PULLMAN, Wash. — Planning is underway for the second annual Academic Showcase and recognition banquet to be held April 1.
Building upon last year’s successful Academic Showcase, the day will begin with a juried poster session for students and faculty to showcase recently published and ongoing scholarly and creative activity.
“The purpose of Showcase is literally to showcase the strength of our faculty and students by illustrating the interesting work that they’re doing,” said Fran McSweeney, chair of the steering committee appointed by WSU President V. Lane Rawlins. “We want Showcase to become the annual meeting for the university community, a time to come together and learn about each other and our shared enterprise.”
Abstracts may be submitted by faculty, staff or students. The online site (www.showcase.wsu.edu) to submit abstracts will open Jan. 10 and close Feb. 25. Submitters will be notified of acceptance March 7. Complete guidelines for abstract submission will be available Jan. 10. Mary Sanchez Lanier is chairing the subcommittee planning this event. Serving with Lanier are Tom Brigham, Jerman Rose and John Nilson.
Steering committee members include David Bahr, Brigham, Donna Clark, Karen Fischer, Mary Gresch, Dave Hoyt, Lanier, Judy Mitchell, Nilson, Tena Old, Rose, John Sutherland, Dave Turnbull and Jim Zuba.
The Academic Showcase will be followed by a university luncheon, featuring the Distinguished Faculty Address.
The day’s events will culminate with “Celebrating Excellence – An Evening Honoring Our Faculty and Staff.” Recipients of the university’s top faculty and staff awards—The Eminent Faculty Award, the Sahlin Faculty Excellence Awards, the Marian E. Smith Faculty Achievement Award, the President’s Employee Excellence Awards and the presenter of the Distinguished Faculty Address—as well as newly tenured and promoted faculty, including those named Regents’ Professors, will be honored during this evening.
