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Friday, March 5, 1999 • Volume 9 Number 25 • Washington State University

INSECTS INTHE MOVIES TOPIC OF MARCH II Teleconference LECTURE An award-winning insect ecologist will 'draws~ artists present her lecture, "Insects in the Mov­ ies-Bugs on the Big Screen;· as the 1999 from Spokane E. Paul Catts Memorial Lecture next week on the Pullman campus. to .program The lecture is scheduled for 8 p.m. Thurs- day (March II) in Todd 276. · A recent teleconference produced by the Col­ May Berenbaum, head of the University of lege of Agriculture and Home Economics' Infor­ Illinois, Urbana-Champaign entomology mation Depa.ttment has received high marks for department, is an author of numerous its unique backdrop. scientific and popular books and articles, as Two Spokane artists-Harold Balazs and Ken well as a fellow of both the American Spierrning-spent time during the two-hour tele­ Academy of ArtS and Sciences and the conference working on three 4-by-8-foot panels American Philosophical Society. In 1994, that served as part of the program stage. Berenbaum was elected to the National The program, "The Resilient Communities Academy of Sciences, the highest honor Satellite Series," featuring futurist Robert bestowed by the United States on an Theobald of the Northwest Regional Facilita­ American scientist. tors of Spokane and hosted by Scott Fedale, CAI-IE Information, was the first of a three-part Artists Harold Balazs, foreground, and Ken Spierming create an artistic backdrop as part of the Berenbaum will be available f~r a book­ CAHE's first segment in a three-part teleconference program,"The Resilient Communities Satellite series. Series." signing session before the lecture. Organizers were interested in adding the hu­ At 9 p.m., the Third Annual lns~ct Cinema manities element to the program that would dis­ Cult Classic will present "Beginning of the cuss community leadership and resilience-how End;' a 1957 film that features giant grass­ to find and foster leadership for the new millen­ hoppers attacking Chicago. nium. Both the lecture and film are open to the "So, based on what they heard, the pair of public without charge. artists created a work in progress," Fedale said. During the show, the program director would The lecture is established in honor of E. cut away and let the 395 participants in more Paul Catts, a professor and chair of the than 120 sites throughout the country watch the WSU's Entomology department. Guest panels develop. speakers are chosen based on their ability "Looking at the finished work, it is hard to to make science accessible to the public. believe the work was done by two artists; their styles blended so well together," Fedale added. CTL FORUM PLANNED "The evaluation was high in all categories con­ cerning the teleconference." "Peer Evaluation and the Scholarship of The second tele!=onference in d1e series is Teaching" is the topic of a brown-bag pla.tmed for April 8 and will bring in Eugene, forum Wednesday (March I 0). Ore., businesswoman Cynd1ia Beal, an advocate The noon- I:30 p.m. program at CUB 112-113, for commLmity preparedness. sponsored by the Center for Teaching and The d1ird program, planned May 27, will fea­ Learning. will be led by Tom Brigham, Psy­ ture a discussion on ways communities are ap­ chology, and MaryWack,English and CTL proaching issues related to resilience at personal, family, community and ecological levels. The artists put finishing touches on the panels as· the teleconference concludes. Brigham and Wack will present ideas on the peer review of teaching from a joint project of the American Association of Higher Education and the Carnegie Foun­ dation, followed by open .discussion. Poets due on campus for Slonim Poetry Series Poets Edward Dorn and Jennifer Dunbar Dorn will present a poetry Reed drowned in 1986 under mysterious circumstances in East Ger­ DIALOGUETIME CHANGES reading Thursday (March 11) on d1e Pullman campus. The 4 p.m. pro­ many while making a $4 million film tided "Bloody Heart" about the The Thursday (March II) "Dialogue with gram in Avery Hall's Bundy Reading Room is part of the Ruth Slonim 1973 Indian uprising at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation the Graduate Oean" is set for I I:30 a.m.- Poetry Series and is open to me public without charge. in South Dakota. 12:30 p.m. in CUB I 08-109. Edward Dorn's epic poem, "Gunslinger," The Doms' appearance at WSU is sponsored by the English depatt­ is mought by many critics to be d1e most ment and d1e Ruth Slonim Poetry Fund. Graduate students and interim dean important long poem written during me Karen DePauw meet monthly to discuss The Slonim series continues March 23 wim a 7 p.m. program by second half of the 20th century. It has been issues of interest to both. Henry Taylor, me 1986 Pulitzer Prize winner in Poetiy. The final pro­ called "a fundamental American master­ gram is planned for March 31 at 4 p.m. wid1 Murray Jackson, University piece" by Thomas McGuane. Dorn has pub­ of Michigan professor emeritus and poet. Bod1 readings will be held in REGENTS SET MARCH lished 30 other books of poetry and prose, Bundy Reading Room. AGENDA including notable works on Native Ameri­ cans, 7be Shosboneans and Recollections of The Board of Regents meets at I :30 p.m. Gran Apacberia. His satirical voice, often Visiting Fulbright scholars conduct today (March 5) at the Lewis Alumni Centre. compared favorably to Jonad1an Swift and international research at WSU Among action items, the board will be me Latin epigrammatist Martial, is most ap­ asked to approve the replacement of exist­ parent in Abhorrences and his new work, Professors from Brazil, Mexico, Tanza.t1ia and Russia have been working ing wooden bleachers in the east end zone Languedoc Variorum: A Defense of Heresy at WSU as visiting Fulbright Scholars to further d1eir research and build of Martin Stadium. These are the last re­ Edward Darn and Heretics. academic connections with their home countries. maining seats from the original stadium Jennifer Dunbar Dorn is senior editor of Heber DosSantos Abreu, Carlos Bosch, Gabriel Mbassa and Elena built in 1936. The aging wooden seats have Sniper Logic, the publication of me creative Voznesenskaya are visiting Fulbright Scholars for 1998-99. deteriorated and are now a safety concern. writing department at University of Colorado The Fulbright Progran1 was established in 1946 under Congressional at Boulder. An editor and filmmaker, Dunbar legislation introduced by d1e late Sen.]. William Fulbright of Arkansas. The If approved, the new concrete bleachers Dorn also edited Rolling Stock, a wide-rang­ with metal seats will match the existing progran1, sponsored by the U.S. Information Agency, is designed to pro­ ing cultural journal of the '80s and early '90s. mote mutualtmderstancling between the peoples of the United States and seating throughout most of Martin Stadium. Dunbar Dorn's films have been widely other countries. , More than 2,000 seats will be replaced. The screened. She Will present work from Cold More than 70,000 Americans have studied or done research abroad un­ project is expected to cost $826,000. War Cowboy: 7be Long Exile of Dean Reed. der d1e progran1's auspices, and more than 130,000 scholars from other The regents also will hear a progress re­ Reed is the only American ever to win me countries have engaged in similar activities in the United States. port on the university's preparations for Order of Lenin for music and literature, al­ Abreu, an associate professor with the Federal Rural University of Rio de the I 0-year review of its accreditation. The though his work remains virtually unknown Janeiro, Brazil, left last week from Pullman after researching here since Commission on Colleges of the Northwest in the United States. He sold more records December 1997. Associated wim WSU's Institute of Biological Chemistry, Association of Schools and Colleges is the man Elvis in South America in the early '60s Abreu has conducted l:>iosynthetic mecha.t1ism and lignin structure studies accrediting body. The review occurs in mid­ and four million albums in me Soviet Union while here. April. jennifer Dunbar Darn in 1966 where his films were the biggest box He chose WSU after meeting IBC director and professor Norman Lewis office attractions behind the Iron Curtain. continued on page 2 pportunities

Human Resource Services reports it is accepting applications for the following classifications to be used for filling future vacancies. An up-to-date listing ofpositions is available by calling a 24- hour job line, 335-763 7, and is posted on a bulletin board outside French 134.

Human Subjects Review Coordinator. $2244-2849. Located on the Pullman campus. This is a 50-percent position at 50 percent of the quoted salary. Familiarity with institutional review boards and human subject ethics is preferfed.Applications must be returned to HRS by March IS. . Milker. $1741-2193. Located atWSU Puyallup Research an·d Extension Center.The schedule is 6 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday-Wednesday.Applications must be returned to HRS by March IS. Secretary. $1741-2193. Located at WSU Vancouver. Experience working for an executive or high-level manager in a confidential work setting is preferred. Applications must be returned to Three of the visitirtg Fulbright Scholars to WSU this year are, from the left, Carlos Bosch, Gabriel Mbassa and HRS by March 22. Heber Abreu. Legal Secretary. $2093-2646. Located on the Pullman campus. Working knowledge of all as­ pects of litigation; excellent interpersonal communications skills; demonstrated ability to work in a complex, multitask environment; and excellent computer and organizational skills are required. Fulbright Scholars work at WSU ... Experience with Microsoft Office and familiarity with WSU are preferred. Applications must be returned to HRS by March 29. continued from page 1 in 1995 in Brazil while Lewis was on a visit. Since my colleagues here when I go back so that we Computer Support Analyst I (WorldWide Web). $2193-2781. Located on the Pullman coming to WSU, Abreu has learned new tech­ can develop safe and efficacious vaccines against campus. The position is in Payroll Services. Web page design and maintenance experience is babesiosis and other tick-transmitted diseases of required. Knowledge of JAVA, CG I Script, Front Page, Excel, dBase and Access is preferred.Appli­ niques and methods of analysis and used new animals," he said. cations must be returned to HRS by March 22. (The application deadline has been extended.) equipment d1at will help hin1 with his research in wood chernistiy. He also is awaiting publication Voznesenskaya, senior researcher for d1e de­ Farm Equipment Operator I. $1780-2244. Located ·at WSU Prosser Irrigated Agriculture of an article on the synthesis of certain polymers partment of anatomy and morphology, Komarov Research and Extension Center. Work schedule is typically Monday-Friday days, but may require of lignin. Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences overtime and weekend work during the irrigation season.Ability to acquire a commercial driver's "My stay here was very nice," he said. "I had a in St. Petersburg, Russia, worked in WSU's Biol­ license within six months of employment required. Applications must be returned to HRS by: great experience, and I have friends here. I also ogy and Botany departments last ·September to March IS. learned all about American culture, the food, December, specifically researching the anatomy and physiology of plants grown in different envi­ Fiscal Technician II. $1702-2140. Located on the Pullman campus. The first position is a 50- music and day-by-day habits of American people, percent position at 50 perce-nt of the quoted salary, working 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.Applications which are totally different from my counay." ronments. She studies the problem of plant adap­ tation to life under stressful conditions, especially must be returned to HRS by March IS. Mad1ematician Bosch, from the department of mathematics at the Instituto Tecnologico in deserts, for many years. Her goal is to study ControiTechnician. $2713-2992. Located on the Pullman campus.Training and experience with Autonomo de Mexico in Mexico, arrived in Pull­ the differences in leaf anatomy and cell ultrastruc­ HVAC, central supervisory, direct digital and central control systems, boilers and chillers are man last August to work on linear analysis, more ture in plants grown in different habitats or under required.Applications must be returned to HRS by March IS. specifically on locally convex spaces, through the influence of different factors. The tide of her Industrial Hygienist Supervisor. $3225-4126. Located on the Pullman camp.us. Experience May. He is trying to solve an important problem Fulbright project was "Ecological Bases of Devel­ managing Environmental Health and Safety programs in a higher education institution is pre­ on inductive limits, more technically on the com­ opment of Structural-Biochemical CharacteJistics ferred.Applications must be returned to HRS by March IS. pleteness of these types of spaces. of the Representatives of Family An international expert in functional analysis is Chenopodiaceae." WSU professor Jan Kucera, wid1 whom Bosch "The aim of our investigation was to study d1e has worked for several years and coauthored anatomy and physiology of these deserts plants publications. So it was easy to choose WSU for having different pathways of photosynthesis dur­ his work, he said. ing the expetiment with the growth in different Tbe Center for Human Rights reports the following positions are open at the university, its "In the math department, there are oiher pro­ controlled conditions in d1e climatic chambers," extended campuses and its research and extension centers. fessors whom I also like to interact with. For in­ she said: Cooperative Extension. Extension Program Coordinator/Yakima County. The contact is stance this year I've learned quite a few things Voznesenskaya chose WSU for her Fulbright Rebecca Armstrong, 335-2822.The closing date is March IS, or until filled. (2292) from d1e people in geometric combinatorics, Jack work because of an early cooperative effort. In Robertson, Duane DeTemple, Bill Webb, Matt 1996, she was a member of a group of scientists Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology,WSUVancouver.Assistant Profes­ Hudelson and others," he added. . in an American-Russian grant funded by the Ci­ sor. The contact is Debra Barnett, (54)6-9660.The closing date is March 26, or until fiUed. (2295) Boscl1 said the work here has been very pro­ vilian Research and Development Foundation for WSU Libraries. Social Science Reference/Electronic Resource Librarian.The contact is Bonny ductive. Wid1 Kucera he is submitting a paper on d1e Independent States of d1e Former Soviet Boyan, 335-1535. The closing date. is April 30, or until filled . (2 187) KurzweU, Perron and Henstock integrals to a jour­ Union. She visited WSU for the first time in 1997 nal in Mexico. At d1e end of his stay, he says he for one and a. half months to work on a joint CAHE Alumni Development. Development Coordinator. The contact is Britta Nitcy, 335- hopes to finish d1e research and submit a research project, "Diversity of 64 Photosynd1esis: Evolu­ 2243.The closing date is March 19, or until filled. (2264) paper on the completeness and regularity of in­ tion and Climatic Adaptation." Center for Teaching and Learning. Systems and Programming Professional. The contact is ductive limits. He also wrote a paper on the be­ "In spite of d1e very shott time of my visit, we Mary Wack, 335-1355.The closing date is March IS. (2265) ginnings of mad1ematics in Mexico, published in had vety interesting results," she said. "I was vety Math Notes from WSU's math depa.ttinent. lucky and happy to have as bosses from the Extended Degree Programs. Academic Adviser. The contact is Cliff Moore, 335-9268. The At d1e same time, and thanks to a good com­ An1edcan side two outstanding scientists in plant closing date is March 19. (2278) munications network, Bosch has continu~d to physiology and anatomy, Prof. Gerald E. HealtH and Well ness Services. Student Affairs Officer I. The contact is Donna Hash, 335- work wid1 some colleagues in Mexico, directing Edwards and Prof. Vincent R. Franceschi. 6759.The closing date is April 12. (2279) from long distance the mathematical competitions They were very thoughtful to me, and wid1 d1eir "Concurso de Primavera" and "Competencia help we have had a possibility to apply some University Publications and Printing. Publications Manager:The contact is Mary Read, 335- Cot6rra," which last year drew close to 75,000 recent and very demonstrative med10ds during 3518.The closing date is March S. (2294) entries. This year, Bosch prepared part of the our research." · Educational Telecommunications and Technology. Production Coordinator/Announcer. exan1 and the agenda. Voznesenskaya hopes to finish the wmk started The contact is Kathy Dahmen, 335-6536.The closing date is March S, or until filled. (2287) "I love to work here," he said. "The environ­ here, fust wid1 a sedes of papers on the subject. ment of the mad1 department is excellent, starting TI1e application of new and modem med1ods to EducationaiTelecommunications andTechnology."AIIThings Considered" Host/Producer. with Mano (professor and department chair the investigation of the desert plants may give a The contact is Kathy Dahmen, 335-6536.The closing date is March 22, or until filled. (2289) Valipuram Manoranjan), the professors , the clue to d1e understanding of the problem of the Teaching and Learning. Associate and Assistant Professor (two positions). The contact is secretaries and the TAs. It is a nice place to work evolution of 64 photosynthesis in d1e plant king­ Cindy Scott, 335-5027.The closing date is March IS, or until filled. (2290and 2291) I came here with my family, and for them it has dom, she said. And other positives emerged in also been a very nice experience." her time at the university. Multicultural Student Services.Assistant Director for Community Relations. The contact is Mbassa, an associate professor in the depart­ "All my experience at WSU was very useful for Kim Dyce, 335-7852.The closing date is March 8, or until filled. (2249) ment of veterinary anatomy of Sokoine Univer­ me in all senses," she added. "I had a good expe­ WSU Libraries. Cataloging Librarian.The contact is Bonny Boyan, 335-1535:The closing date sity of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, came to rience of English; now I know better the life of WSU's Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology in American people. I had the opportunity to work is April IS, or until filled. (2284) . January ;md will stay through September. With a with wonderful scientists using recent methods Health Policy Administration, WSU Spokane. Assistant Professor. The contact is Kathy research specialty in domestic and wildlife dis­ and equipment. The most bright and pleasant Whitehead, (35)8-7980.The closing date is March 31, or until filled . (2285) eases of blood cells transmitted by ticks, he is impression was how calm and careful were all working on a vaccine against one of those dis­ the people with whom I worked, and especially EECS/Computer Engineering, WSU Spokane. Assistant Professor. The contac~ is Keely eases that affects cattle, babesiosis. the staff of the Electron Microscopy Center, whom Kalama Lakey, (35)8-7602.The closing date is May I, or until filled. (2286) Mbassa came to WSU because he discovered I was obliged to ask different questions from English.Assistant Professor: The contact is Ann Berry,335-7000.The closing date is March 22, that professor Wendy Brown's research was morning until night." or until filled . (2276) . · sinillar to his own. During a nine-month experi­ ment, he will test whether certain protein com­ Four WSU faculty were' named American WSU Libraries/MASC. Special Collections Librarian.The contact is Bonny Boyan, 335-1535. pmmds called interleukins can improve cattle's Fulbright Scl1olars for 1998-99. They are Emmett The closing date is April IS, or until filled. (2277) · immunity if injected together with specific blood Fiske, extension speci;mst with Rural Sociology, Residence Life. Residence HaU Director: The contact is Karen Coonrad, 335-3968.The clos­ · cell parasite proteins that stimulate immunity. visiting yarious institutions in Santiago, Chile; Wil­ . ing date is March 8. (2270) "So far, I'm very much impressed with the liam Hallagan, associate professor with Eco­ setup and the availability of resources and facili­ nomics, visiting Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, School of Music andTheatreArts.Assistant Professor: The contact is Erich Lear, 335-2509. ties and d1e kindness of those I am working with," People's Republic of China; Timothy Kohler, The closing date is April S, or until filled. (2272) he said. professor and chair of Andrropology, visiting WSU Libraries.Assistant Systems Librarian.The contact is Bonny Boyan, 335-1535.The clos­ Mbassa hopes to eventually test some of d1e University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; ing date is March IS, or until filled. (2269) interleukins and parasite-derived immunogens in and Pattiya Tansuhaj, professor with d1e Inter­ his own countly. "I will take new knowledge, national Business Institute, visiting Mai1asarakharn and I do hope to continue working together with University, Mahasaral

Page 2 • March 5, 1999 • WSUWEEK Chain restaurateurs highlight Cult expert to speak Thursday ~week?Jl · management conference, A leading expert and critic of radical cults and militia groups will fair deliver his "Cult Buster" program at 7 p.m. Thursday (March 11) in the "Nuts and Bolts" is the theme of the 1999 Donald I. Smith Chain CUB Auditorium. ~'Notes Restaurant Conference Monday and Tuesday (March 8-9) at WSU. Rick Ross has worked with cults, militias, racist groups and cases in At this year's 14th annual event, hosted by WSU's Hotel and · the penal system for. almost 15 years and will share how these groups Restaurant Administration, 10 of the nation's chain restaurant lead­ are working together to gain greater power to influence politicians, SHARED LEAVE APPROVED . ers will share how their organizations "get back to and focus on the campaigns and legislation. Margaret Schelling, Genetics and Cell basics." A career fair for students also is set for Monday evening. Ross has interviewed followers of David Koresh's Waco, Texas, or­ Biology, has been approved for shared Professor Emeritus "Coach" Don Smith and Charles Bernstein, ganization and is the only deprogrammer to work with the group. He leave. editor-at-large of Chain Leader magazine, organized the two-day also consults family members of the Waco-Davidian followers. program that is expected to draw more than 150 chain owners and Ross' research includes work on the Oklahoma City bombing, the Those interested in donating annual or sick managers from across the nation to Pullman to hear about cutTent Tokyo subway gassing incident and private militia groups. He testifies leave can contact Benefits and Payroll issues and trends in the industry. as an expert witness in court cases and is a consultant for the Federal Services, 335-4589, or send in shared-leave Guest speakers and panelists at this year's event are John Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the FBI. donation forms to zip I 024, French 232. Alexander, president, CBORD Group Inc.; Tom Champoux, vice TI1e presentation is the first in a series sponsored by the ASWSU WSU Business Policies and Procedures Manual, president, The Effectiveness Institute; Steve Elmont, consulting prin­ Lecture and Performance Series Committee. Section 60.43 has information about shared cipal, Technomic Inc.; Joseph Fasler, president, Restaura Inc. and A panel discussion is planned for Tuesday (March 9) on "Cultism on leave and forms that can be copied for use. president of the National Restaurant Association; Ted Fowler, presi­ College Campuses" as a precursor to Ross' talk later in the week. Questions about the procedures to donate dent and CEO, Golden CoiTal Corp.; Molly Hancock, COO, Con­ Local counselors, students, WSU staff and area church leaders will earned leave to any approved individual can solidated Restaurants Inc.; Tucker W. "Bill" Main, FMP, Main & As­ give their own defmition of what cultism is and comment on the issue's be directed to Ann Monroe, BPS, sociates; John Nye, executive chef, Cucina! Cucina!; William]. Post, local effect. ~ founder, president and COO, It's New York: An Amazing Eatery; Organizers also hope to discuss how cults and cult behavior affect and Tom Ryan, menu management chief, McDonald's Corp. college students; d1e university's policy regarding cultism; and how Presentation topics by the guests range from information tech­ students can protect themselves and friends from falling "into the trap." TWO NAMED TO 1999 USA nology to strategies for recruiting, retaining and motivating em­ The discussion also is sponsored by the ASWSU Lecture and Perfor­ . TODAY ALL-ACADEMICTEAM ployees, and from focusing on the people in an organization to mance Series Committee. One current WSU student and a recent "roads not taken." graduate have been named to the 1999 USA TODAY All-USA College Academic Team. Third-team member Rosannette "Rosie"· APRIL EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS LISTED Hernandez Rimando, from Bainbridge ._ lslan·d, is a WSU.senior.After:; graduating To register for any of the following, call the Learn Line at 335-3276. satisfies budget cycle requirements in Leadership Development Pro- from the university in May with a bachelor's While any of the classes are open to WSU employees, those required gram and Leadership Track.) - degree in Engli~h and a secondary educa­ in specific certifiqtion programs are indicated with the following key: Year 2000 Computer Issues. 1:30-4 p.m., Monday, April12, Beasley tion certification to teach, she.will student­ Cougar Lounge. Joe Spoonemore and Jerry Gordon, facilitators. teach at a Puget Sound-area high school (1) Leadership, Supervision, Management Certification Track Providing Quality Customer Service to International Students. this fall. (2) Financial Management Certification Track 10 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, April13~ Beasley Cougar Lounge. Susan Wohld Honorable mention member Erika Howell, (3) Communications Certification Track and Jim Ellis, facilitators (will count toward customer-service require­ from Prosser, graduated in agricultural (4) Office Support Certification Track ments in certification tracks). economics from WSU in December. She (5) Diversity Education Certificate Introduction to Word Processing. 1-3 p.m., Tuesday, April 13, will attend the University of Idaho La.;.,. School starting this fall. Her father, Bill Late March Addition Todd 109. Caryn Lawton, lead instructor. $20 nonrefundable fee pay­ able in advance to HRS. Howell, is on staff atWSU Prosser Irri­ gated Agriculture Research and Extension Employee and Labor Relations. 9 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, March 30, Basic Grammar Skills. 1-4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April13, Beasley Cou­ Beasley Cougar Lounge. Mark Cassidy and Darrell Keirn, facilitators. gar Lounge. Karen Zucco-Gatlin, facilitator. R-3,4 Center. R-1 Forklift Certification Training. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday, April Named to the team by two separate judg­ 14, Beasley Cougar Lounge. Josh Welch, instructor. Call 335-9311 to ing panels working in cooperation with USA April Offerings register and send IRI for $60 per person to Pam Black, Facilities Opera­ TODAY, the national daily newspaper, tions, before April14. Rimando and Howell were among more Decision-Making Styles. 8:10-11 a.m., Friday, April 2, MutTow 52. GIBTA Issues in the Workplace. 1-4 p.m., Wednesday, April 14, than 120 students named from colleges Karen Zucco-Gatlin, facilitator. R-1 Lighty 401. Melynda Huskey, facilitator. E-5 nationwide to first, second and third teams and honorable mention. There were 984 Dealing With Difficult People. 1-4 p.m., Monday, April5, Beasley Intermediate-Level Spreadsheets. 10 a.m.-noon, Thursday, April nominees.The judges considered grades, Cougar Lounge. Darrell Keirn, facilitator. R-3 ,4 15, Todd ·109. Paul Phillips and Leslie little, lead instructors. $20 activities, leadership and public service. Benefit Services Orientation. 3-5 p.m., Monday, April 5, Lighty nonrefundable fee payable in advance to HRS. 401. Ann Monroe or Marie Weiss, facilitator. · Technical Aspects of the Search. 1:30-3 p.m., Thursday, April15, Family Medical Leave Act. 9-10 a.m., Tuesday, April 6, Beasley French Ad 139. Elissa Keirn, facilitator. DEATHS REPORTED Cougar Lounge. Vicki Christensen, facilitator. Domestic Violence Awareness. 8:10-9:15 a.m., Friday, April 16, john F.Adams, an English faculty member Assertive Communication Skills for Professionals. 9 a.m.-noon, MUtTow 52. Karen Zucco-Gatlin, facilitator. R-1 - from 1968 until his retirement in '1992, died Tuesday and Wednesday, April6 and 7, Beasley Cougar Lounge. David Funding atWSU: Part II. 9:30-11 a.m., Friday, April16, MutTow 52. Feb.l6. Schmidt, facilitator. R-3 Karl Boehmke, instructor. R-2,4 Douglas Ray Sharp, a Patient Services Leadership andFollowership. 1-4 p.m., Tuesday, April6, Beasley The Entrepreneur in You. 1-4 p.m., Monday, April 19, French Ad Representative in Veterinary Clinical Sci­ Cougar Lounge. Karen Zucco-Gatlin, facilitator. R-1 139. David Schmidt, facilitator. ences, died Monday (March I). He has Introduction to Word Processing. 1-3 p.m., Tuesday, April6, Todd Forklift Recertification Training (select one from the following). worked forWSU for II years.A memorial 109. $20 nonrefundable fee payable in advance 'to HRS. 8:30-10:30 a.m. or 1:30-3:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 20, Wednesday, April service is set for II a.m. today (March 5) at Time Leave Report Training. 9-11 a.m., Wednesday, April 7, 21, or Thursday, April 22, Beasley Cougar Lounge. Josh Welch, instJuc­ St.John Methodist Church in St.John. Beasley Cougar Lounge. Vicki Christensen and Jody Hathaway, fa­ tor. Register by calling 335-9311 and send IRI for $10 to Pam Black, cilitators. Facilities Operations, before class. CAMPUS UNITS PLAN SK RUN Junk Mail and Other Irritants. 1-3 p.m., Wednesday, April 7, Specialized Word Processing: How to Merge Documents. 10 The second annual Campus on the Run SK Beasley Cougar Lounge. Sue Swanson, presenter. $20 fee payable in a.m.-noon, April 20, Todd 109. Laura Sweeney, instmctor. $20 nonre­ fundable fee payable in advance to HRS. run/walk is set for Saturday, March 27. advance to HRS. Check-in starts at 8:45 a.m., and the race at Coaching. 1-4 p.m., Tuesday, April20, Frend1 Ad 139. Karen Zucco­ Prevention of Work-Related Injuries. 1-4 p.m., Wednesday, April 9:30 a.m. at Roundtop Drive off Grimes Gatlin, facilitator. R-1 7, Beasley Cougar Lounge. Carol Zweifel, instructor. Way on the Pullman campus. The State Ethics Law. 1:30-2:30 p.m., Thursday, April 8, French Ad Thinking Healthy and Being Healthy: Tobacco Cessation. 9 a.m.­ noon, Wednesday, April 21,_French Ad 139. Linda Gould, facilitator. ·Race entry forms are available at Well ness 139. Toni Ursich and John Salmon, presenters. R-1 ,2,3,4 Programs,Ad Annex-30 I; Intramural Sports, How to Successfully Survive a Payroll Audit. 1-4 p.m., Wednes­ Intermediate-Level Powerpoint. 10 a.m.-noon, Thursday, April 8, CUB 337; or the Community Service day, April 21, Lighty 401 . Alice Smethurst, instructor. Todd 109. Rich Scott, lead instructor. $20 nonrefundable fee payable Learning Center, CUB 322~ Completed in advance to HRS. Basic 123 Travel 2-3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, Lighty 405. entries should be returned to Intramural WSU Policies and Procedures On-Line. 8:10-9:30 a.m., Friday, Darlene Newton et a!, facilitators. Sports. April9, MutTow 52. RalphJenks, instructor (will count toward policies Risk Management in the University Setting. 2-3 p.m., Thursday, Entry fee is $9 for students and $12 for and procedures requirements in Financial Management and Office Sup­ April 22, Lighty 405. Rich Hutchinson, instructor. R-1 WSU employees and their families. Those port tracks). Benefit Services Orientation. 8:15-10:15 a.m., Thursday, April 22, entering before March 12 are guaranteed a Funding at WSU: Part I. 9:30-11 a.m., Friday, April 9, MuiTow 52. Lighty 401. Marie Weiss or Ann Monroe, facilitator. long-sleeved 'f.-shirt. ' Karl Boehmke, instructor. R-2,4 (Completion of two-part class also Sexual Harassment Prevention. 8:10-11 a.m., Friday, April 23, ~~ The run is held.in ~onjunction ~.ith Cam­ MutTow 52. Elissa Keirn, facilitator. R-1,2,3,4,5 (will satisfy sexual ha­ pus to Community and Health and rassment requirement in Leadership Development Program). Wellness ~eek, sp<;msored by Intramural · Thinking and Speaking on Your Feet. 1-4 p.m., Monday, April 26, Sports• .Community Service Learning Cen- WSU Week is published on Fridays during the academic year, and once a Beasley Cougar Lounge. Darrell Keirn, facilitator. R-3 ' month in the summer, by the Washington State University Office of News t, ter, HWSWellness Programs ang and Information Services, French Admi nistration Building 442, How To Give Exceptional Customer Service. 9-a.m.-noon, Tues­ PowerBar. ' ' · Pullman, Washington 99164-1 040. day and Thursday, April27 and April29, Beasley Cougar Lounge. David Race proceeds will be donated to the - Information of interest to faculty and staff and items on intra-university Schmidt, facilitator. $7 fee payable in advance to HRS (will satisfy cus­ Community Child Care Center in Pullman. matters will be considered: Fax-509/335-0932. tomer-service requirements in certification tracks). The nonprofit, parent-owned corporation Copy deadline for WSU WEEK: Ethics in the Workplace. 1-4 p.m., Tuesday, April27, Beasley Cou­ will use the funds for a toy-exchange Monday noon before the Friday issue. gar Lounge. Karen Zucco-Gatlin, facilitator. R-1,2,3,4 project, a parenting video series and family­ oriented activities. The next issue will be March 12. New Employee Orientation. 8 a.m.-noon, Wednesday, April 28, CUB B1-5. David Schmidt, facilitator. Editor: Sue Hinz, Late entry deadline is March 25. Practical Persuasive Presentation Skills. 1-4 p.m., Wednesday, 509/335-3583, [email protected]. Questions about the run can be directed Washington State April 28, Beasley·cougar Lounge. Darrell Keirn, facilitator. R-3 Editorial Assistant: Nella Letizia, to Kathleen Hatch or Cody Frye at 509/335-4668, [email protected]. ~ University Stress Management Practicum II: Workplace Strategies. 1-4 p.m., 335-6639 or visit the web site at Thursday, April 29, Lighty 401. Darrell Keirn, facilitator. University Photographers: Bob Hubner www.hws.wsu.edu/funrun. and Shelly Hanks. Leadership and Followership. 8:10-11 a.m., Friday, April 30, - Murrow 52. Karen Zucco-Gatlin, facilitator. 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• T.G. Ostrom Lecture:"Ramanujan, Continued Fractions and Educational Reform," George E.Andrews, Penn State Univer­ sity, 7 p.m., Monday (March 8), Neill SW.

• Concert: Solstice Wind Quintet, 8 p.m., Thursday (March I I), Bryan Hall Auditorium.

EXHIBITS TUESDAY, MARCH 9 Fine Arts Gallery II: Drawings and small paintings by Norbert Freese, Legislative Brown Bag: Weekly information session on Washington leg­ through today (March 5). islative activities, noon- I p.m., CUB 222. what's Manuscripts,Archives and Special Collections:"An Exhibit on the Soils Seminar: "Automated Purification and Concentration of Nucleic Life and Work of George Mathis;• Holland Library, through April 30. Acids from Environmental Samples: A 'Front-End' for Analysis Using DNA Chips," Fred Brockman, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, 4: I 0 p.m., CUB Gallery: "Rites of Passage," collage installation by Andria Marcussen, Johnson 204. Hot through March 12. Post-Ostrom Seminar: "MacMahon's Partition Analysis," George E. WSU Libraries: "Women's History Month Exhibit;' organized by Black Andrews, Penn State University, 4: I 0 p.m., Webster I I. Refreshments at EDUCATION ABROAD SEEKS Women's Caucus and the libraries, through March 22. _3:30 p.m., Neill 216. OVERSEAS LEARNING HISTORY The Education Abroad office is collecting Museum of Art: "Art as Environ: The Contemporary Installation;· cur­ Film: "Broken Blossoms," 7 p.m., Wilson 6. Discussion led by Rory Ong, photographs, letters and stories to recreate rent examples of installation artworks by artists (established and emerg­ Comparative American Cultures. Part of Comparative American Cultures' the history of overseas learning at WSU. ing) from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, including Ross Coates, Spring Film Series. The office is particularly interested in Marilyn Lysohir-Coates and others, through March 28 (open by ap­ stories from exchange participants of the poiptment March 13-21 ). Junior Recital: Jeremy Wilson, saxophone, 8 p.m., Bryan Hall Audito­ 1960s and 1970s. rium. Fine Arts Gallery II:"OneYear Later: Last Year's MFA Graduates," March Written materials should discuss how the 8-April2. overseas experience affected participants' WEDNESDAY, MARCH I 0 lives or career goals. Graduate Recital: Steve Erwin, saxophone, 8 p.m., Kruegel 53 . FRIDAY, MARCH 5 Those who would like to share experi­ ences with current students should send Academic Notice: Last date for gr~duate students to apply for degree. THURSDAY, MARCH I I photos and letters to Education Abroad at the International Programs office at Bryan , Conference: Visionaries Inspiring Black-Empowered Students (VIBES), Talk: Dialogue with Graduate School dean Karen DePauw, I I :30 a.m.- I 08, zip 51 I 0, or e-mail through March 6. Contact is Black Women's Caucus through the Women's 12:30 p.m., CUB 108-109. .lnclude your name, Resource Center, 335-6849. Microbiology Seminar: "Identification of Mycobacterium ulcerans phone number and a brief description on the back of each photo. Meeting: Board of Regents, I :30 p.m., Lewis Alumni Centre. For details, Polyketide Toxin, Mycolactone and its Role in Pathogenesis," Kathleen M. contact the President's Office, 335-6666. George, Rocky Mountain Laboratories/NIH, 3: I 0 p.m., Science 20 I. TYPEWRITERS NEEDED Statistical Seminar:"The Bayesian Method of Moments with a Macro­ Poetry Reading: By Edward Darn and Jennifer Dunbar Dorn, University economic Forecasting Application;• Arnold Zellner, University of Chicago, of Colorado, 4-5 p.m., Bundy Reading Room,Avery Hall. Reception follows The Child Development Center at White 3 p.m.,Todd 575. the reading. Part of the Ruth Slonim Poetry Series. Hall needs two electric typewriters.Any WSU department or unit that can donate Junior Recital: Franji Holland, flute, 4: I 0 p.m., Bryan Hall Auditorium. Statistics Seminar: Talk by Sung Ahn, 4: I 0 p.m., Neill 416. the needed equipment should contact Adair Lawrence, 335-1 I IS. Buffet/Auction: Common Ministry's II th Annual Buffet/Auction, 6 p.m., Lecture:"Cult Buster;· Rick Ross, 7 p.m., CUB 232. Pullman Presbyterian Church. Paul Catts Memorial Lect;ure:"lnsects in the Movies-Bugs on the Big PERU TOPIC OF NOON PROGRAM Folk Dancing: WSU-Pullman International Folk Dancers, starting at 8 Screen," May Berenbaum, University of Illinois, 8 p.m., Todd 276. p.m., Smith Gym I IS.AII ages welcome. Dances taught during early part of One couple's experiences in Peru is the the evening. Dancing partners unnecessary. See club details on the web at Concert: Solstice Wind Quintet, 8 p.m., Bryan Hall Auditorium. topic of a slide presentation at 12: I 0 p.m. . · Wednesday (March I 0) in CUB Cascade Room 123. Concert:The String Cheese Incident, 8 p.m., CUB Ballroom.Tickets avail­ Tom and Helen Bartuska visited Peru able at the CUB and the University of Idaho Student Union Building. last May, spending more than a week in WSU wins nine CASE awards Cusco, Peru, visiting sites such as the SATURDAY, MARCH 6 Temple of the Sun, the Urubambi River in 1999 district competition valley and the large Inca settlement of Tennis:WSU vs. University of Oregon, noon, Stadium Way Courts. WSU won nine awards-seven silvers and two bronzes-in a recent · Pisaq, Ollantaytambo, the oldest inhabited regional professional competition in communication and publishing. Inca city.Accompanied by a native guide Women's Basketbaii:WSU vs. University ofWashington, I p.m., Beasley Silver award winners include: and a traditional shaman, their group over­ Coliseum. • Universe, WSU's magazine of research and scholarship, published came altitude sickness and a 14,000-foot by the WSU Graduate School. Credits go to Jo Savage, designer, and mountain pass to complete the highlight of SUNDAY, MARCH 7 George Bedirian, associate editor, both of University ·Publications their trip: a five-day trek to Machu Picchu VPLAC Program: "Behind the Broken Words;· program of 20th-cen­ and Printing; and editor Tim Steury, News and Information Setvices. ending yvith the descent of 4,000 steps. tury prose and poetry, Roscoe Lee Browne and Anthony Zerbe, 3 p.m., • The "Ask Dr. Universe" project, including the newspap~r column and web site , received two silvers, one The photo essay presentation is part of a Bryan Hall Auditorium. series of programs sponsored by the CUB in projects-public relations and the other in World Wide Web site coor­ during spring semester. Graduate Recital: Tammi Gahl, conducting, 8 p.m., Simpson United dination. Through rl1e column, the doctor (a female cat) answers sci­ Methodist Church, Pullman. entific que~tions from children and adults around the world. For both awards, credits go to Steury as creative director; Kate Peterson, re­ FINALS SCHEDULED search assistant and writer; and Carol Hill, web designer, News and MONDAY, MARCH 8 Information Services. Cartoonist Sonja Oei also is credited for the The following graduate students have International Women's Day public relations award. scheduled final, oral examinations: • Cover of Edge of Tomorrow: An Arctic Year, a book published by Aria Estiraghi -"High Speed Parallel Academic Notice: Midsemester grades due, 8 a.m. the WSU Press, for design, illustration and photography-individual Delta Sigma Analog to Digital Converters;' design. Credits go to David Hoyt, designer, University Publications Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer Engi­ Crops Seminar: "Advances in Pulse Crop Production for No-Till," R. and Printing; and Keith Petersen, WSU Press editor. neering), 9 a.m., March 8, E/ME I 02A. The Dennis Roe, USDA/NRCS, 3: I 0 p.m., Johnson 204. • Future Teachers of Color, projects-public relations. The WSU Col­ major professor is T.S. Fiez. lege of Education FTOC recruitment program helps solve the critical Dorothy Marie French- "Antigenic Horticulture Seminar: "Sunscald of Apples;' Larry Schrader, WSU underrepresentation of teachers of color in the state's kindergarten- Variation During Persistent Anaplasma Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, 4: I 0 p.m., Johnson 12th grade public_schools. Credits go to Bill London, College cif Edu­ Marginale Infection;• Ph.D. (Veterinary C I OS. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m., Johnson 135. cation senior communications officer; and Collin Tong, associate di­ rector, communications and marketing, WSU West, Seattle. Science), I p.m., March II,Veterinary Teaching Hospital 141 The major profes­ Plant Pathology Seminar: "DsRNA Analysis as a Potential Epidemio­ • Children's Transition Clinic, electronic media-fund-raising-alumni 0. logical Marker for Dogwood Anthracnose:• Matthew Sunseri, 4: I 0 p.m., relations videos. The video helps raise private funding for the Spo­ sor is Guy Palmer. Johnson 343. kane YWCA's Children's Transition Clinic. The clinic is staffed as a Larry D. Aamodt -"A Study of a Two­ practicum site by faculty and students of the Intercollegiate Center for Wire Probe for Brain Edema Monitoring;• Microbiology Seminar:"lnvasion Plasmid Antigens as Mediators of Shi­ Nursing Education/WSU College of Nursing. Credit goes to Tom Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer Engi­ gella Pathogenesis;' William Picking, St. Louis University, 4: I 0 p.m., Science McArthur, ICNE!WSU College of Nursing communications manager. neering), I 0 a.m., March 12, E/ME I 02A. 201. • WSU Alumni Association web site for web The major professor is M.L. Manwaring. sites-alumni relations. Credits go to Brian Bates, association member­ Film:"Moskva slezam ne verit!Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears" (Russian ship coordinator; and Mark Wilcomb, CougNet Services director, and with English subtitles), presented by Birgitta lngemanson, 7 p.m., Fine Nicole Wood, art director, both of News and Information Services. WSU PRESENTS ... Arts Auditorium. Part of the Eighth Annual International Film Series. Bronze award winners included: "Saving Biodiversity in Chile: How, with • CougNet global on-line community for WSU alumni and fiiends Whom and at What Cost?" by Mary Kalin T.G. Ostrom Lecture:"Ramanujan, Continued Fractions and Educational , projects-alumni relations. Credits go to Wilcomb Arroyo, University of Chile, will be aired Reform:• George E. Andrews, Penn State University, 7 p.m., Neill SW. Re­ and Wood. again on KTNW-TY, Channel 31, at I (} a.m. ception follows in Neill 216. • WSU Press web site for March 14. Her address, the Philip Holland web sites-publications special purpose. Credits go to John Vleck, elec­ Lecture, was given on the Pullman campus tronic publications manager, University Publications and Printing; and Sept. 17. Sue Emory, WSl,J Press marketing coordinator.

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