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NAME OF DEPT STUDENT/FACULTY DESCRIPTION PARTICIPANT (S) Mike Phipps Aerospace Studies Faculty Major Phipps was selected as the Air University’s Field Grade Officer (FGO) of the Year (2015) for his work in Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)and while deployed. There are more than 350 FGOs in Air University! Kathleen Barlow Anthropology Faculty Kathleen Barlow published “Integrating Western Medicine and Local Practice: Contributions of a Mission-based Maternity Clinic to Maternal and Child Health in the Lower Sepik Region of Papua New Guinea.” Pp. 41-73. IN Missing the Mark? Women and the Millennium Development Goals in Africa and Oceania. Naomi McPherson, ed. Brunswick, CA: Demeter Press. Published April 2016. Ian Buvit Anthropology Faculty Ian Buvit and Steven Hackenberger, along with eight co-authors, Steven published “Geophysical investigation of a Middle Holocene Hackenberger archaeological site along the Yukon River, Alaska.” The Leading Edge. April 2016:345-349. Patrick McCutcheon Anthropology Faculty Patrick McCutcheon and Resource Management graduate student, Sonja Kassa, published The Archaeology of Obsidian Occurrence in Sonja Kassa Student Stone Tool Manufacture and use along Two Reaches of the Northern Mid-Columbia River, Washington. Journal of Northwest Anthropology 50(1):79-102. Spring 2016. Lori Sheeran Anthropology Faculty Lori Sheeran and Steve Wagner published with co-authors: Sun BH; Steve Wagner Biological Sciences Wang X; Bernstein S; Huffman MA; Xia DP; Gu ZY; Chen R; Sheeran LK; Wagner RS; Li JH. Marked variation between Winter and Spring gut microbiota in free-ranging Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana). Scientific Reports. Lori Sheeran Anthropology Faculty Lori Sheeran and Steve Wagner published with co-authors: Bernstein Steve Wagner Biological Sciences S; Koda H; Sheeran LK; Wagner RS; Li JH. The Vocal repertoire of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana): A quantitative classification and a comparative perspective. American Journal of Primatology. Lori Sheeran Anthropology Faculty Lori Sheeran and Lixing published with co-authors: Sun Wang X; Lixing Sun Biological Sciences Sun LX; Sheeran LK; Sun BH; Zhang QX: Zhang D; Xia DP; Li JH. Social rank versus affiliation: Which is more related to leadership during group movements in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana)? American Journal of Primatology. DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22546. Attachment 1 Page 1
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Lori Sheeran Anthropology Faculty Lori Sheeran presented “Human and Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana) interactions in the Valley of the Wild Monkeys, Huangshan, China.” 5th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science, Inuyama, Japan, March 3-6, 2016. Penglin Wang Anthropology Faculty Several Anthropology faculty and students presented at the 69th Elizabeth Seelye Students Annual Northwest Anthropology Conference, March 23-26, 2016, James Brown Tacoma, WA: Penglin Wang – poster presentation "Semantic Notes Cailtin Limberg on the Ethnonyms Xiongnu, Loufan, and Tabγač." Elizabeth Seelye Anne Parfitt (undergraduate student) – oral presentation “Working Class Heroes: Patrick Lewis Punk Subversion and Working Class Solidarity.” CERM students David Davis James Brown, Cailtin Limberg, Anne Parfitt, Patrick Lewis, and Jenn Calabro-Pecora faculty Patrick McCutcheon – oral presentation “A Statistical Max Morton Analysis of the Spatial and Temporal Components of the Sunrise Patrick McCutcheon Ridge Borrow Pit Site (45PI408), Mt. Rainier, Washington.” CERM Patrick Lubinski students David Davis and Patrick Lewis, and faculty Patrick John Davis McCutcheon – oral presentation Significant Variation on the James Chatters Organization of Technology Revealed Through Analysis of < 0.635 Matthew Johnson cm Mesh Size Lithics at the Sunrise Ridge Borrow Pit Site (45PI408), Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington.” CERM students David Davis, Jenn Calabro-Pecora, Max Morton, and faculty Patrick McCutcheon, and Patrick M. Lubinski – poster presentation “Central Washington University 2015 Cultural Resource Management Archaeological Field School on Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Land.” John Davis (CERM student) – poster presentation “Statistical and Managerial Analysis of Testing Projects on the US Army Yakima Training Center, WA.” CERM students James Brown and James Chatters – two oral presentations “A Lithic Analysis of the Marymoor Site (45KI9): Development of a Seriation Using a Limited Stratified Sample” and “The Age of Marymoor and its Place in the Cultural Chronology of Puget Sound.” Matthew Johnson (CERM student) – poster presentation “A Proposed Faunal Analysis of Two Columbia River House Feature Sites: Hole-in-the-Wall- Canyon (45KT12) and French Rapids (45KT13).” Lori Sheeran Anthropology Faculty Lori Sheeran, Lixing Sun, and Steve Wagner presented with co- Lixing Sun Biological Sciences authors Li, JH and Xia. DP “Human and Tibetan macaque (Macaca Steve Wagner thibetana) interactions in the Valley of the Wild Monkeys,
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Huangshan, China.” 69th Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference, Tacoma, WA, March 23-26, 2016. Lori Sheeran Anthropology Faculty Lori Sheeran, Lixing Sun, Steve Wagner, and Britney Voight (Primate Lixing Sun Biological Sciences Behavior and Ecology student) presented with co-authors Wang, X Steve Wagner and Li, JH “A comparison of proximity of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) near provisioned food sources at Mt. Huangshan, China.” Britney Voight Student 69th Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference, Tacoma, WA, March 23-26, 2016. Lori Sheeran Anthropology Faculty Lori Sheeran, Jessica Mayhew, Lixing Sun, Steve Wagner, and K Jessica Mayhew Biological Sciences Wright (Primate Behavior and Ecology student) presented a poster Lixing Sun titled “Tibetan macaque play locations preference and causes of Steve Wagner play termination at Mt. Huangshan, China.” 69th Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference, Tacoma, WA, March 23-26, 2016. K Wright Student Lixing Sun Biological Sciences Faculty Primate Behavior MS student, Amanda Rowe, received a National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute grant Amanda Rowe Student with faculty advisor Lixing Sun. Molly Allen Brooks Library Staff Molly Allen and Maureen Rust co-authored an article published by Maureen Rust Faculty the Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies, a division of the American Library Association: Bridging the Town- Gown Gap: An Academic Library Building Partnerships within its Community. The article looked at the way the James E. Brooks Library at Central Washington University has partnered with community entities such as the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce, the Ellensburg Downtown Association, and the Kittitas County Public Libraries in order to work together for a common goal: bridging the town-gown gap that is evident in many college towns. Julia Stringfellow Brooks Library Faculty The Archives and Special Collections’ staff at Brooks Library have Marty Blackson held three presentations in CWU Residence Halls during spring quarter on the History of the Hall. These presentations are in Carlos Pelley Staff collaboration with Residence Life in celebration of the Bassettis 50th Anniversary.
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All library staff Brooks Library Faculty The Library’s Third Annual Gala & Silent Auction was held on April Staff 9, 2016, and was a booming success. The event kicked off National Student employees Library Week and featured entertainment by Lenny Price and AFROTC Cadets showcased CWU student music ensembles, readings by Katharine Whitcomb and students, and dancing to the Ellensburg Big Band. Proceeds will fund the acquisition of materials in support of academic research and educational needs, as well as enrichment programming. Sandy Lindelof Career Services Staff The Career Services staff will be hosting a roundtable discussion on Kristina Paquette Residence Life Organizing a Successful Career Event at the Washington Career Chuck Zimchek Development Association’s Professional Development Institute Angie Engel taking place on May 20, 2016. The event will be held at Central Kyoko Cleveland Washington University. Jenna Hyatt will be a speaker at the Jenna Hyatt Institute and will be speaking on generational differences. Her presentation will be “Generation Divide? The Power of 4!” Center for Faculty In March, CESME hosted over 800 FIRST Robotics students that Excellence in Staff were competing to move on to the state championships in Portland. Science and Students CESME also organized Expanding Your Horizons, an event for girls Mathematics in 5th - 9th grade to participate in hands-on workshops facilitated by Education (CESME) women Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) professionals, including a number of female CWU faculty. Over 300 girls participated this year. Multiple CWU students, faculty and staff volunteered to support these events. Chemistry Staff The Chemistry department staff has implemented online access to department chemical inventory Safety Data Sheets (SDS). Safety Data Sheets are the first step in providing hazard communication to students and employees. Having these SDSs available online should greatly increase hazard awareness in the department and lead to an overall safer Chemistry department. Vince Nethery Clinical Physiology Faculty Invited keynote speaker – Diabetes Conference -- “Activating Division – Health skeletal muscle: Cellular mechanisms for enhancing glycemic Sciences regulation in diabetics.” College of Business Student Over 100 community members, students, faculty and staff attended Faculty the 2016 Economic Outlook Conference on February 10, 2016. The Staff event brought together industry and government leaders to address the economics facing the Central Washington tree fruit
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industry. Faculty Advisor – Communication Faculty The Department of Communication Bateman Team just experienced Kevin Brett a very successful Student Veterans Week. The Team not only organized all the events for the week, but also was responsible for Sarah Collins Students getting Governor Inslee to proclaim the week of February 29th to Nicolette Bender March 4th as Student Veterans Week in the state of Washington. Travis Isaman JoAnn Briscoe Jasmine Randwans Jennifer Green Communication Faculty Central’s student-run lifestyle magazine, Pulse Magazine, won a fourth place “Best in Show” award in the Feature Magazine category Pulse Staff Students at the Associated Collegiate Press National College Journalism Convention in Los Angeles. Students submitted the latest issue of Pulse to the contest. This is the second year in a row Pulse has taken home this honor. Nadene Vevea Communication Faculty Students from our Advanced Intercultural Communication class Students organized and hosted CWU’s first International Café. The event was a huge success both in terms of the attendance and the good time had by all. The event was so successful that our department has been asked by International Programs to host a similar event each quarter. Iris Dimmick Communication Alumni 2011 Central journalism graduate interviewed former Secretary of State Madeline Albright in San Antonio for an article in The Rivard Report, where she's the managing editor. Vernee Hemphill Disability Services Staff Vernee Hemphill and Nicole Johnson were invited to present at the Central Access annual Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference at Nicole Johnson Student California State University, Northridge. The presentation was entitled, “Translating Visual Information into Tactile Information.” Carlo Smith Finance and Supply Faculty On March 6, 2016, Central Washington University received a final Chain Management Staff signed copy of a Memorandum of Understanding with the US Department of Defense to begin offering programs in Supply Chain Management at Joint Base Lewis McChord beginning Fall 2016. CWU will also be provided with an administrative office at Stone Education Center where staff may provide information and advising for all CWU degrees and programs. Thomas Tenerelli Finance and Supply Faculty Dr. Tenerelli and four CWU Finance and Economics students Attachment 1 Page 5
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Chain Management Students attended the Quinnipiac Global Asset Management Education (G.A.M.E.) VI Forum in New York City where they attended panel and keynote sessions related to Global Asset Management Education. In addition to the Forum, the group attended a CWU alumni dinner and visited with CWU graduates involved in various aspects of finance. Yong Joo Lee Finance and Supply Faculty In February, Dr. Lee accompanied a team of five students to Chain Management Students Denver, Colorado, where the students competed in a supply chain case competition. CWU was one of sixteen teams from across the US and Canada to participate in Operation Stimulus Seong Jong Joo Finance and Supply Faculty Dr. Joo accompanied a team of four students attending CWU at the Chain Management Students Des Moines Center to Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, this February. The team participated in a supply chain case competition. This was the first time a CWU team originated from one of the Puget Sound Centers. Craig Revels Geography Faculty Dr. Revels presented an invited lecture at the Winterthur Museum in Delaware on Friday, April 8, 2016. The two-day Winterthur Furniture Forum, which attracted experts from around the world, had the theme EXOTIC WOODS, MASTERFUL MAKERS: TROPICAL HARDWOODS AND THE LUXURY FURNITURE TRADE, 1600–1850. Craig’s talk, “Mahogany and the Making of the Central American Landscape,” drew on his dissertation research at Louisiana State University and subsequent scholarship. Read more at: http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/13120%20FF%20Brochure%202016 _FOR%20ONLINE_LOWRES.pdf. Elvin Delgado Geography Faculty Dr. Delgado presented an invited lecture to the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University on Friday, February 19, 2016. His presentation titled: "Fracking Vaca Muerta: Socio-Economic Implications of Shale Gas Extraction in Northern Patagonia” explores the consequences associated with Argentina’s strategy to control shale deposits in order to reach energy sovereignty. Read more at: https://geoplan.asu.edu/news-and-events/events/fracking-vaca- muerta-socio-economic-implications-shale-gas-extraction Anne Egger Geological Sciences Faculty Anne Egger’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site proposal, Hazards and Risks of Climate Change in the Pacific
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Northwest, was funded by the National Science Foundation for $360,000. It will bring up to ten students a year from regional community colleges to the CWU campus in the summer to work with faculty across the College of the Sciences (COTS) on research related to climate change. Brian McGladrey Health, Educational Faculty Presenter, 2016 WIAA Coaches’ School, Yakima, WA – McGladrey, B. Administration and W. Social Media in Sport: Establishing Guidelines for Coaches and Movement Studies Players. (Lecture; accepted for July 29, 2016.) Mark Perez Health, Educational Faculty Twenty-four Physical Education and School Health (PESH) majors will Administration and be partnering with and servicing three schools (Mt. Stuart Movement Studies Elementary, Morgan Middle School, and EXCEL Alternative High School in Ellensburg) with School Health Education lessons in February and March. Nineteen PESH majors & thirty Elementary Education majors conducted a Health Fun Fair at Kittitas Elementary School on March 3, 2016. Erica Pratt Health, Educational Faculty Erica Pratt has been invited to serve as an abstract reviewer for the Administration and International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education Movement Studies Conference to be held in Laramie, WY, in June, 2016. TIshra Beeson Health, Educational Public Health Public Health Program Community Advisory Board (CAB) meeting: Jill Hoxmeier Administration and Faculty Public Health held its first working meeting of our newly Casey Mace Movement Studies Ann Riley – Guest established Community Advisory Board, including local Melody Madlem Students professionals, public health leaders, community representatives, Becky Pearson alumni, current students, and community residents. Inaugural “1st Mondays” event: Ann Riley joined us to share an interactive presentation about the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. Approximately 27 students attended, and we all learned a great deal about this powerful population health-related research and the timely and important evidence emerging from it. Legislative Day trip: Two students traveled February 2, 2016, with local Kittitas County Public Health staff to Olympia to take part in the Washington State Public Health Legislative Education Day; in March, the students and staff presented at our 1st Monday event, sharing information about their experiences and learning.
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Stefan Ward Health, Educational Faculty Ward, S., Henschel Pellett, H., & Perez, M. (2016, in press.) Heidi Henschel Administration and Cognitive Disequilibrium and Service-Learning in Physical Education Pellett Movement Studies Teacher Education: Perceptions of Pre-Service Teachers in a Study Mark Perez Abroad Experience. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Brian McGladrey Health, Educational Faculty Attended the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) Administration and America National Conference in Minneapolis, MN. Presented on: Movement Studies Strategies for Evaluating Coaches. Don Wattam Health, Educational Faculty Attended the Las Vegas National Technology and Social Science Kelly Benson Administration and Conference 2016. Presented on: Preservice Teachers - How Will Movement Studies You Support Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual, Queer (LGTBQ) Students. Educational Foundations and Curriculum Henry Williams Health, Educational Faculty Attended the Las Vegas National Technology & Social Science Administration and Conference 2016. Presented on: How Achievement Gaps Point to a Movement Studies Leadership Vacuum? Therese Young Health, Educational Faculty Attended the 1st International Congress on Current Approaches in Administration and Communication, Literature, Music and Art Studies in Istanbul, Movement Studies Turkey. Don Wattam Health, Educational Faculty Accepted as a Proceedings Publication. Benson, K.M., Wattam, Rory Weishaar Administration and D.K., & Weishaar, R.A. (2016 in press.) Preservice Teachers: How Kelly Benson Movement Studies Will You Support LGBTQ Students? National Social Science Association. Educational Foundations and Curriculum Brian Carroll History Faculty Commentator, “Native Americans Societies and War” panel, Society for Military History Annual Conference, Ottawa. Roxanne Easley History Faculty Presenting paper entitled “Ia. E. NETSVETOV AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF ORTHODOX ALASKAN IDENTITIES” at History and Heritage of Russian America conference, Moscow. Jason Knirck History Faculty Presenting paper entitled “‘That Crooked Spanish Bastard’: Sinn Féin, Race and the Irish Revolution,” at American Conference for Irish Studies, South Bend.
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3 grad students History Students Presenting papers at Northwest Regional Phi Alpha Theta 10 Undergrads conference, Bellingham. Patience Collier History Student Presented paper entitled “Fish Heads and Fish Strikes: Cultural & Economic Agency of Northwest Native Women in the Salmon Industry” at 18th Annual Women’s History Conference at Sarah Lawrence University. Patience Collier History Student Accepted with funding into PhD program in Native American history at the University of Connecticut; accepted with funding into MA program in US history at the University of Montana. Kellie Hedgers History Alumni Accepted into PhD program in civil war history at Louisiana State University. Jackson Muhirwe Information Faculty Dr. Jackson Muhirwe talks to KNDO News about Cybersecurity Technology and Threats Close to Home. You're password protected. Your wallet Administrative prevents Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) scanning. You Management carefully guard your social security number. Yet you may still be at (ITAM) risk. ITAM professor Dr. Jackson Muhirwe talked to Chris Luther of KNDO NBC news about a recently discovered Cybersecurity leak in county auditor web sites. Watch here: http://www.cwu.edu/it- management/dr-jackson-muhirwe-talks-kndo-news-about- cybersecurity-threats-close-home Laurie Stehle Information Faculty CWU B.S. ITAM online degree ranked number 8 in the US by College Technology and Staff Values Online. The ranking considered graduation rate and cost. Administrative These awards recognize that CWU and the ITAM department are Management being noticed nationally! Laurie Stehle Information Faculty CWU was also identified as one of the top 30 schools for an online Technology and Staff computer science degree, which includes the Information Administrative Technology (IT) discipline. Best Choice School’s ranking considered Management graduation rate, cost, student/faculty ratio, and percentage of admitted applicants. At number 14, ITAM beat out notable institutions like George Mason, Penn State, and Arizona State. These awards recognize that CWU and the ITAM department are being noticed nationally! Jackie Krause Information Faculty Drs. Krause and Bonner have established a much needed campus Julie Bonner Technology and club called Women in Technology in collaboration with the Seattle Administrative ITAM advisory Board. The students will receive mentorship and
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Management leadership advice from women leading technology companies through guest speakers, site visits, and internships. http://www.cwu.edu/it-management/advisory-board Prairie Brown Learning Staff Prairie Brown, Director of the Learning Commons, will present at Commons/Student the International Energizing Writing Centre Communities Success Conference to be held in Calgary, Alberta, on May 26-27, 2016. Her presentation is named “What the (Bleep) Do I Do with a Math Center.” She will also attend the Global Café while at the conference and take part in a series of informal roundtable discussions. Sharryn Walker Language, Literacy, Faculty Volunteers weekly in a kindergarten classroom at Valley View and Special Elementary. Education Janet Finke Language, Literacy, Faculty Volunteers weekly in a 1st grade classroom at Lincoln Elementary. and Special Education YiShan Lea Language, Literacy, Faculty The School of Graduate Studies and Research awarded a Faculty and Special Research Appointment Summer 2016 for her research project Education “Exploring the Cultural Deep Structure of the Q'eqchi' Mayas.” Jeffrey Stinson Management Students Thirty-five sport business students attended sales training with the Seattle Mariners on April 1, 2016. The students will apply the sales skills they learned to sell tickets for the CWU Mainers’ Night event on May 13, 2016. Mark Pritchard Management Faculty This winter term, eighteen marketing seniors collected and analyzed traveler response data and presented research projects on Customer Satisfaction at Suncadia Resort to corporate management onsite at the company’s conference facility. Erica Holley Management Faculty Dr. Holley attended an intensive seminar at Harvard Business School and received a certificate in teaching using the Harvard Business School Case Method. Chase Thiel Management Faculty Four student teams, consisting of thirteen COB students, participated in the Boeing-sponsored CWU Ethics Bowl on March 4, 2016. Teams analyzed and responded to at least three different business ethics cases involving current ethical issues. Teams responded by stating what they thought the ethical option is in the case, substantiating their position, and providing evidence and
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rationale as to why the other options would not be optimal in terms of ethicality. Major Aaron Military Science Faculty On March 20th, 2016 Cadets Hauke Harfst, Tyler Jutte, Aiyana Johnson Homer, Nicholas Jacobus, Jacob Ferris and Joey Knight participated in the Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Hauke Harfst Students Range in New Mexico. The Memorial Death March is a challenging Tyler Jutte march through the high desert terrain of White Sands Missile Aiyana Homer Range, conducted in honor of the heroic service members who Nicholas Jacobus defended the Philippine Islands during World War II, sacrificing their Jacob Ferris freedom, health and, in many cases, their lives. This year over Joey Knight 6,000 people participated. The Cadets of Central Washington University’s Bataan March Team planned and executed a three month training program in order to complete the 26.4 mile route carrying a 45 pound load through the desert of New Mexico. One of the cadets told me, “Sir, at seventeen miles I thought I was done and then two things happened; I remembered what the survivors went through and then a Soldier from the Wounded Warrior Project passed me with no legs. I couldn’t feel sorry for myself after that so I just kept walking.” Stuart Boersma Mathematics Faculty Stuart Boersma was an invited plenary speaker at the Pacific Northwest section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) meeting April 1-2, 2016, in Corvallis, OR. He also was invited to co-lead a mini-course at the same meeting. Stuart Boersma Mathematics Faculty Stuart Boersma organized an undergraduate Kryptos competition with 205 student participants from US, Canada, France, and Indonesia. Dominic Klyve Mathematics Faculty Dominic Klyve took three students (Juliana Joy, Jeremy Klarich, and Joy Westland) to a conference hosted by the Center for Juliana Joy Students Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (CURM), where the Jeremy Klarich students presented their mathematics research. Klyve won a grant Joy Westland from CURM to support their work through the 2016-17 academic year. Jean Marie Linhart Mathematics Faculty Jean Marie Linhart presented on standards based grading at the at the Pacific Northwest section of the MAA meeting April 1-2, 2016, in Corvallis, OR. Brandy Wiegers Mathematics Faculty Brandy Wiegers was a plenary speaker at the Florida section of the Attachment 1 Page 11
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MAA. Brandy Wiegers Mathematics Faculty Organized, co-led Kittitas Valley Math Circle "Spy Camp" for 15 4th/5th/6th graders. This event was picked up in an Education Week's blog: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/time_and_learning/2016/03/so_ what_exactly_is_a_math_circle.html Brandy Wiegers Mathematics Faculty Brandy Wiegers organized a Math Wrangle, gave a talk, and gave a Math Circle demonstration at the Pacific Northwest section of the MAA meeting April 1-2, 2016, in Corvallis, OR. Brandy Wiegers Mathematics Faculty Brandy Wiegers helped with the American Math Competition Central Gear-Up Math Festival which brought more than 40 HS students to campus. Lucas Simpson Music Student Simpson auditioned for the TV show 'American Ninja Warrior' in November of last year and recently heard back that he will be a contestant on the show. He'll be leaving shortly after spring quarter begins to compete. Music Horn Music Students The CWU Horn Ensemble received an invitation to perform at the Ensemble Students 47th annual International Horn Symposium, held August 2-8, 2015, at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles, California. One of nine university groups to perform that week, 10 members of the CWU Horn Ensemble performed a 30-minute concert of music that featured works by Giovanni Gabrieli, Douglas Hill, Russell Garcia, and James Horner. The group also participated in two different competitions, one for the entire group and a second for a four- member subset in a quartet competition. Both groups performed quite well, with the large group coming in second in its category to the University of Texas. Several students also tested their skills in mock orchestral auditions with their peers. Central students also had numerous opportunities to hear world-renowned performers, for example, members of the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Queensland Symphony, Metropolitan Opera, Vienna Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, US Army Field Band, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles recording studios, as well as groups like the Big Phat Band, American Horn Quartet, Genghis
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Barbie, and Rock Horn. The presence of almost 800 delegates from all over the world allowed the students to learn from experts in all areas of horn playing and network with teachers, performers, and peers, as they consider their future plans and career paths. It was a remarkable event, and CWU was represented very well. Chris Bruya Music Faculty Director, Chris Bruya and Jazz Band 1 students preformed September 18-20, 2015, at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Last Jazz Band Students December a recording of the band was sent to the Next Generation Festival, hoping to be one of the 6 finalist bands selected to play. We were selected and then, by placing first at the festival in March, ahead of some schools with excellent reputations and big-name directors (USC - Bob Mintzer, for example) it meant that we would be invited to perform at Monterey. The Monterey Jazz Festival is considered one of the world’s best jazz festivals. This year was the 58th iteration and judging from the depth and breadth of acts, it belongs in that category. To play on the same stage as previous heavy hitters and for the students to be able to jam with some of their professional jazz heroes while there was beyond any experience they ever expected. Director Chris Bruya said that he was “super proud of our performance” at the Monterey Jazz festival. As the band performed their opener the amazing sound of the big band brought the audience into the venue and they stayed the entire performance to check out the band. They played with stellar energy and precision, informed style, inspired solos and a great jazz “message.” During preparation for the performance, Professor Bruya stressed that the most important thing the students could do is to communicate with the audience through our music and have as our highest mission to share ourselves with the audience. They did that and the accolades after were a testament to what they accomplished. This may well be the greatest “thing” these students have done to date in their young musical careers. For some it will be a stepping stone to further musical adventures, for others it may lead to life experiences beyond music. Regardless, they will never forget those many moments on stage when they were giving their all to something greater than themselves. Gary Weidenaar Music Faculty Against the dramatic backdrop of the Basque region in Spain, the
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Central Washington University Chamber Choir took part in the Music Chamber Students prestigious 47th Annual Tolosa International Choir Competition. Choir Students The event, which is by invitation only, is one of the most esteemed in Europe. CWU’s 31-voice choir, and director Gary Weidenaar, associate professor and director of Choral Studies, competed against choirs from all over Europe including France, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, and Hungary. Beginning October 24th, the Chamber Choir held concerts in Pamplona, Ordizia, Tafalla, and Tolosa before performing two 18-minute sets of music for the competition, held in a concert hall in Tolosa on October 31, 2015. Through the efforts of Spanish Honorary Consul Luis Fernando Esteban, the choir visited León where they presented a concert in the magnificent Santa María de León Cathedral, also called The House of Light. Music Wind Music Students Invitations for groups to perform in a concert hour or in an Ensemble educational clinic from our state Music Educators Association are highly prized and are an affirmation of musical excellence on the Symphonic Winds highest order. Groups from all over the state send in recorded auditions to the selection committee of the Washington Music Jazz I Educators Association for a chance at being selected for this opportunity. This year, our Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds (our Symphony second of three bands here at CWU), Jazz I, and our Symphony Orchestra Orchestra were all selected to perform in some capacity. It is especially uncommon for a “2nd” group to be asked and we are especially excited for this opportunity for our students. Having this kind of a presence from one school is a testament to our students, professors and our music staff’s commitment to musical excellence. Music Chamber Music Students The CWU Chamber Choir was chosen, through blind audition, to Choir sing at the Northwest Division American Choral Directors’ Association conference in March 2016. The bi-annual conference attracts hundreds of choral directors from a six-state region (AK, ID, MT, OR, WY and WA) and beyond. The Chamber Choir last performed at the conference in 2010. This appearance is a special honor for two reasons: First, the choir was asked to be a part of the opening concert - featuring a choir from China, and CWU’s
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group. The repertoire will be James Macmillan’s “Seven Last Words from the Cross” for Choir and Orchestra. This highly challenging 45 minute work will be accompanied by the CWU Chamber Orchestra – which Director of Orchestral Activities, Dr. Nicolas Caoile, has been kind enough to make available for this performance. Second, the Chamber Choir is the demonstration choir for an interest session on the music of Monteverdi, presented by Internationally recognized Monteverdi scholar, Dr. Joan Conlon. Scott Peterson Music Faculty The CWU Men's Choir has been invited to appear as a performing ensemble at the bi-annual conference of the Northwestern Division Music Men’s Choir Students of the American Choral Directors Association in Seattle, March 2 - 4, 2016. This marks the second performance of the CWU Men's Choir at a professional conference under the direction of Dr. Scott R. Peterson (who is also the past-president of Northwest American Choral Directors Association – NW ACDA) in the last three academic years. The Men's Choir is open to any male CWU student who wishes to sing and it represents a cross-section of the student body, not just music majors. The program at the NW ACDA conference will include a commissioned work by CWU Professor Vijay Singh, called "The Firefighters' Creed" in honor of the three firefighters who lost their lives in the Chelan fire during the summer of 2015. The Men's Choir will represent CWU to an audience of choral conductors, students and musicians from all six states in the Pacific Northwest Region and from all over the world. Vijay Singh Music Faculty CWU's Vocal Jazz 1 has been invited to perform at the America Cantat 8 International Choral Festival in the Commonwealth of the Music Vocal Jazz 1 Students Bahamas in August 2016. As the only invited jazz choir from the Students USA, Vocal Jazz 1 will be a featured "gala event choir" and will perform a full hour concert in the Grand Ballroom of the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas. This invitation was the result of Vocal Jazz 1's acclaimed performance at the 2015 ACDA national conference in Salt Lake City, UT, which was greeted by an immediate standing ovation from the audience. The administrators of America Cantat were in that audience and extended the invitation to Vocal Jazz 1 as "The finest representation of vocal jazz in America." Vocal Jazz 1 has received numerous accolades for their performances at
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festivals in the USA and Canada, and now they will share their unique style of Pacific Northwest vocal jazz with audiences from South and Central America, the Caribbean, and beyond. Professor Vijay Singh, Director of Vocal Jazz at CWU since 1999, will be a featured clinician and conductor at the 10 day America Cantat 8 Festival. Vocal Jazz 1 has been an invited featured ensemble at over 16 state, regional, national, and international festivals or conferences since 1999 and is well respected for their cutting edge programming, creativity, and professionalism. Alex Worland Music Students Two of our CWU composition students have received award Krista Connelly recognition in the Washington State Music Teachers Association Composition Competition. Alex Worland won first prize and Krista Connelly received an Honorable Mention. Alex will go on to compete in the Division Competition this fall. Alex Worland Music Student Worland has won the Washington State Music Teachers Association Northwest Division in Composition for his Prelude for piano. He is now a national finalist and will now move on to the National Division. Music Students Central entered 32 students in the Washington State Music Teachers Association Composition Competition out of the 135 total competitors - not quite half of the current voice majors in the department. CWU placed 14 winners in the top three in the 12 total categories. CWU swept two categories completely (Upper Division Musical Theater and 4th/5th Year Women). CWU took first place in 7 out of the 12 categories.
Lower Division Musical Theater 2nd Place - Sara Baumert
Upper Division Musical Theater 1st Place - Michael McCormick 2nd Place - Aly Henniger 3rd Place - Jessica Reid
2nd Year Women 1st Place - Katie Kibota 3rd Place - Holly Osborne
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2nd Year Men 1st Place - Cesar Calderone 2nd Place - Michael Ash
3rd Year Men 1st Place - Theo Olson
4th/5th Year Women 1st Place - Sami Ruiz 2nd Place - Bonnie Blanchard 3rd Place - Natalie Bernstein
Graduate Category 1st Place - Tatiana Kruse
Adult Category 1st Place - Caitlin Stave Aaron Hirsch Music Student Graduate Student in Orchestral Conducting, was invited to participate in the Dresdener Meisterkurse Musik 2015 to study many facets of conducting under Professor Ekkehard Klemm of the Dresden Musikhochschule Carl Marie von Weber. The master class will result in a final performance leading the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra of Dresden. Braden Waddell Music Student Waddell was one of nine music students from the U.S. selected from auditions to be invited to the Yamaha Instrument week-long festival last June. Oliver Hartman Music Student Hartman, bassist, won the Washington-Idaho Orchestra concerto competition. He will be performing the entire Koussevitzky Concerto with them in April 2016. Music Trumpet Music Students At the National Trumpet Competition our trumpet quintet made it into the semifinals. Matt Wentland and Pavel Spichak are in the undergraduate semifinal solo division and James Dawson is in the semifinal for the graduate division. CWU Chapter Music Students Collegiate National Association for Music Education (NAfME) News: National With 130 members, CWU has the largest collegiate chapter of NAfME
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Association for in the country. The group is the professional organization for music Music Education teachers across the country. Membership at the collegiate level members allows students to receive the organization’s publications and attend the national, regional, and state professional conferences at a greatly discounted rate. Collegiate membership also fosters professional service before the student enters the profession. The CWU collegiate NAfME chapter attends the annual conferences, they serve as elected officers at the state level, they have sponsored fund raiser events for local music programs, and they do service projects for the department. No other student chapter in the country had more than 100 members. Nikolas Caoile Music Faculty Caoile was invited to guest conduct the Lake Union Civic Orchestra during their 2015-16 season in works by Dukas, Ravel, Stravinsky, and Rachmaninoff. He was also invited to guest conduct the Yakima Symphony Orchestra in December 2015 for their performance of The Nutcracker in collaboration with The Eugene Ballet. Vijay Singh Music Faculty Singh will be a Composer-in-Residence for the upcoming Seattle SINGS Choral Festival to be held October 8-10, 2016, at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle. The festival, sponsored by the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium, will feature 34 choirs from the Puget Sound area, and four Northwest composers-in-residence. The noted composers are Vijay Singh (CWU), Brian Gallante (PLU), Giselle Wyers (UW), and Reginald Unterseher (Tri-Cities). Singh will conduct some of his own compositions at the event. Daniel Lipori Music Faculty Lipori gave two performances at the annual convention of the International Double Reed Society in Tokyo, Japan, in August 2015. He performed a solo recital titled ‘21st Century Solo Bassoon Works by American Composers’ and also performed in a bassoon trio with Dr. Richard Meek of Texas Tech University and Dr. Thom Priest of Weber State University. He has also been named the Print Music Coordinator for new music publications listed in the Double Reed Journal. Chris Bruya Music Faculty Bruya has been selected as the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) Higher Education Music Educator of the Year. The WMEA selection committee selected Professor Bruya for this honor because they were “impressed with the strength and quality
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of the work you have done as an outstanding educator, your consistently exceptional performing groups, and your long-term and extensive leadership at the regional and state level and as a powerful advocate for music education. The impact you have had on students, the community and music education in Washington State has been remarkable.” Joseph Brooks Music Faculty Brooks submitted three pieces to a publisher in Bristol, England. They recently reached out to Brooks with a serious desire to publish two of them. Mark Goodenberger Music Faculty Five of Goodenberger’s compositions are being published by Marimba Productions Inc. Three of those are in print and out on the market right now, selling on the largest percussion websites. The other two should be ready in the next month. In addition, they are currently considering four more of his works for publication. Here is a comment from the publisher regarding his composition “Paris Pieces”: “Our editorial board reports that this is an extremely interesting collection of 15 character pieces that is destined to be widely used in teaching studios and on the recital stage of college music programs…” Nikolas Caoile Music Faculty The Washington chapter of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) has chosen to honor Dr. Nikolas Caoile for outstanding “Achievement in Orchestral Direction.” ASTA membership chooses recipients of this annual award to recognize “string teachers for their commitment to string education” in the state of Washington. Michael Kysar Music Alumni Michael Kysar will be honored as the Music Department’s College of Arts and Humanities Distinguished Music Alumni. Michael graduated from CWU with a BA in Music Education, with a concentration in percussion and voice, and he received his Master of Education from CWU with a concentration in Voice. Since his days as a student at CWU Michael has developed a career path that includes teaching private voice, presenting recitals, conducting school and professional choirs, directing musicals, publishing music, and presenting seminars on the mental discipline for performers. In addition to his musical endeavors, he also worked at Microsoft for nine years where he was instrumental in developing
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MSNBC on the internet, a ground breaking innovation at the time. In addition to being honored at an awards luncheon, Michael will be visiting the department, having discussions with different student groups, and will serve as a mentor for a CWU music student. Peter Miliczky Music Alumni Miliczky, a 2013 graduate of CWU in violin performance, has won a position with the Portland Opera. Peter, a native of Zillah, Washington, completed graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015. Currently, both Peter Miliczky and Clare Bresnahan (2012 CWU graduate from Twisp, Washington, who also studies with David Perry at UW-Madison) have one year positions with the Madison Symphony. Leo J. D’Acquisto Nutrition, Exercise, See next block Physiological and Psycho-Physical Aspects of Shallow Water Exercise and research team and Health - Leo J. D’Acquisto, Laura J. Miller, Debra M. D’Acquisto, Karen Sciences Roemer, Mitch Fisher. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education (2016, in press). Investigation of physiological responses to head – out water immersion (shallow water exercise (SWE)). SWE is becoming a popular form of aquatic activity not only for athletes but for the public at large. Water is a forgiving workout medium and offers a perfect environment for those that wish to add variety to their workout, for those who have orthopedic or balance challenges. We are one of a few research teams (international) that conducts research into the physiology of water exercise. This particular research is part of a larger scale project investigating cardiovascular and metabolic responses to physical work in a water medium. This study in applied physiology contributes to the scientific knowledge of submaximal and maximal human movement behavior in a water medium and provides valuable information for the aquatic fitness instructor and community. Note: this work involves collaboration with students, underlined and in red above. Leo J. D’Acquisto Nutrition, Exercise, See next block. Cardiorespiratory responses to a 20 minute shallow water Tabata- and research team and Health style workout - Laura Miller, Leo J. D’Acquisto, Debra M. Sciences D’Acquisto, Karen Roemer, and Mitchell Fisher International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education (2016, in press.) International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education (in press.) This study provides valuable insight into the physiology of high
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intensity interval training in a shallow water medium. Challenging research involving measurements of whole body oxygen uptake, energy expenditure and blood lactic acid levels on individuals exercising while immersed to shoulder level. We are anticipating that our publications in the International Journal of Aquatic Research will bring the spotlight on CWU and the unique research work on aquatic exercise (head-out water immersion.) Note: this work involves collaboration with students, underlined and in red above. Leo J. D’Acquisto Nutrition, Exercise, See next block. Cardiometabolic and perceived exertion responses to high intensity and research team and Health interval shallow water exercise - NorthWest American College of Sciences Sports Medicine Meeting, April 22-23, 2016, Tacoma, WA. Selected for oral research presentation Laura Miller, Leo J. D’Acquisto, Debra M. D’Acquisto, Karen Romer, and Mitch Fisher. This study describes the physiological strain and psycho-physical responses to an interval training workout performed in shallow water exercise. Note: this work involves collaboration with students, underlined and in red above. Leo J. D’Acquisto Nutrition, Exercise, See next block. Cardiometabolic Responses to Self-Regulated Shallow Water and research team and Health Exercise - NorthWest American College of Sports Medicine Meeting, Sciences April 22-23, 2016, Tacoma, WA. Selected for oral research presentation Mitchell Fisher, Leo J. D’Acquisto, Debra D’Acquisto, Karen Roemer, Jerusalem Tesfaye, Michael Dohrman, and Laura Miller. An investigation into the ability of humans to self-regulated physiological intensity when exercising in a very dense movement medium (water). Note: this work involves collaboration with students, underlined and in red above. Mitch is a second year graduate student. Laura Miller graduated from the graduate program in Exercise Science (new name, Master of Science Integrative Human Physiology) last June. Jerusalem and Michael are undergraduate students in the Clinical Physiology program in NEHS. Ann Radwan Office of Faculty The US Embassy in Mexico recommended the CWU/University International English as a Second Language program to a Mexico based provider Studies and of study abroad opportunities. The proposal is that 20 students Programs (who have diplomatic passports) would come to CWU for a non- degree cultural experience including intensive English language
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study. Matthew Altman Philosophy and Faculty Had his article, “Arbitrariness and the California Death Penalty,” Religious Studies accepted for publication in The Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law. Matthew Altman Philosophy and Faculty Presented a paper, titled “Schopenhauer’s Anti-Anthropocentrism: Religious Studies A Revolutionary, Reactionary Account of the Human Animal,” at the Central Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA), March 2-6, 2016. Matthew Altman Philosophy and Faculty Chaired a session sponsored by the APA Committee on Philosophy Religious Studies and Medicine on “The Metaphysics of the Human Person and the Definition of Death” at the Central Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association, March 2-6, 2016. Summer Aubrey Philosophy and Students Had her paper, "The Nuremberg Trials: The Examination of the and others Religious Studies Legality of Systematic Justification of Legal Retaliation," accepted for presentation at the Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, April 15-16, 2016. Eight members of the Philosophy and Religious Studies Club will also be attending the conference. Jeffrey Dippmann Philosophy and Faculty Presided over (as President) bi-annual meeting of National Religious Studies Association of Regional Centers for Asian Studies Board of Directors, March 16, 2016. Jeffrey Dippmann Philosophy and Faculty Attendance and paper presentation at National Conference of Asian Religious Studies Studies Development Program, March 17-19, 2016. Braden Goveia Philosophy and Student Was accepted into the PhD program in Spanish Literature at Religious Studies Vanderbilt University. Jacquelyn Stroud Philosophy and Student Was accepted into the MA program in Philosophy at Oregon State Religious Studies University. Richard DeShields Student Living Staff University Housing and New Student Programs has been chosen as Jenna Hyatt a host site for two events July 5-9, 2016. CWU will host the Association of College and University Housing Officers (ACUHO-I), International Professional Standards Institute and serve as a campus stop for the ACUHO-I International Tour. The Professional Standards Institute is a training seminar for housing professionals around the world to perform Housing program reviews. The International Tour allows housing professionals from international countries to learn about quality housing programs in the state of Washington. Richard DeShields Student Living Staff Richard DeShields has been awarded the Judy Spain Award through Attachment 1 Page 22
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the Association of College and University Housing Officers, International (ACUHO-I). He will receive the award at the annual ACUHO-I conference. This award recognizes housing professionals who actively contribute to the GLBT community through activities and interventions that promote positive growth, development, and education. Mike Mulcahy Sociology Faculty Mike Mulcahy published: Burn, Helen, Michael Mulcahy and Barbara Endicott-Popovsky, 2015. “Easing Student Veterans’ Transition to Cybersecurity and STEM through a ‘Math Boot Camp,’” Colloquium for Information System Security Education Journal, Special Edition: Educational Approaches to Transition Former Military Personnel into the Cybersecurity Field, Spring, 2015. Mike Mulcahy Sociology Faculty Mike Mulcahy had a paper presented titled “Emotional Wellness of Current Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellows” at the 2016 Annual meeting of the Society of Skeletal Radiology in New Orleans in March with co-authors Porrino, Chew, and Relyea-Chew. Mike Mulcahy Sociology Faculty Mike Mulcahy co-organized (with Lucas Rucks) and moderated a panel discussion on “Mass Incarceration and Racial Injustice” on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at CWU – Des Moines / Highline Community College. Panelists included King County Council Member Larry Gossett, University of Washington Sociology Professor Katherine Beckett, and Des Moines Police Chief Delgado. Keith Champagne Student Success Faculty Dr. Keith Champagne, Dr. Raymond Hall, and 23 students attended Raymond Hall Staff and presented at the 12th Annual Student African American Alejandro Lee Brotherhood (SAAB) conference, in Dearborn, Michigan, on April 1- Pat Coffey 3, 2016. This year’s CWU delegation was the largest ever to attend Saeed Mohamed the conference. B2B President, Armando Ortiz delivered a Live Armando Ortiz Speak Keynote Speech, entitled, “Transforming the Narrative for Men of Color on the Nation’s College and University Campuses.” 22 Brother-to- Students The B2B club, the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, is the Brother (B2B) CWU chapter of SAAB. Both Dr. Champagne and Dr. Hall are advisors to the group. The Chief Executive Officer of SAAB, Dr. Tyrone Bledsoe, will visit and speak at Central in April. Sarah Swager Student Success Staff Sarah Swager, Dan Matthews and Adrian Naranjo will be presenting a research session regarding the impact of the State tuition
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reduction legislation on CWU’s enrollment and retention at the National Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum in New Orleans in late May. Bill Thelen Testing Center Staff The Testing Center has received an excellent document audit of Student Success their Federal Aviation Administration testing documents from Professional Service Industries (PSI), a nationally recognized consulting, engineering and testing firm that provides integrated services. PSI reviews all testing documents for the FAA and has made a declaration of “No Finding” in their recent audit of the CWU Testing Center. Nicholas J. Main Theatre Arts Student BFA Musical Theatre junior, takes the gold and will represent Region VII at the national Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Musical Theatre Scholarship showcase in April. He also received a $600 scholarship to attend the Open Jar Institute in NYC later this summer. As the top finalist, he performed the numbers that swept him to first place at the festival awards ceremony. Wayne Ogle Theatre Arts Student Ogle roped in first place in the Knot Tying event of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology Technical Olympics held as part of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival held in Denver, CO. He led his team mates, CWU TechiCats, in winning first place in the technical relay. Haley Bertelson Theatre Arts Student A 2015 BFA Performance graduate, immediately moved to San Francisco for a two-month Assistant Directing summer job, which led to a ten-month internship at Marin Theatre Company as Education and Engagement Intern. Three months into the internship, Bertelson was hired on as full-time staff with the company. Joshua Kelly Theatre Arts Student Second-year MA Theatre Studies candidate, has had a paper accepted at the Southeastern Theatre Conference: "Intercultural Performance Degree Zero: Cross-Cultural Performance in Peter Brook's Conference of the Birds." Kevan Gardner Theatre Arts Student First-year MA Theatre Studies candidate, had a paper accepted at the Comparative Drama Conference to be held in Baltimore, MD, March 31 - April 2, 2016. Gardner's paper is "Muse on the Margins: The Exclusion of Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz from the World Theatre
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Canon." Jordan Talbot Theatre Arts Student Second-year MA Theatre Studies candidate, has been invited to present her paper at the Mid-American Theatre Conference, March 17-20, 2016. Her paper is entitled "Franco-American Multi- culturalism: Ubu Repertory Theatre and the Recognition of Arab & African Identity." Elba Sanchez Theatre Arts Student First-year MA Theatre Studies candidate, had a paper accepted at the Comparative Drama Conference to be held in Baltimore, MD, March 31 - April 2, 2016. Sanchez will be giving a paper on "Destroying Christian masculinity in Sarah Kane's Blasted." Nicholas Tarabini Theatre Arts Alumni A 2014 Musical Theatre graduate, has been cast as Asa Shin Mercer in the musical Mercer Girls with the 5th Avenue's touring company Adventure Musical Theatre. The production will be touring throughout Washington and northern Oregon February through May. Kayla Schaffroth Theatre Arts Student BFA Musical Theatre senior, and co-star of the new feature film “The Hardest Thing,” will attend the movie's premiere screening in San Diego. See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4801080/ Kylie Rose Theatre Arts Alumni A 2015 BFA Performance graduate, has been hired as the dialect coach for Defunkt Theater's upcoming production of "Blasted" by Sarah Kane. Rose will be applying skill from her recent research project: British Dialects. She recently returned from a year-long study abroad in the UK, supported by the CWU Betty Evans Scholarship. Kip Brookbank Theatre Arts Alumni BFA Musical Theatre 2014 graduate, was recently promoted to Lead Teacher at Bright Horizons. Patrick Disney Theatre Arts Faculty Dizney recently visited the students and faculty at Umpqua, both as a representative of CWU and as the incoming regional chair of Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region VII. While at Umpqua, he had the opportunity to get to know some of the students in this small department. Dizney has raised funds and donations to sponsor two theatre students from Umpqua to attend the regional festival held February 15-19, 2015, in Denver. KCACTF waived festival registration and arranged conference housing. With support from his CWU Theatre Arts colleagues, the College of Arts and Humanities, and the Provost, Attachment 1 Page 25
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Dizney remounted the CWU production of Circle Mirror Transformation on the Umpqua campus March 4-5, 1015. Proceeds of the ticket sales were contributed to a scholarship named for one of the victims, Quinn Cooper, who was a drama student at Umpqua Community College. Ellicia (Mertens) Theatre Arts Alumni A 2008 MA Theatre Production and 2003 BA Theatre Education Elliott graduate, has been selected as one of twelve directors to attend the Director's Studio/Shakespeare Master Class at Shakespeare's Globe (London, England) in May, 2016. According to the Globe's education website, "[Participants] will focus on approaches to preparing and rehearsing Shakespeare’s plays in the Globe Theatre and the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse." Jordan-Michael Theatre Arts Alumni A 2015 BFA Performance graduate, will be playing the role of Julian Whidbey in Tacoma's Broadway Center for the Arts' touring production of "Get on the Bus." Kevin Coiley Theatre Arts Alumni A 1998 Theatre Performance and Mass Communications graduate, has recently begun a new position with Puget Sound Energy, after a long career with AT&T. Fran Hopkins- Theatre Arts Alumni A 2015 MA Theatre Production graduate, has joined the team at Maxwell Hargrove, Inc. of Lanham, MD. Hargrove specializes in trade shows, special events, and custom exhibits. Jenna Hyatt University Housing Staff Jenna had a presentation accepted at the 2016 Northwest and New Student Association of College and University Housing Officers (NWACUHO) Programs in Anchorage, Alaska, where she was awarded one of the top 5 programs. The program was entitled, “The Generational Divide.” John Magnusson University Housing Staff John had a presentation accepted at the 2016 Northwest and New Student Association of College and University Housing Officers (NWACUHO) Programs in Anchorage, Alaska, where he was awarded “The Best of the Northwest” award where he will receive a scholarship to present the presentation at the Association of College and University Housing Officers, International (ACUHO-I) in July 2016. His program was entitled, “Tactful Change: A Method That Works.” John Magnusson University Housing Staff John was named the “Outstanding New Professional for and New Student Washington” at the Northwest Association of College and University Programs Housing Officers Conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Ian Miller University Housing Staff Ian was invited to participate in the 26th Annual James C. Grimm
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and New Student National Housing Training Institute (NHTI) at the University of South Programs Florida. He was one of 72 participants accepted into this diverse class from housing professionals throughout the world. Josh Ingebretson University Housing Student Josh received the Pacific Affiliate of College and University and New Student Residence Halls (PACURH) Regional Silver Pin Award. Seven of Programs these are presented annually to the top student leaders in the region that consisted of students living on campus in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Australia, and Hong Kong. Aric Reyna University Housing Student Josh was elected by his peers within the Pacific Affiliate of College and New Student and University Residence Halls (PACURH) region to serve as the Programs Coordinating Officer of Communications and Technology for the 2016-2017 year. He will represent CWU as a Regional Board of Director. Nathalie Kasselis World Languages Faculty Spanish translation of the French play “Le Repas des fauves” published by ADE, the Spanish Theatre Directors Journal. Number 159. January-March 2016.
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