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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST: The Auction Catalog is online! Check it out! Click here to read Rob Rose’s Foundation article in the March 2005 monthly newsletter of The Rotary Foundation. Check out the list of the best books of 2004! |
WEEKLY BULLETIN FEATURED APRIL 5, 2005
Dr. Mark A. Emmert
Emmert’s top goal as President of the University of Washington is to further expand the University’s stellar national and international standing. With the UW already ranked as the leading public university in terms of research grants and contracts, Emmert hopes to work with faculty and staff to support continued growth of seminal research and to provide students with even greater educational opportunities. These efforts must also offer access and affordability for students, promote diversity across the University, and provide the resources needed to recruit and retain the finest faculty in all academic fields. He served as Chancellor of Louisiana State University, April 1999 June 2004. There he developed and launched a comprehensive Flagship Agenda, a strategic plan to improve LSU’s academic reputation and position it among the finest public universities in the country. During his tenure the University hired dozens more faculty, created aggressive initiatives in information technology and biotechnology, significantly increased research funding, improved faculty and staff salaries, and sharply elevated the academic profile of the student body. Before his appointment to LSU, Emmert served five years as Chancellor and Provost of the University of Connecticut. Previous to that, he was Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Montana State University and held faculty and administrative positions at the University of Colorado. He was a JW Fulbright Administrative Fellow in Germany (1991) and attended a Fulbright Administrative Seminar in former East Germany (1994). Emmert was a visiting scholar in Melbourne and lectured and conducted training programs in Hong Kong, Okinawa, Panama City, and Guam. He was an American Council on Education Fellow and served as chair of the Council of Academic Affairs for the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC). He is co-chair of NASULGC’s Board of Oceans and Atmosphere. He is the author of numerous journal articles, monographs, book chapters, and technical reports. A 1975 graduate of the University of Washington, where he majored in political science, Emmert received his master’s degree in 1976 and his doctorate in 1983, both in public administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. Emmert and his wife, DeLaine, are natives of Fife, WA. They have two children, Steve and Jennifer. Notes From Nepal March 25, 2005 - Sanjay’s Story
I have a remarkable story to tell you about a small boy at the center named Sanjay. All of the children at this center have their own difficult life-stories, but Sanjay is a relatively new addition to the DNC family and his story deserves telling. Sanjay is a small Nepali boy, about six or seven years old. On first glance, he looks much like any other non-disabled child. However, if you take the time to look closer, you can see the differences. When Sanjay was just a few months old, he suffered some severe burn injuries to both of his feet, and as a result they had to be amputated. By the time he arrived at the center, Sanjay had become used to dragging himself around and crawling to get from place to place. He had terrible scarring from the burns and ulcers on his legs, which made the area very tender and vulnerable. Old dressings were still stuck to his legs, and volunteers from the center carefully soaked them off. Before the doctors could do any corrective work, these ulcers needed to heal, but this wasn’t working. In the end, he needed skin grafts to help the healing, which, after a long time, was successful. Finally, one day he went to the hospital and he was fitted with special shoes. The moment they were on his feet, he was off, staggering out of the prosthetics department at the hospital! That whole first day, he didn’t stop. So much so that it was difficult to keep track of him, he was so active! Sanjay had never in his life walked. He had never in his life had such freedom of movement. Now, he’s always on the move and he relates so much better to other children. He's able to give and receive attention and love. Thanks to help from our club, Rotary/Rotaract Clubs from in Nepal, and other volunteers and supporters, children like Sanjay are receiving the treatment, support and love that they need. Thank you for your continued support for this and other projects in Nepal and India. Yours in Rotary, P.S. Special thanks to DNC volunteer, Fran for relating Sanjay’s life story to me. Volunteers Needed for Special Olympics Event Special Olympics has requested BRC support for the aquatics event, Saturday, April 16, at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way. It is a large event with a large number of volunteers needed, with rapidly rising costs. Special Olympics would be very happy to have Bellevue Rotary as the sponsor of the event and would welcome 20-40+ volunteers to work that date. Volunteers will definitely be warmer than they would have been on the ski slopes! The event will last all day, from approximately 8:00 am until 5:00 or 6:00 pm. All-day volunteers are preferred, but shifts can be taken if necessary. Thank you for Bellevue Rotary’s continued support of the athletes of Special Olympics Washington! The volunteers had fun last year and, of course, the athletes always do. Please contact Tom Eckhart to volunteer or to receive more information.
Come to Camp Goodtimes this year on Wednesday, June 22. Plan to spend the day on Vashon Island. Bellevue Rotary members will once again put on a rip roaring, way cool, action packed carnival garnished at the end with lots of whipped cream. Sign up anytime with Charlotte Ellis, or check out the table flyers in late May/early June. Spouses and teens can help too. Help us out! Come to camp for half days on June 20, 21 and 24!
Saddle up for a great day in the country! This spring, you and your fellow Rotarians are invited on a trail ride for fun and fellowship. Date and place are yet to be determined. You will need your own horse! Contact Dean Rebhuhn or Peter Hammett for details. |
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