Go Cougs!
CEE students Alyssa Bailey, Emma Hein, Geneva Schlepp, and Lijun Wright won the 2021 Pacific NW Air & Waste Management Association Environmental Challenge.
Several Voiland College student clubs are participating in the Coug Starter fundraising campaign now through Nov. 30.
Hongfei Lin and Indranil Chowdhury’s plastic research is highlighted in the latest issue of Washington State Magazine.
Jenny Adam talks snowpack and climate change in the latest issue of Washington State Magazine.
A Washington State and Oregon State University research team has developed a unique computer algorithm to find optimal molecular designs with minimal cost and effort.
What’s Happening
Tuesday, November 16 @ 11:00 AM
ESIC FA21 Power Seminar Series – Integrating Massive Amounts of Wind and Solar in Power Grids:
Energy Systems Innovation Center presents Integrating Massive Amounts of Wind and Solar in Power Grids by Dr. Benjamin Kroposki, National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Tuesday, November 16 @ 4:30 PM
Workshop-Identifying and Challenging Micro aggressions:
Join GradSWE virtually for an interesting and informative workshop on identifying and challenging micro aggressions. This interactive workshop will introduce the concept of micro aggressions and examine how they operate to reinforce systemic inequality, power, and privilege while having lasting impacts on individuals.
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Opportunities
Grad Student Recruitment Toolbox
Looking to recruit graduate students to your program? WSU’s Graduate School can help! Plan your grad student recruitment campaign with the help of their recruitment toolbox.
President’s Employee Excellence Awards – Nominations Due Nov. 30
The $2500 award is presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions by WSU administrative professional and classified employees.
Open Enrollment November 1 – 30
This year’s Open Enrollment period, which runs from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, features a new process for WSU faculty and staff to make any needed changes to their healthcare and other benefits.
Nov. 19 – Parking Lot FAQs
Washington State University is hosting a Friday night football game on November 19. Pullman campus parking lots will need to be cleared of employee and student vehicles by 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 19, 2021 to accommodate the Coug fans and others arriving for the evening game. Review the game FAQs for more information.
Environmental Fellow Program – Apply by Jan. 10
The Environmental Fellows Program is a nationally competitive summer fellowship program for masters and doctoral students that seeks to place students traditionally underrepresented in the environmental field and those committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in summer fellowships with environmental foundations and their grantees.
Nominate a Colleague for the Crimson Spirit Award!
Do you know a WSU employee who is exceptionally creative in problem-solving or who consistently goes above and beyond? Nominate a WSU employee or to see past award recipients.
PNNL-WSU Distinguished Graduate Research Program – Apply by Nov. 29
The WSU Office of Research, the WSU Graduate School, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are pleased to announce the call for applications for the sixth cohort of the Distinguished Graduate Research Program (DGRP). Incoming students are nominated jointly by a WSU faculty and a PNNL scientist.
Interested co-advisors from WSU and PNNL should submit a joint-DGRP application online by November 29, 2021 for priority consideration. Advisor applications have a hard deadline of February 14, 2022.
The DGRP is intended to increase the quality and quantity of STEM doctoral students across the WSU system, while providing an enhanced research experience by aligning WSU faculty, students, and PNNL scientists with the unique capabilities and research programs at PNNL. Students in the DGRP are funded by their WSU and PNNL advisors, not by the DGRP. For more information, please visit DGRP, or email DGRP@wsu.edu.
Be Safe Cougs
Inclement Weather Preparedness
Check these resources for information regarding personnel processes during times of inclement weather and/or periods of suspended operations.
Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Training
All WSU employees are required to take a Discrimination and Harassment Prevention training within the first 6 months of hire, and then an Employee Refresher Training annually thereafter.
Strategies for Stress Management – Nov. 18
Most of us could benefit from adopting effective strategies for managing the stress that comes our way.
Fall Facility Updates
Is your lab power outage prepared? See a slippery sidewalk? Get the latest safety news you can use from VCEA’s Facility, Operations, and Safety Services.
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