July 6, 2006
Etc: News & Notes from Around Campus
MAHLER MANIA: The Northwest Mahler Festival is not a UW organization, but you wouldn’t know it from the program of their July 18 concert in Meany Hall. The group will be presenting Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, with soloists Stephen Rumph, tenor; and Kathryn Weld, mezzo soprano. Rumph is a faculty member in the School of Music, and Weld is studying for her doctorate there.
The 8 p.m. concert will also feature a performance by 18-year old phenom Hahn-Bin, a native of Korea. Tickets are $18, $15 for students and seniors. They are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door.
If you’d rather be outdoors on July 18 but you’re still up for some music, The UW Summer Band will perform a free outdoor summer concert, “Summer Fiesta,” at 7:30 p.m. on Red Square.
SERVICE TO SCIENCE: David Mabberley, director of the UW Botanic Gardens, was recently awarded the Linnean Medal by the Linnean Society of London. The medal is awarded annually, alternately to a Botanist and a Zoologist or to both simultaneously, as an expression of the Society’s estimate and appreciation of service to science. The Linnean Medal was first awarded in 1888, and can be given to any biologist, irrespective of nationality.
INFLUENTIAL TIMES THREE: For the third year in a row, a group of UW Tacoma undergraduates has been honored with the national Influencing State Policy award. The students, who were taking Janice Laakso’s course on social welfare policy, were recognized for their advocacy for House Bill 2661, which sought to add sexual orientation to the state’s anti-discrimination law. While many individuals and groups contributed to the eventual passing of this bill, the UWT students were honored for their lobbying efforts. Students in Laakso’s class have been honored with this award twice previously: in 2005 for their work advocating for passage of a health care bill affecting children and impoverished families, and in 2004 for their work on the Family Stabilization and Emergency Hunger Act.
SECURITY ADVISER: Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff recently announced the appointment of Sandra O. Archibald, dean of the UW’s Evans School of Public Affairs, to the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. Archibald joins the council’s Academe and Policy Research Senior Advisory Committee. Along with other top advisors from the academic, government and private sectors, she will help guide the department’s research and policy on homeland security issues. Archibald is an internationally recognized expert in food safety and water policy. She has made significant contributions to the effectiveness of laws that monitor and safeguard against pesticide residue on foods imported into the U.S. She also has helped governments put dollar values on the quantity and quality of water supplies so that sufficient resources can be invested in water protection and long-term availability.
HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION: UW Law Professor Anita Ramsastry has been appointed by The International Commission of Jurists in Geneva, Switzerland, as a special adviser to an expert panel addressing corporate complicity in international human rights violations. Ramasastry was selected to join the advisory group as a result of her past work as a special attorney and adviser to a tribunal established to resolve claims to Holocaust-era bank accounts. The current panel’s task is to outline how businesses may be held legally liable for helping to commit serious human rights violations that are considered international crimes. The panel, comprised of eight eminent lawyers, will establish clear legal guidelines for businesses, NGOs, governments, and the United Nations, enabling them to identify when businesses have crossed the line and have become participants in international crimes.
FORESTRY’S FINEST: The College of Forest Resources annual staff awards went to Amanda Davis, administrative staff; Becky Johnson, outreach staff; Ara Erickson, research; and Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, most new research dollars. Faculty awards went to Sarah Reichard, teaching; Jim Agee, research; and Gordon Bradley, service. Andrew Larson and Maureen Kennedy were awarded student TA and RA awards respectively. The student community participation award went to Erin Hagen. The Richard D. Taber Most Outstanding Senior in Wildlife Science Award went to Heidi Pecoraro. Dean’s exemplary awards went to Ivan Eastin, faculty and John Hanby, staff, and the media award to John Marzluff.
STILL OPEN: Hungry? Don’t let the construction on Stevens Way stop you. Housing & Food Services wants you to know that McMahon Hall’s restaurants are open despite the dust. Hours are 7 to 9 a.m. for breakfast, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for lunch and 5:30 to 7 p.m. for dinner. Bon Appetit.
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