Aug. 3, 2021 Voiland College This Week

Go Cougs!

Konstantin Matveev has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Ganapati Bhat, Jana Doppa, and Partha Pande received a best paper award for research published in the Association of Computing Technology’s Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems.

2021 CIGRE Medal recipient Anjan Bose is featured in the latest edition of Elektra Magazine.

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Opportunities

August Faculty Trainings on Canvas, Panopto, VoiceThread, Perusall

This fall semester, WSU is switching from Blackboard to Canvas. Academic Outreach and Innovation (AOI) is ready to support instructors with a variety of trainings available in August to help faculty get acquainted with Canvas.

Register for AOI trainings now! In addition to the trainings, Instructional Designers are available for on-demand support via Zoom on Mondays through Thursdays from 9-3, and will begin staffing the on-demand room on Fridays again on August 6. Learn more on our on-demand support page.

You can also review additional resources and guides for transitioning content from Blackboard and getting started in Canvas. These periodic communications provide timely and helpful information. Check them often.

Please feel welcome to contact aoi.li@wsu.edu for assistance utilizing Canvas.

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Be Safe Cougs

Return to Campus

Visit Voiland College’s Faculty/Staff Web page to find the steps you need to take to return to work on campus.

COVID‑19 Vaccination Declaration – Instructions

All WSU employees must declare themselves fully vaccinated in order to forgo face masks and physical distancing while at a WSU location. Here’s how to find where in Workday you can complete your COVID-19 vaccination declaration.

VCEA Return to Work Location Distancing and Disinfection Plan for SARS-CoV2 and COVID-19

All Voiland College personnel shall adhere to the Voiland College Distancing and Disinfection Plan.

WSU COVID-19 Information

Visit WSU’s website to get the latest information and resources on WSU’s COVID-19 testing and response.

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Communications Resources

Here are some resources you can use to keep in touch with what’s happening around Voiland College and Washington State University.

IT Support

Need IT support? Contact the VCEA Helpdesk at support.vcea.wsu.edu, support.vcea@wsu.edu, or 509-335-6773.

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 construction and 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.

News and Events

Here are some ways in which you can send and receive information on current Voiland College and WSU news and events:

• Sign up to receive the WSU Insider daily email about news and activities happening around WSU, from lost and found items to guest lectures.
• Visit Voiland College’s website to see the college’s news and upcoming events.
• Share Voiland College news with the media or in one of the College’s newsletters by emailing News@wsu.edu.
• Submit announcements of general university interest to WSU Insider announcements.
• Submit events like lectures and symposiums to the WSU Events We have created an event submission tutorial to assist you.

Voiland College Social Media

Social media is a great way to keep in touch with what’s happening in and around WSU and Voiland College.

Here are a few of Voiland College’s social media channels that you may find useful:

• Facebook is great for finding Voiland College news and activities as well as student club activities.
• Instagram is great to see and share what’s happening around the college through photos and video.
• Twitter is a convenient way to share information quickly, and find out what is happening in various industries Voiland College is involved with.
• LinkedIn is a great way to keep in touch with your colleagues.
• YouTube lets you Watch videos of events and activities around Voiland College and WSU.

WSU offers great tips and advice for using social media.