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Part of The Evergreen State College Newsletter (June 4, 1973)

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June 4, 1973

...MORE THAN 200 TO GRADUATE; CEREMONIES SET FOR SATURDAY. . .More than 200 students are
expected to complete their bachelor of arts degrees at Evergreen June 8, the final day
of Spring Quarter. Graduation ceremonies will be held the following day beginning at
2 p.m. on the central campus plaza.
Featured speakers for the afternoon ceremony will be Evergreen Vice Presidents
David G. Barry and E. J. Shoben Jr. Music will be provided by the Recorder Consort,
directed by Faculty Member E. Jackson Webb; the Choral Ensemble, directed by Faculty
Member Don Chan, and a blue grass band, directed by Faculty Member Dave Hitchens . A
brief reception will follow the ceremony.
...NEW COMPUTER DIRECTOR NAMED... York Wong, a man with more than 16 years of technical
and managerial experience in the computer profession, has been named Director of Computer
Services, according to Vice President and Provost Edward J. Kormondy. The appointment is
effective September 1.
A management consultant to the City of New York since 1969, Wong served as director
of the Data Processing Center at Columbia University from 1962 to 1969. The 36-year-old
computer expert organized Columbia's first administrative data processing department with
a 100-person staff and helped develop and implement systems for registration, grade reporting, course evaluation, budget and payrolls and other administrative tasks. Wong,
a 1956 graduate of the University of Arkansas, has a master's degree in Business Administration from Columbia.
...ECONOMIST PRISCILLA BOWERMAN TO JOIN FACULTY... A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Vassar
College, Priscilla Bowerman, has been named to the faculty for the 1973-74 academic year,
according to Provost Kormondy. Mrs. Bowerman, a 1966 graduate of Vassar, earned her
master's degree in economics from Yale University in 1967 and is currently a candidate
for a doctorate in economics from Yale. The 28-year-old professor is an instructor of
economics at Oregon State University. She has also served as a research assistant at
Yale and as an intern for the Joint Congressional Economic Committee in Washington B.C.
In addition, Mrs. Bowerman has received fellowships from the National Science
Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship program and the Danforth Graduate Fellowship
program.
...STUDENTS' PROPOSAL APPROVED BY McCLEARY PLANNERS ... Human Ecology students have
received approval from the McCleary Planning Commission for their in-depth studies on
the town's housing problems, economic development and physical environment. Faculty
Member Rob Knapp said eight students from Human Ecology and two students from Urban Planning have spent the majority of the past two quarters compiling the studies at the request of the McCleary Chamber of Commerce. The 49-page report will go before the city
council June 14 for final approval. If it is approved, Knapp said it will become a part
of the town's comprehensive plan and as such will have legal status.
...CONTEMPORARY MUSIC STUDENTS TO PRESENT CONCERT... A variety of musical entertainment
will be provided by students in the Contemporary Music and Sound Seminar June 5 at 8 p.m.
in Lecture Hall One. Directed by Faculty Member William Winden, the group will present
a concert entitled "Eight Easy Pieces." Music will include electronic and non-electronic
sounds, dance performances and several multi-media presentations.

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...JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND CHAMBER SINGERS SCHEDULE FINAL, CONCERT JUNE 6 ... The Evergreen
Jazz Ensemble and Chamber Singers will present their final Spring Quarter Concert June 6
at 8 p.m. in the main foyer of the Evans Library. Directed by Faculty Member Don Chan,
the Jazz Ensemble will perform arrangements by contemporary jazz/rock composers and some
original works by students from North Texas State University. The Chamber Singers will
perform compositions by Leonard Bernstein and Peter Schieckele and a special number, "The
Jazz Liturgy," with music by Chan and lyrics by members of the faculty at Southern Methodist
University.
COMING ATTRACTIONS AT EVERGREEN
June 4 - 9

Graduation ceremonies for Class of 1973 featuring Vice Presidents
David G. Barry and E. J. Shoben Jr., 2 p.m., central campus plaza
(or main foyer of Evans Library).

June 9

Final day of Spring Quarter.

June 8

Final Spring Quarter Concert of the Evergreen Jazz Ensemble and
Chamber Singers under direction of Faculty Member Don Chan,
8 p.m., main foyer of Evans Library.

June 6

"Eight Easy Pieces," a concert by students in the Contemporary
Music and Sound Seminar under direction of Faculty Member William
Winden, 8 p.m., Lecture Hall One.

June 5