Notices and Announcements

Ahoy, Matey! The last week of Cougar Kids Camp is dedicated to adventure! From July 26-Aug. 1, campers will explore the seven seas in their search for hidden treasure. The kids will brave the waves in the Student Recreation Center swimming pool, climb the masts at the SRC climbing wall, and learn how to use a compass and map to navigate the waters. Campers will enjoy pirate life this week because it won’t require swabbing the deck or walking the plank, only fun! Campers can become pirates during morning, afternoon or all-day sessions. Extended hours are also available for free. Registration for this week ends July 27 so sign up your Cougar Kid today!

For registration and other information about Cougar Kids Camp, please visit cougarkids.wsu.edu or call 335-UREC.

Lost navy blue sweater; somewhere between the parking lot south of French Admin. and Holland-Terrell Library.

If  found contact Jean 335-2763 (Holland Library,4th floor) will respond July 28.

Check out Environmental Health and Safety’s Wildfire Smoke Page: http://ehs.wsu.edu/ph/wildfiresmoke.html .

The page includes links about current air quality statewide and precautions to take if your air quality becomes unhealthy.

If you have further questions, please contact Environmental Health and Safety at 509-335 – 3041.

This BPPM revision includes the following changes:

–  Leave Report for Overtime-Exempt (Excepted) Classified Employees 60.62

–  Form: Travel Charge Card Application 95.03.7

For a summary of the changes and links to the revised section, see the BPPM Revision 436 memorandum at:

http://public.wsu.edu/~forms/HTML/Revision_Memos/RevisionMemo436.htm

Contact:  Office of Procedures, Records, and Forms; telephone 335-2005

Come and pick your sweet cherries, sour (pie) cherries, apricots and cane berries (currants, gooseberries, raspberries) at the WSU Tukey Orchard at the junction of Terre View Drive and Airport Road.

Friday July 18, 2014 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday July 19, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please bring your own bags, boxes, bowls, or buckets to hold your fruit.
Payment must be with cash or check.
For more details and prices go to our website http://horticulture.wsu.edu

Come and pick your sweet cherries, sour (pie) cherries, apricots and cane berries (currants, gooseberries, raspberries) at the WSU Tukey Orchard at the junction of Terre View Drive and Airport Road.

Friday July 18, 2014 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday July 19, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please bring your own bags, boxes, bowls, or buckets to hold your fruit.
Payment must be with cash or check.
For more details and prices go to our website http://horticulture.wsu.edu

Student Financial Services (SFS) is now awarding work study to eligible students for the 2014-2015 academic year. Eligible students receive a ZZUSIS portal notice advising them to complete and return a Work Study Authorization Form (WSAF) to be considered for this need-based financial aid.

Students need a job to return this form to SFS. The form requires both student and employer information and signatures. Please be aware that work study is awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis and a completed and returned WSAF does not guarantee the student he/she will be awarded work study. Both the student and employer receive an email if the student receives a work study award.  Please direct work study questions or inquiries to SFS.Workstudy@wsu.edu or visit finaid.wsu.edu.

Join the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center TODAY from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. for the Pullman ArtWalk 2014 artist reception featuring WSU Faculty members: Phil Gruen, Robert Krikac, Kathleen Ryan and Carrie Vielle. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. Wine tasting will be available for $5 showcasing wines by Cougar alumni. Works by the artists will be available for purchase throughout the reception. The Visitor Center is located at 150 E. Spring Street.

www.visitor.wsu.edu – visitor@wsu.edu – 509-335-INFO

End your summer right with a full day of rock climbing in beautiful Post Falls. Join us on August 2 for this fun-filled day trip! Located just east of Spokane, Post Falls has gorgeous scenery and a variety of great cliffs to climb. We will cover the basics of rock climbing before we climb so no experience is necessary. Registration costs are $55 for SRC members and $80 for non-members. This includes all necessary climbing equipment, transportation, instruction and an Adventure Facilitator. Be sure to sign up soon, registration ends July 27!

For more information, visit urec.wsu.edu//register/itemdetails.aspx?id=18555

Attention PERS, TRS and LEOFF retirement participants: Are you planning to retire any time in the next five years? If so, don’t delay, and begin preparing now for that retirement.

The Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) is hosting a free-of-charge Retirement Planning Seminar in Pullman, on Saturday, August 23, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in the CUE on the Pullman campus. (more…)

2014 Global Services Training Workshop (Sign up now- space is limited!)

All sessions originate in Pullman and are available via AMS Videoconferencing

Click the links below to sign up:

• Global Services Workshop: Working with Foreign National Job Applications

Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

• Global Services Workshop: Pathways to Permanent Residency

Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

• Global Services Workshop: Seeking US Employment as a Foreign National

Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

• Global Services Workshop: Employing and Hosting International Scholars and Students at WSU

Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (more…)

Central Receiving is holding several packages without the proper shipping address. They are as follows:

1. This package is from Office Depot and contains 24 double A batterys. The order number is 1011063665.

2. This package is from CoreHealth & Fitness and the product description is ASSY, STEP DRIVE CHAIN W/ LINK. The customer po # is 94277.

3. This package is from Samsung Techwin and contains a Samsung Digital Presenter SDP-860. The customer order number is 1000004863.

Please contact Central Receiving with delivery details at 335-5575.

GIESORC will be facilitating a new 2 hour Ally training. If you have never gone through an Ally training, or even if you just need a refresher course, please join us on Tuesday, July 22 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in CUB 406.

We will cover some basic terminology, identity development, and social context.

Please RSVP to hstanton@wsu.edu

Spend a day at Silverwood Theme Park! Have fun in the sun with your family, friends, and fellow Cougs at Coug Day at Silverwood on July 24 or August 2! Purchase a Package Ticket, which includes park entry, dinner, unlimited soda, and entry into a raffle drawing, or simply purchase discounted park entry tickets. We hope to see you there!

Dinner includes tender pulled BBQ pork, buns, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, chili beans, cornbread, corn on the cob, garlic mashed potatos, a seasonal fruit mix salad, and assorted pepsi beverages. Dinner will be available from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

The entire park is open from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Boulder Beach is open from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. (more…)

Facilities Services Grounds Department, will be removing numerous declining and hazard rated trees throughout the campus. The wood from the majority of the trees will be taken to the compost facility. If you have any questions or would like more information or a detailed list of these trees please contact the Grounds Supervisor, Kappy Brun, at 335-9067 or kappy@wsu.edu.

THANKS!

Please join us in celebrating the tremendous contributions of Kathleen Hatch, assistant vice president and executive director of University Recreation, as she retires after 25 years at WSU. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, SRC members and friends are all welcome to attend a public reception honoring her service on July 29, from 3:30 p.m – 4:30 p.m., at the Student Recreation Center. The reception will include a brief program beginning at 4 p.m. Join us in thanking her for decades of inspiring Cougs to live active and healthy!

Thursday July 17, thru Thursday July 24, Colorado St. will be closed to thru traffic in front of Smith Gym and the P.E. Building while crews install new utilities for the Northside Residence Hall phase 2 project. Access to the green 2 lot in front of Smith Gym will remain open, please follow traffic signage and personnel during this time.

The Organic Farm will be selling fresh produce across from the CUB between 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday.  There is a great selection of summer vegetables and plants for sale.  Come by and see what’s good!  The farm will also be at the Pullman Farmer’s Market in the afternoon from 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Area Personnel Administrators and Managers on the Westside are encouraged to attend this upcoming conference taking place on August 8, 2014 in Everett. Provided by WSU Human Resource Services and the Attorney General’s Office this conference will be will be packed with information relating to current personnel issues and case studies frequently encountered.  Space is limited, to register now and to view more information on this event please click here!