2008-2009:A Year in Review
Remembering the top stories from the past year
Issue date: 6/3/09 Section: News
11/12/08 : ASL English Interpreting Program awarded
$10,000 from Sorenson
Sorenson Communications awarded Western's American Sign Language (ASL) English Interpreting Program (EIP) a $10,000 Award of Excellence at the 2008 Conference for Interpreter Trainers, which took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 22-25.
Elisa Maroney, coordinator of Western's ASL EIP, said the award money will be used to develop a research program to test the preparedness of Western ASL EIP graduates as well as help pay for all 18 students currently enrolled in the undergraduate program at Western to take the written evaluation of the national certification test. All 18 students passed the written evaluation, have taken the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) and are in the process of taking the National Interpreter Certification. Although total testing costs exceed what the designated part of the award can cover, the remaining $1,300 was covered through foundation funds and students' out-of-pocket money.
1/14/09: Campus Closures: Winter break brings weather blues 5/5/09: World pandemic finds way to Western
Western faced several unexpected campus closures this year due to both inclement weather and virus scares. Campus was closed for two days, Dec. 22-23, following a severe ice and snow storm over winter break. The storm caused an estimated $25-30,000 damage as well as a loss of 51 trees. Ongoing cleanup occured over the three months following the storm. With the help of ASWOU, 20-25 new trees were planted during Green Week and Earth Day.
In addition, campus closed from May 1-4 after a male student contracted the H1N1 Virus. Advice to close the campus came from Oregon's acting director of public health, Dr. Mel Kohn. Cancelled events included 2009 GNAC spring Track and Field Conference Championships.
Western re-opened campus Tuesday, May 5, and has since adopted new sanitary measures, such as more frequent cleanings in heavily-trafficked areas like Werner University Center, as precaution against further outbreak.
$10,000 from Sorenson
Sorenson Communications awarded Western's American Sign Language (ASL) English Interpreting Program (EIP) a $10,000 Award of Excellence at the 2008 Conference for Interpreter Trainers, which took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 22-25.
Elisa Maroney, coordinator of Western's ASL EIP, said the award money will be used to develop a research program to test the preparedness of Western ASL EIP graduates as well as help pay for all 18 students currently enrolled in the undergraduate program at Western to take the written evaluation of the national certification test. All 18 students passed the written evaluation, have taken the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) and are in the process of taking the National Interpreter Certification. Although total testing costs exceed what the designated part of the award can cover, the remaining $1,300 was covered through foundation funds and students' out-of-pocket money.
1/14/09: Campus Closures: Winter break brings weather blues 5/5/09: World pandemic finds way to Western
Western faced several unexpected campus closures this year due to both inclement weather and virus scares. Campus was closed for two days, Dec. 22-23, following a severe ice and snow storm over winter break. The storm caused an estimated $25-30,000 damage as well as a loss of 51 trees. Ongoing cleanup occured over the three months following the storm. With the help of ASWOU, 20-25 new trees were planted during Green Week and Earth Day.
In addition, campus closed from May 1-4 after a male student contracted the H1N1 Virus. Advice to close the campus came from Oregon's acting director of public health, Dr. Mel Kohn. Cancelled events included 2009 GNAC spring Track and Field Conference Championships.
Western re-opened campus Tuesday, May 5, and has since adopted new sanitary measures, such as more frequent cleanings in heavily-trafficked areas like Werner University Center, as precaution against further outbreak.
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Miami Movers
posted 7/16/09 @ 8:21 AM PST
It's good that the campus was closed as a precaution when someone was diagnosed with H1B1. It shows the school's administrators have the students' health in mind as a top priority. (Continued…)
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