Proposal coordinator hired

Lynda Olin has joined WSU Vancouver as a research proposal coordinator to help faculty with all stages of the grant proposal writing process. Lynda has an extensive background in research administration and grant development. She can be contacted by email or 6-9204. Her office is in the Undergraduate Classroom Building, Room 341.

CMDC students invite you to “A Radio Christmas Carol” and “Move, Touch, Feel”

Students in the Creative Media and Digital Culture program are hosting two events beginning at 7 p.m. Dec. 18 in downtown Vancouver.

The first, “A Radio Christmas Carol,” is a live radio performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” by the Willamette Radio Workshop under the direction of Sam A. Mowry. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the performance begins at 7 p.m. at the Kiggins Theatre at 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, Wash. Before the show, the Hough School Glee Singers, directed by Anson L. Service, and the Holly Jolly Singers will sing. The event is open to the public and free with a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Clark County Food Bank.

After the live radio performance, guests are invited next door to the Nouspace Gallery & Media Lounge for “Touch, Move, Feel” an exhibit of interactive art, poetry and sound installations by students and faculty of the CMDC program. Guests will also get a preview of the interactive installation that graduating CMDC students have created for the Mount St. Helens Science & Learning Center at Coldwater Creek.

Holocaust survivor to speak on campus

iTech Preparatory has invited staff and faculty to join their staff and students for a presentation by a Holocaust survivor. The talk will be held 2 – 4 p.m. Dec. 19 in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110.

Taking paws to cope with finals

Therapy dogs were on hand last week to offer students a dog fix while they studied for finals. The pre-finals stress relief clinic featured certified therapy dogs Mukaluka Dirtypaws, Ted and Fazzy and their owners from the Columbia River Pet Partners. ASWSUV and the Student Activities Board coordinated the event.

Note FYI Vancouver publication schedule

There will be no FYI Vancouver published on Dec. 22. FYI will return in the new year on Jan. 5.

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