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Friday, September 1 @12 am
College Colors Day

Across the United States students, parents, family, fans and alumni observe National College Colors Day.  This day is celebrated annually by wearing your college team’s colors and college or university apparel. Use #CollegeColorsDay to post on social media and spread the word. Visit collegecolorsday.com to see what others are wearing…

Friday, September 1 @3:10 pm
Student Recital: Dave Berry, jazz piano
Performance
WSU Pullman

Please join the David Berry trio, featuring David Berry on Piano, Stefan Jarocki on Bass, and David Ward on drums, performing all new original music!

Tuesday, September 5 @12 pm
Town Halls 2017: WSU Priorities, Successes, Challenges

College of Veterinary Medicine faculty, staff, and students are invited to join President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo as they present important updates about the university. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.

Tuesday, September 5 @4 pm
Town Halls 2017: WSU Priorities, Successes, Challenges

Carson College of Business faculty, staff, and students are invited to join President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo as they present important updates about the university. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.

Tuesday, September 5 @8 pm
Faculty Artist Series: New Favorites: New and Underperformed Works for Horn and Friends
Performance
WSU Pullman

Branching out from the tradition horn recital pieces, New Favorites explores works written for horn in the last 50 years. Some works, like Brett Miller’s “Hunting Songs” and James Naigus’ “Spectra,” were written within the last several years. Other’s, like Edward Gregson’s Horn Concerto, are works that have been around…

Wednesday, September 6 @11 am
CougSync Connect: Campus & Community Involvement Fair

On Wednesday, September 6 from 11 am to 2 pm on the Glenn Terrell Mall, Student Involvement and the Center for Civic Engagement will host a joint student involvement fair to promote the wide variety of ways students can get involved on campus and in the community. This action-packed event…

Wednesday, September 6 @11 am
CougSync Connect: Campus & Community Involvement Fair

On Wednesday, September 6 from 11 am to 2 pm on the Glenn Terrell Mall, Student Involvement and the Center for Civic Engagement will host a joint student involvement fair to promote the wide variety of ways students can get involved on campus and in the community. This action-packed event…

Thursday, September 7 @2 pm
Writing With Trees: Exploring Identity & Entanglement

#UnderTheSkin is back this Fall at WSU. Our goal is to create spaces of dialogue, understanding, growth and healing.  We will be gathering on Thursdays 2-4 p.m. at Mestizo Center, Cleveland Hall 121.

#UnderTheSkin is an effort to build a critical and dialogical community  where we learn from one another.  Collaborators…

Thursday, September 7 @2 pm
Writing With Trees: Exploring Identity & Entanglement
Workshop / Seminar

#UnderTheSkin is back this Fall at WSU. Our goal is to create spaces of dialogue, understanding, growth and healing.  We will be gathering on Thursdays 2-4 p.m. at Mestizo Center, Cleveland Hall 121.

#UnderTheSkin is an effort to build a critical and dialogical community  where we learn from one another.  Collaborators…

Friday, September 8 @11:45 am
Research Seminar – Aimee Sutliff
Workshop / Seminar

Title of Research: MicroRNA Regulation of the UGT2 Sub-family of Detoxifying Enzymes

Monday, September 11 @12 am
9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance

On September 11, join more than 40 million people across the county to fulfill a national commitment to serve on this National Day of Service and Remembrance. To pay tribute to the victims and heroes of 9/11, the WSU Center for Civic Engagement is facilitating a variety of projects, including…

Monday, September 11 @4 pm
Town Halls 2017: WSU Priorities, Successes, Challenges

Honors College faculty, staff, and students are invited to join President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo as they present important updates about the university. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.

Town halls for each college and campus will take place in September. WSU community members are…

Monday, September 11 @6 pm
The Physiology of Fight/Flight: Understanding Stage Fright
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman

Lisa Chisholm is an in-demand coach for performing artists, with a professional curriculum of workshops encompassing all aspects of preparation and performance.

On September 11, Lisa presents her workshop on managing and understanding the physiological aspects of stage fright. A bassoonist from Juilliard, with a Certificate in Psychology from Ryerson University…

Tuesday, September 12 @12 pm
Town Halls 2017: WSU Priorities, Successes, Challenges

College of Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, and students are invited to join President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo as they present important updates about the university. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.

Tuesday, September 12 @3 pm
Digital Foundations Workshop: Creative Commons
Workshop / Seminar

Have you ever wondered if you have the right to use an image in a presentation or on a website? Or maybe you’ve wanted to adapt an existing piece of music, change up a design, or include someone else’s infographic in your paper? Creative Commons licenses can help answer…

Tuesday, September 12 @4 pm
Town Halls 2017: WSU Priorities, Successes, Challenges

College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences faculty, staff, and students are invited to join President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo as they present important updates about the university. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.

Tuesday, September 12 @7 pm
RCI Annual Interdisciplinary Lecture: Katie Cooper on ‘Plate Tectonics’

RCI Annual Interdepartmental Lecture 2017-18

Free & Open to the Public

Professor Katie Cooper (WSU School of the Environment)

“Plate Tectonics: How the Earth’s Interior Impacts

Elections, Cell Phones, Global Climate, and You”

This talk will explore the emergence…

Tuesday, September 12 @8 pm
Faculty Artist Series: “Jazz, Drenched with Blues and Funk” featuring faculty ensemble Gator Tail with special guest pianist Teo Ciavarella
Performance
WSU Pullman

Gator Tail, the Washington State University faculty quartet featuring saxophonist, Greg Yasinitsky; organist Brian Ward; guitarist Brad Ard; and percussionist Dave Jarvis will present the concert “Jazz, Drenched in Blues and Funk” on Tuesday, September 12th, at 8:00 pm, in Kimbrough Concert Hall on the WSU Campus, as part…

Wednesday, September 13 @12 pm
Town Halls 2017: WSU Priorities, Successes, Challenges

Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture faculty, staff, and students are invited to join President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo as they present important updates about the university. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.

Wednesday, September 13 @4 pm
Town Halls 2017: WSU Priorities, Successes, Challenges

College of Education faculty, staff, and students are invited to join President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo as they present important updates about the university. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.

Wednesday, September 13 @4:10 pm
Center for Reproductive Biology Seminar
Workshop / Seminar

Sponsored by the Center for Reproductive Biology Washington State University and the University of Idaho

Dr. Erica Crespi School of Biological Sciences Washington State University

“Progress Report: Endocrine mediators of regeneration of limbs in amphibians”

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Biotechnology Life Sciences 402 4:10pm-5:00pm

All faculty,…

Wednesday, September 13 @7:30 pm
On Ensemble — Taiko Drums
Performance

FREE FOR WSU STUDENTS!

On Ensemble infuses the powerful rhythms of Japanese taiko drumming with musical elements ranging from jazz, hip-hop, and rock to Central Asian overtone singing.

The group is led by childhood friends Shoji Kameda and Masato “Maz” Baba, who combine their study and deep…

Thursday, September 14 @4:30 pm
WSU Fine Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series presents: Carlos Castellanos
Conference / Symposium

Lecture in the Fine Arts Auditorium (FA 5062) followed by reception in Gallery 2 at 5:30pm.

Carlos Castellanos is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher with a wide array of interests such as embodiment, cybernetics, ecology, phenomenology, artificial intelligence and art-science collaboration. He has received a National Science Foundation IGERT…

Thursday, September 14 @5 pm
Carson College of Business Annual Power Breakfast Networking Event

Susan Mullaney, president of Kaiser Permanente Washington, will present ­­­“Health Care: Bold Moves in a Time of Uncertainty,” as the keynote speaker at the annual Power Breakfast networking event sponsored by the WSU Carson College of Business.

The event is open to the public. Register for $40 by 5 p.m.…

Thursday, September 14 @5 pm
Carson College of Business Hosts Finance Professionals Night

The Carson College of Business will offer “Finance Professional Night,” a free panel presentation open to the public. Panelists include moderator Jim Oster, senior vice president/manager, foreign exchange sales, KeyBank, N.A.; Laurie Bishop, chief financial officer, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants; Bob Ledford, chief operating officer, AECOM-Americas; Spencer Shelman, portfolio manager, Palouse Capital;…

Thursday, September 14 @8 pm
Guest Recital: Teo Ciavarella, jazz piano
Performance
WSU Pullman

Acclaimed Italian jazz pianist Teo Ciavarella will present a guest concert at Washington State University, Thursday, September 14th, at 8:00 pm, in Kimbrough Concert Hall on the WSU Campus. Performing with Ciavarella will be WSU Jazz Studies faculty members Greg Yasinitsky, Director of the WSU School of Music, saxophone; Horace…

Friday, September 15 @12 am
Outdoor Photo Contest

Show us your skills as you capture the beauty of the outdoors! The Outdoor Photography Contest and Exhibit is an annual event sponsored by WSU’s Outdoor Recreation Center and Student Entertainment Board and is open to any amateur photographers. The Outdoor Photo Contest aims to highlight human or naturally powered…

Friday, September 15 @12 pm
Town Halls 2017: WSU Priorities, Successes, Challenges

WSU Pullman non-college affiliated staff and students are invited to join President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo as they present important updates about the university. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.

Town halls for each college and campus will take place in September. WSU community members are…

Friday, September 15 @5:30 pm
International Film Showcase Series for September – Train to Busan

As a part of International Film Showcase series, sponsored by International Program – International Center, the South Korean movie “Train to Busan” will be played. A man, his daugther, and other passengers suddenly trapped on a moving train during a zombie and disease outbreak in South Korea.

Open to public…

Wednesday, September 20 @4 pm
Town Halls 2017: WSU Priorities, Successes, Challenges

Murrow College of Communication faculty, staff, and students are invited to join President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo as they present important updates about the university. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.

Wednesday, September 20 @6 pm
WSU Volleyball vs. UW

WSU Volleyball vs. UW at 6 p.m.

$2 Hot Dogs Concession Deal Special #bEATtheDawgs

Location: Bohler Gym

Tickets: bit.ly/WSUVBTix

Thursday, September 21 @8 pm
Faculty Artist Series: En Chamade and Equinox (WSU Brass Quintet)
Performance
WSU Pullman

En Chamade: Jill Schneider,organ and David Turnbull, trumpet

On Thursday, September 21st, the School of Music at Washington State University will present a concert featuring the groups En Chamade and Equinox. David Turnbull and Jill Schneider make up the…

Saturday, September 23 @10 am
Palouse Outdoor Festival

The Outdoor Recreation Center (ORC) at Washington State University is holding its 4th Annual Palouse Outdoor Festival at Wawawai County Park with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m.

This is your opportunity to try rock climbing, kayaking, or stand up paddle boarding for free! On Saturday, come down to Wawawai County Park…

Saturday, September 23 @12 pm
Kickoff at the CUB

Kickoff at the CUB will start at 12:00 PM, three hours prior to kickoff, on Saturday, Sept. 23, in the CUB M.G. Carey Senior Ballroom.

Get into the Cougar spirit before we face off against the Nevada Wolfpack in the CUB Senior Ballroom! Enjoy affordable food options such as BBQ…

Monday, September 25 @5 pm
Annual Walton Lecture Explores Boundaries of Fair Insurance Pricing

The 25th annual Walton Lecture, free to the public, will feature Greg Ness, chairman, president and chief executive officer of the StanCorp Financial Group and Standard Insurance Company. Ness will present “Applied Risk:  The Science and Strategy of Risk Mitigation in the Insurance Industry.” He has nearly 40 years of…

Tuesday, September 26 @4:10 pm
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium – Dr. Elizabeth Donley
Conference / Symposium

The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Dr. Elizabeth Donley, National Institute of Standards and Technology. Dr. Donley will present her talk, “Cold-Atoms: A Clean Platform for Compact Atomic Clocks and Sensors.”

Meet for refreshments before the lecture at 3:45 – 4:10pm in the foyer…

Tuesday, September 26 @8 pm
Faculty Artist Series: We Are America
Performance
WSU Pullman

Julie Wieck, soprano and Karen Savage, piano  

We Are America,” includes songs that represent the history and diversity of experiences that make up our United States.  Among the Americans depicted in song will be settlers, Native…

Wednesday, September 27 @8 pm
Symphony Orchestra
WSU Pullman

Join the WSU Symphony Orchestra as they perform their first concert of the 2017-2018 academic year. We will be featuring several sections of the orchestra, as well as Larissa Opp, 2017 WSU Concerto Competition Winner.

The evening opens with Tchaikovsky’s beloved “Souvenir de Florence” performed by the string section of…

Thursday, September 28 @2 pm
Workshop: Representations of Mexican Identity after the Mexican Revolution
Workshop / Seminar

#UnderTheSkin. The second workshop of the series Under the Skin: An Introspective Look at the Self will help the participants explore assumptions held about the Mexican Identity. In Dr. Yvonne Berliner’s words this workshop “will explore terms like “indigenismo” and will present a historical analysis on how murals and paintings worked on crafting a…

Friday, September 29 @12:10 pm
College of Pharmacy presents Graduate Seminar
Workshop / Seminar

September 15 Dunxin Shen – Denton Lab

September 22 Sihan Wang – Wang Lab

September 29 Sara Dumit – Tolmachev Lab, USTUR

October 6 Sabrina Fechtner, Ahmed Lab

October 13 Ana Vergara, Lazarus Lab

October 20 Mahamudul Haque. Ahmed Lab

October 27 Irina Teslenko. Lazarus Lab

November 3 Madalyn Brown.…

Friday, September 29 @4:30 pm
Kickoff at the CUB

Kickoff at the CUB will start at 4:30 PM, three hours prior to kickoff.

Get into the Cougar spirit before we face off against the USC Trojans in the CUB Senior Ballroom! Enjoy affordable food options such as BBQ beef sandwiches, German sausages, hamburgers, cookies, and much more. Beverages are…

Saturday, September 30 @10 am
Palouse Throwdown

The 4th annual Palouse Throwdown will take place on Saturday, September 30. This year’s event will be at the new Chinook Center in the heart of the WSU campus with both scaled and Rx divisions!  Teams will be same sex, and if you register you will be designated the ‘team…