WSU Spokane Campus Bulletin
 Issue 2004-4 (February 18, 2004)


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Chancellor search is under way

Washington State University is searching for an innovative leader for its Spokane campus. The individual will be Chancellor of WSU Spokane while also coordinating health sciences activities across the university system as Vice Provost for Health Science.

"Representatives from the Pullman campus, WSU Spokane, WSU Vancouver, and the Spokane community serving on the search committee encourage nominations and applications for this important position. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership and communication skills and will play a major role in the future of WSU Spokane," says Mary Doyle, chair of the search committee and WSU's chief technology officer/vice president for information systems.

Upper division and graduate academic programs located at the Spokane Riverpoint campus include a variety of design, engineering, social science and health science offerings. The College of Nursing is also located in Spokane in its own facility. WSU Spokane has a growing research base and a strong collaborative relationship with researchers across the system. Because of the thriving health services community, Spokane was identified as the location for the new position of vice provost for health science. Ongoing cooperation continues between university health science research interests and the community.

Joint research, graduate education and outreach in the health sciences also already occur between WSU Spokane and the main research campus in Pullman. The vice provost will be key to coordinating opportunities for interdisciplinary health sciences projects to benefit the university, the state, and beyond.

Full information on the position, application requirements and more can be found at http://www.spokane.wsu.edu/ChancellorSearch . The search committee plans to begin reviewing applications March 1. The position will remain open until filled.Return to the Top of the Page

Schmidt appointed to state guardianship board

Winsor Schmidt, Professor and Chair of the Health Policy and Administration Department at Washington State University, with HPA student Joe Clancy

Chief Justice Gerry Alexander has appointed Winsor Schmidt, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Administration (at right, with HPA student Joe Clancy), to a term on the Certified Professional Guardian Board (CPGB) of Washington Courts.

The CPGB oversees and assists professional guardians in assuring the competent and ethical care of individuals who are legally incapacitated due to dementia, developmental disability, stroke, brain injury, chronic mental illness or other causes.

During his three-year term, which ends in 2006, Schmidt will serve on the Standards of Practice Committee, reviewing and maintaining the standards-of-practice document, overseeing complaints and initiating investigative process. He will also assist as a member of the Ethics Committee reviewing requests for ethical opinions from Certified Professional Guardians and making recommendations to the Board concerning those opinions.

Schmidt's research focuses on health, mental health, and elder law and policy. Recognized as a national expert on guardianship, he first established his leadership in the field with "Public Guardianship and the Elderly" and has most recently been published in the Stetson Law Review with "The Wingspan of Wingspread: What is Known and Not Known about the State of the Guardianship and Public Guardianship System Thirteen years after the Wingspread National Guardianship Symposium."

In 2003, Schmidt presented at the National Guardianship Association Annual Conference. He is currently working with HPA students towards publication of the research presented, which addressed the history, implementation, and legal theory of public guardianship in Virginia.

Schmidt is serving as a consultant to a research project funded by the Retirement Research Foundation on public guardianship in seven states. Along with his research responsibilities and service on the CPGB, Schmidt is a 12-year member of the Board of Directors for the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, where he serves on the Finance Committee.

He earned an AB in government from Harvard University, a JD in public law from American University, and his LLM in mental health law from the University of Virginia.Return to the Top of the Page

Riverpoint memorandum of understanding signed

An agreement between Eastern Washington University and Washington State University concerning planning for growth at the Riverpoint campus has been signed by presidents Stephen Jordan and V. Lane Rawlins.

WSU Spokane Interim Chancellor Rom Markin describes the MOU as providing a forward-looking framework for cooperation and positive direction for the campus. He encourages faculty and staff to think creatively about ways to get extra value from our relationship with this sister institution.

"The agreement is as good as the intentions of those who put it into practice," he notes, adding that it requires "an emotional and professional investment on the part of both institutions to make this work."

The full text of the MOU is available as a PDF file.Return to the Top of the Page

Did you know...
about recycling on the Riverpoint campus

Take a quick look around your office. Are any of the following items making it less than tidy? A box of old, used paper; a stack of cardboard boxes threatening to topple over at any moment; or several empty aluminum cans strewn across your desk? Would you like to get these materials out of your office but don't want to just throw them in the garbage? Then the recycling program at WSU Spokane is here to help!

Recycling services are performed in both the Health Sciences Building and Phase I Classroom Building on the Riverpoint campus. Large recycling bins are located in the work rooms and at the loading dock areas of both buildings.

Items collected for recycling include newspaper, white paper, mixed paper, phone books, magazines, cardboard, computer paper, ledger paper, paper bags, junk mail, fax paper, brochures, and shredded material. Each large blue bin is posted with a sticker from Waste Management detailing what can be placed in the bin. 

Facilities Operations collects mixed paper and cardboard, and recycles them through the City of Spokane Solid Waste program. Aluminum cans are also collected and proceeds obtained from their recycling are in turn returned to campus budgets.

Recycling services are currently not available through WSU Spokane in the Ad Annex building.

What would you like to learn about in "Did You Know"? Send your ideas to Renee DeWees, dewees@wsu.edu, who will track down the answer for a future Bulletin article.Return to the Top of the Page

Ndubisi profiled in national publicationAward-winning professor of landscape architecture Forster Ndubisi works with a student in the Interdisciplinary Design Institute studios.

He planned to be a medical doctor, and ended up a landscape architect. As a graduate student from Nigeria, studying in Canada, he noticed subtle cultural differences, developing the sensitivity that would later win him awards for his work with Amerindian cultures.

Learn a little more about Interdisciplinary Design Institute director and professor of landscape architecture Forster Ndubisi in the online profile recently published in the Landscape Architecture News Digest, the national online publication of the American Society for Landscape Architecture.Return to the Top of the Page

Personnel and staffing changes

Promotion
Mark French, Custodian Lead, effective 2/12/04

Recruitment
Custodian, Facilities Operations, apply by March 1
Program Assistant - Upward Bound Program, apply by March 1

Searches
Research Professor, Sleep Research Initiative, Health Sciences, position is open until filled
Clinical Assistant Professor (3 positions), Pharmacotherapy, positions are open until filled
Chancellor & Vice Provost for Health Sciences, WSU Spokane, position is open until filledReturn to the Top of the Page

Meet the neighbors: Red Lion BBQ & PUB

Red Lion BBQ & Pub
126 North Division
Spokane, WA 99202

Owner: Gavin Swenson

Phone: 835-LION (5466)
Fax: 835-4014

Located on the corner of Division and Main, the Red Lion BBQ & Pub is "paws down, the best BBQ in town." Famous for their specialty sandwiches, including the Wine Broiled Chicken, the Meatloaf Sandwich, the "Big Dave," a pork sandwich with coleslaw and all the traditional favorites, bring your bib for this dinning experience. Family owned and operated since 1960 their unofficial slogan is "we cater to you."

Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-1:00a.m

Happy Hour: Every night between 4:00 and 6:00pm come in for $4.00 domestic pitcher and $2.50 wells

What We Do: Dine-in Restaurant and Sports Pub. Red Lion also offers Full-Service catering for any special affair.

On the Web: http://www.redlionbarbeque.com Check out the menu.

Student Advantage: Show your valid student ID and receive a 10 percent discount!Return to the Top of the Page

Community connections

Spokane Science Bowl March 13

For the third year, WSU Spokane will serve as the site for the Department of Energy Spokane Science Bowl. This fast-paced "Jeopardy"-style competition is a highly publicized academic competition among teams of high school students. Washington State University serves as a major sponsor, providing T-shirts to all student participants.

Teams are comprised of five students who compete in round robin competition followed by a double elimination final. Students answer timed, multiple choice and short answer questions in astronomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, earth, computer and general science. The knowledge of these great young folks is truly amazing.

The top team from each region wins an expenses-paid trip to the national competition in Washington, DC, April 30 - May 3, 2004. Regionally, trophies are awarded to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th place teams. Members of the winning team have in the past received scholarships, and Sportsmanship and All Star Awards are also granted.

Members of the Spokane Science Bowl Steering Committee include Steve Meltzer, Charlotte Hardt, Bettie Rundlett, and Barb Chamberlain.

Volunteer opportunities exist for all who wish to participate. Your assistance is needed with the following:

Friday, March 12, beginning at 2:30 p.m.: Room and equipment set up in the Phase I Classroom Building. Prepare team boxes, set up buzzer/lockout systems in classrooms.

Saturday, March 13, day of competition: 8:00 a.m. through 12:00, 2:00 or 5:00 p.m., depending on your availability.

  • Student and volunteer sign in, lunch set up and clean up, equipment take down after at the end of the day
  • A moderator (question reader), scientific judge, rules judge, scorer, timer and special awards monitor are needed in each of eleven competition rooms. Volunteers will be assigned to a team to serve in one of the rooms throughout the event. A scientific background is helpful for the moderator and science judge positions but is not necessary for the rules judge, timer, scorer or monitor.

Officials are asked to go through a training session on Friday, March 12 4-5 p.m. or 6:30-7:30 p.m. in room 114 of the Phase I Classroom Building. We will go over the rules and acquaint you with the equipment. We also have a training video on request if you are unable to come to a Friday session.

We will provide snacks, lunch and a t-shirt or sweatshirt plus a certificate of appreciation. Bolunteers leave this event with a great feeling of contributing to the advancement of the awesome students who participate in this event. Volunteer and bring a friend, too!

To volunteer or for more information please contact Sheila Krueger at sheila@inwcomputing.com or (509) 921-8069.Return to the Top of the Page

Pharmacy Students Participate in Healthy Heart Day

Washington State University Doctor of Pharmacy students help out at Healthy Heart Day 2004.On Saturday, Feb. 7, pharmacy students from Washington State University Doctor of Pharmacy students help out at Healthy Heart Day 2004.WSU Spokane volunteered their time to conduct screenings at Nordstrom's Healthy Heart Day. Shoppers were encouraged to have their blood pressure checked, have a BMI (body mass index) calculated and/or participate in stroke risk screening.

Sixty-three shoppers participated in the stroke screening, 46 had their body mass index checked and many others had a blood pressure check. It was viewed as a great success by Nordstrom's organizers, the students and the shoppers who stopped by.

Six students participated in the event (organized by 3rd year student Zuly Eden). Catrina Schwartz, clinical assistant professor of pharmacotherpay, and Susan Jackman, RN, Community Health Education Resources, served as preceptors for the event.Return to the Top of the Page

Celebration of excellence

Here's an opportunity for you to get involved with Washington State University and the Alumni Association! The WSU Celebration of Excellence is coming to Spokane, Sunday March 14, and volunteers are needed for setting up, greeting students and parents, helping people check in, handing out gifts during the program, taking Polaroid pictures of students with Butch, and lots of other fun stuff. Here are the details.

Date: Sunday, March 14: Event takes place 2 to 4 p.m. Volunteers needed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (whatever amount of time you can participate)
Location: DoubleTree Spokane City Center, 322 N Spokane Falls Ct, Spokane

For the Spokane event, it is anticipated that 350 parents and students (150 students) will attend. High school seniors with a 3.6 GPA and above who have been admitted to Washington State University will be invited to these events, along with their parents.

The Celebrations of Excellence provide an opportunity for students and their parents to meet with Washington State University faculty, students, alumni, and administrators. We will celebrate the students' excellent academic achievements and provide them with an opportunity to learn more about the exceptional world-class programs that await them at Washington State University.

Please let Rian Emmerson know if you are interested in participating in this event! It is a very rewarding experience and a chance for you to share your wonderful experiences at WSU with these incoming students. Rian can be reached at 536-4477 or rianemmerson@msn.com.Return to the Top of the Page

Way to go!

The technical display at the Jan. 8 WSU Spokane campus planning dialogue could not have been more impressive, thanks to the IT craftsmanship of Kenny Bisagno and Sicco Rood here, and Chris Rhoads at WSU Vancouver.

They transferred a WHETS hook-up to the big screen in the auditorium and attendees were treated to a live presentation from WSU Vancouver by chancellor Hal Dengerink, complete with Hal's PowerPoint presentation on screen along with his image. (Thanks from the communications staff, and everyone who was there; since Hal was snowed in, this was the only way he could participate.)

Send your "Way to Go!" comments to Renee DeWees at dewees@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

Find it on the Web

  • World Class Faculty: Check out the online profiles featured as links from our home page. The images rotate randomly on the home page, but the profiles are always available from this central profile page. You can also navigate to this page by choosing "About WSU Spokane" from the home page, "People" in the lefthand navigation, and "Profiles" in the lefthand navigation there.
  • Bulletin archives: Links to past issues of the Campus Bulletin from Oct. 2003 forward.
  • In the News: Media coverage of campus programs and people
  • News Releases: Recent news releases and links to news releases organized by subject.
  • Events Calendar: What's going on around here, anyway?
  • Department Overviews: Links to background information on campus units (Word documents)

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