2015/16 Student Ambassadors announced

Student Ambassadors represent WSU Vancouver to prospective students, their families and the community. Students apply for these coveted paid positions. The most qualified and diverse students from a variety of majors are chosen to work together to build on the university's outstanding reputation and recruit future Cougars to campus.

The new Student Ambassador Team includes:

• Jessica Schulz, lead ambassador, personnel psychology/human resources
• Brandon Aalberg, electrical engineering
• Madeleine Boden, business
• Giselle Gomez, computer science
• Brooke Nuorala, psychology
• Alejandra Rosas, business
• Joel Samaduroff, anthropology
• Anna Shakina, personnel psychology/human resources
• Alexander Shi, biology
• Benjamin Stephens, biology
• Kyle Thun, education
• Spencer Vaughn, history

Leave your legacy on campus

Special 2015 graduate prices on Legacy Squares are being extended to you through June 1. These permanent stones decorate the patio near Firstenburg Student Commons for all Cougs to see. Be creative and choose your own positive message.

• $325 for up to 30 characters including numbers and spaces plus the Cougar-head logo
• $100 for up to 30 characters including numbers and spaces

For an order form or more information, email van.alumni@wsu.edu

Expect some noise and dust during parking lot construction

Construction will begin on a new parking lot north of Loop Road and an addition of 53 spaces to the Blue Daily Pay lot beginning in early June and concluding in September. Here’s what you can expect during construction.

• The bulk of the work will take place on weekdays from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. in compliance with Clark County’s noise ordinance.
• Weekend and evening work will take place at the discretion of the contractor.
• A variety of heavy equipment will come and go. Some of it could be noisy or smelly and it might kick up dust. If dust becomes excessive, the contractor will water the site.
• You might experience traffic delays on Loop Road.
• The construction site will include a job-site trailer, two portable toilets and erosion control devices to keep the soil in place. All of this will be removed at the end of the project.
• At the end of construction several parking lots will be renumbered and a new color scheme and fee structure will be assigned (more on that to come).

If you have questions, please reach out to Project Manager Jessie Steiger (6-9237), or visit vancouver.wsu.edu/lots.

Pathway construction may cause traffic delays

A pedestrian crossing and pathway will be built along the west side of NE Salmon Creek Avenue connecting WSU Vancouver to Pleasant Valley Park. Construction will begin in June and finish in early fall. Roads will remain open, but drivers should expect delays. For more information about this project, contact James Martin at jmmartin@wsu.edu.

You’re invited to participate in Employee Appreciation Week

The Administrative Professional Advisory Council and HRS WellCoug in partnership with University Recreation and the Health Wellness Services are sponsoring WSU Employee Staff Appreciation Week June 8 – 12. Participate by taking advantage of one or more of the following:

20 percent discount at The Bookie

Discount does not apply to sale items, Cougar Gold cheeses, Nooks, magazines, textbooks or convenience items, and cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts.

Wellbeing Workshops

12:10 – 12:50 p.m. June 9 – 11
Student Services Center, Room 108

• Choosing Happy, Tues. June 9
• The Role of Animals in our Life: A Prescription for Health, Wed., June 10
• Keeping Positive through Change, Thurs., June 11

Ice Cream Social

1:30 – 3 p.m. June 11
Dengerink Administration Building, Room 129