Notices and Announcements

CougPrints Plus now has the file for the 2024 WSU Catalog for departments that wish to purchase reference copies. Email cc.color@wsu.edu for information about placing an order.

TIAA Consultant Eli Jenkins will be on the Pullman campus on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 30 and 31.

For WSURP and VIP participants, Eli can assist you with the following: developing long-term retirement savings strategies; reviewing/adjusting retirement allocations; or learning about TIAA retirement income options and flexibility.

All WSU employees can participate in the VIP (Voluntary Investment Plan). If you are interested in learning more about this program or saving more for retirement, Eli can provide information about the VIP. Appointment times are limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. To schedule a meeting please call 1-800-732-8353, or schedule online.

Please take caution when viewing the “Anniversaries” application and/or notifications related to worker service dates within Workday. The length of service date noted for employees may not always be accurate. The Service Date Reference Guide provides information on a simple crosswalk and useful definitions for employees regarding service dates in Workday. Contact HRS with specific questions.

Effective Monday, July 15, Crimson Service Desk will offer walk-in technical support services in Holland Library, room 150, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Walk-in technical support will remain available in Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE), room 302, until July 15.

For a visual guide to Crimson Service Desk’s new location on the Pullman campus, please visit the ITS website.

Crimson Service Desk will continue to offer technical assistance for students, faculty, and staff system-wide via the following support channels:

• Phone: 509-335-4357
• Email: crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu
• Online support request portal
• Self-service online support articles

Starting July 15, Holland 150 will serve as a shared space for Crimson Service Desk and Pullman Integrated Academic Technologies, placing the two ITS support teams in a central location on campus.

This move will ensure easier access to in-person technical and classroom support for WSU students and employees, as well as a greater depth of support and quicker triage between all Crimson Service Desk and Pullman Integrated Academic Technologies staff when campus-wide issues arise.

Crimson Service Desk looks forward to continuing to support the WSU Pullman community in this new on-campus location starting July 15.

For any questions regarding this upcoming relocation, please contact Crimson Service Desk at 509-335-4357 or crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu.

The following BPPM policies are new or revised:

• 50.37 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operation (new)
• 50.70 Campus Security Authority Designation and Communication (new)
• 50.71 Clery Geography Assessment Policy (new)
• 50.72 Timely Warnings and Emergency Notification Policy (new)
• 60.55 Performance Management Evaluations
• 80.21 Interdepartmental Mail

For a summary of the changes, see BPPM Revision #630.

The fifth in a series of opportunities to discuss strategies to use the 2024–25 Common Reading book, How the Other Half Eats, will be held on Tuesday, July 9, from 1 to 2 p.m. in CUE 518 on the Pullman campus. Those interested in considering use of the book for a course or program are invited to come talk about their ideas with colleagues and are welcome to drop into just one session, or several, as meets their interests.

The Common Reading website also includes links to a number of resources — a Teaching Guide, library guides, discussion questions, and a 2023 report on college student food insecurity in our state.

Thanks to generous funding from the Office of the Provost, all incoming first-year students on the Pullman, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, and Global campuses will be receiving paperback copies of the book. Information on faculty and student copies is also available on the Common Reading website.

Wildfire season is quickly approaching. In the event there are sporadic wildfires throughout the state, which may impact air quality near you, please review the information provided and share with your team members.

Employee resources and FAQs are available online.

Additionally, the WSU Office of Environmental Health and Safety has wildfire smoke and air resources.

Effective Monday, July 15, Crimson Service Desk will move to a new location and offer walk-in technical support services in Holland Library, room 150, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For a visual guide to Crimson Service Desk’s new location on the Pullman campus, please visit the ITS website.

Crimson Service Desk will continue to offer technical assistance for students, faculty, and staff system-wide via the following support channels:

• Phone: 509-335-4357
• Email: crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu
• Online support request portal
• Self-service online support articles

Starting July 15, Holland 150 will serve as a shared space for Crimson Service Desk and Pullman Integrated Academic Technologies, placing the two ITS support teams in a central location on campus.

This move will ensure easier access to in-person technical and classroom support for WSU students and employees, as well as a greater depth of support and quicker triage between all Crimson Service Desk and Pullman Integrated Academic Technologies staff when campus-wide issues arise.

Crimson Service Desk looks forward to continuing to support the WSU Pullman community in this new on-campus location starting July 15.

For any questions regarding this upcoming relocation, please contact Crimson Service Desk at 509-335-4357 or crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu.

Motorists traveling along Stadium Way can expect a new temporary traffic pattern near Beasley Coliseum and North Fairway Road starting as early as July 8 through mid-August. Motorists may experience delays at certain times dependent on the construction activities taking place on any particular day. Stadium Way will still be accessible for most vehicles, however, larger truck traffic may have to use alternate routes in some cases. This traffic adjustment is related to a new construction project at Flag Lane to provide a new Bus Transit stop/depot and conduct necessary maintenance on a utility tunnel that crosses Stadium Way.

Don’t miss the opportunity to submit nominations of exceptional Washington State University alumni for this year’s Regents Distinguished Alumni Award (RDAA). The RDAA is the highest honor bestowed upon a WSU alumnus. The Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award was first presented in 1962. The Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award honors alumni who have made a truly distinguished contribution to society or who, through personal achievement, have brought distinction to WSU. One recipient is selected yearly. This a great way to reengage alumni while spotlighting their achievements.

Nominations for the RDAA are being accepted until July 15.

You can learn more about the award on the Regent’s web page.

The nomination form can be found online.

Questions? Contact the WSU Alumni Association at alumnievents@wsu.edu or 509-335-6902.

Following the university holiday schedule, Crimson Service Desk and Pullman Integrated Academic Technologies will close on Independence Day, Thursday, July 4.

Classroom support provided by Pullman Integrated Academic Technologies will resume at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 5.

Crimson Service Desk will remain closed on Friday, July 5, with technical support services resuming at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 8.

Please contact our teams for any support questions prior to these upcoming closures:

• Crimson Service Desk: Email at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu or phone at 509-335-4357.
• Pullman Integrated Academic Technologies: Email at piat@wsu.edu or phone at 509-335-5044.

Requests for assistance submitted via email to piat@wsu.edu on July 4 will be addressed as soon as Pullman Integrated Academic Technologies reopens on July 5.

Requests sent to crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu on July 4 or July 5 will be addressed when Crimson Service Desk reopens on July 8.

We thank you for your understanding and wish everyone a safe holiday weekend.

For any questions regarding these closures, please contact Crimson Service Desk at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu or 509-335-4357.

Between 8 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 15, Information Technology Services (ITS) is replacing the Pullman Core switches due to aging infrastructure.

During this maintenance window, the Pullman campus will experience intermittent network/internet outages. VoIP phone connectivity for the Pullman campus will also be impacted by this scheduled work.

Additionally, this maintenance will cause one- to two-second delays in network traffic, possibly affecting very sensitive jobs. Please schedule all affected tasks accordingly.

Please visit the ITS website for more information on this maintenance.

To report any internet or phone issues following this scheduled maintenance window, please contact Crimson Service Desk via email at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu, phone at 509‑335‑4357, or online at crimsonservicedesk.wsu.edu.

Effective this July, WSU is restricting the use of downloadable Microsoft Office 365 applications for certain user groups following recent contract and licensing term changes.

WSU administrative professional, civil service, paid faculty, and students are not affected by this change, and will continue to be able to download, install, and use the Microsoft Office suite.

However, the downloadable Microsoft Office desktop applications will no longer be offered to WSU emeritus faculty, affiliates (external WSU partners), courtesy (unpaid) employees, or hourly employees. These individuals will be provided licensing for the online versions of the Office suite via the Microsoft 365 website.

This change will occur between July 8 and July 12.

This change will impact Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, and any other desktop Office suite application that is licensed through WSU.

OneDrive and Microsoft Teams will not be impacted by this change.

Affected users will retain access to the online versions of Microsoft software via the Microsoft 365 website. The Office suite mobile apps for iPhone, Android, and other tablet devices will also continue to be available.

Additional change information and frequently asked questions are available on the ITS website.

Please contact Crimson Service Desk at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu or 509-335-4357 with any questions or concerns.

Beef carcass halves are for sale for $3.06 per pound (hanging weight), plus kill/cut/wrap fees, at Cougar Quality Meats. Carcasses are high-quality, aged for 21 days, and cut to your liking. Hurry while supplies last! Contact meat scientist, Dr. Blake Foraker (blake.foraker@wsu.edu), for more information.

Registration is open for the following stand-alone session in the Writing Workshop Series, co-hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and the WSU College of Medicine, Collaboration for Interprofessional Health Education Research & Scholarship (CIPHERS)!

Virtual Session 1: ‘The Write Stuff: Unleashing your Scholarly Voice’
Thursday, July 11, noon–2:30 p.m.
Meeting Platform: Zoom

Co-facilitators:

• Jana Wardian, PhD, MSW, assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UNMC and an associate director for the Interprofessional Academy of Educators (IAE)
• Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Beam, associate professor, UNMC College of Nursing and Education Researcher, UNMC IAE
• Dr. Dawn DeWitt, Professor & Senior Associate Dean, CIPHERS Director, Washington State University College of Medicine

Objectives:

This session will focus on creating a legacy by unleashing your scholarly voice. Participants will be able to:

• Describe how to form and manage a team around a scholarly project
• Identify skills and resources to conduct a literature review
• Use tools and resources to select the most suitable journal for their manuscript

Registration is free! Register online for Virtual Session 1: ‘The Write Stuff: Unleashing your Scholarly Voice.’

Ariana Abrahamsen of the Office of Research has been approved for shared leave. Those interested in donating can do so by following the instructions below.

From your Workday home page:

1. Click on the Manage Absence applet.
2. Click on today’s date only on the calendar (even if donating more than 8 hours).
3. Click blue Request Absence button on the page bottom left side.
4. Select Absence Type as Donate Leave, then choose type of leave you wish to donate. The next screen will come up automatically.
5. 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.

Thank you for your generosity.

On Saturday, June 29, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., myWSU will not be accessible for up to four hours as Information Technology Services (ITS) completes a vendor-driven update.

Additional details on this upcoming ITS maintenance process are listed below:

Date: Saturday, June 29
Start time: 6 a.m.
End time: 10 a.m.

The following work is being completed: ITS’ support vendor is applying April CPU and PUM 32 patching for myWSU. During this maintenance period, myWSU will not be accessible.

All affected groups: myWSU users
All affected processes: myWSU access and all myWSU processes.
Duration of impact: Up to four hours

Necessary follow up steps: None

Please contact Crimson Service Desk via email at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu or phone at 509‑335‑4357 with any questions regarding this scheduled outage.

The Collaboration for InterProfessional Health Education Research & Scholarship (CIPHERS) initiative at the College of Medicine is thrilled to announce the third offering of its Education Scholars Program (ESP), a longitudinal faculty development program oriented to WSU health professions faculty and those with affiliate appointments who want to deepen their understanding of learning theory as it informs practice and apply these concepts to developing skills in education scholarship.

Co-facilitators: Dr. Dawn DeWitt, Professor & Senior Associate Dean, CIPHERS Director, WSU College of Medicine and Dr. Julie Larsen, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition & Exercise Physiology, WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.

Eligibility: The ESP is open to all WSU health professions faculty from all campus locations or healthcare professionals with a WSU faculty appointment. Individuals with teaching responsibilities who anticipate career paths dedicated to teaching, leadership, and scholarship in health professions education are encouraged to apply, in addition to faculty who teach in clinical settings and/or residency-affiliated faculty.

To learn more: Detailed information about ESP 2024–25 program content, eligibility criteria, logistics, and application instructions is available online.

Apply now! Applications are due Monday, July 1.

Questions? Please send an email to medicine.ciphers@wsu.edu.

Submit your Letter of Intent (LOI) for the Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF) Awards — due July 19 at 5 p.m.

The Office of Commercialization at WSU in partnership with the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF) awards. This program awards up to $50,000 to WSU researchers from across the entire university system who demonstrate how their work will have a significant economic impact on society.

To be considered for this award, interested researchers need to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) no later than Friday, July 19, at 5 p.m.

Visit our Commercialization Gap Fund web page for more details.

Due to an issue encountered with a software upgrade overnight, our main HRS phone line, 509-335-4521, is down and calls are not coming through. While we work with Information Technology Services to resolve the issue, please email hrs@wsu.edu, utilize the Workday Service Desk, or call 509-335-7570 to be connected to Human Resource Services.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to resolve the issue.