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Friday, April 1 @12 pm
National Farmworker Awareness Week Closing Ceremony
WSU Pullman - Terrell Library Atrium

Join the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) and the Chicanx/Latinx Student Center in honoring farmworkers in Washington and across the country at the closing ceremony for National Farmworker Awareness Week.
The event will include free food and a dance performance by WSU’s Baile Folklórico.

Friday, April 1 @12:10 pm
Atrium Recital Series
WSU Pullman - Terrell Library Atrium

PROGRAM

Maziar Mivehchi, Nasir Haghighi, and Darryl Singleton will perform Iranian melodies and rhythmic styles on authentic Middle Eastern Instruments. If you’ve never seen a tar, a setar, or an udu – or even if you have! – you’re in for a special treat!

Friday, April 1 @3 pm
Join the MFA Thesis Artist Talks
Exhibition
WSU Pullman - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Join us for short talks by the six graduate candidates featured in the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition.

Each artist will speak briefly to introduce the body of work they are presenting in the 2022 MFA exhibition. The talks will be followed by an opening reception from 4:00-6:00 p.m. MFA Thesis Candidates are: Sarah Barnett, Jaime Durham, Autumn Hunnicutt, Seo Ryung Park, Meagan Marsh Pine, and Siri Stensberg. This event is free and open to the public.

Friday, April 1 @3:10 pm
AER Chemistry Seminar — Matthew Hurlock
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Title: Structure-Property Relationships in Porous and Non-Porous Coordination Polymers for Catalytic, Battery, and Sensing Applications

Abstract: Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) standout amongst coordination polymers due to their porous structures and facile tunability. Porous coordination polymers can be designed and utilized for applications such as carbon capture, energy storage, and…

Friday, April 1 @4:10 pm
Physical Chemistry Seminar — Shinhyo Bang
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Title: Size-dependent surface structure of COF-embedded UO2 nanoparticles

Abstract: Characterization of actinide oxides at the nanoscale presents unique challenges due to their radioactivity, high surface area, and inherent diffraction broadening due to small grain size. Extended x-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS) is an analytical method to investigate atomic-scale structural properties that…

Friday, April 1 @7 pm
Planetarium Show — Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System
Performance
WSU Pullman - Sloan Hall

A tour of April night skies, followed by the fulldome planetarium production Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System.

Experience the Solar System like never before – by traveling on a spacecraft that can turn the objects in space into sound!

The audience of this stunning 35 minute show are…

Friday, April 1 @7:30 pm
Opera Performance
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

PROGRAM

“With cat-like tred” The Pirates of Penzance will be coming to the Bryan Hall Theatre stage on Family Weekend, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. and April 2 at 2:00 p.m.  The WSU Opera Program will be presenting this comic operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, directed by Dr. Julie…

Saturday, April 2 @9 am
Family Weekend Beef Sale
WSU Pullman

It’s been three years since WSU Premium Beef has had a sale like this! We will have an assortment of delicious, fresh, dry-aged Wagyu steaks and other cuts available for sale. For those of you who want Angus steaks – we will have some of those, too! Supplies are limited, so hurry in!

We will also have Angus and Wagyu burger patties, ground beef, bacon, breakfast sausage, bratwurst, all-beef pepperoni sticks, beef jerky, and our famous Cougar Smokie sausages available for purchase.

Saturday, April 2 @9 am
WSU Premium Beef sale
WSU Pullman

Have you ever wanted to try WSU Premium Wagyu beef? Well, you are in luck! We will have an assortment of delicious, fresh, dry-aged Wagyu steaks and other cuts available for sale. Supplies are limited, so hurry in!

Saturday, April 2 @10 am
Open House & Teddy Bear Clinic
Reception / Open House
WSU Pullman - Veterinary Teaching Hospital

This College of Veterinary Medicine annual event returns! Fun for the whole family.
Children are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animal, get scrubbed in with veterinary students and assist with surgery at the Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s Teddy Bear Surgery Clinic.

Saturday, April 2 @12 pm
Physics and Astronomy Club Annual Egg Drop
Recreational / Games
WSU Pullman - Webster Physical Science Building

Come join the WSU Physics and Astronomy club as we attempt to craft devices that will keep an egg from cracking after dropping from the second floor! But here’s the catch – no parachutes! Lots of fun for both WSU students, young kids, and the family!

Saturday, April 2 @2 pm
Opera Performance
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

“With cat-like tred” The Pirates of Penzance will be coming to the Bryan Hall Theatre stage on Family Weekend, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. and April 2 at 2:00 p.m.  The WSU Opera Program will be presenting this comic operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, directed by Dr. Julie Anne Wieck…

Monday, April 4 @7:30 pm
Guest Artist – Brad Edwards, trombone
WSU Pullman

PROGRAM

Brad Edwards, renowned brass pedagogue and trombone professor at Arizona State University, will perform a recital of works for trombone and piano with WSU faculty member Yoon-Wha Roh.

Tuesday, April 5 @9 am
46th Murrow Symposium
Conference / Symposium
WSU Pullman - Compton Union Building

The Murrow Symposium is a 2-day event where you can learn from industry professionals about important topics in the field of communication. This year we have 24 sessions on a variety of topics, including hands-on workshops and incredible panel discussions. All sessions will be held on the 2nd floor of…

Tuesday, April 5 @11 am
ESIC seminar — Risk and Resilient Assessment of Infrastructure System
Presentation
WSU Pullman - Online

Public awareness of civil infrastructure system performance and resilience has increased dramatically in recent years as a result of repeated natural disasters with high consequences. In response to increased public concern, a significant amount of research has been done to advance risk management strategies that can effectively improve system resilience.

Tuesday, April 5 @12:30 pm
Organic Chemistry Seminar — Ryanne Ballard
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Title: A Review of Tubulin Aggregation Induced by Covalent Isopeptide Cross-linking Following Chloropyrifos Oxon Exposure

Tuesday, April 5 @3 pm
Credit — how to build it and use it
Presentation
WSU Pullman - Online

Join Joshua Kampa from Chase and learn how to use credit to empower your financial wellness. From building it from humble beginnings to using it effectively down the line.

Tuesday, April 5 @4:30 pm
Personal Brand
Presentation
Online - Online

What does your digital personal brand say about you? Ever wonder what your online profile looks like to peers, industry leaders, or others online? Whether you’re just starting out or are a seasoned pro, we’ll examine ways to maximize your digital personal brand. We’ll create a digital personal brand strategy statement, explore ways to showcase your expertise and highlight ways to make yourself stand out.

Tuesday, April 5 @7 pm
Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony with Ann Curry
Lecture
Online - Compton Union Building

Award-winning journalist Ann Curry will receive the Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism and will deliver a keynote speech on Tuesday, April 5 at the 46th Murrow Symposium. This will be held in the CUB Senior Ballroom and broadcast through our event platform.

Tuesday, April 5 @7:30 pm
Percussion Ensemble Concert
WSU Pullman

PROGRAM

The WSU Percussion Ensemble will present an eclectic mix of music for drums, mallets, and more!  The first half will feature Dr. Ruth Boden, cello, as soloist.  The second half will feature guest artist, singer/vibraphonist Rosie Cerquone.  Ms. Cerquone, who currently lives in Spokane, has been featured at…

Wednesday, April 6 @3 pm
Credit
Presentation
Online - Online

Join Sallie Mae as they provide a credit presentation going into detail on how to manage one’s credit reports and strengthen your credit in the meantime.

Wednesday, April 6 @3:10 pm
Creighton Distinguished Lecture — Dr. Kim Budil, LLNL
Lecture
WSU Pullman - Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center

The Institute for Shock Physics and the College of Arts and Sciences invite you to the John and Janet Creighton Distinguished Lecture
National Security Challenges in the 21st Century: Deterrence, Bio-Resilience, Energy, and Climate
Presented by: Dr. Kim Budil, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Wednesday, April 6 @4 pm
How can leveraging emotions boost motivation to learn?
Workshop / Seminar
Online - Online

Join us to discuss ways we can spur motivation to learn by invoking positive emotions in the classroom. We will be discussing the research base and brief, practical strategies for motivating by drawing on Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning.

Wednesday, April 6 @4:30 pm
It’s Never too Late: Starting a new business!
Presentation
Online - Online

Join BECU representatives Ruth Kaneko and Michele Beckley as they take a deep dive into the ins and outs of starting a new business.

Wednesday, April 6 @7:30 pm
Navy Band Northwest Low Brass Recital
WSU Pullman

PROGRAM

Master class is Wednesday, April 6 at 5:15 PM in Kimbrough Concert Hall. Topics include freelancing and how to best use your time in music school.

Recital is Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 PM in Kimbrough Concert Hall.

Marc Placencia, tuba Leland Matsumura, trombone Elena…

Thursday, April 7 @3 pm
Graduate Budgeting
Presentation
WSU Pullman - Online

This presentation provides information to help graduate students create and manage a budget while in school. Budgeting while in graduate school will help students minimize their expenses, live within their means, reduce student loan borrowing, and increase their credit score to prepare for a life as a professional upon graduation.

Friday, April 8 @12:10 pm
Atrium Recital Series
WSU Pullman - Terrell Library Atrium

PROGRAM

Crimson Ties, the WSU World Music Ensemble, will present an engaging musical experience featuring sounds and instruments from around the world! Most of what we play is created by the students as a collective.

Friday, April 8 @3 pm
Chemistry PhD final defense — Brena Thompson
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Title: Utilizing Fluorescent Dyes to Manipulate Reactivity in Molecular Complexes
Abstract: Main group Lewis acids can promote some of the same chemical transformations that can be promoted with metal complexes, but their inability to undergo redox chemistry limits their applicability as an alternative to metal-containing complexes in chemical and catalytic transformations.

Friday, April 8 @3:10 pm
Student Recitals – Emily Warnecke and Sarah Smith, voice
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

PROGRAM

As part of her fulfillment of a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education, Emily Warnecke, soprano, will be performing her senior recital, “It’s a Spring Thing!” with pianist Jing Chen on Friday, April 8th, 2022 at 3:10pm in Bryan Hall Theatre. The recital program features spring themed…

Friday, April 8 @4:10 pm
Physical Chemistry Seminar – William Smith
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Title: Spectroscopic Signatures of UCl3 in LiCl/KCl eutectic via AIMD simulations
Abstract: Characterization of chloride molten salts with high f-element loading remains limited in literature despite relevance to nonproliferation and online monitoring of molten salt reactors and pyroprocessing separation schemes. Coupled spectroscopic and computational investigations provide certain benefits, as experimental information can validate simulation, while simulations can provide atomistic resolution.

Friday, April 8 @4:10 pm
Student Recital – Ashleigh Adams, voice
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

PROGRAM

PROGRAM NOTES

As part of her fulfillment of a Bachelor of Music Degree in Vocal Performance, Ashleigh Adams, Mezzo-Soprano, will be presenting her senior recital “Only One Life to Live” on Friday, April 8th, 2022 at 4:10 p.m. in Bryan Hall Theatre. Her program will consist of…

Friday, April 8 @7 pm
Planetarium show: Unveiling the Invisible Universe
Performance
WSU Pullman - Sloan Hall

For thousands of years the humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe.

Sunday, April 10 @5 pm
Planetarium show: Unveiling the Invisible Universe
Performance
WSU Pullman - Sloan Hall

For thousands of years the humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe.

Monday, April 11 @8:30 am
Chemistry Proposal Defense – Nicolas Fisher
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Investigating Catalytic Ester Hydrolysis Using Ruthenium Complexes Supported by PNNNP Pincer Ligands
Esters are an important class of compounds due to their extensive uses in everyday life.

Monday, April 11 @11 am
CEE Structures candidate: Uncertainty-Informed analysis and optimal design: from model validation to topology optimization
Presentation
Online - Online

Dr. Tootkaboni is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a member of Center for Scientific Computing and Data Science Research at UMassD. Dr. Tootkaboni’s research is cross-disciplinary and focuses on integrating advances in optimal design, stochastic modeling, applied statistics and data analytics with methods of applied and…

Monday, April 11 @11:10 am
EECS Colloquium: Toward secure and efficient distributed learning — Minghong Fang
Online - Online

Federated learning is a distributed machine learning approach that enables multiple clients (e.g., smartphones, IoT devices, and edge devices) to collaboratively learn a model with help of a server, without sharing their raw local data. Due to its potential promise of protecting private or proprietary user data, and in light of emerging privacy regulations such as GDPR, federated learning has become a central playground for innovation.

Monday, April 11 @3:30 pm
2022 Anjan Bose Lecture
Lecture
WSU Pullman - Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

The 2022 Anjan Bose Lecture, “Incorporating Natural Resource Management into Complex Integrated Modeling Frameworks to Inform Adaptation to Global Change”, will be presented by Prof. Jennifer Adam.
Dr. Adam is the Berry Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the recipient of 2021 Anjan Bose Outstanding Researcher award.

Monday, April 11 @4 pm
Curious about Scholarships?
Presentation
WSU Pullman - Spark

Curious about Scholarships? Want to find ways to set your application apart from others? Then join Student Financial Services as they go in depth into an array of different scholarship opportunities not only within WSU but outside of it as well. While also providing tips, secrets and insight into what sets a good scholarship application from others.

Monday, April 11 @7 pm
Movie Night: Don’t Look Up
WSU Pullman

The ESA will be starting off our earth week events by hosting a free movie at the cinema. Free snack included for each student who attends.

Tuesday, April 12 @12:30 pm
Organic Chemistry Seminar — Raul Aranzazu
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Tri-Cities - Online

Thiol redox proteome involves a series of post-translational modifications of proteins, mainly in cysteine. These modifications are known to regulate protein function and alter the thiol oxidative and reductive states of cysteine residues.

Tuesday, April 12 @1 pm
EECS Colloquium — CodeNet: large-scale AI by David Kung
Online - Online

As software development becomes ubiquitous across all industries and code infrastructure of enterprise legacy applications ages, it is more critical than ever to increase software development productivity and modernize legacy applications.

Tuesday, April 12 @2:30 pm
Understanding your personal money relationship
Presentation
Online - Online

Join Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC) Kelly Demand to discuss how personal experiences and identities shape our relationship with personal finances.

Tuesday, April 12 @4 pm
Negotiating Salary: Closing the wage gap
Presentation
Online - Online

Learn how to negotiate salary effectively and practice engaging in necessary conversations, so you feel more at ease as you transition into the workforce.

Tuesday, April 12 @6 pm
Climate Trivia Night
WSU Pullman - Compton Union Building

The ESA will be hosting a free trivia night with prizes. The goal of the event is to help everyone gain more knowledge about climate change.

Wednesday, April 13 @9:45 am
Carson College of Business launches inaugural marketing symposium
WSU Pullman - Compton Union Building

The Carson College of Business will host its inaugural Marketing Symposium, a free, public event sponsored by the Department of Marketing and International Business (MIB). The event features three panels comprised of corporate marketing executives and a networking mixer for students and industry professionals.

Wednesday, April 13 @1:30 pm
Chemistry PhD Defense — Matthew Hurlock
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Materials with tunable properties are needed to address issues, such as the capture of greenhouse gases, the detection of hazardous chemicals, and the storage of energy. Coordination polymers are a type of hybrid polymeric crystalline material formed from the connection of organic ligands and metal ions or clusters through coordination bonds. The wide array of building blocks that can be used enables coordination polymers to be rationally designed and tuned to possess specific properties.

Wednesday, April 13 @4:15 pm
Credit and Identity Theft
Presentation
WSU Pullman - Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE)

In celebration of Financial Literacy Month, learn about personal finance from the WSU Carson College of Business Peer Financial Wellness Coaches.

Wednesday, April 13 @6 pm
Bill Shireman on Climate Change
WSU Pullman - Compton Union Building

The speaker will be on zoom, and we will be holding a live show in the CUB. The goal of the event is to help everyone gain more knowledge about climate change

Thursday, April 14 @12 pm
Plant Giveaway
WSU Pullman - Compton Union Building

Take home a plant to purify the air in your living space and gain more knowledge about climate change.

Thursday, April 14 @12 pm
Improving Academic Success Through Financial Wellness
Presentation
WSU Pullman

Financial wellness is a tool academic and student support personnel can use to enhance student engagement and persistence yet is almost exclusively avoided in academic advising conversations due to stigma and discomfort. Discover asset-based strategies for integrating financial conversations into current practices to amplify student achievement. Participants take-aways include a financial wellness framework and strategies for equitably incorporating financial wellness into academic advising.

Thursday, April 14 @12:10 pm
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium — Dr. Suzanne White Brahmia
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Webster Physical Science Building

The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Suzanne White Brahmia, Associate Professor at University of Washington. Dr. Brahmia will present their talk, “Measuring and Enhancing Quantitative Reasoning in Physics Instruction”.

Thursday, April 14 @2:30 pm
How to Learn from Financial Mistakes
Presentation
Online - Online

Join Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC) Kelly Demand as she guides you in turning your financial mistakes into a positive and exploring ways to make more informed decisions the next time around.

Thursday, April 14 @4 pm
Learn About Loans and the Repayment Process
Presentation
Online - Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE)

Join Student Financial Services as they go in depth of the loan and repayment process.

Thursday, April 14 @7:30 pm
Symphonic Band Concert
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

PROGRAM

Join the WSU Symphonic Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble for their 2021-2022 Finale Concert. Program will include works by Johan De Meij, Kathryn Salfelder, and Julie Giroux.

We welcome back WSU Alumnus Dr. Jeremy Brown as guest saxophonist and conductor!

Friday, April 15 @12:10 pm
Atrium Recital Series
WSU Pullman - Terrell Library Atrium

Dillon Sellars, saxophone, with Dr. Yuna Roh, piano. The program includes music for saxophone by WSU Regents Professor Gregory W. Yasinitsky and J. Ed Barat.

Friday, April 15 @3:10 pm
Chamber Music Concert
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

“An afternoon of Felix Mendelssohn”

Performances of the 1st and 2nd String Quartets and the exciting String Octet

Friday, April 15 @4:10 pm
Brass Chamber Music Concert
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

Featuring 5 of our outstanding Brass Chamber Music Ensembles

Friday, April 15 @5:10 pm
Guitar Studio Concert
WSU Pullman

Guitar Studio Concert

APRIL 15TH – 5:10 PM

KIMBROUGH CONCERT HALL

PERFORMANCE OF ALL WSU GUITAR ENSEMBLES:

CLASS GUITAR I

CLASS GUITAR II

WSU GUITAR ENSEMBLE

GUITAR PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP

Special Guest:

TRIPLE EXTRA WIDE!

feat. César Haas, Darryl Singleton and Dave Snider

Friday, April 15 @7 pm
Planetarium show: The Dark Matter Mystery
Performance
WSU Pullman - Sloan Hall

Our docent will give you a guided tour of April night skies. This is followed by The Dark Matter Mystery a fulldome production.

What keeps galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world…

Friday, April 15 @7:30 pm
Works for Bassoon by Indigenous Composers
WSU Pullman - Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center

“Interwoven” is an Indigenous artistic collaborative event featuring storyteller Julian Ankney (Nez Perce), photographer Tyler Williams (Makah/Nez Perce/Umatilla), and bassoonist Jacqueline Wilson (Yakama). Their performance will feature poetry, storytelling, photography, and live music by Native American composers including Connor Chee, Raven Chacon, and Jack Kilpatrick. The event is free to…

Sunday, April 17 @5 pm
Planetarium show: The Dark Matter Mystery
Performance
WSU Pullman - Sloan Hall

This planetarium show takes you on the biggest quest of contemporary astrophysics. You will see why we know that dark matter exists, and how this search is one of the most challenging and exciting searches science has to offer. Join the scientists on their hunt for dark matter with experiments in space and deep underground. Will they be able to solve the dark matter mystery?

Monday, April 18 @2 pm
Chemistry PhD Final Defense – Kristen Johnson
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

This work presents a detailed investigation of the influence of solid supports on the axial ligand binding properties of cobalt porphyrins. Metal porphyrins and other tetrapyrrole molecules form well-ordered, self-assembled monolayers on solid supports and because of unsaturated character of the metal atom within the macrocycle may form five and six coordinate complexes with axial ligands. Porphyrin chemistry is well understood in the solution environment; however, this knowledge does not always translate to accurate predictions of the behavior of porphyrins confined to a surface.

Monday, April 18 @3:10 pm
CySER seminar: The Cyber Threat Landscape — The FBI’s Perspective, Kevin Brennan (A/SSA)
Workshop / Seminar
Online - Online

Abstract: FBI Special Agent Kevin Brennan will discuss the current cyber threat landscape: who is conducting computer intrusions, why, and how. This will include a discussion of what computer intruders are targeting, how they are getting into the networks, and recent developments in the cybercrime world. This will include threats…

Monday, April 18 @4:10 pm
Chemistry Departmental Seminar – Dr. Christian Ruby
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Dr. Christian Ruby, Director of Research at Polytech Nancy, Université de Lorraine – France

Title: Structure and Reactivity of Iron Oxides: The Usefulness of Mössbauer Spectroscopy

Abstract: Among the different iron oxides present in the environment, mixed FeII-FeIII compounds play a specific role due to their high chemical reactivity. In…

Tuesday, April 19 @9 am
EECS Senior Design Poster Competition
WSU Pullman - Compton Union Building

Design is at the core of electrical engineering and computer science.
Design is an iterative process where EECS seniors work together in teams to clarify a real-world problem, generate solutions, evaluate impacts, and select the optimum final design.

Tuesday, April 19 @12:30 pm
Chemistry PhD Final Defense — Joelle Wu
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Mercaptoethane sulfonate or coenzyme M (CoM) is the smallest known organic cofactor, and is most commonly associated with the methane forming step in all methanogenic archaea. It has also been found in a small number of bacteria capable of the metabolism of small organics. Although many of the steps for CoM biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea have been elucidated, a complete pathway for the biosynthesis of CoM in archaea or bacteria has not been reported. Here we present the complete CoM biosynthesis pathway in bacteria, revealing distinct chemical steps relative to CoM biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea.

Tuesday, April 19 @3 pm
Virtual Reality Financial Fair
Workshop / Seminar
Online - Online

Through a fun, interactive simulation, you’ll gain real-world financial planning, saving, and budgeting skills. Take part in an exercise that involves getting assigned a job, salary, and a family, then making financial decision while trying to stay within budget.

Tuesday, April 19 @4 pm
DTC Expert Series: Rebecca Cook
Online - Online

The DTC Expert Series continues on 4/19 @ 4pm (PST) with Rebecca Cook, who has worked as an actress, director, costumer, make-up artist, accountant, producer, and director in film and theater throughout the Pacific Northwest — including over 20 feature films, several commercial productions, and all 5 seasons of Syfy Channel’s Z Nation.

Tuesday, April 19 @4 pm
Bioengineering Design Expo
WSU Pullman - Spark

Come visit our senior bioengineering students and learn about their capstone design project they completed for BIOENG 410/411.

Tuesday, April 19 @7:30 pm
Jazz Concert “End of an Era”
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

PROGRAM

On Tuesday, April 19, at 7:30pm, in Bryan Hall Theatre, the WSU School of Music will present the jazz concert, “End of an Era,” featuring guest percussionist and composer, and Professor Emeritus, David Jarvis, performing with WSU Big Band II, directed by saxophonist, composer and Jazz Studies Professor,…

Wednesday, April 20 All day
SDC Gallery Exhibit: Design and the Creative Process — Landscape Architecture Seattle Tour
Exhibition
WSU Pullman - Carpenter Hall

This dynamic exhibition features work from LA 222: Study Tour of Seattle, Washington. The course introduced the LA Sophomore class to the designed landscapes of Seattle through direct, immersive experiences. The focus was “Design and the Creative Process” where participants explored how designs and the drawings that represent those designs result in the spaces that affect our experiences and connect us to others and place.

Wednesday, April 20 @11 am
Financial Fair
WSU Pullman

Join our financial education fair where you will be able to meet with experts in the areas of employment, personal and consumer finance, and financial aid. We will also cover the Cougar Money Matters Learning Portal, our online personal finance tool.

Wednesday, April 20 @3 pm
Chemistry PhD Final Defense — Kirill Gurdumov
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

A comprehensive investigation on the formation dynamics and energetics of adlayer formation at the at the solution/solid interface has been performed using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) with a custom solution flow cell design that offers new insight into the self-assembly process.

Wednesday, April 20 @4:15 pm
Starting Your Financial Life After Graduation
Presentation
WSU Pullman - Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE)

This presentation introduces students to important financial topics and setting yourself up for financial success. Topics covered include setting attainable goals, starting salary, ideal spending percentages, budgeting for your first large expenses, building credit, managing debt, investing, and saving for retirement. This is a great information session for students close to graduation as well as students beginning to manage their own personal finances.

Wednesday, April 20 @6 pm
WSU Visiting Writers Series welcomes author Naomi Littlebear Morena
Lecture
Online - Online

Naomi Littlebear Morena is a Chicana lesbian writer and musician who is featured in the seminal third-wave feminist anthology, This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. Her song, “Can’t Kill the Spirit” has been adopted in protests internationally from England to Nicaragua. In the 1980s, the Greenham Common Peace Camps adopted the song to protest the storing of nuclear cruise missiles, which lasted nearly two decades and was some 30,000 women strong.

Wednesday, April 20 @7 pm
Jazz Forum: A Conversation with David Jarvis
WSU Pullman

Professor Emeritus David Jarvis! Prof. Jarvis will be performing on the WSU Jazz Band concert Tuesday, 4/19, and will be leading the forum advertised below on Wednesday, 4/20.

Thursday, April 21 @10 am
EECS Colloquium: The Motivation for Chiplets and their Adoption in AMD Processors
WSU Pullman - Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL)

For decades, Moore’s Law has delivered the ability to integrate an exponentially increasing number of devices in the same silicon area at a roughly constant cost. This has enabled tremendous levels of integration, where the capabilities of computer systems that previously occupied entire rooms can now fit on a single integrated circuit.

Thursday, April 21 @12:10 pm
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium — Dr. Tom Quinn
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Webster Physical Science Building

Although there are significant outstanding issues, our understanding of the formation of the Sun’s planetary system is well developed. In particular, the “planetesimal accretion model”, where most of the solids in the protoplanetary disk were in solid bodies of roughly 1 km or larger, offers a foundation for understanding the formation of the terrestrial planets, the outer planets, and the populations of small bodies seen in the present day Solar System.

Thursday, April 21 @5 pm
Financial Kahoot
Recreational / Games
Online - Online

Compete for prizes while learning about your Finances and exploring your financial options! The crash course you never got!

Thursday, April 21 @7:30 pm
Spring Choral Concert
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

PROGRAM

The WSU School of Music will present its Spring Choral Concert, “Memories of Childhood,” on Thursday, April 21, at 7:30 PM in Bryan Hall Theatre on the WSU Pullman Campus. WSU’s University Singers, Treble Choir, and Concert Choir will perform a wide array of choral literature that explores…

Friday, April 22 @12:10 pm
Atrium Recital Series
WSU Pullman - Terrell Library Atrium

With piano music certain to engage your senses and your curiosity of the literature, Cameron Barton performs works of earthen intrigue by Tan Dun, Robert Nathaniel Dett, and more.

Friday, April 22 @4 pm
Indie Folk: Sounds from the Northwest: Bigger Boat Concert
Exhibition
WSU Pullman - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Join the museum for a free performance by Bigger Boat in the Pavilion Gallery on Friday, April 22 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Bigger Boat is an a cappella group from Moscow, ID that sings sea shanties and maritime songs.

Live performances at the museum this month are an offshoot of…

Friday, April 22 @4:10 pm
Student Recital – Dillon Sellers
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

PROGRAM

Dillon Sellers is performing his junior recital featuring classical and jazz works from the likes of Eugene Bozza to John Coltrane. Be sure to join for an evening of saxophone repertoire.

Friday, April 22 @5:30 pm
SDC Retirement Party
Reception / Open House
WSU Pullman - Carpenter Hall

Former students, alumni, boards, faculty, and family and friends are invited to join with us in celebrating the retirements of Professors Gregory Kessler and Paul Hirzel, and academic advisor Julie Miller. All will be retiring at the end of the spring semester.

Friday, April 22 @7 pm
Planetarium show: From Earth to the Universe
Performance
WSU Pullman - Sloan Hall

“From the Earth to the Universe” is a stunning 30-minute voyage through time and space that conveys, through an arresting combination of sights and sounds, the Universe revealed to us by science.

Friday, April 22 @7:30 pm
Faculty Artist Series – Dr. Sophia Tegart, flute
WSU Pullman

PROGRAM

PROGRAM NOTES

Myths, Legends, and Fairytales for Flute

Assistant Professor of Flute, Dr. Sophia Tegart will be presenting a recital inspired by Ancient Greek myths, Korean legends, and nineteenth-century fairy tales. The concert will feature works by Adolphus Hailstork, André Jolivet, Thea Musgrave, and Carl Reinecke. Tegart…

Sunday, April 24 @5 pm
Planetarium show: From Earth to the Universe
Performance
WSU Pullman - Sloan Hall

“From the Earth to the Universe” is a stunning 30-minute voyage through time and space that conveys, through an arresting combination of sights and sounds, the Universe revealed to us by science.

Monday, April 25 @8:30 am
Chemistry Proposal Defense — Austin Vezina, PhD Student
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Title: Investigation of the Unique Electronic Structures of Cp2U(NR)2 and Cp2U(NR)(O) Complexes

Abstract: Uranium has a significant impact on the environment because of its radioactivity and the fact that its most stable form, uranyl ([UO2] 2+), has high mobility in groundwaters and soil. The uranyl cation features two mutually trans…

Monday, April 25 @9 am
EECS Colloquium:Architectural Support for Interdisciplinary Data Science Research — Lu Peng, Louisiana State University
Online - Online

Lu Peng is the Gerard L. “Jerry” Rispone professor with the Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His research interests include computer systems and architecture focusing on many design issues on CPUs and GPUs, hardware accelerators, and applications for deep learning neural networks and blockchains.

Monday, April 25 @4 pm
The Shoestring Tourist: How to plan for travelling while on a low budget
Presentation
Online - Online

Wanting to see the world but are struggling because you also are on a tight budget? Join Eduardo as he gives some advice on how to plan ahead of time and look for the best deals on flights, stays and some cool attractions to visit! Don’t worry about your emotional baggage, just wing it and keep it plain and simple!

Monday, April 25 @4:10 pm
Chemistry Departmental Seminar — Dr. Shengqian Ma
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Porous organic polymers (POPs) both amorphous and crystalline represent an emerging class of nanoporous materials, and they feature robust covalent framework structures with high water and chemical stability.

Tuesday, April 26 @11 am
AGI-ESIC Power Seminar Series: GridAPPS-D™: Distribution Management Platform for Advanced Distribution Systems Operations
Online - Online

GridAPPS-D™ is an open-source platform that accelerates the development and deployment of portable applications for advanced distribution management and operations. The GridAPPS-D™ project is sponsored by the U.S. DOE’s Office of Electricity, Advanced Grid Research. Its purpose is to reduce the time and cost to integrate advanced functionality into distribution operations to create a more reliable and resilient grid.

Tuesday, April 26 @12:30 pm
Organic Chemistry Seminar – Esther Dodson, Chemistry PhD Student
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

β-Galactosidase (β-Gal) is an important biomarker for metastatic ovarian cancers, with β-Gal being overexpressed in cancer cells compared to healthy ovarian tissue. Fluorescent imaging of in vivo β-Gal activity has become an accepted method for diagnostic screening and evaluation of cancers.

Tuesday, April 26 @4:30 pm
Shopping on a Budget
Presentation
Online - Online

Peer Advisor Nayomi will share her tips and tricks of shopping on a budget. She will discuss local shops around Pullman that offer promotions, online stores with reduced prices, and advice that helped her limit overspending.

Tuesday, April 26 @4:30 pm
5 Financial Books to Reccommend
Workshop / Seminar
Online - Online

Join Peer Advisor David on a crash course of beneficial books to help with financial literacy.

Wednesday, April 27 @4 pm
How can we make effective small changes to our teaching?
Workshop / Seminar
Online - Online
College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Academy, Spring Book Club Discussion

Join us to discuss ways we can spur motivation to learn by invoking positive emotions in the classroom. We will be discussing discuss ideas for initiating and gauging the success of small changes we make in our teaching. We will…

Wednesday, April 27 @6 pm
WSU Visiting Writers Series welcomes author Inés Hernández-Avila
Lecture
Online - Online

Inés Hernández-Ávila (Niimiipuu/Nez Perce and Tejana), Professor, Native American Studies, UC Davis, is one of the six founders of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA). Her research focuses on the interrelationships between autonomy, the arts, spirit, and social justice, through the study of Native American/Indigenous poetry, U.S./Mexico, with a particular focus on Chiapas. She is a poet, scholar, translator, visual artist, and a member of Luk’upsíimey/The North Star Collective, a group of Niimiipuu creative writers and language workers.

Thursday, April 28 @12:10 pm
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium — Dr. Matthew Zacate
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Webster Physical Science Building

Perturbed angular correlation (PAC) spectroscopy measures the hyperfine interaction experienced by radioactive nuclei that serve as probes in molecular or solid-state systems under investigation. One application of PAC is to measure the electric field gradient (EFG) experienced by probe nuclei in molecules.

Thursday, April 28 @3 pm
Make Money Make Sense
Social
Online - Online

Join Peer Advisor Nayomi in this student led round table discussion. Share experiences, ask questions, and discuss finances in a peer to peer, relaxed setting.

Thursday, April 28 @5 pm
DTC Awards Showcase
WSU Pullman - Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center

Join us for the Digital Technology and Culture Program’s annual awards and showcase celebration. Student work will be on display and DTC students will be honored with various awards. Open to the public with food provided.

Friday, April 29 @12 pm
DTC Expert Series: Brent Almond
Online - Online

The DTC Expert Series continues on 4/29 @ noon (PST) with Brent Almond, a successful graphic designer, art director, and illustrator for more than 20 years. His work has been honored by over 200 industry awards and publications, and he was profiled by Graphic Design USA as one of 2022’s People to Watch. Brent has used his talents to advocate for causes and organizations related to LGBTQ+ rights, adoption/foster care, and the environment.

Friday, April 29 @3:10 pm
AER Chemistry Seminar — Elizabeth Groetsema, Chemistry PhD Student
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Mass spectrometers have historically been revered for their accuracy and precision. Further techniques, such as MS/MS where mass analysis is performed more than once on an analyte, have been able to add an additional level of specificity to identification of a wide variety of analytes. However, the large size and high cost of mass spectrometers creates obstacles for accessibility and widespread application of these instruments.

Friday, April 29 @4 pm
Indie Folk: Sounds from the Northwest Concert
Exhibition
WSU Pullman - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Live performances at the museum this month are an offshoot of the exhibition Indie Folk: New Art and Sounds from the Pacific Northwest, which features a playlist by Eric Isaacson of Mississippi Records. According to Isaacson, “the music genre Northwest Indie Folk could mean a lot of different things to different people. Our region is home to many cultures that have adapted their traditional folk music to the modern world: The term “Indie Folk” would apply to them all.”

Friday, April 29 @4:10 pm
Physical Chemistry Seminar – Jayson DeMers, Chemistry PhD Student
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Title: Electrochemical Quantitative Analysis of Hydrogen Sorption / Desorption in Palladium During Acidic Electrolysis

Abstract: Recent studies were completed on palladium catalysts that explored hydrogen storage applications during electrolysis. 4.0 to 5.0 mg samples of palladium were tested from 200 to -200 millivolts at 10 mV per second scans in…

Friday, April 29 @7 pm
Planetarium show: Distant Worlds- Alien Life?
Performance
WSU Pullman - Sloan Hall

“Distant Worlds – Alien Life?” explores the possibility of life on other planets. It gives the limits of biology as we know it, then intersects those constraints with what we know about Milky Way exoplanets. Imaginative visualizations of possible life forms are animated in a fulldome experience.