Notices and Announcements

Join the Outdoor Recreation Center and hike to the tallest waterfall in Idaho on Oct. 12! The hike is a 3-mile loop that travels through a dense conifer forest to three short spurs leading to the falls. After the hike, we will explore the town of Elk River where you’ll have the opportunity to purchase some delicious huckleberry flavored ice cream and pie! The cost of the trip is $25 for SRC members and $40 for non-members. Trip cost includes transportation and trip leaders. To register, please visit urec.wsu.edu/outdoor-recreation. Registration ends Oct. 5, so sign up today!

Have you been waiting for an opportunity to golf this year? Well here it is! University Recreation is holding a two-person intramural golf scramble on Saturday, Oct. 11. Each team will play one round of golf (18 holes) at the Palouse Ridge Golf Course. Teams should be prepared for either a morning or afternoon start. Tee time confirmations will be posted at urec.wsu.edu/imsports on Thursday, Oct. 9 by 5 p.m. Cost is $64 for student teams and $84 for faculty and staff teams. Registration ends Oct. 8. To register or for more information visit urec.wsu.edu/classes-trips.

Soak up the last few days of sun and learn the sport of kayak touring on the Snake River! The ORC is holding a Kayak Touring Fundamental trip Oct. 11-12. Before the trip, there is a pool session to teach participants the necessary boat exit and rescue techniques. At the river, participants will learn how to prep and load a kayak before they embark on their overnight adventure! This trip has a level 2 rating, so no kayak experience is necessary! Registration is $75 for SRC members and $115 for non-members. The trip cost includes group gear, camping and kayaking gear, transportation, permits and trip leaders! Food is not included. There is a mandatory pre-trip meeting on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. at the ORC. Registration ends Oct. 5 so sign up today at urec.wsu.edu/outdoor-recreation.

Kristin Arola will give a talk this Friday, October 3, in our ongoing colloquium series. Her reading will be held in the Bundy Reading Room of Avery Hall from noon to 1:00 p.m. Her presentation is entitled “Slow Composition: An Indigenous Approach to Digital Making.” Everyone is welcome to attend. (more…)

The Office of Emergency Management will conduct our fall semester test of the WSUAlert system Wednesday, October 8, at 12:05 p.m. Faculty, staff and students associated with the Pullman campus who have signed up for notification will receive text messages, phone calls, and emails which will be clearly identified as a test. This test will also include the @WSUAlert twitter account and the campus outdoor warning sirens. (more…)

Spend your pre-game at the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center! Open 9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4.

Browse the exhibits, meet up with friends, have your photo taken with the 15-foot-tall letters spelling W-S-U, and pick-up your essential Cougar merchandise including Cougar Cheese, WSU Honey and wines connected to Cougar alumni. (more…)

The Sept. 2014 Info Tech Services billing statements are now available on-line. If you have signature authority access, or have been delegated by a signature authority for access, you may view your ITS Charge Detail, Summary reports and spreadsheets at: https://infotech.wsu.edu/OnlineStmts/.   If you have any questions please contact ITS Help Desk at 335-HELP.

Planning to send holiday greetings to alumni and friends this December? Start your project now with University Communications! (more…)

The Chicana Studies Colectiva at Washington State University celebrates Chican@ Latin@ Heritage Month with a day of education, arts and crafts, food and pláticas. This year the Colectiva, working with and supported by the Cultural and Heritage Houses of WSU will provide a day of programming to celebrate “Latina Superheroes of Our Past, Present & Future: From El Santo to Judge Sotomayor.” (more…)

This local hands-on computer lab, taking place from 9-11 a.m., will introduce you to Zotero, a free, open source alternative to reference manager systems such as EndNote and ProCite. Zotero allows you to easily save bibliographic details, comments, indexing terms, and direct links to webpages, word documents, and even articles that are in library subscription databases such as Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, JSTOR, and PubMed. When you are ready to write, you can use Zotero to integrate your references into your work in many citation styles using Microsoft Word. (more…)

Originating in Pullman, this course is available statewide through Academic Media Services videoconferencing. This session takes place from 1:30-3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. (more…)

Dr. Jay Brunner of the WSU-Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center will be this week’s presenter. The title of his talk is: A Personal Perspective of Apple IPM in Washington.  The seminar will be in FSHN 354 (Entomology Classroom) on Oct 1 at 12:10 p.m.. For more info about Jay Brunner go to: http://entomology.tfrec.wsu.edu/jfbhome/curriculumvita.php

You are invited to the Health Professions Student Center (HPSC) in CUE 502 to see our “WE MADE IT” bulletin board, which holds the many smiling faces of last year’s students who made it into the health professional school of their choice. We celebrated with over 150 students last spring and summer as we heard about our students’ acceptance, and then we snapped their photos! These students include 21 future doctors, 6 future dentists, 45 future pharmacists, 64 future nurses, 7 future (more…)

This Wednesday, October 1, from 6 a.m. to Noon, Grimes Way will be reduced to single lane traffic in the area in front of the new PACCAR Environmental Technology Building.  East and west traffic will be affected.   Traffic flaggers will be present.  Please be sure to follow their directions.  Thank you for your patience.  GO COUGS! (more…)

The Human Resource Services Facebook page provides a communication channel for employees to connect and communicate with others.  Connecting with the page is optional and it is set up so no one is able to view your personal FB profile if you choose to like/follow the page. The HRS Facebook page highlights the talented employees and outstanding programs at WSU.  The HRS Facebook page features interesting and informative posts, news, updates of interest, resources and services available to the university community. (more…)

Do you advertise position vacancies for your department? JobTarget allows users to efficiently and effectively complete online advertising through one location.  This training takes place locally in Pullman and is available statewide through AMS videoconferencing. To learn more about this exciting new recruitment tool please visit: http://hrs.wsu.edu/Recruitment+Toolkit (more…)

Fresh pressed cider, food and family fun are on the menu for the free, 2014 harvest party 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Washington State University organic farm.

Activities will include hay wagon rides, face painting and games.

Pumpkins, sold by weight, will be available from a U-pick pumpkin patch that includes traditional jack-o-lanterns, baby pumpkins and novelty varieties. (more…)

Don’t miss a moment of music!

Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Faculty Artist Series: Trumpet and Organ: Pictures at an Exhibition
8:00PM • Bryan Hall Theatre
Jill Schneider, organ and David Turnbull, trumpet with WSU Brass Quintet

General Admission: $10   Sr. Citizens & non-WSU Students: $5   
WSU Students with ID: FREE
All proceeds from the sales of tickets will benefit the School of Music scholarship fund. Tickets are available in the lobby thirty minutes before concert time. (more…)