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Taking Care of Business During QSI Conference
From Larry Briggs, QSI Conference Planning Team
"We're thrilled about the expected participation of over 450 staff, faculty, administrators and students at the Aug. 26 and 27 Quality Service Initiative Conference. I'm writing to provide a reminder about the schedule and a suggestion for consistent communication to callers while we are attending the conference.
"Based on QSI participant surveys, the coordinating committee for QSI adjusted the schedule to ensure that there is time both on Tuesday and Wednesday to return to offices to catch any pressing e-mails or calls before the end of the day.
"Tuesday the conference begins at 8 a.m. with check in starting at 7:45 in the PUB MPR and sessions end at 3 p.m. This leaves at least an hour and a half to be back in offices to return any calls, etc. Wednesday the sessions end at 1:30 p.m., ensuring that people can return to offices by 2 p.m. We hope that our responsiveness to participant surveys will help you fully participate in the many excellent sessions being offered.
"While you are attending the QSI Conference, please consider using the following or a similar message on your phone or phone queues. 'I am attending a campuswide conference today and will reply as soon as possible to voice mail messages. If this is an emergency, please call our campus operator at 509.359.6200.'
"Also note that Student Services at Riverpoint in Spokane will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the conference. Please have student services office phones include a message that refers callers to these services, located at 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Advise callers to contact Riverpoint at 509.368.6506 in advance of heading there." Chaves Appointed to NCAA Adminstration Cabinet
Eastern's Athletics Director Bill Chaves has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Administration Cabinet. The group will be part of a reorganized governance structure the NCAA approved in April and will be in charge of committee appointments and membership issues.
"I look forward to serving on this committee," Chaves said. "The ability to be a part of national issues and bring them back to Eastern and the Big Sky Conference should be beneficial."
Chaves will begin his term of service on the committee on Sept. 1 and continue through July 1, 2011.
Hurry! Sign Up Now for QSI Conference!
Deadline to register is Thursday, Aug. 21. The annual conference provides essential training for staff and faculty which helps enable them to provide quality student services.
Take a couple of minutes to reserve the sessions you are interested in attending during the Aug. 26 and 27 conference. Conference presenters have once again come up with a wide variety of interesting sessions to choose from. You are encouraged to register for as many sessions as your schedule allows and remember, partial participation is encouraged as well.
If you have any questions concerning your registration, please call Karen Marsh at 359.6584.
Hard Work Reveals High Gloss
 Students, faculty and staff will receive a nice surprise the next time they walk the corridors in the science building. Stone diamond polish, which gives the floors a mirror shine, has replaced the wax that used to cover these floors. This lengthy process (600-man hours for the first floor alone) will become faster as the crew becomes more comfortable with the process.
Starting with the science building and working their way around campus, Ken Reidt and fellow custodial workers, have been getting on their hands and knees to strip away the many old layers of wax, grinding it down with a series of grits which work like sandpaper, to reveal a stone diamond polish acting as a mirror shine lasting between five and seven years.
By Mary Halverson
Rec Center Receives LEED Certification
 The U.S. Green Building Council has completed their preliminary review of Eastern's new University Recreation Center for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program certification.
At this point the project has been awarded 36 points giving it a silver rating, with the potential for four additional points, which need clarification. The gold range is 39-51 points.
The consultants will respond to the clarification request within a 25-day time limit and certification will take an additional 3-4 weeks.
The LEED program promotes the use of low environmental impact materials and design methods, as well as giving special attention to natural lighting, low maintenance landscaping and other environmentally sensitive products and designs. Get Lit! Gets Grant!
 Get Lit!, the Northwest's best festival for readers and writers, has been selected by the Spokane Tourism community for the 2008 Tax and Lodging Grant. The $2,500 grant was awarded to the Get Lit! festival because it encourages people to not only to travel to Spokane, but provides participants with an opportunity to enjoy more than one event and more than one night in Spokane hotels.
Dani Ringwald, EWU Press, says the money will be used to increase marketing and advertising for the Get Lit! festival outside the Spokane area.
Get Lit! celebrated its 10th anniversary in April, and during the years has brought world-renowned authors to share their work and writing expertise with Cheney and Spokane audiences.
By Mary Halverson
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