We are excited to announce Rebeca Sainz Metzler, Director of College Access Programs with the Office of Academic Engagement at WSU Pullman as a Crimson Spirit Award recipient.
Learn more about Rebeca’s commitment to WSU.
Notices and Announcements
Recent Submissions
Commuting from Lewiston-Clarkston Valley dropping off in Moscow while picking up additional riders going to WSU. Tired of driving alone, battling the weather, wear and tear on your car, high parking fees or needing a ride for a couple of weeks?
Our van pool has spaces available for riders 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday–Friday workdays. (Note: pickup and drop-off times may vary for Moscow riders.)
Please email karp.packer@wsu.edu (Katherine Packer) if you have any questions or need additional information.
Thursday, August 20 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. | Rogers Field
The Cougar Sports Kickoff is just a day away! Join us this Thursday at Rogers Field for a free community celebration welcoming back WSU students, faculty, staff and the greater Pullman community.
Bring your family, friends and fellow Cougs and get ready to kick off another exciting year of Cougar Athletics!
Don’t miss this chance to celebrate the start of a new year with the Cougar family. We’ll see you Thursday at Rogers Field!
The office of Policies, Records, and Forms has been working on an overhaul of the WSU Records Retention Schedule (PDF) in an effort to improve clarity, accessibility, and overall functionality. All WSU employees should become familiarized with the new schedule, which holds records series unique to WSU.
Note: As WSU is a state agency, employees must also refer to the Washington State General Records Retention Schedule (PDF), which holds records series that apply to all state agencies.
Each department/unit should have a Department Records Coordinator registered with PRF. Currently registered DRCs have received an update email with dates for information sessions, helpful resources, and links to the retention schedules.
Reach out to your DRC or to PRF at policies@wsu.edu with questions about records retention and disposition.
The Peer Observation in Support of Instructional Excellence (POSIE) Program is accepting sign-ups for the Fall 2026 semester. Through peer observations, guided reflection, and mentoring, participants develop their teaching strategies and grow together as educators.
Join a supportive community that fosters a reflective and iterative approach to teaching. Register now to connect and learn from colleagues across the WSU system.
On Thursday, September 3, from 4:00 to 5:00 pm, join the museum for a Curatorial Tour of “The Mirror That Nature Holds”. Executive director Ryan Hardesty and guest artists Michael Brophy, Zorawar Sidhu, and Rob Swainston will give a tour with special insight into curatorial decisions behind the exhibition “The Mirror that Nature Holds from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation”. Debuting this fall at the museum, the exhibition brings together a vast array of contemporary artists whose practices reflect the natural world as a site of wonder, memory, unease, and potential.
“The Mirror that Nature Holds” explores how artists today approach landscapes that inspire awe even as they signal precarity. The exhibition includes 90 works drawn from the unparalleled collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer. After the tour, please enjoy the galleries and the opening celebration from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
LOCATION | The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus. Hourly parking is available in the Smith Center Garage off Stadium Way and most Green lots on campus are free after 5:00 pm and on weekends. For more information, please see the museum’s Visit page.
Commuting from Lewiston-Clarkston Valley, Uniontown, Colton, or Johnson to work? Tired of driving alone, battling the weather, high parking fees or needing a ride for a couple of weeks?
Our van pool has spaces available for riders 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday–Friday workdays. Our van will drop you off and pick you up at your office.
Please email karp.packer@wsu.edu (Katherine Packer) if you have any questions or need additional information.
After 35 years at WSU, Lagene Taylor is retiring. Drop by Cooper Publications on September 1 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. to wish her well.
Join the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU on September 3, from 5:00-7:00 pm, to celebrate the exhibition “The Mirror that Nature Holds from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation” as well as additional exhibitions “Jim Hodges: Unearthed” and “JSMA Collects”. Enjoy appetizers and live music with Crimson Ties World Music Ensemble, view the exhibitions, and mingle with museum staff, special guests, as well as Jordan D. Schnitzer. Live music provided.
This reception also launches Arts First Thursdays, a new series at the museum created to bring community members together after-hours to experience the visual, culinary, and performing arts through vibrant programs. Save the dates for future Arts First Thursdays from 4:00-7:00 pm in October and November, and again in February, March, and April 2027.
LOCATION | The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus. Hourly parking is available in the Smith Center Garage off Stadium Way and most Green lots on campus are free after 5pm and on weekends. For more information please see the museum’s Visit page.
The Mirror that Nature Holds explores the profound relationship between people and the natural world through more than 100 works by leading contemporary artists drawn from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his family foundation. Featuring paintings, prints, sculpture, and installation, the exhibition reflects on nature as a source of wonder, beauty, memory, and inspiration while acknowledging the realities of climate change and environmental transformation.
Balancing the sublime beauty of the natural world with the urgency of ecological change, the exhibition explores themes of climate, displacement, storytelling, and collective care. Rather than ending in despair, The Mirror that Nature Holds offers hopeful visions of resilience, interdependence, and environmental stewardship, inviting visitors to reflect on both the fragility of our planet and our shared responsibility for its future. Admission is always free. Everyone is welcome.
Location: The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays, and during university holidays and breaks.
Each year, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art presents selections from its growing permanent collection in an exhibition, offering fresh perspectives through thematic exhibitions, recent acquisitions, and curated installations.
Open Aug. 25, 2026 through March 13, 2027, JSMA Collects explores the many ways artists, curators, and visitors connect with nature, place, and one another. Works on view reflect the relationships between environments and communities, while spring installations expand the conversation to themes of home, family, and everyday life, inviting reflection on the natural world and our place within it.
From its founding collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and European paintings, the museum’s holdings have grown to more than 4,000 works of art. Today, the collection spans the eighteenth century to the present and features a diverse range of regional, national, and international artists whose works illuminate the breadth and evolution of visual culture.
Location: The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays, and during university holidays and breaks.
Open Aug. 25 through Dec. 12, Jim Hodges’ Unearthed exhibition is a monumental bronze cast of an uprooted tree stump. Majestic yet haunting, the suspended sculpture reflects both the beauty of nature and the lasting impact of human activity. Suggesting the absent tree that once stretched toward the sun, the work invites visitors to consider fragility, renewal, community, and the sacredness of life.
First presented in San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral in 2019, Unearthed now begins its second residency at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Washington State University. Here, the sculpture offers the academic and regional community an opportunity to engage with themes of memory, place, and our relationship with the natural world.
Eventually, the sculpture’s roots will be buried, returning them to the earth while only the severed trunk remains visible — a powerful symbol of transformation and nature’s enduring cycles.
Location: The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays, and during university holidays and breaks.
Stay Connected with the WSU Alert System
Welcome to another academic year at Washington State University!
All WSU faculty, staff, and students are automatically enrolled in the WSU Alert System. We encourage you to log in to your MyWSU account to review your contact information and add additional delivery methods, such as a home or mobile phone number.
When WSU issues an emergency alert, notifications are primarily delivered via text message (SMS), voice call, or email. Adding multiple delivery methods increases the likelihood that you will receive important information during an emergency.
Emergency Information
Emergency notifications are designed to be brief and provide essential information. For additional details and ongoing updates during an emergency, please visit www.alert.wsu.edu. When available, this site will provide more comprehensive information and updates.
WSU may also share emergency information through its official social media channels.
Community Alerts
If you know someone who lives in the Pullman area and would like to receive WSU emergency notifications, they can enroll in text-only alerts by texting WSUALERTS26 to 888-777.
System Test
WSU campuses systemwide will conduct an emergency alert system test during the first month of classes. Additional information will be provided as the test date approaches.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to share an opportunity for students to strengthen their leadership skills through Cougs Lead, a free leadership development program open to all WSU students.
Participants will engage in six interactive workshops designed to help them:
- Develop leadership and professional skillsGain a deeper understanding of their authentic leadership styleBuild connections with fellow Cougs from across the WSU system
Students who complete the program will also receive complimentary meals during workshop sessions.
Applications are due Tuesday, September 15.
For additional information and application details, visit the Cougs LEAD program page.
Expect intermittent single lane road closures on Grimes Way near the McCluskey building on August 19th and 20th. This is necessary to accommodate adjacent sidewalk construction activities.
WSU Waste Management is looking for volunteers to help with the directing, sorting, and removal of waste and recycling during the All-Campus Picnic. We will operate from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM on Friday, August 21. You may volunteer for any length of time and will be volunteering under shaded tents to stay out of the sun. All PPE will be provided.
If interested contact Nathan Kite at nathan_kite@wsu.edu
A new addition to the WSU Collector’s Series has arrived! Coug XIII Wine is now on display at the WSU Visitor Center and will be available for purchase beginning August 15.
This limited-time release celebrates the latest addition to the Collector’s Series and is a must-have for Cougar fans, wine enthusiasts and collectors alike. Be sure to stop by while supplies last!
Sample Coug XIII During Move-In Weekend!
We’ll be celebrating the arrival of Coug XIII with extended Move-In Weekend hours and complimentary sampling at the WSU Visitor Center:
Saturday, August 15: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 16: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Come by to see the newest Collector’s Series release, sample Coug XIII and explore everything the WSU Visitor Center has to offer.
📍 WSU Brelsford Visitor Center, 150 E. Spring St, Pullman, WA
Don’t miss your chance to experience and collect Coug XIII—it’s here for a limited time!
The following employees have been approved for shared leave.
Roger Standon, Facilities Services
Sarah English, Program in Communication
Those interested in donating can do so by following these instructions:
From your Workday home page:
- Click on the Manage Absence applet.
- Click on today’s date only on the calendar (even if donating more than 8 hours).
- Click blue Request Absence button on the page bottom left side.
- Select Absence Type as Donate Leave, then choose type of leave you wish to donate. The next screen will come up automatically.
- On the Request Absence screen, your name and position are auto populated.
- Choose Reason type.
- Then enter total number of hours to donate in the Hours box.
- Enter the name of the donation recipient in the Comment box.
- Click Submit Request
When submitting donated leave, please list only one recipient per transaction. Questions about the procedures to donate shared leave to an approved individual can be directed to Human Resource Services, 509-335-4521 or hrs@wsu.edu.
Commuting from Lewiston-Clarkston Valley dropping off in Moscow while picking up additional riders going to WSU. Tired of driving alone, battling the weather, wear and tear on your car, high parking fees or needing a ride for a couple of weeks?
Our van pool has spaces available for riders 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday–Friday workdays. (Note: pickup and drop-off times may vary for Moscow riders.)
Please email karp.packer@wsu.edu (Katherine Packer) if you have any questions or need additional information.
Four free interactive web-based modules designed to teach evidence-based approaches to pain management and substance use are now live and can be added to assignments. The asynchronous modules are designed to suit a variety of health science students.
Since their creation in 2025, more than 140 students have completed one or more of the RELIEF Health Science Student Modules. Students overwhelmingly gave high marks to the quality of the modules. They particularly valued learning about non-stigmatizing, person-centered care using videos that model clinical conversations with a patient scenario that evolves over time.
The modules were developed by an interprofessional team of WSU Health Sciences faculty, supported by a grant from the Washington State Health Care Authority, with the goal to improve population health and reduce substance use harms by fostering a well-prepared health care workforce. Students will gain knowledge and skills in managing complex patient scenarios through the following topics:
Module 1: Introduction to Pain Management Best Practices
Module 2: Assessment and Treatment of Pain
Module 3: Risk Assessment and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Module 4: Navigating Complex Pain Management Scenarios
Each module takes approximately one hour to complete. For questions, contact the project team at nursing.painrelief@wsu.edu.