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November 29, 2001

Notices

Legal Notice


Notice of Possible Rule Making – Preproposal Statement of Inquiry – (per RCW 34.05.310)


Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 478-117 WAC “Parking and Traffic Rules of the University of Washington, Bothell,” and amendment of WAC 478-108-010 “Matters Subject to Brief Adjudication.”


Statutes Authorizing the University to Adopt Rules on This Subject: RCW 28B.10.560 and 28B.20.130 Chapter 478-117 WAC; Chapter 34.05 RCW for WAC 478-108-010.


Reasons Why Rules on This Subject May Be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Traffic and parking rules specifically for the co-located University of Washington, Bothell/Cascadia Community College campus are needed for the safety and general welfare of the students, faculty, staff and guests. Since both institutions share the same campus location and parking infrastructure, identical rules are being sought – as Chapter 478-117 WAC, Parking and Traffic Rules of the University of Washington, Bothell, and as Chapter 132Z-116 WAC for Cascadia Community College. Additionally, the University of Washington seeks to amend WAC 478-108-010, the University’s list of matters subject to brief adjudication, by adding the appeals process for parking and traffic violations outlined in Chapter 478-117 WAC.


Other Federal and State Agencies That Regulate This Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule With These Agencies: Cascadia Community College and the University of Washington, Bothell will pursue identical rules governing parking and traffic at their co-located campus facilities, including holding a joint public hearing. The rules will be adopted for Titles 132Z and 478 WAC respectively.


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, Administrative Procedures Office, by one of the following routes:


US mail: University of Washington, 4014 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105-6203

Campus mail: Box 355509


Email: adminpro@u.washington.edu


Fax: 206-616-6294.


Other News


Severe Weather/Suspended Operations Reminder


With the approach of the winter season, University managers are reminded to review the suspended Operations and Inclement Weather policies.


Because many University units perform essential functions, the University never actually “closes.” These units include the Medical Centers, Hall health, University Police, residence halls, Facilities Services, Computing & Communications, some laboratory staff, and some branches of the libraries.


Infrequently however, the University does suspend academic and administrative operations because of severe weather conditions or other emergencies. Two policies address the University’s response to emergencies and severe weather:


Inclement weather: This policy is used when the University is in operation, but an individual employee requests time off to deal with unanticipated problems related to severe weather conditions or natural disasters.


Suspended Operations: This policy is used when University officials temporarily suspend operations, requiring only employees in “essential” positions to report to work.


Managers should advise employees regarding these policies. In units that provide “essential services,” supervisors and managers should inform employees of their responsibilities in the case of suspended operations.


Both policies are available on the Web at: http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/polproc/susp-ops/uwopen.html. In the event of an emergency or severe weather conditions, the following telephone lines provide up to the minute information about the operations of the three UW campuses: Seattle, 206-547-INFO; Bothell, 206-547-INFO; Everett, 425-262-INFO; Tacoma, 253-383-INFO; East King County, 425-586-INFO (includes Carnation, Fall City, Preston). Information regarding suspended operations at any of the three campuses also will be provided to the major news media.


If operations are suspended mid-day (from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), an emergency communications plan includes immediate notification of pre-identified emergency contacts on all three campuses. For the Seattle campus, contacts have been identified for all deans’ and vice presidents’ units, the libraries, and the medical centers. These central contacts are responsible for disseminating the information throughout their organizations.


Questions about inclement weather and suspended operations policies may be referred to the Human Resources Office that serves your department.


Public auction of UW surplus Dec. 1


Surplus property and equipment released by UW departments will be available for purchase by the general public Sat., Dec. 1 at an oral auction. Bidding will begin at 10 a.m. The warehouse will be open for previewing Friday, Nov. 30 from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. Previewing can also be done 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. Payment, in cash only, will be accepted until 2 p.m. on the day of the sale. Buyers are encouraged to remove their purchases on Saturday before 4 p.m. All merchandise must be removed by 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3.


Items available for sale include bicycles, computers, printers, desks, file cabinets, Herman Miller chairs, 1990 Nissan pickups, 1991 and 1988 GMC vans, and a 14-foot aluminum boat w/trailer. A complete catalog will be available at the time of registration and will be available on the Surplus Web site today.


The surplus warehouse is located below the University Police at 1117 N.E. Boat St. Free parking is available on the street on the day of the sale. For more information please visit our Web site at:  www.washington.edu/admin/surplus/ or call 206-685-1573.


Degree Exams


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


General Examinations




  • Jinho Bae, Economics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3. 302 Savery. (Prof. Charles Nelson).



  • Anne Margaret Brackett, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. 239 Chemistry. (Prof. Karen Goldberg).



  • Craig Gerald Brooksby, Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. 319 Bagley. (Prof. Oleg Prezhdo).



  • Cheryl Ann Carlson, Pathology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. K250 Health Sciences. (Prof. Lawrence Loeb).



  • Xi Chen, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4. D423 Health Sciences. (Prof. Daniel Storm).



  • Belle Montgomery Chenault, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. 112A Miller. (Prof. Virginia Berninger).



  • Sandra Lee Glover, Music, D.M.A. 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. 311 Music. (Prof. Julian Patrick).



  • Diana Hoerlein Gruman, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. 402 Miller. (Prof. Mary Lee Nelson).



  • Min Goo Kim, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3. M306 Electrical Engineering. (Prof. Mohamed El-Sharkawi).



  • Patti Kristina Kiser, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. F348 Health Sciences. (Prof. Jaisri Lingappa).



  • Kathryn Jean MacLean, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. D452 Health Sciences. (Prof. G. Stanley McKnight).



  • Richard Allen May, Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Bowen Conference Room, Fluke. (Prof. Thomas Furness III).



  • Timothy Scott McMillen, Nutritional Sciences, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3. BB938 Health Sciences. (Prof. Renee LeBoeuf).



  • Alexandra Nichifor, Mathematics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. C401 Padelford. (Prof. Ralph Greenberg).



  • Todd Gregory Nystul, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3. C3-161
  • Heidi Gayle Parker, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3. D3-120 FHCRC. (Prof. Elaine Ostrander).



  • Jason C. Pickens, Chemistry, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. 439 Chemistry. (Prof. Wilhelmus Hol).



  • Cindy Lund Reiner, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. D423 Health Sciences. (Prof. Neil Nathanson).



  • Heather Michelle Hoveland Rothfuss, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4. 109 Benson. (Prof. Mary Lidstrom).



  • Erich Walter Steinman, Sociology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5. 110C Savery. (Prof. Debra Minkoff).



  • Kohtaro Tanaka, Zoology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30. A049 Kincaid. (Prof. James Truman).



  • Leif Nathaniel Thomas, Oceanography, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4. 410 Ocean Sciences. (Prof. Peter Rhines).



  • Xiaorong Xiong, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3. M306 EE/CSE. (Prof. Karl Bohringer).

Final Examinations



  • Eric John Alm, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4. K069 Health Sciences. “Development of a simple statistical mechanical model of protein folding kinetics.” (Prof. David Baker).



  • James Green Boggs, Communications, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5. 126 Communications. “Social application of the arts: Making a difference through art.” (Prof. Nancy Rivenburgh).



  • Michael Dale Cannon, Anthropology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. 401 Denny. “Large mammal resource depression and agricultural intensification: A test in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico.” (Prof. Donald Grayson).



  • Mitchell Kent Higashi, Pharmacy – School of, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. H375 Health Sciences. “Assessing the clinical and economic impact of genetic polymorphisms.” (Prof. David Veenstra).



  • Steven Walter Poser, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. T473 Health Sciences. “Coincident signaling of camP with phosphatidylinositol 3′ kinase and mitogen activated protein kinase signal transduction cascades: A role in regulating gene expression during development and synaptic plasticity.” (Prof. Daniel Storm).



  • Lawrence Edwin Schaufler, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4. K069 Health Sciences. “NMR studies of the ADR1 zinc finger transcription factor.” (Prof. Rachel Klevit).



  • Kurt Byron Strand, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5. T639 Health Sciences. “Identification of two distinct lineages of rhadinoviruses in Macaque species.” (Prof. Marnix Bosch).



  • Ka Yee Yeung, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4. 242 Mary Gates. “Cluster analysis of gene expression data.” (Prof. Walter Ruzzo).