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• Dr. Steven Hackenberger, Dr. William Smith, Dr. Neal Endacott, and former graduate student James McLean, anthropology and museum studies, presented “Sanders Site Interdisciplinary Research: 30 Years of Faculty and Student Collaboration” at the Wanapum Heritage Center. The Alaska Native Geoscience Learning Experience program (co-led by CWU Geological Sciences Research AssociateDr. Beth Pratt- Sitaula) received the 2020 Western States Seismic Policy Council's National Award in Excellence in the Outreach category. • CWU signed an agreement with the Kingdom of Bhutan for exclusive access to implement a research field school at Khebeythang Nature Center for COTS Primate Behavior and Ecology student internships. The COTS Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURE) celebrated its 5th year of providing students funding to carry out faculty mentored research over the summer. Forty-two students have received summer funding through the SURE Program.
• Dr. John Bowen, geography, was selected for a Fulbright Scholarship to teach in Mayanmar during the 2019-2020 academic year. • Jonah Kathlean, mentored by Dr. Lene Pedersen, anthropology and museum studies, received the James and Katie Gaudino Scholar of the Year Award 2020 for Creative Expression at SOURCE for “In Our Own Skin.” • Hermann Yepdjio Nkouanga, mentored by Dr. Szilard Vajda, computer science, received the Graduate Student of the Year at SOURCE for “Automatic Tuberculosis Detection using Chest X-Ray Analysis with Position Enhanced Structural Information. • Riley Krall, Bill Miller, and Jack Dutton, mentored by Jean Marie Linhart, mathematics, were finalists in the International Competition in Modeling. • Geological sciences graduate student, Valerie Strasser, helped clarify the geochemical composition of bedrock in northern Kittitas Valley through remote volunteer work with the Washington Geological Survey.
Other Academic and Student Life - Additional Accomplishments
groundwork for future partnerships between CWU and the Washington State Department of Health. • The Tullis fund was established thanks to the generosity of Roy and Isabel Tullis. This year, CWU libraries enriched digital archive collections offerings because of the Tullis funds. • The 2019-20 recipients of the Honors College Lillian Bloomer Residential Peer Mentoring Fellowship pivoted quickly last spring to provide ongoing support and programming to the DHC first years and other students who suddenly found themselves in exceptional circumstances—with online courses and in most cases, no longer living in the residence halls. • The 2019-20 recipients of the Honors College Lillian Bloomer Residential Peer Mentoring Fellowship pivoted quickly last spring to provide ongoing support and programming to the DHC first years and other students who suddenly found themselves in exceptional circumstances—with online courses and, in most cases, no longer living in the residence halls. • Biology faculty and graduate students worked with WSDOT on the Monitoring Amphibian Movements in the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass project, improving the handling of larger traffic volumes, reduce closures due to weather, and enhance wildlife connectivity.
• A donation from Wilma Stellingwerf enabled the Library to add foundational and historic materials to their collection in digital form. "We expect the gift to benefit the growth of the Libraries for years to come." • December 2019, CWU hosted a three-member delegation from Changzhou Institute of Technology (CIT). The visit was for the delegation to become familiar with the campus and academic programs offered to explore areas of collaboration. • Katie Omans, M.A. History and Jackey Anderson, M.S. Cultural and Environmental Resource Management were both awarded the Dale and Mary Jo Comstock Distinguished Thesis Award. • Senior, and William O. Douglas Honors College alum, Savannah Fields received the Outstanding Student Award at the Sustainability Champion Awards. Savannah's work to create native planting guidelines ensures that CWU is a good steward of our natural resources. • CWU applied for and was selected as a host university for the Campus Scholarship Program through Fulbright Commission of the Netherlands. • CWU Multimodal Team and Washington State Department of Health have partnered to establish a learning management platform to facilitate training for case investigators and contact tracers in support of COVID response. This partnership began in July and has laid the
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