Get on the Work Study waitlist

Work Study for 2015/16 is exhausted. Student Financial Services has already awarded the allotted Work Study budget. Additional funding may come through after Oct. 1.

April Tovar, financial aid and scholarships manager, suggests you complete and submit any Work Study Authorization Forms you have. Your student will be added to a waitlist. Any additional Work Study will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

April said Student Financial Services hopes to continue to grow the WSU Vancouver Work Study program, and she appreciates your patience as she and her colleagues work through the growing needs on campus.

zzusis now known as myWSU

Beginning today, zzusis, Washington State University’s online information portal, will go by the new name “myWSU.”

What does the change mean to current zzusis users?

The renaming of zzusis to myWSU is the only major change to users. In order to log in to myWSU, users will go to my.wsu.edu. The zzusis.wsu.edu domain will automatically redirect users to myWSU indefinitely. Individuals who have this URL bookmarked will still be able to reach the portal without interruption. Users will log into myWSU with their existing WSU network ID and password.

What does the name change mean to WSU colleges and departments?

All WSU colleges and departments who currently reference “zzusis” in any of their communications, printed materials, publications or on their website will need to transition to using myWSU by Dec. 31. An online toolbox has been set up as a resource to provide graphics and other information useful in editing information and materials referencing the myWSU portal.

WSU colleges and departments can also help educate the WSU community on the change. Please visit this page for canned messages that can be used in your communications.

Why is the name changing?

The renaming effort was proposed by the late WSU President Elson S. Floyd, who expressed concerns that the name zzusis, used originally to describe the WSU student information system, had evolved in recent years to describe the entire WSU online portal. The portal is used to access the student information system, but also provides access to a variety of other databases and services. The name myWSU more appropriately reflects the use and functionally of the services available through the portal.

Paving and striping likely to delay traffic

Loop Road will be repaved Aug. 3 – 14 from the north entrance to the Blue Daily Pay lot to the Engineering and Computer Science Building ADA driveway behind Facilities Operations. During paving, you can expect one-lane flagged traffic. The 50th Avenue entrance is planned to remain open.

Parking lots will be restriped Aug. 5 – 7. Lots will be closed on the day(s) they are being painted.

Brush up on ethics at a training

Ethics in Public Service is a training opportunity that comes to the Pullman campus only once every two years. Presented by a representative of the Executive Ethics Board in Olympia, the course explores the Ethics in Public Service Act (RCW 42.52) and Use of Resources (WAC 292-110010), using actual cases and reality-based scenarios. Ethical concepts will be explained and practical tools provided so state employees will know how to handle ethical issues in the workplace. 

Two separate sessions will be offered: 10 – 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 – 3 p.m. Aug. 6 in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 301. Both sessions originate in Pullman and will be provided statewide via AMS Videoconferencing Services. Please register in advance through Human Resources’ Instructor-Led Training site.

Get ready for Week of Welcome

Aug. 24 – 28

Dig out your Week of Welcome T-shirt and polish your “Ask Me” badge. Week of Welcome is drawing near.

Faculty, staff and student leaders who wear their Week of Welcome gear identify themselves to new and returning students as someone who can help. New students most often ask for directions—simply show them the way. If you don’t know the answer to a question, direct the student to the Week of Welcome canopy near the library, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday – Thursday and 8 a.m. – noon Friday, or to the Student Services Center.

If you don’t have a Week of Welcome T-shirt or badge, please contact Helen Gregory, administrative manager in the Office of Student Affairs, at 6-9573 and you will receive them before Aug. 24.

Make a special effort to be available during class breaks:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday

The first 10 minutes of the hour between 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday

• 9 – 9:10 a.m.
• 10:25 – 10:35 a.m.
• 11:50 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• 1:15 – 1:25 p.m.
• 2:40 – 2:50 p.m.
• 4:05 – 4:15 p.m.

A coordinated plan to welcome new and returning students enhances student satisfaction and retention and increases campus unity. Thanks for being a part of it.

Sign up to wave the flag

7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24

Faculty and staff are invited to wave the Cougar flag on the first day of classes to welcome new and returning students. Two volunteers will staff each of three stations: one at the intersection of 134th Street and 29th Avenue, one at the main campus entrance and one at the top of Loop Road. Sign up for a one-hour shift. Wear your Cougar colors and help celebrate the beginning of a new academic year.

Take note of August closures

Cafeteria

• Aug. 3 – 19, closed
• Aug. 20 – 21, open 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Regular hours resume Aug. 24: 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday – Thursday; 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Friday; Firstenburg Café, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monday – Thursday

Fitness Center

• Aug. 3 – 14, closed
• Aug. 17 – 21, open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Regular hours resume Aug. 24: 6:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday – Friday

Library

• Aug. 1 – 18, closed
• Regular hours resume Aug. 19: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, 12 – 5 p.m. Saturday – Sunday