WSU Spokane Campus Bulletin
Issue 2002-27 (September 25, 2002)
· GET TO KNOW WSU SPOKANE: Master of Technology Management
· IN THE NEWS
· NOTEWORTHY
· NOTES FROM DEAN’S CABINET
· COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
· EVENTS
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This week’s feature: MTM
Students come from all over the world to enroll in the WSU Spokane MTM (Master in Technology Management) program. Find out what the students study, their contribution to the community through organizations like the YMCA, and what big-name companies the graduates have gone to work for in the attached fact sheet submitted by Kenn Daratha, Program Director and Student Advisor.
“New SIRTI chief angles for change”
Spokane Journal of Business
Thursday, September 12, 2002
http://www.spokanejournal.com/index.php?id=article&sub=1316
Tam pounds pavement to show that organization brings ‘value to the table’.
“Forbes publisher touts ‘boonyack comeback’”
Spokane Journal of Business
Thursday, September 12, 2002
Smaller cities like Spokane might outshine bigger ones, says Rich Karlgaard,
chamber-event speaker. Article mentions importance of a research university
presence (not available online).
“New fries prove a little healthier”
Spokesman-Review
September 18, 2002
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=091802&ID=s1217739
Washington State University human nutrition professor Linda Massey
calls the switch “a small step, but in the right direction.”
“WSU Spokane and CCS Share $800,000 Grant for Model Head
Start Project”
September 17, 2002
http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=3288
A new initiative designed to create an outcome-driven model for Spokane
Head Start programs has received $800,000 from the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families. The project will
be managed by a partnership between researchers at Washington State University
Spokane and the Spokane Head Start program administered by the Community
Colleges of Spokane.
“WSU Spokane Sets Another Enrollment Record”
September 17, 2002
http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=3294
Full-time enrollment for the fall 2002 semester at Washington State
University Spokane is once again the highest ever for the campus, now in its
13th year. The campus exceeded its target enrollment of 593 FTE by reaching 673
FTE (827 headcount). Growth in individual students enrolling (headcount)
represents an increase of 127 over fall 2001 (720 headcount, 622 FTE), a growth
rate of 17.64 percent. The fall 2002 figures represent an increase of over 106
percent over the 401 headcount (417 FTE) enrolled just four years ago, in fall
1998.
“WSU Design Students Contribute to Easter Seals
Initiative”
September 16, 2002
http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=3291
Guest speakers from Kentucky, Colorado and California will address the link
between health and design with Washington State University Spokane
Interdisciplinary Design students and area architects on Friday, Sept. 20. In
conjunction with the Northwest Architecture for Health Panel and the Easter
Seals Society, WSU Spokane will host the seminar on Multigenerational Wellness
Design.
“Two Receive 2002 WSU Spokane Staff Excellence Awards”
September 6, 2002
http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=3261
Jon Schad, campus facilities manager, facilities operations, and Linda
Loos, principal assistant, cooperative extension, have been awarded 2002
WSU Spokane Staff Excellence Awards in recognition of their outstanding
contributions to the campus.
“Hearing and Speech Clinic to Offer Specialty Clinics in
Spokane”
September 5, 2002
http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=3257
A variety of specialty speech, voice and audiology clinics will be offered
this fall by the University Hearing and Speech Clinic. The clinic, a joint
program of Washington State University and Eastern Washington University,
serves patients ranging from professional voice users such as singers and
teachers to those with Parkinson’s disease and advanced hearing loss, and works
with infants to elderly adults.
Danial Baker, associate dean for clinical programs, college of pharmacy, made a presentation to the Spokane Pharmacist Association on the activities of the College of Pharmacy and highlighted the changes within the College related to the move of the third year of the Doctor of Pharmacy program to Spokane on September 10, 2002.
Baker served as moderator and presenter for a program entitled "Pharmaceutical Coverage can be an Investment in Human Capital" presented by the Inland Northwest Business Coalition on Health and the Spokane Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Committee at the West Coast Grand Hotel on September 17, 2002, in Spokane. Seth Gerber, MD. From William M. Mercer, Inc gave the first presentation entitled "Medicines: Expense or Investment," which was followed by a presentation from Baker entitled "Evaluating Pharmacy Benefit Designs."
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 for other publications and web content.
Campus mail: Discussed issues around moving to one central shipping and receiving point for the various courier services, and a single mailing address. Concerns about perishable scientific shipments and medication shipments will be addressed in planning for implementation. The savings to departments of using the central service will be significant; a FedEx package that costs a department $11 to ship directly from their office costs only $6 under the central system, thanks to a bulk rate available through WSU central in Pullman. A single mailing address would be a post office box number, with individual building names still included on letterhead, business cards, etc. The post office is requiring that we move to this.
Software purchase and support: Discussed issues around evaluation of individual requests for software packages and licenses to support courses, students, and faculty. Site licensing vs. individual packages, and server-based vs. desktop packages, have tradeoffs of costs and benefits. Need to develop a decision-making process that will guide campus investments so that our systems are robust and sustainable and meet student needs, and we can project costs of purchase, support, and upgrade. This issue will need to be addressed by the campus IT committee, chaired by Kerry Brooks.
Supporting campus software with larger backup servers: ATTENTION RESEARCHERS: BACK UP YOUR DATA. Regular back-up is essential; the campus does not currently have a systemwide method for backing up all servers. We had a tremendously costly server loss a couple of years ago; WIMIRT had to hire people and spend 5-6 months re-entering data. A new tape back-up system is under development. This, however, will not back up the web server; ideally, we would have a duplicate web server.
The Spokane Public Library, Spokane County Library District, Spokane Public School District 81, Spokane Community College and Auntie's Bookstore have joined together to develop and promote a broad-based reading effort as a community-building activity.
See www.spokaneisreading.org for more information. The book Plainsong, by Kent Haruf, has been selected. The project kicks off Tuesday, October 1, at 11:00 a.m. with an opening ceremony at Integrus Architecture, 10 S. Cedar, Spokane, WA (the old Carnegie Library, just off West First Avenue).
Remember to bookmark www.events.spokane.wsu.edu for the latest events updates!
INTERNAL EVENTS
Tuesday, October 15: Riverpoint Blood Drive
From 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. a bloodmobile will be parked next to the west
entrance of the Phase I Classroom Building. Registration will take place in the
Phase I lobby. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to call CALS to
schedule an appointment at 358-7930.
EXTERNAL EVENTS
Thursday, September 26: Cleveland Visiting Scholar
Presentation & Reception
Michael Carter, DNSc, FNP, RN, FAAN, distinguished professor from the
University of Tennessee and national nursing scholar, presents “The Spirit of
Nursing for Society. From Many Small Streams, a Mighty River is Formed,” at the
Intercollegiate College of Nursing campus, 2917 W. Fort George Wright Drive,
Spokane. The event is free and open to the public beginning with a wine
and cheese reception at 4:30 and presentation at 5:30 p.m. The presentation is
directed toward academics, students and members of the greater community of
interest to nursing. The focus will be on understanding nursing’s role as full
citizens of the greater society and factors that can affect that citizenship.
Continuing education contact hours and TeleHealth locations available by
contacting Carol Johns 509-324-7354 or cjohns@wsu.edu.
For more information go online to http://nursing.wsu.edu/cleveland/index.asp.
Friday, September 27: Cleveland Visiting Scholar Breakfast
University of Tennessee’s Distinguished Professor, Michael Carter, DNSc,
FNP, RN, FAAN, will present, “Nursing’s Central Role in Health and Health Care.
Why Do We Care?” at a continental breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. for clinical
health care professionals at the Deaconess Health & Education Building, entrance
level, room 267, 910 W. Fifth Ave., Spokane. RSVP to Karen Malone by September
20 at 509-324-7339 or malone@wsu.edu.
Continuing education contact hours and TeleHealth locations available by
contacting Carol Johns 509-324-7354 or cjohns@wsu.edu.
For more information go online to http://nursing.wsu.edu/cleveland/index.asp.
Friday, October 18: Allen I. White Lecture
Featured speaker, Dr. Sidney Wolfe, Director of the Public Citizen Health
Research Group, will present, "Problems with the Health Care System and
Pharmaceutical Industry." The lecture is available via WHETS at WSU
campuses across the state and will take place at the Intercollegiate College of
Nursing Room 156, 2917 W. Fort George Wright Drive, Spokane at 7:00 p.m. RSVP
to Elaine Vincent at evincent@wsu.edu or
(509) 335-8665.
Thursday, November 7: Science Research Fair
Displays and demonstrations by more than 30 high-end research equipment and
supply vendors will be on hand for scientists, industry leaders, faculty and
students on the third floor of the Health Sciences Building. Presentations will
take place throughout the day on genetic diseases, diabetes, proteomics, and
research techniques. Go to www.researchfair.spokane.wsu.edu
for more information.
Thursday, November 7: College of Sciences Featured Lecture
New faculty member, Lisa Shaffer, Ph.D., Research Professor, WSU
Spokane Health Research and Education Center and WSU School of Molecular
Biosciences and Co-Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory, Sacred Heart Medical
Center, will present “Robertsonian Translocations: Chromosome Behavior and
Human Evolution” at 7:00 p.m. in HSB 110. A complimentary reception and
building tours will begin at 6:00 p.m. RSVP to Joyce Harbison at harbison@wsu.edu or 358-7540.
Future events: Watch this space for news about Design Institute lectures, Racial Profiling Conference, Health Sciences Seminars, and more!
Submit event information or send corrections to kappel@wsu.edu.
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