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On October 30th come and listen to Dr. Mary Wack, has been Vice Provost for Undergraduate education since 2007. She will present about her Fulbright experience in Germany.
Also, Alyssa Norris is from North Pole, AK and she will be sharing her Fulbright experience in the United Kingdom. (more…)
The fifth V-Day Production Meeting will be on Wednesday, October 29th at 6:00PM in Washington G40, which is located on the ground floor of the Health and Wellness building. Anyone is welcome 🙂 (more…)
The Association for Faculty Women invites RSVPs for its Thursday, Nov. 6, networking luncheon meeting featuring Discussion about Career Advancement for Faculty of All Ranks. Meet women faculty at WSU and join in a conversation on best practices for advancement from senior women faculty. You don’t have to be a member to join in the discussion, but you do have to RSVP to get lunch ($6)! Please RSVP by October 31 to Kay Vyhnanek, AFW Treasurer (kayv@wsu.edu) 335-9514 and note if you prefer vegetarian. Lunch will be available at 11:30 in Lighty 405; the program will begin at noon.
Multifunctional Thin Film Materials and Interfaces for Energy Applications
Dr. B. Reeja Jayan
Postdoctoral Associate
Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Thursday, October 30
11:10 a.m. in ETRL 101
Refreshments/meet the speaker at 10:30 am in ETRL 119.
Open to all and everyone is encouraged to attend!
University Recreation is offering a lead climbing clinic. Lead climbing is the method of climbing where you clip your rope into protection as you ascend, rather than being belayed through one anchor at the top of the climb (top roping). Harness, shoes and belay devices are provided. All clinics are 1-3 p.m. at the SRC climbing wall. There are three dates of available clinics this semester: (more…)
Steven Selk, WSU – Tri-Cities, has been approved for shared leave.
Those interested in donating leave can contact Human Resource Services, 335-4521, or send in a shared-leave donation form to zip 1014, French 139. WSU Policies & Procedures Manual Section 60.58 has information about Shared Leave and forms that can be copied for use. (more…)
WSU Rural Communities Design Initiative (RCDI) students from 4th year Interior Design will present their final proposals for the LaCrosse Rock Houses on Wednesday, October 29, 2-5 p.m. at the LaCrosse School in LaCrosse, WA. We hope you can attend as plans develop for the future of the Rock Houses, repurposing to best meet the needs of the community! The community as well as students and faculty are invited to attend. Contact Kathleen Ryan karyan@wsu.edu for more information.
Each year the Graduate and Professional Student Association gives excellence awards in four categories: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Student Instructor, and Academic Advisor. Nominations are accepted from students, peers, and advisors in the fall, spring, and summer. (more…)
Do you find yourself wanting to work out and use the SRC regularly? You’re in luck. The Student Recreation Center is offering prorated memberships to spouses or partners of students, faculty and staff and active alumni! From Oct. 15 – Nov. 14, the spouses/partners of students may purchase a membership for $124, (more…)
Sponsored by the Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University and the University of Idaho
Dr. Ryan Earley
University of Alabama
“Sex, brains and aggression: phenotypic plasticity in a self-fertilizing hermaphroditic fish”
Wednesday, October 29, 4:10 p.m. (more…)
When it comes to perfecting your bike riding experience, the fit of the bike can mean everything. At this DIY Bike Series session, participants will gain vital knowledge on fitting and bike build. There will also be time for any questions the class may have. Build upon your biking expertise on Oct. 30 from 5-7 p.m. at the (more…)
Want to see how effective your workout has been this semester? Join University Recreation and get a free body composition analysis! Body composition testing is a way to measure both body fat and lean body mass. Tests will happen at the Student Recreation Center (SRC) on Nov. 3 from 6:30-7:30 a.m. and Nov. 4 from 5:30-7 p.m. (more…)
On summer days, Irish Republican Army (IRA) activist-turned-peacemaker Jon McCourt walks Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, streets with WSU Honors College students in Matt Carroll’s faculty-led study-abroad course. He shares first-person “this happened here” accounts of 1972’s Bloody Friday deadly confrontation between nationalists and British troops, and talks about The Troubles in his country. And how has been an activist for peace for four decades. (more…)
Caviar Tasting Panel
Do you like caviar, sashimi, sushi or other seafood? We are looking for volunteers to evaluate sensory properties of caviar (you don’t have to have experience with caviar but be interested in tasting it). You need to be at least 18 years of age to participate. (more…)
About 12,000 courses that use Angel have already been re-created in Blackboard Learn, and the new learning management system will be available to all faculty by the beginning of November. Faculty can then make revisions, and launch the Bb Learn course space in Spring 2015. While all WSU Global Campus courses will be in Bb Learn in Spring 2015, the deadline for other courses is the end of Summer 2015, when Angel goes off-line. (more…)
Kick off the Cougar football game at the Compton Union Building on Nov. 1 at 10:30 a.m! KickOff at the CUB offers food and fun for Cougs of all ages in the M.G. Carey Senior Ballroom. Festivities start three hours before the game against the University of Southern California. (more…)
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The School of Biological Sciences at Washington State University is pleased to invite you to our upcoming SBS seminar.
Winsor Lowe, Associate Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana will present “The Causes and Consequences of Variation in Dispersal Distance” next Monday, October 27, 2014 at 4:10 p.m. in Abelson 201.
The Department of Chemistry invites you to its departmental seminar on Monday, October 27, at 4:10 p.m. in Fulmer Hall, room 438.
Dr. Dmitri Davydov from the University of California, San Diego will present, Cytochrome P450 Ensemble as a Multienzyme System: Untangling the Knots of P450 Allostery.
Contact: Chelsea Pickett, chelsea.m.pickett@wsu.edu.