Think the end of the school year signals boredom on the Palouse? Think again! WSU offers a number of opportunities for faculty, staff, graduate students and their families to stay active and involved during summer months. Here is just a sample:
Arts, culture and entertainment
• World issues and culture. International Student Center coffee hour, an informal opportunity to discuss world issues and culture, every Friday at 3 p.m. beginning May 12. Coffee and cookies will be served. Free international films will be shown throughout the summer. See www.ip.wsu.edu/intlcenter.
• Art. Museum of Art curator’s choice exhibition featuring works from Heidi Oberheide, Jim Loney and Henry Stinson, May 22-July 23. Summer hours are noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. See www.wsu.edu/artmuse/artmuse.html.
• Wine and lentil art. The Annual National Lentil Festival wine tasting and poster unveiling, 6 p.m., June 1, Old Post Office Wine Cellar and Gallery, downtown Pullman. Tickets $28; reservations at Pullman Chamber of Commerce, 334-3565. Festival is co-sponsored by WSU.
• Asian studies conference. Association for Asian Studies (ASPAC) Pacific Rim conference, June 16-18. Contact Noriko Kawamura at aspac2006@wsu.edu.
• Music and arts performances. The School of Music and Theatre Arts will host a variety of performances throughout the summer including the Solstice Wind Quintet at 3 p.m. May 14 at the Museum of Art; Jazz Northwest; Summer Keyboard Explorations guest artists July 3-7; and the summer Broadway musical, “Little Shop of Horrors” directed by Julie Anne Wieck, at 8 p.m. July 21, 22, 28 and 29 in Bryan theater, tickets $10, or $5 for students and seniors. See https://libarts.wsu.edu/musicandtheatre/music.htm.
• Theater. Beauty and the Beast, Pullman Civic Theatre, 7 p.m. July 28-29, and 2:30 p.m. July 30, Beasley Coliseum; tickets $15-$25, phone 335-1514.
Athletics
• Baseball. Support the final stretch of the Cougar baseball season! The Cougars launch a three-game series against the Oregon State Beavers May 19 at 6 p.m., May 20 at 2 p.m., and May 21 at noon, and play their final game against Lewis-Clark State College on May 22 at 6 p.m. All games will be held at Bailey-Brayton Field. Tickets at https://wsucougars.collegesports.com/tickets/basebl01.
• Football and volleyball. Ticket sales for the 2006 WSU football and volleyball seasons begin in May and continue through August. Call 1-800-GO-COUGS or visit www.wsucougars.com.
• Junior Cougar Club. WSU athletics are for kids too! Parents may register their kids in Junior Cougar Club, a WSU fan club for children ages 12 and under, beginning in May. Membership cost is $20 per child and includes free admission to the WSU vs. Idaho football game, free admission to all women’s volleyball and basketball home games, a t-shirt, and access to many activities throughout the year. Call 335-4325 or see www.wsucougars.com.
Academics/research
• Teaching and learning. Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology Teaching Toolkit Series workshops, 1 p.m. May 18 and June 1, 8 and 15 in CUE 502A. Contact CTLT at 335-1355 or ctlt@wsu.edu.
• Science symposium. Vincent Franceschi Memorial International Symposium, featuring scientists from around the country discussing plant-cell structure and function relations, June 9 and 10 in the Communication Addition building. Information and registration at https://franceschi.wsu.edu/registration.htm.
• Irish history. The Ulster Historical Foundation will present an Irish research workshop, an opportunity to learn about Irish family history themes and use Irish records and archives to discover genealogy, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on June 22 in CUE 518. Cost is $20 and includes lunch and materials. To register, contact Peggy Perkins at perkins@wsu.edu.
• McNair projects. McNair scholars will present their final research projects at the seventh annual McNair Achievement Program Research Symposium, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. July 26-27 in Lighty 260. Issues examined will include media, race, business and environment.
• Engineering poster session. The School of Materials and Mechanical Engineering’s Research Experience for Undergraduates will host a poster session 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 3 in the Engineering Research/Teaching Laboratory, Room 119.
• Pharmacology/toxicology. The College of Pharmacy will host Pharmacology/Toxicology Presentation Day, an opportunity for graduate students to share their research through oral and visual presentations, on Aug. 16 in Ensminger Pavilion.
Camps/children’s activities
• Cougar Kids Camp, an eight-week day camp designed for children grades 1-7, will begin June 12. Campers will go swimming, rock climbing, play sports and participate in activities centered on each week’s theme. See www.cougarkids.wsu.edu.
• String and keyboard camps. School of Music and Theatre Arts’ Cougar String Camp and Summer Keyboard Explorations, July 3-7, for string and piano students in grades 7-12. Cost $380 for residential students and $260 for commuter students. See https://libarts.wsu.edu/musicandtheatre/music.htm.
• Cougar Quest. Learn to take an animal’s vitals, become a digital dynamo or design a room at Cougar Quest, a week-long camp designed to enhance young people’s discovery. Two camps will be offered: July 16-21 for grades 7-9 and July 23-28 for grades 9-12. See www.cougarquest.wsu.edu.
Outdoor recreation
• Outdoor adventures. Go windsurfing on the Hood River, sunset paddling on the Snake River, rock climbing, hiking and sandboarding with the Outdoor Recreation Center. The ORC offers outdoor opportunities through the summer for any interest, budget and schedule. See https://urec.wsu.edu/orc.
• Wilderness orientation. Cougar Adventures, a wilderness orientation program for freshmen and transfer students, is seeking faculty and staff to accompany backpacking and rock-climbing trips June-September. Contact Mike Petlovany at 335-0106 or see https://adventures.wsu.edu.
New students
• Alive! The WSU Pullman campus will be Alive! with freshman and transfer students participating in new-student orientation. Ten Alive! sessions will be held between June 14 and Aug. 2.
• Summer Advantage, four-week (July 2-28), three-credit minisemester for incoming freshmen with a support system to aid in acclimation to college life. See www.summer.wsu.edu/advantage.
• Fall Orientation will be held Aug. 13-15 and Week of Welcome begins Aug. 16. For more information visit the website at www.wsu.edu/future-students/accepted/Alive/index.html.
Miscellaneous
• Ferdinand’s tour. Learn and view how cheese and ice cream are made and sample them too! Ferdinand’s Ice Cream Shoppe will offer self-guided and hosted tours (for groups of six or more) throughout the summer from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, visit the website at www.wsu.edu/creamery/ferdinands/ferdfront.htm.
