{"id":11,"date":"2020-06-29T15:49:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T22:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:06:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">Voiland College<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College Employee Resources.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Employee Resources<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tInformation for Voiland College <br>Employees\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dean&#8217;s Letters<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list vcea-custom-news-list wsu-spacing-padding-left--none wsu-spacing-after--small\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/2026\/04\/24\/new-associate-dean-of-student-success\/\">New associate dean of student success<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI am pleased to share that Steve Saunders will serve as the Associate Dean for Student Success effective July 1.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/2026\/04\/09\/deans-leadership-team-transition\/\">Dean&#8217;s leadership team transition<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI am writing to share that Shelley Pressly will be stepping down from her role as Associate Dean for Student Success at the end of June.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/2026\/04\/09\/remembering-hal-westberg\/\">Remembering Hal Westberg<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI am writing to share the sad news that our longtime colleague Hal Westberg passed away on March 5. He was 85 and living in the Tri-Cities with his wife, Sandy, close to their children and grandchildren.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/category\/deans-letter\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tDean&#039;s Letter Archive\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-top--xxlarge wsu-position--relative\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-zindex--level-4 wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-dark\" style=\"top:60px;right:10px;height:200px;width:200px\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wsu-position--relative wsu-zindex--level-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2024\/02\/Partha-Pande-VCEA_8519-3-cropped-792x813.jpg\" alt=\"Person in a suit wearing WSU-branded tie and lapel pin.\" class=\"wp-image-8414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2024\/02\/Partha-Pande-VCEA_8519-3-cropped-792x813.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2024\/02\/Partha-Pande-VCEA_8519-3-cropped-396x406.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2024\/02\/Partha-Pande-VCEA_8519-3-cropped-768x788.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2024\/02\/Partha-Pande-VCEA_8519-3-cropped-193x198.jpg 193w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2024\/02\/Partha-Pande-VCEA_8519-3-cropped.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dean Partha Pande.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-before--xmedium wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column vcea-custom-full-height\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-callout  wsu-border--color-vineyard\" >\r\n    <h2 class=\"wsu-callout__title\">\r\n        Voiland College This Week    <\/h2>    \n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list vcea-custom-news-list wsu-spacing-padding-left--none wsu-spacing-after--small\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/2026\/04\/21\/apr-21-2026-voiland-college-this-week\/\">Apr. 21, 2026 Voiland College This Week<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/2026\/04\/14\/apr-14-2026-voiland-college-this-week\/\">Apr. 14, 2026 Voiland College This Week<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/2026\/04\/08\/apr-7-2026-voiland-college-this-week\/\">Apr. 7, 2026 Voiland College This Week<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 8, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta wsu-spacing-after--sxxsmall\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/category\/voiland-college-this-week\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tVoiland College This Week Archive\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column vcea-custom-full-height\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-callout  wsu-border--color-vineyard\" >\r\n    <h2 class=\"wsu-callout__title\">\r\n        Additional Updates    <\/h2>    \n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list vcea-custom-news-list wsu-spacing-padding-left--none wsu-spacing-after--small\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/2024\/11\/21\/wsu-winter-service-interruptions-building-closures\/\">WSU Winter Service Interruptions &amp; Building Closures<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>November 21, 2024<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/category\/update\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tAdditional Updates Archive\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/foss\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tFacilities and Safety Announcements\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta wsu-spacing-after--sxxsmall\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/it.vcea.wsu.edu\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tVCEA IT Updates\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-callout  wsu-border--color-crimson-light\" >\r\n    <h2 class=\"wsu-callout__title\">\r\n        Attention Grabbers    <\/h2>    \n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>Voiland College recognizes&nbsp;the outstanding faculty and staff who have gone above and beyond in their work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out who&#8217;s grabbing attention and nominate a colleague. 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