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The
JJedger
Graduation 2000 Issue
June 5,2000
The Student Newspaper of the University of Washington, Tacoma
Photos Courtesy of UWT Office of Development
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Pg, 3: Commencement
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Pgs. 4-7: Tribute to Class of 2000
Pg' 12 :Diversity Study Released
Pg, 13: Richardson Named
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The Ledger
June 5,2000
GRADUATION
Chancellor Carwein's Message to the Class of 2000
To the University of
Washington, Tacoma Class of
2000:
It is my privilege to address
you, the Class of 2000, our first
class to graduate from tfae
University of Washington,
Tacoma in tfae new millenniunL
Tfais tmly imique year has been
studded with events social and
academic. From our festive gala
to our fall convocation, from
alumni events to scfaolarsfaip
receptions, from a
groundbreaking to a ribbon
cutting,fi-omtfae ASUWT Winter
Ball to tfae many otfaer enricfaing
events of student organizations,
from new-student orientation to
faonor society initiations, tfae year
faas been a full one.
Tfaougfa eacfa of tfaese
events faas its special purpose
and cfaaracter, eacfa contributing
to tfae overall quality of canipus
life, all of tfaese essentially
extracurricular events are
secondary to tfae most inôrtant
process for every one of our
students, tfaat of becoming a
truly educated person, one wfao
possesses a broad body of
knowledge and probably also a
special area of e7q>ertise, but wfao
is also able to tfaink critically,
write well, communicate effectively and work togetfaer
UWT Chancellor Vicky Carwein
I faave passed you in tfae
faalls as you converse with eacfa
otfaer about tfae cfaallenges our
faculty membersfaaveset before
you. I applaud you for meeting
tfaose cfaallenges.
Ifaaveseen many of your
academic projects displayed on
canûs, and I have been
in:q>ressed at your abilities to
combine tfae intellectual witfa tfae
faumane.
I faave read tfae statistics
aboutfaowmany of you are
responsible for balancing family
needs witfa job demands. 1
faonor you for being able to
devote tfae best of yourselves in
every arena of your lives. I want
you to know tfaat I understand
tfaat tfae life ofa part-time
student, wfaen balanced witfa
otfaer demands, can often be
more difficult tfaan tfae life ofa
full-time student not burdened
witfa otfaer faeavy responsibilities. I applaud your persistence
and commitment to your studies,
no matter wfaat timetable you
faavefaadto create for yourself
Many ofyou faave worked
tfarougfa student govemment
and tfarougfa tfae student press
to give voice to your views and
to get involved in tfae long-term
process of developing our
campus. Youfaavebeen willing
to serve on panels, do public
speaking on befaalf of UWT and
get involved in lobbying oiuLegislature, as well as in
recruiting future students. You
told your stories about tfae
intact UWTfaasfaadon you,
and tfaose stories faave moved
many to pledge and increase
tfaeir siq>port for our canûs.
Ifaavefound in my time
faere tfaat UWT students are
absolutely impressive fauman
beings, and it is truly my pleasure
tofaavemet many ofyou and faad
tfae opportunity to work witfa you
over tfae last two years. I faave
found your class to be botfa faardworking and idealistic, and I
know tfaat tfae contributions you
make to tfae world as UWT
alumni will bringfaonorto your
alma mater
I am proud of eacfa ofyou
for tfae academic accon^lisfaments tfaat your upcoming
graduation will celebrate. I look
forward to seeing you at UWT's
tentfa commencement exercises
June 9. It will be a privilege for
me to participate in a ceremony
diat faonors graduates wfao faave
dedicated tfaemselves not only to
tfaeir studies, but also to tfaeir
wider canûs and community.
I wisfa you tfae very best
and mucfa success in your future
endeavors. I faope tfaat, as soonto-l>e alumni, you will cfaoose to
faave a continued involvement in
tfae University of Wasfaington,
Tacoma's exciting future.
f^kyCtmvein
ChanceOor, UWT
Editor Jeff Graham Signs Off and Gives Thanks
Ledger Editor. Jeff Graham
As cfaildren, one of tfae first
life lessons we are taugfat is to
say, "tfaank you" to tfaose wfao
faelp us or do sometfaing for us.
Often, in our busy and scfaedulepacked adult lives (especially as
UWT students), we forget tfais
important lesson. Tfaat is wfay on
our last issue of tfae year, I would
like to take tfae time to tfaank all of
tfaose individuals wfao faelped
and were a part of tfae student
newspaper of tfae University of
Wasfaington, Tacoma—The
Ledger
Tfais year faas seen many
cfaanges and even some spurts of
faigfa drama for tfae Ledger, as I
took over tfae newspaper during a
time of budget crisis and personnel cfaanges. As witfa any
organization, a foundation is by
far tfae most cmcial aspect.
Ledger veterans Dawn Beasley,
Steve Morrill, and other staffers
laid that foundation very well.
When Dawn stepped down as
Managing Editor last quarter, she
did not leave behind all that she
had acconplished to chance.
Instead, Dawn ensured tfaat faer
legacy would remain, and faelped
make tfae transition smootfa and
unnoticeable. Along witfa Steve,
Dawn wrote and implemented tfae
Ledger bylaws tfaatfaelpmaintain
tfae paper and still allow it to
grow and expand witfa time. For
botfa of tfaeirfaardwork,determination and dedication, I am
^ tfaankful.
^
Two otfaer Ledger veterans
^ decided to stay on (witfa some
^ mild convincing) and faave
fundamentally influenced and
made tfae Ledger wfaat it is today.
Patti Fiorito and Jen-ai DeCano
faave over tfae past years put
faundreds of faours, and often
placed family and personal
events on faold to get tfae Ledger
out in a timely maimer and in a
professional appearance. Tfaank
you Patti and Jen-ai—tfae Ledger
is a reflection of all your faard
work.
Otfaer members of tfae
editorial board include Joe Evans,
Paolo Liloc, and Mel Clark. All
faave juiiq>ed into tfaeir respective
positions witfa entfausiasm and
dedication, and tfae Ledger faas
benefited greatly from tfaeuL
Cyndy Craft, one of our newest
members,faastaken on tfae
daunting role of copy editor and
faas kept tfae legacy tfaat Emily
Albert and Steve Morill set
down as previous copy editors.
Tfae numerous staff writers,
assistants, ad designers,
webmasters and columnists wfao
faave placed tfaeir work out for tfae
canûs commimity to see, were
and always will be tfae backbone
of tfae paper To all of you, tfae
biggest tfaank-you of all is well
deserved. Jon Barr, Joan
Cronk, Neil Lopez, Nicole
Miller, Dave Frintz, Dave Rhine,
Mike Woodard, Patty Rusnak,
Leila P. Mataiobos, Chrissy
Langston, Nichole Shippen,
Vicky Brown, James Williams,
Ali Khaksar, Mary Roeder,
Emily Albert, Nathan
Markeiwicz, Michael Woods,
and everyone else—Tfaank you.
Tfais year faas also seen tfae
inqjlementation of tfae new
position of publisfaer Tfae
publisfaer is vital, as UWT is a
scfaool witfaout a journalism
department and tfaerefore witfaout
journalists. Andy Lingwall, Print
Media Lecturer and publisfaer of
tfae Ledger,faasprovided tfae
knowledge source and continuity
tfaat tfae Ledger faas always
needed. Tfae Ledger is extremely
lucky andfaasbenefited greatly
from Andy Lingwall, our publisfaer and adviser—Tfaanks,
Andy.
Beyond tfaose wfao work on
tfae newspaper, numerous
supporters and advocates
tfarougfaout tfae UWT community
faavefaelpedtfae Ledger.
ASUWT President Jason
Schultz faas personally gone to
bat for tfae Ledger numerous
times andfaasfaelpedto ensure
tfae future of tfae canpus newspaper Tfae ASUWT Senators and
Vice Presidentsfaaveall been
supporters of tfae paper and faave
contributed to our success. The
S&A Fees Committee, under tfae
leadersfaip of Amy Jensen and
guidance of Dr. Mike Allen faas
also helped tfae Ledger tfarougfa
some difficult budget times,
finding creative ways to finance
and keep tfae paper viable in tfae
fiiture. The Student Publications
Advisory Board (SPAB), consisting of Dr. Jill Purdy, Jerry Lee,
Dr. Divya McMillin, Karen
Baker, Mike Wark and otfaers,
faave been a great sounding
board and tfaink tank tofaelpkeep
tfae Ledger on track and to
become a more sopliisticated
publication.
Tfae Ledger also faas
enjoyed tfae support of UWT's
faculty, staff, and students. Tfaeir
continued support faas been tfae
motivation to keep tfae paper
going. Finally, tfae Ledger would
like to tfaank all of its dedicated
and loyal readers. Ifyou are ever
looking for a way to become a
more involved student, tfaen tfae
scfaool newspaper is for you.
Aside fi'om tfae newspaper,
graduation is a time for all ofus
to reflect back on tfaose wfao
havefaelpedget us to tfais goal. I
would like to encourage every
graduate to take tfae time to tfaank
family and friends wfao supported
you tfarougfaout your time at
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UWT. I would also like to
encourage all graduating
students to take tfae time to write
a letter or two to tfaose professors wfao most influenced and
motivated you.
To everyone else I may
faave forgotten, please accept my
apology and tfaanks.
JeffGrahtun
Mantling Editor
The Ledger
Congrats
to the
Class of
2000!
University of Washington, Tacoma
A Final Note From ASUWT President Schultz
**Go Forth With Pride!"
As a graduating class we
don't reallyfaavea motto. Come
to tfaink of it, I don't know tfaat
tfae schoolfaasa motto. For tfae
past few weeks Ifaavefaad"Go
Fortfa Witfa Pride" running
tfarougfa my faead. Wfaen I
graduatedfi-omMountain View
faigfa scfaool in Mesa, Arizona
(rememberfaowcool we all
tfaougfat we were?), tfaat was tfae
motto of my scfaool. As a 17year-old, I was proud of graduating, but I never felt tfaere was
anytfaing special about my faigfa
scfaool. Now, 11 years later, I
can't stop tfainking about faow
proud I am to be graduating.
And I'm not just proud to be
graduatingfi-omcollege, I'm
proud to be graduatingfi-omtfae
University of Wasfaington,
Tacoma!
I remember wfaen I decided
to quit college; my parents were
disappointed to say tfae least. I
just wasn't ready for scfaool and I
needed time until it was sometfaing I wanted to do. Lots of
people told me tfaat tfae longer I
waited tfaefaarderit would be to
go back. Lots of people told me I
would get distracted and never
finisfa scfaool. I sfaare tfais same
story witfa many of my fellow
students. And tfaat is one reason
wfay today we can "Go Fortfa
Witfa Pride!" Wefaavedone
sometfaing tfaat we were told we
could never do. We faave
accomplisfaed something that
most tfaougfat we would never do.
And wefaaveconquered sometfaing tfaat society insisted some
people like us are not supposed
todo.
It is an accomplisfament to
merely graduate from college, but
as graduates of UWT, most ofus
faave accomplisfaed much more. It
amazes me tfaat 75 percent of
UWT students work outside the
faome, 37 percentfaavedependent
cfaildren, and 19 percent care for
dependent adults. Overfaalfof
tfae student body is taking care of
dependant relatives wfaile
attending scfaool. Many students have tfaree full time jobs
witfa scfaool, work, and family,
and still wefaavegraduated. We
faave made education a priority
and balanced family and work.
Tfais is anotfaer reason why we
can "Go Forth With Pride!"
Ifaaveenjoyed my time at
tfae UWT and I am tfaankful for
tfae foresigfat the statefaadin
establisfaing university brancfa
campuses. Ifaavegleaned a
tfaorougfa and valuable education
in my two years at tfae UWT. An
education tfaat I, like many of
you, would notfaavebeen able to
afford at any of tfae otfaer existing
Soutfa Sound scfaools. I am
thankful for the professors wfao
dedicate tfaeir time to tfae development of young and old as
students and as people. I am
thankful for tfae opportunity to
serve students in ASUWT
Student Govertunent, and I am
tfaankful for the support of my
wife, and all of her proofreading
the moming a paper is due.
To the 10* graduating class
of tfae University of Wasfaington,
Tacoma: I wisfa you success and
contentment in all your endeavors. You have workedfaard.You
faave eamed your degree.
Jason Schultz
Congratulations; you are UWT
Graduates. "Go Fortfa With
Pride!"
Jason B. SchuUz
ASUWT
President
Greetings from the New ASUWT President Kyle Boyd
Kyle Boyd
Greetings and welcome to
tfae conclusion of anotfaer scfaool
year! It is a very exciting time, of
course, for all of tfae graduating
seniors. As we look back at tfae
year past, one cannotfaelpbut
reminisce about the scfaool and
its events. It's tfaese events tfaat
give UWT its unique presence
among otfaer state institutions.
Because UWT is a two-year
scfaool, tfae senior class has
mucfa more influence in way of
culture, traditions and peer
guidance tfaan that ofa senior
class from a four-year institution. Tfais same influence is
wfaat makes this year's graduating seniors so special. UWT
faas given a lot to tfae senior
class, but the senior class has
possibly contributed just as
much to the school.
The seniors are very
mucfa responsible for the
school's culture and its sense
ofcommunity. Many seniors
have added to tfae UWT
commimity not just by coming
to class but by being actively
involved. Wfaetfaer it be
participating in a club or
student organization, attending a
campus event, or submitting
works to publications sucfa as
Tahoma West or tfae Ledger, tfae
seniors are largely responsible
for tfae UWT's powerful cfaaracter.
Tfae seniors have also
largely affected UWT's direction.
Because UWT is so young, the
students' power as an entity on
campus is much greater and more
liberal than tfaat of an older
institution. The traditions,
precedents and norms set by the
senior class this year will be
present 100 years from now,
embedded in tfae scfaool's culture.
This is tmly where tfae seniors
faave left tfaeir mark.
The soon-to-be alumni
faave also left tfaeir mark by
passing tfae torcfa on to tfae
juniors. Tfais is wfaere I am
personally most thankful for all
that tfae seniors have done. Tfae
traditions, precedents and norms
created by tfae senior class faave
given guidance to next year's
graduating members. Through
such tfaings as personal advice
and modeling befaavior, the
seniorsfaavegiven juniors a
springboard to jump from.
A prime example of tfais
precious guidance given is our
current ASUWT President, Jason
Scfaultz. President Schultz has
displayed consistent selfless
service to the students, and his
fumness is to be admired. One of
ASUWT's greatest victories
became a reality because of his
devotion to student advocacy.
Recently, our students gained
sole control of our student
technology fees. President
Scfaultz concluded tfais four-year
figfat witfa Seattle tfarougfa fais
commitment to our student body.
I would like to take tfais opportunity to personally thank Jason for
his service and guidance and I
wish him nothing but tfae best
fortune in the future. He deserves it.
It is because ofthe senior
class of 2000 that UWT faas
created such a powerful presence
in the State of Washington,
particularly the South Sound
Region. The seniors'influence
on the school, its culture and
traditions (now existing), have
given a recognizable face to
UWT. Their guidance will carry
us through next year, until we
pass the torch on to tfae next
class. Congrats, seniors!
Kyle L. Boyd
ASUWT
President-Elect
First Class of New Millenium to Cross Threshold June 9
by Jennifer Abbott
Staffwriter
femily members tmm Iowa,
soutfaem Califomia, and Colorado,
as well as tfaose nearby, to come
Graduation 2000! This
and participate in tfae celebration.
montfa UWTfaonorstfae first
"It's really exciting," Jeanne said.
graduating class of tfae new
"Ifwe graduated separately, we
millenniunL Commencement
probably wouldn'tfaaveeven
ceremonies will take place on
walked," Erin remembers wfaen
Friday, June 9, at 3:30 p.m. in tfae
sfae used to considerfaermotfaer's
Tacoma Dome.
suggestion tfaat tfaey go to college
Tickets for guests are
together as a tfareat. Now sfae
required and are available in tfae
seems proud. "I'm graduating witfa
Student Affairs office. Tfae
my motn...It's so cool!"
Commencement speaker will be
This graduation ceremony is
Jeni Gregory, executive director of not only significant for tfae
Camp Fire Boys and Girls-Orca
graduates, but also marks the 10th
Council.
anniversary of UWT. Tfais year's
For more tfaan 530 UWT
commencement will be the first of
students, tfae papers, projects and many events throughout the year
finals are finisfaed. Now students
to celebrate its ten year annivercan gatfaer witfa family and fiiends sary. In 1991, UWT*sfirstcomto celebrate tfaeir accomplisfamencement honored four graduments. For the O'Brien family, tfae ates in Liberal Studies, tfae first
anticipation and excitement of
and only program at tfaattime.Tfais
graduation is doubled. Jeaime
year, 455 Bacfaelors degrees will be
and Erin O'Brien, motfaer and
awarded: 13 5 in Business Admindaugfater, will botfa be walking in
istration, 257 in Interdisciplinary
tfae conunencement ceremonies.
Arts and Sciences, and 63 in
Tfaeir graduating togetfaer faas
Nursing. Masters degrees in
made tfae event a more meaningful Nursing and Education will be
and joyous occasion, inspiring
awarded to 63 and 59 graduates.
respectively. As UWT faas
grown, it's provided more
opportunities and varied educational experiences for students,
for tfaose retuming to college
after being out of scfaool for
many years, and those continuing their education straight from
faigfa scfaool.
Jeanne and Erin exemplify
some of tfae diversity found at
UWT. Erin graduatedfiromfaigfa
scfaool, attended a community
college, tfaen transferred here.
Sfae's worked part-time throughoutfaercollege years. "Most
teachers know you work and
understand that youfaaveotfaer
commitments," sfae said. Erin is
completing an IAS degree with a
concentration in Self and Society,
and plans to earn a Master's
degree in Social Woric. Her
motfaer, Jeanne, is a registered
nurse, wfaofaastaugfat paramedic
training for tfae Tacoma Fire
Department for several years.
Altfaougfa sfaefaadalways
plaimed to eamfaerBachelor's
degree in Nursing. Jeaime was
finally prompted by a site review.
whicfa noted only one of tfaeir
paramedic trainers had eamed a
degree. Other people encouraged
faer, and one friend actually dialed
nursing program advisor Daimafa
Madden for her Jeanne began
classes in Febmary, 1999,
planning to finish in 2001, but
increased her classes to graduate
now. "Erin was my incentive,"
Jeanne confessed. "Since sfae
was going to graduate in tfae
spring, she said, *Just take some
more hours so we can graduate
together.'" Jeanne admitted it's
been hectic, working and going
to school fiill time, but says her
experience has been rewarding.
Jeanne added tfaatfaerclassmates
faave been atigfat-knitgroup. In
fact, the professors are so
supportive, that she has applied
andfaasbeen accepted to tfae
Master of Nursing program at
UWT.
Gregory is noted for
developing partnersfaips to
benefit kids infaersix county
service area and increasing
revenues for her council by 400
percent over four years. Sfae faas
worked as a pastor and counselor, and sfae is currently copartner of Heartland Counseling.
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To U W T Nursing Graduates: Cornmencement Marks
^
a New Beginning
Marjorie Dobratz. RN, DNSc
Program Director, Nursing
No doubt, most ofyou
are aware tfaat commencement means a beginning
not an ending.
I believe tfaat tfae word
commencementfaastwo
infaerent meanings:
beginning and ending.
Essentially, graduation from
^ tfae University of Wasfaing^ ton, Tacoma marks tfae end
CJ!^ of tfae nurse wfao first
*S walked tfarougfa tfaese
f^ portals. Tfae faculty
encountered at UWT gave
you insigfats into individu-
'" The Nursing
gram, faculty
staff wish you
very best and
our heartiest
gratulations.
Proand
the
offer
con"
Marjorie Dobratz,
Nursing Program Director
als, families, communities,
and organizations tfaat will
forever cfaange your practice
of nursing. You will, from
faence forward, view your
profession in a different ligfat.
Tfae "ligfat" tfaat comes from
reflective tfainking, insigfat
into anotfaer, and tfae joy of
discovery will guide you
tfarougfa your new beginning.
Several ofyou are
commencing tfae MN
program, one ofyou is
starting doctoral studies, and
otfaers are cfaanging your
practice positions.
Wfaatever your cfaoice, you
are ending tfae scope of practice
tfaat you brougfat witfa you wfaen
you began your nursing studies
at UWT. Tfae Nursing Program
faculty and staff wisfa you tfae
very best and offer our faeartiest
congratulations.
Marjorie Dobratz,
RN DNSc
Program Director,
Nursing
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their buildings as educational
leaders.
Congratulations and best
wishes to each ofyou.
Dr. Ginger MacDonald
Education Program
Director
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The Ledger
Business Students Headed
for Bright Futures
Graduation always evokes
many emotions-pride, happiness,
fim, excitement, stress, concern,
and sometimes a sense of loss.
These are all natural as you
embark on many new adventures.
You leave behind a very strong
in^ression of your accomplishments, the changes tfaat have
evolved in your leaming and
development, and your mark on
UWT. Each of you has made a
difference while you were here,
and I know tfais is just tiie
beginning of the differences you
will make as citizens and as our
leaders in the 21** century.
On behalf of the Business
Administration faculty and staff,
I wish bright and successful
futures. Please be sure to stay in
touch and keep us updated on
your adventures!
Dr. Patricia Fandt
Director and Professor
Business Administration
Students seek out their future careers at the UWT Job Fair.
Dr. Patricia Fandt
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BUSINESS
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Dear IAS Class of 2000:
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Congratulations! You have
worked hard and stretched far to
participate in our Program and to
reach this milestone in your
education. Our intention has been
to create: an atmosphere in which
we promote academic excellence
by encouraging students to think.
write, and speak in ways that
enhance their own development,
their sense ofcommunity, their
ability to deal with problems of
injustice and equality, as well as
their dedication to positive
change.
Students are Valuable Partners
in Academic Excellence
This stated mission ofthe
IAS Program crystallizes and
distills a self-understanding that
runs througfa every class, every
assignment, every stack of
corrected papers, even every
exam. Youfaavebeen our
partners in questioning, investigating and in participating in an
ongoing dialogue in the pursuit
of such academic excellence. Our
sadness of parting mixes with the
pleasure and pride we feel as you
commence tfais new phase of
your life. But our pride predominates as we consider tfae qualities
of botfa mind andfaeartyou faave
cultivated with us. These fine
qualities will cany forward,
continuing to grow and broaden.
enricfaing tfae lives of your
families, workplaces, and
communities.
We join witfa your families
and fiiends in congratulating
you as you are graduated from
tfae University of Washington,
Tacoma. This is an accomplishment to celebrate!
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Interdisciplinary Arts
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Joy E. Adams
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The Ledger
"You leave behind a very strong im]
accomplishments, the changes that have evoh
and development, and your mark on UWT."
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Our pride predominates as we
consider the qualities of botli
mind and heart you have
cultivated with us... This is an
accomplishment to celebrate!
— Dr. Mike Kalton
Congratulations, UWT
Graduates of 2000!
trong impression of your
t have evolved in your learning
on UWT."
~ Dr. Patricia Fandt
Business Administration
"...the joy of discovery will guide you
through your new beginning.''
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Program Director, Nursing
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Dr. Kaiton's Response
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Dear Debby Rogers,
Thank you for your letter e7q>ressing
your concerns. Tfaese matters cause botfa
faculty and administrators considerable
distress as well. Tfae institution and
program exist to give students tfae best
educational opportunity possible, and
conditions tfaat negatively affect what we
can dofaitus rigfat in tfae area tfaat is our
central concem and responsibility. Tfaere
is some information I can supply that
migfatfaelpmake die situation a bit more
clear, but tfaere is no information tfaat can
UWT Student
make it anytfaing any ofus would want.
UWT, and wfaen sfae saw I faesitated
Disappointed Over IAS
I do notfaaveprecise information on
because I felt maybe I wasn't ready, sfae
exactly wfaat programs or odier instituBudget Cuts
talked to me about it. It tumed into a fiilltional units are reduced by how much
time job witfa afiiturefor me. Tfaere are
Hi, I am a student wfao is graduating many more opportunities at tfae same place when diere is tfais kind of revenue
in Julyfromtfae IAS program. I left scfaool for otfaer students interested in psycfaolsfaortfall. In some measure, programs
today concemed about things I have read, ogy as intems. But witfaout Dr. Blufam,
wfaicfa experience a sfaortfall naturally bear
and tfaings Ifaavefaeardin tfae faalls.
none ofus wouldfaaveknown about iSatra. tfae main burden, but die pain is also
spread out to try to minimize destmctive
First, I would like to know why IAS
Next, I would like to comment on
impact. As an arts and sciences underfaas to endure budget cuts; wfay not tfae
Daniel Hintzsche. Tfais is diefirstquarter I
graduate
program witfa many *ônbusiness program, or education program
faave hadfaimas a teacher (Tfae Image and
traditional"
students such as yourself, IAS
or even nursing? Wfaen I was making my
tfae World.) Ifaaveleamed morefromhim is particularly affected by tfae strong
decision on wfaat university to transfer to,
about tfae pioneers of psycfaology (Freud,
economy and job opportunities tfaat might
I was concemed about UWT not faaving
Jimg, etc.) dian in all my four years and 15 tenôrarily be a more attractive option
enougfa good psychology classes. My
different psycfaology courses! I am
tfaan coming back to school and finishing
goal is to obtain my Ph.D. in clinical
curiousfaowtfae choice was made about
a degree. Tfae timing, nature, and proporpsycfaology. I was pleasantly surprised to
wfao to let go. I know another lecturer tfaat
tion of budget adjustments related to
find a E>r. (Carla) Bluhm and a Dr. (Carolyn) is on tfae schedule for fall, yetfaeteacfaes
lower tfaan expected (and dierefore
West teacfaing many psycfa courses,
tfae same class every time, imder different
budgeted) enrollments involves many
primarily between the two of tfaem. I faave names! I dropped a class offaisrecently
variables, but in tfae end diere has to be
some kind of adjustment, and diat is wfaat
after going diefirstweek and realizing
we
are e?q>eriencing.
that vMit tfae class was called something
coiiq;)letely different, it was essentially
Carla Blufam is a siq>eib teacher and a
tfae same class I had taken a couple of
faighly valued member of ourfiiculty.We
quarters earlier.
were very distressed wfaen her fausband
was offered a position in Pennsylvania,
We students pay good, hard-earned
and
we explored wfaat we might do to keep
money for our education and I feel we
them
faere.Intiieendtiieyhave decided as
sfaouldfaavesome say in the professors
a
family
tiieirbest option is to move. We
wfao teach us. Maybe you should have
respecttiiatdecision, but it certainly is a
considered student evaluations when
blow to all ofus to lose her-for all the
making tfaese choices. I feel die things I
reasons you mention in your letter, and
have leamedfromDr. Bluhm and Daniel
many otfaers as well. Her leaving, however,
Hintzscfae are tfaings tfaat are valuable to
is not connected witfa tiie budget, nor witfa
my education and myfiiturein graduate
any discontent witiifaerexperience here.
scfaool.
Sfaefaasparticularly loved teacfaing our
I can tell you, I understand budget
kind of students in die context of our type
cutsfaaveto be made, but tfaere are
of curriculum, and sfae was taking a
tilings going on with the IAS department leading role in our move to increase and
(apparently). I wasn't bom yesterday; I
develop our range of offerings in tfae
am 37 years old, and when making my
psycfa area.
Debby Rogers, IAS Student
decision to attend UWT I looked at tfae
It is a particular pain to me to lose
faculty and the courses.
Daniel Hintzscfae, witii wfaom I faave
After all this, I am not as proud to
worked closely during my four years as
taken many classes with Dr. Blufam and
IAS Program Director. I am well aware of
admit I go to UWT today, as I was
today I find sfae is not scfaeduled to teacfa
the enthusiasm of students forfaiscoiuês
yesterday.
andfaisfaigfaratings in tfae course evaluain tfae fall. Wfay? Tfais professor has made
Debby Rogers
tions. Last year wfaen he told mefaecould
a profound cfaange in my life! Sfae suggested an internship my second quarter at IAS Student
''We students
pay good, hardearned money
for our education, and I feel
we should have
some say in the
professors who
teach us.''
Deadline? What DeadUne?
by Chris Talbert
Contributing Writer
(1). Convince yourself tfaat it's better to
eat luncfa tfaan to study. Hey. we all gotta'
eat, right?
Every quarter we get tfae same old
(2). Allow tfae overwfaelming amount of
warnings about projects, papers and
reference material in the Ubrary to mow
reports: Start Early! Sure, life is a wfaole lot
you down and make you depressed. Man,
easier when that fifteen-page paper is
there's too much stuff.
done in stages tfarougfaout the quarter, but
(3). Become depressed by your inability to
that's just too damn easy, isn't it? Who
narrow your topic sufficiently and focus
wants to be that do-good bastard who's
your argument. Why can't I write a 10got his work done early and isn't crammed
page paper about the 18''' century?
into tfae computer lab and library in the
(4). Watcfa a lot of TV. Nuffsaid
wee hours before tfae project is due? I
(5). Remember; sleep is very inôrtant.
don't - well, at least Ifaaven'tbeen.
Shoot for 10 to 12faoursa night.
We're getting near cruncfa time now and
(6). Even Ifyou don't understand it, never
it's a little late, but there's always next
ask for help. Tutors, who needs 'em?
quarter. So I tfaougfat I'd share my wealth
(7). Repeat this mantra: "It's okay so long
of procrastination talents with my fellow
as I don't blow my GPA," Hell, I don't
students with a little guide I like to call:
need a 4.0...
Putting Off The Inevitable
or: Why
(8). Study groups, meetings, notes? Wfaat
Worry, Hell. I Got Six More Weeks!!
the hell are tfaose? I go to class, I
listen, that's all I need
Right?
(9). Start juggling projects early, see
faow many you can avoid at once.
(10). And finally: Promise yourself
you'll be more prepared next quarter, It
makes tfae current cliaos seem just a
little less overwhelming. I swear to
God, Next quarter I'll start
early
Really
/ mean it this
time
Man, I 'm screwed!
If these don't help tfaere's always plain
old ignorance, it seems to be just
about as good as making a stab at
proper befaavior. Try andfaavea good
summer, if you're one of tfaose not
attending summer quarter. And ifyou
are, remember: START EARLY! Ifyou
can't, just read this article again, it may
not help you any, but it makes mg feel
better.
'^Conditions that negatively affect what we can
do hit us right in the
area that is our central
concern and
responsihlity. **
Dr. Mike Kalton, IAS Director
not continue doing part-time teacfaing, I
worked out a full-time one year lecturer
appointment in order to keep him with us. I
hoped we could do tfae same again tfais
year, but tfae budget situation does not
permit it. We would be more thanfaappyif
tfaere were some way tofaavefaimteacfa on
sometfaing otfaer tfaan tfae full-time one
year appointment, but tfaat does not meet
tfae needs offaissituation.
I would befaappyto know tfae
instmctor wfaose course was a near copy
of anotfaerfaefaadoffered. Student
evaluations and problems are a very
serious consideration, and I will certainly
do sometfaing about tfae problem. In
general, adjunct instmctors arefairedon
tfae basis of a combination of student
satisfaction witfa tfaeir teacfaing and tfae
need for tfaeir kind of courses in tfae
curriculum. On botfa counts, Daniel
Hintzsche comes out very strong and
would be more than welcome to continue.
As it is, we can manage only two full time
lecturers under present conditions, and
tiiere are critical considerations regarding
the entire curriculum stmcture (reference
also being made to student evaluations)
which dictate die choices tfaat we've made
there.
I know none of this makes tfae loss of
excellent teacfaers and courses any more
palatable. Ifaopeit does maketiiecircumstances a littie more clear; tfais is die last
tfaing any ofus wants to seefaappen.If
you would like to discuss any of tfais
fiirtiier witfa me, I'd befaappyto meet witfa
you-just drop me an email and we can
work out a time. Your concem for our
program and for tfae quality and range of
courses available to our students is mucfa
appreciated!
Sincerely yours,
Mike Kalton
Director, IAS
In an addendum to his letter. Dr. Kalton
notes that Professor Scott Cochrane will
be teaching four courses next year
instead of six. This reduction in teaching
opportunity has not forced him to leave,
as reported in the May 8 issue ofthe
Ledger.
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No Punislmieiit for Plagarists at UWT
grade on the plagiarizer's paper. In otfaer words, tfais particidar student sat in class
faaving to encounter the plagiarist on a regular basis.
Mid-quarter, tfae plagiarizing student stopped coming to class and was later found to
be boasting about notfaavingto attend class and being allowed to take tests early. Tfais
It's tfae end of tfae quarter and tfae last tfaing
fiirtfaer increased tfae innocent student's disencfaantment witfa UWT.
anyone wants to be reminded of is scfaool. But
Tfaere
are tfaree issues tfae University needs to consider about tfais situation. 1) Tfae
take the time to tfaink back for a second. Tfaink
University
sfaould be conq)letely accoimtable for upfaolding tfae policy tfaat plagiarism
back to tfae first day of every quarter you have
will
not
be
tolerated under any circumstances. 2) A student sfaould never be accused of
ever attended here at UWT— the day when your
any
wrong
doing
witfaout proper inquiry, and 3) If tfae University is willing to outwardly
instmctors went over the coiu'se syllabus and
express
policy,
tfaere
sfaould be procedures in place tfaat support and are able to inclecourse requirements. Does the vision come to
ment tfaose policies.
mind? Does the setting sound familiar? In the
As it stands now, tfae University not only defamed tfae reputation of an faonest
midst of all tfaose details there is one particular
student, but it also seems to support that plagiarism is acceptable and will go witfaout
moment tfaat usually passes unnoticed. It is the
punishment. In the case of tfais particular student, even ifyou provide a rougfa draft and
moment wfaere tfae instmctor's face grows stem
notes to go witfa it, tfaeUniversity will do all it can to brusfa tfae situation off.
and tfaen goes on to give a concise speecfa about
It makes sense tfaat tfae institution is so eager to use scare tactics at tfae beginning of tfae
plagiarism. For most ofus, tfais 30-second University blurb is sometfaing to disregard.
quarter- because witfaout any policies or people to upfaold tfaem, tfae only way to skirt tfae
Tfais spring quarter, a fellow UWT student was accused of plagiarism. Tfae student
faad labored and researcfaed all information and sat diligentiy in tfae campus conûter lab issue is to scare students from even considering plagiarizing. Unfortunately tfae plan
didn't work.
to only later find out tfaat anotfaer
For those ofus graduating, this will no longer be a pertinent concem. However, it
classmatefaadtumed in a version of tfae same paper. After a long quarter of stress trying
will
be a concem for tfae students still pursuing tfaeir degrees. My advice is to keep an
to figure outfaowtofaandletfae situation, tfae student is finisfaing tfae quarter witii a
eye
over
your sfaoulder, because if someone gets tfaeir faands on your work, tfaere's no
dejected feeling about our scfaool. In tfae midst of clarifying all tfae details for exoneraguarantee
tfaat anytfaing will be done in your defense. Doesn't it make you question tfae
tion, tfae student found out a few tfaings. One being tfaat tfae plagiarism policy addressed
wfaole
idea
of academic integrity?
at tfae beginning of tfae quarter, is just a scare tactic witfa no procedures set up to insure
tfaat tfae policy is inqjlemented sfaould plagiarism occur.
According to tfae student after proving innocence by providing a rougfa draft, tfae
innocent student found out tfaat the University coidd do nothing other than give a zero
by Paolo Liloc
Photo Editor
Discussion is a Necessity of Learning and Life
by David Printz
Staff Columnist
During tfae last two years Ifaavefaadtime
to observe and interact with many different
people. During tfaat time Ifaavelistened to
students and professor's opinions about tfae
world at large. Ifaaverarely agreed witfa anyone
entirely. But tiiat is only one, ingredient tfaat,
motivated me tfarougfa my joumey at tfae
University of Wasfaington, Tacoma. A brief
discussion willfaopefiillyillustrate wfay my
David Printz
conviction to exploring differences in opinion is
so important.
One ofthe greatest features of higher education in tfae modem day is a spirit of
discussion and debate in tfae classroom. Many facets of opinion form tfae greater picture
in any discussion and all of tfaem deserve equal time. I found tfae University of Wasfaington, Tacoma a fertile ground for tfae discussion of imexplored viewpoints and pulled
otfaers into debate tfarougfa tfae discussion of "unpopular" ones. Many times I introduced debate tfaat seemed unpopidar or counter-productive to tfae status quo of tfae
Liberal Arts agenda. At tfae conclusion of eacfa of my classes tfaougfa, at least one
student approached me and thanked me for expressing a viewpoint that was theirs.
Some of tfaese students felt intimidated by tfae environment witfain our institution and
vulnerable to attack if tfaey were simply—^faonest. I enrolled in only one class wfaere tfae
professor stated up front tfaat no debate would take place around tfae topics of discussion. Flabbergasted, I stuck around for two more class sessions to see if tfais person
was serious—ând tfaey were!
I mention tiiese facts as a reminder of who tfae system is designed for—students.
Students are consumers—tfaey consume education. Tfaeir various backgroimds, diverse
viewpoints and demograpfaic associations deserve equal discussion, regardless of tfaeir
popularity or lack tfaereof. Wfaen classes end and only loans are left, tfaose consumers
must make good on tfaeir commitments. Ifaopetfaat all of tfae consumers graduating
received good service for tfae money they spent.
I call attention to the inôrtance of equal time and representation in education
because my presence faere is not my doing alone. Tfae only way tfaat I could faave
con^leted my degree was tfarougfa tfae commitment, sacrifice and support of several
people. Abnost every student I know not only forfeits time witfa tfaeir families but relies
on tfaeir sacrifice to attend tfae University. It was tfarougfa the collective effort of my
family that I was able to sit in tfaese classes, write tfais column and sfaare my ideas. I wisfa
to take a moment and acknowledge tfaeir years offaardwork and commitment.
Botfa my mother and fatfaer are two amazing people tfaat e n ^ w e r e d me tfarougfa
tfaeir constant encouragement. I don't know of t-vo people tfaat love tfaeir cfaildren more
or express it as often. I can onlyfaopetfaat I will repeat tfae same and encourage my
children as well. Tfaeir cfaarisma, intelligence, integrity and compassion are sfaining
examples for anyone to follow. Even tfaougfa tfaey are no longer married, tfaey faave
remained friends and never let their differences
interfere with tfaeir parenting. After tfaeir parting, I
eventually gained a stepmotfaer. Her altemative
The Ledger
viewpoint on life and tfae familyfaasonly enricfaed
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mine. Her siq)port also made my education
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possible.
I could notfaavemade it tfarougfa scfaool
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tfaougfa, witfaout tfae everyday encouragement and
Patti Fiorito
faelp of my fiancee—Betfa. All tfae times tfaat I felt
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like tfarottiing my professors or giving up altoPaolo Liloc
gether, she picked me up, brushed off tfae dust and
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kicked me back into tfae arena. Sfae understood my
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moods and my fiiistrations and never ceased to
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offer a different way of looking at tfaings wfaen I
Moiy Boeder
tfaougfat tfaat all was lost. Sfae encouraged tfae
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expression of my ideas, even tfaougfa faer ideas were
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sometimes different. Her faimess and kindness
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continue to be a source of encouragement for me. I
can't wait until commencement ends and tfae
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festivities for our wedding begin.
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I can personally attest tfaat loving, respectful
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and supportive people enricfa my life, every day.
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all ofus move forward in a spirit of respect tfaat
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enables us to be ourselves witfaout stepping on tfae
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rigfats of otfaers. Tfae only way I know tfaat tfais can
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faappen is tfarougfa listening to everyone, in spite of
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tfaeir differences, and tfaen embracing tfaem for tfaat
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very reason. Supporting otfaers' differences only
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strengtfaens tfae integrity of our world. Maybe an
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education faelps one to understand tfaese facts
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better, but tfae first step still coines from witfain.
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I tfaank you for reading and wisfa you well.
Neil Lopez
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June 5, 2000
Ttie Ledger
An Interview with Keely Creso, UWT's First Graduate
by Joan Cronk
Staffwriter
Wfaen Kelly Creso registered for tfae 1990-91 scfaool year
at UWT,faefaadno ideafaewas
making academic faistory. Creso
would graduate in June of 1991
with the distinction of being
UWT's first graduate. He eamed
this lofty title because wfaen fae
enrolled at UWT,faefaadonly 45
credits to con^lete in order to
graduate.
There were four graduates
tfaat first June, but Creso was tfae
only one wfaofaadcompleted fais
coursework. Tfae otfaer tfaree
graduates, two women and one
man, would con^lete tfaeir
required courses tfaat summer.
Tfaey were all tfaere on tfaat day,
however, wearing caps and
gowns and celebrating.
On tfae first graduation day
UW President William Gerberding
presented diplomas to tfae four
students wfaile a string quariet
performed "Ponp and Circumstance." Rep. Brian Ebersole
spoke at tfae ceremony.
Creso said at tfaat time he
enjoyed tfae "cozy, fiiendly
environment" of UWT at 1102 A
Sfreet. "Tfae student body was
still small enougfa so tfaat most of
tfae professors knew most of tfae
students."faesaid. "It was really
one bigfaappyfamily." Creso
added tfaatfaeparticularly
enjoyed faculty Mike Allen,
Claudia Gorbman, Mary
Hanneman and Bill Ricfaardson.
"Parking was an issue - even
tfaen,"faerecalled.
In 1989 UWT was created
and fimded by tfae Washington
State Legislature and UWT
opened in 1990 in the Perkins
Building with a Liberal Studies
(BA) program. Dr. Richardson,
UWT's first director, said tiie
student body in 1990-91 consisted of 187 students. A Liberal
Arts degree was tfae only area of
study. Nursing and Business
Administrative programs
followed in 1992 and 1993 and in
1994tiieTeacfaer Certification
Program began. Masters of
Nursing Program, Masters of
Social Work and Computing and
software Systems Programs
followed.
Ricfaardson came to UWT
from Wicfaita State University in
in 1987 witfa a needs study
Kansas. "We started UWT from
conducted by UW. Tfae Wasfascratch in rented space in tfae
ington Legislature funded UWT
Perkins Building,"faesaid. "We
brancfa can:q)us to meet tfae needs
faad to create everytfaing. We
of "placebound adults." The first
used models from tfae Seattle
group of faculty members met at
campus but we developed tfae
tfae Sfaeraton Hotel for a weekend
curriculum based on an outline
Seattle canûs provided." Tfaere tfae spring before UWT opened
and during tfaat weekend tfaey
were 13 faculty members and a
planned UWT's beginning.
small staff. Ricfaardson said tfae
City of Tacoma warmly welcomed
Gorbman says sfae asked
tfae faculty. "Some days it
tfaeir librarian aboutfaalfway
seemed we went from reception
tfarougfa tfaat first scfaool year
to reception. Tacoma was very
faow many library books were in
ambitious for UWT."
tfae library and tfae library replied
Eh*. Gorbman remembers tfae tfaey were now up to 52 books!
experience as "breatfatakingly
Today, tfae UWT caiiq)us
adventurous." Gorbman was
covers 133,000 square feet. A
teacfaing at Indiana University
new science building, auditorium
wfaenfaersister, wfao lives in
and Instmctional Center are
Seattle, calledfaertfae day after
slated to open in Winter Quarter
the application process was
2001. Tfaere are 98fiill-timeand
closed to tellfaerabout tfae job
part-time faculty members, and
Gorbman called the Seattle
UWTfaasawarded 2200 degrees
canqûs immediately and was told and 180 teaching certificates.
to apply anyway. She says "it
Tfae majority of UWT students
was exciting and not scary. The
live in Pierce County (6 Ipercent).
only potentially scary thing was
Nineteen percent come from King
wondering if, since this was sucfa County and 6 percent from
a small place, we wouldfaavejobs Kitsap County.
in five years."
The current student body
The dream of UWT began
consists of approximately 71
percent female and 29 percent
male students, and tfae average
age is 34. Tfae greatest percentage of current students is
attending to eam an undergraduate or graduate degree; 53
percent are enrolled as full-time
students. 80 percent of students
are employed and 35 percent care
for dependent cfaildren at faome.
It is obvious tfaat most UWT
students faave a multitude of
responsibilities, in addition to
attending classes. Fully 75
percent of students report tfaey
did not seek admission to any
otfaer college or university except
for UWT.
Wfaen UWT's present
canq>us opened in September of
1997, even tfae drizzly. Pacific
Nortfawest weatfaer couldn't
danq}en tfae spirits of tfaose
attending. Ricfaardson spoke at
UWT's first new student
convocation on September 27,
1997. He told die stiidents, "On
our campus you will be challenged and gratified, intellectually threatened and emotionally
rewarded." Many in the 500
graduating students this June
probably agree.
Diversity Study Spurs Debate Across Campus
by Mike Woods
Staffwriter
A canûs-wide diversity study
recently conducted by UWT Faculty and
staff has generated a Uvely debate among
UWT faculty, staff, and students. Spearheaded by. Social Work professors Tom
Dieme and Marcie Lazzari, tfae study
evolved from a smaller-scale academic
study tfaey faad previously conducted
using a small group of volunteers
on campus. After reading tfaeir
~
article in late 1999, Cfaancellor
Vicky Carwein asked Dieme and
Lazzari to conduct a larger study
with all staff and faculty to address
diversity issues on UWT canûs
(See Carwein Address, tfae Ledger,
Dec 6,1999). After recmiting
assistants from tfae original study,
Dieme and Lazzari began tfae new
study and released tfae!^ findings in
two reports tfais April.
At issue witfa many university
enqjloyees was tfae timing of report's
release, a second confidential report for
the IAS Program and the coincidence of
Michael Kalton resigning iiis position as
IAS director (see related story on p. 13).
Some staff members contested some ofthe
quotes in the report, claiming that the
quotes did not accurately reflect their
input from the sensing sessions. Some
faculty members questioned the scholarly
methodology of tfae confidential study and
its intent. Since tfae confidential report
addressed specific issues within the IAS
department, it is not available for review.
However, anyone can access copies of tfae
canûs-wide study at tfae UWT Library
circulation desk.
When questioned about the
perception that tfae diversity study was a
"witcfafaunt,"Dieme and Lazzari were
quick to point out tfaat tfae purpose of tfae
study was to identify problems and
suggest possible solutions—not point
fingers. Altfaougfa Dieme and Lazzari
acknowledged tfae IAS staff and faculty
concems surrounding tfae confidential
report, they believe they were in concert
with tfaeir original intent ofthe study,
which was to nurture human diversity on
the UWT callous with guidance provided
by Chancellor Carwein. Dieme also noted
tfaat despite tfae exclusion of students from
tfais study, most comments tfaey gatfaered
revolved around making tfae UWT can[q>us
a more welcoming place for everyone.
"Let's face it," said Dieme. "On tiiis
campus, 'non-fraditional' students are tfae
ensure that all students are properly cared
minority affairs, everyone can take a hand
for.
in shaping future policy. However, Raynor
Althougfa tfae study was intended to did acknowledge that the rapid growtfa of
UWTfaascreated an atmospfaere in whicfa
foster better understanding and cooperapeople mistake sfaifting priorities for
tion in issues of diversity, some UWT
neglect. "... As it standsrigfatnow it [tfae
faculty and staff took issue witfa one
canpus-wide study] is open to interpretadepartment examining anotfaer. IAS
tion, and tfaat can be a dangerous tiling,"
lecturer Burton Williams, saidfaewasn't
sfae said.
sure of the study's motives. "As a
colleague, I will do anytfaing I can to faelp
In ligfat of tfae issues raised by tfaeir
anyone, but we don't need a study to
reports, Dieme and Lazzarifaavesubmitted
make tfaat sort of tfaing
a proposal to Cfaancellor Carwein to form a
"Diversity Task Force" conq)osed of
faappen,"faesaid. "I don't
volunteers from UWT's staff, faculty and
tfaink tfaere are any faculty
students. Tfae Task Force's mission will be
members wfao wouldn't faelp
to
examine diversity issues on canqius.
anotfaer if asked, but I faardly
However, no decisionfaasyet been
tfaink we need collegiality to
be stmctured." Williams, went announced about tfaeir proposal.
on to address wfaatfaetermed,
IAS Natural Science professor Dr.
**benign neglect" of partDave Secord best summed up many
timers by tfae adminisfration,
people's concems. "Tfae key to tfais wfaole
sucfa as lack of space and
issue is clear, consistent, and faonest
non-existent clerical support,
communication by everyone."
wfaicfa can
be especially inôrtant
when writing letters of
recommendation for
students.
IAS Professor
Dr. Deirdre Raynor,
and another of the
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eight facilitators for
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the study, said they
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believe the larger,
canûs-wide study is
a valuable tool to
better understand
diversity issues on
campus. "We at UWT
faave a unique opportunity to build
grassroots support for
diversity, and not just
Ttiailffiadb
in die "traditional"
535 D o c k S t z v s t
issues of race, gender,
Taocma, VOL
or sexual orientation,"
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Raynor said. Sfae
added tfaat because
UWT is such a small
campus, witfaout an
official oftice of
"The issue of diversity goes
beyond the traditional interpretation of diversity — it
encompasses all aspects of
humanity. "
norm and wefaaveto be aware oftheir
special needs. That includes issues like
child care, accessibility, as well as class
scheduling." Lazzari continued, "The
issue of diversity goes beyond the
traditional interpretation of diversity - it
encompasses all aspects of humanity."
Both Lazzari and Dieme agreed that
although recmiting people from diverse
backgrounds is very important, "... if we
artificially wapori specific ethnicities, that
is equally bad for the campus." hda2.din
said, "Tfae canq)us must reflect the
surrounding community to be tmly
diverse."
Of special concem is the issue of
accessibility by students with disabilities.
Lisa Tice, a facilitator for tfae study and
disabilities counselor, sfressed tfae
necessity of ensuring students witfa
special needs are not overlooked during
UWT's rapid growth. "Many students
witfa disabilities cfaose UWT specifically
because of its small size and accessibility,"
she said. Because of the ongoing
constmction and the obvious problems of
a campus built on a hill, Tice wants to
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JVIike ICalton R e s i g n s I A S D i r e c t o r s h i p ;
Bill R i c h a r d s o n IVamed S u c c e s s o r
byJeffGrahm
Managing Editor
Tfais summer, tfae University of
Washington, Tacoma Interdisciplinary
Arts and Sciences (IAS) Program will be
losing its director. Dr. Micfaael Kalton. IAS
professor Dr. Bill Ricfaardson has been
named asfaisreplacement. In a campus
wide letter on May 1, Associate Dean for
Academic Programs Jim Brown announced
Kaiton's resignation. Mucfa controversy
has surfaced witfain in tfae IAS Program
recently, centered on tfae Caiiqjus-Wide
Diversity study and tfae Confidential
Diversity Study witfain IAS (See related on
page 12). In an interview witfa tfae Ledger
on May 26, Kalton addressed tfaese
issues. He said tfae diversity study faad
nothing to do witfafaisresignation, and
tfaat in reality a document like that would
more likely make him want to continue on
as director sofaecould faelp remedy tfae
problems or perceived problems. "It's
almost inverse -tfaat is tfae diversity report,
in ordinary circumstances would motivate
me to want tofaanginfaerefor anotfaer
year at least and try to work witfa tfae
situation,"faesaid. Kalton attributed his
resignation to many factors. "My resigna-
tion is very con:^lex...fimdamentally it
involves personal factors including healtfa
and family...blood pressure is inching up
wfaere it doesn't belong...tfais faas been an
incredible pressure-cooker of a job".
Starting Fall 2000, Dr. Kalton will
retums to his fiill-time faculty position
witfain IAS. Dr. Ricfaardson has signed on
for a three-year term as Director. Kalton
noted tfae irony in the fact thatfaeand
Ricfaardson met in 1978 at Wicfaita State.
It was Ricfaardson, as founding Director
of IAS (then Liberal Studies) wfao
encouraged Kalton to apply as faculty to
UWT. Kalton and Ricfaardson swapped
places four years ago, and now will be
switcfaing back. Speaking about tfais switch
back, Kalton noted, "it feels good."
Although IAS will be losing a good
director, they will be gaining back an
excellent professor. IAS will also be losing
an excellent professor, but gaining back an
experienced administrator like Dr.
Richardson. Kalton says he plans on
taking a long over-due sabbatical and then
getting back to teacfaing. He faopes to
bring back many of his previous classes
such as The End ofthe Modem World and
Zen and Daoism, as well as continue work
on tfae new Masters of IAS program.
L a w Column: Honor Due for Grads
by Neil Lopez
Staffwriter
Recently, I was attenqiting to
address a subject for tfais Ledger issue's
law column to coincide with graduation. I
was excited by tfae prospect of doing
several pitcfaes for my own cfaosen career:
law. Ifaadplans to plug tfae career, tfae
environment, and most certainly law
scfaool itself Ifaada pletfaora of rfaetoric
to persuade tfae indecisive.
But it was in tfae aspect of rfaetoric
tfaat I came across a quote from one of tfae
legal field's most famous and respected
ancestors, Oliver Wendell Holmes. "Long
wind faasn't given out on tfais side any
more opinions. I abfaor, loatfae and
despise tfaese long discourses...tfaat a
man wfao takesfaalfa page to say wfaat
can be said in a sentence will be damned."
After reading tfais, I was able to cut
to tfae cfaase and address tfae tme
subjects of my column: the honored
graduates of UWT, 2000. It is you who
deserve tfae spotligfat, tfae recognition,
and tfae honor. Yourfaardwork, determination, and drivefaave,in the end, faave
entitled you to walk across tfae stage tfais
year and join tfaose before you, as alumni
of tfae University of Wasfaington. In
addition to congratulating you, I would
also like to tfaank the seniors on the Ledger
staff for all tfaeirfaardwork and excellence
in bringing sucfa a publication to tfae
smdents of UWT.
I will adfaere to Mr. Holmes' words
and leave sucfa praise to tfae deserving.
But in closing, I will leave you witfa one
final Holmes quote to ponder on as you
approach your final days at UWT. "The
riders in a race do not stop when they
reacfa tfae goal. Tfaere is a little finishing
canter before coming to a standstill. There
is a time tofaeartfae kind voices of friends
and say to oneself, tfae work is done."
Nell Lopez
The Ledger thanks Brian Anderson o f t h e
Office o f Development for support in
putting together the Graduation Issue.
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The Ledger
June 5, 2000
News
What Do Honors Mean?
by Michelle Vandenbos
Contributing Writer
Tliroughoutfaeracademic career at
UWT, L'\S senior Sfaaron Paddock strove
for academic excellence. "I usually work
most days on some aspect of my studies,"
Paddock said. "I've tried to put my utmost
into every class. I usually spend about 15
to 20faourson most papers. A couple of
times I stayed up all nigfat."
As a result offaerdiligence,
Paddockfaaseamed a 3.92 grade point
average at UWT—magna cum laude
status. However, sfae may be denied
Baccalaureate Honors at graduation and
receive no public recognition for faer
academic acfaievement at all. Because
Paddock took a distance learning course
tfarougfa UW Educational Oufreach last
summer, sfae failed to meet tfae faonors
standard for residency.
Paddock's casefaigfaligfatstfae
current confroversy surrounding tfae
University's Baccalaureate Honors policy,
which requires students to eam a minimum
of 90 credits in residence at UW to be
eligible for honors. According to
Chancellor's Assistant Stephen Smith,
credits taken at UW-Tacoma, UW-Botiiell
and UW-Seattle are considered residence
credits, but distance leaming credits are
not. "Ifa person earns 90 credits at UW
and 5 are taken tfarougfa distance leaming,
tfaey will not be eligible for
Baccalaureate Honors," Smitfa said.
Exam andfransfercredits are also considered non-residence credits. Smith says the
90-credit residence requirement prevents a
number of UWT students from receiving
honors every year.
Tfae Baccalaureate Honors policy is
controlled in Seattle and affects all UW
students. However, many UWT students
feel the residence requirement is too
stringent for a satellite campus. "It means
that all of [our] credits must be taken at
UWT in order to qualify for honors,"
Paddock said. "It gives us absolutely no
leeway, whereas Seattle students have 90
credits of leeway." Paddock adds that the
limited selection of classes offered at
UWT makes it especially difficult for
students to fulfill ceriain graduate school
requirements in residence. "The policy
may be fine for a four-year school like UW
Seattle, but it is unreasonable for a twoyear scfaool like UW Tacoma," senior
Katlii Gundlacfa added.
To conqilicate tfae issue, previous
UWT catalogues have printed conflicting
information about tfae Baccalaureate
Honors residence requirement. Tfae 19951997 catalogue reads: "Honors are eamed
by tfaose students whofaavecompleted no
fewer tfaan 60 residence credits on a
graded basis at tfae Tacoma campus and a
total number of credits at least equal to tfae
number of credits required for graduation
from tfae academic program"
According to Smitfa, tfais information
was printed in error. "Some place in tfae
middle of tfae catalogue, Seattle said,
'Oops! Wfay are you giving Baccalaureate
Honors attiie60-credit level? It's 90,'"
Smitfa said.
Tfae requirement was not clarified,
faowever, before tfae printing of tfae
subsequent course catalogue. Tfae 19971999 edition makes no mention of tfae
residence requirement. "Tfaere was
nothing in tfae catalogue tfaat would faave
told me [distance learning credits] didn't
count as residence credits," Paddock said.
"How would I know or even expect that
tfaey wouldn't count?"
Paddock adds tfaat sfae received no
information about tfae requirement from
anyone at UWT, including her advisor.
"No suggestion was made. Ifaadto get
special permission to take tfae distance
leaming course and no one told me
anytfaing about it," she said. Instead,
Paddock first heard about the residence
requirementfroma fnend.
Paddock feels the University should
not expect students to adhere to an
unpublished standard. Sfae is not alone.
UWT Advisor Linda Kacfainsky says tfae
omissionfromthe 1997-1999 catalogue
makes the requirement like "an ex-post
facto law. You can't make a new law and
expect people coiiq)ly to it in the past,"
Kachinsky said.
Smith saysfae'sworking toward an
equitable solution for students like
Paddock, who enrolled at tfae University
under previous catalogues. "The changes
caused confiision," Smith said. "We are
taking a look at situations wfaere tfaere was
miscommimication." At tfae time of
publication. Paddock's case was still
pending.
After all her hard work. Paddock said
sfae is frustrated tfaat sfae may not receive
Baccalaureate Honors because of an
unwritten requirement. "If I don't receive
faonors, I will be very, very upset. I'll feel
angry and betrayed. I won't accept it. I'll
figfat it as far as I can go witfa it."
Are You Genius Enough to Navigate
the New UWT Registration Guide?
by Michelle VandenlMM
Contributing Hotter
Tfae Uiuversity of Wasfaington,
Tacoma is pleased to announce a new
course offering for summer quarter. Tfae
six-week course, entitied "Negotiating
die new UWT Registiration Guide," is
open only to certified geniuses. "We
were considering open enrollment," said
Mister Administrator, autfaor of tfae new
registration guide, "but we decided tfae
topic is just too tougfa for average
students to faandle. It's a class for the
select few. Not everyone is up for tfais
sort of tfaing."
Administrator explained tfae new
format for tfae guide was created to
eliminate paper waste at tfae University. He says students appreciate tfae
paper savings and are willing to
expend tfae extra effort required to
decipfaer tfae new catalogue format.
"Anyone wfao is unfaappy about tfae
new format sfaould write a letter of
complaint to tfae University," fae
says. "If students need paper to
write tfaese letters," Administrator
added, "it is provided at tfae end of
every regisfration guide."
Student Writers Hit
New Creative Highs
With Tahoma West 2000
West 2000 for every reader or even just the
curious page flipper. An inpressive image
or lyrical line will catcfa you, provoke you
or inspire you.
Honestly, it's a bit embarrassing to
Tahoma West 2000 has made several
write a review of this years Tahoma West,
changes from the last edition. It faas
tfae University of Wasfaington, Tacoma's
literary magazine. After reading tfarougfa it expanded in size and content and gained
several times, it is very clear tfaat UWT faas an appropriate, yet appealing, purple
cover. TTie table ofcontentsfaasbeen
a number of talented writers and artists
modified
as well for a more definitive
tfaat could out-write any review of mine.
explanation
of eacfa submissions genre.
Con^sed of poetry, visual art,
And
tfais
year
tfae visual arts portion faas
essays and fiction, Tahoma West 2000
come
to
include
a broader range of
successfiilly combines tfaese four mediums
representation
from
sculpture to collage.
into a comprehensive literary magazine.
Tfae
editorial
staff
were fortunate
Eacfa submission is distinct and unique,
enougfa
to
retain
six
of
tfaeir
assets from
yet tfaeyfaavebeen remarkably fused
last
years
edition,
tfaat
is
contributors
togedier. It is an adequate representation
of tfae UWT community it strives to reflect. Mary Bowlby, Tfaerese Ferreria, Nicole
Part of tfae intrigue of Tahoma West Miller, David Printz, Keitfa Waterland, and
Michael Woodard, as well as gaining 18
is tfae suspense of wfaat's to come. Witfa
new contributors. It's not surprising to
so many different artists contributing to
see so many new names considering tfaat
create a single publication, tfae diversity
tfae
amount of submissions increased by
between content, voice and style is vast.
40
percent
tfais year. Tfaat alone speaks to
This is to tfae advantage of tfae reader.
tfae respect, growtfa and recognition of
From Keitfa Waterland's touching Outside
UWT'sfaterarymagazine.
the Lines, a poem that could make the
I saw tfae diligence and tfae dedicatearsrisefromyour own tummy to Brent
tion of tfae many editors who worked on
Gaspaire's piece titled Classifieds, which
this years publication. Ifaopetfaat they
manages to humorously show tfae bmtal
dissent of an optimistic writer dwindle to a feel pride in their finished project for it is a
job well done.
faopelessly discouraged failure. Tfaere is
sometfaing within the pages of Tahoma
byEmflyRoy
Contributing Writer
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some tender loving care.
Tfaese visitation rooms are
used by families wfao require
During the weekend of
some family support. Tfaey faave
May 5-7, UWT's American
two-way mirrors for staff viewing
Humanics Student Association
purposes and looked rather
(AHSA) and the Junior League of depressing. Tfaanks to some
Tacoina (JLT) teamed up to make
dedicated students and voluna difficult situation a bit more
teers, tfae six visitation rooms
pleasant for the families wfao use
nowfaavenew paint, sofas, a
cfaalkboard wall and faandtfae visitation rooms at tfae
painted
designs. There is also a
Division of Children and Family
feeling of warmth generated by
Services at the Department of
the remodel.
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The mission statements for
Numerous students from AHSA
AHSA and the JLT are very
and volunteersfromtfae JLT
similar—enriching lives througfa
worked side-by-side to paint,
volunteerism. Tfaerefore,
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collaborating on tfais painting
six visitation rooms. Tfae dingy
walls and outdated decor in tfaese project seemed a natural match
between the two organizations.
rooms were in desperate need of
by Teresa Byard
Vice-President, AHSA
UWT American Humanics Organization students take a break
from renovating waiting rooms in Tacoma DSHS offices.
Dr. Stephen DeTray, faculty
coordinator for the Curriculum in
Nonprofit Studies at UWT and
advisor to the American
Humanics Student Association,
has taugfat fais students tfaat
collaboration is a critical key to
enriching lives of families in
need.
Are you interested in
finding out more about how you
can enrich someone's life
through the American Humanics
Student Association? If so,
contact Dr. DeTray at 692-5654 or
email him at
[email protected]. If
you are interested in becoming a
member ofthe Junior League of
Tacoma, call 383-1030. These two
calls could change your life for
the better and help others too!
Tahoma West Celebrates 1999-2000 Success
students to become involved in a
literary arts magazine. Adrieime
Staffwriter
Ip, a student wfao was working
on an Independent study of
Carly Leach, Managing
literary magazines witfa Betii
Editor of Tahoma West 2000, said Kalikoff of tfae Writing Center,
wfaat sfae loved best about
became editor of tfaefirstedition
working on tfae magazine was tfae of Tahoma West.
process of reading and cfaoosing
UWT Services and
the material. "It was very time
Activities (S&A)feesfaelpedwitfa
consuming and you never could
a temporary budget. Tfae small
faave prepared for tfae amount of staff logged longfaoursputting
work and time involved," sfae
togetfaer tfaat first edition. "Tfaese
said. "But it was a fabulous
days people seem much more
experience."
aware and excited about Tahoma
UWT stiidents, staff and
West tfaan tfaat first year,"
faculty celebrated tfae release of
Peterson said. ''Our submissions
die Spring 2000 edition of
go up at least 20 percent every
Tahoma West at a reception faeld year."
May 4 in tfae Tafaoma Room.
Since Tahoma West is
Tahoma West is UWT's literary
commencing itsfiftfayear in tfae
magazine. It consists of poetry,
fall, Peterson saidfaefeels it is
fiction, visual art and essays
time to begin recording the
contributed by students, faculty
history to accurately track its
and alumni of UWT. Materials are growtfa. Peterson said tfaat past
publisfaed on tfaeir merits alone
editors and writers will be
and the staff follows strict
contacted witfain tfae next few
guidelines for selection and
montfas so tfaat Tahoma West can
publisfaing. To ensure a fair and
make a documentary to be sfaown
impartial selection process, all
in tfae spring of 2001 in celebranames are removedfromcontrition of tfae magazine's fiftfa
butions before tfaey are evaluanniversary.
ated.
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In 1996, Peterson began to
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HEATHER SONSTENG
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SARA CONTRERAS
Program Coordinator, Education
Program
"Make sure the major you
choose is one that you are really
into. If I could do it over, I would
go to Seattle and Major in Fine
Arts.
"Please read the catalog and registration
guide. It will save headaches and money.
Missing a deadline could mean dollars to
students. Ask questions! Ifan issue is
unclear, seek answers before late fees start
to occur."
DR. CHARLES A. EMLET
Professor of Social Work
JOAN HEALEY
IAS
"Everybody needs to remember to use
skills that they leamed in the past.
Skills leamed at community college are
valuable here."
"Carefully read your syllabi. Carefully!
There is a lot of specificity in syllabi.
Students cut to the chase and there is a lot
of important information and students
gloss over. What is expected is missed."
DR. JIM GAWEL
Professor of Environmental Chemistry
ANGELIAGOOPER
IAS
"Leam math. Students need to leam what
it means to go to college. Students expect
to leam everything during allotted class
time. Remember what it means to go to
college in terms of outside study time and
work load and the drive, as well."
"My daughter is graduating from
college in Georgia this year too!
My advice: pursue your dream
and stick to it. Don't give up on
yourself. Get awayfromnonsupportive people."
JENNIFER ABBOTT
Career Services Assistant
CHRISTY ALLEN
Business
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do. Check into intemships."
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a lot of projects."
JOHN IDSTROM
Director of Development and
Campus Advancement
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projects. Take advantage of
information from librarians."
MICHAEL MAY
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Take advantage of the opportunity of
leaming. Take advantage of all the
institution has to offer."
STEVE SMITH
Assistant to the Chancellor
"Be open to new ideas and meet people
you would never meet in your normal life."

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