The intersection of Washington Street and Idaho Street will be closed on Tuesday, May 30, through June 2, to complete the curb cut replacement and patching of the asphalt. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we complete this project. Should you have any questions, please contact Kevin Poitra at 509‑335‑4206.
In honor of Memorial Day, the Crimson Service Desk will close Sunday, May 28, and Monday, May 29. Phone, email, and in‑person technical support will be unavailable on these dates. Regular support will resume on Tuesday, May 30, at 8 a.m. Please contact the Crimson Service Desk via email at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu or phone at 509‑335‑4357 with any questions regarding this closure.
WSU Catering is transitioning to a new online ordering system and will be unavailable to take new orders from May 26–June 1; existing orders will carry over. As the transition continues over the next several weeks, response times may be delayed. Please direct questions to Amy Gibson, scheduling manager, at agibson@wsu.edu.
Visit the Catering website for the latest details.
Information Technology Services (ITS) originally planned to upgrade Pullman campus and ResNet Internet distribution switches beginning tonight, May 25. However, due to vendor-driven issues, all distribution switch maintenance has been postponed until after June 15.
WSU Pullman users should no longer expect a 20‑minute internet outage to occur on May 25, May 30, and June 1.
For more information on the maintenance work to be expected in mid‑June, please visit its.wsu.edu.
Please contact Crimson Service Desk via email at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu or phone at 509‑335‑4357 for any questions regarding this maintenance update.
The Washington State Department of Health requires that Washington State University (WSU) Pullman campus update their Water System Plan every 6 years and hold an informational meeting with water users. The WSU Water System Plan describes the drinking water system, demand forecasting, water conservation, water rights, water quality, operation and maintenance, as well as other topics. The draft Water System Plan is available for review and comment at ehs.wsu.edu/public-health/drinking-water-quality. Comments can be submitted via email to ehs@wsu.edu or mailed to:
WSU Facilities Services
PO Box 643611
Pullman, WA 99164
The public meeting will be held at Washington State University, McCluskey Services, Administrative Conference Room 173 on June 28, at 10 a.m. All comments are due by June 28. Once the WSU Water System Plan is final, it will be available at the website above. If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Lannigan at 509‑335‑7221.
“The Sciences of Learning: State of the Art”
Presented by: David A. Hirsh, MD, FACP
Director, Harvard Medical School (HMS) Academy Medical Education Fellowship Co-founder and Director, HMS’ Cambridge Integrated Clerkship
Summary:
In this metacognitive romp, the speaker will teach empirically-derived educational science engaging the audience using that very educational science—it is “a play within a play” to generate learning and retention about learning and retention.
In more than a century since the Flexner report, the fields that comprise “the sciences of learning” (education, neurobiology of learning, social and cognitive psychology, among others) have advanced greatly. Despite this progress, medical education has been slow to translate these empirically-derived sciences to our educational models, structures, and practices.
In this session, we will actively engage six empirically-derived sciences of learning using these sciences of learning. My hope is that education leaders, classroom teachers, clinical educators, and learners will value and benefit from these approaches and be better able to serve our future learners, patients, and communities thereby.
This live webinar, presented by the Washington State Employee Assistance Program, will review opportunities to identify disruptive and bullying behaviors, how to place disruptive behaviors on a continuum of concerning behaviors, and learn about the impacts of disruptive and bullying behaviors on physical and emotional safety.
May 31, 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Register now to save your spot and learn more about ways to manage disruptive workplace behaviors.
Cougar Quality Meats offers a variety of beef, pork, and lamb cuts perfect for grilling this Memorial Day Weekend, including classic favorites, New York strip steaks, ribeye steaks, and tenderloin steaks, in addition to newer and more affordable options, flat iron steaks, Denver steaks, and short ribs. Ground beef is on sale for $2.99/lb for a limited time.
The facility is located at 2155 Wilson Rd., just behind the Lewis Alumni Centre. Enter the retail store through the glass pane door next to the meat cleaver sign on the west side of the building. Summer hours will be maintained on Thursdays and Fridays, 3–5:30 p.m.
Direct questions to faculty coordinator, Blake Foraker, 509‑335‑4112, blake.foraker@wsu.edu.
The CUB, Chinook, and Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center are transitioning to a new scheduling system in 2023 and will be unavailable for new reservations between May 26–June 5. Existing reservations will carry over. Please direct questions or requests to scheduling@wsu.edu.
Please visit the CUB’s website for the latest details.
Information Technology Services (ITS) is hosting a virtual town hall this Thursday, May 25, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This discussion will provide the distributed IT community at WSU an opportunity to review the results of the recent WSU Information Technology (IT) Assessment completed by the Huron Consulting Group, Inc.
Huron representatives will present their recommendations and roadmap with time allotted for Q&A following their presentation.
You can join this meeting via the following Zoom information:
Meeting ID: 983 0404 2640
Passcode: 757982
Looking for consumers of rum cocktails!
We are looking for participants to evaluate the sensory profile of rum cocktails.
When: Wednesday, May 24
Time: Participate in one 15-minute session between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Where: FSHN Building, Room 146, WSU Pullman
To qualify as a panelist, you must:
✔️ Be between the age of 21 to 55 years
✔️ Provide a valid ID upon arrival for evaluation
✔️ Express interest or liking of flavored rum
✔️ Have consumed flavored rum in the past 4 weeks
✔️ Express interest in purchasing Barcardi Limon
If you would like to participate in this study, please contact Beata at bvixie@wsu.edu.
You will receive a $6 Ferdinand’s card for participating.
Questions? Contact Beata Vixie at bvixie@wsu.edu.
Registration is open for Cougar Kids Camp 2023! The camp runs from June 20–July 28 and is open to children going into grades K–7 (ages 5–12).
Cougar Kids Camp promotes physical activity, skill development, cooperation, leadership, and respect in a fun environment that gives campers the opportunity to learn new things. Each week of camp has a different theme to keep campers engaged; themes this year include Prehistoric Week, Travel through Space Week, and Sports History Week. Daily activities vary but include sports, swimming, crafts, team-building challenges, and outdoor education.
Cougar Kids Camp runs from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday, and half day and full day registration options are available. Scheduling is flexible, and parents can sign their children up for as many weeks as they’d like.
To learn more or register your child, visit the Cougar Kids Camp website.
On Tuesday, May 23, from 4 a.m. to 6 a.m., all WSU Pullman users connected to one of the following campus wireless networks will experience a brief, 10‑minute internet outage as Information Technology Services (ITS) performs a scheduled maintenance:
This scheduled maintenance on WSU Pullman’s wireless services will not interfere with Global Protect VPN or on‑campus wired network connections.
Although ITS expects the wireless outages to last only 10 minutes, the entire maintenance window is reserved for this work. During this maintenance window, ITS will change the IP space WSU Pullman users land in when connected to the WSU Wireless networks. ITS will also change the IP addresses users originate from when accessing external resources. Wireless Role Based Networks are excluded from this change.
More information on the new IP addresses is available on its.wsu.edu for technical staff managing a firewall or server access list to review prior to May 23.
Crimson Service Desk is also available to answer additional questions regarding this maintenance via email at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu or phone at 509‑335‑4357.