Backstage
star: Naarah McDonald
Naarah
McDonald can pinpoint the moment she fell in love
with theater.
She
was 11. Her mother, who often worked as a theatrical
costumer and makeup artist, took Naarah backstage.
There in the wings, surrounded by actors, stage lights
and the heart-pounding excitement of a live show,
she discovered where she wanted to be.
“I
got hooked,” she says. “You just fall
for the theater—for the energy, the drama, the
fun of opening night.”
Years
later, she’s still hooked. McDonald spends her
days as administrative coordinator in the Milgard
School of Business and her nights and weekends backstage.
She is often called upon to provide wardrobe help
at rock concerts, and her latest directorial effort—a
revised version of The Diary of Anne Frank—debuts
Feb. 9 at the Lakewood Playhouse.
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Norm
Rice to speak at
Martin Luther King Day Unity
Breakfast
Former
Seattle Mayor Norm Rice will be the keynote speaker
at UW Tacoma’s first Martin Luther King Day
Unity Breakfast Monday, Jan. 15 at 8 a.m. in the Mattress
Factory Building.
Rice,
who served as the first African-American mayor of
Seattle, from 1990 to 1997, will speak about the legacy
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the breakfast event,
which is sponsored by UW Tacoma, the Black Student
Union and the Student Activities Board. Approximately
120 people are expected to attend the breakfast, which
is sold out.
Rice
said he is happy to participate in UW Tacoma’s
event.
“I
think it’s important for those of us who are
or have been in any position of service to extend
ourselves on that day to further Dr. King’s
legacy,” said Rice, who is currently working
as a distinguished visiting practitioner at UW’s
Evans School of Public Affairs. “I like the
idea of doing something in his name on his birthday,
instead of just taking a day off.”
Chancellor
Patricia Spakes and UW Tacoma alumnus Lawrence Mayfield,
a former Black Student Union officer, will also speak
at the event. Entertainment will be provided by Tacoma’s
Edwards Temple Church of God in Christ Choir and spoken
word artist Antonio Edwards, and local restaurant
Uncle Thurm’s Soul Food will provide the breakfast
buffet.
UW
Tacoma would benefit from governor’s budget
proposal
Gov.
Gregoire’s proposed 2007-09 budget contains
good news for UW Tacoma.
The
governor suggests increasing enrollment at the University
of Washington and allocating more than $6 million
to design major renovation of the Joy Building on
Pacific Avenue, part of Phase 3 of campus growth.
“Strong
credit goes to UW President Mark Emmert and Provost
Phyllis Wise for their leadership of the UW and commitment
to higher education in the South Sound and to Gov.
Christine Gregoire for her support of access to higher
education,” Spakes said. “This is great
for UW Tacoma and the entire university.”
The
governor’s budget is the first step in the legislative
budget process. The House and Senate will each craft
their own budgets over the next few months. Then negotiations
take place to reach a final budget, which must be
passed by the House and Senate before going to the
Governor for her signature. The regular session is
scheduled to end April 22.
Enrollment: The governor’s
budget includes funding for 1,630 new UW students
over the next two academic years. Enrollment will
be distributed internally across the UW campuses.
UW Tacoma’s original request was for 270 additional
FTE per year to support growth of the freshman class
and to expand transfer and graduate programs.
Phase
3 Construction: The budget provides $6.15
million for pre-design and design for major renovation
of the Joy Building, including the addition of a fourth
floor. This will provide nearly 70,000 square feet
of additional classroom and faculty office space.
Funding for construction would be sought in the subsequent
biennial budget.
‘Going
Down Jericho Road’ book discussion at UW Tacoma
Dr.
Michael Honey (IAS) will lead a discussion on his
new book, Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis
Strike, Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign,
in Carwein Auditorium at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.
17.
Going
Down Jericho Road, which will be released next
week and is already recieving national media attention,
is the first in-depth story of the 1968
Memphis sanitation workers’ strike, a pivotal
moment in the late 20th-century human-rights movement.
The book tells the story of the strike, which started
after two sanitation workers died in their truck due
to outdated equipment and the indifference of their
white supervisors. Their deaths touched off one of
the most significant labor strikes in the history
of the nation, one that before its end would rock
the plantation mentality of Memphis’ government
to its core and, on April 4, 1968, see the tragic
death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Honey
will also discuss and sign copies of the book at the
kickoff of his national book tour at 7 p.m. Jan. 17
in the Olympic Room of the Tacoma Public Library main
branch.
Other
recent and upcoming appearances include:
-
KCTS
Connects: Thursday, Jan. 11 from 7-8 p.m.
-
KUOW’s
“The Beat” with Megan Sukys:
Thursday, Jan. 11 from 2-3 p.m.
-
National
Public Radio's "Fresh Air" with Terry
Gross:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 15, from
6:30-7:30 p.m. on KPLU-FM 88.5.
- UW
Seattle:
Thursday, Jan. 18, at 4 p.m. in Smith Hall, room 102.
The event is sponsored by the University Bookstore
and the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.
Court 17 grand opening on Jan. 17
Get
a glimpse of Tacoma’s newest housing complex at
the opening celebration of Court 17 at UW Tacoma on
Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 2:30 p.m.
Participants
are invited to tour the Court 17 apartments and enjoy
refreshments at the ceremony, which will be held inside
the lobby of the new building at the intersection of
17th and Market streets.
Court
17 is a public/private development consisting of a five-story,
128-unit apartment building and a three-story, 309-car
parking garage. The market-rate apartments are owned
and operated by Lorig & Associates, a Seattle developer;
the garage is owned and operated by UW Tacoma.
The
garage portion of the project was funded with $3 million
provided for Phase 2 of campus construction, a $1 million
low-interest loan from the City of Tacoma and $3.1 million
in bank financing.
Davenport
brings music to UW Tacoma
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| Kim
Davenport |
In
November 2005, Urban Studies Program Administrator
Kim Davenport gave a brief piano performance—and
may have sparked the birth of a new program at UW
Tacoma.
Community
Relations Director Steve Smith had asked Davenport,
an accomplished pianist, to take part in a campus
concert benefiting the Combined Fund Drive. Davenport
arranged to rent a grand piano, but was concerned
that Carwein Auditorium’s acoustics would
not support piano music.
She
was wrong.
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Daniel
Ellsberg to speak at UW Tacoma
Political activist Daniel Ellsberg, the man who
precipitated a national uproar when he released
the Pentagon Papers, will appear at the Washington
State History Museum at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 19. His
talk, which is presented by UW Tacoma, will focus
on the significance of individuals in government
acting in accord with their principles and morality.
In 1971, Ellsberg, a former U.S. military analyst,
leaked the military’s classified account of
the Vietnam War to The New York Times,
revealing to the nation that official U.S. accounts
of decision-making in Vietnam were falsified. Ellsberg’s
act ultimately helped bring an end to the Vietnam
War.
The event is co-sponsored by UWT's Peace and Justice
Advocacy Group and the Arts and Lecture Committee.
For information on this event, contact the Office
of Public Relations and Communications at (253)
692-4536.
Emlet
appointed to second term on HIV/AIDS Council
Associate
Professor Charles Emlet has been selected to serve a
second term on the Governor’s Advisory Council
on HIV/AIDS.
Emlet,
a member of UW Tacoma’s Social Work Program faculty
since 1999, is one of the nation’s leading experts
in HIV disease in older people. He hopes his continued
service on the statewide panel will give him an opportunity
to educate more people about the risks of HIV and AIDS
after age 50.
The
Council on HIV/AIDS advises the governor on policies
related to HIV and AIDS. Its 30 members include health
care professionals, educators, government employees
and people who have AIDS and HIV. Members are appointed
by the governor. Emlet’s term expires in 2009.
Marian
Harris to be honored for volunteer service
Assistant Professor Marian Harris will be honored for
service to the community with the Martin Luther King
Jr. Volunteer Recognition/Community Service Award.
Presented annually by the UW School of Social Work,
the award recognizes Harris for her commitment to empowering
communities of color and children and her volunteer
work for the City of Tacoma. The award will be presented
on Thursday, Jan. 11 as part of the University of Washington’s
annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute. The event begins
at 11:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Warren G. Magnuson
Health Sciences Center at 1959 N.E. Pacific in Seattle.
Harris, who teaches in the Social Work program at UW
Tacoma, is a nationally-recognized advocate for poor
and oppressed African-American birth mothers and their
children in the child welfare system. Her research and
volunteer work focus on the disproportionality of children
of color in the welfare system.
Volunteer
for the South Sound College Fair
Volunteers
are still needed to staff the South Sound College
Fair, a gathering of Washington colleges and universities,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27.
For
the fourth year in a row, UW Tacoma is coordinating
and hosting the free fair, where representatives from
more than a dozen colleges and universities will meet
with prospective students and offer tips on applications,
financial aid, advising, degrees, continuing education
and more. In addition, participants can tour the growing
campus and shop at neighborhood stores and restaurants.
Coordinators
are seeking staff members to help direct vehicle and
foot traffic on campus during the event. For more
information or to volunteer, contact Fiona Johnson,
director of recruitment, at fionaj@u.washington.edu.
UW
Tacoma in the news
News and projects of interest to
the UW Tacoma community.
Faculty
and staff notes
Ed
Aviles has been hired as a security officer
in Campus Safety.
Dayna
Barr has
been hired as an office assistant in Campus Safety.
Bjorn
Benson has been hired as a part-time academic
adviser in the General Education Center.
Zaide
Chavez has been hired as an administrative
coordinator at the Institute of Technology.
Erica
Coe is the new head of instruction services
in the Library.
Kelli
Pearsall has been hired as an office assistant
in Enrollment Services.
Kate
Reinking has been hired as program coordinator
in the Social Work Program.
Administrative
Snapshot: A look at issues and projects at UWT
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you are working on a project of interest to the UWT
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