Join us this winter to learn more about the effort to roll out Workday software university-wide to modernize and transform the way we support finance, post-award grant administration, payroll and human resource activities at Washington State University.
WSU System-wide
February 2019
Equinox is Washington State University’s own faculty brass quintet featuring the stellar brass playing of David Turnbull, Noah Austin, Martin King, Sarah Miller and Christopher Dickey.
This event has been canceled for 2019.
Swing dance lessons provided by the Palouse Swing Devils, food and drink, a silent auction that features goods from your favorite stores around the Palouse, and jazzy music.
Motahare Athariboroujeny earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from her home country, Iran. While doing her undergraduate study, she actively participated in Chem-E-Car competitions and also performed an undergraduate research in catalysis laboratories for MTG processes.
Beasley Coliseum will be full of employers looking to recruit Washington State University students. The coliseum will be filled with a range of employers! Employers will be recruiting for internships and full time positions post-graduation.
Join Mark O’English (WSU Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections) for “Atomic Comics: Evolving Depictions of Science in Comic Books and Popular Culture.”
oin the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies for our annual Resource Night speaker series, where entrepreneurs, investors, and industry pros share insight, expertise, and first-hand experience on the startup journey.
The Zoology Club will be putting on the Jonas Lectureship Seminar featuring Dr. Charles Bangley, a postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
Dr. Charles Bangley, an international expert in shark ecology and conservation, will present the 2019 Robert Jonas Lecture in Biological Sciences at Washington State University. “Where sharks want to be: using tracking technology to define important habitat” is free and open to the public.
Do you feel like you lack the motivation necessary to turn your new year’s resolutions into solutions? In this webinar we will discuss the fundamentals of behavior change, goal setting, and the six dimensions of wellbeing in order to give you the tools you need to start on and maintain your goals for this year.
Bogdan “Theo” Mynka, tenor, and Elena Panchenko, piano, will perform works by C.P.E. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Ernest Chausson, Manuel de Falla, and Paul Bowles.
Community of Practice meetings provide faculty an opportunity to share and discuss their teaching experiences and ideas with their peers.
Meet with recruiters from California ISO to learn about internships and careers in the power industry.
Calling all COUGS – we need your help! The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU has been nominated for an award with the Daily Journal of Commerce as Building of the Year.
Andrew Kudless is a designer based in San Francisco where he is an assistant professor at the California College of the Arts.
This virtual InfoSession is designed to touch upon Boeing’s best practices in resume writing as well structured interviews and how to be successful. The presenter, Dan Aikens, would also love to take this opportunity to answer any questions around Boeing, hiring, and how you can be successful in the application process.
Join WSU Executive Chef Jamie Callison and learn how to cook the perfect romantic meal, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Please join us on for a presentation by Dr. Melanie Derby, Dept. of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University.
The Washington State University Writing Program’s spring 2019 guest lecture, “Signs of Disability: Perception, Materiality, Narrative,” will be presented by author Stephanie Kerschbaum.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Felipe H. da Jornada, Faculty Candidate. Felipe H. da Jornada will present their talk, “Interacting electrons: understanding multiparticle excitations in reduced-dimensional materials.”
Nanibah “Nani” Chacon, is a Dine (Navajo) and Chicana artist who is known for her female figurative works which utilize bold colors and an illustrative format to incorporate commentary Native, Chicana and American culture.
In conjunction with the Social Space Exhibition, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is hosting a reception and celebration for Black History Month in the Pavilion, Bruce/Floyd and Borth Galleries.
The WSU Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dahn Pham,will present a concert preview of their upcoming gala concert at the Fox Theatre in Spokane on February 24.
This concert is open to the public and without charge.
Max Mendez, is currently an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choirs at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He divides his time between conducting, teaching and performing.
We are in love with Cougar wine – and celebrating love! And we want to share our love during a Valentine’s Wine Tasting.
We supply the games! Hang out and play some games. Or bring your own table top games or card games
Tonght’s Faculty Artist Series Solstice Wind Quintet Concert has been canceled.
Family owners of private forestland in Washington will have the opportunity to learn how to keep their forests safe and healthy at the Forest Owners Winter School.
To ensure the safety of all, this concert has been canceled due to snow.
Canceled due to campus closure.
Learn how to use this flexible recording and uploading tool. Create video lessons, in-video quizzing and schedule recordings.
Canceled due to campus closure.
The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering is hosting a seminar presented by Markus Wimmer, Grainger Director of the Rush Arthritis and Orthopedics Institute, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois.
A presentation and discussion by Gino Valente, Product Designer at Rover.com, and a graduate of the WSU Carson College of Business ‘12.
Join us for the Global Connections Book Club!
The selection for Spring 2019 is Nine Perfect Strangers, by Liane Moriarty.
This webinar will report on a recently completed multi-organization project to quantify benefits of increasing transmission capacity between the US Eastern and Western Interconnections under a high-renewables future.
The 14th annual Employee Recognition Reception will be held in the CUB Senior Ballroom. A short program will begin at 4:00 p.m. and all WSU employees are encouraged to attend.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring our faculty candidate, Li Ge. Li Ge will present their talk, “Non-Hermitian photonics based on quantum-inspired symmetries.”
Abstract: In this talk I will discuss several symmetries in quantum physics that have recently led to the observations of intriguing…
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!
Join the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies for our annual Resource Night speaker series, where entrepreneurs, investors, and industry pros share insight, expertise, and first-hand experience on the startup journey.
With duos, trios, and other charming combos, the Low Notes in Concert program will feature a potpourri of eclectic original music written for trombone, euphonium, and tuba.
The synchronous distance learning technology allows students throughout the state – and beyond – to take part in WSU’s educational experience. Learn the basics of videoconferencing and how to use it in your classroom.
Valentine’s Day plant sales. Both sales at greenhouses by Ferdinand’s 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Part of the Architecture Faculty Lecture Series.
Join Mona Ghandi of the School of Design and Construction for a lecture based on her research interests.
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.
Acyl-CoA Synthetase Bubblegum Family Member 2(Acsbg2) and male fertility? How many bubblegums do we need?
Four billion people do not have access to the internet. Astranis is going to change that.
Searching for the perfect Valentine’s gift for your special someone? We’ve got you covered with the Valentine’s Arts Hour.
The WSU Symphonic Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert provides a unique experience featuring cello, voice and saxophone.
Please join us for a presentation by Dr. Ganesh Subbarayan, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University.
Mita Mahato, one of the leading Comics Artists and Poets in the US, will present her work and answer questions as part of the Visiting Writer Series at Washington State University.
RE-KINDLE asks what it means to reawaken love. Featuring a selection of works from WSU’s Lynn R. Hansen Comics Archive and pieces by Seattle-based artist and poet Mita Mahato owned by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, the exhibit looks at love, loss, and reconnection with one another and with the plants and animals who are our kin.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Carolyn Kuranz, University of Michigan. Dr Carolyn Kuranz will present their talk, “Shock-driven hydrodynamic instability experiments at the Omega Laser and National Ignition Facility.”
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.
One Billion Rising is the biggest movement celebrated around the world to end violence against women and girls in human history.
What better way to express your love than through song? Bring your singing voice and a list of your favorite love (or heartbreak) songs to Butch’s Den on for the Valentine’s Day Karaoke Night!
This concert is open to the public and without charge.
WSUCON is a massive 24 hour gaming event. There are tournaments, prizes and best of all free food.
The Pullman Farmers Market presents the Pullman Winter Market for the 2018-2019 season. Featuring local producers and artisans offering handmade and homegrown goods.
We look forward to hosting the first ever “WSU Qualtrics Summit.” Our keynote speakers will be Shelly Wymer, Director of the Office of Measurement Services at the University of Minnesota (UMN) and Mick Swenson, Qualtrics Employee of 8 years, will be speaking about the uses and feature of Qualtrics.
We look forward to hosting the first ever “WSU Qualtrics Summit.”
OVERVIEW: The Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC) was established as a strategic partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the national laboratories to bring together leading experts, technologies, and resources to collaborate on the goal of modernizing the nation’s grid.
Do corporations that want to make profits also care about the environment? Aseem Prakash and Jeff Joireman discuss the phenomenon of corporate environmentalism in the United States.
Aseem Prakash is a professor of political science at University of Washington and founding director of the Center for Environmental Politics. Jeff Joireman is a professor of Marketing and Business at Washington State University
Do corporations that want to make profits also care about the environment? Aseem Prakash and Jeff Joireman discuss the phenomenon of corporate environmentalism in the United States.
Liquid/liquid extraction is the predominant chemical separations technique implemented in the nuclear fuel cycle to recover fissile nuclides from used nuclear fuel. In the industry standard Plutonium Uranium Reduction EXtraction (PUREX) process, a kerosene-based organic phase with an extractant molecule, tributyl phosphate (TBP), is contacted with an aqueous phase containing the used fuel dissolved in nitric acid.
Join us to explore strategies and resources you can use to find an internship or job that aligns with your interests.
Most experts agree that the best way to combat climate change is through carbon pricing. However the public seems unwilling to support carbon taxes. Is there a way forward?
Most experts agree that the best way to combat climate change is through carbon pricing. However the public seems unwilling to support carbon taxes. Is there a way forward?
Nutrition of Marine Mammals: Practical Applications & Embarrassing Gaps
Presented by
Dr. Dave Rosen
Research Associate – University of British Columbia
Learn about data visualization and its important role in data analytics! Talk will include live demo/tutorial of Tableau Desktop, presented by former/future Software Engineer Intern at Tableau Software, Kyler Little.
Join the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies for our annual Resource Night speaker series, where entrepreneurs, investors, and industry pros share insight, expertise, and first-hand experience on the startup journey.
Music Gathering Dust is a one-hour, no-intermission eclectic collection of five works for clarinet and piano, euphonium, cello and electronic tape in search of a concert.
Dining Services and the Korean Student Association invite you to Taste of Korea, a special lunchtime event, at Hillside Café.
Join us to explore strategies and resources you can use to find an internship or job that aligns with your interests.
Physician, author, and one of the world’s leading experts in wilderness medicine and emergency medicine, Dr. Paul Auerbach will talk about the intersection of climate change and human health in the 2019 Lane Family Lecture in Environmental Studies. Dr. Auerbach will present “Climate change and human health — there are no boundaries.”
Physician, author and one of the world’s leading experts in wilderness medicine and emergency medicine, Dr. Paul Auerbach will reveal his findings about the intersection of climate change and human health.
Hear from one of WSU’s most beloved Computer Science professors (Dr. Aaron Crandall) about Git and Version Control Systems! This is especially pertinent for those of you who plan on participating in WSU’s upcoming hackathon: CrimsonCode.
Hear from Linux Users’ Group about the underappreciated world of file links and aliases. Specifically, they’ll teach you about how these can be used to back up your computer’s data, as well as how you can automate many tasks!
Whether you’re trying out yoga for the first time or are a seasoned yogi, yoga can help to build strength, increase flexibility and find focus.
Grab a partner to deepen and expand your practice in this hour-long class.
Please join us for a presentation by Dr. Kiju Lee, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University.
Adaptable Intelligence: From Distributed Systems to Soft Robots
Presented by Dr. Kiju Lee, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
The TTK gives you hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies that you can utilize in your learning space (classroom, videoconference or online). In this session we will cover the 3-D scanner, 3-D printer, laser cutter and other tools available to you and your students.
Join us to explore strategies and resources you can use to find an internship or job that aligns with your interests.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring faculty candidate, Dr. Hamidreza Ramezani. Dr. Hamidreza Ramezani will present their talk, “Exploiting wave transport in classical and quantum open systems.”
Learn how to start developing iOS applications! Steve Hayman from Apple will be doing a hands-on session with Swift and XCode.
This Senior Recital performance will consist of piano accompanied trombone, unaccompanied trombone, and pipe organ.
It’s time to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the opening of the Student Recreation Center, while recognizing National Recreational Sports and Fitness Day!
Soprano Clare Sullivan, in collaboration with pianist Sophia Turnbull. This concert is open to the public and without charge.
In a live session that is sure to pack a punch, UREC Instructors Mykala and Katie will guide you through non-contact boxing drills, which include strength training and cardio. All fitness levels and experiences welcome and no equipment needed!
Join us for a pre-hackathon mixer, where majors from across campus will collaborate, mingle, and discuss possible project ideas.
Software Engineer Brenden Niedermeyer of Expeditors will lead a tech talk on IoT (Internet of Things).
New music faculty, Mark Stevens, presents a program that explores modern American piano repertoire from the middle 20th century to music from the past decade.
The CrimsonCode Hackathon is an annual programming competition for all skill levels organized by the ACM Chapter of Washington State University. The event is free for all attendees, runs for 24+ hours, and is meant to inspire creativity and technological innovation within the school.
“A Musical Potpourri” celebrates music for all future Cougs, alumni, music fans and friends in a free concert featuring WSU Symphony Orchestra and WSU Opera.
National Academy of Engineering member Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos will speak on the changing landscape of heterogeneous catalysts: single metal atoms as game-changers at the annual Ensor Lecture.
WSU’s Center for Institutional Research Computing (CIRC) will be hosting an introductory tutorial for utilizing Kamiak and other HPCs (High Performance Computers).
As we spend more of our time collectively online, it has become important to know more about the tools we use to connect with various websites, apps, and through which we do everything from pursue research to play games.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring our faculty candidate, Dr. Yang Peng. Dr. Peng will present their talk, “Space-time engineering of topological systems.”
Why do you want to go to graduate school? Is it for the right reasons? What are your career goals? Will graduate school assist you in meeting your goals? What’s the process for applying to graduate school? What are grad schools looking for in an applicant? What can you do…
Join the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies for our annual Resource Night speaker series, where entrepreneurs, investors, and industry pros share insight, expertise, and first-hand experience on the startup journey.
The School of Music presentation of “Wanting Validation” is a production featuring the WSU Treble and Tenor/Bass Choirs as well as the Palouse Poetry Slam. Livestream available on YouTube at WSU Pullman Music
Join us as we kickoff WSU’s Culture of Respect, a NASPA initiative. The Culture of Respect is a two-year commitment where a team of faculty, staff, students, and community partners from across Pullman will evaluate and enhance our efforts to prevent sex- and gender-based violence on our campus.
This series will explore active learning methods shown to result in greater learning achievement while also reducing drop, withdrawal, and failure rates. Participants will experience strategies that can be tailored to a variety of courses and learning outcomes. Each session will focus on different approaches, ranging from getting student buy-in to creating a course specific activity. Sessions are open to all instructors. You are welcome to attend one, a few, or all of the sessions available in the semester series.
Join your Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture Dean Mary Rezac along with VCEA advisors for donuts and conversation.
Come participate in a discussion with Drs. Berger and Stephan on the roles, responsibilities, and differences between policy and science in driving public perceptions about climate change.
Why do you want to go to graduate school? Is it for the right reasons? What are your career goals? Will graduate school assist you in meeting your goals? What’s the process for applying to graduate school? What are grad schools looking for in an applicant? What can you do…
Join Facebook recruiters for an evening of fun and information. Learn about the company and potential careers.
The Jazz Forum provides an opportunity for students, faculty, and guest artists to perform for the public in an informal setting.
At Washington State University we want students to have the best educational experience possible. The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) helps us improve by providing vital information about your experience in and out of the classroom.
Please join us for a presentation by Dr. Zachary Sunberg, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley.
Bob Donegan, president of Ivar’s, will present “Ivar and Ivar’s: How Our Flounder’s Quirky Hospitality Lessons Have Worked for 80 Years” during the annual Burtenshaw Lecture on the Washington State University Pullman campus.
Dean Rezac will hold Voiland College office hours on February 28, March 27 and April 29. Ten-minute spots will be available for individuals or small, themed groups. Reserve your spot!
Bronwyn Jackson is an Associate Technical Fellow at the Boeing Company. She is the Simulation Domain Lead on the Boeing Global Services (BGS) Analytics team.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Feng Zhao, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Washington State University, Vancouver. Dr. Feng Zhao will present their talk, “Wide bandgap semiconductors based power electronic devices and MEMS/NEMS.”,
Meet for refreshments before the lecture at 3:45 –…
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Why do you want to go to graduate school? Is it for the right reasons? What are your career goals? Will graduate school assist you in meeting your goals? What’s the process for applying to graduate school? What are grad schools looking for in an applicant? What can you do…
In this discussion we’ll take a broad look at the current media environment and the practices of publishing digital content on social media channels used to attain an audience.
2019 WSU Festival of Contemporary Art Music features special guest composer James Stephenson and featured performer, WSU oboe professor Keri McCarthy.
Thursday evening’s opening gala concert features the premiere of four new works for saxophone and string quartet by WSU professor Dr. Greg Yasinitsky, and James Stephenson’s phenomenal Devil’s…