Notices and Announcements

The deadline to register to attend the DARPA Forward conference at the WSU Pullman campus in person has been extended to 5 p.m. EST on Sept. 2.

The conference will be Sept. 13-14 and is intended to connect DARPA leaders with new communities of talent and partnerships to energize regional and national innovation, fuel breakthroughs in national security, and help deliver the U.S. technological advantage.

Held as a hybrid in-person and virtual event, the conference will feature keynote speakers, poster sessions, panels, plenary sessions, networking roundtables, lightning talks, and program demonstrations. The registration deadline for virtual attendance is Sept. 6.

DARPA was established to facilitate research in technology with potential military applications. Unlike other Department of Defense organizations, DARPA does not have its own laboratories or research facilities. Instead of hiring a large, permanent staff, DARPA awards short contracts to leading scientists that will direct research as project managers. These project managers, in turn, are given significant freedom to fund research that they believe will benefit the military.

Registration information and a full schedule of events is available on the conference website.

The Friday Farm stand will be open 3-6 p.m.  Stop by and stock up on great summer veggies.  Potatoes and garlic are new this week.  In addition, the sale will include lettuce mix, kale, chard, cucumbers, carrots, beets, tomatoes, and Walla Walla Onions.

The farm is located on Animal Science Road, directly behind the WSU Grizzly Bear Research Center.

We are only open to the public during the public sale hours

(Every Friday from 10 a.m.–3:00 p.m.).

Lots of new items!

Sale on filing cabinets!

WSU Surplus can be reached at surplus@wsu.edu or 509-335-3089

The Friday farm stand will be open 3-6 p.m. on Animal Science Road, directly behind the WSU Grizzly Bear Research Center.  Come stock up on fresh summer veggies!  New this week are potatoes and garlic.  Also for sale: lettuce mix, chard, kale, cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, beets, carrots, and Walla Walla onions.

Shop online by Thursday night and pickup your order at the farm during the Friday farm stand.

“When a Link Breaks: Reshaping Supply Chains” will be the topic of the semi‑annual Power Breakfast, a networking event hosted by the Carson College of Business.

The event will be held 8–9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at The Westin Bellevue, 600 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, Wash. Attendance is $45. Participants may register online until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20.

Chip Hunter, Carson College of Business dean, will moderate the panel of supply chain experts, which includes

• Ann Ardizzone, vice president of supply chain, Alaska Airlines
• Kathy Blomquist, vice president of sales, DTH Expeditors, Inc.
• Jeff Laub, vice president of supply chain operations, Kestra Medical Technologies
• Mark Schuster, vice president of global manufacturing, Lamb Weston

Alaska Airlines, DTH Expeditors Inc., and Pearson are presenting sponsors; BECU, Liberty Mutual Insurance, and Safeco Insurance are table sponsors.

For questions, contact Angie Senter, event manager, at angie.senter@wsu.edu or 509‑335‑7042.

Dr. Wendy Powers, recently appointed Dean of WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, will be introduced to Whitman County and Pullman on Friday, Aug. 19, at Pullman Depot Heritage Center’s Depot Days celebration. Pullman mayor and Depot honorary co‑chair Glenn Johnson will emcee a celebration beginning at 7 p.m. that also recognizes naming rights donors Mary Schweitzer and Bob King.

Dr. Powers, the first recipient of the Cashup Davis Family Endowed Deanship of CAHNRS, joins Washington State University from the University of California and is expected to make a few remarks.

Jeff Burnside, in collaboration with Gordon W. Davis, wrote “Cashup Davis: The Inspiring life of a Secret Mentor,” and will be in attendance to sign advance copies of the book.

The Friday evening open house also features two new displays. First, demonstration trains that brought new technologies to small communities and were sometimes called a ‘county fair on wheels.’ The second on the Northern Pacific Great Big Baked Potato: a staple served in NP dining cars in the 1900s.

A virtual model being developed by WSU’s Integrated Design and Construction Lab will allow visitors to explore the historic building in its future, fully restored state.

The Depot will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Pullman Depot Heritage Center is a project of the Whitman County Historical Society and is currently undergoing restoration.

Jason McDermott, PhD — Team Lead, Systems Biology / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory — will be visiting WSU Spokane for the SPRC Seminar Series. His seminar entitled “Network-based Integration of Proteomics and Metabolomics to Examine Molecular Effects of Circadian Misalignment” will be in person in the Spokane Academic Center room 341 and through Zoom on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 12–1 p.m.

Jason McDermott, a senior research scientist, has extensive experience in molecular and structural virology and data resource design, data integration and prediction of biological networks, and bridging experimental and computational biology. Currently, his research interests include data integration of high-throughput omics data for biomarker discovery, developing systems biology models in a number of systems focusing on host-pathogen interactions, characterizing phylogenetic and functional relationships in complex eukaryotic microbial communities, and using network inference and topology to characterize organism-level phenotypes.

We look forward to you joining us in person (SAC 341) or through Zoom!

Questions/Zoom link? Contact Michelle Sanchez at michelle.r.sanchez@wsu.edu.

Discover how the Office of Research can help you throughout the life cycle of your grant in an information session led by Sammy Rodriguez from the Office of Research Advancement and Partnerships (ORAP). We will provide an overview of everything from developing and submitting a grant proposal, to having a compliant research program, to managing and licensing your intellectual property.

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 10 a.m.

RSVP to join via Zoom.

Do you have a computer science project but can’t find people to work on your project? Submit your project idea to the Fall 2022 WSU CS Capstone Program!

In this program, students bid on a pool of project abstracts. Any project with an adequate amount of interest will be assigned a student or a team of students, depending upon the project scope and needs. Project ideas will be accepted on a first‑come, first‑serve basis until the slots in the abstract pool are filled. Contact AJ at the earliest if you have a project idea!

For submitting project ideas to the program, contact Ananth Jillepalli (AJ) at ananth.jillepalli@wsu.edu or at 509‑335‑0393.

Join students and colleagues for the All‑Campus Picnic & Resource Fair on Friday, Aug. 19, on the Pullman campus!

A Week of Welcome tradition, this free barbecue lunch and information fair will run from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. on Cougar Way following University Convocation. All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend.

This year’s menu includes hamburgers, hotdogs, black bean burgers, macaroni salad, and assorted chips. The event will also feature music and a community fair with student organizations, WSU departments, local businesses, and more.

Student meals are sponsored by Student Affairs, Enrollment Management, and the Office of the President; faculty and staff meals are graciously sponsored by TIAA. Covered seating, provided by U.S. Bank, will be available. Week of Welcome is presented by BECU.

As the start of a new semester nears, we are looking forward to hosting students and staff at the traditional All‑Campus Picnic, this Friday, Aug. 19, for the first time since 2019! Taking place right after convocation on the Pullman campus, we expect to welcome over 5,000 students and staff and are still seeking volunteer support to host a successful event!

Volunteer commitments will be scheduled in 1‑hour blocks and are available from 10:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m. but will schedule volunteers to arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of each shift.

Volunteer roles:

• Line control support (helping form lines and directing traffic)
• Greeters / clicker counters (greeting and counting patrons)

If you’re willing to volunteer, thank you, please email Bridget Adams at bridget.adams@wsu.edu to sign up for a role and time slot.

Thanks again, and please feel free to reach out with any questions!

Workday Today launched on Thursday, Aug. 11. When logging into Workday, WSU employees now see an updated home page interface, along with configurable search functionality, designed to help them get to their important tasks faster.

To help you get the hang of Workday Today’s new features and functionality, the following resources are available:

• Reference guides:
  • Tools and Navigation
  • Using Workday Search
• Videos:
  • Workday Today home page tour
  • Configuring Search in Workday Today
  • Recorded session: Demo event from Aug. 8
• Workday Today overview presentation deck

Find additional articles, FAQs, and resource links on the Workday Today webpage.

If you have questions about Workday Today, reach out at the Workday Service Desk.

This is a reminder that the summer hours schedule ended on Friday, Aug. 12.

WSU offices resumed normal business hours starting on Monday, Aug. 15.

WSU’s business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Please contact Human Resource Services at 509‑335‑4521 if you have any questions.

Registration is open for the Tuesday, Aug. 16, inaugural ELEVATE conference to support faculty and graduate students to “engage learners, enhance voices, and advance teaching excellence.”

The theme of the conference is “Inclusive Teaching.” Through brief presentations, dialogue, and engaged participation, participants will learn how structured, active learning can create more equitable classrooms and improve learning for all WSU students.

The all‑day, system‑wide event is co‑sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, the Transformational Change Initiative, and Academic Outreach and Innovation.

The conference will be concurrent on all campuses, with participants encouraged to attend in person at their own campus to view presentations and meet with colleagues during interactive sessions.

View the most current schedule, session topics, and presenters on the event webpage, where the registration form is available.

Juventino Aranda’s work expresses a search for identity at the intersection of Mexico and America. As the artist has stated, “I am Mexican and second generation ‘American.’ I am not Hispanic, Latino, and definitely not Spanish — even though I live everyday with the consequences of their conquest.” Aranda’s sharp-witted art navigates this cultural borderland, drawing from pre-Columbian sources as well as current affairs related to the social, political, and economic struggles of late capitalism and notions of the American dream. His art and activist practices are influenced by the grassroots movements of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, while at the heart of his enterprise lie poignant reflections of personal vulnerability veiled in a tenderness and humor meant to disarm. This exhibition is open Aug. 23 through March 11.

museum.wsu.edu/events/exhibit/juventino-aranda-hablar-sin-mentiras