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October 24, 2002

Notices

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNTIES

Individual Ph.D. Program Review

The Individual PhD Program is housed in the University of Washington Graduate School and allows an avenue for students to conduct Ph.D. work whose interdisciplinarity supercedes traditional department disciplines and other existing interdisciplinary programs. The committee that has been appointed by the Graduate School to conduct the 10-year review of the IPhD Program invites comments from students, faculty and staff who have had dealings with, or who are interested in the program. Please send your confidential comments to Professor David Ford, edford@u.washington.edu, or send him your telephone number so he may call you. The program review site visit is scheduled for Oct. 31 – Nov. 1, and comments received by that time would be appreciated. The report of the committee is due at the Graduate School by the end of Autumn Quarter. The IPhD web site is at: http://www.grad.washington.edu/inter/iphd.htm

Visiting professorships at the University of Bergen, 2003–2004

The University of Washington — University of Bergen Faculty Exchange Program announces its annual competition for Visiting Professor appointments at the University of Bergen, Norway for a minimum of one quarter. Appointments can also be arranged at the University of Trondheim. Visiting Professors receive travel expenses and subsidized housing, and continue to receive their UW salary.

Since its founding in 1979, faculty members from such diverse fields as Anthropology, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, English, Fisheries, Philosophy, Physics, Poltical Science, Psychology, Quaternary Research, Scandinavian Studies, Surgery, Women Studies and Zoology have journeyed to Bergen with support from this program.

If you would like more information about the program, or want an application form, please contact any member of the UW–UB Faculty Exchange Committee:

Ronald Dear, Social Work, rdear@; John Edwards, Zoology, hardsnow@; Betty Gallucci, Biobehavioral Nursing, gallucci@; John Glomset, Medicine, jglomset@; Donald Gunderson, Fisheries Research Institute, dgun@; Bruce Hevly, History, bhevly@; Christine Ingebritsen, Scandinavian Studies, ingie@; Norman J. McCormick, Mechanical Engineering, mccor@; David Olson, Political Science, davidols@; David Pitts, Endodontics, endodave@; Dennis Willows, Friday Harbor Laboratories and Zoology, willows@fhl.washington.edu.

Applications are due Dec. 20. Faculty members interested in this opportunity for 2003–2004 or subsequent years are urged to apply now.

Applications wanted

The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the United States. The deadline for applications is Nov. 15. For more information on application guidelines, please see the IESUS website at http://depts.washington.edu/iesus/ or email iesus@u.washington.edu  or call Carol Wong at 206-616-7518 (leave voicemail at ext #3).

Funds Available for Pilot Projects

Funds are available from the PNW Prostate Cancer SPORE to support pilot projects on prostate cancer research. Priority for funding will be given to proposals for studies that are multidisciplinary, likely to lead to submission of grant applications for independently funded investigations, and have translational potential (i.e. a probability of leading to new methods to prevent, diagnose, or treat prostate cancer). New applications will be given higher priority than submissions for continuation of ongoing projects, and priority will also be given to projects with budgets of $50,000 or less. Those eligible to apply include all investigators at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), University of Washington (UW), University of British Columbia (UBC), Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), and others with an affiliation with the PPCR or the PNW Prostate Cancer SPORE.

Applications should include a 2–3 page description of the proposed study, including the following: background/rationale, hypothesis, specific aims, and research design/methods. Please also include a one-year budget on a standard NIH budget form (PHS 398 page 4), and a brief budget justification. Applications should be received in the PNW Prostate Cancer SPORE office by Nov. 18. Send 10 copies of the application to:

Janet L. Stanford
c/o Megan Fairweather
PNW Prostate Cancer SPORE
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
1100 Fairview Avenue North, MW-814
P.O. Box 19024
Seattle, WA 98109-1024
Phone: 206-667-2716
Fax: 206-667-2717
E-mail: mfairwea@fhcrc.org

Notification of award status will be sent out in mid December, with funding pending IRB approval of the pilot project.

OTHER NEWS

Language Exchange Opportunities

We would like your help if you are a fluent speaker of English who is interested in meeting and helping international students studying English. This would be a way of gaining experience for future overseas or ESL teaching, fulfilling community service requirements or developing a language/culture exchange. A brief description of the two different types of volunteer opportunities follows.

Conversation Exchange Partner: Fluent English speakers are matched with students, based on language/ culture exchange interests or by general English practice. Meeting arrangements are made by the participating individuals.

In-Class Facilitator:Fluent English speakers come to our conversation, American culture, or academic English classes to assist our English language teachers in providing conversation practice for students. The class sections usually have about 14 students per class from different countries. These students often don’t have a chance to practice their English with a fluent speaker. Therefore, we like to offer them this chance in the classroom. Due to the large number of participants, it is important that volunteers be assigned to particular class sections.

For both opportunities, we ask volunteers to provide 10 sessions total, or a once per week commitment.

At the end of the quarter, volunteers can request a letter documenting his/her work in our program.

For more information, contact:

Michele Norton, Language Exchange Program Coordinator
University of Washington
English Language Programs
Box 354232
Seattle, WA 98195-4232
206-685-6355 or send e-mail to langex@u.washington.edu

Surplus Property Auction, Store

Surplus property and equipment released by UW departments will be available for purchase by the general public at the Surplus Property public store Oct. 25 & 26 and at an oral auction Saturday, Oct. 26. Bidding for the auction items will begin at

10 a.m.; Previewing can be done Friday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the day of the sale. All bidders must be registered before the bidding starts. Registration can be done during the preview hours. General auction items include cabinets, copiers, freezers, centrifuges, eye exam equipment, microscopes, lathe, table saw, grinders, buffers, Cushman carts, smoothie machines and a 20ft shipping container. A complete catalog will be available at time of registration and will be available on the Surplus Web site on Oct. 23. The UW Surplus Public Store will be open Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Oct. 26 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.. Public store items typically include computers, printers, desks, file cabinets, and chairs. The surplus warehouse is located below the University Police at 1117 NE Boat Street. For more information please visit our Web site at: www.washington.edu/admin/surplus/  or call 206-685-1573.

Blood drive

Monday, Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1:45 to 5 p.m. in the SAE main living room, 4506 17th N.E.

Motor Pool Vehicle Rental Rate Change

Motor Pool vehicle rental rates are published annually and are normally adjusted each year to reflect the cost of operations, new vehicle acquisition, and vehicle maintenance. The Management Accounting and Analysis office has reviewed these rates.

Motor Pool Operations is a self-sustaining organization and rental rates are set at a level that recovers only the cost of doing business. Mileage rates are adjusted based on a projection of cost per mile for fuel, labor, repairs, and parts. The daily rates are adjusted based on the cost of vehicles, the number of vehicles operated per vehicle category during the year, and indirect overhead.

Collision Damage Fee: Motor Pool Operations will continue the collision insurance fee at $1 per day per vehicle. This fee covers the department for vehicle collision damage losses and will continue to replace the previous policy of recharging collision damage directly to the responsible department.

2002–2003 Rental Rates – Effective Nov. 1

Compact car: $16.20 per day + 21 cents per mile
Sedan: $16.20 per day + $.21 per mile
Station wagon* $16.20 per day + $.21 per mile
Compact pickup truck* $10.20 per day + $.48 per mile
Full-size pickup truck: $10.20 per day + $.48 per mile
Flatbed truck: $14.73 per day + $.85 per mile
Dump truck: $14.73 per day + $.85 per mile
Box truck: $14.73 per day + $.85 per mile
Cargo van: $10.20 per day + $.48 per mile
Carry all: $10.20 per day + $.48 per mile
Minivan: $16.20 per day + $.21 per mile
12-Passenger van: $30.68 per day + $.27 per mile
15-Passenger van: $30.68 per day + $.27 per mile
Jeep/Blazer: $16.20 per day + $.21 per mile
Suburban/Expedition: $16.20 per day + $.21 per mile
Police sedan* $16.20 per day + $.21 per mile
Step van* $14.73 per day + $.85 per mile
Health Sciences Express bus* $86.19 per day + $.59 per mile
Packer truck* $51.65 per day + $.97 per mile
Electric vehicle* $9.02 per day + $.28 per mile

* These vehicles are not available in the daily rental fleet.

LEGAL NOTICES

University of Washington Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Washington reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran or other eligible veteran. This policy applies to all programs and facilities, including, but not limited to, admissions, educational programs, employment, and patient and hospital services. Any discriminatory action can be a cause for disciplinary action. Discrimination is prohibited by Presidential Executive Order 11246 as amended, Washington State Gubernatorial Executive Orders 89-01 and 93-07, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Washington State Law Against Discrimination RCW 49.60, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, State of Washington Gender Equity in Higher Education Act of 1989, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 as amended, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 as amended, other federal and state statutes, regulations, and University policy. Coordination of the compliance efforts of the University of Washington with respect to all of these laws and regulations is under the direction of the Assistant Provost for Equal Opportunity, Helen Remick, Equal Opportunity Office, Box 354560, 4045 Brooklyn Ave., N.E., University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98105, telephone 206.685.3263/V or 206.543.6452/TTY, email eoo@u.washington.edu .

University of Washington Accommodation Statement

The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodations contact: Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/ TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu.

Anti-Kickback, Conflict of Interest and Whistleblower Regulations

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR 52.203-7) require the university to implement procedures designed to prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41 USC 51-58). This is published as a reminder of the policies and procedures in place at the University of Washington.

1.Kickback Defined. “Kickback” as defined by FAR means any money, fee commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value or compensation of any kind that is provided directly or indirectly to any prime contractor, prime contractor employee, subcontractor or subcontractor employee for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in connection with a prime contract or in connection with a subcontract relating to a prime contract. University employees are prohibited under federal and state laws from accepting or offering kickbacks.

2. Ethics in Public Service Act. The Ethics in Public Service Act codified in Chapter 42.52 of the Revised Code of Washington prohibits State of Washington employees from accepting a gift, gratuity or additional compensation for personal services rendered as part of official duties.

Regulations published by the State Ethics Board prohibit the use of university facilities and equipment for personal business use. E-mail and local telephones may be used for personal nonbusiness uses so long as the use is minimal and does not interfere with the carrying out of official duties. Internet Web usage is permitted only for official business purposes. Each faculty and staff member is individually responsible for compliance with these rules.

3. Procurement Integrity Provisions. The Procurement Integrity Provisions of Public Law 100-679 (1988) prohibit university employees from offering promises of future employment, business opportunities, money, gratuities or other things of value to federal procurement agents. University employees are precluded from soliciting information about proprietary or source selection information from any federal officer or employee prior to the award of a contract. University employees responsible for a federal contract over $100,000 may be required to certify before the award that they have no information concerning a violation of the procurement integrity provisions.

4. Outside Consulting Work. Faculty and professional staff are required to receive prior approval from their supervisors prior to engaging in outside professional work for compensation. See University Handbook IV-47 and Human Resources web site at http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pol.proc/prostaff/ps.part4.html#consulting. University facilities and resources, including computers and e-mail, may not be used in outside work.

5. Internal and Governmental Audits. Internal audits conducted by the university’s Internal Audit Department, and external audits conducted by the office of the State Auditor and the Office of Naval Research, among others, provide checks and balances to university procedures.

6. Purchasing Procedures. The Purchasing Department solicits competitive bids for most purchases on behalf of the university. Purchases may not be made by university personnel unless authorized in advance by a department employee with signature authority and by a Purchasing Department Buyer. Purchasing procedures are described at http://www.washington.edu/admin/purchasing/. No gift or benefit of any kind may be offered to or accepted by a state employee involved in the purchasing process as an inducement to buy a particular product or restrict competition. (Revised code of Washington Sections 43.19.1937 and 42.52.140.) The state ethics law also prohibits any state employee from participating in a purchasing transaction that may result in an economic benefit to themselves or to a family member. Check writing and accounting functions are conducted by Payables Administration.

7. “Whistleblower” Provisions and Protection. University employees may report improper governmental actions to the Office of the State Auditor. To encourage the reporting of improper governmental actions, employees are protected from reprisal or retaliatory action by the provisions of state law. The Whistleblower law is codified in Chapter 42.40 of the Revised Code of Washington. Procedures for reporting improper governmental actions are in the Administrative Policy Statements D47.1 at http://www.washington.edu/admin/adminpro/APS/47.01.html.

Summary of the Provisions and Protections of RCW 42.40.

“Whistleblower Act” chapter 42.40 RCW was enacted to encourage employees of the State of Washington to report improper governmental actions to the State Auditor’s Office. “Improper governmental action” means any action by an employee undertaken in the performance of the employee’s official duties that is:

• A gross waste of public funds of resources; or
  
• In violation of federal or state law or rule if the violation is not merely technical or of a minimum nature; or
  
• Of substantial and specific danger to the public health or safety.

“Improper governmental action” does not include personnel actions for which other remedies exist, such as employee grievances and related complaints.

In order to be investigated, an assertion of improper governmental action must be provided to the State Auditor’s Office within one year after the occurrence of the asserted improper governmental action.

Assertions of improper governmental action must be filed in writing with the State Auditor’s Office. Telephone calls are not accepted. Assertions can be reported using the Whistleblower Reporting Form or in a separate letter. In either case, the report should include:

A detailed description of the improper governmental action(s);

• The name of the employee(s) involved;
  
• The agency, division and location where the action(s) occurred;
  
• When the action(s) occurred;
  
• Any other details that may be important for the investigation – witnesses, documents, evidence, etc.;
  
• The specific law or regulation that has been violated, if known;
  
• The whistleblower’s name, address and phone number.

Assertions of improper governmental action may be filed anonymously. However, by providing a name and phone number, the whistleblower enables the State Auditor to gather additional information necessary for a thorough investigation. The identity of the whistleblower is kept confidential.

The Whistleblower Reporting Form is available by contacting the State Auditor’s Office at 543-4196 or through the State Auditor’s Office homepage at http://www.sao.wa.gov .

The Whistleblower Reporting Form or letter should be mailed to:

State Auditor’s Office
Attention: ED
P.O. Box 40021
Olympia, WA 98504-0021

The State Auditor’s Office has sole discretion to determine how, or if, whistleblower assertions will be investigated. The law listed factors to be considered when making this determination. The State Auditor will mail an acknowledgment to the whistleblower within five working days of receipt of the report. When the investigation has been completed, the State Auditor’s Office will send the whistleblower a letter containing a summary of the information received and the results of the investigation. If the State Auditor’s Office determines an employee has engaged in improper governmental action, it will report the nature and details of the activity to the subject(s) of the investigation, the head of the employee’s agency and, if necessary, the Attorney General or other appropriate authorities.

The law protects whistleblowers from reprisal or retaliatory action. If a whistleblower believes he or she has been the subject of such action, the whistleblower may file a claim with the Washington Human Rights Commission. The commission shall investigate the claim and take appropriate action.

A more detailed summary of the Whistleblower Law is contained in the Administrative Policy Statements D47.1 at http://www.washington.edu/admin/adminpro/APS/47.01.html. You may call Internal Audit at 543-4028 if you have questions relating to any of the above.

DEGREE EXAMS

Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations. Chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.

General Examinations

• Thomas Cady Aldrich, Education, Ed.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1. 211 Miller. (Prof. Edward Taylor).
  
• Patricia Bardina, Psychology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28. 222 Johnson. (Prof. Ana Mari Cauce).
  
• Carmen Jane Booth, Pathology, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. B508 Health Sciences. (Prof. Daniel Bowen-Pope).
  
• Mariana Carrasco Teja, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. 408D Guggenheim. (Prof. Randall LeVeque).
  
• Ginny Anne Catania, Geophysics, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25. 154 Quarternary Research Center. (Prof. Charlie Raymond).
  
• Yi Han, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. 403 Electrical Engineering. (Prof. Carl Sechen).
  
• Joseph J. Hannah, Geography, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. 412A Smith (Starlight Room). (Prof. Lucy Jarosz).
  
• William J. Heuett, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28. 408D Guggenheim. (Prof. Hong Qian).
  
• Pushpalatha Jayaraman, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1. F348 Health Sciences. (Prof. Nancy Haigwood).
  
• Jessica Lin Lewis, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. noon Thursday, Oct. 31. G522 Health Sciences. (Prof. David Raible).
  
• Joan Ruth Lind, Mathematics, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Smith 107. (Steffen Rohde).
  
• Alicia Louise Manthe, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. 303 Electrical Engineering. (Prof. Chuan-Jin Richard Shi).
  
• Dinah Duffy Martini, Economics, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Savery 302. (Eugene Silberberg).
  
• Kimberly Ann McKearnan, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. T406 Health Sciences. (Prof. Gail Kieckhefer).
  
• Sarah Busby McKinney, Physics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 4. C520 Physics/Astronomy. (Prof. William Reinhardt).
  
• Gregory Lars Olsen, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. 339 Chemistry. (Prof. Gary Drobny).
  
• Sabrina Peterson, Nutritional Sciences, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. Room 212,; 4225 Roosevelt. (Profs. Johanna Lampe and David Eaton).
  
• Dickson Hurst Preston, Art History, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7. Art 312. (Jeffrey Collins).
  
• Zudian Qin, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. 303 Electrical Engineering. (Prof. Scott Dunham).
  
• David Paul Rangel, Chemistry, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25. 102 Chemistry. (Prof. J. Michael Schurr).
  
• Tammy Sueko Vandegrift, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28. 234 Mechanical Engineering. (Prof. Richard Anderson).
  
• Paul M. Wallace, Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. 102 Chemistry. (Prof. Philip Reid).
  
• Andrew A. West, Astronomy, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. C520 Physics/Astronomy. (Prof. Julianne Dalcanton).
  
• David Wayne White, Mathematics, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7. BAG 260. (Krzysztof Burdzy).
  
• Julianne M. Zurovec, History, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. Smith 203E. (Robert Stacey).

Final Examinations

• Madelon Yamane Bolling, Psychology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1. Guthrie Annex 1, Room 120. “Subtle Psychological Side Effects: Documentation, Description, and Treatment Implications of Subjective Experiences of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Taken for Depression” (Robert J. Kohlenberg).
  
• Heather Robin Bonifield, Microbiology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. J280 Health Sciences Bldg.. “Mechanisms of Posttranscriptional Regulation Mediating Flagellar Biosynthesis in Salmonella enterica seroyar Typhimurium” (Kelly Hughes).
  
• Roarke Evan Donnelly, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4. 260 Bagley Hall. “Settlement and reserve design for the conservation of birds in Seattle” (John Marzluff).
  
• Robert Otto Grimm, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1. 322 Sieg. “System support for pervasive applications.” (Prof. Brian Bershad).
  
• Giulia Guarnieri, Romance Languages and Literature, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 4. B202 Padelford. “America on my mind: Viaggiatori Italiani in America nel 20 secolo.” (Prof. Marshall Brown).
  
• Marian Elizabeth Huhman, Speech Communication, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25. 102E Communications. “How teens at risk for suicide characterize their parents’ communicative behavior.” (Prof. Gerry Philipsen).
  
• Kathleen Marie Kroening, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 4. T612 Health Sciences. “Measureing outcomes: The impact of a three-day mental health training on juvenile corrections officers day-to-day decision-making regarding the mentally ill youth in their care.” (Prof. Karen Schepp).
  
• Christopher I-Fu Li, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. 927C Met. II, FHCRC. “Relationship between hormonal, reproductive, anthropometric, and lifestyle factors and risk of lobular and ductal breast cancer.” (Prof. Janet Daling).
  
• Cecilia Ann Morgan, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7. HSB T-733. “Treponema pallidum Repeat Protein K and Heterologous Syphilis Protection” (Wesley Van Voorhis).