July 2008

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THURSDAY, 24 JULY
—FINAL EXAMINATION - Tina Drexler, "Sediment dispersal in the Gulf of Lions: The journey from the Rhone River through submarine canyons in the southwest Gulf of Lions," 1:00, 123 MSB. Drs Nittrouer and Ogston are co-chairpersons of her committee.

THURSDAY, 14 AUGUST
—GENERAL EXAMINATION - Colleen Kellogg, 10:00, 123 MSB. Dr Deming is chairperson of her committee.
—FINAL EXAMINATION - Nathan Ahlgren, title TBA, 2:00, 123 MSB. Dr Rocap is chairperson of his committee.

FRIDAY, 15 AUGUST
—FINAL EXAMINATION - Mikelle Nuwer, "Genetic structure and speciation in planktonic copepods: Global phylogeography of the Calanus helgolandicus clade," 10:00, 123 MSB. Drs Frost and Armbrust are co-chairpersons of her committee.

MONDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER
—UW HOLIDAY *** Labor Day ***

TUESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER
—UW HOLIDAY *** Veterans Day ***

THURSDAY, 27 NOVEMBER
—UW HOLIDAY *** Thanksgiving Day ***

FRIDAY, 28 NOVEMBER
—UW HOLIDAY *** Day After Thanksgiving ***

THURSDAY, 25 DECEMBER
—UW HOLIDAY *** Christmas Day ***

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2007/2008 ACADEMIC CALENDAR - is available online to check deadlines for dropping and adding courses and make other registration changes. You can find the calendar at http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/0708cal.html.

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CONGRATULATIONS! - To:
•Mark Carson, who passed his General Examination on 3 July.
•The following Spring Quarter Dean List recipients:
- Freshman:
Forrest Snow
- Sophomore:
Megan Prescott
- Junior:
Laura Hanson
Fran Janny
Franziska Lutz
Alison Rhoades
Zachary Thompson
- Senior:
Tricia Beba
Jeff Bowman
Britta Voss
Morgan Wiggin

INFORMATION FOR PREPARING PROPOSAL BUDGETS: [rev. 7/21/08]
—BENEFIT RATES: Faculty - 24.1%, Classified Staff - 33.8%, Professional Staff - 29.0%, Graduate Students - 13.3%, Hourly/ Sea Pay/Undergrads - 12.7%, Graduate Stipends - 11.2%.
—INDIRECT COST: On campus: 56%. Off-campus rate: 26%. For salary projections, contact Carolyn Fisher (115 OTB, 3-4330).
—GRAD OPERATING FEE:
07/08 - $2869/qtr, academic year; $2958 summer.
08/09 (projected) - $3156/qtr, academic year; (proj.) $3254 summer.
09/10 (projected) - $3472/qtr, academic year; (proj.) $3579 summer.
10/11 (projected) - $3819/qtr, academic year; (proj.) $3937 summer.
11/12 (projected) - $4201/qtr, academic year; (proj.) $4331 summer.
12/13 (projected) - $4621/qtr, academic year; (proj.) $4764 summer.

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