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Saturday, December 2 @10 am
Crimson Bot Brawl – Fall 2023
Spark

The Crimson Bot Brawl is a combat robotics competition featuring 3-pound “beetleweight” robots. These bots will battle it out over an exciting day of matches to determine the ultimate champion! The competitors include many members of WSU’s combat robotics club Crimson Robotics, as well as non-student contenders from the greater PNW area. Come stop by for some destructive fun!

Saturday, December 2 @2 pm
Holiday Celebration
Performance
Bryan Hall

PROGRAM

Holiday Celebration: Star of Wonder on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at 2:00 pm in a fully decorated Bryan Hall Theatre on the WSU-Pullman Campus.

The holiday season is here, and the Washington State University School of Music is once again preparing a special event this year with a…

Monday, December 4 @1 pm
ASWSUG Cougs Chat
Meeting
Online

Attend Cougs Chat!
The 2023-2024 Executive Board would like to warmly invite all students to pop into our office hours via Zoom. Office hours are a fantastic opportunity to express concerns, ask questions, enjoy a study session, or simply meet fellow Cougs.

Join us for games and prizes!

This is a recurring weekly event – alternating every other Monday and every other Wednesday.

Monday, December 4 @4:10 pm
Department of Chemistry Seminar
Workshop / Seminar
Fulmer Hall

In an era of increasing global instability, the prospect of finding nuclear devices or materials outside of regulatory control is an ever-increasing concern, while the threat of a nuclear detonation becomes a sobering reality that we may face.

Monday, December 4 @5:30 pm
ASWSUG 2023 Fall GRAD Night
Meeting
Online

Attention ALL fall graduates: ASWSUG wants to celebrate you and all your hard-work and dedication
Join your fellow graduates on 4 December 2023 from 5:30pm-7:15pm for raffles, games, cool prizes, and stories about your experiences at WSU Global.
Everyone who attends will receive a white Cougs vinyl car sticker, and game winners will receive a Cougs magnet.

Tuesday, December 5 @9:30 am
Aditi Dahiya Preliminary Defense
Presentation
Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE)

Orthopedic medicine faces significant challenges in treating bone-related diseases such as osteosarcoma, managing bone defects, and combating bacterial infections. This study examines the use of nanoparticle-based therapies, which show promise in enhancing on-site delivery, bioavailability, release kinetics, and efficacy of treatments in bone tissue engineering.

Wednesday, December 6 All day
Prep Week and Finals at the CUB
Community Service
Compton Union Building

Enjoy Prep Week and Finals at the CUB

The CUB is open until midnight from December 6-14

Wednesday, December 6 @11 am
WSU Press 32nd Holiday Book Fair
Social
Terrell Library Atrium

The fair highlights books published throughout the year and is open to everyone. Festivities include steep discounts of 30-50% on all titles, drawings for free books, and complimentary refreshments.

Wednesday, December 6 @6 pm
ASWSUG COUGS Get Lit – December
Meeting
Online

This month, let us immerse ourselves in Vera Hiranandani’s The Night Diary to celebrate the Universal Human Rights Month.

Thursday, December 7 @12:10 pm
School of Molecular Biosciences Faculty Seminar Series
Workshop / Seminar
Biotechnology Life Sciences

“Lipid Asymmetry Regulates Extracellular Vesicle Budding,” presented by Dr. Ann Wehman, University of Denver. Host: Dr. Jennifer Watts.

Thursday, December 7 @1 pm
Provost Search Listening & Feedback Session
Online

Hosted by the 18-member provost search committee, this virtual listening and feedback session will allow community members to provide input on the qualities, expertise, and focus areas they would like to see from the next system provost. The feedback provided will assist the committee as they begin the recruitment process and tailor the position description to ensure it accurately depicts the current needs of the institution and its academic enterprise.

Thursday, December 7 @3 pm
Free Snacks at the CUB
Social
Compton Union Building

The CUB is giving out free food during prep and finals week on CUB 1st floor!

Thursday, December 7 @6 pm
ASWSUG Executive Board Meeting
Meeting
Online

The Executive Board cordially invites students to attend our executive meeting. We encourage you to stop in and learn more!

Friday, December 8 @12:10 pm
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program Seminar
Workshop / Seminar
Veterinary and Biomedical Research Building

“Examining Dopamine Signaling in Striatal Circuits,” presented by Dr. Chris Ford, Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado, School of Medicine.

Friday, December 8 @3 pm
Free Cereal Bar at the CUB
Social
Compton Union Building

The CUB is giving out free food during prep-week and finals week.

Friday, December 8 @3 pm
Xiaodong Zhao, Final Exam – AER/I Seminar
Workshop / Seminar
Fulmer Hall

The safe deposit of actinide elements are important to ensure public safety and advancing nuclear energy development, and zircon (MSiO4) has been regarded as a promising candidate to immobilize large actinides due to its low solubility, high compatibility, and excellent radiation resistance.

Friday, December 8 @4:10 pm
PChem Seminar
Workshop / Seminar
Fulmer Hall

PChem Seminar

Friday, December 8 @8 pm
Free Grilled Cheese at the CUB
Social
Compton Union Building

The CUB is open late and giving away free food during prep week and finals week.

Saturday, December 9 @10 am
2023 Fall Commencement
Beasley Coliseum

Commencement lets you share the excitement and importance of academic accomplishments with peers, family, and friends.

Saturday, December 9 @10 am
Celebrate Commencement at the BVC!
Social
Brelsford WSU Visitor Center

Enjoy hot apple cider, cookies and celebratory photos with a complimentary keepsake to commemorate the day during a commencement open house at the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center.

Monday, December 11 @8 pm
Free Pizza at the CUB
Social
Compton Union Building

The CUB is open late and giving away free food during prep week and finals week.

Tuesday, December 12 @3 pm
Coffee and Cookies with Student Affairs
Social
Compton Union Building

The CUB is open late and giving away free food during prep week and finals week. Join us on Tuesday, December 12 for free coffee and cookies served by Student Affairs.

Wednesday, December 13 @12 pm
Startup Advisor: Earned Media & PR
Workshop / Seminar

In an era of influencers and social media, traditional news organizations endure as important sources of vetted, objective information. In this presentation, you’ll learn:
*The value of earned media.
*How news organizations operate and what they value.
*How best to tell your company’s story.

Wednesday, December 13 @4 pm
ASWSUG Movie Night: A Christmas Carol (1984)
Film Screening
Online

In this Christmas classic, Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas and is seen as a greedy selfish man. He is greeted by his former partner Jacob Marley’s ghost on Christmas seven years after his death. Jacob tells Scrooge that he has one chance to avoid the same fate. With that, he will be visited by three spirits and must listen to them all. There are three sprits; the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future in the forms of Ebenezer Scrooge that are brought to remind Scrooge of the life he lived and could live. Throughout these three stages, Scrooge is tested and will be threatened to change his ways.

Thursday, December 14 @12 pm
“Between the Fabric and the Plant: How to Fix the Void.” – Closing Residency Presentation and Discussion with Eugenia Reznik
Presentation
Fine Arts Building

How does an old linen cloth connect people to their homeland? One way to answer this question is by exploring the connections between a fabric and a plant through observing the remnants of the transformation of flax into linen. At the intersection of the arts and biology, visual artist Eugenia Reznik conducted a research and creation residency to discover and delve into these remnants as both a scientific and artistic object.

Friday, December 15 @9 am
Eric Jacobo Preliminary Defense
Workshop / Seminar
Fulmer Hall

A Spectroscopic Study of Phenylpropanoid Producing Proteins and Aquaporin-4

Saturday, December 16 @10 am
Holiday Shopping Extended Hours & Winter Farmers Market
Social
Brelsford WSU Visitor Center

Shop the entire line of WSU Blended Learning student-made wines, Cougar Cheese, WSU Honey and Seasonings, plus a variety of WSU alumni wines. Holiday specials for this season include a Coug-Made Mix & Match (15 percent off any six Coug-made items, including wines, cheese, honey and seasonings) and a selection of holiday gift packaging.