No images? Click here February 8, 2021 Nominate a graduating student for the Chancellor’s Award for Student AchievementNominations for the 2021 Chancellor’s Award for Student Achievement are open. The nomination deadline is Feb. 22. Award recipients are selected by a committee based on:
The award recipient will be honored later this semester. Pictured above 2019 – 2020 recipient, Vince Chavez. Is your Zoom application up to date?Zoom frequently updates its desktop and mobile applications with new features and bug fixes. WSU Vancouver IT recommends all students, faculty and staff regularly check for updates available for Zoom. This tutorial from Zoom demonstrates a couple methods to update the desktop application. For mobile devices, check the app store for your device for updated versions of Zoom. If you received a message about updating the Outlook Zoom plugin, this update only applies to the Zoom tool in Outlook for scheduling meetings and does not update the Zoom application. If you have any questions, contact the IT HelpDesk. Make an appointment with The BookieStarting today, The Bookie is open by appointment only. Email van.bookie@wsu.edu or call 360-573-0447 to make an appointment. Data breach may impact state employeesThe Washington State Auditor’s Office says a security incident involving a third-party software service vendor may impact WSU employees. The incident occurred last month and may have exposed the personal and financial information of about 1.6 million Washingtonians who filed unemployment claims or had fraudulent unemployment compensation claims filed in 2020. If your information may have been compromised, you will be notified directly by the State Auditor’s Office. The Office of Financial Management and the Washington State Auditor’s Office are setting up websites to keep you up to date: Take note of these recommendations to protect your identity:
Complete a contact study to inform WSU operationsThe Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health is conducting a CougContact Study that collects information about how WSU employees interact with other people within and outside WSU. The study is part of an effort to help control the spread of COVID-19 within the WSU community, as well as keep as much of the university operating as possible. The study will discern if there are individuals whose patterns of contact, especially with other members of the WSU community, put them at higher risk for contracting COVID-19. To participate, complete an anonymous, one-time (single day) contact diary. Your answers will help WSU make the most informed decisions about how to continue to operate during this time. Register to watch “Picture a Scientist”WSU Vancouver and the WSU Spokane Office of Research are partnering to offer a screening of the documentary, “Picture a Scientist” in conjunction with International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb. 11. The feature-length documentary chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. A biologist, a chemist and a geologist lead you on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, overcoming brutal harassment, institutional discrimination and years of subtle slights to revolutionize the culture of science. Register to get free access to the film. Watch at your leisure between Feb. 11 and 14. There will be a post-screening panel discussion at noon on Feb. 16. Join the discussion via Zoom. Let Washington Listens help you manage stress and anxietyWashington Listens is a free, anonymous service for anyone in the state. It provides support to those who feel sad, anxious or stressed due to the events of this year including COVID-19 and the wildfires. Washington Listens provided emotional and mental support to individuals and families, and links to community resources. If you are having difficulty managing stress, call the Washington Listens support line at 1-833-681-0211. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. TTY and language access services are available by using 7-1-1 or your preferred method. Resources and self-help tips are available on walistens.org. A mile’s worth of light bulbs have been removedThe Facilities Services Team has been upgrading interior lighting from the original fluorescent lights to LED. This will improve our quality of lighting and reduce electrical energy consumption, cooling load and maintenance costs. The number of 4-foot-long light bulbs removed equals 5,500 feet—more than a mile of bulbs! The fluorescent light bulbs were responsibly recycled. EventsScience Seminar “Expanding the Concept of Indirect Defense of Plants Against Herbivores” 3:10 p.m. Feb. 8 Hear research ecologist Ian Pearse, Ph.D., from the USGS invasive species branch at Fort Collins Science Center, talk about expanding the concept of indirect defense of plants against herbivores. BaCE, Introduction to Universal Design for Learning Noon – 2 p.m. Feb. 9 Universal Design for Learning is the proactive design of our courses to ensure they are educationally accessible regardless of learning style, physical or sensory abilities. Panel Discussion on “Power of Voice” 4 – 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9 This moderated panel will focus on experiences of alumni from WSU’s Murrow College who have been professionally involved in the Black Lives Matter movement. Panelists will include journalists and strategic communication practitioners whose work intersects with the BLM movement. 5 p.m. Feb. 9 Win a Cabela’s gift card at this informational session about the lifestyle of hunting. Anthony Jack, “The Privileged Poor: How Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students” 6 p.m. Feb. 9 Harvard scholar Anthony Jack researches the overlooked diversity among lower-income undergraduates: The Doubly Disadvantaged (those who enter college from local, typically distressed public schools) and the Privileged Poor (those who do so from boarding, day and preparatory high schools). Evaluating AP Employees’ 2020 Performance 9 a.m. Feb. 10 Julia Getchell, Vancouver director of human resources, will talk about the AP evaluation process and give tips for evaluating AP employees’ performance during the extended telework period due to COVID-19. Creative Writers Series presents Chigozie Obioma 7 p.m. Feb. 10 Chigozie Obioma is the author of the novel “The Fishermen” (2015), which was a finalist for the Man Booker prize and a winner of four other awards, including an NAACP Image Award. Foreign Policy magazine named Obioma one of its 100 Global Thinkers of 2015. His second novel, “An Orchestra of Minorities” (2019), was also a finalist for the Booker Prize. Re-Imagined Radio, “Affairs of the Heart” Noon Feb. 11 “Affairs of the Heart,” will feature three short dramatizations about the travails, adventures and surprises of romantic love. BaCE, Being Faculty of Color and Navigating Academic Life During COVID-19 2:30 – 4:30 Feb. 11 Faculty of color will build community and explore what it means to be a scholar at a Tier 1 institution while navigating a pandemic, systemic isms, instability and chaotic elections. Event Accessibility Reminders
Way to GoAssociate Professor of Fine Art Avantika Bawa has launched a new website: avantikabawa.net. The site includes new works, including the “A Pink Scaffold: The Collapse,” “The Ice Cube Series,” and a refined section of “Editions.” The News Section will aim to stay current, so do check back frequently. Professor and Director of the Creative Media and Digital Culture program Dene Grigar and James O’Sullivan have co-edited “Electronic Literature as Digital Humanities: Contexts, Forms, and Practices” (NY, NY: Bloomsbury Press, 2021). This volume of essays provides a detailed account of born-digital literature by artists and scholars who have contributed to its birth and evolution. Grigar wrote the Introduction to the book and has two essays published in the collection. WSU Vancouver In The NewsDoes Getting High Give You Great Business Ideas? Yes and No, New Study Finds Feb. 4, 2021 "That was really original. We didn't see that kind of idea more than once," said lead researcher Ben Warnick, an assistant professor of entrepreneurship with the Washington State University Vancouver - Carson College of Business. "But it's not immediately apparent how it might be executed or what kind of value would be there, in contrast with some people's ideas, where they're very pragmatic on their face." Other sources Twitter and Facebook Experiment with Offloading Content Moderation Jan. 30, 2021 Mike Caulfield, who researches digital literacy at Washington State University, raised the question of motivation in this perceptive thread. |