WSU Spokane Campus Bulletin
Issue 2004-4 (February 18, 2004)
IN THIS ISSUE
Chancellor search
is under way
Washington State University is searching for an innovative
leader for its Spokane campus. The individual will be Chancellor of
WSU Spokane while also coordinating health sciences activities
across the university system as Vice Provost for Health
Science.
"Representatives from the Pullman campus, WSU Spokane, WSU
Vancouver, and the Spokane community serving on the search
committee encourage nominations and applications for this important
position. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership
and communication skills and will play a major role in the future
of WSU Spokane," says Mary Doyle, chair of
the search committee and WSU's chief technology officer/vice
president for information systems.
Upper division and graduate academic programs located at the
Spokane Riverpoint campus include a variety of design, engineering,
social science and health science offerings. The College of Nursing
is also located in Spokane in its own facility. WSU Spokane has a
growing research base and a strong collaborative relationship with
researchers across the system. Because of the thriving health
services community, Spokane was identified as the location for the
new position of vice provost for health science. Ongoing
cooperation continues between university health science research
interests and the community.
Joint research, graduate education and outreach in the health
sciences also already occur between WSU Spokane and the main
research campus in Pullman. The vice provost will be key to
coordinating opportunities for interdisciplinary health sciences
projects to benefit the university, the state, and beyond.
Full information on the position, application requirements and
more can be found at http://www.spokane.wsu.edu/ChancellorSearch
. The search committee plans to begin reviewing applications March
1. The position will remain open until filled.
Schmidt appointed to
state guardianship board
Chief Justice Gerry Alexander has appointed Winsor
Schmidt, chair of the Department of Health Policy and
Administration (at right, with HPA student Joe Clancy), to a
term on the Certified
Professional Guardian Board (CPGB) of Washington Courts.
The CPGB oversees and assists professional guardians in assuring
the competent and ethical care of individuals who are legally
incapacitated due to dementia, developmental disability, stroke,
brain injury, chronic mental illness or other causes.
During his three-year term, which ends in 2006, Schmidt will
serve on the Standards of Practice Committee, reviewing and
maintaining the standards-of-practice document, overseeing
complaints and initiating investigative process. He will also
assist as a member of the Ethics Committee reviewing requests for
ethical opinions from Certified Professional Guardians and making
recommendations to the Board concerning those opinions.
Schmidt's research focuses on health, mental health, and
elder law and policy. Recognized as a national expert on
guardianship, he first established his leadership in the field with
"Public Guardianship and the Elderly" and has most
recently been published in the Stetson Law Review with "The
Wingspan of Wingspread: What is Known and Not Known about the State
of the Guardianship and Public Guardianship System Thirteen years
after the Wingspread National Guardianship Symposium."
In 2003, Schmidt presented at the National Guardianship
Association Annual Conference. He is currently working with HPA
students towards publication of the research presented, which
addressed the history, implementation, and legal theory of public
guardianship in Virginia.
Schmidt is serving as a consultant to a research project funded
by the Retirement Research Foundation on public guardianship in
seven states. Along with his research responsibilities and service
on the CPGB, Schmidt is a 12-year member of the Board of Directors
for the National Committee
for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, where he serves on the
Finance Committee.
He earned an AB in government from Harvard University, a JD in
public law from American University, and his LLM in mental health
law from the University of Virginia.
Riverpoint
memorandum of understanding signed
An agreement between Eastern Washington University and
Washington State University concerning planning for growth at the
Riverpoint campus has been signed by presidents Stephen Jordan and
V. Lane Rawlins.
WSU Spokane Interim Chancellor Rom Markin
describes the MOU as providing a forward-looking framework for
cooperation and positive direction for the campus. He encourages
faculty and staff to think creatively about ways to get extra value
from our relationship with this sister institution.
"The agreement is as good as the intentions of those who
put it into practice," he notes, adding that it requires
"an emotional and professional investment on the part of both
institutions to make this work."
The full text of the MOU is available as a
PDF file.
Did you know...
about recycling on the Riverpoint campus
Take a quick look around your office. Are any of the following
items making it less than tidy? A box of old, used paper; a stack
of cardboard boxes threatening to topple over at any moment; or
several empty aluminum cans strewn across your desk? Would you like
to get these materials out of your office but don't want to
just throw them in the garbage? Then the recycling program at WSU
Spokane is here to help!
Recycling services are performed in both the Health Sciences
Building and Phase I Classroom Building on the Riverpoint campus.
Large recycling bins are located in the work rooms and at the
loading dock areas of both buildings.
Items collected for recycling include newspaper, white paper,
mixed paper, phone books, magazines, cardboard, computer paper,
ledger paper, paper bags, junk mail, fax paper, brochures, and
shredded material. Each large blue bin is posted with a sticker
from Waste Management detailing what can be placed in the
bin.
Facilities Operations collects mixed paper and cardboard, and
recycles them through the City of Spokane Solid Waste program.
Aluminum cans are also collected and proceeds obtained from their
recycling are in turn returned to campus budgets.
Recycling services are currently not available through WSU
Spokane in the Ad Annex building.
What would you like to learn about in "Did You
Know"? Send your ideas to Renee DeWees, dewees@wsu.edu, who will track down the
answer for a future Bulletin article.
Ndubisi profiled in
national publication
He planned to be a medical doctor, and ended up a landscape
architect. As a graduate student from Nigeria, studying in Canada,
he noticed subtle cultural differences, developing the sensitivity
that would later win him awards for his work with Amerindian
cultures.
Learn a little more about Interdisciplinary Design Institute
director and professor of landscape architecture Forster
Ndubisi in the online profile recently
published in the Landscape Architecture News Digest, the national
online publication of the American Society for Landscape
Architecture.
Personnel and
staffing changes
Promotion
Mark French, Custodian Lead, effective 2/12/04
Recruitment
Custodian, Facilities Operations, apply by March 1
Program Assistant - Upward Bound Program, apply by March 1
Searches
Research Professor, Sleep Research Initiative, Health Sciences,
position is open until filled
Clinical Assistant Professor (3 positions), Pharmacotherapy,
positions are open until filled
Chancellor & Vice Provost for Health Sciences, WSU Spokane,
position is open until filled
Meet the neighbors:
Red Lion BBQ & PUB
Red Lion BBQ & Pub
126 North Division
Spokane, WA 99202
Owner: Gavin Swenson
Phone: 835-LION (5466)
Fax: 835-4014
Located on the corner of Division and Main, the Red Lion BBQ
& Pub is "paws down, the best BBQ in town." Famous
for their specialty sandwiches, including the Wine Broiled Chicken,
the Meatloaf Sandwich, the "Big Dave," a pork sandwich
with coleslaw and all the traditional favorites, bring your bib for
this dinning experience. Family owned and operated since 1960 their
unofficial slogan is "we cater to you."
Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 11:00
a.m.-2:00 a.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-1:00a.m
Happy Hour: Every night between 4:00 and 6:00pm
come in for $4.00 domestic pitcher and $2.50 wells
What We Do: Dine-in Restaurant and Sports Pub.
Red Lion also offers Full-Service catering for any special
affair.
On the Web: http://www.redlionbarbeque.com
Check out the menu.
Student Advantage: Show your valid student ID
and receive a 10 percent discount!
Community
connections
Spokane Science
Bowl March 13
For the third year, WSU Spokane will serve as the site for the
Department of Energy Spokane Science Bowl. This fast-paced
"Jeopardy"-style competition is a highly publicized
academic competition among teams of high school students.
Washington State University serves as a major sponsor, providing
T-shirts to all student participants.
Teams are comprised of five students who compete in round robin
competition followed by a double elimination final. Students answer
timed, multiple choice and short answer questions in astronomy,
biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, earth, computer and
general science. The knowledge of these great young folks is truly
amazing.
The top team from each region wins an expenses-paid trip to the
national competition in Washington, DC, April 30 - May 3, 2004.
Regionally, trophies are awarded to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th
place teams. Members of the winning team have in the past received
scholarships, and Sportsmanship and All Star Awards are also
granted.
Members of the Spokane Science Bowl Steering Committee include
Steve Meltzer, Charlotte Hardt, Bettie Rundlett,
and Barb Chamberlain.
Volunteer opportunities exist for all who wish to participate.
Your assistance is needed with the following:
Friday, March 12, beginning at 2:30 p.m.: Room and equipment set up
in the Phase I Classroom Building. Prepare team boxes, set up
buzzer/lockout systems in classrooms.
Saturday, March 13, day of competition: 8:00 a.m. through 12:00,
2:00 or 5:00 p.m., depending on your availability.
- Student and volunteer sign in, lunch set up and clean up,
equipment take down after at the end of the day
- A moderator (question reader), scientific judge, rules judge,
scorer, timer and special awards monitor are needed in each of
eleven competition rooms. Volunteers will be assigned to a team to
serve in one of the rooms throughout the event. A scientific
background is helpful for the moderator and science judge positions
but is not necessary for the rules judge, timer, scorer or
monitor.
Officials are asked to go through a training session on Friday,
March 12 4-5 p.m. or 6:30-7:30 p.m. in room 114 of the Phase I
Classroom Building. We will go over the rules and acquaint you with
the equipment. We also have a training video on request if you are
unable to come to a Friday session.
We will provide snacks, lunch and a t-shirt or sweatshirt plus a
certificate of appreciation. Bolunteers leave this event with a
great feeling of contributing to the advancement of the awesome
students who participate in this event. Volunteer and bring a
friend, too!
To volunteer or for more information please contact Sheila
Krueger at sheila@inwcomputing.com or
(509) 921-8069.
Pharmacy Students
Participate in Healthy Heart Day
 On
Saturday, Feb. 7, pharmacy students from  WSU Spokane volunteered their time to conduct screenings at
Nordstrom's Healthy Heart Day. Shoppers were encouraged to have
their blood pressure checked, have a BMI (body mass index)
calculated and/or participate in stroke risk screening.
Sixty-three shoppers participated in the stroke screening, 46
had their body mass index checked and many others had a blood
pressure check. It was viewed as a great success by Nordstrom's
organizers, the students and the shoppers who stopped by.
Six students participated in the event (organized by 3rd year
student Zuly Eden). Catrina
Schwartz, clinical assistant professor of pharmacotherpay,
and Susan Jackman, RN, Community Health Education
Resources, served as preceptors for the event.
Celebration
of excellence
Here's an opportunity for you to get involved with
Washington State University and the Alumni Association! The WSU
Celebration of Excellence is coming to Spokane, Sunday March 14,
and volunteers are needed for setting up, greeting students and
parents, helping people check in, handing out gifts during the
program, taking Polaroid pictures of students with Butch, and lots
of other fun stuff. Here are the details.
Date: Sunday, March 14: Event takes place 2 to 4 p.m. Volunteers
needed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (whatever amount of time you can
participate)
Location: DoubleTree Spokane City Center, 322 N Spokane Falls Ct,
Spokane
For the Spokane event, it is anticipated that 350 parents and
students (150 students) will attend. High school seniors with a 3.6
GPA and above who have been admitted to Washington State University
will be invited to these events, along with their parents.
The Celebrations of Excellence provide an opportunity for
students and their parents to meet with Washington State University
faculty, students, alumni, and administrators. We will celebrate
the students' excellent academic achievements and provide them
with an opportunity to learn more about the exceptional world-class
programs that await them at Washington State University.
Please let Rian Emmerson know if you are interested in
participating in this event! It is a very rewarding experience and
a chance for you to share your wonderful experiences at WSU with
these incoming students. Rian can be reached at 536-4477 or
rianemmerson@msn.com.
Way to go!
The technical display at the Jan. 8 WSU Spokane campus planning
dialogue could not have been more impressive, thanks to the IT
craftsmanship of Kenny Bisagno and Sicco
Rood here, and Chris Rhoads at WSU
Vancouver.
They transferred a WHETS hook-up to the big screen in the
auditorium and attendees were treated to a live presentation from
WSU Vancouver by chancellor Hal Dengerink, complete with Hal's
PowerPoint presentation on screen along with his image. (Thanks
from the communications staff, and everyone who was there; since
Hal was snowed in, this was the only way he could participate.)
Send your "Way to Go!" comments to Renee
DeWees at dewees@wsu.edu and watch for your
thanks to be published in an upcoming issue of the Campus
Bulletin!
Find it on the Web
- World Class
Faculty: Check out the online profiles featured as links from
our home page. The images rotate randomly on the home page, but the
profiles are always available from this central profile page. You
can also navigate to this page by choosing "About WSU Spokane"
from the home page, "People"
in the lefthand navigation, and "Profiles"
in the lefthand navigation there.
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Bulletin archives: Links to past issues of the Campus Bulletin
from Oct. 2003 forward.
- In the
News: Media coverage of campus programs and people
- News
Releases: Recent news releases and links to news releases
organized by subject.
- Events
Calendar: What's going on around here, anyway?
- Department
Overviews: Links to background information on campus units
(Word documents)
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