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EVERGREENERS IN THE NEWS, cont'd from page 3
mechanic II at the time of his death. Pierce is survived by his wife, Carol, and
daughters, Jill MeteaIf and Joan Hagist.
Faculty Awards and Accomplishments—A new book published by Prentice Hall,
Energy Economics; Theory and Policy, features contributions by Rob Knapp on energy
use and renewable energy sources. Meanwhile, Sig Kutter tackles nothing less than
the cosmos in his book, The Universe And Life: Origins and Evolution. The foreword
praises Kutter for writing "what most scientist-scholars experience only in their
wildest dreams: a readable treatise on cosmic evolution"; and Evergreen for fostering
intercommunication among scientists and students in entirely different specialties
and departments." A painting by Bill Winden, which won a $200 award from the
Northwest Watercolor Society, will be on display as part of the Society's annual
exhibit at the Bellevue Art Museum through July 12. David Hitchens, Helena Knapp,
Rita Pougiales and Cavid Marr will be among the planners and presenters at the
1987 Fellows' Meeting of the Society for Values in Higher Education at Evergreen,
August 8-13. The Honorable Shigenobu Nagai, Consul General of Japan in Seattle,
will make a keynote address to the gathering on August 11.
Facilities welcomes Robert Hubenthal and Barbara Crossland, who have been
hired as drafting technicians Us to work with Jon Collier and Carrel 1 Six.
EISNER NAMED EVERGREENER OF THE MONTH
The Secret Quackers Society has selected Information Specialist
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Keith Eisner as June's Greener of the Month. Eisner begins a leave
of absence July 8 from his work as a communicator par excellence in
the Office of Information Services and Publications. While he has
dedicated his mind and energy to telling the facts about Evergreen
since 1982, he'll devote his year of leave to writing fiction.
A note slipped under the door of Quacker Headquarters read, in
part, "Keith's long-time association with the college has been to
the mutual benefit of both, but in the long run Evergreen has reaped
the greater reward. The college will keep rolling down the road while he's away,
but without Keith we'll be driving on a flat tire. Evergreen couldn't ask for a
better spokesperson than Keith, a Geoduck in fact and by example, the Greener
spirit personified, empowered and impassioned."
Eisner graduated from Evergreen in 1979 and returned to the college in 1981 to
work with WOIS, Housing and then Information Services. Among his notable accomplishments are the annual Tribute to Japan, which has grown into Washington's second
largest celebration of Japanese culture; similar promotion of Super Saturday and
Evergreen's other myriad events; award-winning feature writing; and yeoman duty in
the ceaseless Quacker campaign to make every staff member a Greener of the Month.
Co-editor of the Newsletter since 1984, Eisner thanks readers for their support. While he's pursuing creative writing (and his passion for baseball), he'll
also be spending well-deserved time with his wife, Marty Butzen, and sons, Benjamin
and Timmy. The Secret Quackers lament the void he'll leave in campus communications
and look forward to the day when the hallways echo again with that early morning
refrain, "Honey, I'm Home!" Good luck to Keith Eisner, one hell of a guy!
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The Evergreen State College
June 4, 1987
SUPER SATURDAY NUMBER NINE GUARANTEED TO BE FINE!
They started meeting when the trees were bare. For the past 18 weeks they've been
making phonecalls, writing invitations, preparing lists, signs, work orders, stages, schedules and childcare. The work of the 25-plus committee members will burst
forth in spectacular blossom at 11 a.m. on June 6. That's when Super Saturday
Nine, begins with the high-strutting march of the Olympia Highlanders Bagpipers,
followed by eight hours of music, dance, food, fun, balloons, clowns and more.
The free community,celebration will pack the campus with old favorites and new
delights galore. Four stages of continuous entertainment will feature everything
from clogging and Dixieland jazz to puppets, martial arts and a polka band.
A lip synch contest, DeeJay Battle and Hair Fashion Show will appear at the
new "Teen Scene," while pony rides, costumed critters, magic shows by Ronald
McDonald and crafts activities will take place at Kids Country. Youngsters who
need a break from all the excitement can find it at the Childcare Center, where
members of the Parent's Center will provide care from noon until 7 p.m. for 50? an
hour (two-hour limit per child).
Everything from agates to magic wands will be available for purchase, while
tons of treasures will go to the highest bidders at the CRC Auction, slated from
1-4 p.m. All this shopping make you hungry? Don't worry. Over 50 local chefs will
serve up everything from barbecued ribs and salmon to fruit smoothies and
chocolate-covered strawberries. Thirsts of all proportions will be quenched on top
of the Library at the world-famous Beer Garden.
After a snack, it's back to action at the CRC's Miniature Golf Course, Frisbee
Golf behind the Seminar Building, or dancing your socks off to George Barner and
the Trendsetters. If you're still hungry for dancing action, don't forget the
Alumni Dance, featuring the Ducks, at 9 p.m. in Library 4300—admission, $5.
Complete details on the Evergreen's biggest day can be found in the Super
Saturday Program available at the Information Center. Enjoy!
WINKLEY AND GAUDETTE NAMED CITIZENS OF THE YEAR
The Super Saturday Committee will honor two distinguished Citizens of the Year—ECCO Board Member Miggs
Gaudette and Associate Vice President for Administrative
Services Ken Winkley. The award ceremony takes place on
the Main Stage at 3:30 p.m., Saturday.
"I kept six honest serving men;
they taught me all I knew...
Their names are What and Why and When
and How and Where and Who."
—Rudyard Kipling
Those words, appearing on a plaque in Ken Winkley's
office, embody the philosophy and dedication of one of
Evergreen's long-time stalwarts. "When you really need
to know the right way to do something around here, why
it's done that way, who to see and when to do it," says
one employee, "you ask Winkley."
Coming on board in July, 1968, Winkley was one of the first employees hired by
the new college. Winkley received a phone call one evening from then Vice
President Dean Clabaugh. The two had worked together when Winkley was the
assistant controller at Washington State University and Clabaugh was a Legislative
auditor. "Dean told me they were about to build a new college and several people
had recommended me. I said it sounded exciting and I went over to talk about how
the college would come together."
It was a return trip for Winkley and his wife, Kitty, who had lived in
Olympia in the early sixties when he worked for the Central Budget Agency (now the
Office of Financial Management). "It was great to come home," he says, although
"home" was something he often missed in the early days of the college. "Putting
together a new innovative institution took a lot of incredibly hard work."
One of the most difficult tasks has been reporting to OFM in the standard way
for a regional university even though Evergreen's innovative education doesn't
always fit into the system. Not only has Evergreen met that challenge, Winkley
points out, but the relationship between the state and the college's financial
team has been excellent, "not because of our uniqueness, but because we've been
thoughtful of their needs and their responsibilities."
Another point of pride, says Winkley, "is the way Development and Administrative Services has come together like a team on every front." His co-workers are
quick to credit Winkley for his contributions to teamwork. "Ken is a treasure to
work with," says Vice President Sue Washburn, "He's a role model as an Evergreen
team-player."
"A lot of people," says Facilities Director Ken Jacob, "think of accountants
and controllers as rigid and unimaginative. Ken, however, approaches his profession with flexibility, patience, sensitivity and compassion."
In discussing the teamwork that launched Evergreen and has kept it afloat,
Winkley emphasizes the importance of a key off-campus supporter. "My wife Kitty
has been there to hold me up when I felt 'I can't do this anymore.' It's been a
real challenge for her. She's a super mother [of seven] and a super grandmother
[of six]."
"Continue to be better," sums up Winkley's goals. "Let's continue to keep
people excited about being here and keeping this great concept alive." Thanks for
your many contributions to the life of that concept, Ken, and congratulations!
"My friends thought I was crazy, but I had a mission,"
'•W^j recalls Miggs Gaudette about Evergreen's early days, "It
bothered me that people were working so hard out at the
; f; college and most of the town didn't understand. I talked
; ; to everyone—business people, legislators, friends—
; every chance I could. 'The state needs this college,' I
; said, 'Our kids need it!'"
Gaudette, who was born in Logan, Utah, has been a
; !: x life-long supporter of education. Her family moved to
Urbana, Illinois, when her father took a teaching posi3 tion at the University of Illinois. Gaudette enrolled at
Carleton College and later earned a master's in nursing
;:;; : from Western Reserve in 1946. "Then I came to Seattle to
f ; : seek my fortune." She didn't find a fortune, but she did
3 did meet her future husband, Volney (now deceased).
In 1956 the two moved to Olympia, "a little, provin3| ciai town," recalls Gaudette. But Miggs and other Amerio^il can Association of University Women began meeting in 1964
' to study the feasibility of establishing a four-year
college in the area. (Other committee members were Mary
Lux, Virginia Saibel and Gladys Burns.) The Gaudette's involvement deepened when
Volney became a member of the Southwest Washington State College Committee.
"I really got involved," says Gaudette, "when [Vice President] Joe Shoben
expressed the desire for a group that would be a liaison between the college and the
community. Ann Shoben, Bemice Youtz, Hanna and Jess Spielholz, myself, and many
others got together and you know the result—ECCO," In addition to helping
establish ECCO (the Evergreen College Community Organization), she also volunteered three days a week at the young college's Information Center. Her delightful
laugh and warm smile brightened many a chilly day in Evergreen's first years.
Currently an ECCO Board Member, Gaudette was also one of the hard-working
Founding Festival Committee members who made that historic commemoration possible
last March. Following up on her family's belief that "education is our only
salvation," Gaudette volunteers as a tutor for adult non-readers at South Puget
Sound Community College.
"I have never seen such dedicated, hard-working people," Gaudette says of
Evergreen, "They've been a real inspiration to me."
The inspiration is mutual as Community and Alumni Relations Director Larry
Stenberg says: "Miggs is a member of a core group of community people who joined
the college in some fairly lonely battles. She's supported the Evergreen dream
through the brightest and darkest of times. Her faith in us has been invaluable."
We'll be there on Super Saturday to cheer you on, Miggs. Thanks for so much!
EVERGREENERS IN THE NEWS
The campus community was saddened recently by the deaths of two of
its own. A memorial service was held at the Organic Farmhouse on
June 2 for Irwin Zuckerman, a member of the faculty since 1977, who
died on May 24 after a long bout with cancer. He is survived by his
wife, Kathleen Garcia (who is a special assistant in the President's
Office), and his children, Anne (who also teaches at Evergreen), Sam
of Lima, Peru, and Edward of Seattle. Another victim of cancer,
Ernie Pierce, died on May 27. An Evergreen staff member since 1978,
Pierce was on medical leave from his position as a maintenance
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McMASTER NAMED EVERGREENER OF THE MONTH
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"This is going to be one of your most boring interviews ever," Program Secretary
Donna McMaster told the Newsletter with a laugh that was anything but boring, "I'm
just a plain old workhorse."
"Au contraire," say her colleagues and appreciative members of the Secret
Quackers Society who nominated her to be May's Greener of the Month for "her
15-year record of superb service to students, faculty and staff."
McMaster, who began work with five other program secretaries on September 1,
1972, recalls her first instructions as, "'Here's your office, there's your desk.'
Then we were on our own. We didn't even know how to answer the phone. Then there
was a whole slew of new faculty on campus who were just as lost as we were."
Fortunately, a staff/faculty retreat held at Millersylvania Park later that week
helped give method to the early Evergreen madness.
Also lucky for the college was the dedication of program secretaries who, like
McMaster, believed in the college through good times and bad. "I never thought
Evergreen would come to an end, not with all the good things that I knew went on
here."
In addition to "taking care" of a dozen faculty members this quarter, McMaster
is also working with Evergreen's two graduate programs.
"Faculty just rave about Donna's work," says her supervisor Karen Wynkoop,
assistant vice president for Academics. Tom Rainey, who directs the Master of
Environmental Studies Program, says that he "empathizes with (Faculty Member) Kirk
Thompson who once said, 'If Donna moved, I would just about be willing to change
programs just to stay with her.'
"She has a quiet, firm efficiency that is
uncanny," Rainey adds. "Donna is a most splendid
and poised secretary."
Away from Evergreen, McMaster's life is busy
with sports, ("Two of our sons were star high
school pitchers"), three grandchildren and travel.
Her office walls represent one of the world's
great museums of world-class postcards. She and
her husband, Glenn, just returned from a trip to
Nashville, where they reveled in the sounds of the
Grand Olde Opry. Past trips have taken the
McMasters to Europe, England and the East Coast.
She also reports that she "golfs but doesn't tell
scores." Her dreams include having a place on the
water and "enough time to do all the things that
interest us."
What she likes best about Evergreen is the
diversity of people and the camradarie between
Greeners. Congratulations, Donna, on a welldeserved award!
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LLOYD COLFAX REMEMBERED WITH PRAISE AND HONOR
The accomplishments and character of Faculty Member
Lloyd Col fax were eloquently recalled by current and
former Evergreen students, faculty and administrators, and members of tribes from around Puget Sound
and the nation at a gathering of more than 200 members of the Evergreen community last Monday, May 18.
^ Col fax, who was a 1974 graduate of Evergreen and
"* began teaching in the Native American Studies Program
in 1981, died of a heart attach May 11. The noon
memorial service allowed more than 20 friends and
I associates to express their respect and appreciation
for Colfax to members of his family in attendance,
; including his widow, Dorothy, and nephew, Gregory.
President Joseph Olander announced the naming of
I a Foundation Scholarship in Colfax' s honor. The Lloyd
Colfax Teacher Education Scholarship for Native American Students will be for full tuition and awarded
for the first time this fall. Thirty- five blankets
were presented to elders, students and others close
to Colfax in a giveaway sponsored by the Evergreen
Indian Center and Native American Studies faculty.
Throughout the service, which lasted for two hours, a
cool wind gusted through the trees around the Welcome
Pole and Library Loop, sometimes making the speakers'
words hard to hear and, sometimes, falling away to let their words ring out clear.
Student Michael Lane of the Menominee Tribe and Evergreen Indian Center introduced the procession of people who came forward in Colfax 's memory, including
Hamiltion and Mary Greene of the Makah Tribe; Janet McCloud of the Tulalip Tribe
and a 1977 Evergreen graduate; Bruce and Leona Miller of the Skokomish Tribe; Joe
Dupuis of the Sac and Fox Tribes; Faculty Members Yvonne Peterson of the Chehalis
Tribe, David Whitener of the Squaxin Tribe, Maxine Mimms and Rainer Hasentab;
Edward Claplanahoo of the Makah Tribal Council , President Olander and Provost
Patrick Hill; Joe Washington of the Lummi Tribe; and Students Kathy Ferguson of
the Assiniboine Tribe , Lori Kirk, Fred Hudgens and Kim Cravens of the SissetonWahpeton-Dakota Tribe (and the Evergreen Indian Center); and Program Secretaries
Mary Hanson, Lupe Smith and Jan Stentz .
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM TO ADDRESS GRADUATES, JUNE 7
Shirley Chisholm, author and former congresswoman, will be the commencement
speaker for this year's graduation ceremonies at Evergreen at 1 p.m. on Sunday,
June 7. Chisholm, who currently teaches at Mt. Hoi yoke College in Massachussets,
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NEW BUDGET HAS GROWTH,
GYM, PAY HIKES AND MORE!
UPDATE ON DISAPPEARING TASK FORCES
Governance DTF
On Wednesday and Friday, May 20 and 22, students discussed a provisional governance structure for next year with Vice President for Student Affairs Gail Martin.
The provisional structure consists of a Student Study Group on Governance and a
Student Agenda Committee, as well as student coordinators, the Student Communications Center and the S&A Board. The new structure may be operational by this fall.
was the first Black woman to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972.
She began her political career in 1969 as a U.S. representative from New York. She
has written Unbought and Unbossed, an autobiography, and The Good Fight, an
account of her 1972 bid for the presidency. She is a leading advocate for Black
colleges, compensatory education, minimum wages for domestics, American Indians,
Haitian refugees, migrant farmworkers and the poor. By writing, teaching and lecturing around the nation, Chisholm continues building "on a new national state of
mind that demands peace, prosperity and equality for all Americans."
The campus community is welcome to attend Evergreen's graduation ceremonies,
which will witness the largest number of graduates in the college's history—856.
Last year's class was previously Evergreen's largest. Since graduating 568 students last June, the Class of '86 has grown to 720 with late applications for
degrees.
President Joseph Olander and Director of Recreation and Athletics Jan Lambertz are
members of a regional team effort to establish a home for the U.S. Olympic Academy
in Olympia. Part training facility for amateur athletes, part educational resource
and part public exposition hall, the concept of a permanent Olympic Academy is
being explored by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Olander and Lambertz are members of
the Olympic Academy Committee, which he chairs. Among the Committee's other members are William Gerberding, president of the University of Washington, and area
residents Joan Cullen, Don Gregory and Gene Liddell. The Committee will host the
USOC's Education Council as it assesses the Olympia area's suitability as a site.
In the offing is the possibility Evergreen could host the Academy's summer program
in 1989.
SHIRLEY CHISHQLM, continued from page 1
College officials were
elated earlier this week to
learn that the Legislature
had approved Evergreen's
budget for the 1987-89
bienniura with an operating
budget of $40,269,000 and
capital budget of
$13,103,000.
The operating budget
figure represents a sizable
13% overall increase from
the current biennium, compared with increases at
other state universities
ranging from 9.6% at
Eastern Washington to 12%
for the University of
Washington. Plum of the
capital budget was nearly
$6.8 million to begin the
long-awaited phase II of
the Recreation Center: the
Multi-purpose Facility/Gym.
KUDOS AND THANKS: President Olander and Marshburn,
"The Legislature was
Evergreen's liaisons on Capitol Hill, celebrate the
very kind to Evergreen,"
fruits of the long 198? Legislative Session.
says President Joseph
0lander, who lobbied
exhaustively along with Special Assistant to the President Stan Marshburn, Trustees and college administrators to achieve the additional Evergreen funding. "This
is ample recognition from the state for the quality of education we provide,"
Olander says, "and a message that we are to perfect it even further."
The operating budget includes increased funding for enrollment growth; pay
raises for faculty, classified and exempt staff; and enhancements such as the
Washington Center, Labor Center and National Faculty for Humanities, Arts and
Sciences. Watch for a college-wide memo about the biennial budgets in your campus
mail. Additional copies are available at the President's Office, ext. 6100.
EVERGREENERS INVOLVED IN EFFORT TO BRING OLYMPIC ACADEMY TO OLYMPIA
Grievance and Appeals DTF
Charged with creating a system for mediation and adjudication to replace the
90-day "emergency rule" of the Board of Trustees, the Grievance and Appeals DTF
has sent its final report to President Joseph Olander for approval. A straightforward attempt to address conflict resolution (mediation) and violations of the
Social Contract (adjudicaton), the DTF's plan will be considered by the Board of
Trustees in August and could be in place this fall.
Native American Studies DTF
The Native American Studies DTF will offer an open forum to discuss its recent
report at the Faculty Retreat from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, in Library
1600. The DTF has researched the enrollment patterns of NAS students over the past
ten years, the structure of the NAS Program itself, the needs of NAS students and
Native American communities, and how the NAS Program meets these needs.
Faculty Evaluation DTF
The Faculty Evaluation DTF has finished its final draft of proposed changes to the
Faculty Handbook. These include a call for institutional support for faculty development, a faculty reappointment policy, as well as a non-reappointment appeal
process. The proposed changes will be presented to the faculty for a vote, and a
recommendation sent to the Board of Trustees in August or September.
CAB Space Sub-committee
Researching the history of student use of space in the CAB and throughout the
college has been one of the primary tasks of the CAB Space Sub-committee. The
group is examining what groups the CAB has served in the past, what groups should
be served in the future, and how the needs of student groups can best be met. The
group hopes to develop a consistent policy for use of space by students and the
campus as a whole by June.
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EVERGREENERS IN THE NEWS. PART II
After 15 years of dedicated service Maintenance Mechanic Tex Mitchell retired with
a bang-up send-off (see photo). Also gone but not forgotten are Cheryl Hadley,
custodian, and Denise Livingston, chief accountant. Livingston, a '73 alumna,
begins work with the State Conservation Commission. New on the scene are Lee_
Lambert, office assistant in Employee Relations; Roy Lilly and George McWilliams,
both maintenance mechanics, and Ken Stanton, systems analyst programmer.
As Tex may soon discover, life sometimes speeds up in retirement, rather than
the opposite. Such is the case with former Vice President for Academic Affairs
David Barry, as he reported in a recent letter to President Joe Olander; "I have
just returned from seven months in South Asia and the Far East. I reached my 65th
birthday in Sri Lanka working as the official photographer for Rotary International Foundation making records of their field projects in South India and Sn
Lanka." Barry wrote after Olander sent him a copy of the commemorative booklet for
Evergreen's 20th anniversary in March. "I read the publication with pleasure and
interest," Barry said. "History is after all what we say it is...human perceptions
make it so. This was, of course, also the central problem in the founding of TESC:
differences in perception of the
'oughts and
shoulds.'....Thanks
to all for the
20-year publication.
TESC has done well
and deserves the
recognition."
Faculty Member
David Hitchens and
jj his wife, Joan,
1 became the proud
parents of a daughter
on April 15. She is
Leah Susan and
weighed 8 1bs., 10
oz. at birth. No word
on whether the
Hitchens's made the
mail on time with
their tax return.
TONS OF THANKS TO TEX! Maintenance Mechanic Tex Mitchell
(center) concludes 15 years of exemplary service to
Evergreen on Friday, May 1.
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BIG BASEBALL BATTLE!
Library 1st floor vs.
3rd floor. 5 p.m.
Today. Playfields.
All welcome!
UNSOELD SPEAKER DISCUSSES EMPOWERMENT, MAY 11
May 8, 1987
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Dr. Joanna Macy, an internationally-respected scholar and activist, will speak on "Rediscovering Our
Authority and Power In a Threatened World" at 7:30
p.m. on Monday, May 11, in the Library Lobby. Her
speech, which is free and open to the public, will
be part of a three-day campus visit as Evergreen's
second Unsoeld Fellow.
Jfacy's efforts to stop nuclear weapons exposed
her to the psychological obstacles preventing people
from acting on their concern for world safety. Drawing on general systems theory, humanistic psychology
and her spiritual experiences, she developed a new
form of group work, detailed in her 1983 book,
Despair and Empowerment in the Nuclear Age.
Macy received a bachelor of arts degree in
Biblical history from Wellesley, studied communist
movements as a Fulbright Scholar at the Institut de
Sciences Politique in Bordeaux, France, and served
in the Peace Corps in Asia and Africa. She earned a Ph.D. for her dissertation on
Buddhist philosophy and general systems theory at Syracuse University.
Macy's visit to Evergreen is made possible by the Unsoeld Seminar Program,
established to honor the memory of Founding Faculty Member Willi Unsoeld.
UPBEAT FACULTY RETREAT DISCUSSES SPECIALTY AREAS, "4-1-4," AND NAS REPORT
"Constructive," "very positive," "energetic and productive" are terms being used
to describe the annual faculty retreat that took place April 29-May 1 at Camp Don
Bosco near Carnation, Wa. "It was a time," says Academic Dean Jeanne Hahn, "when
there was a lot of energy to generate and receive new ideas."
Perhaps the most far-reaching of these ideas was presented in a proposal by
Faculty Chair Matt Smith. Informally labeled "Four-One-Four," the proposal recommends that Evergreen's academic year shift from a tri-quarter configuration to
"two 14-week semesters and a five-week period in mid-year for reflection, writing,
public presentation and planning..."
"Our current planning structures," writes Smith, "tend to enforce a rushed
and often narrow view of program planning...By giving us all a large piece of
collective time to work and share we might well revitalize...our planning and
curriculum." The evaluation, planning and strengthening of such major commitments
as cultural literacy, writing and math across the curriculum and interdisciplinary
learning at the advanced level could also occur during such a session.
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Faculty Member Charles Teske conducted a speaking tour last month at state corrections facilities. Supported by grants from the National Endowment for the
Humanities and the Washington Commission for the Humanities, Teske presented lectures to men and women inmates about "Jazz and All That in Washington State." The
engagements took him all over western Washington during a two-week period, with
stops at Shelton, Purdy, McNeil Island, Clallam Bay and Monroe.
Kudos to Graphic Designer Marianne Kawaguchi, who is a national award-winner
for her design of the poster for the 1986 Tribute to Japan. Out of 645 entries
from colleges and universities around the country, Kawaguchi's design was given a
Silver Award by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, an organization for college, independent school and university officers who work in institutional advancement.
Spare-Time Department: Two poems by Judy McKenzie will be performed by The
Actor's Table at their monthly poetry reading in Seattle this Sunday. McKenzie,
who began working as the college's volunteer coordinator in March, is an '84
Evergreen alumna and aspiring writer in her free time. In his spare time,
Photographer Tomas Black is helping to organize this summer's Music in the Park
series for Olympia. Black is auditioning groups this month and putting together
advertising to promote the Sylvester Park performances, which will offer musical
entertainment every Friday at noon from July 17 to August 28. Wednesday evening
concerts are scheduled for July 22, August 5 and 19. Black also invites any campus
bluesmakers or listeners to the 4th Ave Tav(ern) in downtown Olympia for the Blues
Open Mike every Wednesday, 9 p.m.-midnight. Black is a member of the host group,
Sweatband.
The mid-year period could also be used to "make public the accomplishments
and intellectual issues our collective experience has revealed." Smith says that
while Evergreen has been an innovator in higher education, the faculty has not had
adequate opportunities to share their ground-breaking experiences with colleagues
on- and off-campus and the public.
While the proposal was unanimously supported by Evergreen's deans and
faculty, Smith points out that there's much work to be done before the proposal
can become reality. Questions of length, structure, credit and student involvement
will have to be answered. The first step will be taken this summer when a committee of deans and faculty members will meet to create parameters and a charge for a
DTP which will be formed in the fall. Pending approval by such bodies as the Board
of Trustees and the Higher Education Coordinating Board, the reconfiguration could
be in effect for the 1989-90 academic year.
In other retreat developments, Hahn reports that the session on CORE
planning produced a crop of very exciting proposals for programs, roost of which
have never been offered at Evergreen before.
Faculty also responded favorably to "Re-Thinking Specialty Areas," a statement by the Institutional Curriculum Review Team (ICRT) composed of Faculty
Members Betty Estes, Virginia Ingersoll, Willie Parson, Charles Teske, Bill
Winden, Rob Knapp (chair) and Academic Dean David Marr (ex-officio). The paper
listed several negative tendencies of Specialty Areas such as not only ordering
but driving the curriculum, encouraging compartmentalized thinking, fostering
territorial urges and generating administrative pressure upon Specialty Area conveners. Faculty agreed to seriously discuss reconfiguration in the near future.
Faculty Member Russ Fox, who chairs the NAS (Native American Studies) DTF,
gave a preliminary report on the DTF's findings. The report included profiles of
NAS faculty, graduate and work placement data on former NAS students, and an articulation of the structure, philosophy and founding principals of NAS. Fox reports
that the discussion that followed his presentation was open, honest and productive. The NAS DTF is considering an on-campus presentation, open to students,
staff and faculty.
Hahn summed up this year's retreat by saying, "All of us at Evergreen
spend a lot of time analyzing and then complaining about what's wrong, but this
time I felt we net the problems with a lot of creative energy and really did
something constructive." Copies of the ICRT statement and Smith's proposal are
available by calling the deans' office at ext. 6870.
EVERGREENERS IN THE NEWS, PART I
FACULTY RETREAT, cont'd from page 1
READY TO ROCK? READY TO ROLL? SUPER SATURDAY IS READY FOR YOU!
"Number Nine, the sun will shine!" That's Super Saturday Chairman Larry Stenberg's
motto for this year's annual bash extraordinare. Slated for June 6, the 11 a.m. to
7 p.m. community-wide celebration will not only feature dazzling sunshine, but old
favorites and new attractions galore.
A "Teen Scene Disco" stage, miniature golf course, parachutists and other
surprises will be featured as well as the return of such popular items as the Beer
Garden, Shrinks and Wizards and knock 'em out performers George Earner, Darryl and
the Diptones, Jan Stentz and many more.
Want to be a part of this marvelous Mayhem and Merriment? Check your mailbox
for a volunteer sign-up sheet. Volunteers are needed in two-hour shifts as
greeters, Kids Country aides, stage hands, Beer Gardeners and more. If you don't
have a campus mailbox or just can't wait to sign up, call Volunteer Coordinator
Keith Eisner at ext. 6128. Today!
SECOND CHANCE TO VOTE ON DREAMERS AND SCHEMERS—DO IT TODAY!
While the planning committee of Rita Cooper, Larry Stenberg and Keith Eisner is
still nailing down a date for the annual Dreamer & Schemer bash, this year's event
promises to be better than ever. Slated for early June, the event needs your
choice of a Dreamer and a Schemer from the names listed below.
Ten-Year Roll Call—1976
William Zaugg
John Aikin
Lorri Trimble
Rita Cooper
Margaret Hunt
Donald Finkel
Jacquelyn Trimble
(Dreamer
Victor Buff
Vernon Quinton
Hiro Kawasaki
and Schemer Candidates)
Mitsuko Stretch
Wayne Bland
Peggy Shaver
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Official Ballot
DREAMER/SCHEMER OF THE YEAR
for Schemer of the Year, Class of '76.
I nominate
for Dreamer of the Year, Class of '76.
I nominate
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STEILBERG NAMED EVERGREENER OF THE MONTH
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"Pete Steilberg," says Recreation and Athletics
Director Jan Lambertz, "is the most honest person
on the face of the earth." Her appreciation for
Evergreens' assistant director for recreation is
shared by the Secret Quackers Committee which
selected Steilberg as April's Greener of the Month, i
A note slipped under our door read, in part,
"Pete's 16-year dedication to Evergreen's
recreation program has significantly raised the
quality of life for students, staff and faculty as
well as the outside community."
Steilberg, who was born in Belgium and grew up
in New York and Montreal, previously taught
recreation classes at the University of Washington,
where he had earned a masters degree in physical
education. In 1971 he came to Evergreen as director
of Recreation and Campus Activities. In that posi- /
tion, he was instrumental in actualizing the new /
college's philosophy of "re-creating."
"I love to win," he says, "but my teaching is •
aimed at meeting the recreational needs of the average person. It's more important
to see a student improve their 'personal best' than to win. I love it when a nonrunner comes to train and keeps at it." He adds that one of his most gratifying
moments came last Sunday when he led 19 people to the top of Mount Eleanor. "Only
three had been there before and this was the first mountain for most of them."
Describing his job in a nutshell, Steilberg says, "I coach track and field,
assist with the administration of the Recreation Center, advise the Wilderness
Center, oversee the sailing program, sponsor contracts, and teach
Leisure Ed. and outdoor education classes."
Lambertz points out that Steilberg's selfless commitment
translates into "a seven-day week with maybe a half-dozen
weekends out of the year when he isn't involved in a running,
climbing or sailing event." "Pete is just tireless," adds
Assistant Athletics Director Sandy Bulter, "As a co-vrorker, he is
always there for you. He's a real inspiration."
Asked about his dreams, Steilberg says he'd "love to be
around to see the Evergreen Gym built." He'd also like to travel
to Nepal, Argentina and other places. We hope that wherever he
goes he'll take along several of his Geoduck creations (sample at
left), as well as his gentle Geoduck spirit. Thanks for so much,
Pete.'
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The Evergreen State College
April 24, 1987
TRIBUTE TO SALISH PEOPLES DAY HONORS SPIRIT OF GIVING AND SHARING
The essence of tribal co-existence on Puget Sound, explains Barbara Lawrence, cocoordinator of The Evergreen Indian Center (TEIC), is based on mutual need and
respect. "Pot-Latch," she writes, "is a gathering of peoples to celebrate a happy
event, a word that translates into English as 'give away,'" reflecting the Salish
philosophy that the richest person is one who gives away the most.
This weekend people of all cultural backgrounds are invited to a "give-away"
of knowledge, stories, music, food, games and more as TEIC hosts an all-day Pow
Wow on Saturday, April 25, and the First Annual Tribute to Salish People on
Sunday, April 26.
The Pow Wow, which takes place from noon until midnight at the Campus
Pavilion, is a traditional Indian gathering. Lawrence reports that Steve Old
Coyote, a member of the Chippewa tribe, will preside over the celebration which
will feature dancing and ceremonial drums. Vendors of Indian foods and arts and
crafts will also be on hand.
Sunday's festivities begin at 10 a.m. in the Library Lobby. Speakers from a
variety of Puget Sound tribes will discuss topics such as "Indian Children in the
Public School System," "Tribal
Sovereignty and Fishing Rights," and
"An Overview of U.S. Indian Policy."
Vi Hilbert of the Skagit Nation
will tell traditional stories, while
Artists Bill and Fran James of the
Lummi Nation will display Salish
blankets, baskets and other crafts. A
raffle to support the Tribute offers
participants the chance to win a
beautiful, hand-crafted Lummi blanket
and other prizes.
Films and videos of Salish history
and culture will be shown, while Indian
arts and crafts and food will be on
sale. Children's activities include
Salish games such as the traditional
clam shell game and bone games.
The celebration climaxes with a
free meal featuring fry bread, Indian
tacos and other foods.
Admission is free. Information on
times and locations of all Tribute
events will be available in the Library
Lobby. Come share!
TOTEM DEDICATION—JUNE, 1985
This the fourth in a series of articles about 24 faculty research projects based
on a report compiled by the Provost's Office and Faculty Member Burt Guttman.
Faculty Member Mark Levensky, who chairs the Dean Search DTP, says that the committee will soon make recommendations for the two openings for Academic Dean.
The four final candidates—Faculty Members Carolyn Dobbs, Russ Fox, Joye Hardiman
and Matt Smith—were interviewed this week, and the DTF will reach a decision on
Wednesday, May 6. Levensky said the recommendations, which will be sent to Provost
Patrick Hill, could include more than two of the candidates. The final appointments will be made by Hill.
FACULTY RESEARCH. PART IV; FROM INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION TO FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
DECISIONS NEARING FOR ACADEMIC DEAN POSITIONS
EVERGREEN CREDIT UNION EXPLORED
An effort to establish a new financial institution at Evergreen is underway. Since
the Rainier Bank closed its branch office and installed an automated teller
machine last fall, the campus has been without full banking services. To fill this
need, a group of Evergreeners are working on the idea of bringing a credit union
on campus, either as a branch of an existing institution or as an independent
charter of the Evergreen community. In either case, the credit union would be
charged with providing full services to students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Under the guidance of Faculty Member Paul Mott, Students Andrew Tartella and
Kathy Raudenbush began working on the idea as a project for their program,
"Management in the Public Interest." They realized it could really work and began
assessing campus interest this quarter. If the response is strong enough, a
charter for a credit union could be applied for this summer.
"Evergreen operates on the principle of community cooperation," says Tartella.
"That cooperative spirit is ideally suited to the credit union philosophy."
Encouragement, comments and questions about the possibility of a credit union
at Evergreen may be addressed to the Credit Union Project, CAB 214.
KING
"Western European Intercultural Education: Implications for
American Minorities," conducted by Lovern King, examines education in western Europe, where there are large migrant-worker
populations. The educational needs of these populations are met
by member countries of the Council of Europe, which sets explicit
goals for preserving children's cultural identities while
enabling them to find meaningful roles in society. King is considering the implications of this educational approach for
American minorities, who, she says, have faced an education that
continues to be fragmented and fails to consistently acknowlege
and utilize cultural diversity. King is interviewing educational
policy-makers as well as conducting library research.
"The Washington State Wine Industry: A Case History," conducted
by Charles Nisbet, traces the economic development of the
115-year-old industry. The critical factors of market development, level of technology, managerial skill and extent of government involvement are being examined. Nisbet's research will
result in a book, New Wine j.n New Bottles; A_ History of the
Washington State Wine Industry."
NISBET
FOUR EVERGREEN TALENTS PERFORM ON MAY 1
Four of Evergreen's finest talents will perform original works in a variety of
styles on Friday, May 1. The evening of contemporary music features Faculty Members Ingram Marshall, Andrew Buchman and Terry Setter, and Electronic Media
Producer Peter Randlette. Entitled "The Four Composers," the Evergreen
Expressions performance begins at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall.
Marshall has earned an international reputation for his ensemble works which
have been widely performed by both new music groups and major orchestras. The
Seattle Weekly described his work as "compellingly beautiful, quiet music that
combines soft, slow-moving taped sounds (like foghorns) and electronic noises
drawn from a synthesizer."
Buchman, a student and teacher of western music from Bach to rock 'n' roll, is
an exchange faculty from the University of Washington. A 1977 Evergreen graduate,
Buchman teaches in the "Art, Literature and Music: New Beginnings" program.
Setter, who brings a background in synthesizer music, special effects and
electronic music to the performance, teaches the program, "Performance Media in
Contemporary Culture."
Another Evergreen alum, Randlette (1980) has produced over 15 records for
local and regional artists, including "Corporate Food," an internationally circulated single.
Don't miss this special Evergreen evening of innovative and creative music.
Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students, senior citizens and
Evergreen Alumni Association members (with cards). Reservations are strongly
recommended and can be made by calling 866-6833.
OTT
"Behavioral and Physiological Changes Measured During Vestibular
Compensation," conducted by Janet Ott, is a study of how existing
cells activate new growth to gather new information. This process, called neuroplasticity, is used in learning and development. Ott and her students are using the vestibular (equilibrium)
system of goldfish to explore neuroplasticity by removing the
inner ear, which controls the balancing process. Preliminary
results show that new activity is found in the vestibular system
on the side of the removed ear, indicating that new connections
are made from the remaining ear. Because of the similarities between many neurological events among different systems and organisms, information generated by Ott's research can be interpreted
in the larger sense of all neuroplastic processes, such as cell
recovery after a stroke or other neural trauma.
Mark Papworth's research, "Development of Methods in Forensic
Anthropology," seeks to sharpen the tools of crime-scene investigation in response to the recent increase in serial murders in
America. The investigation of newly discovered "old" homicides
requires special treatment of human remains and the recovery of
greatly altered or obscure trace evidence. He is collecting botanical samples to log seasonal changes, studying insect populations associated with decay of animal matter, and refining
methods for reconstructing facial features over skeletons.
PAPWORTH
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EVERGREENERS IN THE NEWS
Wishes for a speedy recovery go to Faculty Member
David Powell, who had triple by-pass surgery last
Sunday and Carolyn Bentler, secretary in the
Office of Budget, Audit and Research, who underwent back surgery the day before. Both are doing
fine now. Calls, cards may be directed to David at
St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma and Carolyn at
Black Hills Hospital in Olympia.
Program Secretary Jan Stentz is singing across
the country. Last month, she performed with the
Harry James Orchestra in Macon, Georgia. May 1,
she'll sing in San Francisco, kicking off a fourstop, mini-California tour that returns to the Bay
Area on May 5. Until that trip, Jan will sing for
us at Ben Moore's on Saturdays through April.
The results are in and, as Phone-a-thon
Coordinator Eleanor Dornan reports, "Once again
Evergreeners came through splendidly!" More than
150 Greeners volunteers (including 36 staff members and 114 students) called over 2,650 alumni,
parents and friends, who pledged more than $31,994
to the Annual Fund.
Hats off to President Joe Olander on his election to the board of directors of a major international organization, the American Institute for
Foreign Study.
Bookstore Manager Denis Snyder relays a bit of
Geoduck trivia that appeared in the national media
recently. While watching the NAIA basketball championships on TV, Snyder chuckled when the announcers listed their top picks for college mascots
with the "strangest names." You guessed it, right
after the Washburn Ichabods of Topeka, Kansas,
were the Evergreen Geoducks.
A warm welcome to new Greeners Terry Dotson,
Construction Coordinator in Facilities; Sally
Jennings, Office Assistant II in Registration and
Records; Hal Van Gilder, Maintenance Mechanic II;
Scott Stidd and Gary Tracy;, Custodians; Angela
Craig, Cashier I; Neil Gleichman, Utility Worker
II; Robert "Bear" Holmes and Jim Speaks, both
Maintenance Mechanics II. Good-bye to Steve Mozel
of Computer Services, Custodian Mary Schaeffer,
Co-op Ed. Counselor Dawn Wood and Program Manager
Sandy Greenway.
Newsletter
April 10, 1987
INCREASE IN HOUSING'S RENTAL RATES APPROVED BY BOARD
WEEKENDS ARE MADE FOR YOU...
by Doc Stretch
Weekends are for relaxing,
right? Unfortunately, you may
find yourself in a frenzied
pursuit of leisure or just
doing unfinished business.
Here are a few ideas that
may make your weekends less
stressful and more leisurely.
Recreate—While working up
a sweat tops the list of stress
reducers, pick something you'll
enjoy. Gardening, woodworking,
painting and other tasks can be
good, too, if they take your
mind off your worries.
Don't Crash—Oversleeping
on weekends to catch up from
late week nights is hard on
your body. Keep your weekend
and weekday hours in balance.
Avoid Chores—Take a few
evenings during the week to
pay the bills, do the laundry
and other chores. Clear out the
clutter, and you'll have more
free time on your weekends.
Shop Early—You'll avoid
the crowds, and have the rest
of the weekend to kick back!
Increasing rates for student housing at Evergreen by an average of 5.8% was the
major action taken by the Board of Trustees during their meeting on April 8. The
board also approved faculty and exempt salary increases (see story below), and
heard updates on the Legislature, the college parking policy, admissions statistics
and Evergreen's sister college relationship with the University of El Salvador.
Housing rates were raised to cover increased costs in refuse disposal, insurance
and classified salaries this year. As a result, Housing students will pay an average
of $9 to $10 more in rent per month next year. Also approved was Housing's proposal
to charge residents a reservation fee equivalent to the first month of rent. Due for
the first time this July 15, the fee will better insure full occupancy in the fall.
Evergreen joins the University of Washington, Washington State University and Central Washington University, which have similar charges.
GARDNER GIVES FACULTY AND EXEMPT PERSONNEL TEMPORARY PAY HIKE
Governor Booth Gardner has approved a 4.5% pay raise for faculty and exempt staff
members at the state's regional four-year institutions, which includes Evergreen.
Beginning March 1, the increase is effective through June 30, when it will expire
unless extended by the Legislature. While the pay raise applies to all permanent
faculty members, some exempt employees are excluded from the temporary increase,
including the president, vice presidents, deans and senior administrators who report
to them, and—at Evergreen—anyone with an annual salary of more than $40,000. Evergreen's Office of Employee Relations reports that the raise will first appear on
April 25 paychecks, with a balloon payment for missed pay periods.
UNION CONTRACT OPENS FOR NEGOTIATION
Union-management negotiations for a new contract between the college and the
Washington State Federation of State Employees are tentatively set to begin at the
end of April or in early May. A two-year contract was first agreed on in 1984 and
was automatically extended a year ago when neither side moved to open negotiations.
Members of Evergreen's chapter of the union voted on March 30 to open the current
contract, which expires May 30, and will soon announce the issues that will be on
the bargaining table. Members of the union's negotiating team will also be announced
soon, while the management team will include Vice President Gail Martin, Vice President Susan Washburn, Associate Vice President Ken Winkley and Associate Vice President Karen Wynkoop, with Director of Employee Relations Rita Cooper as advisor to
the team. William Lincoln, a consultant with the National Center for Collaborative
Planning and Community Services in Tacoma, has been contracted to assist Evergreen's
management team. Prior to the start of negotiations, Lincoln will conduct three
days of training sessions on techniques and procedures in collaborative negotiating
which are open to both management and union participants.
This is the third in a series of articles about 24 faculty research projects based
on a report compiled by the Provost's Office and Faculty Member Burt Guttman.
Be sure to catch former U.S. Senator Slade Gorton when he shares his "Reflections
on a Senate Career" this Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture Hall One. Gorton, who
served as senator from 1981 until this year, was also the state's attorney general
from 1969 to 1981 and is currently a partner in a Seattle law firm. His speech is
sponsored by Evergreen's Master of Environmental Studies Program and is free and
open to the public. For more information, call ext. 6405.
FACULTY RESEARCH, PART III;
MES PROGRAM BRINGS GORTON TO CAMPUS FOR A LOOK BACK AT CONGRESS
DREAMERS AND SCHEMERS '8? COMING IN MAY
fls evidenced by the recent 20th anniversary celebration, Evergreen's history is
replete with accomplishments of which everyone who works and studies here can be
proud. A celebration that, on an annual basis, honors people who help make Evergreen proud, is the traditional Dreamers and Schemers ceremony, which will be held
in early May this year. Sitting at the honorees' table will be the dedicated individuals listed below. Look for the Evergreen Historical Trivia Quiz in the next
Newsletter, and be sure to nominate your top choices for Dreamer and Schemer from
among the list of ten-year employees who make up the Class of '76.
Barbara Mauer
Nancy Allen
Phillip Harding
David Marr
Llyn De Danaan
Kirk Thompson
James Mitchell
Fifteen- Year Roll Call— 1971
Ellwood Hirzel
James Duncan
Darrell Six
Ronald Walter
Carolyn Dobbs
Betty Estes
Linda Kahan
Eric Larson
Willie Parson
Charles Nisbet
Oscar Soule
Peter Taylor
Richard Horn
Richard Fuller
(Dreamer
Victor Buff
Vernon Quinton
Hiro Kawasaki
Ten-Year Roll Call—1976
William Zaug
John Aikin
Rita Cooper
Lorri Trimble
Margaret Hunt
Donald Finkel
Jacquelyn Trimble
Anna Livingston
Keith Eisner
Robert Anderson
Clyde Barlow
Patricia Labine
Kathy Ybarra
Five-Year Roll Call—1981
Charlotte McDonald Erik Carlson
Mark Clemens
Michelle Elhardt
Louis Heller
Sandra Butler
Steven Kant
Bill Arney
Lucia Harrison
Kenneth Dolbeare
Gail Tremblay
Robert Rensel
HARRISON
for Dreamer of the Year, Class of '76.
I nominate
FROM INTERCULTURAL COMPUTING TO THE RAT HIPPOCAMPUS
"A Comparative Study of Local Government Computing in Japan and
the United States," conducted by Lucia Harrison, examines the
cultural differences that effect computer and telecommunication
systems in each nation. Harrison is analyzing how decisionmaking, patterns of communications and cultural values shape the
development and use of computing systems. For example, says
Harrison, American verbal communication, which is generally
explicit and direct, is improved by office automation. However
Japanese communication, involving many non-verbal cues and
valuing face-to-face encounters, may not benefit from the same
automation. Harrison will travel to Japan to produce a series of
case studies and to gather data for several essays.
"Economic and Social Change in a Belizean Village," conducted by
Peta Henderson, is a long-term study of dependency and development in a Mayan-Mestizo community in the northern region of the
Central American country of Belize. The community recently made
the transition from a subsistence, slash-and-burn agriculture to
a sugar cane cash-crop production. Henderson's research has
focused on strategies employed by the community in a situation of
economic vulnerability due to declining commodity prices and the
loss of the traditional subsistence base. Next spring, Henderson
will travel to Belize to gather life histories of women and document their perceptions and experiences of these changes.
James Budsberg
Andrea Winship
Victoria Brennan
Judith Bayard
David Malcolm
JoAnn Woodall
and Schemer Candidates)
Mitsuko Stretch
Wayne Bland
Peggy Shaver
HENDERSON
Peter Steilberg
Gordon Beck
Steven Herman
Earle McNeil
Leon Sinclair
Kenneth Wilhelm
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Official Ballot
DREAMER /SCHEMER OF THE YEAR
for Schemer of the Year, Class of '76.
I nominate
"A Biochemical and Neurophysiological Study of Spreading
Depression in Rat Hippocampus" is being conducted by Jeff Kelly,
Clyde Barlow and Janet Ott. The team is studying the phenomenon
of spreading depression (decreased
electrolyte level) in the hippocampus, a part of the brain associated with short-term memory.
Spreading depression is a good
model for studying ischemia
because it mimics some of the
chief effects of the condition.
Ischemia, caused by the obstruction of the flow of arterial
blood, is a condition where localized tissue are affected by the
BARLOW
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deficiency of oxygen. Determining
the effects of ischemia at the
cell and tissue level may make it possible to counteract these
effects when heart attacks, strokes or aneurisms occur. The
researchers are monitoring changes during spreading depression to
correlate them with biochemical concentrations thought to be
associated with tissue damage.
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March 27, 198?
KAWAGUCHI NAMED EVERGREENER OF THE MONTH
It started with a red-headed kindergarten
teacher in Chicago. Five-year-old Marianne
Kawaguchi drew a picture of her that delighted
the class. "I thought it was pretty good," says
Evergreen's graphic designer with typical softspoken modesty. She reports that, although she
continued to doodle her way through school, she
thought her future career would be in front of a
keyboard as a classical pianist. But in her
senior year, after winning a prize for one of
her watercolors, she chose a career at the light
table, and The Secret Quackers Society is glad
she did. "Not only is she an exquisite artist,"
read the note that was slipped under our door,
"but she always considers
the needs of others. She's
cooperation personified."
"Marianne's got style!"
CHIBI, the
adds Mary Tuominen,
Kawaguchi
wonder
assistant director of
dog, drawn by
Brad Clemmons
graduate programs. "She really made our catalog
come alive. I love her sense of color and she's very
patient. Her work is fabulous!"
That sentiment has been expressed across campus
since late 1982, when Kawaguchi came to Evergreen
just in time to turn out the first of five magnificient Tribute to Japan posters. Other works include
the poster at left for a campus workshop, Catalog
covers and graphics, posters for International
Women's Day (the dancing figure above is a detail
from that poster), Reviews, brochures, invitations
and more. Kawaguchi sees her job as "solving design
problems with creations that are aesthetically
pleasing as well as effective."
Asked about her dreams, she says she liked to
have a family and keep working. She'd also love to
have a store and "sell a bunch of little toys." If
the store is anything like her artwork and her smile,
we're sure it'll be packed with magic. Thanks for
being you, Marianne, and congratulations!
WESTON RECOMMENDED TO HEAD NEW STUDENT ADVISING CENTER
The Academic Advising Advisory Board has enthusiastically recommended Career Development Director Joyce
Weston as the director of the new Student Advising
Center (SAC). The position will oversee the coordination of the new center which will include Academic
Advising, Career Development, Cooperative Education,
KEY—Special Services, and Prior Learning from
Experience.
Weston, a 1976 Evergreen graduate, began working
at the college in 1978 as a counselor in Co-op Ed and
in 1980 moved to Career Development which she has
directed since 1984. The Advisory Board cited Weston's
close interaction with Academic Advising, Key Services
and Admissions, as well as "her honest and direct
management style" in their recommendation.
Academic Dean Rita Pougiales, who chairs the
Advisory Board, says the new center will "provide a
functional core of advising to students." She relates
that fellow board member Jean MacGregor's extensive
research on advising at Evergreen revealed that "many jj
offices do a significant amount of academic advising,j
talking through similar issues and duplicating
services. The new, centralized location will reduce
the burden for students of having to run around all
over campus in order to receive all the academic
advice and counseling they need."
SAC will be located on the first floor corridor of the Library, currently
occupied by the Native American Specialty Area Faculty, who will move to the
second floor. Pougiales cites the new center's proximity to Enrollment Services
and Admissions as another plus for students. "The advising staff can be a great
help to students by being highly visible during registration." The board also
charges the new center to develop better long-range planning for students. The new
center will not just be a collection of various services, but will work, through
close interaction and cross-training, to become a cohesive team.
The new center will open this summer, following remodeling of the location.
Pougiales reports that the Advisory Board, which continued last year's work of the
Academic Advising DTF, will stay in place next year to assist the director in
developing Evergreen's philosophy of academic advising. Members of the board
include: Students Carl Chatfield and Dan Barclay; Staffers Kate Crows, Kitty
Parker, and Ernest "Stone" Thomas, and Faculty Members Burt Guttman, Larry
Eickstaedt, Will Humphreys, Sandy Nisbet and Pete Sinclair.
NEWS AROUND CAMPUS—babies, good ideas, heroics and more
Our appreciation goes out to Media Maintenance Technician Victor Buff whose quick
thinking on March 8 helped save the life of Albert Mohler of Kent. According to
the Olympian, Mohler was driving on 1-5 near Lacey when he had a heart attack and
lost control of the car. While the back-seat passenger grabbed the steering wheel,
Buff, driving his pickup, noticed the swerving vehicle and, pulling in front of
it, helped stop the car by using his truck as a brake. Buff, State Patrol Trooper
Preston Beegle and another motorist administered cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
until the medics arrived. Mohler was released in satisfactory condition from St.
Peter Hospital on March 18.
We welcome Visiting Scholar Raj Laxshmi Phoha, faculty member at Kurukshetra
University in India. Phoha, whose interests are in experimental and cognitive
psychology, will visit faculty and students through Spring Quarter. She is prepared to lecture on a variety of topics, including "Impact of Social Status on
Value Patterns in Indian Society," "Professional Women in India," and "Philosophy
of Hinduism." Phoha can be contacted by calling ext. 6600.
Congratulations to Personnel Representative Judy Johnson who gave birth to Ryan
Dale on Sunday, March 15. Ryan, her third child, weighed in at 7 Ibs., 3 02.
"More Good Ideas, 1986" a publication by the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities, includes a good idea called "Core Programs," described
by Academic Dean David Marr. Marr writes that the core experience prepares students "for advanced study of the world as it more or less is, rather than as it is
decked out in the garb of conventional academic disciplines."
DOBBS
Goodbye and good luck to Secretary Hilda Godwin who leaves Evergreen for a new job
in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Says Godwin, who worked for the
college for five years, "I will miss you all. Evergreen was my first employer in
this country, and it's been really wonderful to work here. Thank you!"
FACULTY RESEARCH, PART II
1 This article is the second in a series that summarizes 24 faculty
research projects based on a report compiled by the Provost's
office and Faculty Member Burt Guttman.
Leo Daugherty is developing new theses about Shakespeare and his
works through meticulous study of his poems and the writings of
his contemporaries. Daugherty's explorations include: a look at
Shakespeare's account of the "life-cycle" as presented in "The
Rape of Lucrece"; Shakespeare's religious beliefs; an investigation of Ben Jonson's Timber, or Discoveries, which contains a
long passage that denigrates Shakespeare's plays; an evaluation
of Apology for Women, a little-known book by Shakespeare's contemporary, William Heale and the significance of the phrase,
"remembrance of things past," that appears in both Shakespeare's
and Heale's work, and the implications of of Sonnet 126, "0 thou,
my lovely boy, who in thy power..."
"Natural Environment and Physical Setting in Selected Children's
Literature," conducted by Carolyn Dobbs, examines the way in
which place is represented in British children's literature.
Her analysis seeks to determine the relation between such
representations and the development during childhood of values
about the environment. In addition to textual study, Dobbs will
conduct photographic studies in England of the physical settings
that appear in several children's books. She will also study
biographical and autobiographical material about several writers.
Larry Eickstaedt is studying the "Freshwater Ecology of Percival
Creek," which is being threatened by increasing urbanization.
Despite draining both Trosper Lake and Black Lake, and its importance as a rearing site for millions of salmon fry, little information is available about Percival Creek's ecological nature.
Working with students, Eickstaedt is identifying the dominant
aquatic invertebrates, and photographically documenting the
creek's flora and fauna. He's also studying the creek's entomology and fish feeding behavior.
TALKS ON CORRECTIONS, LEGISLATURE AND PROGRESS SLATED TOR FIRST WEEK OF QUARTER
The first week of Spring Quarter will be a good one for speeches. Chase Riveland,
secretary of the Washington State Department of Corrections, will discuss "The
Changing Scene in Community Corrections" at a Piece of My Mind noon lecture on
Wednesday, April 1, in the First United Methodist Church, 1224 East Legion Way in
Olympia. Brown bag lunches are welcome and beverages are provided.
That same evening former Representative and Chief Clerk Denny Heck, a 1973
Evergreen graduate, will discuss "The Washington State Legislature, Past, Present
and Future: A 15-year Perspective and a 20-year Projection" at 7:30 p.m. in
Lecture Hall 1. Heck's speech, which is sponsored by the MES Program, is free and
open to the public. The program will also present former U.S. Senator Slade
Gorton, who will speak on "Reflections on a Senate Career" at 7:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, April 14.
"Progress and The Environment: The Redefinition of Progress" will be the subject of a free noon-2 p.m. talk given by Dr. Gilbert LaFreniere of Willamette
University on Friday, April 3, in the First Floor Conference Room of the General
Administration Building on the Capitol Campus. LaFreniere's talk is the second in
the Evergreen Environmental Forum, sponsored by the MES Program. Brown-bag
lunchers are welcome. Complete details are available by calling ext. 6128.
EICKSTAEDT
FINKEL
"Democracy in Education: Education in Democracy" is an analysis
of the Self-Reflective Group (SRG), a teaching mode developed by
Don Finkel. The SRG is an artificial classroom group that enables
students to learn the principles of group functioning by teaching
them how to become a participant-observer, and how to use their
own group as a laboratory for studying such group factors as
leadership, authority and autonomy. Conducting SRG's as part of
his work with several programs, Finkel relates that the teaching
mode has been extremely valuable for most of his students, and is
a vivid, concrete vehicle for interconnecting the political
theories of Hannah Arendt (The Human Condition and On Revolution)
and Freud's psychological theories.