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Monday, February 3 @11:10 am
Blackboard Learn: Basics
Class / Instruction
Spark

New to Blackboard? This is the training for you! We will show you how to create, upload and edit content, including a review of the feature-rich content editor. We’ll suggest valuable ideas, short cuts, and tips designed to save you time and energy managing your online class.

Monday, February 3 @5:30 pm
Micron information session
Careers / Jobs
Carpenter Hall

Come learn more about working for Micron! Translate your education and talent into a career fueled by possibilities.

Monday, February 3 @7 pm
Enercon information session
Careers / Jobs
Spark

This event is intended to help Enercon Services Inc., an employee-owned engineering consulting firm, meet and get to know the future engineers at Washington State.

Tuesday, February 4 @10 am
Spring 2020 Career Expo
Beasley Coliseum

The Spring 2020 Career Expo will be in Beasley Coliseum. Come dressed to impress more than 100 employers looking to hire their next Coug!

Tuesday, February 4 @11 am
ESIC Seminar
Presentation
Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

“Cyber Risk Analysis and Threat Mitigation Strategies Against DER and IoT Infrastructure Attacks” to be presented by Dr. Adam Hahn and D. Jonathan Sebastian.

Tuesday, February 4 @12 pm
Mackenzie Architecture Engineering Firm information session
Careers / Jobs
Carpenter Hall

Come learn what a multi-discipline firm is like. Mackenzie is a Architecture Engineering Firm with seven different disciplines in house. Learn more about the firm and the summer internship and future career opportunities.

Tuesday, February 4 @3 pm
California ISO Info session and meet & greet
Careers / Jobs
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Building

Come and meet the California ISO. The CAISO is currently recruiting for internships over the summer of 2020 as well as entry level positions throughout the calendar year.

Tuesday, February 4 @4 pm
Kimley-Horn information session
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Ranked as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” and “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials,” Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. prides itself on hiring high-achieving, dedicated, and reliable professionals.

Tuesday, February 4 @5 pm
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Info Session
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Our recruiters will be presenting the company structure and jobs available with a focus on the Engineer and Scientist Development Program (ESDP).

Tuesday, February 4 @5 pm
Chief Architect information session
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Come join Chief Architect and learn more about full time job and internship opportunities offered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho!

Tuesday, February 4 @5 pm
RedBuilt information session
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Come talk with RedBuilt to ask more questions after talking with us at the Career Fair, or meet us if you weren’t able to make it.

Tuesday, February 4 @7:30 pm
Graduate Recital: Miles Sutton, piano + LIVESTREAM
Performance
Bryan Hall

CONCERT PROGRAM

Miles Sutton is a MA candidate in Piano Performance and Collaborative Piano at WSU. The program will feature the great works of the piano repertoire which include the Operatic c minor Sonata of Mozart, the dreamy Sonatine of Ravel, and the dramatic epic of Liszt along with…

Wednesday, February 5 @5 pm
WestRock Tacoma Mill information session
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Join us to learn more about what working at WestRock is like and the current internship and job opportunities they offer. 

Thursday, February 6 @11 am
MME Seminar: Lab Safety
Workshop / Seminar
Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

Presented by Shawn Ringo and Jason Sampson, WSU Environmental Health & Safety

Please join us for a lab safety seminar presented by representatives from the WSU Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) office.

Thursday, February 6 @1:10 pm
Perusall: Ensure your students are reading
Class / Instruction
Spark

In this training, you will learn to use this tool to proactively engage students in reading and provide a focus of conversation with automatically graded annotations.

Thursday, February 6 @4:10 pm
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Dr. Shruti Puri
Workshop / Seminar
Webster Physical Science Building

The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Dr. Shruti Puri, faculty candidate. Dr. Puri will present their talk, “Quantum Error Correction with Schrödinger Cats.”

Friday, February 7 @8 pm
Nuthouse Improv Comedy Show!
Performance

Come see Nuthouse Improv Comedy for a night of laughter and fun!

Free Admission!

Saturday, February 8 @12 pm
WSUCon 2020
Recreational / Games
Compton Union Building

WSUCon 2020 is a massive 24 hour gaming event.

Monday, February 10 @4:10 pm
Zoom Basics: How to get started
Workshop / Seminar
Spark

Zoom allows users to communicate through web cam, chat, and screen share.

Wednesday, February 12 @1:40 pm
VCEA Donuts with the Dean
Carpenter Hall

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

Wednesday, February 12 @4:30 pm
ProPEL Workshop: Cover Letters
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Wondering how to write an engaging cover letter? You’ll learn how to weave together your strengths with specific examples to write targeted cover letters that emphasize your fit for the job!

Wednesday, February 12 @6 pm
Learn How to Earn: 2020 Census
Careers / Jobs
Todd Hall

Join the Cougs for Census Team and learn how to earn $16/hr working for the 2020 Census! Official Census recruiters will be on campus leading a hiring session specifically for WSU students.

Wednesday, February 12 @7 pm
Kiewit information session
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Come learn about what it’s like to work at Kiewit, what they do, and what employment opportunities are available for students and graduates!

Wednesday, February 12 @7:30 pm
Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert + LIVESTREAM
Performance
Bryan Hall

The WSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents its first concert of the Spring Semester. We feature faculty guest artists Drs. Martin King, Chris Dickey, and Yoon-Wha Roh.

Thursday, February 13 @2:10 pm
Blackboard Learn: Grade Center
Class / Instruction
Spark

In this training, we explain different grade center set up options, show how to grade and comment on student work, and demonstrate how to use the electronic rubric.

Thursday, February 13 @4:10 pm
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Dr. Bihui Zhu
Workshop / Seminar
Webster Physical Science Building

The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Bihui Zhu, Faculty Candidate. Dr. Zhu will present their talk, “Controlling ultracold quantum matter out of equilibrium.”

Thursday, February 13 @5 pm
Galentine’s Day wine tasting

It’s time to celebrate “only the best day of the year” with your favorite gal pals and Cougar-connected wine during a Galentine’s Day wine tasting at the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center.

Thursday, February 13 @5:30 pm
ProPEL Workshop: Cover Letters
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Wondering how to write an engaging cover letter? You’ll learn how to weave together your strengths with specific examples to write targeted cover letters that emphasize your fit for the job!

Friday, February 14 @9:10 am
EECS Colloquium: Understanding security threats with data-driven and human-centered approaches. Doowon Kim, University of Maryland, College Park
Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

Recent cyberattacks involve various actors including diverse adversaries, where each actor plays subtle but prominent roles. It is essential to understand the real-world actors from various aspects to mitigate security threats and protect end-users from the threats. In this talk, I will present fundamental findings from several measurements and user studies exploring and understanding the unique behaviors of adversaries as well as benign software developers that cause various security incidents.

Friday, February 14 @5:30 pm
One Billion Rising
Exercise / Fitness
Student Recreation Center

Join UREC as we rise, release, and dance in a FREE Zumba class and social event for the One Billion Rising global movement to raise awareness and stop violence against women and girls.

Friday, February 14 @6:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Love you to the moon and back
Presentation
Sloan Hall

A special Valentine’s Day themed show. We will explore all things romantic within the heavens such as mythological stories of love, as well as some of the hottest things in the known universe.

Friday, February 14 @8 pm
Planetarium Show: Love you to the moon and back
Presentation
Sloan Hall

A special Valentine’s Day themed show. We will explore all things romantic within the heavens such as mythological stories of love, as well as some of the hottest things in the known universe.

Monday, February 17 @9 am
Teaching Innovation Forum
Workshop / Seminar
Spark

Join your colleagues this Presidents Day for an opportunity to learn about and experience what innovative practices WSU faculty are doing in their classrooms.

Tuesday, February 18 @11 am
ESIC Webinar: The role of big data analytics in predicting power system outages
Presentation
Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

The topic of Big Data and associated analytics is relatively new (last 15 years). It became prominent as the huge amounts of data became available through the space exploration, weather forecasting and medical biogenetic investigations.

Tuesday, February 18 @12 pm
Islamophobia & American Elections
Lecture
Bryan Hall

Recent studies indicate that nearly half of Americans believe Islam is incompatible with U.S. values. What’s America’s relationship with one of the world’s oldest religions?

Tuesday, February 18 @4 pm
Cougs in Space Day Opening Address
Careers / Jobs
Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

Cougs in Space Day Opening Address by Emily Wittman, President & CEO of Aerospace Futures Alliance

Tuesday, February 18 @4:10 pm
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium – Dr. Russell Bisset
Workshop / Seminar
Webster Physical Science Building

The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Russell Bisset, Faculty Candidate. Dr. Bisset will present their talk, “Quantum gases and the next generation of quantum liquids.”

Wednesday, February 19 @9:10 am
Blackboard Learn: Rubrics & Assignments
Class / Instruction
Spark

Electronic rubrics reduce grading fatigue and ensure more consistent judging criteria. In this session we will cover rubrics, assignments, and SafeAssign.

Wednesday, February 19 @5 pm
BP information session
Careers / Jobs
Sloan Hall

BP and the leaders of AIChE, SWE, NSBE, ASME, SOLES and Materials Advantage invite you to an informative session on BP’s strategy to transition to a lower carbon future that also brings new career opportunities.

Wednesday, February 19 @7 pm
Learn How to Earn: 2020 Census
Careers / Jobs
Todd Hall

Join the Cougs for Census Team and learn how to earn $16/hr working for the 2020 Census! Official Census recruiters will be on campus leading a hiring session specifically for WSU students.

Thursday, February 20 All day
Women in Recreation: Women’s Belay Clinic
Student Recreation Center

Do you want to participate in roped climbing in our facility? This course provides the necessary instruction to belay your partner, climb, and use our autobelay systems.

Thursday, February 20 All day
SURCA abstracts due

The annual Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) provides the unique single venue for undergraduate students from all years in college, majors, and campuses to disseminate the results of their research, scholarship, and creative activity.

Thursday, February 20 @11 am
MME Seminar: An indentation testing system for cryogens at outer solar system conditions
Workshop / Seminar
Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

The largest moon around Neptune, Triton, is a unique celestial body that has a rarified atmosphere, active geysers as high as 8 km that leave plumes suspended in the atmosphere that can drift down wind for over 100 km, and could potentially have tholins.

Thursday, February 20 @4:10 pm
Colloquium: Physics & Astronomy – Dr. Yong Chen
Workshop / Seminar
Webster Physical Science Building

The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Yong Chen, Department of Physics and Astronomy Purdue University.

Thursday, February 20 @5:30 pm
ProPEL Workshop: Salary Negotiation
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Are you nervous about negotiating a salary? Though most companies are willing to negotiate, most people never try. Learn techniques and practice negotiating to give you confidence and poise.

Thursday, February 20 @7:30 pm
Festival of Contemporary Art Music: Concert 1
Bryan Hall

CONCERT PROGRAM

FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART MUSIC

Featured Guest: Kurt Rohde Violist and Composer

Thursday, February 20 WSU Orchestra 7:30 pm | Bryan Hall Theatre

Friday, February 21 Recent Works by WSU and Guest Composers 3:00 pm | Kimbrough…

Friday, February 21 @3 pm
Festival of Contemporary Art Music: Concert 2

CONCERT PROGRAM

FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART MUSIC

Featured Guest: Kurt Rohde Violist and Composer

Thursday, February 20 WSU Orchestra 7:30 pm | Bryan Hall Theatre

Friday, February 21 Recent Works by WSU and Guest Composers 3:00 pm | Kimbrough…

Friday, February 21 @7 pm
Planetarium Show: Sol: Our amazing sun
Presentation
Sloan Hall

This time of year we all need our Vitamin D. Come get your dose at the WSU planetarium with a show entirely dedicated to our Sun (Sol), including a talk followed by the half hour fulldome movie entitled, “Sunstruck”.

Friday, February 21 @7:30 pm
Festival of Contemporary Art Music: Concert 3
Bryan Hall

CONCERT PROGRAM

FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART MUSIC

Featured Guest: Kurt Rohde Violist and Composer

Thursday, February 20 WSU Orchestra 7:30 pm | Bryan Hall Theatre

Friday, February 21 Recent Works by WSU and Guest Composers 3:00 pm | Kimbrough…

Saturday, February 22 @8:30 am
CrimsonCode Hackathon 2020
Spark

The 8th Annual CrimsonCode Hackathon is going live at WSU-Pullman on February 22 – 23rd 2020! We proudly present this event with our title sponsor Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories.

Saturday, February 22 @10 am
Festival of Contemporary Art Music: Concert 4

CONCERT PROGRAM

FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART MUSIC

Featured Guest: Kurt Rohde Violist and Composer

Thursday, February 20 WSU Orchestra 7:30 pm | Bryan Hall Theatre

Friday, February 21 Recent Works by WSU and Guest Composers 3:00 pm | Kimbrough…

Saturday, February 22 @2 pm
Festival of Contemporary Art Music: Concert 5

CONCERT PROGRAM

FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART MUSIC

Featured Guest: Kurt Rohde Violist and Composer

Thursday, February 20 WSU Orchestra 7:30 pm | Bryan Hall Theatre

Friday, February 21 Recent Works by WSU and Guest Composers 3:00 pm | Kimbrough…

Saturday, February 22 @7:30 pm
Festival of Contemporary Art Music: Concert 6
Bryan Hall

CONCERT PROGRAM

FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART MUSIC

Featured Guest: Kurt Rohde Violist and Composer

Thursday, February 20 WSU Orchestra 7:30 pm | Bryan Hall Theatre

Friday, February 21 Recent Works by WSU and Guest Composers 3:00 pm | Kimbrough…

Sunday, February 23 @5 pm
Planetarium Show: Sol: Our Amazing Sun
Presentation
Sloan Hall

This time of year we all need our Vitamin D. Come get your dose at the WSU planetarium with a show entirely dedicated to our Sun (Sol), including a talk followed by the half hour fulldome movie entitled, “Sunstruck”.

Monday, February 24 @4:10 pm
CHE 598 Seminar: “Correlating structure and function for nanoparticle catalysts”
Workshop / Seminar
Spark

Graeme Henkelman is a professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. He did his undergraduate work in physics at Queen’s University in Canada, a PhD in chemistry at the University of Washington, and a postdoc at Los Alamos National Lab before starting at UT over ten years ago.

Tuesday, February 25 @5:30 pm
Peer-to-Peer Internship Panel
Careers / Jobs
Sloan Hall

Come listen to a panel of engineering, computer science and design students returning from internships answer your questions about when to search, how to search, how to network and apply for positions, how to use your internship as a technical elective, and how to make the most of your internship experience successful once you’ve obtained an offer.

Wednesday, February 26 @8:30 am
Faculty/Staff Workshop

Dior Vargas will be facilitating a workshop with staff and administration to discuss their roles as caregivers and find tactics to support their wellbeing.

Wednesday, February 26 @3:10 pm
Blackboard Learn: Tests & Quizzes
Class / Instruction
Spark

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.

Wednesday, February 26 @3:30 pm
Workshop – Intro to Kamiak
Spark

Learn how to use Kamiak, WSU’s own HPC High Performance Computer with free compute resources available to any WSU member!

Wednesday, February 26 @4:30 pm
Stantec information session
Careers / Jobs
Spark

An informative session provided on Stantec and it’s internship program. Stantec is an international professional service company that provides engineering and consulting services.

Wednesday, February 26 @4:30 pm
ProPEL Workshop: Job Search
Careers / Jobs
Spark

Join us to explore strategies and resources you can use to find an internship or job that aligns with your interests.

Wednesday, February 26 @5:30 pm
ASME weekly meeting
Meeting
Dana Hall

ASME is the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This group is the standard professional society for Mechanical Engineers at WSU. This group is here for both networking and projects that build up your resume.

Join the Slack page for various updates at asmewsu.slack.com

Wednesday, February 26 @7 pm
Dior Vargas: Latinx feminist speaking on mental health
Compton Union Building

Dior Vargas, MS, MPH is a Latina Feminist Mental Health Activist. She lives with depression, anxiety, and traits of borderline personality disorder, and she is a suicide attempt survivor.