No images? Click here Campus FYIJune 21, 2022 Marisa Smith takes new positionMarisa Smith has accepted the position of assistant director of facilities services in the Office of Finance and Operations. She will be responsible for developing, planning, directing, coordinating and evaluating the administrative, personnel, business and fiscal functions for Facilities Services, overseeing a budget exceeding $4 million. Smith’s duties include developing and implementing strategy to enhance business processes; receiving, dispatching, supervising and/or coordinating service requests, mailroom operations and administration of campus building/room access; monitoring and maintaining all budgets for units within the department; overseeing and/or processing accounts payable invoicing and accounts receivable processing; preparing and processing personnel paperwork and appointments; coordinating day-to-day operations; and serving as the department liaison for administrative and operational matters. This is a homecoming of sorts for Smith, who started her WSU Vancouver career as administrative assistant to the vice chancellor of finance and operations. She last served as administrative manager for the Office of Student Affairs and Enrollment. Washington EAP raises awareness of mental health issue among youth with marginalized identitiesThis month, in observance of Juneteenth and Pride Month, the Washington Employee Assistant Program is raising awareness of mental health issues faced by youth with marginalized identities. In March 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released results from the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey. The survey found that “more than 1 in 3 high school students experienced poor mental health during the pandemic and nearly half of students felt persistently sad or hopeless.” While that’s probably not a surprise to teachers and parents, what’s less known are the disproportionate impacts to LGBTQ+ and Black youth—identities that are often marginalized. Find yourself through natureThe Washington Employee Assistant Program invites you to discover the importance of being outside and find your own way to enjoy nature and increase your well-being. “Finding Yourself through Nature” is a 20-minute online seminar available for free starting today. Visit eap.wa.gov/worklife and enter the org code: WSU to gain access. Reminders
EventsSummer Soda Social and Scavenger Search Faculty and staff—enjoy refreshing Italian sodas and connect with colleagues from across campus. Join a short scavenger search for fun and the chance to win prizes—gas, Starbucks and Amazon gift cards! Save the date for the next summer gathering:
Event accessibility WSU Vancouver In The NewsIn Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Kudos to Clark; fears for farm Cheers: To “smart” pacifiers. Researchers at Washington State University Vancouver have helped develop a wireless pacifier that can monitor a newborn’s electrolytes, sodium, potassium ion and hydration levels. The goal is to reduce blood draws that are typical in newborn intensive care units. Other sources Way to Go!Program Coordinator Jen Barnes; Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Laurie Drapela; and Instruction and Classroom Support Technician Dawn Freeman have been appointed to the Commission on the Status of Women Presidential Committee by WSU President Kirk Schulz. The committee’s job is to advise the president and executive vice president, gather data and make policy recommendations on issues relevant to women including matters pertaining to women at the university, women employees and women students. Peter Boag, Professor and Columbia Chair in the History of the American West, has been recognized with a 2022 Leadership in History Award from the American Association of State and Local History for his cocurated exhibit "Crossing Boundaries: Portraits of a Transgender West, 1860 – 1940.” The exhibit was hosted at the Washington State History Museum last year. Leadership in History Awards are prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history. The award program was initiated in 1945 to build standards of excellence in the collection, preservation and interpretation of state and local history throughout America. “Crossing Boundaries” received an Award of Excellence, which recognizes excellence in history programs, projects and people when compared with similar activities nationwide. Carol Siegel, professor of English and American studies, has published a monograph, “Jews in Contemporary Visual Entertainment: Raced, Sexed, and Erased” (May 3, 2022, Indiana University Press). Drawing on a host of movies and television series from the 1970s to present day, Siegel explores how the media sexualize and racialize American Jews. Race and sexuality frequently intersect in the depiction of Jewish characters. When they do, Siegel says American sexual norms are invariably challenged or outright broken by these anti-Semitic representations of Jewishness. |