Senate Snapshot
3/14/08

The groundbreaking for the new Nursing/Health Sciences Building
took place on 3/7. It was a sunny, pleasant day and perfect for the brief
ceremony. Lori Stinson and Matt Johnston gave wonderful speeches about
the building and the Natural Sciences and NHS programs. VP Herbst, Provost
Fernandez, President Thomas and Lt. Gov. Risch gave great talks about
the building process and history of the project. We should see activity on
the building site soon.

The Faculty Senate/Association Chair-elect position is a good way to
be a part of faculty governance at LCSC. The Chair-elect will be voted in
at the May Faculty Association meeting. Contact Susan Odom or Brian
Christenson if you are interested or wish to nominate a colleague.

The 23^rd Annual Inland Northwest Regional Spelling Bee took place here
on the LC campus last weekend, 3/8. Previously unknown to me, the
Faculty Senate Chair is traditionally a judge at the Bee. I learned about
it several weeks ago. There were two other judges besides me. It was
lots of fun. I was told that the competition normally lasts about 45 minutes.
Saturday’s event lasted 2½ hours. We had to get a second, more advanced
spelling guide from the national sponsor to finish the competition between
the last three best spellers. It was intense at times. We judges even had
to watch the video once to determine if a judgment we made was correct.
This happened after a parent challenged our first decision. It was a long
afternoon, but it was neat to see all the elementary kids do well. The
winner, Anna Grimaldi, will go the Washington DC for the National finals.

Enjoy Spring Break!!!!

 
Susan K. Odom