with the orientation
beginning at 9:00 a.m. A barbecue lunch will be provided. During the scheduled
lunchtime, a photographer will be on hand for faculty/staff photos. The
orientation will conclude no later than 3:30 p.m. New WSU Spokane denim shirts
will be on display throughout the day, so bring your checkbook to pre-pay for
your order. Dean Gray will e-mail all WSU Spokane faculty and staff more
information about the orientation next week. Stay Posted! We hope to see
everyone there!
FACULTY/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHS
It's time to update faculty and staff pictures. The
Communications Department has inventoried the faculty/staff picture files and
found several from 1996 that need to be updated. Bring a blazer and your best
professional face to the All Faculty/Staff Orientation on Thursday, August 23 to
update your professional picture. We make these photos available any time you
need them for professional publications, presentations, and media coverage.
They're also used on the web site, http://www.photoboard.spokane.wsu.edu, and in our
photoboard to help our students and your co-workers get to know you better.
Prints are available to you at cost.
WSU SPOKANE DENIM SHIRTS
The WSU Spokane Communications Department is taking
orders for the new WSU Spokane denim shirt. It is a lightweight, long-sleeve
denim shirt with a left breast pocket (no flap) and buttons down. The new WSU
Spokane signature logo is featured in two colors centered above the left pocket.
The new denim shirt will be displayed at the All Faculty/Staff Orientation on
Thursday, August 23. Order envelopes will be available at the display for
pre-orders. Orders can be placed now, at orientation, or after orientation.
Orders need to be placed by August 29 to Joyce Harbison at 358-7540 or
harbison@wsu.edu . If you are in the MFC building, feel free to stop by the
Communications Department on the first floor to see the shirt, try it on and
place your order.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION
New international graduate students are arriving this
fall from Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and India. A variety of informational
and social events are planned for the week of August 20 to help them become
acquainted with the WSU Spokane and Spokane communities including a welcome
potluck, campus tour, Live After 5, and WSU Spokane Family Night with the
Spokane Indians. Continuing international students have been active in planning
and leading these activities. A special thank you is extended to Ginger Vietzke,
Sandie Kruse, and Norene Phillipson for hosting some of these students as they
arrive in a new country. For additional information contact, Liz West at
358-7534 or weste@wsu.edu .
STUDENT ORIENTATION
Students new to WSU Spokane are invited to Orientation
on Sunday, August 26, at 4:00 p.m. at the WSU Spokane Riverpoint Campus Phase I
Classroom Building Auditorium. All WSU Spokane students will meet key faculty,
staff and student leaders; receive orientation packet and student handbook;
learn about support services - career services, health and counseling services,
computer labs and library; and learn about ASWSU and extracurricular activities,
including free fitness facility access. At 5:00 p.m., students will meet with
their departmental faculty and classmates. Tasty Ferdinand's ice cream and other
snacks will be provided. For more information contact Joan Menzies at 358-7526
or jmenzies@wsu.edu .
LIVE AFTER 5 OLDIES
NIGHT
The Thursday, August 23,
Live After 5 theme is Oldies Night. Hot Rod Deluxe will rock the town on
the WSU Spokane stage located at Riverside and Washington across from the
Paulsen Building. Then walk through The National Hot Rod Association Car Show on
Riverside Avenue to see the Dead Edsels play on Main Stage from 7:00 to 9:00
p.m. at Wall and Main. Come join the fun and visit the WSU Spokane booth on
Riverside and Wall. If you would like to volunteer for this event and receive a
WSU Spokane t-shirt, at 358-7528 or
. WSU
Spokane is pleased to partner with the Downtown Spokane Partnership as a
headliner sponsor for this year s Live After 5 season in keeping with our
identity as an urban campus and as a part of the Spokane
community.
PERSONNEL DYNAMICS
Coming
Cathy Dorman, Library Technician III,
CALS
Kiley Schenk, Academic Coordinator, Health Policy and
Administration
Keith Orchard, Academic Coordinator, MESA
CityLab
Going
Paul Grover, Research Associate, WIMIRT
Aida
Fraser-Hammer, Academic Coordinator, MESA
Reallocations
Dee
Rodgers, Library Specialist I, CALS
Jeannie Smith, Library Technician III,
CALS
Searches
Scheduling Coordinator, Student
Services
New Faculty
Christopher Berry, Research Assistant,
Washington Institute for Mental Illness: Research & Training
David
Buxton, Director, Cooperative Academic Library Services
Libraries
Elizabeth Cook, Coordinator, Washington Institute for Mental
Illness: Research & Training
Elinor Enz, Project Coordinator, Health
Policy & Administration
Bill Grubich, Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Interdisciplinary Design Institute
Jon M. Hasbrouck, Clinical Associate
Professor, Speech & Hearing Sciences, Department of Speech & Hearing
Sciences, College of Liberal Arts
Lawrence Hokanson, Clinical Associate
Professor, Construction Management, School of Architecture & Construction
Management, College of Engineering & Architecture
James L. Howard,
Clinical Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, Department of Educational
Leadership & Counseling Psychology, College of Education
Robert
Keppel, Visiting Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Department of Political
Science, College of Liberal Arts
MEDIA COVERAGE
David
Brody, assistant professor of criminal justice, was recently quoted in an
Associated Press online article, "The Dog Ate My Summons - Judges Turn to Fines,
Jail Time for Jury Duty Scofflaws", by Joann Loviglio from
Philadelphia.
Design-Build Magazine (August 2001) highlights the current
thesis survey by design-build management graduate student Leandra
Thompson. They have also provided a link to her survey. See the following
link for the article that appeared in the hard copy of the magazine, http://www.designbuildmag.com/August01/onweb801.asp
The web site, www.construction.com, has a link under "New On Our Sites" to the article
that Design Build Magazine (June 2001) did on the graduate program in
design-build management under "A New Executive Track Program": Washington State
University focuses on design-build management as part of its Master of Science
in Architecture program. A handful of pioneering students discusses their
reasons for undertaking the venture and their reactions to the program to
date.
Sicco Rood submitted the WSU Spokane web page as a case
study to the Microsoft FrontPage Bulletin. The site is now featured in a
write-up at
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/casestudies/CaseStudy.asp?CaseStudyID=11920.
NOTEWORTHY
Danial E. Baker, professor of pharmacy practice,
received the following two Meritorious Service Awards at the Pacific Northwest
Division Convention in Twin Falls, Idaho, on August 11, 2001:
The
National Appointment is awarded to an individual who has demonstrated
leadership, good character, diplomacy, a positive attitude, good judgment,
unusual qualities of patrolling ability, a genuine desire to serve the skiing
public, and extraordinary service to the National Ski Patrol. Qualifications for
the National Appointment within the National Ski Patrol are:
1. Served a
minimum of eight ski seasons (with a minimum of one year as a senior) as an
active member of the National Ski Patrol;
2. Demonstrated leadership that
benefits the NSP by (a) serving beyond the patrol level, or (b) serving two or
more ski seasons as a certified instructor in a program that is beneficial to
the NSP, or by (c) demonstrating exceptional performance as a patrol director;
3. Demonstrated leadership abilities in working with the skiing public as
related to skier safety education; and
4. Never received an appointment
before.
The Silver Merit Star is awarded annually to the runner-up
to the National Outstanding Instructor. Dr. Baker has been a member of the
National Ski Patrol at 49 Degrees North since 1993 and a faculty member at
Washington State University College of Pharmacy since 1983. Within the
National Ski Patrol he current holds the following positions: Pacific
Northwest Division Assistant Outdoor Emergency Care Supervisor; Inland Empire
Region Outdoor Emergency Care Administrator; Instructor Development Course
Instructor; Outdoor Emergency Care Instructor; Outdoor
Emergency.
Joanna Ellington, director of biomedical development,
will speak at the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce Health Care Industry
Economic Forecast on September 7.
SEND YOUR NOTEWORTHY NEWS about
staff, faculty, students, or graduates of WSU Spokane to chamberlain@wsu.edu for
inclusion in future editions of the weekly campus bulletin and
spokane@wsu.edu, the quarterly newsletter.
UPCOMING EVENTS
INTERNAL EVENTS
August 23: Faculty/Staff Fall Orientation.
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Stay posted for more information.
August 24:
WSU Spokane Night with the Spokane Indians. Gates open 5:30 p.m., game time
6:30 p.m. Tickets $3. Reserved block of bench seats. 50-cent hot dogs, sodas,
and ice cream sandwiches. Wear your crimson and gray and cheer on the Indians
with WSU families and friends as they play the Boise Hawks. Reserve your tickets
by calling 535-2922 (ask for Jonathan) or mail or fax the "WSU Spokane Night
with the Spokane Indians" flyer you received in your mailbox with a check or
credit card information.
August 27: When the Stars Come Out. Plan to
attend the Spokane Cougar Club Fall Sports Banquet, at 5:30 p.m., WestCoast
Grand Hotel in Spokane. Dinner, raffle, loud and silent auctions, coaches, and
special guests. You do not have to be a member of Cougar Club to attend. Cost is
$43 per person. Reservations may be made to Lori Olson, 358-7541 or
olsonl@wsu.edu no later than August 20.
August 28, 29, 30, and 31:
Fifth Annual Design & Construction Charrette at the Interdisciplinary
Design Institute.
EXTERNAL
EVENTS
August 18: Unity in the
Community. Liberty Park, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
August 23: Live After
5 Oldies Night. Downtown Spokane, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
October 5:
Live After 5 Visual Arts Tour. Pick up an Inlander the week before
for an event map. The music of Trailer Park Girls, Canned Music, Lindell Reason,
and Spokane's favorite local band, Delbert, will fill the night air. Rally in
the Alley will wrap-up the evening and this year's Live After 5 event season.
WSU Spokane is pleased to partner with the Downtown Spokane Partnership as a
headliner sponsor for this year's Live After 5 season in keeping with our
identity as an urban campus and as a part of the Spokane community.
Send
corrections on event information to
.
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