{"id":8731,"date":"2024-04-23T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/?p=8731"},"modified":"2024-06-20T11:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:00:26","slug":"apr-23-2024-voiland-college-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/2024\/04\/23\/apr-23-2024-voiland-college-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Apr. 23, 2024 Voiland College This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Go Cougs!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sonja Sargent Sparks<\/strong> received a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/22\/second-chances-graduate-student-receives-nsf-research-fellowship\/\">National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Landscape architecture students led by <strong>Michael Sanchez<\/strong> are gaining hands-on experience by designing an outdoor classroom with members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/18\/students-design-outdoor-study-walk-for-keller-schools\/\">Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation.<\/a><strong>Vahid Vahdat<\/strong> is the editor of the newly published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Animate-Architecture-Spatial-Investigation-Moving\/dp\/1802074457\/\">Animate(d) Architecture: A spatial Investigation of the Moving Image<\/a>. The edited collection of essays investigates the imagined architecture of animation, anime, and cartoon shorts, from early motion picture to digital animation and from computer graphics to game engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, April 23 @ 2 PM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.wsu.edu\/event\/esic-sp24-power-seminar-series-optimal-power-flow-technology-for-power-systems-theory-computation-and-practical-applications\/\">ESIC SP24 Power Seminar Series:<\/a> Optimal Power Flow Technology for Power Systems: Theory, Computation, and Practical Applications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, April 26 @ 10 AM \u2013 2 PM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C59Wnn6yXST\/\">WSU Tri-Cities SEAS Design Expo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-callout wsu-border--color-pacificsky wsu-spacing-before--large wsu-color-background--gray-5\" >\r\n    <h2 class=\"wsu-callout__title\">\r\n        Share Your Event    <\/h2>    \n\n<p>Want to list your event on a Voiland College website, in this newsletter, or in our weekly student newsletter? <a href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/communications\/creating-calendar-events\/\">Follow these steps!<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prep Week Stress Relief, Monday &#8211; Friday, April 22-25<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Voiland College Student Success is inviting all students to visit Dana Hall to de-stress while studying for finals! We will have snacks, dogs to pet, and stress relief activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Paws-itive Energy: Dog petting, Dana Room 139, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1 PM \u2013 5 PM<\/li><li>Lego of Stress: Lego set building, the FIZ \u2013 Dana Room 115, All Week<\/li><li>Angular Tranquility: Coloring pages, Dana Room 149, All Week<\/li><li>Snack Break: Fruit and drinks, Dana Hall First Floor, All Week<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Green 3 Parking Lot Closure, May 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Green 3 section of the parking lot located along NE College Avenue and south of Daggy Hall on the Pullman campus is scheduled to be closed permanently, beginning in early May 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/announcements\/green-3-parking-lot-closure-may-2024-2\/\">Learn more about the closure.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do You Know Percipio?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to any required trainings, employees have up to 96 hours of paid time for elective trainings, and HRS Percipio offers hundreds of easy-to use training courses online! From learning Excel to excelling in leadership, check out all the courses available to you on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.percipio.com\/login#\/logout\">WSU HRS website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nominate a Colleague for the Crimson Spirit Award <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/hrs.wsu.edu\/recognition\/crimson-spirit-award\/\">Crimson Spirit Award<\/a> today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We\u2019re Hiring!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Voiland College is <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com\/en-US\/WSU_Jobs?q=voiland+college+of+engineering+and+architecture\">hiring for several staff and faculty positions.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Be Safe Cougs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employee Assistance Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Washington State Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counseling and referral services to WSU faculty, administrative professional, and classified staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/des.wa.gov\/services\/employee-assistance-program\/employees\">EAP Counseling<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/des.wa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-06\/How%2520Leaders%2520Can%2520Support%2520Employees%2520After%2520a%2520Loss%2520or%2520Trauma.pdf\">How Leaders Can Support Employees After Loss or Trauma Handout (PDF)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/des.wa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-06\/When%2520a%2520Co-Worker%2520is%2520Grieving%2520Handout_08.24.2020.pdf\">When a Co-Worker is Grieving Handout (PDF)<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrs.wsu.edu\/resources\/employee-assistance-program\/eap-additional-resources\/\">EAP Additional Resources<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrs.wsu.edu\/employees\/benefits\/benefit-details\/mental-health-services\/\">Mental Health Services<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrs.wsu.edu\/covid-19\/caring-for-self-and-others\/#caring-for-self\">Caring for Yourself Resources<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/palouseresources.org\/\">Palouse Resources<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-callout wsu-border--color-vineyard wsu-spacing-before--xxlarge\" >\r\n    <h2 class=\"wsu-callout__title\">\r\n        Send Us Your News    <\/h2>    \n\n<p>Include your kudos, opportunities, events, and more in the <em>Voiland College This Week<\/em> newsletter for employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DEADLINE: <\/strong>Submit items by 12 pm Thursday for inclusion in the following Tuesday newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"mailto:VCEA.News@wsu.edu\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tEmail VCEA.News@wsu.edu\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sonja Sargent Sparks received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[412],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8731"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8731"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8966,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8731\/revisions\/8966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8731"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=8731"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=8731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}