November
2004 • The monthly newsletter for UWT faculty and staff
| Contents |
| Chancellor
candidates talk about UWT's future |
| UWT
names campus diversity leaders |
| Autism
Center set to open |
| Faculty
and staff notes |
| Administrative
Snapshot: A look at the issues and projects at UWT |
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| Upcoming
Events |
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Nov.
17
GIS Day, 8:30 a.m. to noon, BHS building.
The Urban Studies program sponsors this half-day event to
demonstrate how GIS technology
is used to understand and solve planning, emergency management
and environmental health problems. The event will showcase
the technology in a variety of fields. Visit
the Urban Studies Web site
Nov.
18
Sisters of the Road, 12:45 p.m., Carwein
Auditorium. The founders of Sisters of the Road Cafe, a
Portland non-profit group that runs an eatery for the poor
and homeless, will discuss their approach to solving homelessness.
Sponsored by Civitas. Learn
more about Sisters of the Road Cafe
Nov.
20
Apple Cup on the big screen, 3 p.m., Student
Center (Mattress Factory building). Staff, faculty, students,
alumni and friends of UWT are invited to watch the Huskies
take on the Cougars in the Apple Cup Nov. 20 in the Mattress
Factory. Guests can enjoy the game on a big-screen television
in the student lounge. Refreshments will be served, and
games will be available before kickoff. Sponsored by the
UWT Alumni Association.
Nov.
22
Chancellor candidate presentation: Dr. John Miller,
4:30 p.m., Carwein Auditorium. Chancellor candidate John
Miller, provost and vice president of academic affairs
at Eastern Oregon University, will give a public presentation
followed by a brief reception.
Nov.
25-26
Thanksgiving holiday
Nov.
30
Chancellor candidate presentation: Dr. Patricia
Spakes, 4:30 p.m., Carwein Auditorium. Chancellor
candidate Patricia
Spakes, provost and vice president for academic affairs
at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, will give a
public presentation followed by a brief reception.
Dec.
6
Chancellor candidate presentation: Dr. Michael J.
Field, 4:30 p.m., Carwein Auditorium. Chancellor
candidate Michael
J. Field, vice president for academic affairs and provost
at Shawnee State University in Ohio, will give a public
presentation followed by a brief reception.
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Chancellor
candidates talk about UWT's future
The
first two candidates for the UWT chancellorship presented their
ideas about the future of the campus in hour-long public presentations
this month.
Steven
Olswang, interim chancellor of UWT, and Thomas Krepel, president
of Chadron State College in Nebraska, gave presentations on the
topic, "Critical Factors Shaping the Development of UWT over
the Next 10 Years," and met with staff, students, faculty,
administrators and the community during two-day visits to UWT
and the UW Seattle campus. They will be followed by John Miller
of Eastern Oregon University on Nov. 22, Patricia Spakes of Shippensburg
University on Nov. 30 and Michael Field of Shawnee State University
on Dec. 6.
>Read
about Steven Olswang's presentation
>Read
about Thomas Krepel's presentation
New
gallery exhibit focuses on 9/11 attacks
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| German
artist Rudolf Knubel created this piece as part of a mixed-media
exhibit focusing on the impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The exhibit, called "Ground Zero," runs at the UWT
Gallery through Nov. 23. Learn
more about Rudolf Knubel's exhibit |
UWT
names campus diversity leaders
Ruth
Rea, associate professor in Nursing, and Lisa Tice, manager of
Disability Support Services, will serve this year as co-chairs
of the Chancellor's Task Force on Human Diversity.
Task
force members are Wanda Curtis, Laura Delval, Tom Diehm, Lisa
Hoffman, Beth Kalikoff, Emily Keller, Divya McMillin and Jose
Rios, as well as undergraduate Wagoma Burton and graduate student
Sharon Thomas. Ex-officio members are Marcie Lazzari, Steve Smith
and Glenna Chang.
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| Glenna
Chang |
Chang
was recently named UWT's director of diversity and minority
affairs. She is the campus contact point for students,
faculty and staff who have concerns about diversity. She will
build upon the work of Lazzari and Smith, who previously served
as co-directors, to develop diversity services and awareness initiatives.
Interim
Chancellor Steven Olswang has reaffirmed the broad charge of the
task force to work on diversity issues and strategies at UWT and
to promote diversity in positive ways. In a November letter, Olswang
told task force members that UWT cannot overemphasize the importance
of having a welcoming and supportive climate for all members of
the campus community. The task force and the director of diversity
and minority affairs will be working cooperatively to find new,
more creative ways to advance UWT's diversity objectives, which
include employing more faculty and staff of color and building
a more diverse population of students.
According
to data from the UW Equal Opportunity Office (January 2004), 23
percent of UWT staff and 15 percent of faculty are members of
racial/ethnic minority groups, with an overall percentage of 19.
This year, 18 percent of UWT students identified themselves as
being African-American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Native
American.
Autism
Center set to open
A
satellite of the UW Autism Center will open its doors on the UWT
campus within the next month, offering treatment for children
with autism and training for the professionals who work with them.
Staff
members are busy preparing to open the Autism Center on the first
floor of the Cherry Parkes building. The center will help serve
a backlog of hundreds of South Sound families waiting for services
and support school district personnel and others who serve families
and children affected by autism.
"Once
we open our doors, we'll be full," says Allison Brooks, a
school psychologist who will lead the Autism Center at UW Tacoma.
School
district leaders and others advocated for the center when they
learned of the need for additional services and training in the
South Sound region. State Sen. Marilyn Rasmussen (D-Eatonville)
championed a bill in the last Legislature establishing the satellite
center. The bill provides funding for a year; the 2005 Legislature
will determine whether funding will continue.
Autism
is a developmental disorder that affects a child's ability to
communicate and relate to others socially. Early intervention
can promote considerable increases in IQ and language ability,
which results in a significant decrease in the need for special
educational services.
Basket
bids
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| UWT
staff members Terri Simonsen (Social Work) and Tony Myers
(Student Affairs) examine baskets during the annual silent
auction in the GWP atrium. UWT staff and faculty donated the
baskets. The auction generated $1,368 for the Combined Fund
Drive. |
Faculty
and Staff Notes
Sandra
Larson has been named administrative coordinator for
the Office of Continuing Studies.
Joe
Nash has been hired as a maintenance worker in Facilities
Services.
Linda
Spence-Noyer has been named administrator of program
operations in the Office of Student Affairs.
Pauline
Webster has been hired as an office assistant in the
Education program.
Two
babies named Luca have joined the UWT family: Luca Anthony
Andrew Nicoletta Kucher was born Oct. 13 to Julie
Nicoletta (IAS) and Michael Kucher (IAS).
Luca Francisco Rios was born Oct. 30 to Jose
Rios (Education) and his wife, Rachel Hart, Oct. 30.
Both babies and their mothers are doing well.
Administrative
Snapshot: A look at issues and projects at UWT
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