Sarah Shoffner, assistant professor of human development and family studies at University of North Carolina, Greensboro, will officially establish the WSU Vancouver Chapter of Kappa Omicron Nu on Wednesday, Oct. 13.Shoffner will conduct the chapter installation ritual at 7:15 p.m. in Classroom Building, Room 225. A reception and recognition of local officers will follow.Kappa Omicron […]
The annual conference of the national Oral History Association, co-hosted by Washington State University Vancouver, will be held Sept. 29 to Oct. 3 at the Hilton Portland and Executive Tower Hotel in Portland, Ore.The theme of the five-day event is “Telling Stories,Narratives of Our Own Times.”OHA gathers together academics, public historians, educators, personal historians and […]
Washington State University Vancouver faculty member Jane Cote was named the 2004-2005 recipient of the Athena Award in a Sept. 15 ceremony.The Athena Award is a nationwide program designed to honor women who strive toward their highest level of accomplishment and leadership, not only excelling in their chosen fields, but also creating paths for others […]
The first ever class of freshmen on the WSU Vancouver campus arrived for their first day of classes Monday, Sept. 20. Approximately 50 freshmen began their pursuits of bachelor’s degrees in the high-demand fields of mechanical engineering, biology and computer science, offered by Vancouver’s new Engineering and Science Institute. Although freshmen previously have enrolled at […]
VANCOUVER, Wash. — WSU Vancouver will host a nine-part lecture series on the science of Hollywood as part of the university honors program.The series will be divided into five scientific topics – genetic screening/databasing, global warming, disease: emerging infectious diseases, brain injuries and techno-identity/cyborgs – and will include the screening of films and lectures by […]
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Washington State University Vancouver welcomes 14 faculty members this fall, building on the university’s existing base of locally and nationally recognized experts in more than 35 fields of study. June Canty, Ed.D., joins WSU Vancouver as director of education programs. Canty was most recently professor of education at Gonzaga University. She received […]
Two new exhibits at WSU Vancouver feature photos and oil pastels by area artists. Molly Cliff Hilts says she seeks beauty in the often overlooked or commonplace. She builds her oil pastels with layers of bright pigment before scratching through the top layers to reveal colors below. Her work is on display at the Student […]
Washington State University Vancouver faculty member Hakan Gurocak has been named director of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, an academic unit of the College of Engineering and Architecture at the university’s Pullman campus, effective Aug. 16. <br><br>“Hakan is perfect for this position. He has taken the lead in proposing the new school of […]
The WSU Vancouver Student Services Building Gallery is featuring student work from Fine Arts 471: Digital and Photo Processes for Printmaking. The technique makes use of the computer at some stage, but includes hand-pulled intaglios, lithographs, collographs, pigmented inkjet prints, as well as cross-hybrids of these print processes. The exhibit will be on display through […]
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Washington State University Vancouver has been awarded a grant worth more than $346,000 by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Working with Educational Service District 112 and six school districts, WSU Vancouver faculty members David Slavit and Tamara Nelson will use the grant to focus on professional development for science and […]