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Tuesday, September 4 @3 pm
AFW 2018-2019 Welcome Meeting
Avery Hall

All members of the WSU community are welcome to join us at our Welcome Meeting. Please invite colleagues, including faculty (all ranks and tracks), staff, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students to this event.

Tuesday, September 4 @7 pm
Bollywood on the Palouse Film Festival
Off Campus

Every Tuesday in September a different featured Bollywood film will be shown.

Sept. 4, 11, 18, & 25 @ 7:00 p.m.

Admission is free!

Presented by the Washington State University School of Languages, Cultures and Race. Co-sponsored by WSU Asia Program, Honors College, the Indian Students Association, and…

Wednesday, September 5 @11 am
CUB remodel 10th anniversary
Compton Union Building

Help the CUB celebrate 10 years since it’s 2008 remodel. Grab a free cookie near the CUB first floor Bookie entrance from 11 a.m. while supplies last.

Wednesday, September 5 @1 pm
Blackboard Learn Rubrics and Assignments
Class / Instruction
Spark

Electronic rubrics reduce grading fatigue and ensure more consistent judging criteria. Walk through the steps to create a rubric and associate it with various Blackboard assessments.

Wednesday, September 5 @1 pm
Blackboard Learn Rubrics and Assignments
Class / Instruction

Electronic rubrics reduce grading fatigue and ensure more consistent judging criteria. Walk through the steps to create a rubric and associate it with various Blackboard assessments.

Wednesday, September 5 @2 pm
University Catering Showcase
Reception / Open House
Compton Union Building

Taste University Catering’s new menus at a free showcase

Thursday, September 6 @6 am
ASCE Concrete Canoe meeting
Sloan Hall

Come design, construct, and race a canoe made of concrete! The ASCE concrete canoe competition includes a presentation in front of a panel, competitive racing, and canoe testing portion.

Thursday, September 6 @10 am
Blackboard Learn Tests and Quizzes
Class / Instruction
Spark

A review of Blackboard’s full array of powerful question formats and setting options that allow you to precisely control and manage delivery of online assessments.

Thursday, September 6 @10 am
Blackboard Learn Tests and Quizzes
Class / Instruction

A review of Blackboard’s full array of powerful question formats and setting options that allow you to precisely control and manage delivery of online assessments.

Thursday, September 6 @12 pm
BP Tabling Event
Careers / Jobs
Todd Hall

Come meet BP and learn more about job placement with them.

Thursday, September 6 @4:10 pm
Colloquium: Physics & Astronomy – Hergen Eilers
Workshop / Seminar
Webster Physical Science Building

Our research focuses on the development of novel optical sensors and optical spectroscopy approaches. I will describe several examples, including our work on using spatial light modulation in combination with digital optical phase conjugation to focus light inside a scattering material.

Friday, September 7 @4 pm
Architecture Summer Studio Symposium
Presentation
Carpenter Hall

Architecture Summer Studio Symposium at 4 p.m. in Carpenter 102, followed by a gallery reception at 5 p.m.

Saturday, September 8 @5 pm
KickOff at the CUB – vs. San Jose State
Compton Union Building

Get into the Coug spirit with family-fun entertainment, games, giveaways and affordable food options before each WSU home football game.

Monday, September 10 @9 am
VCEA donuts with the Dean
Reception / Open House

Join your Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture Dean, Mary Rezac, for donuts and conversation.

Monday, September 10 @2:30 pm
Voiland College Safety Training
Workshop / Seminar
PACCAR

The Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, in partnership with WSU’s Environmental Health & Safety, has created a specifically designed safety course to address the most common safety practices and areas of risk lab users may experience at WSU.

Tuesday, September 11 @12 pm
Town Halls 2018: Murrow College of Communication
Meeting
Jackson Hall

Murrow College faculty, staff and students at WSU Pullman are invited to learn about and discuss the university’s priorities with President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo.

Tuesday, September 11 @12 pm
Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition: Reception and Gallery Talk
Exhibition
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is hosting a reception and gallery talk with faculty artists Doug Gast, Joe Hedges and Io Palmer in the Wright/Harmon and Smith Galleries. Everyone is welcome!

Tuesday, September 11 @12:10 pm
Introducing one-minute mental reflections for students
Class / Instruction
Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE)

In this workshop, you’ll learn several immediately applicable strategies for incorporating mini mental recharges – giving students a low stakes opportunity to metacognitively process, reflect on, and grapple with what they are learning.

Tuesday, September 11 @4 pm
Town Halls 2018: College of Education
Meeting
Spark

College of Education faculty, staff and students at WSU Pullman are invited to learn about and discuss the university’s priorities with President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo.

Tuesday, September 11 @4:10 pm
Certification celebration
Ceremony / Service
Todd Hall

For all newly certified business students! Come and receive your certification pin and important information on the “next-steps” to success!

Tuesday, September 11 @6:30 pm
Coding interview prep
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Despite your opinion on how effective coding interviews are in determining your potential value as an employee, the fact of the matter is that they remain a staple for technical recruiters in determining whether or not they want to hire you

Wednesday, September 12 @10:30 am
Intro to OR and the Life Cycle of a Grant
Workshop / Seminar
Lighty Student Services Building

Discover services and processes that will help you with everything from developing and submitting a grant, to having a compliant research program, to managing and licensing your intellectual property.

Wednesday, September 12 @12 pm
Community of Practice
Class / Instruction

All Faculty: For all disciplines and course environments. (September 12, November 14)
Large Enrollment: For all disciplines and course environments. Will focus on large enrollment courses. (October 10)

Wednesday, September 12 @12 pm
Town Halls 2018: Noncollege-affiliated community members
Meeting
Compton Union Building

Noncollege-affiliated faculty, staff and students at WSU Pullman are invited to learn about and discuss the university’s priorities with President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo.

Wednesday, September 12 @4 pm
Town Halls 2018: Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
Meeting
Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

Voiland College faculty, staff and students at WSU Pullman are invited to learn about and discuss the university’s priorities with President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo.

Wednesday, September 12 @4:10 pm
Research Computing Seminar – CIRC
Spark

The Center for Institutional Research Computing’s September seminar will be given by Dr. Rohit Dhariwal.

Wednesday, September 12 @4:10 pm
Center for Reproductive Biology Seminar, Dr. Ahmed Tibary

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

Works in Progress Seminar

Title:
Maternal recognition of pregnancy in camelids and implication in embryo transfer success

Thursday, September 13 @12 pm
Technology Test Kitchen Event 1
Class / Instruction
Spark

3-D scanner, 3-D printer, laser cutter and the full Adobe suite. Come see what is available to you and your students.

Thursday, September 13 @4 pm
Crimson Coat Ceremony with President Kirk Schulz

President Kirk Schulz invites the WSU community to the Crimson Coat Ceremony. Come meet WSU’s newest Chancellor, Vice President, Athletic Director, and Deans.

Thursday, September 13 @4:10 pm
Colloquium: Physics & Astronomy – Dr. Ian Coddington
Workshop / Seminar
Webster Physical Science Building

The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Ian Coddington, National Institute of Standards and technology. Dr. Coddington will present their talk, “Frequency Combs and Precision Measurement in the Real World.”

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

Friday, September 14 @8:30 am
Voiland College Safety Training
Workshop / Seminar
Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

The Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, in partnership with WSU’s Environmental Health & Safety, has created a specifically designed safety course to address the most common safety practices and areas of risk lab users may experience at WSU.

Friday, September 14 @12 pm
Rolls with Ryan
Social
Carpenter Hall

Join your SDC students and the director, Ryan Smith, for rolls and conversation.

Friday, September 14 @4 pm
Intramural Beach Day
Recreational / Games
Student Recreation Center

On the evening of Friday, Sept. 14, there will be separate tournaments running simultaneously for Sand Volleyball, Spikeball, Cornhole, 3v3 Basketball and Bucketball in the SRC Backyard.

Friday, September 14 @8 pm
Faculty Artist Series: Conical Collaborations
Performance
Bryan Hall

WSU Music faculty Martin King, horn and Chris Dickey, tuba will perform an eclectic program of standard solos and chamber music for brass to raise scholarship funds for music students.

Saturday, September 15 All day
Outdoor Photo Contest

This contest is open to any amateur photographers and submissions will be accepted September 15 through October 15 (images submitted before or after the posted dates will not be accepted).

Monday, September 17 All day
“2 Weeks of Pullman” Encourages Coug Health fund donations
Off Campus

All WSU Pullman faculty, staff and students are encouraged to shop local during “2 Weeks of Pullman” Sept. 17-28.

During these two weeks, participating businesses will donate up to 7% “cash back” on purchases to the Coug Health Fund, an endowment to raise awareness of sexual assault and mental health…

Monday, September 17 @4:35 pm
Boeing info session
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Come learn more about jobs and internships at Boeing.

Tuesday, September 18 @10 am
Crow’s Shadow: Institute of the Arts at 25
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts is an extraordinary center for artistic creativity located on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton, Oregon.

Tuesday, September 18 @10 am
Memento: Selected Works from the Elwood Collections
Exhibition
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Memento: Selected Works from the Elwood Collections will be the first chance since the turn of the century to more fully research and exhibit one of the prized collections at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Washington State University.

Tuesday, September 18 @1 pm
Plant Phenomics Symposium
PACCAR

Through the generous support of the Campbell Lecture Series Fund, WSU will host a symposium on plant phenomics to celebrate the commissioning of the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust supported phenomics facility in Johnson Hall.

Tuesday, September 18 @2 pm
Strategies for Enhancing Student Success
Class / Instruction

Previously titled Active Learning, this training will cover approaches shown to result in greater learning achievements and a reduction in drop, withdrawal, and failure rates.

Tuesday, September 18 @4:15 pm
China info session (#1)
Meeting
Todd Hall

Come learn about our China study abroad opportunities.

Wednesday, September 19 @10 am
Blackboard Communities (attend virtually)
Class / Instruction

All WSU courses are associated with a Blackboard course space for instructors to use as needed. For each of these training sessions, we suggest you bring your own device to follow along.

Wednesday, September 19 @10 am
Blackboard Communities
Class / Instruction
Spark

All WSU courses are associated with a Blackboard course space for instructors to use as needed. For each of these training sessions, we suggest you bring your own device to follow along.

Wednesday, September 19 @11 am
Blackboard Grade Center
Class / Instruction
Spark

All WSU courses are associated with a Blackboard course space for instructors to use as needed. For each of these training sessions, we suggest you bring your own device to follow along.

Wednesday, September 19 @11 am
Blackboard Grade Center (attend virtually)
Class / Instruction

All WSU courses are associated with a Blackboard course space for instructors to use as needed. For each of these training sessions, we suggest you bring your own device to follow along.

Wednesday, September 19 @12 pm
Blue wave for Washington: Polling the midterms
Bryan Hall

Join pollster Stuart Elway in The Foley Speaker’s Room as he talks about the close races in Washington and their possible national repercussions.

Wednesday, September 19 @1 pm
Cougar Capture: Panopto
Class / Instruction
Spark

Learn how to use this flexible recording and uploading tool. Create video lessons, in-video quizzing and schedule recordings.

Wednesday, September 19 @4 pm
Dean’s Office Hours
Meeting
Carpenter Hall

Dean Rezac will hold Voiland College office hours on September 19, October 8, November 19, December 19.  Ten-minute spots will be available for individuals or small, themed groups. Reserve your spot!

Wednesday, September 19 @4:15 pm
Ireland info session (#1)
Meeting
Todd Hall

Come learn about our Ireland study abroad opportunities.

Wednesday, September 19 @4:30 pm
Common Reading lecture: Jacob Leachman on hydrogen technology 9-19-18
Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE)

Learn about hydrogen as a practical and sustainable energy source at a Washington State University Common Reading lecture titled “The HOW of a hydrogen organized Washington (and World!)” presented by Jacob Leachman

Thursday, September 20 @11 am
Seminar: “Ask us anything about graduate school!”
Lecture
Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

Please join us for a discussion on graduate school by a panel of MME faculty. They will discuss that there are many ways to be very successful in graduate school, and that everybody’s situation is different.

Thursday, September 20 @11 am
Meet Your Major Fair
Exhibition
Compton Union Building

Advisors and Instructors, do you advise or teach some students who are feeling academically lost here at WSU?

Thursday, September 20 @4:10 pm
Colloquium: Physics & Astronomy – Sarah Keller
Workshop / Seminar
Webster Physical Science Building

The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Sarah Keller, Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington. Professor Keller will present her talk, “2-dimensional phase sedation in cell membranes: How yeast harness physics to organize proteins and lipids.”

Friday, September 21 @3:10 pm
Student Recital: Ashley Holtrop, clarinet
Performance
Bryan Hall

Ashley Holtrop will be performing three pieces in fulfillment of her senior half recital: Fantaisie by Phillipe Gaubert, Arlequin by Louis CAHUZAC; a short unaccompanied character piece and Johannes Brahms’s Clarinet Sonata Opus 120 No. 2.

Friday, September 21 @6 pm
Women*s Center Femraiser 2018
Social
Off Campus

The WSU Women*s Center is holding its first-ever Femraiser at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Pullman.

Friday, September 21 @8 pm
Faculty Artist Series: Wailing Fantasies
Performance
Bryan Hall

Sophia Tegart and Sarah Miller perform Wail, a thrilling piece that draws from film noir, funk, and the distinct timbres of the flute and trombone, Wail is the perfect way to unite two instruments from the opposite ends of the musical spectrum.

Saturday, September 22 @10:30 am
Pacific Northwest Collegiate Leadership Conference
Todd Hall

The 2018 Pacific Northwest Collegiate Leadership Conference (PNWCLC) is the largest student leadership conference in the region, bringing together more than 500 WSU students across the campus system from a variety of majors, walks of life, and involvement experiences.

Saturday, September 22 @10:30 am
White House Champion of Change Jamira Burley visits WSU Pullman

White House Gun Violence Prevention Champion of Change and a Forbes Under 30 Honoree Jamira Burley will visit the Washington State University Pullman campus on Saturday, Sept. 22 during the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Leadership Conference (PNWCLC).

Saturday, September 22 @2 pm
Generations Collide Car Show 2018
Exhibition
Beasley Coliseum

Come Join the Automotive Enthusiast Club at our Second Annual Generations Collide Car Show held INSIDE Beasley Coliseum!

Sunday, September 23 @10 am
Student Organization Leadership Involvement Day
Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE)

Students are encouraged to become the best RSO leaders they can be by attending this free, conference-style event, tailored toward teams and organizations.

Monday, September 24 @10 am
Free workshop to support health equity
Workshop / Seminar
Compton Union Building

WSU faculty, staff, graduate students and others who work with health-disparity populations are invited to a free workshop to support health and well-being in our region and beyond.

Monday, September 24 @5 pm
Walton Lecture Series
Lecture
Todd Hall

Steve Legg has been with Starbucks since 1997, serving as director of risk management since 2006.

Monday, September 24 @7:30 pm
Guest Recital: Kathryn N. Eagles, flute
Performance

Alaska native Kathryn Eagle will perform a recital of American flute and piano works by Aaron Copland, Joseph Schwantner, Howard Hanson, and more with pianist Elena Panchenko.

Monday, September 24 @11 pm
Resume drop in help
Careers / Jobs
Todd Hall

Drop in to get professional assistance with your resume.

Tuesday, September 25 @4:15 pm
Tanzania info session #1
Meeting
Todd Hall

Come learn about our study abroad opportunities to Tanzania.

Tuesday, September 25 @8 pm
Guest Recital: Palouse Brass
Performance
Bryan Hall

Playing music from the Baroque to the present, the Palouse Brass Ensemble will perform an eclectic program of original compositions and transcriptions. The group comprises teachers and performers from the area who are dedicated to education through performance.

Wednesday, September 26 @1 pm
Blackboard Learn Tests and Quizzes
Class / Instruction

A review of Blackboard’s full array of powerful question formats and setting options that allow you to precisely control and manage delivery of online assessments.

Wednesday, September 26 @4:15 pm
Careers returnee workshop
Meeting
Todd Hall

Contact the Carson Center for more information.

Wednesday, September 26 @7 pm
Jazz Forum
Performance

Visiting saxophonist, band leader, clinician, and recording artist Rob Scheps at the first of several Jazz Forums presented this year by the Jazz Society at WSU. Student combo Jazz Wires, led by Raul Blanco, will perform the second half of the concert.

Wednesday, September 26 @7:15 pm
School of Music Club Fair!

Come mingle with School of Music Clubs, Greeks, and Organizations to find your home in music-based extracurriculars! There will be FREE PIZZA! Hosted by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma

Thursday, September 27 @11 am
Seminar: “Boeing Additive Manufacturing”
Lecture
Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

Please join us for a presentation by Nyle T. Miyamoto, Additive Manufacturing Chief Engineer at The Boeing Company.

Thursday, September 27 @4:10 pm
Colloquium: Physics & Astronomy – Gary Collins
Workshop / Seminar
Webster Physical Science Building

The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Gary Collins, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Washington State University. Dr. Collins will present their talk, “Partition of solute atoms among sublattices in a compound.”

Thursday, September 27 @8 pm
Orchestra Concert
Performance
Bryan Hall

The WSU Symphony Orchestra presents their first concert of the 2018-2019 year! The concert features beloved classics of the orchestral repertoire, including Richard Wagner’s “Prelude to Die Meistersingers” and Ralph Vaughan Wiliams’s “Folk Song Suite.”

Friday, September 28 @10 am
Flu Shot Friday
Washington Building

Flu season is approaching fast, get your flu vaccine now! You can prevent the flu by getting vaccinated at one of our Flu Shot Friday events or by making an appointment with your health care provider.

Friday, September 28 @3 pm
Homecoming Wine Tasting
Social

The Brelsford WSU Visitor Center and WSU Viticulture and Enology Program invites all Coug fans and alumni to a WSU Blended Learning wine tasting for Homecoming.