Bob Roseth | UW News

October 29, 2003

2003 Autumn Quarter enrollments

The University of Washington’s Seattle campus enrollment for autumn quarter 2003 is 39,136, including 1,652 non-matriculated students (those who are not seeking degrees) enrolled in credit courses through University Educational Outreach.

October 23, 2003

First run of ‘open access’ journal has local flavor

An ambitious new venture in scholarly publishing is aiming to broaden access to current research and to lower costs for academic libraries.

Open enrollment period brings good news and bad for employees

The open enrollment period for the state medical and dental plans, which runs from Oct.

Carson named VP for Human Resources

Patricia Carson, a senior vice president at United Airlines, will become the vice president for human resources, beginning Monday, Oct.

World Dance Series offers something old, something new

The UW World Dance Series at Meany Hall, which opens with the Martha Graham Dance Company tonight, brings a touch of the old as well as the new, the familiar along with the eclectic.

October 16, 2003

UW part of effort to measure students’ information technology skills

The UW is part of an ambitious effort to develop new tools for assessing students’ skills in information and communication technologies (ICT).

Graduate students receive 10K each for good deeds beyond campus

Two recently designated “scholar-citizens” are receiving support from brand new graduate fellowships this fall.

October 9, 2003

Felliniana to honor legendary filmmaker

A major international event honoring the legacy of director Federico Fellini is occurring on campus and around Seattle.

Preserving paper, new media is subject of Suzzallo exhibit

If you want to prevent your valued documents from becoming brittle and yellow, you might use permanent paper, which isn’t permanent but is likely to last longer than you do.

October 3, 2003

UW announces plan to improve security off campus

University of Washington Interim President Lee Huntsman announced today a set of initiatives, designed in collaboration with student leaders, to address issues of noise, disturbance and security in the neighborhood bordering the University north of 45th St.

October 2, 2003

Digital dilemma: More questions than answers about new form of scholarship

At least one thing became clear during a recent seminar: digital scholarship is changing the way things are done on campus. Participants said librarians will be at the forefront of storing and sharing information that often never makes it to print.

Spanish, Portuguese Studies looking to grow

When the Spanish and Portuguese Studies Department played host to a delegation of consuls from Spain, Mexico and eight other Latin American and Caribbean countries recently, it was just part of the outreach it’s doing in an effort to grow.

September 4, 2003

UW announces new transfer admissions agreement

The University of Washington, Seattle, today announced a new transfer admissions agreement with the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC).

August 21, 2003

Talent Search employee pushes colleges — all of them

Esteban Maldonado is a college recruiter.

July 24, 2003

Accord won’t bring rush to lease off campus

Now that the UW Board of Regents and the city of Seattle have removed the “lease lid” that limited UW leases outside of campus boundaries, there is not likely to be an immediate move for the University to lease off-campus properties.

July 10, 2003

Student, faculty view on technology often differs, study shows

The first-ever study at the UW to investigate perceptions, uses and expectations of educational technology shows the challenges ahead in meeting the desires of students and engaging more faculty.

Search for sculpture ends with charming find in ‘back yard’

The UW has commissioned a major sculptural work for the area north of Parrington Hall.

June 26, 2003

Budget cuts to be 3 to 4 percent

The state Legislature has finally concluded its work, with two special sessions, and the UW fared pretty well, considering.

June 5, 2003

Space management at UW gets boost from GIS tool

Shortly after he came to work in the Capital and Space Planning Office (CASPO) eight years ago, Dan Trythall was asked to produce a study of how space was being used in Gerberding Hall.

May 22, 2003

K-12 teachers flock to UW classes on teaching writing

Writing and the teaching of writing are drawing record numbers of school teachers to classes and seminars here.

Doing, defining ‘good work’ is focus of class

What constitutes “good work?”

This is the central question explored in an innovative class offered by Britt Yamamoto, doctoral candidate in geography.

May 15, 2003

Staffer’s film debuts at Seattle festival

Scott Macklin’s first full-length film was just around the corner, but he didn’t know it.

Student leads all-female group in all-female program

Kelly Clingan, who is majoring in both Women Studies and Music Education, has found the perfect way to combine her interests: she is conducting an all-girl jazz band in a performance of music composed or arranged by women.

May 8, 2003

Trip to Yakima Valley highlights important partnerships

Last week, 75 UW faculty and staff from 30 departments took a day out of their normal schedules, piling onto buses and heading to the Yakima Valley to learn more about current UW partnerships in that region and to think about potential future partnerships.

April 21, 2003

Sherman Alexie to be UW Commencement speaker for 2003

Award–winning writer and filmmaker Sherman Alexie will deliver the Commencement address at the University of Washington on June 14 in Husky Stadium.

April 17, 2003

Time of reflection on war in Iraq April 23

Business as usual will temporarily stop for some at the UW on Wednesday, April 23. Interim UW President Lee Huntsman has set aside the day, a “Time of Reflection: The War in Iraq,” so that the campus community can come together and explore the meaning and consequences of the war and its aftermath.

April 4, 2003

UW tops national primary care medical school, nursing school rankings

The University of Washington is No. 1 among primary care medical schools, and No. 1 among nursing schools in the new U.S. News & World Report annual rankings of graduate programs and professional schools.

April 3, 2003

Institute on Public Humanities is first of its kind

The Simpson Center for the Humanities is hosting a project that is the first of its kind in the country: An Institute on the Public Humanities for Doctoral Students.

Former presidents: Search success isn’t guaranteed

While there is no guarantee of success in the presidential search process, those involved should focus on what they regard as the essential qualities for the new president, a panel of former university presidents told members of the Board of Regents, the Search Advisory Committee, and the public in a forum March 20.

March 13, 2003

Conversation in music, sociology benefits both

Two friends are taking a conversation that has gone on for years and inviting other friends, and the community, to sit in on it.

English professor becomes accidental TV star

This is the story of how Professor of English Shawn Wong became a television star.

March 6, 2003

Playing for the cycle: Sheppard takes on Beethoven’s sonatas

Craig Sheppard has performed more than half of Beethoven’s sonatas over the years.

February 27, 2003

Opera is inspiration for new dance

Next week’s Faculty Dance Concert will offer a new interpretation of a scene from one of the world’s great operas.

February 6, 2003

Survey, forum explore career paths after grad school

The UW Graduate School has recently completed research on what skills employers expect in their employees with doctoral degrees — and which valued skills are not commonly acquired in doctoral programs.

January 31, 2003

Randy Hodgins, Washington senate staffer, appointed UW Director of State Relations

John F. “Randy” Hodgins, who has served as senior staff coordinator in the Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee since 1996, has been appointed Director of State Relations at the University of Washington, effective Jan. 9, 2004.

January 16, 2003

Complexities of copyright important for researchers to understand

What’s the difference between a patent and a copyright? And what laws govern them? Ask even productive researchers and you may be regarded with a blank stare.

January 9, 2003

New home page, calendar look debut

The UW launched a new home page in mid-December, the first result of a committee that was created to develop a strategy for orienting the page to the external community — including prospective students, donors and prospective donors, visitors, patients and others.

December 12, 2002