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Fri, 08 May 2009 08:30:00 PDT
Contact: Beth Luce, Public Relations, 253-692-4881

Campus Scene: UW Tacoma events: May 8 and beyond

Universal Health Care Lecture
May 11
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Carwein Auditorium

A better understanding of universal health care is critical for U.S. citizens. Canada has had a universal system of health care for decades and can provide lessons for our country. Dr. Mary Ellen Purkis, associate professor in nursing and dean of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria, will speak on, "The Good and Bad of a Universal Health Care System: What the United States Can Learn From Canada." Sponsored by the Canadian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington. For more information, contact Janice Laakso, associate professor of social work, 253-692-5824 or jlaakso@u.washington.edu.

Computer Forensics Seminar
May 13
12:30 p.m.
Cherry Parkes 324

Dr. Warren Harrison, professor of computer science, engineering and computer science at Portland State University, will deliver a lecture on "The SocNetf Project: Sharing Interagency Computer Forensics Data to Construct Criminal and Terrorist Social Networks" as part of UW Tacoma Institute of Technology's annual spring seminar. For more information, contact Isabelle Bichindaritz at 253-692-4605 or ibichind@u.washington.edu.

The UE Republic Story
May 14
6:30 p.m.
Carwein Auditorium

UW Tacoma students groups are hosting a two-in-one event focused on human rights, labor rights and civil rights. Raul Flores, leader of the union workers at the Republic Windows and Doors plant in Chicago, will share the story of how the employees peacefully occupied the plant this past December 2008. Also freedom fighter and singer Bettie Mae Fikes will perform, accompanied by Michael Honey, professor of American history and labor, and Stephen Detray, a lecturer in the Center for the Study of Community and Society. The event, sponsored by the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP), HOPE Network, Black Student Union, Latino Student Organization and ACLU student chapter at UW Tacoma, is free. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Star Murray at starm@u.washington.edu.

Financial Reporting Conference 2009
May 15
7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center, 1500 Broadway, Tacoma

The UW Tacoma Milgard School of Business and the UW Seattle Michael G. Foster School of Business will co-host the Fifth Annual Financial Reporting Conference. The keynote speaker is Greg J. Stark, managing director of Russell Investment Group. Other speakers include Tom Linsmeier, Financial Accounting Standards Board member; and James Kroeker, deputy chief accountant for the Securities and Exchange Commission. Panelists include Ed Drosdick, partner in Moss Adams LLP; Hal Strong, former CFO of Russell Investments; Carlene Merlino, senior manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York; UW finance and business economics faculty member Karma Hadjimichalakis; and UW business graduate student Urooj Khan. Cathy Shakespeare, assistant professor of business at the University of Michigan, is also a panelist. For more information and to register, go to www.tacoma.washington.edu/business/events/frc.

Environmental Seminar: Glacial Retreat
May 18
12:30 p.m.
Science 309

Claire Todd, visiting assistant professor of geosciences and environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University, speaks on "Tracking Glacial Retreat: Updates from Antarctica, the Peruvian Andes and Mount Rainier." For more information, contact Bonnie Becker, bjbecker@u.washington.edu.

Continuing Education Information Meeting
May 20
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Carlton Center, Ste. 400, 1551 Broadway, Tacoma

Find out about the many professional development courses available at the UW Tacoma's Continuing Studies program in this one-hour meeting. Bring your questions. For more information, visit www.tacoma.washington.edu/pdc or call 253-692-4618.

Global Honors Colloquium
May 22
12:20 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Carwein Auditorium

The Global Honors Colloquium annually presents short talks by graduating seniors in Global Honors, based on their senior thesis research. This spring, topics range from sustainable rice farming methods in West Africa to legal philosophies of the death penalty in Europe and the United States; from gender politics in Iranian cinema to love and the Cuban Revolution. The public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Tanya Ulsted at 253-692-4770 or tanyau@u.washington.edu.

Institute of Technology Seminar
May 25
12:30 p.m.
Dougan 280

Dr. Stefan Pantazi, Conestoga College Institute of Technology: "An Overview of the Deterministic Dynamic Associative Memory (DDAM) Model for Case Representation and Retrieval". For more information, contact Isabelle Bichindaritz at 253-692-4605 or ibichind@u.washington.edu.