Campus Briefs
Campus
Connection to Reduce Schedule
Due to the recent Illinois budget shortfall
and WIU's subsequent budget cut-backs, Campus Connection will
be printed every other week, beginning Jan. 25. The schedule
for Spring 2002 is as follows: issues will be printed Jan.
18, Jan. 25, Feb. 8, Feb. 22, March 8, March 22, April 5, April
19 and May 3. The tentative summer production schedule
is as follows: June 7 and July 12.
Werling, Andrews Organ
Recital April 19
Anita Werling, music, and alumna
Linda Bliven Andrews will perform the major organ works by French
composer Maurice Duruflé at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 19
at the First Presbyterian Church, 300 E. Carroll St., Macomb.
The recital is open free to the public.
Retirement Reception For
Conger
A retirement reception will be held for
James Conger, study abroad and WESL, from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday,
May 1 in Horrabin Hall 01. Remarks will begin at 4:30 p.m.
Conger's last day will be June 30.
Vote To Name New E-mail System
The campus community can now vote to name
the new campus e-mail system. Go to www.wiu.edu/RockyMail
to vote.
SAC To Hold Carwash
The Alumni Council (SAC) will hold a carwash
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20 in the Ponderosa
parking lot (near Wal-Mart) in Macomb. The carwash is a fundraiser
to support SAC programs, such as student leadership scholarships,
the high school leadership banquet, Homecoming and Golden Apple
Awards. For more information, contact Jennifer or Kim at 298-1914.
Retirement Celebration
Planned For Taylor
Western's current president and former dean
of the College of Education and Human Services, David Taylor,
will be honored at a retirement celebration from 4-6 p.m. Friday,
May 3 in the Union Grand Ballroom. Taylor will speak briefly
at 5 p.m.
Take Our Daughters to Work Day
April 25
Parents, guardians, grandparents or friends
of girls ages nine to 15 are invited to bring the girls to work
during WIU's "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" (TODTWD)
celebration Thursday, April 25. From 8:30 a.m. to noon,
participants can enjoy breakfast, interactive projects and a campus
tour. The rest of the day is reserved for time spent at work with
parents and other sponsors. Cost for the breakfast and activities
is $5 for adults; $3 for girls. For information or to register
by the Friday, April 19 deadline, contact the Women's Center
at 298-2242 or visit www.student.services.wiu.edu/wc/.
More information on the national celebration is available at www.takeourdaughterstowork.org.
Hattwick Retirement Reception
After 33 years, Richard Hattwick
is retiring from the department of economics. A reception will
be held from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 in Stipes 501.
Send thoughts and comments to be included in a memory book to
the economics department, 442 Stipes Hall.
Retirement Reception To
Honor Parker
The department of communication will hold
a retirement reception in honor of Rebecca Parker from
4-6 p.m. Friday, May 3 in the Union Lamoine Room. A program
will begin at 4:30 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres will be served and
a cash bar will be available.
Camerata Woodwin Quintet
To Perform
The Camerata Woodwind Quintet will perform
at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21 in the College of Fine Arts
and Communication Recital Hall on the north side of Simpkins Hall.
The performance is open free to the public.
Clothesline Project Display
April 23-24
To raise awareness of violence targeted
at women and children, the annual Clothesline Project T-shirt
Display will be Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23-24. The
display, which will feature more than 125 T-shirts, can be viewed
in the Free Speech Area north of the University Union, weather
permitting. In case of inclement weather, the display will be
held in the Union Heritage Room. Call 298-2242 or 836-2148 for
more information.
Technology Education Exhibit
April 25-26
The 45th annual Technology Education Exhibit
will be held Thursday and Friday, April 25-26 in Western
Hall. The exhibit will feature more than 1,000 projects constructed
by junior high and senior high students in vocational-technical
education classes from throughout Illinois and southeastern Iowa.
The public is invited to walk through a free showing from 8
a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 26 in Western Hall. Call 298-2388
or 298-1091 for information.
Blood Drive
An American Red Cross blood drive will be
held Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24 from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days in the Union Heritage Room.
Appointments can be made by calling 837-1594 during business hours
or 298-1950 during the hours of the drive.
Five Faculty Inducted
into Phi Kappa Phi
Five WIU faculty members were recently initiated
into Western's chapter of Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) honor society.
Faculty inducted into PKP include K.
Dale Adkins, recreation, park and tourism administration;
Shawn Meagher, biology; Stephany Joy-Newman, University
Counseling Center and counselor education and college student
personnel; Hugh Shane, management; and S'thembile West,
assistant professor, African American studies.
Laser Physics Topic of
April 25 Lecture
Research physicist Christopher Monroe will
be at Western Thursday and Friday, April 25-26 as part
of the American Physical Society Division of Laser Science Distinguished
Traveling Lectures program. Monroe will present "Building
a Quantum Computer Atom by Atom" at 7 p.m. Thursday, April
25 in Currens Hall 203, open free to the public. For more
information about Monroe's visit, contact Jim Rabchuk,
298-2577 or 298-1596.
Summer Grant Proposal
Writing Program
Faculty are invited to participate in WIU's
Summer Grant Proposal Writing Program offered by the Office of
Sponsored Projects. The program helps faculty pursue external
funds in the form of research, public service or instructional
grants. Participants receive a $1,000 stipend on July 1, 2002
and an additional $1,000 upon submission of a grant proposal to
an external agency by August 31, 2003. Topics of the program
include application submission to the Office of Sponsored Projects
by April 30, 2002; attendance at summer sessions scheduled
for Tuesdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in June and July (ending
July 24); and submission of a grant proposal to an external
agency by August 31, 2003. To apply, submit a one-page
(or less) description of an idea for an externally-supported grant
along with names of possible funding agencies (if known), a letter
from the department chairperson recommending the applicant's participation
and a copy of your curriculum vitae to the Office of Sponsored
Projects by April 30. For more information, call the Office
of Sponsored Projects at 298-1191.
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