Student leaders pose for a group photo at the Student Leadership Recognition Program event on April 15.

The Research Showcase last Thursday featured more than 90 exhibits. The presentations explored such topics as the Columbia River ecosystem, mobile storytelling, the effects of hormones on hearing, environmental contaminants in ordinary household products, cultural diversity and end-of-life care.

Awards were presented to three presentations in each of two categories.

Undergraduate Category

Alexander Nevue
College of Arts and Sciences
“Dopaminergic Inputs to the Auditory System”

Brittany Wouden
College of Arts and Sciences
“Pop Up Gallery”

Gordon Yip
School of Engineering and Computer Science
“Size-based Mechanical Filtration System for Circulatory Tumor Cells”
    
Graduate Category

Sina Alizadeh Ashrafi
School of Engineering and Computer Science
“Multi-Scale Measurement of Hold Quality in the Drilled Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics”

Kristen L. Pratt
College of Education
“Teacher-Student Interactions: Moving Beyond Process and Product to Develop Scientists for the Next Generation”

Megan Slaker
College of Arts and Sciences
“Impact of Perineuronal Nets on Cocaine-Induced Plasticity in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex”

Thanks go to the Research Showcase faculty judges: Dana Baker, Dawn Banker, Mike Berger, John Bishop, Cory Bolkan, Karen Diller, Alex Dimitrov, Susan Finely, Luz Maria Gordillo, Ed Hagen, Steve Henderson, Pavithra Narayanan, Tamara Nelson, Wendy Olson, Christine Portfors, Yoshie Sano, Steve Solovitz, Barb Sorg, Nick Strigul, Steve Sylvester and Darryl Wood.

Enjoy photos from the event on Flickr.

Elias Cohen joined WSU Vancouver on April 2 as the research analyst for Academic Affairs. For the past five years he has served as a postdoctoral researcher in cognitive neuroscience at Vanderbilt University and as a postdoctoral researcher in visual perception at SUNY College of Optometry previous to that. He earned his doctor of philosophy in cognitive psychology at Rutgers University and his bachelor of arts in psychology and philosophy from Macalester College. Elias is passionate about using institutional research to improve educational outcomes, students’ lives and to help WSU Vancouver meet the diverse needs of Southwest Washington.

Elias can be found in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 205 and can be reached at 6-9298 or by email.

Help kick off our 25th anniversary by nominating an outstanding alumnus for the WSU Vancouver Notable Alumni Award. As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, 25 alumni will be selected. Act now by submitting a nomination. Click here for more information and to complete the online nomination form. Nominations close June 20.

Today Human Resource Services will send an email invitation to complete a short survey regarding December closure. A link to the survey will be included in the email, and you will have two weeks to respond. Responses to the survey are anonymous. Learn more about December Closure online.

Lunchtime April 22
Dengerink Administration Building Café

Come to the café Tuesday for a surprise Earth Day special created from local, organic foods.

The 18th Annual Fine Arts Student Exhibition is on display in the Dengerink Administration Building Gallery through June 30. The artworks originate from six fine arts classes including visual concepts, printmaking, photography, painting and drawing.

Additional work from these classes and the fine arts program can be seen in the first floor hallway of the Multimedia Classroom Building.

The exhibition was curated and organized by Avantika Bawa assistant professor of fine arts; Harrison Higgs, associate professor of fine arts; and Dale Strouse, fine arts tech II.

The 2014 Salmon Creek Journal has been released and is widely available for free on campus. Look for pick-up stations in the Office of Student Involvement, Firstenburg Student Commons, Student Services Center, The Bookie, Library, Writing Center, Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the Recreation Office/Annex.

The student-run journal features a collection of prose, poetry and visual arts contributed by faculty, staff, students and alumni. David Menchaca, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the journal’s faculty advisor.

The Library’s hours will change for the duration of dead week and finals week. April 26 through May 9 the Library’s hours will be:

Saturday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Library will be closed Saturday, May 10 for Commencement.

The Library will reopen May 11 on summer schedule:
Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: noon – 5 p.m.

The Library will be closed for Memorial Day May 25 – 26.

Beginning Monday, May 5 through summer session, the Dengerink Administration Building Café will be open Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. The café will be closed Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day. The Commons Café is closed during summer sessions and reopens in the fall.

2:30 – 4:30 p.m. April 28
Dengerink Administration Building, Room 129/130

Come see the work-to-date completed by the Academic Planning Advisory Committee and our consulting firm Penson Associates on the academic plan. This is your opportunity to comment on the draft before work continues through the summer.

6 – 7 p.m. May 7
McClaskey Building

Learn about the Child Development Program’s kindergarten at an open house. Meet the teachers, learn about the program and tour the facilities. The CDP kindergarten is a full-day program with wrap-around child care at no additional cost. Class size is limited to 18. Your child must be 5 by August 31 to attend the 2014/15 school year. Call 6-9722 with questions.

The latest issue of IT Happens! has just been published. In it you will find information on new software that allows instructors to display content from newer Apple devices over the classroom projector; why it’s time to say goodbye to Windows XP; scam warnings (including the new Heartbleed bug); how to prepare for the end of spring term/beginning of summer and lots more.