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Meetings

Board of Regents

The UW Board of Regents meeting, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in the Walker Ames Room of Kane Hall. The Regents will meet in formal session to take official action on personnel appointments and changes, gifts and grants, contracts and agreements with outside agencies and other University business.
Secretary of the Board

WebEd
The next meeting of WebEd, a special interest group for people who are interested in putting educational material on the Web, will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 in 320 OUGL. Scott Whitright from Asymetrix will talk about Librarian, the new server-based learning management system. For more information, contact Jon Sharpe, jsharpe@u.washington.edu, or access the Web site at http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jsharpe/webed/.

Association for Women in Science
The Seattle Area Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) and the UW Department of Biochemistry will present a Career Panel from 7:30­9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 in K-069 HSC. Panelists include Jane Biddle, a technology transfer consultant; Cecelia Moens, a research scientist from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Janis Wignall, Education Outreach with Immunex, Donna Hoskins, Environmental Health and Safety at Immunex, and Amy Gerson, an engineer with Boeing. For more information call Sally Fitts at 522-5969 or Helen Powell at 328-7561.

Toastmasters Harborview
Harborview Toastmasters Club meets from noon­1 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month in Dining Room B, Harborview. Visitors and guests are welcome. Call Pam Love, 285-1409. Harborview Toastmasters Club

Al Anon
AlAnon open meeting for friends and families of alcoholics, 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays in 217 Loew.

Classes

Library Computer Classes
The UW Libraries provide computer training in subjects ranging from introductory classes such as “Finding Articles” and “Catalog Overview” to specialized classes in Engineering and Life Sciences database search techniques. The classes are free and attendance is usually limited to UW students, faculty and staff. To request a copy of the UW Library Computer Classes brochure, contact the OUGL Secretary at 685-3752 or e-mail bial@u.washington.edu. The information is also available via UWIN and UW Libraries Home Page at http://www.lib.washington.edu/training.htm.

Sports Skills Classes

Registration for Sports Skills Classes begins at 7:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5 at the IMA. These classes are available to faculty/staff for a small fee with their IMA membership, $100 annual or $30 quarterly. Some of the classes offered are: aerobics, step aerobics, conditioning, hydro aerobics, tai chi, tennis, swimming, and weight training. Contact the Sports Skills Office at 543-2571 for a complete list of classes and their fees.

Intramural Activities

Safety Classes

Environmental Health and Safety will offer the following classes to University personnel free. Pre-registration is required; call 543-7201.

  • Hearing Conservation Training: 9:30­10:30 a.m. Oct. 6, 301B Hall Health.
  • Managing Laboratory Chemicals and Spill Clean-up: 9:30­11:30 a.m. Oct. 7, T-635 HSC.
  • Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control: 1:30­2:30 p.m. Oct. 8, 1:30­2:30 p.m. T-531 HSC.
  • Managing Laboratory Chemicals and Spill Clean-up: 9:30­11:30 a.m. Oct. 14, Personnel Conference Room 16.

    A training schedule is also available on the EH&S website: http://www.ehs.washington.edu

    Environmental Health and Safety

    Urban Horticulture

    Preregistration is required for all of these classes. Call (206) 685-8033 for information.

  • Bonsai Workshop, 9­11 a.m. Saturdays, Oct. 3­31, $60.
  • PropShop: Seed Collection, Cleaning, Storage, & Pre-Treatments, 7­9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, $16.
  • Arboretum Plant Study Program, 9 a.m.­12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, $20.
  • Focus on Wildlife Attracting Gardens, 9 a.m.­noon Saturday, Oct. 10, $25.

    Center for Urban Horticulture

    Other News

    Research Subjects Wanted

    Men interested in a new drug being developed for the treatment of baldness and prostate problems are eligible to participate in a research study. Healthy men will take an investigational drug daily for 12 months. The entire study will last 20 months and is being conducted at the Seattle VA Medical Center and at the Male Fertility Laboratory at the UW. Volunteers will be paid. For further information, call 762-1010, extension 6778.

    Population Center, VA Medical Center

    Blood Drive

    A blood drive will be held from 10 a.m.­12:30 p.m. and 1:15­4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, Health Sciences Lobby.

    International Travel

    The Hall Health Travel Clinic at Hall Health Primary Care Center on upper campus is ready to help you have a safe and productive international journey, whether for business, field study or pleasure. Everyone is eligible to use our services, whether associated with the UW or not. When possible, try to call 4­6 weeks before departure so that immunizations can be scheduled at your convenience. Appointments: 685-1071. Information: 685-1060 (voice mail) or travel@u.washington.edu.

    Hall Health

    Blood Pressure Screening

    Have your blood pressure tested 11 a.m.­ 1 p.m., on first Wednesdays of the month at the Faculty Club or 11 a.m.­1 p.m. Fridays at Hall Health Primary Care Center.

    Surplus Equipment

    The following items are available for interdepartmental transfer:

  • A custom-made, one piece, solid oak oblong conference table, 84" x 42,” with eight custom-made, solid oak, conference chairs with armrests. Would prefer to sell as set but will look at all offers. Table $1,500 or best offer, chairs $50 each or best offer. Call Petra Erwin, 543-3792.
  • Heavy-duty shop or laboratory table made with solid l” x 32" x 80" aluminum top, 4" x 4" square aluminum legs and shelf supports. This table would be good as a soldering bench. Price: $200 or best offer. Call either Walter Christiansen, 5-3010 or Nancy Mattick, 3-6321.

    Degree Exams

    Members of the Graduate Faculty are invited to attend the General and Final Examinations. Supervisory committee chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.

    General Exams

  • Alana Bridget Boland, Geography, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. 409 Smith. (Prof. Kam Wing Chan).
  • Bradford Lee Chamberlain, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. 422 Sieg. (Prof. Lawrence Snyder).
  • Debra Anne Fogarty, Economics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7. 302 Savery. (Prof. Anil Deolalikar).
  • Clarissa Ann Henry, Zoology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6. 502 Kincaid. (Profs. Merrill Hille and Mark Cooper).
  • Geoffrey Charles Raynak, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. 322 Harris. (Prof. Randal Ching).
  • Lorna Grace Rozelle, Linguistics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5. 110 Lewis Annex I. (Prof. Sharon Hargus).
  • Vicki Schroeder, Geophysics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. 154 Quarternary Research Center. (Prof. Marcia Baker).

    Final Exams

  • Roberta Louise Gray, Speech Communication, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6. 223 Raitt. “Constructions of frailty in a senior housing facility.” (Prof. John Stewart).
  • Karen Sue Henry, Civil Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2. 264 Wilcox. “The use of geosynthetics to mitigate frost heave in soils.” (Prof. Robert Holtz II).
  • Peter Kevin Moran, Anthropology, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. 401 Denny. “Buddhism observed: Western travelers, Tibetan exiles, and the culture of Dharma in Kathmandu.” (Prof. Charles Keyes).
  • Maria Angeles Sethness, Romance Languages and Literature, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6. C104 Padelford. “El costumbrismo pictorico y literario Espanol: de la ilustracion al romanticismo.” (Prof. Farris Anderson).


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    October 1, 1998