WSU Spokane Campus Bulletin
Issue 2004-17 (September 22, 2004)
IN THIS ISSUE
Blossom named
director of Interdisciplinary Design Institute
 Washington State University faculty member Nancy
Blossom, chair of the interior design program and director
of the interdisciplinary design program, has been named director of
the Interdisciplinary
Design Institute at WSU Spokane. Blossom has served as
assistant director of the institute since 2002, when she joined WSU
Spokane.
“I'm looking forward to the exciting opportunity to
lead the design institute,” Blossom said. “Engaging
faculty as collaborative, interdisciplinary thinkers is immensely
rewarding for us as scholars and provides students with a rich
learning experience that makes them better designers.”
Former director Forster Ndubisi left WSU Spokane for a position
at Texas A&M University as chair of its Department of Landscape
Architecture and Urban Planning.
News
release online (Sept. 14, 2004) 
Kingrey to head
education programs
 A long-time educator and school administrator has joined the
faculty in educational administration at Washington State
University Spokane. Joan Kingrey will serve as
director of education programs at the Spokane campus, and will
serve as a project coordinator for community outreach in the
college of education's Center for Educational Partnerships.
News
release online (Sept. 17, 2004)
International health
services research expert
joins health policy &
administration
 A health services research expert with international
experience has joined Washington State University Spokane in the
department of health policy and administration. “My research
assesses the global disease burden and cost effectiveness of
various types of interventions aimed at improving access,
utilization, and related health outcomes of people with chronic
illnesses, particularly for Type 2 diabetes,” explained
assistant professor Fevzi Akinci. “The aim has consistently
been to conduct research that not only makes a contribution to the
field, but also can make improvements for many types of health care
providers and policy makers.”
News
release online
Pharmacy students head to
national competition
A team of four WSU pharmacy students has been invited to a
competition in Boston in October at the annual meeting of the
National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).
A business plan prepared by the students – Jeana
Little, Jennifer Aichele, Jaclyn Lopez and Silvia
Perez – was one of three plans selected for a final
round of competition from the 16 plans submitted to the NCPA's
first-ever student business plan competition. Results were
announced at a recent meeting of the American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy in Salt Lake City.
If the WSU students win the competition in October, they will
receive $3,000 for their student chapter of NCPA, the WSU College
of Pharmacy will receive $3,000 for its dean's fund, and the
students, their advisor, and the College dean will receive a trip
– travel, lodging, registration paid – to a February
meeting of the NCPA at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
The team's advisor was Linda Garrelts
MacLean, WSU clinical assistant professor of
pharmacotherapy. The four WSU students entered their fourth and
final year of pharmacy school fall 2004.
News
release online (July 16, 2004)
Did you know?
Majors, programs,
degrees, and more
You hear official academic terms such as college, program, and
degree used every day, but have you ever wondered what they
actually mean? Here is your quick reference guide to some commonly
used university jargon.
The information here is from the Academic Regulations, found in
the WSU Spokane Student Handbook and on the Web under Registrar--Academic
Regulations.
Major: The principal field of study of a
student at a university. At WSU, students may declare an intent to
major in a field upon being admitted to the university. Upon
completing 24 credits, meeting the relevant requirements, and
receiving approval from the certifying department, program, or
school, a student may certify in an academic major. Students must
certify in a major when they have reached 60 hours—transfers
may take another semester to decide. A second major requires taking
all of the required coursework, minus the general education
requirements.
Minor: The secondary field of academic
concentration or specialization. At WSU, minors require a minimum
of 16 credits, half of which must be in upper division work. Not
all programs offer a minor.
Concentration: Degrees may have a focused
cluster of courses in a particular area that builds on a core of
foundation courses common to all concentrations in the degree.
Examples are the three concentrations available within the BA
Professional Development offered at WSU Spokane.
Degree: An award conferred by a college,
university, or other post-secondary education institution as
official recognition for the successful completion of a program of
studies.
Program: An academic program
(interdepartmental) is defined as a program which envisages an
individual budget, an administrative officer, and a set of courses
leading to a degree. Faculty who participate in the academic
program may maintain a departmental affiliation. Requirements and
procedures for the establishment of a special program are given in
the Educational Policies and Procedures Manual. The administrative
head of an academic program is a Director.
College: A college is an organization of
schools, departments, special programs and other units which have
broad, common instructional and research interests (e.g., Business
and Economics). The administrative head of a college is a Dean.
School: A school is a combination of two or
more departments, programs or curricula that functions as an
alternative to a department. Requirements and procedures for the
establishment of a school are given in the Educational Policies and
Procedures Manual. The administrative head of a school is a
Director.
Department: A teaching unit with a faculty
which performs the regular duties of instruction, research, and
service of the unit in all matters relating to curricular and
educational policies of the unit, subject to approval of the
Faculty Senate. Academic departments require (1) an individual
budget, (2) an administrative officer, (3) an authorized faculty,
and (4) a set of courses with a designated prefix ordinarily
leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees.
New fax
cover sheets available
Fax cover sheets customized for each building on campus include
copy that provides a quick snapshot of WSU Spokane accomplishments
and activities.
Get your updated version online by following the links from the
Faculty/Staff Web
page.
2004
Cleveland Visiting Scholar Events Sept. 23
Carol Reineck ('72) is the 2004 WSU Intercollegiate College of
Nursing Cleveland Visiting Scholar. The CVS events will be held
at the Intercollegiate College of Nursing Sept. 23.
Reineck will offer two separate lectures to faculty, staff,
students and the general public. The presentation for faculty,
staff and students titled “C.A.R.E. A Registered Nurse's
Military and Civilian Career Journey” through clinical,
administration, research and education pathways, will be held from
1:00-2:30 p.m. in room 156 and will be broadcast live via WHETS to
Pullman, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Walla Walla and Yakima.
The evening presentation, which is open to the general public,
community health professionals, faculty, staff and students, is
titled “The Registered Nurse, a National Treasure.” The
lecture will begin at 5:30 p.m. in room 156 of the ICN building,
2917 N. Fort George Wright Drive, and will be broadcast live via
WHETS to Pullman, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Walla Walla and
Yakima.
Continuing education credits are available for both
presentations. Contact Carol Johns for CE credit information,
cjohns@wsu.edu, 324-7354.
A 4:30 p.m. reception in the main hallway will precede the
evening presentation.
Contact Karen Malone in the Advancement and External Relations
office for information related to Cleveland Visiting Scholar campus
events: malone@wsu.edu,
(32)4-7339.
Career Expo of the Palouse Sept. 29
Don't forget to remind students of the upcoming Career EXPO
of the Palouse, to be held at the Kibbie Dome at the University of
Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, on Wednesday, September 29, 2004, from 9
a.m.-3 p.m.
This major fall career fair is a collaborative effort between
Washington State University and the University of Idaho career
services offices. There is no fee for attending! WSU Spokane
students are welcome and encouraged to attend. Many employers
attend the fair and are interested in recruiting graduates and
interns from all majors.
For additional information, go to www.careers.wsu.edu and click on
Career Fairs & Events.
Health & Wellness Committee meeting
set for Sept. 30
Wellness enthusiasts, here's your chance! September 30,
10-11:30 a.m., attend the inaugural meeting of the Campus Wellness
Committee in SCLS 117.
Agenda items: (1) identify a regular meeting schedule and (b)
begin to sketch out how our Camp Well Com might take shape.
Bring your ideas. Bring your commitment to physical, nutritional
and social fitness on campus. Bring your energy and enthusiasm. And
by all means, bring your friends.
If you're not able to attend this meeting, and would like to
be part of the wellness movement here on campus, drop Kelly
LaGrutta a line at lagrutta@wsu.edu.
In the meantime, think well, speak well, and be well.
Community connections
Manna: Music for a
Hungry World
Westminster Congregational United Church of Christ is hosting
“Manna: Music for a Hungry World”, a benefit concert on
September 26 for the Second Harvest Food Bank. A small portion of
the proceeds will also go to the Downtown Meals on Wheels program.
To keep the concert family friendly it will begin at 4:30 in the
afternoon and only last about one and a half hours. The concert
will be held at the church, located at 411 S. Washington,
Spokane.
The concert will be entertaining and diverse with a kids'
performance, the Bethel A.M.E. Church choir, and classical,
bluegrass, and Celtic tunes. The suggested donation is $15.00 for
adults but any amount is accepted. Kids just need to bring a jar of
peanut butter! There will be a raffle and a silent auction of
assorted gifts and baskets during intermission.
Please contact 624-1366 for more information.
Inland
Northwest Business Alliance looks at economic impact of
gay-friendly community; Candace Gingrich to speak Oct. 2
What would it mean to have a visible gay community in
Spokane?
That's the question the Inland Northwest Business Alliance
(INBA), a nonprofit established to promote and support gay and
gay-friendly businesses and professionals in the region, seeks to
answer. INBA's Vision Committee has been meeting for 14 months,
and now they're ready to involve the gay and allied community
in the conversation.
“We want to find out how a visible gay community can
benefit Spokane as a whole,” says Marvin Reguindin, Vision
Committee co-chair.
According to Richard Florida, a speaker at Spokane's
“Street Party on Post” in 2003 and the Heinz Professor
of Economic Development at Carnegie Mellon University, the
“creative class” comprises more than 30 percent of the
nation's workforce and represents a significant economic power.
Members of the creative class gravitate toward environments that
spark their creativity, particularly communities marked by the
three Ts: technology, talent, and tolerance. Several cities around
the country, including Spokane, are using Florida's ideas to
rethink their urban revitalization strategies.
Florida's theory asserts that openness to the gay community
encourages creativity and high-tech growth. INBA wants to explore
how Spokane can best develop the third “T,” tolerance,
and reap the economic advantages that result.
The group is interested in the social benefits as well. “A
visible gay community would help all of us break down the crippling
fear of discrimination and the fear of having no support,”
says Christopher Lawrence, a gay resident of Spokane. “We
would no longer need to isolate ourselves.”
INBA's effort will include an October 2 event entitled,
“Building Community, Creating a Vision” with a keynote
address by Candace Gingrich of the Human Rights Campaign — a
national, bipartisan organization that works to advance equality
based on sexual orientation — along with a subsequent series
of community workshops for gathering citizen input.
WSU Spokane is a co-sponsor of the Candace Gingrich appearance.
The event will be held 2-4 p.m. in the Phase I Classroom Building
auditorium. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., and attendees may register to
vote at the event.
The Spokane-based Inland Northwest Business Alliance is a
nonprofit established in 1994 to promote and support gay and
gay-friendly businesses and professionals in the region. Its
members meet for lunch monthly to hear presentations on business
topics or GLBTQ/Allied (people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender, or questioning, and their straight allies) issues.
For more information contact Bonnie Aspen, Co-chair, Vision
Committee, Inland Northwest Business Alliance, (509) 838-3866,
avatar@aspen-willow.com.
University
District community workshop Sept. 27
The third in a series of community workshops on the University
District strategic master plan will be held Monday, Sept. 27, from
6-8 p.m. at the Avista Auditorium, 1411 E. Mission Avenue. A draft
plan for the University District will be presented and workshop
participants will be encouraged to provide feedback.
Free parking for the workshop is available in the lots adjacent
to the Avista headquarters building. Attendees should use the front
entrance to the building. From there, they will be directed to the
auditorium.
Personnel and
staffing changes
Comings
Greg Belenky, Director, Sleep Research and
Performance, HREC,
effective 9/1/04
Kristin Souers, Research Associate, Child & Family Research
Unit, effective 9/1/04
Laura Scholtens, Secretary Senior, Communications
& Development, effective 9/17/04
Goings
Jill Royston, Program Assistant, Health Policy
& Administration, effective 9/24/04
Promotion
Doug Stephens, promoted to Program Coordinator,
Speech & Hearing Sciences, effective 9/1/04
Searches
Chancellor, WSU Spokane, position is open until filled
Admissions Counselor, part-time, Student Services, apply by
10/8/04
Senior Associate/Full Professor, Criminal Justice, open until
filled
Way to go!
"Way to go" is the place for you to recognize a
co-worker's extra effort, outstanding contribution, or
all-around good nature that makes your work day go a little more
smoothly.
Send your “Way to Go!” comments to Laura
Scholtens, scholtens@mail.wsu.edu, and
watch for your thanks to be published in an upcoming issue of the
Campus Bulletin!
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