WSU Vancouver and the Willamette Radio Workshop have combined forces to offer a family-friendly holiday event beginning at 6 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Kiggins Theatre, 1101 Main Street, Vancouver.

The evening kicks off with a silent auction benefitting the creative media and digital culture program. At 7 p.m. the Willamette Radio Workshop will perform “A Radio Christmas Carol,” an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol,” directed by Sam Mowry. Admission is free with donation of a nonperishable food item for the Vancouver Food Bank.

A warm “thank you” to faculty and staff who got into the spirit of the holidays and participated in the YWCA gift drive. Together we made more than 100 holiday wishes come true.

Library
Closed Dec. 19 – Jan. 5
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Jan. 6 – 7
Regular hours resume Jan. 8

Cafeteria
Closed Dec. 16 – Jan. 8

Fitness Center
7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Dec. 16 – 20
Closed Dec. 23 – Jan. 3
Fitness classes resume Jan. 13

Recreation Office
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 16 – 20
Closed Dec. 23 – Jan. 3

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service donation drive
Donate small household and hygiene products to benefit local organizations that serve women and children Jan. 6 – 20. Groups can sign up for the MLK 100 Club Challenge—a commitment to collect 100 or more items. Learn more about the MLK 100 Club Challenge, suggested donations and campus drop-off locations.

On Jan. 20, attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service event, which features a keynote address, special music and poetry, plus youth-centered activities and hands-on service projects to benefit local organizations serving women and children.

Week of Welcome is just around the corner
Get out your bright blue Week of Welcome T-shirt and “Ask Me” badge. Spring 2014 Week of Welcome is Jan. 13 – 17.

Encourage students to attend the FAFSA Feed and Scholarship Fair
The FAFSA Feed and Scholarship Fair provides students with assistance in filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid—the form required for financial aid—plus free pizza.
11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Jan. 28 – 29
Firstenburg Student Commons

The latest issue of IT Happens! is now available online. In this issue you will find helpful reminders regarding the end of fall/beginning of spring terms and the upcoming December Closure, a campus wireless update, new happenings in VIT and more.

Photo by Laura Evancich, marketing and communications