Due to changing course schedules and student needs, Library hours have been expanded. Starting today the Library opens at 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday with services including study areas, group rooms, computers, printers and basic information services. Reference services will be available starting at 8 a.m.
Review results of last spring's diversity climate survey
Results of the Faculty/Staff Diversity Climate Survey
(PDF) conducted in spring 2015 are now available. This survey was sponsored by the Diversity Council to elicit candid feedback from faculty and staff around three themes:
Faculty and staff are invited to join Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Renny Christopher for a discussion about what stereotype threat is, and specific strategies and best practices for recognizing and overcoming it in interactions with students in classrooms and beyond.
Coffee and pastries will be provided. The discussion is co-sponsored by Academic Affairs and the Critical Literacies Achievement and Success Program. Contact
Wendy Olson if you have questions.
Open enrollment is now through Nov. 30. Come to the information session on Friday to learn about changes to WSU employee benefits. Merlinda Sain, human resource generalist, will present. If you have questions, please contact Merlinda
at 6-9587.
During open enrollment you may make adjustments to your employee benefits including:
If you have a spouse or domestic partner enrolled on your 2015 PEBB medical coverage, you MUST re-attest to the spousal coverage premium surcharge
Enroll or re-enroll in a flexible spending account or
Dependent Care Assistance Program—these MUST be renewed annually; they DO NOT automatically renew
Add an eligible family member to your PEBB coverage
Remove a family member from your PEBB coverage
Change your medical and/or dental plan
Waive PEBB medical coverage, if you have other comprehensive group medical coverage
Enroll if you previously waived PEBB medical coverage
Turn in Walktober Challenge log
Let’s see who won this thing! Turn in your completed Walktober Challenge log to the Human Resources Office in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 126 by Nov. 6. If you have questions, contact
Randy Boose.
Don’t let the end of the challenge be the end of your great efforts. If you want more information to help you maintain a good walking program, Kaiser Permanente has great information and weekly videos that will help you walk the walk.
Plan now for December Holiday Reduced Operations
WSU closes each year during the last week in December. The 2015 schedule is as follows:
Thursday, Dec. 24 – WSU holiday
Friday, Dec. 25 – WSU holiday
Monday,
Dec. 28 – Essential operations only
Tuesday, Dec. 29 – Essential operations only
Wednesday, Dec. 30 – Essential operations only
Thursday, Dec. 31 – Essential operations only
Friday, Jan. 1 – WSU holiday
You are encouraged to
use annual leave, personal holiday and/or accrued compensatory leave during December Holiday Reduced Operations, subject to supervisor approval. At the same time, managers are encouraged to be flexible. If employees request to work and there is work to be performed, managers can and are encouraged to allow employees to work.
It is rare that WSU Vancouver modifies operations for ANY weather conditions. Any closure or late opening announcements will be posted to major news and media outlets AND listed on the WSU Vancouver website home page
and the VanCoug Alerts
web page.
If plowing and/or de-icing is in progress when you arrive on campus, certain parking lots and pathways may be closed. In that case, please park in open, plowed parking lots—regardless of parking permit type—and use pathways that are plowed and de-iced. Your walk between the parking lot and your building could be slick. Remember to choose appropriate footwear.
It is your responsibility to decide if you can safely commute to WSU Vancouver in the event of inclement weather while WSU Vancouver remains open for operations.
Review FAQ: Inclement Weather
for clarification on using leave during crummy weather.
Faculty members, if you cancel your class while WSU Vancouver remains open for operation, it is your responsibility to notify students of the cancellation.
The WSU Vancouver weather policy, along with instructional information and a list of closure notification websites can be found
online.
Need a WSU Vancouver photo?
The Office of Marketing and Communications hosts a large archive of photos available for use on Flickr. If you need photos for a presentation, document or to share with a strategic partner, there are hundreds to choose from.
To download a photo:
Click on the image, then click on the “Download this photo” symbol found at the bottom right of image
Click ‘View all sizes’ and select the size you’d like
Right-click and "save-as" to your desktop OR
click “Download"
WSU will be closed Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day
Way to go!
Chancellor Mel Netzhammer accepted the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Regional and Economic Development Award for the successes of the Business Growth Mentor & Analysis Program in the Carson College of Business on Oct. 25 at the AASCU annual meeting in Austin, Texas.