Slavic Dept. at UW (fwd)
John J. Ronald
jamison at owlnet.rice.edu
Wed Feb 1 20:00:31 UTC 1995
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Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 20:08:32 -0800
From: Kyle Hafar <hafar at U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list RUSHIST
<RUSHIST%CSEARN.BITNET at ricevm1.rice.edu>
Subject: Slavic Dept. at UW
Please accept my apologies for the somewhat lengthy x-posting, but we
here at the UW feel that this is an urgent matter. As such, I was asked
to broadcast this announcement as widely as I could.
The Slavic Department of the University of Washington is threatened with
total elimination, due to "vertical" budget cuts. The decision will be
announced after a special University committee has reviewed the
department. In order to establish a case for our defense, we ask that you
send letters of support, as outlined in the document below. For more
information contact galya at u.washington.edu.
The following automated mailing list has been created to facilitate
communication among the department's supporters. Please subscribe to the
list if you are interested in helping plan, coordinate, or execute the
department's defense strategy. _MANY_ programs will be adversely affected
at the University (and Pacific Northwest) if Slavic Languages and
Literatures is eliminated. So if you are concerned about anything related
to Russia and other Slavic countries -- from international politics to
business, history, or culture -- please join the list and send a letter
of support.
Kurt Engelmann
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Assistant Director ph. (206) 543-4852
REECAS (Russian, East European, FAX (206) 685-0668
Central Asian Studies) Center Mail Stop DR-05
University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195
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Slavic-UW is an electronic forum devoted to the discussion of issues of
concern to the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature at the
University of Washington. The list is automated using a ListProcessor
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Until the departmental review is completed and the department's future is
decided, the primary purpose of Slavic-UW is to facilitate communication
among those who seek to defend the department and work toward its
continuation. The main topics of discussion include:
- the "charges" against the Slavic Department;
- the case in support of the department;
- methods of coordinating the activities of the department's supporters;
- ways of publicizing the department's case;
- specific strategies for rescuing the department.
Note that the topics listed above are action-oriented. Messages of a
theoretical or impractical nature are unwelcome.
We encourage letters of support. If you have taken Slavic classes at the
UW, write a letter explaining how the education you received has helped
you in your present employment. If you are currently benefiting from the
teaching, research, or other activities of the Slavic Department, or if
you think you will want to use UW Slavic resources in the future, please
also write a letter.
ADDRESS CORRESPONDENCE TO:
Slavic Department Review Committee
c/o John B. Simpson, Acting Dean
College of Arts and Sciences, DS-65
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
EMAIL: simpson at u.washington.edu
WITH COPIES TO:
James E. Augerot, Acting Chair
Slavic Languages and Literature, DP-32
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
EMAIL: slavreview at u.washington.edu
President William P. Gerberding
Office of the President, AH-10
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
FAX: (206) 543-3951
EMAIL: wpg at u.washington.edu
WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATORS:
Nita Rinehart
300 JAC
Olympia, WA 98504
(206) 786-7690 (Olympia)
(206) 545-6730 (Seattle -- voice mail only)
AND SEATTLE-AREA NEWSPAPERS:
The Daily (Student Newspaper at the University of Washington)
daily at u.washington.edu
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
101 Elliot Ave. W.
Seattle, WA 98119
The Seattle Times
P.O. Box 70
Seattle, WA 98111
The Journal-American
jaeditpage at aol.com
[Letters to the Journal American should be 250 words or less.
Include home address and daytime telephone.]
We are working toward the establishment of a comprehensive database of
alumni and alumnae. If you graduated from Slavic or took Slavic classes at
the UW, please contact David Miles (dmiles at u.washington.edu). If you are a
graduate of the Russian and East European Program (now called the Russian,
East European, and Central Asian Program), contact Kurt Engelmann (kengel
@u.washington.edu). Let us know what you're doing and how you can be reached.
Once the department has been saved from budget cuts, the purpose of
Slavic-UW will become more academic in nature:
- to facilitate communication and exchange among those
interested in Slavic languages and literature;
- to provide a forum for requesting, sharing and discussing information,
ideas, and opinions regarding any Slavic-related topic;
- to promote and facilitate research and teaching of Slavic languages
and literature;
- to announce events (local, national, or international) of interest
to UW Slavicists.
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subscribe Slavic-UW {subscriber's name}
for instance,
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