{"id":8773,"date":"2024-04-30T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/?p=8773"},"modified":"2024-06-20T11:00:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:00:34","slug":"apr-30-2024-voiland-college-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/2024\/04\/30\/apr-30-2024-voiland-college-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Apr. 30, 2024 Voiland College This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Go Cougs!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/23\/voiland-college-names-2024-outstanding-students\/\">Voiland College recognized outstanding students<\/a> at its annual convocation ceremony on April 11. The event was sponsored by the Boeing Company. Honored award winners included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Outstanding Sophomore: <strong>Rylee Gannon<\/strong><\/li><li>Outstanding Junior: <strong>Ethan Villalovoz<\/strong><\/li><li>Outstanding Senior: <strong>Katy Ayers<\/strong><\/li><li>Outstanding Teaching Assistant for grading\/office hours: <strong>Kutay Sesli<\/strong><\/li><li>Outstanding Teaching Assistant \u2014 Teaching\/Instruction: <strong>Chris Pereyda<\/strong><\/li><li>Outstanding Research Assistant: <strong>Ali Mahmoodigahrouei<\/strong><\/li><li>Outstanding Dissertation: <strong>Lin Shao<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hongtao Dang, Vishnupriya Jonnalagadda, Chloe Kemmerling, William McGaughey, <\/strong>and <strong>Joan Njenga<\/strong> were among this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wie.ieee.org\/humans-of-ieee-wie-dr-noel-schultz\/\">Pullman Chancellor\u2019s Award recipients<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Noel Schulz<\/strong> was recently profiled in an article in <a href=\"https:\/\/wie.ieee.org\/humans-of-ieee-wie-dr-noel-schultz\/\">IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyevergreen.com\/177983\/life\/wsu-senior-completing-ultimate-goal-with-graduation\/\">The Daily Evergreen<\/a> profiled a story on mechanical engineering senior <strong>Yaneth Valencia.<\/strong><\/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 30, 2024 @1-2 PM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.wsu.edu\/event\/pchem-seminar-dr-boris-maiorov-los-alamos-national-laboratory\/\">Listening to Materials:  How to Learn Physics Using \u2018Tuning Forks\u2019<\/a> w\/ Boris Maiorov, Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, April 30 @ 2:00 PM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Tuesday,%20April%2030%20@%202:00%20PM\">AGI SP24 Power Seminar Series:<\/a> Differentiable Programming for Data-driven Modeling, Optimization, and Control<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, May 13 @ 4 PM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.wsu.edu\/event\/nrt-annual-research-expo-poster-session\/\">NRT Annual Research Expo \u2014 Poster Session<\/a>:<br>WSU National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Programs invite you to join the Annual Poster Session in CUB Junior Ballroom. NRT trainees will showcase their work in this poster session, which is open to all.<\/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\">Construction Alert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Green 3 Parking Lot Closure, May 6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Green 3 section of the parking lot located along NE College Avenue and south of Daggy Hall is <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/announcements\/green-3-parking-lot-closure-may-6\/\">scheduled to be closed permanently<\/a>, Monday, May 6. The hourly parking (Labeled &#8211; Columbia Street Lot Top Bays &#8211; in the AMP Park app and at aimsmobilepay.com) section of this lot will remain open during construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bus Stop Alert<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pullman Transit bus stop at the corner of Spokane and College will be discontinued as of May 6. The stops on Spokane Street south and north of College Avenue will continue to be in service.<\/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\">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> Recent openings include program advisor, recruitment coordinator, and cybersecurity faculty positions.<\/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>Hongtao Dang, Vishnupriya Jonnalagadda, Chloe Kemmerling, William McGaughey, and Joan Njenga were among this year\u2019s Pullman Chancellor\u2019s Award recipients.<\/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\/8773"}],"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=8773"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8968,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8773\/revisions\/8968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8773"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=8773"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=8773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}