SEATTLE, Wash. Washington State University has a number of academic, alumni and entertainment events planned for its seventh annual “WSU in Seattle” week Sept. 9-12, which will be highlighted by the Cougar Gridiron Classic at Quest Field, where WSU will take on the Warriors of the University of Hawaii.
The football game is set for a 4 p.m. kick off Sept. 12 at Qwest Field. For ticket information, visit www.wsucougars.com or call (800) GO-COUGS. The Cougar Pregame Rally, a great WSU football experience for fans of all ages, will run from 1 p.m. until game time at the Qwest Field Event Center, 800 Occidental Ave., South Seattle. The rally will feature the WSU Cougar Marching Band, cheer squad and Butch, the WSU Cougar mascot.
Also prior to the game, a free Future Cougar Day academic fair at the Qwest Field Event Center will provide the chance to learn more about opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and professional education at WSU. For details call 509-335-6806 or visit futurestudents.wsu.edu/visits/future-cougar/seattle/default.aspx.
The week also will mark the fall kickoff of WSU’s “Innovators” luncheon series, in which leading faculty experts explore a variety of topics of significance to Washington and the world. The series will begin Sept. 10 with Professor Sue Clark discussing how her work is contributing to improved nuclear activity detection and safeguards in a presentation entitled, “Nuclear Ambition: Securing America and Our Energy Future,” in Seattle at noon on Sept. 10. The presentation will be in the Cirrus Ballroom of the Sheraton Seattle Hotel,1400 6th Avenue. Luncheon registration is currently available online at www.theinnovators.wsu.edu or by calling 877-978-3868. Admission is $45.
The currently scheduled list of events during the week is as follows:
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Seattle City Club Rapid Response Series
Murrow College founding dean interviews retired U.S. ambassador to Iraq
6:30-8:00 p.m., Mirabella, 116 Fairview Avenue North
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The Innovators Luncheon
“Nuclear Ambition: Securing America and Our Energy Future,”
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Sheraton Seattle Hotel
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WSU College of Business Power Breakfast
7:00-9:00 a.m., Sheraton Seattle Hotel -
Future Cougars of Color Diversity Scholarship Luncheon
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Sheraton Seattle Hotel -
WSU Alumni Association Greek Alumni Organization
2:00-4:00 p.m., Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Medina Room -
WSU Alumni Association La Alianza Chapter
4:00-6:00 p.m., Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Pike Room -
WSU Alumni Association African American Chapter
4:00-6:00 p.m., Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Jefferson Room -
Murrow College of Communication Founding Dean Reception
4:30-6:00 p.m., Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Cirrus Room -
WSU President’s Welcome Reception
6:00-8:00 p.m., Sheraton Seattle Hotel
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ASWSU-DDP Pregame Reception
1:00-3:00 p.m., Silver Cloud Hotel- Stadium, Avenue One Ballroom -
Future Cougar Day
1:00-4:00 p.m., Qwest Field Event Center -
Pregame Rally at Qwest Field
1:00-4:00 p.m., Qwest Field Event Center -
Cougar Gridiron Classic
WSU vs. Hawaii
4:00 p.m., Qwest Field
