Jan. 14, 2020 Voiland College This Week

Go Cougs!

The Voiland College Engineering Shops are the subject of this month’s Voiland College Web feature.

Sen Du won first place from the International Association of Chinese Infrastructure Professionals (IACIP) for Outstanding Graduate Student.

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Events

Thursday, January 16

@ 11:00 AM MME Seminar: The World of Cryogenics Design and Installations (Hydrogen Lean)

Monday, January 20

Martin Luther King Jr Day – All University holiday

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Opportunities

Accessibility Training

WSU is committed to providing equal access to electronic and information technology for everyone. This includes making content accessible to people with disabilities.

An online training program has been created to equip you with the fundamental skills needed to make websites accessible and to help meet WSU, state, and federal accessibility guidelines, regulations, and laws. While the training is Web focused, it will also help you understand what needs to be considered when developing all electronic content including email (and attachments), press releases, posts for social media, and digital displays.

The training is required annually. Anyone who has a role in creating or updating WSU website content should take this training.

Take WSU’s accessibility training.

Multiple live and online resources are also available on the Web Communication website.

Share Student Success Events

From job interviews and resume writing workshops to the Capstone Expo and VCEA Convocation, please see the attachment to this email to find the many Voiland College Student Success events that are coming this semester and share them with your students.

Academic Showcase – Apply by Jan. 15

WSU’s Academic Showcase, the annual poster session for WSU faculty, staff, and graduate and professional students, will be held March 26, and will run concurrently with the Graduate and Professional Students Association (GPSA) Research Exposition.

Patents for Humanity – Apply by Jan. 31

Patents for Humanity is the US Patent and Trademark Office’s awards program for those using game-changing tech to address global challenges, reach under-served communities, and improve millions of lives. Apply here.

WSU Student Employee of the Year – Nominations due Feb. 15

This institution-wide contest looks at student employees who go above-and-beyond the basic expectations. Nominations are due Feb. 15.

Idaho National Laboratory Graduate Fellowship – Apply by Feb. 16

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is excited to announce that the INL Graduate Fellowship postings are now open. One is a fellowship awarded to Ph.D. students with interest in advancing nuclear energy and clean energy deployment. The other is specific to National and Homeland Security research and is for Ph.D. students or students pursuing a master’s degree in cyber security.

Applicants are invited to apply at through inl.gov/careers job posting numbers 13894 and 13895. The postings will close Feb. 16, 2020. Letters of recommendation can be emailed directly to emilee.kottcamp-allen@inl.gov.

Crimson Spirit Award

Have you noticed a WSU employee going out of their way to help a colleague or customer? Nominate them for the Crimson Spirit award to recognize their excellent service. Submit a nomination.

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Be Safe Cougs

Safety, Emergencies, and Outages

Power outages and campus closures are a few of the many events that can impact you.

Here are some tips to find out about significant events at WSU:

• Sign up for WSU Alert to receive e-mail, text, and telephone information about campus emergencies.
• Sign up for MyFacilities Event Notifications to be notified of maintenance work which may impact you.
• Follow @WSUAlert on Twitter to receive WSU emergency information.

Use these resources to report emergencies and safety concerns.

• Call 911 to notify WSU Police of emergencies.
• Call 509-335-8548 for WSU Police non-emergency assistance or response.
• Call 509-335-3041 to contact Environmental Health & Safety about non-emergency safety concerns.
• Call 509-335-9000 to contact Facilities Services about facilities-related concerns.