October 27, 2005
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Information Sessions
Monday, November 7, 4:30–5:50 p.m., 119 Thomson.
Tuesday, November 8, 12:30–1:50 p.m., Social Work B010.
Thursday, November 17, 3:30–4:50 p.m., 211 Thomson.
Friday, November 18, 4:30-5:50 p.m., 119 Thomson.
Friday, December 2, 4:30–5:50 p.m., 119 Thomson.
Graduate and Professional Students planning to take intensive foreign language classes during Summer 2006 and or intending to enroll in foreign language and area or international studies courses during Academic Year 2006-07, mark your calendars now for one of the above sessions.
Each workshop will cover fellowship benefits and requirements, the application process, and how summer and academic year awards may be used for study in or outside the US.
Summer awards provide tuition up to $4,000, plus a $2,500 stipend. Travel money up to $1,000 is usually available, but is not guaranteed.
Academic year awards may grant tuition up to $11,500, plus a $14,500 stipend. Graduate appointee health insurance is paid out of the tuition amount.
Bring your questions. Applications will be provided or you may pick one up in advance from Thomson 111 or 126 or download it from http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/advise/catalog/flasapp.html. The deadline for filing applications is January 17, 2006.
To R.S.V.P. or for more information contact: Mary Ann Curtis, FLAS Fellowship Coordinator, macurtis@u.washington.edu.
Applicants wanted for exchange program
The University of Washington–University of Ljubljana Exchange Program invites applications from faculty and senior graduate students to be an academic visitor to the University of Ljubljana, in Slovenia, during the 2006 calendar year. Visitors will give some lectures and will interact with Slovene faculty and students in their field of study. The visit must be completed by the end of 2006. The program has funds to support travel to Slovenia, and the host institution will pay living expenses while there. Two visitors, each staying for a two-week period, can be supported. Applicants should submit their c.v. and a letter explaining the purpose and academic value of the proposed visit. In addition, if the applicant has established any contacts with academics at the University of Ljubljana, the application should mention this. Deadline for applications: Friday, Nov. 15. Applications, and all questions concerning the program, should be addressed to: Professor Louis Wolcher, Law (campus mailbox 353020); email, wolcher@u.washington.edu.
OTHER NEWS
Study participants wanted
Mothers of African-American or Caucasian ethnicity and their 3–6-year-old children needed for research study on how parents and children interact. $10 per session. UW Dept of Psychology. For more information, please call Dana Rhule, 206-240-8633.
Blood drives
Friday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:45–4 p.m. in the Health Sciences Lobby, 3rd Floor C-Wing.
Monday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in 108 HUB.
Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Stevens Way.
LEGAL NOTICES
Environmental Impact Statement
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-150 and WAC 478-324-140, the University of Washington hereby provides public notice of the availability of a draft supplemental environmental impact statement.
Project Name: West Campus Parking Garage Expansion.
Description of proposal: Construction of a five-level, approximately 125,400-gross square-foot parking structure with office space. The structure would include an approximately 330-space expansion of the existing West Campus Parking Garage together with approximately 12,000 gross square feet of administrative office space. The office space would occupy portions of two levels of the parking garage and involve relocation of some existing campus services from locations elsewhere on-campus. Because of the slope of the site, the north portion of the first level of the building would be partially below grade. The approximate height of the structure would be 38 feet above N.E. Pacific Street; light standards and the elevator penthouse would extend an additional 8 to 10 feet. The height limit in this area of campus is 65 feet.
Proponent: University of Washington
Location: 1200 N.E. Pacific Street — the site is bounded by N.E. Pacific Street on the north, the existing West Campus Parking Garage on the west, the University’s east-west pedestrian pathway – Skamania Lane on the south and 15th Avenue N.E. on the east.
Lead Agency: University of Washington
Copies of the document are available for review and distribution at the UW Capital Projects Office (University Facilities Building); the UW Visitor’s Information Center (basement of Odegaard Undergraduate Library, room 022); UW Libraries: Suzzallo, Architecture and Urban Planning (Gould Hall), Health Sciences (Magnuson Health Sciences Center) and Seattle Public Libraries: Downtown Central Library (1000 Fourth Avenue), University District Branch (5009 Roosevelt Way N.E.) and Montlake Branch (2300 – 24th Avenue E.).
Public Hearing: No public hearing has been scheduled. The provisions of WAC 197-11-535 shall apply.
Responsible Official: Richard K. Chapman, Associate Vice President for Capital Projects, Capital Projects Office, University of Washington, University Facilities Building, Box 352205, Seattle, WA 98195-2205
Contact Person: Jan Arntz, Environmental & Land Use Compliance Officer, UW, University Facilities Building, Box 352205, Seattle, WA 98195-2205, 206-543-5200; FAX: 206 543-1277; e-mail: jarntz@u.washington.edu.
Comment Deadline: Monday Nov. 21
Notice of Possible Rule Making — Preproposal Statement of Inquiry
(per RCW 34.05.310)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 478-160-163, “Waivers of Tuition and Fees.”
Statutes Authorizing the University to Adopt Rules on This Subject: Chapter 28B.15 RCW and RCW 28B.20.130.
Reasons Why Rules on This Subject May Be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To amend the eligibility and limitations for specific UW tuition waivers in order to reflect new definitions established by Substitute House Bill 1174 (RCW 28B.15.621), effective 7/24/05. SHB 1174 repealed existing waivers for SE Asia veterans, Persian Gulf veterans, and children of POW/MIAs that had been authorized by RCW 28B.10.265, 28B.15.620, and 28B.15.628, and instead authorized a new permissive waiver for veterans who are Washington domiciles and who were called to active federal duty and who served in a conflict or war on foreign soil/international waters, or in support of such a conflict, and for his/her children or spouse if the veteran became totally disabled or lost his/her life while engaged in active federal military or naval service, or if the veteran was determined to be a POW/MIA. SHB 1174 also removed eligibility for members of the Washington National Guard and veterans of the Korean conflict to use the state employee tuition exemption, although those with qualifying service could apply for the amended veteran’s waiver. Amended rules would continue these tuition waivers for eligible students.
Other Federal and State Agencies That Regulate This Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by sending written comments or inquiries to Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff, Director of Rules Coordination, by one of the following routes:
Mail: University of Washington Rules Coordination Office, Box 355509, Seattle, WA 98195-5509. E-mail: rules@u.washington.edu, FAX: 206-221-6917.
DEGREE EXAMS
Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations. Chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.
General Examinations
Michael Beerman, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Roberts Hall, 321. (Prof. Lucien Brush).
Kristy Therese Brady, Biology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. Kincaid Annex, A-042-C. (Prof. Toby Bradshaw).
Elizabeth A. Campbell, History, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2. Smith Hall, 320. (Prof. Joel Walker).
Denise Marie Davis, Psychology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2. Chemistry Library, 202-C. (Prof. Sheri Mizumori).
Linda M. Dong, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 2: p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. FHCRC Arnold Bldg., M3-A805. (Prof. Ulrike Peters).
Keith M. Feldman, English, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7. Padelford Hall, A-106. (Prof. Alys Weinbaum).
Michelle Dianne Garner, Social Work, Ph.D. 11: a.m. Friday, Nov. 4. Social Work/Speech and Hearing Sciences Bldg., 210-F. (Prof. Rona Levy).
Ying Gu, Economics, Ph.D. 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. Savery Hall, 302. (Prof. Eric Zivot).
Dean W. Gull, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2. Guggenheim Hall, 408-D. (Prof. Hong Qian).
Jonathan S. Haek, Music, D.M.A. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28. Music Bldg., 212. (Prof. John Rahn).
Rembrandt J. F. Haft, Microbiology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. Health Sciences Ctr., D-310. (Prof. Beth Traxler).
Elizabeth R. Leber, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Chemistry Bldg., 102. (Prof. Buddy Ratner).
Rebecca Audrey Mease, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4. Health Sciences Ctr., G-417. (Prof. Adrienne Fairhall).
Subramanian Ramachandran, Physics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., 520. (Prof. Oscar Vilches).
Anne Marie Reece, Education, Ed.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2. Miller Hall, 112-A. (Prof. Sheila Valencia).
Georgia May Roberts, English, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. (Prof. Alys Weinbaum).
Tracy Lynn Saveria, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. UW Medical Center, BB-1602. (Prof. Marilyn Parsons).
Lizbeth Ann Seebacher, Forest Resources, Ph.D. noon Friday, Oct. 28. Urban Horticulture Ctr., Douglas Research & Conservatory. (Prof. Sarah Reichard).
David Michael Soper, Immunology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2. Health Sciences Ctr., H-562. (Prof. Steven Ziegler).
Valerie C. Virta, Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28. Kincaid Annex, A-042C. (Prof. Mark Cooper).
John White, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. Bagley Hall, 319. (Profs. Pradipsinh Rathod and Marilyn Parsons).
Final Examinations
Craig H. Blum, Education, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7. Miller Hall, Special Education Conference Room. “The Empirical Properties of the Teacher Knowledge and Skills Survey and an Evaluation of Professional Development in Schools Implementing Positive Behavior Supports” (Prof. Doug Cheney).
Yun-Feng Chen, Music, D.M.A. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4. Music Bldg., 103. “Lou Harrison’s Organ Concerto with Percussion Orchestra: The Fusion of Asian Musical Rhetoric with the Western World’s Oldest Musical Instrument” (Prof. Carole Terry).
Monique Marie Hedderson, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7. Health Sciences Ctr., T-473. “Pre-pregnancy Use of Progestin-containing Contraceptives and Patterns of Weight Gain and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus” (Prof. Noel Weiss).
Sophie Mary Lehar, Immunology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “Tuning Notch Signals in T Cell Development” (Prof. Michael Bevan).
Edwin K. Mcfall, Drama, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7. Hutchinson Hall, 150. “Tragic Hero to Antichrist: Macbeth, the Oedipus Tyrannus of the English Renaissance” (Prof. Sarah Bryant-Bertail).
Neva Pilar Meyer, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. Health Sciences Ctr., RR-134. “The Repressor Form of Gli3 Plays a Critical Role in Dorsoventral Fate Specification in the Developing Spinal Cord” (Prof. Henk Roelink).
Lan Phuong Nguyen, Sociology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. Savery Hall, 110-C. “Educational Stratification in Vietnam During the Evolution and Devolution of Socialism” (Prof. Charles Hirschman).
Matthai Philipose, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. Paul Allen Center, AC-128. “Automatic Staged Compilation” (Prof. Craig Chambers).
Jean Louise Snell, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28. Miller Hall, EDLPS Conference Room. “A Philosophical Inquiry into the Problem of the Achievement Gap: Rhetoric or Resolution?” (Prof. Deborah Kerdeman).
William Charles Stewart, Statistics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7. Miller Hall, 302-B. “Alternative Models for Estimating Genetic Maps from Pedigree Data” (Prof. Elizabeth Thompson).
Laura C. Stonehill, Physics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. North Physics Laboratory, 178. “Deployment and Background Characterization of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Neutral Current Detectors” (Prof. John Wilkerson).
Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, Sociology, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7. Savery Hall, 110-C. “Growing in Vietnam: Impact of War and Military Service on Transition to Adulthood and Long-term Socioeconomic Achievement” (Prof. Charles Hirschman).
