WSU Spokane Campus Bulletin
Issue 2002-35 (November 20, 2002)
· GET TO KNOW WSU SPOKANE: THE SPOKANE BOOKIE
· PERSONNEL
· IN THE NEWS
· NOTEWORTHY
· COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
· EVENTS
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The Students Book Corporation, also known as the “Bookie”, is geared up for the holiday shopping season. Stop by the Bookie located on Trent Avenue for that Cougar in your family. Bowl game merchandise will be available once the announcement is made which Bowl game the Cougar football team will be attending. Read the attached to find out how much students saved last year by purchasing used textbooks and the many other services the Bookie offers, such as discounts on software for WSU faculty, staff and students. This fact sheet submitted courtesy of Annette Simons, branch manager.
Coming
Debbie Reeves, secretary senior, Dean's Office (now a permanent employee)
Promotions
Gretchen Arend, fiscal specialist supervisor, Budget Office
Pam Medley, principal assistant, Interdisciplinary Design Institute
Searches
Assistant/associate professor, Biostatistics
Assistant/associate professor, Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology
Assistant/associate professor, Technology Management
Assistant/associate professor, Architecture
Assistant director of clinical research, Cancer Prevention & Research Center
Research associate, WIMIRT
Clinical assistant professor, Pharmacotherapy, in Yakima
Recruitments
Program coordinator, Small Business Development Center
IT technology technician II, SIRTI
“Spokane economy may have bottomed”
Spokesman-Review
November 12, 2002
Corrected link: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=111202&ID=s1252054&cat=section.spokane
Don Epley, professor, real estate, plots economic data and measures
trends up or down.
“Patient residences become classrooms for pharmacy prof
making house calls”
WSU Today
November 15, 2002
http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/completestory.asp?StoryID=369
Steven Setter is an assistant professor, instructing in pharmacy.
But his pupils aren’t just the WSU students he teaches in small groups or
one-on-one. He calls on the needy elderly to teach these patients about their
own medications and how to avoid complications from them.
“WSU News Briefs”
Spokane launches pharmacy journal
WSU Today
November 15, 2002
http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/briefs.asp
Danial Baker, professor of pharmacotherapy and director of the
Drug Information Center, and Terri Levien, clinical assistant professor
and assistant director of the DIC, are the editors of a new pharmacy journal.
"Advances in Pharmacy" is published by Facts and Comparisons, the
leading source of unbiased, comparative drug information and
pharmacotherapeutic-decision support tools.
“Awards & Honors”
WSU Today
November 15, 2002
http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/completestory.asp?StoryID=204
Joanna Ellington, associate professor at the College of Pharmacy and
the WSU Spokane Health Research and Education Center, has been awarded the 2003
Young Andrologist Award. Larry Cohen, pharmacotherapy chair, has been
appointed to the Task Force on Faculty Workforce, in the Section of Teachers of
Pharmacy Practice, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
“Community-policing concept exported”
WSU Today”
November 15, 2002
(link not available)
A community policing institute founded at Washington State University
Spokane that served as a model for the United States may inspire Russia as
well. See the online news release at
http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=3422.
“National American Diabetes Month”
WSU Today
November 15, 2002
(link not available)
John White, professor, pharmacotherapy, is heading up a $2 million
project as part of a nationwide study funded by the National Institutes of
Health. Also, White and David Sclar, professor, health policy and administration,
have been awarded $110,000 by Aventis Pharmaceuticals to analyze the financial
impact of using a new long-acting insulin analog believed to reduce the number
of side effects. See the news tip sheet at http://wsunews.wsu.edu/releases4/sht104.htm
for more on WSU research activities in diabetes.
Lori Olson, athletic events coordinator, was interviewed by KREM on November 18, 2002, regarding the priority points system for bowl game ticket allocations.
CORRECTION: Last week's Bulletin included an item about Jamie Herring (ID '01) and her first-place finish in the Institute of Store Planners Ducati Retail Competition. The item noted that WSU would receive a $1,000 award for having 3 of the 6 finalists in that competition. This is incorrect. The $1,000 award goes to WSU thanks to Herring's first-place finish; Herring herself also received a $1,000 award.
Steve Setter, assistant professor, pharmacy, co-presented with Diane Crutchfield, PharmD, “Drug/Drug and Drug/Disease Interactions: Focus on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease” at the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists annual meeting in Anaheim in November 2002. Setter also presented a poster, “Osteoporosis and Fracture Risk Among Assisted Living Facility Residents”.
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.
Thursday, November 21: RENEW
The Regional Ethics Network of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho (RENEW) is inviting the community to a meeting to discuss the deepening crisis in health care access. The program will include Dan Baumgarten, executive director of Health Improvement Partnership, who will outline the factors that have brought on the crisis, as well as strategies for a community-based response. This important community event on health care access is free and open to the public at 7 p.m. at Gonzaga University - Jepson Center Auditorium. Full details of the event are located online at http://nursing.wsu.edu/renew/index.htm.
Sunday, December 1: Holiday shopping discount for educators at JC Penney
Contact Julie Breshears, breshears@wsu.edu, 8-7554, to receive a discount coupon good for an additional 20% off all prices (including sale and clearance prices) at JC Penney. Good only for Sunday, Dec. 1. Coupon courtesy of Penney’s.
Remember to bookmark www.events.spokane.wsu.edu for the latest events updates!
INTERNAL EVENTS
SOMETIME AROUND THANKSGIVING: Move of administration offices from MFC downtown to the Riverfront Office Building, to be known as the “Ad Annex.”
Thursday, November 28: Thanksgiving - University Holiday. No classes. All university offices closed.
Friday, November 29: University Holiday - No classes. All university offices closed.
Saturday, November 30: Last Day of Open Enrollment
Open enrollment is the time to switch medical/dental plans and add dependents to your benefit plan. Check the Health Care Authority web site at http://www.wa.gov/hca/ and link to PEBB open enrollment for information. Enrollment/Change forms for 2003 are available after October 21 in Human Resources; contact them for a form, or download the forms from the HCA web site. Return completed forms to HR for processing. Contact Diane Wick, wickd@wsu.edu, or Julie Breshears, breshears@wsu.edu, for information or assistance. Changes will be effective January 1, 2003.
Friday, December 6: ASWSUS Winter Ball
The annual ASWSU Spokane Winter Ball will begin with a 7 p.m. reception, followed by dinner at 7:30 and dancing later in the evening at the DoubleTree City Center, 322 N. Spokane Falls Court. Faculty and staff are invited. Ticket prices are single $12, couples $20 or families $30. Call Darci or Stefanie at 358-7921 for tickets. Toys for Tots donations will be accepted at the door.
Friday, December 13: WSU Spokane Holiday Party
Don't miss this year's WSU Spokane Holiday Party at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC), 2316 W. First Avenue, from 5 to 7 p.m. Your ticket for the party includes access to the museum and all its exhibits, a variety of hearty hors d'oeuvres, special prizes as well as a chance to celebrate the holidays with your family, friends, and colleagues. Admission is $12 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and under. Call Student Services to purchase tickets at 358-7978.
EXTERNAL EVENTS
Friday, November 22: Mini-Apple Cup at the Davenport
Come watch Paine Hamblen attorneys and WA Trust bankers play football from
their knees at the Davenport Hotel in the Grand Pennington Ballroom at noon.
All are invited. Wear your crimson and gray and bring your Cougar Pride to this
event. Special guests include former Cougar football coach, Jim Walden, and
Husky football player Greg Lewis.
Friday, November 22: Apple Cup Rally
Sponsored by Sterling Savings Bank the rally will be from 9 p.m. to
midnight in the CUB Carey Ballroom, Pullman. Cost is $30 each, which includes
dinner, dancing and special guests. RSVP to Lori Olson, 358-7541, or olsonl@wsu.edu.
Saturday, Nov 22: Apple Cup Social with Alumni Association
Enjoy the Apple Cup game with fellow Cougs in Spokane on a big screen TV at The Swinging Doors, 1018 W. Francis. Kickoff is 3:30 p.m. There will be door prizes and food and drink discounts. Open to all Cougar alumni and fans. Contact Heather Watson, (509) 838-7322, for further information.
Saturday, November 23: Apple Cup
The annual Apple Cup football game between WSU and UW in Martin Stadium is
sold out. The game will be televised on FOX Sports Net at 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 3: Community Welcome for Mike Smith,
Criminal Justice
Local leaders in law enforcement, the court system, and the legal community
will be introduced to Mike Smith, associate professor of criminal
justice, at an invitation-only reception. Criminal justice program director
Faith Lutze, WSU Pullman, will provide an update on the program and Smith will
deliver an overview of his research into police use of force and racial
profiling. Phase I Classroom Bldg., Rm. 117, 4 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 21: WSU Men’s Basketball at the Arena
The men's basketball team takes on High Point in the Spokane Arena at 7
p.m. All seating is general admission. Call 1-800-GO-COUGS to purchase tickets,
adult tickets are $6 each and youth/seniors/WSU students are $3 each.
2003 Sneak Previews:
February 4, 2003: Racial Profiling Conference sponsored by WSU’s Thomas S.
Foley Institute for Public Policy & Public Service and WSU Spokane. Time
and location TBD.
February 25, 2003: “Anti-Americanism: Does It Matter?” Lecture by Tom Pickering,
Senior Vice President for International Relations, Boeing Corp., and former
ambassador to the United Nations. Sponsored by the Foley Institute and WSU
Spokane. Time and location TBD.
Future events: Watch this space for news about Design Institute lectures, Health Sciences Seminars, and more!
Submit event information or send corrections to kappel@wsu.edu.
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