September 2020
Energy Systems Innovation Center (ESIC) will host this PSERC Webinar entitled “A Cross-Domain Approach to Analyzing the Short-Run Impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. Electricity Sector” and presented by Dr. Le Xie, Texas A&M University.
Learn how to engage students in meaningful conversation by interacting with their peers and media.
Join Christine Curtis, Assistant Professor of Teaching at the Edward Murrow College of Communication, as she teaches you how to maintain professional communication etiquette in a virtual space including proper attire, lighting, and minimizing distractions.
This training will provide a review of Blackboards’ full array of powerful question formats and setting options that allow you to precisely control and manage delivery of online assessments.
Hello Global Cougs! Join us for the first ever WSU Global Learning Virtual Fall Fair.
Recent events in cities like Portland and Kenosha have highlighted the growing radicalization of protest. Professor Lowndes will discuss the discursive links between the Trump campaign and the emergent right- wing street violence in historical context.
The Pullman Farmers Market returns for its 12th season to offer the community a mid-week farmers market.
We’ll explain different setup options, show how to grade and comment on student work, and demonstrate how to use the electronic rubric.
Use this tool to proactively engage students in reading and provide a focus of conversation with automatically graded annotations.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Dr. Rodrigo Fernandez, University of Alberta. Dr. Fernandez will present his talk, “Mass ejection, compact objects, and electromagnetic transients”.
While it may look different on WSU campuses this year, fans can still unite in celebration of the 16th annual College Colors Day, Friday, September 4.
School of Music Faculty Flutist Sophia Tegart will perfom works for solo flute by Bach, Feld, Paganini, Samuel and Uebayashi. Watch live on YouTube at WSUPullmanMusic.
Microgrids are small, autonomous energy systems. Microgrids are indeed a philosophy of life, coming from the idea of generating and consuming energy at the same point, thus avoiding electricity (energy) long distance transmission losses. The idea can be translated to water, food, or life.
Ericka Huggins, a human rights activist, poet, educator, Black Panther leader, and former political prisoner, will provide a virtual keynote presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at noon. This event is free and open to the public.
Join the WSU Alumni Association and BECU for a new webinar “10 Tips to Reduce Debt.”
This literary agent panel is the first in an exciting series featuring award-winning poets, novelists, essayists, agents, and editors in free, public readings, student workshops, and panel discussions.
Dr. Michael Letko, a virologist from Washington State University’s Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, will lead us through a brief history of coronavirus species-jumps, the current limitations in our ability to predict the next jump, and how his lab is working to change that.
In this training, we will cover simple ways to engage with students and optimize your course space.
Why do conspiracy theories play such a prominent part in contemporary politics? Professor Uscinski will discuss the role conspiracies theories play, who believes them, and why.
The Academic Success and Career Center’s new Professional Experience Series can help students evaluate and prepare for a wide range of career options and learn to navigate in a virtual world.
The Pullman Farmers Market returns for its 12th season to offer the community a mid-week farmers market. Washington State’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order lists farmers markets as essential businesses allowing the Pullman Farmers Market and its vendors to operate and provide access to fresh food, personal hygiene products and more.
Eric Coppock, SW Systems Engineer and Leona Ugbo, Recruiter will present and answer questions about Ball Aerospace.
Zoom allows users to communicate through webcam/microphones, chat, and screen sharing. Learn about how this tool can be used to conduct real time class sessions, meetings, office hours, host remote presenters, and so much more.
In this hands-on class, veteran literary agent Taryn Fagerness (a WSU alumna!) will teach students how to attract a literary agent to their work and the pitfalls to avoid on their journey to publication. Topic covered include: the art of writing a proposal, how to put together a list of agents to approach, current trends, and how to write the all-important query letter.
Take a well-deserved break on Wednesday, September 9th, and play a few rounds of virtual Bingo sponsored by WSU’s Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center (GIESORC).
So often in our organizations and communities, we fall into a cycle of reaction. A problem happens, and we respond.
Eric Coppock, SW Systems Engineer and Leona Ugbo, Recruiter will present and answer questions about Ball Aerospace.
Want to connect your Panopto quizzes to the Blackboard grade book?
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Dr. Meredith MacGregor, University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. MacGregor will present her talk, “How to Form a Habitable Planet”.
Join the William D. Ruckelshaus Center for its 10th annual Ruckelshaus Circle Luncheon, formerly Chairman’s Circle Luncheon, on Sept. 11.
After a temporary closure, the museum is happy to be reopening on a limited schedule for fall semester to visitors Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1-4 p.m.
This thesis proposal aims at bridging the gap between the theoretical work on approximation algorithms and efficient parallel algorithms for the Influence Maximization Problem to enable advancements in the achievable quality of results and scale.
We’ll explain different setup options, show how to grade and comment on student work, and demonstrate how to use the electronic rubric.
A through-hike (or thru-hike) is an end-to-end backpacking trip on a trail—usually long distance.
FREE beach activities all-day, bring your friends and participate in sand volleyball, spikeball, cornhole, Kan Jam, or bucketball in the SRC Backyard!
This training will provide a review of Blackboards’ full array of powerful question formats and setting options that allow you to precisely control and manage delivery of online assessments.
Join us to learn about using Handshake, how to prepare your Handshake profile for the Fall Career Expo & Technical Fair (October 5-7, 2020), and how to attend the fair via Handshake.
In this talk, I will discuss recent work in our group in which we made connections between proton transfer processes and hydrogen bonding and vibrational frequencies and intensities.
In this talk, we will discuss how such mobile health systems are designed and validated.
Show us your skills as you capture the beauty of the outdoors! The Outdoor Photo Contest and Exhibit is an annual event sponsored by WSU’s Outdoor Recreation Center and Student Entertainment Board. This contest is open to any amateur photographers.
How should we view the Trump impeachment in the context of past impeachments? What are the possible political ramifications, and what these comparisons tell us about elections and the presidency?
Join us as we take a closer look at Blackboards electronic rubric.
Use this tool to proactively engage students in reading and provide a focus of conversation with automatically graded annotations.
Meet Marcus Ramirez, Regional Recruitment Manager for City Year, to learn about working in the non-profit sector as well as opportunities with City Year. Marcus has a strong professional background with non-profit organizations including AmeriCorps.
Join Steve Way as he discusses how his multiple identities impact his ability to access quality healthcare.
Need a résumé? Your current résumé not landing interviews? Don’t know where to start? Let us help! We will discuss format, style, and how to write a résumé that best reflects your strengths and talents.
The Pullman Farmers Market returns for its 12th season to offer the community a mid-week farmers market.
In this webinar Ramon Sodano, Coordinator of Fitness Services and Education at Washington State University, will break down the common shoes used for exercise and discuss what they are, when to use them, and why.
Please join us for a lab safety seminar presented by representatives from the WSU Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) office.
You should never underestimate the power of a solid LinkedIn profile or resumé! Employers and recruiters typically take 10-20 seconds to do an initial review of your resumé, so capturing and keeping their attention is crucial.
In this training, we will cover simple ways to build a community-centered environment in your online course space.
Recent discoveries of dwarf galaxies hosting active galactic nuclei (AGN) suggest that massive black holes (MBHs) may be a common occurrence in such low-mass systems.
Need a résumé? Your current résumé not landing interviews? Don’t know where to start? Let us help! We will discuss format, style, and how to write a résumé that best reflects your strengths and talents.
Join us for a virtual screening of Bias documentary
You’re invited to take part in a virtual screening of Bias, an acclaimed documentary examining unconscious bias and how it affects workplaces, the justice system, relationships and technology. Bias features the work of WSU College of Nursing faculty Dr.…
“Grab your roommates and your favorite blanket, because SEB films are looking a little cozier this year!
Learn how to engage students in meaningful conversation by interacting with their peers and media.
Cougs are invited to meet their Registered Student Organizations through the first-ever Virtual Student Organization Fair! A new way to hang out and meet people, join a club, win prizes, and support your student organizations.
In this training, we will cover effective ways to assess student learning in your online course space.
A colloidal dispersion has been of great interest in both fundamental science and practical applications.
Equipment failures, operator errors, natural disasters and cyber-attacks can and have caused extended blackouts of the electric grid.
What will be the political consequences of the massive street protests over the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd?
Join the WSU Alumni Association for an educational conversation with our very own WSU Professor and Alumnus, Dr. Anna Plemons, and her co-host and advocate of the Arts in Corrections, Carol Hinds.
Too often, in the telling of the history of the disability rights movement, the voices and experiences of Black disabled, in particular, have been whitewashed, or even erased.
Meet Jody Page (Carson ’96), Director of Investing, Lighter Capital. With over 20 years of finance experience, Jody runs a team of analysts looking to invest in SaaS technology companies in the PNW.
Join WSU professors Josh Neumiller and Cheyenne Newsome for a panel discussion on national trends in diabetes, what causes this chronic condition, and strategies for diabetes prevention.
One of Washington State University Pullman’s largest employers of students is University Recreation. Join guest David Grassi, membership coordinator at UREC, as he talks about their recruitment process and what they look for in student employees.
Learn about the informational interview process, including what to ask, how to approach, and how to utilize your network in the job search.
The Pullman Farmers Market returns for its 12th season to offer the community a mid-week farmers market.
Our existence—and the existence of all life on Earth—depends on our natural environment. Population growth combined with globalization, and the increased mutual interdependence that has come with it, have intensified the effects humans have on the planet and the effects that our climate has on us.
We invite you to learn more about our response to COVID-19 and overall conduct process. We’ll address community standards related to COVID-19 precautions as well as issues of academic integrity and classroom disruption in a remote learning environment.
Kelly Yang is the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk, winner of the 2019 Asian Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature, Parachutes–YA debut novel, May 2020, Harpercollins–and Three Keys–Front Desk Sequel, Sept 2020, Scholastic.
Join the WSU Community, Equity and Inclusive Excellence office as they discuss what inclusive pedagogy is, what community of practice is, and how to unite the two.
What effects will Covid-19 have on our politics and the election? Why is the response to the pandemic so politically polarized, and what might bridge the partisan gap in America today?
Learn about the informational interview process, including what to ask, how to approach, and how to utilize your network in the job search.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Dr. Ying-Ju Wang, ColdQuanta, Inc. Dr. Wang will present her talk, “Powering the Quantum Information – Industrial R&D for Quantum Evolution”, via Zoom.
Game on! The WSU Alumni Association is hosting a special happy hour game night for all Washington State University recent grads (classes 2010-2020).
We welcome all students, staff and faculty to the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center for Flu Shot Friday! Get in before the official start of flu season to better protect yourself and other Cougs.
Accessibility is a field that is of ever-increasing importance. An alternate title for this talk could be “Accessibility – everything they won’t teach you in school but will need to know.” This talk will present a brief look at how the speaker got into the accessibility area of computer science.
You’re invited to join the largest student leadership conference in the region. Join other students as they talk about social justice and how to put their ideas into action.
You have 30 seconds to make an impression…are you ready? Prepare for the Career Expo and Technical Fair—learn how to research employers, give your best impression and network effectively.
GTI is a leading research, development and training organization focused on solving global energy and environmental challenges by developing technology-driven solutions for consumers, industry, and government.
Come meet ENERCON virtually on September 28th from 5:30 to 6:30 PM PDT and learn about design engineering from some of their talented engineers!
Whether you are just starting out as an online student or you are in your final classes for degree completion, join James Bledsoe from the College of Arts and Sciences in this webinar to start off your semester armed with information on learning & study strategies.
Personal Branding is becoming an essential part of professional success.
This event will be livestreamed in two parts. Part I: interview, Part II: Performance
ESIC FA20 Zoom Seminar Series presents “Measuring Cyber-Physical Resilience: Modeling, Formulation, and Analysis” by Dr. Venkatesh Vankataramanan, Active Adaptive Control (AAC) Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
What is the Electoral College, and why do some key states matter so much? This talk will cover the basics around election math and campaign strategy.
You have 30 seconds to make an impression…are you ready? Prepare for the Career Expo and Technical Fair—learn how to research employers, give your best impression and network effectively.
How can we build a more equitable system of justice? How do we work towards this goal at a time of social unrest, civil disobedience, and those advocating for more “law and order”?
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU Black Lives Matter Artist Grant Program will distribute $2,500 grants to 20 artists across the state of Washington who will be asked to use their voices, experiences, and artistic expression to reflect on social justice efforts in response to systemic racism.
Etsuko Ichikawa will be present in the gallery to informally welcome visitors to her exhibition, Etsuko Ichikawa: Broken Poems of Fireflies.
The Pullman Farmers Market returns for its 12th season to offer the community a mid-week farmers market.
Amazon’s mission is “to be Earth’s most customer-centric company”, and our Operations and award-winning Customer Service teams are at the heart of that mission.
US Air Force Officer Recruiter Information Session will discuss what Air Force positions are available, qualification requirements, and Q&A from recruiting team.
Tokyo-born, Seattle-based artist, Etsuko Ichikawa will discuss the creative motivations and process that brought about Etsuko Ichikawa: Broken Poems of Fireflies, a new immersive installation commissioned by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU.
Brianna Lawson is a senior in Computer Science and will talk about her past internship experiences. She will go over some tips and tricks to having a qualified resume.
Global Connections Bingo Game Nights are returning throughout the Fall 2020 semester. You’re invited to take a well-deserved break each month and join us for a few rounds of virtual Bingo!
Geography is inescapable. We live, love, work, dream in place. We are bound to the places we inhabit, the terrain we call home.