Jim Churchill, from Lake Washington High School, left, and Gail Pintler, from Shorewood High School, examine the way gears work on a bicycle. The math teachers were participating in a project that is part of the UW’s educational outreach program. PHOTO: SpokesKS20000077_15a.tif |
Karen Kavanagh, assistant vice president of human resources, left, and Kim Cook, regional director of the Service Employees International Union, flank Governor Gary Locke as he signs House Bill 2722 into law last week. The law will amend current legislation, and benefit bargaining units outside the civil service system. As part of the negotiated settlement with the Classified Staff Association District 925 in November, the University administration agreed to work with the union to obtain this legislation, and all parties jointly proposed, supported, and helped attain passage in the House and Senate in the 2000 legislative session. HB 2722 will once again allow the University to apply the exemption criteria to members of the CSA bargaining unit resulting in the promotion of qualified staff to professional positions. As part of the agreement to mutually support the legislation, CSA may now poll the staff it represents under the state civil service system to see if they wish to join their colleagues the union represents outside the civil service system. According to Dick Thompson, Director of Government Relations, “this bill demonstrates labor/management relations at their best.” A bipartisan effort, House Bill 2722 was sponsored by Representative Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney, Representative Don Carlson, and Representative Luke Esser. UW administrators Kavanagh and Dick Thompson worked with union officers Cook and Sara Scanlan (Director of Government Relations, SEIU) throughout the legislative process. PHOTO: LockeBR20000150_2.tif |
Robert Pinsky |
Glen Hiemstra answers a question after his presentation. PHOTO: futuristKS20000125_15a.tif |
Students from Patricia Campbell’s ethnomusicology in the schools class lead second-graders from Harrah Elementary School in an assembly. The Harrah students sang a song entirely in Vietnamese. |
Jazz guitarist Larry Coreyell will give a workshop and performance from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Friday in Brechemin Auditorium. He will also perform Monday in Meany Theater. |
Choreographer Rob Kitsos takes dancers Jesse Stoddard, Michael Billikas, and David Wadkins through their paces during a rehearsal of his dance piece, Trip. It will be part of the Faculty Dance Concert, scheduled for 8 p.m. April 6-8 and 2 p.m. on April 9 in Meany Studio Theatre. Tickets are available at the Arts Ticket Office, 543-4880. PHOTO: dancersKS20000151_26a.tif |
Adirondack Lake, by Winslow Homer (oil on canvas, 1870) is among the works featured in the exhibit Shifting Ground: Transformed Views of the American Landscape. It is at the Henry Gallery through Aug. 20. |
Michael Honey |
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Open House!M!Staff members from UW Medical Center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Children’s took advantage of the opportunity to check out the newly completed 8th floor units at UW Medical Center on Friday, March 10. Along with great views, the units have the latest equipment and facilities geared especially for bone and stem cell transplant patients. April 11 is the date for inpatients to arrive. Photo by Gavin Sisk. |
Richard Morrison Photo by Gavin Sisk |
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