WSU Vancouver opened at noon today due to snow and freezing rain. If you need a reminder about how to account for your time this morning, refer to the Suspended Operations FAQ. You may also be interested in the
Inclement Weather FAQ. If you still have questions, contact the Office of Human Resources at 6-9094.
Note schedule changes this week
The Bookie – closed today due to inclement weather
Library – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; new hours begin Wednesday (see below)
Recreation Annex – noon – 4 p.m.
Donate in advance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Today – Jan. 18
New hygiene and non-perishable food items are being collected for the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington and Martha’s Pantry. Donation bins are available through Jan. 15 at these locations:
Being a part of the Week of Welcome is easy. Identify yourself to students as someone who can help by wearing your Week of Welcome T-shirt or “Ask Me” badge. Be open to answering students’ questions, and don’t just wait to be approached—reach out to anyone who looks lost.
Student ambassadors will host a Week of Welcome station near the Library from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, and 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday. If you don’t know an answer to a question, direct the student to either the station or the Student Services Center.
Find out what’s new on campus
4 p.m. Jan. 12
Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110
Reception to follow in Rooms 129/130
Chancellor Mel Netzhammer will present the spring semester State of the Campus Address next week on Tuesday. Come to learn about budget reallocation, strategic planning, enrollment goals and more.
Make it a day on
8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Jan. 18
Firstenburg Student Commons
Free and open to the public; RSVP
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
coincides with thousands of service projects taking place around the country on the same day. The day’s events will focus on the theme “Creating a Stronger Community: Building Coalitions and Empowering Allies.”
Guests are invited to participate in workshops including How to be an Ally to the Black Community, LGBTQ and Allies 101, and Women in Leadership. Diana Pei Wu, executive director of Portland Jobs with Justice, will deliver a keynote address at lunchtime. At age 15, Wu organized fellow Chinese students in a march to protest the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square. Since then Wu has worked on international human rights, housing, gentrification, immigrant rights, youth organization, labor, LGBTQA rights,
environmental justice and climate justice.
Light refreshments and lunch will be served.
Reminders
Register for a table at the Student Involvement Fair through CougSync by Jan. 17