WSU Spokane Campus Bulletin
Issue 2005-11 (June 8, 2005)
IN THIS ISSUE
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Washington Small Business Development Centers names Rode associate state director
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Professional development
program director appointed
Clifton
E. Barber has been appointed to serve as the director of the
professional
development program at Washington State University Spokane.
The program offers a new bachelor’s degree that blends human
development and business coursework to prepare graduates for
leadership in a wide range of public, private, and nonprofit
organizations.
Barber has received several awards for research and teaching. Among these is a research fellowship in applied gerontology from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, and fellow status in the Gerontological Society of America (Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section). In February, he received the national 2005 Distinguished Teaching Award from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
WSU Spokane chancellor Brian Pitcher said in making the appointment, “We’re very pleased to have Dr. Barber assume leadership of this new bachelor’s degree program. His highly regarded scholarship in human development, and his administrative experience, complement the management and leadership focus of other excellent faculty in the program.”
A
river of grace in an abandoned children's valley of need:
The story
of a pharmacy training experience
Katherine (Kitty) Anderson, Pharm D (’05)
The plane is taxiing for take-off to Hong Kong. I find that my heart
still rests in a small hospital in central China. Orphans. Pharmacy. The
three flowed into a wonderful opportunity to see babies' lives saved and
technological leaps forward in the newly established hospital laboratory
and pharmacy. In a few short weeks excellent protocols for healthcare
came into place.
It was an amazing opportunity to care for abandoned children whose disfigurements and disabilities paled in the light of their amazing will to survive when they required acute hospital care. It was a joy to experience healthy children happy in a warm, nurturing haven of love in the orphanages. Serving in these settings left me feeling as if I'd experienced a metamorphosis of my own.
I organized the pharmacy and worked with nursing staff on protocols. Each day held new challenges. Sometimes we did not know if a child would live another day. The quality of care mixed with grace brought about amazing recoveries, successful cleft palate and lip repairs, and loving outreach to indigents with serious limb infections. The Healthcare Centre also offers excellent care for employees, and I was able to assist with developing ambulatory pharmacy services.
Having arrived on a cusp of opportunity, I had the privilege of watching wonderful advances occur in a few short weeks. The investment of medical personnel from overseas is enabling the energetic Chinese staff to grow exponentially in their skill level and knowledge base. Without them, I could not have instituted a significant upgrade in the hospital medication formulary, nor Dr. Chris her intensive STD educational in-services that were translated into Chinese.
As an example, nystatin, frequently used for the fungal infections often plaguing children with cleft palates, is worth two weeks’ wages if purchased from abroad. I was able to develop a formula from tablets. Now they are compounding it at a great savings. And all the nursing staff is trained to do it!
Donations from Palouse Medical Center and pharmacy professors from Pullman provided much needed medications, a computer for the pharmacy and medical records, glucometers, medical texts, and funds for laboratory equipment. I am grateful to have been an agent of change during an opportune moment of growth.
Where was Kitty during her overseas pharmacy rotation? Where she's always longed to be -- in the very heart of China.
Anderson received a number of honors during her pharmacy studies. She was the first recipient of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists new national senior care award: the Arnold S. Feldman Senior Care Pharmacy Scholarship, awarded annually to one pharmacy student in the final year of pharmacy school.
She worked on an elder care project with Stephen M. Setter,
assistant professor, researching the frequency of cognitive
impairment in elders: “Incidence of Possible Cognitive Impairment in
Community-Dwelling Elders Using the Mini-CogTM as a Rapid Screening
Tool.” The study’s preliminary findings are to be presented at the
spring ASCP convention in May. She has also applied to present her
results in a poster presentation during Senior Care Pharmacy ‘05:
ASCP’s 36th Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Boston this November. 
WSU interior design students tops in national competitions
Nicole Kelln, who graduated this spring with her
bachelor’s degree in
interior design from Washington State
University, took the 2005 grand prize in the National Sustainable
Design Competition sponsored by the International Interior Design
Association.
The competition organizers said they had an “overwhelming” number of entries, and that the grand prize selection was challenging, with many deserving entries.
This is the second year in a row that a WSU student has taken the grand prize; in 2004, graduate student Kate Hauge received the grand prize.
Two
more designs from the same class, taught by associate professor
John Turpin and by Judy Theodorson, director of the
Daylighting Lab, also won awards.
WSU interior design students took first and third places in the national design competition sponsored by the Institute of Store Planners, also continuing a winning tradition--Kate Hauge took second place in 2003, and Jamie Herring was the Grand Prize winner in 2002.
Out of 72 entries in the 2005 competition, second-year graduate student Meaghan Beever took first place, and Katie Anderson (ID '05) took third. Each receives a cash award, and the WSU interior design program receives an additional $1,000 for sending the winning entry.
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News
release online
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List of other honors received by graduating students in the design
disciplines
Menzies receives
Students’ Choice Staff Award
Director
of Student Services Joan Menzies received the 2005 Students’
Choice Staff Award at the Commencement brunch Friday, May 6.
Students cited her support and encouragement for students, and her
commitment to excellence in student services, in naming her the
recipient.
Menzies has served as Director of Student Services for WSU Spokane since 1996. Prior to that, she was Assistant Dean of Students, Conduct Administrator, Associate Director of Orientation, and Interim Director of New Student Orientation for WSU’s main campus in Pullman 1991-1996, and held other positions in Student Affairs 1984-1991.
She holds her master's degree from California State University – Fullerton and bachelor's from California State Polytechnic University, and has completed training in conflict mediation.
Among her community service contributions, she serves on the
Board of Directors of the Task Force on Race Relations, is active in
the Northwest Women in Higher Education Roundtable, and previously
sat on the board of Leadership Spokane. Menzies is a member of
Inland Northwest Service Learning Professionals, a local
organization, and the National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators. She is the author and presenter of workshops on
student ethical development, building community on college campuses,
and volunteer management.
CityLab summer camp
starts June 27
WSU Spokane CityLab
is offering its annual Young Women's Summer Science Camp for
incoming 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls from June 27-July 1, 2005 on
the Riverpoint Campus.
The theme for this year's camp is "The Secrets of Crime Scene Investigations." Tuition is $135 and includes a T-shirt, a day trip to the WSU Pullman campus, a day trip to the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab, and an afternoon at Wild Walls climbing gym. Scholarships are available based on need.
If you are interested, please contact Glynis Hull at 358-7635 or ghull@wsu.edu.
Washington Small Business Development Centers
names Rode associate
state director
Dodi
K. Rode has been named associate state director of the network
of Small Business Development
Centers hosted by Washington State University.
Rode will take over the duties and responsibilities previously held by Brett Rogers, who transitioned to the SBDC state director position earlier this year.
"Dodi brings strong analytical skills and a results-oriented project management background to the associate director position," Rogers said. "She will continue to be a real asset to the network as we implement improved work processes."
Pharmacy names Roche preceptor of the year
The WSU College of Pharmacy gives the Roche Preceptor of the Year Award to a practitioner in recognition for their work with our students during the experiential training portion of the Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Those selected make outstanding contributions to the educational development of future pharmacists by demonstrating high standards of professionalism, ethics and clinical practice.
This year’s recipient is Rhonda M. Kerr of Airway Heights, Washington. Rhonda M. Kerr has been a preceptor for the College of Pharmacy’s experiential program for 2 years at Airway Heights Correctional Center.
Students who nominated her said:
• “Rhonda did a great job of making time
to help me with any questions I had, and to involve me in all
aspects of the pharmacy.”
• “She was very knowledgeable about the drugs and disease states and
is willing to look things up if she doesn’t know something, which is
very encouraging.”
• “Great interaction with the providers and other health care
professionals. Great example of the type of relationship that can be
made.”
Danial E. Baker, associate dean of clinical programs and professor of pharmacotherapy, said, “Rhonda Kerr is a clear example of what makes the experiential program at Washington State University something special. We are privileged to have such a special person working with our students.”
Luke Rice, advanced practice experience coordinator,
added, “Rhonda has created a very unique learning environment for
our students at the Airway Heights Corrections Center and she
deserves to be recognized for all her efforts. I appreciate all the
time and energy she has invested in the development of our students
as well as the profession.”
WSU Spokane faculty seed grant proposals due July 1
Proposals are due July 1 for the WSU Faculty Seed Grant Program for Research in Spokane. The purpose of the seed grant fund is to encourage WSU faculty to develop research programs that provide the potential for extramural support, in particular from federal agencies.
While Spokane based research proposals will have priority, other research based in Spokane by investigators on other WSU campuses is also encouraged. It is expected that these awards will provide experience in identifying and submitting applications to potential funding sources, and will provide preliminary data to support applications for extramural funding.
Faculty from all disciplines are encouraged to apply for a seed grant. The fund is not restricted to health sciences proposals.
Communications work wins awards
The Spokane Public Relations Council announced Thursday, May 12, that each of the three projects from WSU Spokane entered by the communications staff in the annual SPARC competition received an award.
Receiving the highest honor, the Award
of Excellence, were two projects:
• Academic Center Building Celebration/”Groundbreaking” for
multi-audience communications in the services sector.
• The “Flapper” for specialty print publications.
The 2004 Commencement handmade volunteer thank-you card received an Award of Merit.
Event organizers noted that this year’s judges were particularly
selective in awarding honors. Entries are judged by public relations
professionals in cities from Los Angeles to Phoenix, providing a
national-level set of standards by which the work is judged. WSU
Spokane projects have won a number of Awards of Excellence and Merit
in previous years’ competitions.
Community connections
Spokane RiverFest June 11
Celebrate the Spokane River as the heart of our community!
Join your friends and neighbors on Saturday June 11 at High
Bridge Park and surrounding parklands for the first-ever Spokane RiverFest, a new and exciting community celebration of
the importance of the Spokane River to the ecology, culture, and
economy of Spokane.
Spend the day enjoying the beautiful park
and the festival atmosphere by visiting educational displays and
opportunities provided by conservation groups and recreational
activities and outdoor gear demonstrations put on by area
recreation clubs and organizations and retailers. A wide variety
of food vendors will also be available.
Want to give something back to your public parklands along the
Spokane River? Sign up to help with a service project pulling
non-native weeds and picking up trash along the confluence of
Latah Creek and the Spokane River or working on trail
improvements in the Great Spokane River Gorge. To participate in
a service project, e-mail
dknowles@ecosystem.org, call
747-1663, or just meet at the park with your work gloves by
10:45 and sign up at the service project information table or
meet near the Sandifur Memorial Bridge.
For more information
about Spokane RiverFest, contact David Bauermeister, 459-4108,
Kaye Turner, 624-7188; Steve Faust, 981-6296; or Derrick Knowles,
747-1663, or visit www.spokaneriverfest.com.
Event organized by
Friends of the Falls and Inland Northwest Trails Coalition.
Date: Saturday, June 11, 2005
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location:
High Bridge Park
Dedication of the Michael P. Anderson Memorial Statue June 12
Lt. Col. Michael Anderson lived his life valuing family, education and community. That legacy will live on for the children of the Inland Northwest through this life-size memorial. Come join the celebration of Lt. Col. Anderson’s life and the realization of his dreams.
Date:
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Outdoors between the Opera House and Ag Trade Center in
Downtown Spokane.
Active Community Environments (ACEs) Workshop June 30
The ACE project, presented by the Spokane Regional Transportation Council, is designed to encourage active living by making improvements to community design, public transportation, walking, bicycling and recreational facilities and promoting physical activity. This workshop provides participants with knowledge and skills to champion ACEs improvements based on community needs and conditions, best practices and available funding sources.
For questions or more information, contact Tiffany Brooks at 343-6370 or tbrooks@srtc.org.
Date: Thursday, June 30, 2005
Time: 1 – 5 p.m.
Location: Spokane Regional Health District Building, Room 140
(auditorium), 1101 W. College Avenue.
Personnel & staffing changes
Comings:
Whitney Boling, Program Assistant, HREC/IRB, effective 6/1/05
Clifton Barber, Clinical Professor, Professional Development,
effective 6/2/05
Moving:
Linda Edwardson, moving from the Budget Office to the Small
Business Development Center as Program Assistant, effective 6/8/05
Promotions:
Diana Jenno, promoted to Education Manager for the Small
Business Development Center, effective 5/2/05
Goings:
Jan Wright, Criminal Justice/WRICOPS, 6/30/05
Searches:
Research Associate/Research Scientist, Washington Institute for
Mental Illness Research & Training, open until filled
Director of Finance & Budget, WSU Spokane, open until filled
Bulletin on summer publication schedule
The WSU Spokane Campus Bulletin continues its summer publication
schedule. The next issue comes out Wednesday, June 29. It
will publish every 3 weeks until the end of August, when we return
to the academic year two-week schedule.
Way to go!
"I recently had a car accident and had to have my car towed.
The tow truck driver indicated I was to clear everything from my car.
Since I was so close to campus, I called security and Mike
Reitemeier answered my distress call. He brought me and all my
'stuff' to work and helped me so much while I was 'shook up'. I really
appreciated Mike reaching outside his scope of work to help me!
Thanks again." (Jeanie Wolf, Budget Office)
"Way to go" is the place for you to recognize a co-worker's extra
effort, outstanding contribution, or all-around good nature that
makes your work day go a little more smoothly.
Send your “Way to Go!” comments to Laura Scholtens,
scholtens@wsu.edu,
and watch for your thanks to be published in an upcoming issue of
the
Campus
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