ELLENSBURG, Wash., Sept. 14 -- Central Washington University issued the following news release:

One of the very first things that attracted Dr. Patti Miles to Central Washington University was the size of the institution and the type of students it attracts.

"I came from the University of Maine, located in the northern half of the state, where it is beautiful, densely populated with trees, and chilly and wet for much of the year," said Miles, the new dean of the CWU College of Business. "CWU and Ellensburg are a welcome change, with their focus on educating the whole student, the safe small town, and the sweeping skies, and warm, windy weather."

Miles was drawn to the opportunity to provide business education to the people of Washington ...