No Images? Click here Campus FYI for 11/7A newsletter for WSU Vancouver faculty and staff. Celebrate veteransShow your support and appreciation for active-duty military members by donating items for care packages that will be delivered at the holidays. Donate: magazines, books, playing cards, batteries, headphones, earbuds, hard candy, gum, beef jerky, pocket-sized tissues or baby wipes, toothbrushes, hair ties, socks and thank you cards. Collections bins will be available through Nov. 10 in the Library, Student Services Center lobby and Veterans Center (Classroom Building, Room 212). Vet Corp Navigator Scott Thompson will table in the Library foyer 10 a.m. – noon Nov. 7 – 10. Enjoy a free cup of coffee and create a thank you card for a member of the military. Step inside the Library to see a military memorabilia display. The exhibit will be up through the month of November. Learn more about the veteran community on campus at an event from 10 – noon Nov. 10 in the Firstenburg Student Commons. A Native American color guard will be on site from 10 – 11 a.m. A 22-boot display, pictures of Coug veterans and pizza will round out the event. Read personal stories from WSU Vancouver student veterans. Participate in candidate open forumsCandidates for WSU Vancouver’s first campus director of equity and diversity will give presentations and answer questions as part of their interview process. Save the dates and plan to participate as follows:
All presentations will be held in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 129. CVs are available by email request to beth.cozzi@wsu.edu. All PEBB-eligible employees need to take action on life insurance this monthThe PEBB has a new life insurance carrier, MetLife, beginning Jan. 1. All benefit-eligible employees, even if you are not currently enrolled in any optional life insurance coverage or you were previously denied, have a one-time opportunity to enroll in or increase your life insurance up to the new guaranteed issue amount of $500,000 without approval. Additional coverage is available up to $1,000,000, as well as coverage on family members.
Questions can be directed to the HRS Benefits staff at 5-4521 or hrs@wsu.edu. Ombudsman changes venueOmbudsman Tena Old will be on campus and has time for individual employee meetings:
Call 5-1195 to make an appointment or email ombudsman@wsu.edu. Faculty, take the course scheduling surveyAs a result of enrollment management work and the 2016 – 2021 Strategic Plan, WSU Vancouver is taking a look at course scheduling patterns to see what could change to better accommodate 21st century learners. The Course Scheduling Task Force is working to design a scheduling grid that better meets the needs of students and you—our faculty. Please share your thoughts by taking a five-minute anonymous scheduling survey by Nov. 15. You’re invited to Coffee & Conversation with HRSAssociate Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer Theresa Elliot-Cheslek will be available for informal conversation 2:30 – 4 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 202Q. RSVP. To schedule an individual appointment between 1 and 2:30 p.m., contact Joanne Heckel, HRS administrative assistant, at 5-3031. Closed captioning helps with universal designA recent national study on student usage and perceptions of closed captions revealed 98.6 percent of students find captions helpful. Of the 2,124 students across 15 public and private universities surveyed, 75 percent who use captions said they use them as a learning aid. Seventy-one percent of students without hearing difficulties use captions at least some of the time. Improved focus is the most common reason students say they use captions. Other reasons may include retaining information, poor audio quality, sound-sensitive environment, difficult vocabulary, hearing difficulty, professor’s accent and ESL. Check out the study. Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine now seeking applicantsSpread the word! WSU’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is looking for its inaugural class to begin studies in fall 2017. Students may apply via the American Medical College Application System. The college seeks innovative individuals who want to leave a legacy of improving the health of communities throughout the state. Learn more! EventsThe Experience of Undocumented Students 2 p.m. Nov. 7 Hear about the experience of undocumented students from both the administration and student perspective. Retirement Party for Dawn Doutrich and Susan Shaw 3 – 5 p.m. Nov. 9 Please join the nursing department in wishing Dawn Doutrich, associate professor of nursing and Susan Shaw, office support supervisor, a happy retirement. All day Nov. 11 RemindersFill a Bag, Feed a Coug food drive through Nov. 9 Open Enrollment is Nov. 1 – 30 |