Participate
in the license plate challenge
 Got
your UW license plate yet? Now, your purchase of a
specially-designed UW license plate will help fund
student scholarships—and could help UW Tacoma
teach those other campuses how it’s done.
UW
Seattle and UW Bothell have challenged UW Tacoma to
a competition: Which campus community will sport the
most UW license plates? The winning campus gets a
trophy, and the Trademarks & Licensing Office
will throw a party for everyone who purchased a new
license plate. The competition goes from now through
the end of April.
In
addition, for a limited time, everyone in the UW Tacoma
community who purchases a Husky license plate can
also receive a free UW Tacoma license plate frame
from the University Bookstore. And putting a UW plate
on your car will help increase visibility for UW Tacoma
in the South Sound.
The
new license plate design, created by UW art students,
was introduced last year. The specialty plates cost
$40 plus standard licensing fees and local taxes.
$28 from each license plate sold will go to the UW
general scholarship fund.
Look
for more information on uwtline, or contact
Jill Carnell
Danseco with questions.
Vice
chancellor candidates on campus
The
four finalists for the vice chancellor for academic
affairs position are visiting UW Tacoma in February
and March.
Each
candidate has been asked to give a public presentation
on “Fostering Academic Excellence on an Urban
Campus.” The first two candidates, Dr. Kris Bulcroft
of Western Washington University and Dr. Joyce
King of Georgia State University, visited UW Tacoma
last week.
The
entire campus community is invited to participate in
meetings and presentations with the candidates. Search
committee chairs Karen Landenburger and Jim Coolsen
say the participation of staff, faculty and students
is vital to the selection of the right candidate.
“It
is absolutely essential that UW Tacoma faculty, staff
and students participate in this search,” said
Landenburger, an assistant professor in the Nursing
Program. “The person who fills this position will
assist in directing the future academic endeavors of
UW Tacoma.”
Coolsen,
the special assistant to the chancellor, agreed that
the new vice chancellor for academic affairs will play
a key role on campus.
“This
position is so important to the long-range future of
the university,” he said. “This person will
help shape and guide the direction of the university
at a very critical time in our development.”
A
committee of faculty, staff and students selected the
finalists.
Upcoming
public presentations:
Tuesday,
Feb. 27 at 2 p.m.
Carwein Auditorium
Dr. Beth Rushing, dean of the School
of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Georgia State College
& University
Friday,
March 2 at 2 p.m.
BHS 106
Dr. Philip Castille, dean of the College
of Arts & Letters, Eastern Washington University
Sharon
Parker takes on equity and diversity at UW Tacoma
Sharon
Parker, the new assistant chancellor for equity and
diversity, hopes to serve as an advocate for all underrepresented
populations at UW Tacoma.
Recently
hired after spending several years as a national diversity
consultant and and completing a research project on
the impact of diversity initiatives at private universities,
Parker comes to UW Tacoma with a wealth of experience
as a diversity researcher and administrator. She is
the first person to hold this position at UW Tacoma
and is currently forming goals for her office.
“I
want to address all aspects of the university from
a standpoint of how all people here are represented,”
she said. “I want to be sure that everyone’s
interests are represented, including faculty, students
and staff. UW Tacoma should be a welcoming and supportive
environment for everyone.”
Parker
added that she is excited about taking on a new role
here.
“I
like the idea of this university, its potential and
its impact on the community,” she said.
Contact
Sharon Parker: 2-4861 or parker07@u.washington.edu
Freshman
applications rolling in
Recruiting
for freshmen is in high gear this quarter, with applications
for UW Tacoma’s second class of freshmen up
about 20 percent over last year, Director of Recruitment
Fiona Johnson said.
As
of Feb. 15, 291 students had applied to enter UW Tacoma
as freshmen in Autumn 2007. Recruiters are still actively
visiting schools and college fairs, contacting interested
students and offering tours of UW Tacoma to students
and parents, Johnson said. The Office of Admissions
Advising and Outreach is planning two events in late
March to bring students who have applied to or shown
interest in UW Tacoma to campus.
“All
of us, including me, are out there doing freshman
outreach right now,” she said.
Have
you checked out a book lately? Carole Svensson
has—and she’s here to tell you about
it. Welcome to the first installment of Book
Dirt, our new monthly column about books
and programs at the UW Tacoma Library. In every
issue of Inside Track, Carole will spill the latest
about great books, fun events and tips to help you,
your colleagues and your family enjoy the Library.
Looking
for a fun read to share with your kids? Dive into
our children’s collection, officially known
as the Professor Belinda Y. Louie Children’s
and Young Adult Literature Library Endowed Collection,
which provides the opportunity for children of
all ages to read books ranging from Caldecott
winners to Dr. Seuss to African folk tales. The
collection is being developed to support students
in our education program, but all of our kids’
books are available for any interested staff,
student, or faculty member to check out and take
home. Here are some of my favorite titles from
this collection.
It's
official: UW Tacoma is smoke-free
A
permanent smoking policy is in effect at UW Tacoma
this month after the UW Board of Regents adopted
rules making all UW campuses smoke-free.
Six designated smoking areas have been set up
on campus. Director of Facilities Milt Tremblay
said he hopes the community will come together
to help enforce the rule with campus visitors
who may not be aware of the new policy.
“Our goal is to make this a cultural change
on our campus,” Tremblay said. “We
want to make our campus community a better environment.”
The
policy had been in place as an emergency rule
over the past several months. The rule change
was required by Initiative 901, passed by Washington
voters, which banned smoking in places of employment
and within 25 feet of building openings and air
intakes.
The
new rules also prohibit smoking while walking
across campus. Signage is being developed to educate
the campus community about smoking areas, Tremblay
said.
Chili
Cook-off
 
Community Relations Director Steve Smith (above) enjoys
a bowl of homemade chili at the second-annual Chili
Cook-Off, sponsored by the Office of Continuing Studies.
This year’s winners were Adrienne Arnold
(Continuing Studies) for best vegetarian chili, Jo
Jacobson (Pierce County Careers Connection)
for best meat chili and Jane Wood
(Education; pictured right) for people’s choice.
Health
and Society: New minor emphasizes global health
The
Nursing Program is offering a new minor in Health
and Society for all UW Tacoma students.
The
28-credit Health and Society minor is a valuable study
option for non-nursing students who are interested
in working in the health-care sector.
“Outside
of Fort Lewis, the largest employers in Pierce County
are health-care agencies,” said Marjorie Dobratz,
director of the Nursing Program. “Providing
students with a greater understanding of health is
going to assist them in their professional and personal
lives.”
Students
in this program will learn about health policies,
problems and issues and examine factors that influence
health in individuals, families and communities. The
program includes courses in health, diversity, environmental
equity, domestic violence, women’s health, death,
ethics and families.
Video
installation: Valerie Wedel exhibit at UW Tacoma gallery
An
innovative video installation by new media artist
Valerie Wedel is the focus of a new exhibit opening
Feb. 27 at the UW Tacoma art gallery.
In the exhibit, called “Remnants,” a film
is projected onto translucent fabric which has been
hung in a loose spiral from ceiling to floor. Video
is projected onto the fabric, completely filling the
spiral and encouraging viewers to walk into the space
and experience being within the video projections.
“Instead of being a passive viewer, watching
events unfold on a screen, [the visitor] is placed
‘inside’ the screen,” Wedel says.
“The words become texture as they float along
the translucent panels and the movements of text within
the video envelop the viewer much like flowing water
or waterfalls. I want viewers to consider their own
levels of comfort or discomfort under these conditions.”
Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, or by appointment.
For more information, contact Jamie Kelley at kellej2@u.washington.edu.
UW
President Mark Emmert speaks with the UW
Tacoma and UW Bothell advisory boards at a special
joint meeting in Seattle Feb. 9. The group discussed
issues pertinent to all three UW campuses and is
making plans to meet together more frequently.
UW
Tacoma in the news
News and projects of interest to
the UW Tacoma community.
-
Read
a News
Tribune editorial about the impact
of Gov. Chris Gregoire’s proposed budget on
UW Tacoma
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Q13
Fox News was there when UW Tacoma celebrated Martin
Luther King Day. See
their coverage
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Professor
Michael Honey’s new book, Going Down Jericho
Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King’s
Last Campaign, is receiving national media
attention. See the media coverage:
Faculty
and staff notes
Serin
Anderson has been hired as coordinator of budget
and collection resources support at the Library.
David Bilbrey has been hired as a media
technician senior in Media Services.
Beth
Jeffrey has moved from Enrollment Services
to become an adviser/recruiter with the Institute of
Technology.
Michael
McMillan has been promoted to administrative
coordinator in the Office of Continuing Studies.
Stacey
Nelson has been hired as an advisor in Admissions
and Outreach.
Betty
Perry has been hired permanently as a conference
coordinator for the Office of Continuing Studies.
Anna
Salyer has
been promoted to head of community outreach at the Library.
Jennifer
Sundheim has been promoted to head of library
collections at the Library.
Carole
Svensson
has been promoted to assistant director of the Library.
The
Office of Advancement's Public Relations & Communications
team earned four awards in the Council
for the Advancement and Support of Education District
VIII communication awards competition in February. The
team took home gold awards in the Projects and Photography
categories, both for the “33 Reasons to Teach”
campaign for the Education Program; a silver award in
the Periodicals category for Terrain; and a
bronze award in the Student and Alumni Publications
category for UW Tacoma’s freshman viewbook.
Justin
Wadland has been promoted to head of media
and visual resources at the Library.
Kathleen
Watt is the new program coordinator for the
Career Development Center.
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