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NOVEMBER 4, 2008
PUBLISHING ITEMS IN THE BULLETIN
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Dr. Mark Emmert, President, University of Washington | District After Hours Social: Rotary Idol! | Rotary 5030 District Conference 2009 | Dinner & Theater Fellowship:
"Beauty and the Beast" | Providing Information to the Club | Partners for Work — Opportunity to Make a Difference | Summer Youth Exchange is Looking for Students! | Bequests to the Bellevue Rotary Foundation
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Dr. Mark Emmert
President, University of Washington
Mark A. Emmert became the 30th president of the University of Washington, his alma mater, in June 2004. He is committed to building on the UW standard of excellence to produce a transformative learning experience for students and improve the lives of the citizens of the state of Washington and beyond. Since taking office, Emmert has led an array of efforts ranging from revitalizing undergraduate education to improving workplace culture. He has championed accessibility and diversity, and has strengthened the University’s commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship. In addition, he has developed and overseen a comprehensive strategic plan to put the UW on a more competitive financial footing with its peers.
Under Emmert’s leadership, the University has achieved a number of notable milestones, including the creation and launch of the Husky Promise, a guarantee to Washington’s low-income students that they will not have to pay for tuition at the UW. Also during Emmert’s tenure, the University completed the most successful private fundraising effort in its history, Campaign UW: Creating Futures, which raised more than $2.68 billion from nearly 300,000 donors.
Since Emmert came to the UW, the University has moved boldly to help position the state of Washington as an epicenter for global health, establishing a new interdisciplinary Department of Global Health and creating the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Another endeavor, the College of the Environment, was created in 2008 to focus the collective expertise of the more than 400 faculty who make the UW home to one of the strongest pools of environmental intellectual talent in the world.
Emmert is a seasoned academic leader. Prior to assuming the presidency at the University of Washington, he was chancellor at Louisiana State University. There, he guided a highly collaborative effort known as the Flagship Agenda, an action plan aimed at establishing LSU as a nationally competitive research university. Emmert also served as chancellor of the University of Connecticut and held administrative and academic positions at the University of Colorado and Montana State University. He was a J. W. Fulbright Administrative Fellow in Germany and an American Council on Education Fellow.
Among his professional activities, Emmert is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations, sits on the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board, and serves as Vice-chair of the Worldwide Universities Network Executive Group. He is also an active member of the Seattle community, serving on the Board of Trustees for the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and as Co-chair of the Prosperity Partnership, a coalition of more than 260 organizations dedicated to developing and implementing a common economic strategy for the central Puget Sound region.
A native of Fife, Emmert attended Green River Community College before he transferred to the University of Washington. He graduated from the UW in 1975 with a degree in political science. He 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, have been married for over 30 years. They have two children, Steve and Jennifer.
District After Hours Social: Rotary Idol!
The next District After Hours Social is November 12, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the O'Asian Restaurant in Downtown Seattle. This event is being co-sponsored by the Seattle Skyline Club, and the cost is $10.00 per person. RSVP is required due to space limitations: rsvp@rotary5030.org.
You will not want to miss this event because it's Casino Night, to benefit the Gates Challenge, and certain people who are respectable and very important during the daylight hours will turn into mega rock stars at the Rotary Idol competition this night.
Rotary 5030 District Conference 2009
The Rotary District 5030 2009 District Conference is being held May 1-3, 2009, in Victoria, BC. We would like as many as possible to attend. Besides being informative, it is great fun, with dinner, tours, golf tournament, pub crawl, etc. Spouses are encouraged to attend. There will be something for everyone to enjoy.
The price is $275.00 per person until November 30, 2008, plus lodging. After that date, the price is $325.00 per person, plus lodging. Sign up early! Hotels book up early, so choose your hotel soon.
The registration website is: www.district5030conference2009.org
If you have questions, contact Gail Ryder (425-455-1234).
Dinner & Theater Fellowship: "Beauty and the Beast"
A fellowship event has been scheduled on November 18, at the Issaquah Village Theatre, to see "Beauty and the Beast." Prior to the 7:30 curtain time, there will be a dinner from 5:00-7:15 pm, at the Pogacha Restaurant, in the large back room. The restaurant is located at 120 NW Gilman Blvd., Issaquah, and there is additional parking behind restaurant.
The Issaquah Village Theatre (Francis J. Gaudette Theatre) is located at 303 Front Street North, and it is a long walk from the restaurant so carpooling to the theatre from the restaurant is suggested, or plan to leave early enough to find parking closer to the theatre.
Cost for this event is $70 per ticket (includes dinner and no-host bar), and it is limited to the first 70 people total. To sign up, email John Strathy with your total ticket count by November 4th. Members will be billed on their Rotary accounts, and tickets will be distributed at the November 11th Rotary luncheon or at Pogacha Restaurant the night of the event.
Providing Information to the Club
From the Board
There are several forums used by the club to disseminate information to club members, most notably, the weekly business meeting, bulletin, webpage, roster and mailing/e-mail lists. It is the policy of the club that these forums be used for club related information only. Any use for personal or business reasons is inappropriate.
Partners for Work — Opportunity to Make a Difference
The BRC is joining in the District 5030 Partners For Work project, improving the lives of the developmentally disabled through understanding, acceptance, education and work opportunities. Annually, 100 to 150 people with developmental disabilities graduate from schools in District 5030 who are actively seeking employment. Unemployment of working age adults with disabilities is roughly 70%.
Our PFW committee is seeking three additional Rotarian members to develop programs within our club and district. We will begin by hiring a DD graduating high schooler to work with meeting set-up, registration and other support activities. We will include this individual in our meetings. You can help by joining the committee to increase awareness and work with our student during meetings.
If you have questions or need further information, please contact Chuck Doland.
Summer Youth Exchange is looking for Students!
Elaine Heller
Do your kids, your grandkids, neighbors or a family friends have an interest in foreign travel next summer?
Each year, local Rotary districts and clubs worldwide arrange thousands of international Youth Exchanges for high school-aged students. A primary goal of the program is to foster world understanding by way of intercultural exchanges.
Students are matched with students of similar age, interests and gender in a country of their choice and spend 3-4 weeks living with that student’s host family. The student and his/her family then hosts the matched student for a similar length of time. The exchanges take place when school is not in session. Every year approximately 7,000 students ages 15 to 19 go abroad under the auspices of the Rotary Youth Exchange program.
If you know of a child ready for the challenge and the rewards of living in another land as an exchange student, talk to them about the Rotary’s Youth Exchange program. Some of the countries where we have matched students include Germany, France, Holland, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Mexico, and Denmark.
If you know of a student, neighbor, child, niece, nephew, or grandchild interested in becoming a Rotary Youth Exchange Summer Student for next summer, please contact Elaine Heller.
Bequests to the Bellevue Rotary Foundation
Rich Herzberg
For years, Rotarians have had the opportunity to leave a legacy by making specific bequests to Rotary International in their estate plans. This has allowed Rotarians to support international service. Bellevue Rotary is now providing a new estate planning option by allowing specific bequests to the “Bellevue Rotary Foundation Community Service Endowment Fund” to support community service. If you’d like to leave a legacy that supports your local community through Bellevue Rotary, please consider updating your estate plan. If you have any questions please contact President-Elect Rich Herzberg.