WSU Spokane Campus Bulletin
Issue 2004-9 (April 28, 2004)


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Academic CenterAcademic Center construction to begin

The long awaited Academic Center Project is set to begin the week of April 26 – 30. You should begin to see job trailers and perimeter fencing arrive in the central campus parking lot, and construction will begin The Academic Center, the next building to be constructed on the Riverpoint campus in Spokane, Washington.as early as the second week in May.

We will be losing most of the east end of the central campus lot for parking for the next two years. We appreciate your patience with this process and hope you look forward to watching this exciting new building take shape.

To see it taking shape live, you can go to the WSU Spokane WebCam page now featuring high bandwidth stream.Return to the Top of the Page

 

Commencement May 7

Washington State University Spokane CommencementAs you no doubt know by now, the annual event in which higher education ritually fires all its customers--otherwise known as Commencement--takes place Friday, May 7, 2 p.m. at the Opera House.

For more information on the event, see the Commencement Web page. Check that page in a couple of weeks for our traditional “Commencement Photo Album” online slide show. Past year’s pictures are linked there as well.

The post-Commencement reception will be held in the Health Sciences Building lobby. We start as soon as people get back from the Opera House, so around 4 p.m., and go until approximately 5 p.m. All faculty, staff, students, family and friends are invited.

New degree programs approved by Faculty Senate Return to the Top of the Page

Two degree programs recently approved by the WSU Faculty Senate will be offered in Spokane: the Doctor of Audiology and the BA in Professional Development. Both degrees were approved at the April 15 Senate meeting, along with creation of the Program in Professional Development based at WSU Spokane.

The bachelor’s degree goes now to the Higher Education Coordinating Board for final approval for delivery; the doctorate degree was pre-approved by the HECB as part of a statewide plan under which only WSU and UW plan to offer the doctorate.

A third degree proposal, for the BS in Exercise Physiology and Metabolism, awaits final approval, which may still take place this academic year.

Future Bulletin articles will focus in-depth on each of these degrees—we provide a brief overview here.

The BA Professional Development might be described as “a high-quality degree for the undecided.” Many students know that they need the broad grounding that a liberal arts-based degree will provide, along with knowledge of organizational dynamics and professional skills, but they don’t yet know what types of organizations they plan to work in or precisely what positions they might fill.

The interdisciplinary curriculum of the bachelor’s program is designed to meet that need. The Program in Professional Development will offer degrees that, when completed, will position graduates to seek meaningful work in multiple venues. These include positions in the government sector, private enterprise for profit organizations, public foundations such as universities and museums, charitable institutions and other non-profit organizations, support positions in hospitals, managerial positions in communication and media-oriented organizations, public relations firms, staff and support positions in law firms, public accounting organizations, and many others.

The BA Professional Development embraces the concept suggested by William G. Durden, in The Chronicle of Higher Education (June 2003), that liberal arts is the bulwark of education and that institutions of higher education must “…prepare undergraduate students for leadership (through) the pursuit of the liberal arts—which contain those subjects that explore the fullest range of human thought, action, emotion, and character—the most useful preparations for a life of business accomplishment and leadership.”

This degree meets that need through a mix of coursework in business and the social sciences. It is designed to allow students either to begin their studies in Pullman and complete upper-division coursework in Spokane, or to transfer directly to WSU Spokane from a community college or another college or university. Coursework will begin Fall 2004, pending HECB approval.

The professional Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) is designed to replace the department’s audiology curriculum that leads to the master’s degree in audiology option within the master of arts in speech and hearing science. The department will continue to offer the master’s degree in speech-language pathology.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) suggests a growing demand for audiologists locally, regionally, and nationally. The BLS projects that the number of audiology positions is expected to climb 45% from 2000–2010 (BLS November 2001 Monthly Labor Review).

Major technological advances; momentous scientific discoveries in hearing science, neuroscience, and in related fields; and improved treatment strategies for hearing disorders have necessitated a transformation in graduate audiology education. It has been the position of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) for over a decade that a two-year master’s program is no longer adequate to prepare students for clinical practice due to the numerous advances in technology and the expansion of the scope of practice in audiology. The Legislative Council of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) resolved in 1993 that the professional doctorate replace the master's degree as the entry-level credential for the practice of audiology, beginning in January 2012, with competencies commensurate with doctoral education required for entry into the professional practice of audiology by 2007. Return to the Top of the Page

Summer hours start May 10

WSU Spokane will observe the longstanding University practice of moving to summer hours effective with the start of summer session, May 10, 2004.

Summer hours are 7:30am to 4:00pm with 30 minutes for lunch. Work schedules will return to the regular 8am to 5pm schedule on August 13, 2004.

Departments such as CALS and Facilities Operations that are open for extended hours will maintain their regular schedules instead of moving to summer hours.

In order to meet the terms of the University Summer Hours announcement, several offices will be designated as lead offices responsible for remaining open to the serve the public for the regular business hours of 8am to 5pm, including the noon hour.

The lead offices, located in each building representing WSU Spokane, include:

Administration Annex

  • Chancellor’s Office
  • Academic Affairs

Phase I

  • Interdisciplinary Design Institute
  • CALS
  • Facilities Operations

Health Sciences

  • Student Services

SIRTI

  • Reception

The lead offices are responsible to develop schedules to assure necessary coverage and permit the maximum number of employees to participate in the alternate work schedule.

Employees from other program areas not designated as lead within each building will participate in the coordinated schedule of the lead offices to share responsibility for overall staffing needs of the building, as agreed. Sharing resources among program areas includes the ability to forward department telephones to the lead office after 4 p.m.

The Assistant to the Chancellor coordinates staff coverage of the campus receptionist and central switchboard. Departments that need to forward telephones to the campus receptionist must coordinate with the Chancellor's office.Return to the Top of the Page

It is better to give than to receive—or can you do both?

WSU is celebrating the spirit of giving this month and thanking faculty and staff who give back to the University through their personal financial investment. Faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in the annual giving program.

In particular, it may surprise you to know that your generosity is one of the factors weighed in determining our status as one of the top 50 public research universities in the United States.

Jennifer Harris, Director of Annual Giving at the WSU Foundation, notes that “giving participation rates are often used to develop national rankings among universities and by foundations when considering grant or funding proposals. In rating WSU among the nation's top 50 public research institutions, U.S. News and World Report cited the University's annual giving rate among the determining factors.”

What you may not know is that you can designate your annual gift to a specific area of WSU that is most important to you, including your own college, department or campus.

To find out more about giving opportunities at the WSU Spokane campus contact Lorna Walsh, Associate Director of Development, at 358-7565 or by email at lornawalsh@wsu.edu.

You may also go directly to the WSU Foundation website at: http://wsufoundation.wsu.edu/annual_giving_programs/faculty_staff_drive.html  and click on the "I Want To Give" button to make a gift to an area of your choice. Return to the Top of the Page

Community connections

Community forums will focus on budget challenges for Spokane Public Schools

Two forums are scheduled the first week of May to provide the Spokane community with an overview of the challenge facing Spokane Public Schools in development of the 2004-2005 school district operating budget and various reduction options to develop a balanced budget.

Over the course of the last three years, the school district has engaged in a planning process that has crafted a balanced budget, despite enrollment reductions due to population shifts, increases in fixed costs such as transportation and energy expenses, decreases in state support, and the continuation of unfunded mandates from the Legislature.

Interested community members are invited to attend one of two public forums. The first is at Chase Middle School, 4747 E. 37, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5. The second is at Glover Middle School, 2404 W. Longfellow, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 6. District officials will be on hand to present information about next year's budget and the options available to bring it into balance. Return to the Top of the Page

Menzies nominated for Volunteer of the Year

Joan Menzies 2004Joan Menzies, director of Student Services, received recognition last week at the annual United Way Volunteer of the Year luncheon for her nomination in the adult category. Linda Finney, executive director of Leadership Spokane, submitted the nomination.

Finney nominated Menzies for her work on the Community Congress on Race Relations and the Task Force on Race Relations. Also notable are Menzies’ extended involvement on the Leadership Spokane Board of Directors and Program Committee, the annual Women’s Leadership Conference, and her service on the Browne’s Addition Neighborhood Council/Association.

In Finney’s nomination, she said, “Joan practices this discipline (servant leadership) in her work in the community with great success and vision . . . . Our community needs people like Joan to lead us as we create a healthy environment for all our citizens.” She added, “Joan is great at examining new situations and welcoming change, while holding these things up to an ethical mirror.” Return to the Top of the Page


Congratulations, Joan! And thank you for your leadership!

American Heart Association walk

WSU Team for the American Heart Walk 2004

Pictured here from left to right: Larry and Ginger Cohen, BUTCH, Diane Davis, Mary Carr, Mimi Salamat, and Justin, Darralyn, Jordan and Joel Lohr.

The WSU Spokane team stepped out with Butch on Saturday, April 17, for the annual American Heart

 Association Heart Walk. The team showed support to help fight America's number one killer - heart disease and stroke – and raised more than $500. Proceeds from the Heart Walk go towards vital cardiac research, some of which takes place at WSU.
Blood Drive Breaks a Record

Thank you to all the folks who donated blood Tuesday, April 20. We had a record turn-out, and at the end of the day the Bloodmobile rolled off with 21 units of Riverpoint Campus blood, fairly evenly divided between WSU and EWU donors.

LaunchPad v6.0!

LaunchPad is back again this year at The Big Easy Concert House on Thursday, May 20, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Inland Northwest Technology Education Center (INTEC) is once again celebrating the technology companies and people of the Inland Northwest. This event is an exciting way to connect with the entrepreneurs and organizations that are shaping our region. WSU Spokane will have a booth--encourage students and colleagues to attend.

INTEC is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to “fueling economic growth through innovation, technology, and training”. INTEC in partnership with WSU Spokane is examining the workforce issues supporting biomedical research. Outcomes will focus on occupational ladders and training program development.Return to the Top of the Page

Japan WeekHaruo Shintani, a Japanese graduate student in Speech and Hearing Sciences at Washington State University Spokane, reads a traditional Japanese children's story as part of Japan Week.

WSU Spokane participated as one of the city-wide hosts for Spokane’s Japan week activities. Gordon Gates, associate professor of education, and Joan Menzies, director of student services, participated on the Japan Week Planning Board.

In the picture at right, Haruo Shintani, a Japanese graduate student in Speech and Hearing Sciences, reads a traditional Japanese children's story. Below, Haruo and classmate Hsui-Ching Lee from Taiwan teach children how to use chopsticks.Haruo Shintani from Japan and classmate Hsui-Ching Lee from Taiwan, both graduate students in the Speech and Hearing Sciences program at Washington State University Spokane, teach children how to use chopsticks during Japan Week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Way to go!

Send your “Way to Go!” comments to Deanna Vannice, vannice@wsu.edu, and watch for your thanks to be published in an upcoming issue of the Campus Bulletin!Return to the Top of the Page

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