Go Cougs!
This fall, Distinguished Graduate Research Program graduate students Charlotte Wertz and Benjamin McCornack will work with Washington State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists and engineers through the WSU-PNNL Joint Institutes.
Norbert Kruse was interviewed by Chemistry World about WSU’s recent breakthrough discovery of the Fischer-Tropsch reaction.
Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith visited with WSU Pullman students last week.
WSU Tri-Cities computer science students Christian Penick, James Thomas Brittain, Dietrich Zacher, and Danyil Kovalchuk took first place in their division at the DUB Hacks hackathon competition at the University of Washington.
Events
Tuesday, October 24 @ 11:00 AM
ESIC FA23 Power Seminar Series: Impact of Renewables on System Protection and Impact of IEEE Std 2800-2022 Requirements
Wednesday, October 25 @ 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM – Sloan 101
Civil and Environmental Inclusion, Diversity Equity, and Culture Event
Thursday, October 26 @ 10:30 AM
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Seminar: “Electrocatalysts and Electrodes with Atomic Layer Deposition” Presented by Dr. Shicheng (John) Xu
Thursday, October 26 6-7 PM
ETM Virtual Information Session – Online:
Join faculty for a deeper dive into how pursuing a master’s degree or graduate certificate can enhance your skills and advance your career in engineering and technology management. In this virtual information session, we’ll cover course curriculum and delivery, master’s degree requirements, the admissions process, certificate options, and more.
Friday, October 27 @ 12:00 PM Carpenter Hall
VCEA — SnackChat With The Dean:
Grab a snack and chat with the Dean of Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, Mary Rezac.
Friday, October 27 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Distinguished Scholarships Celebration:
The annual Distinguished Scholarships Celebration recognizes every recipient of prestigious, nationally competitive awards from the past year. Students and alumni who have received such awards of Fulbright U.S. Student, Goldwater, Udall, Gilman, and other awards are recognized at the event, along with their mentors.
Monday, October 30 @ 3:10 PM
CySER Virtual Seminar: My Journey through IT and CybersecurityOnline
Tuesday, October 31
Trick-or-Treating Student Success – First Floor Dana Hall
Come visit the Student Success Team for some Spooky decorations and Trick-or-Treating. Tuesday October 31, First floor Dana Hall. Costumes welcome!
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Opportunities
$2500 Frank Engineering and Entrepreneurship Scholars – Apply by Oct. 29
WSU’s Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute is a multidisciplinary program made up of junior and senior engineering, communications, and business students who are interested in technological entrepreneurship. Working in interdisciplinary teams, students learn to manage uncertainty, design, perfect their presentation skills, work with real fiscal and technical constraints, and develop technologies to solve real problems.
WSU Enrollment Summit, Nov. 1–2
Summit topics will range from recruitment, data, financial aid, technology, national trends, retention and the state of higher education in the enrollment context.
PNNL-WSU Distinguished Graduate Research Program – Priority Deadline Nov. 5
Applications are now open for the The PNNL-WSU Distinguished Graduate Research Program, which has a priority deadline of Nov 5 (hard deadline Feb 4).
Employee Excellence Award – Nominations Due Dec. 6
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023–24 President’s Employee Excellence Awards. The award is presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions by WSU administrative professionals and classified employees. Award recipients each receive $2,500 and will be recognized at the annual Showcase event to be held in the spring of 2024.
Faculty Questionnaire
WSU is looking to feature our faculty in its efforts to recruit prospective students in the form of social media, emails, and/or print. If you’re interested in supporting and willing to be featured, please fill out this short questionnaire.
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 that WSU employee for the Crimson Spirit Award today!
We’re Hiring!
Voiland College is hiring for several staff and faculty positions.
Be Safe Cougs
12 pm Tuesday: WSU Pullman Alert Test
The WSU Office of Emergency Management will be conducting the fall semester test of the WSU Alert Pullman system on the Pullman campus Tuesday, Oct. 24, at noon.
Faculty, staff, and students associated with the Pullman campus who have signed up for emergency notifications will receive text messages, phone calls, emails, and desktop alerts on select computers which will be clearly identified as a test.
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