Administrative
Snapshot: November 2004
Names
of key participants appear in brackets at the end of most items.
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NEW THIS MONTH
Come
Together Washington on UWTV
In
a fascinating and inspiring event Oct. 15, the UW launched the
public phase of its $2 billion capital campaign at Come Together
Washington, held on the UW campus. Hubert Locke, professor and
dean emeritus of the Evans School of Public Affairs served as
master of ceremonies for the event, which featured a keynote address
by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and remarks by President Emmert
and campaign chair Regent William H. Gates Jr.
UWTV
is broadcasting the evening's program throughout November, via
cable on various channels, including 27, 68 and 90, depending
on your location and cable provider.
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Visit the UWTV Web site
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NEW THIS MONTH
Giving
opportunities at UWT
In
conjunction with Campaign UW: Creating Futures, UW Tacoma's development
staff is identifying giving opportunities at UWT that will appeal
to donors and support campus objectives for academic growth and
community impact. Gifts are being sought to endow faculty chairs
and scolarships and to support initiatives such as the Japanese
Language School memorial garden and a global honors college (which
has received temporary funding through a grant from the Provost's
Office). [Carol
Van Natta]
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NEW THIS MONTH
Social
Work reaccreditation visit
Accredited
by the Council on Social Work Education as a program option of
the University of Washington, Seattle's School of Social Work,
UWT's Social Work programs are currently going through the periodic
reaccreditation process along with the School of Social Work at
UWS. A site visitor will be at UWT Nov. 16. [Marcie Lazzari]
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NEW THIS MONTH
Dual
admission
Academic
Directors are discussing expanded options for dual admission,
which allows students to reserve a seat at UWT at the same time
that they are admitted to a participating community college. UWT
has had a dual admission program between the Institute and some
of our partner community colleges (Highline, Pierce, TCC and South
Puget Sound) for several years, but so far dual admission has
not been available to students in other UWT programs.
[Jack Nelson]
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NEW THIS MONTH
Commencement
Because
the Tacoma Dome is hosting an international sporting event and
will be unavailable for Commencement, UWT's June 10 graduation
ceremonies will be held at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center.
The venue is much smaller than the Dome, so the number of tickets
may have to be limited. Commencement planning meetings have begun.
[Steve Smith]
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NEW THIS MONTH
Institute
director search
As
Jack Nelson announced in his uwtline of Oct. 26, Institute of
Technology Director Larry Crum has decided to step down from the
director's position at the end of the academic year and expects
to serve after that as a part-time faculty member. A committee
charged with searching for a new Institute director has been appointed.
Bill Richardson is chairing the search. The search committee includes
faculty members Sam Chung and George Mobus (Institute of Technology),
Frank Cioch (UW Bothell), Craig Chambers (UW Seattle) and Cheryl
Greengrove (IAS), Institute staff member Courtney Randazzo and
Institute advisory board member Glen McNeil, of Sagem Morpho.
[Jack Nelson]
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NEW THIS MONTH
15th-year
events
This
academic year marks UW Tacoma's 15th serving the South Sound,
and an array of events are being planned to celebrate this milestone.
In the spring, Founders Day events (including the celebration
of the year's pinnacle awards including the Distinguished Teaching
Award, the Distinguished Service Awards, the Distinguished Research
Award, the Rod Hagenbuch Award and the Community Founders Award)
will have a 15th-year focus and in the fall, a gala is being planned
to mark the conclusion of the 15th year and formally welcome the
permanent chancellor. [Carol Van Natta]
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NEW THIS MONTH
2707
The
UW's recommendations for the future of UW Tacoma and UW Bothell
will be on the agenda for the Academic Affairs subcommittee of
the Regents Nov. 18 and on the Regents' agenda Nov. 19. [Jack
Nelson, Mike Wark]
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Read UWT's
report
> Read
Bothell's report
> Read
University Week's Nov. 4 story
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NEW THIS MONTH
Tri-campus
Task Force
About
15 UWT faculty members, staff and students attended the tri-campus
retreat Oct. 29-30. Nearly 90 representatives from all three UW
campuses met with President Emmert and UW regents Dan Evans, Shelly
Yapp and Constance Proctor to discuss tri-campus issues. The retreat
was part of the UW's effort to take a deliberate and intentional
approach to developing the structure of its three-campus institution.
[Belinda Louie]
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Learn
more about the Tri-Campus Task Force
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UPDATED FROM LAST ISSUE
Tuition
and Fee Policy Committee
Chaired
by Bill Zumeta, associate dean of the UW's Evans School of Public
Affairs, the Tuition and Fee Policy Committee is beginning to
discuss policy issues regarding payment of student services and
activities fees and technology fees, as well as course and program
fees. Currently, for example, there are differences in some fees
for summer vs. all other quarters. UWT student leaders will be
contacted for their input. [Sharon Fought]
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UPDATED FROM LAST ISSUE
Research
consultant position
Applications have been reviewed and finalists are being identified
for the research consultant position. The person hired to fill
this position will work with faculty and staff and help the campus
continue to develop its research infrastructure. Among position
responsibilities will be that of identifying funding sources for
faculty across disciplines. [Sharon Fought]
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UPDATED FROM LAST ISSUE
UWT
data reports on SIS
The
electronic fact book on the Student Information System (SIS) is
available for internal use.
Majors, degrees, and curricula data currently authorized are in
a new report (No. 43). Some updated autumn quarter reports are
posted, including those for age/gender by program, ethnicity,
and number of degrees and certificates awarded for 2003-04.
"Help"
topics are listed under "External Links." Please review
the introductory information on SIS before using the reports.
FERPA training is required to use the database and use is currently
restricted to UWT administration, staff and faculty advisers.
All information is confidential. More information is available
on the DataPlus Web Site. If you have additional questions about
the SIS application, contact the Director of Information Technology
at ppow@u.washington.edu.
[Sharon Fought (Academic Affairs)]
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UPDATED FROM LAST ISSUE
Assembly
building in predesign phase
The
UW Capital and Space Planning Office and the Capital Projects
Office have retained LMN, the Seattle architectural firm that
helped design the first phases of campus construction, to prepare
predesign documents for conversion of the "Dawg Shed"
to an assembly hall for UWT. Predesign documents are required
by the Office of Financial Management in Olympia as support for
a capital appropriation request. The architects have met with
a planning committee of UWT faculty, staff and administrators
to begin to define the functional needs of the assembly hall.
The predesign was completed in mid-October to meet budget submittal
schedules. [Fred King]
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Learn
more about CASPO
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UPDATED FROM LAST ISSUE
Cafe
Indochine
Cafe
Indochine, an upscale Thai restaurant, began construction of a
new restaurant in retail space in the Cherry Parkes building on
Pacific Avenue Sept. 1. The opening of the restaurant is expected
in early January. [Fred King]
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Commerce
Street
A
request was submitted to the City of Tacoma for legal vacation
of the south end of Commerce (between 19th and 21st) and the north
end of Commerce (outside Dougan). By vacating the street, the
city would turn control over to the University. All of the abutting
property owners are in support of the street vacation. A hearing
on the vacation was held Aug. 3. Official vacation of the street
is expected in January or February. [Fred King]
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UPDATED FROM LAST ISSUE
Jefferson
Plaza landscaping
Landscape
containers are now in place and will be planted soon. [Fred King]
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STILL CURRENT FROM LAST ISSUE
Faculty
searches
Searches
are underway for faculty positions in the Milgard School of Business
(three positions, in accounting, finance and marketing), Education
(two positions, in multicultural education and mathematics education),
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (two positions, in sociology
and international relations), Social Work (one position) and Urban
Studies (one position). [Jack Nelson]
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STILL CURRENT FROM LAST ISSUE
Housing/Parking
Now
named "Court 17," the housing/parking project slated
for groundbreaking in March 2005 will provide a 310-stall parking
garage to be owned by the UW Tacoma with a 129-unit, privately
owned apartment building on top. The Regents reviewed the latest
schematic design in June. The University's architectural commission
reviewed design development drawings Sept. 13 in Seattle. Bids
for the garage portion of the project are expected by January
2005. Proposed site is on Market Street at 17th. Drawings of the
planned project are on display in the GWP atrium. [Fred King]
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View the 2003
campus master plan (PDF; CAUTION: Very large file)
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Learn more about the UW
Architectural Commission
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