WSU Vancouver Events Calendar

An installation by artist Erin Dengerink Madarang will be on display in the Washington State University Vancouver Administration Building gallery and board room through Aug.13.

Dengerink Madarang’s formal arts education started with a Bachelor of Art in painting at Western Washington University, with continued studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work has been seen in a number of galleries in the Pacific Northwest and in and around the Bay area. Since returning to Washington state last year, Dengerink Madarang has been working to establish an arts community in Southwest Washington. She serves on the board of the Sixth Street Gallery and has created a variety of pieces for community organizations. She is the Program Coordinator for the WSU Vancouver Business program and serves on the Diversity Council Arts Committee. In addition, she teaches drawing for Clark College Extension Program.

View more of Dengerink Madarang’s work at http://www.prittypie.com or http://www.prittypie.blogspot.com.

An exhibit titled “Second Leap, Series II” featuring work from Malaysian-born artist Ping Khaw is on display in the WSU Vancouver Library, and on the first floor of the Multimedia Classroom Building through Aug. 6.

Khaw began her formal training at the Malaysian Institute of Art and then moved to the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland. She is active in community arts organizations and shows her work regularly in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area. View more of Khaw’s work at http://www.pingkhaw.com. The Diversity Arts Exhibits are supported and coordinated by the WSU Vancouver Diversity Council. More information about the Diversity Council can be found at: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/adm/hrs/diversity/.

Visit WSU Vancouver at the Clark County Fair, booth 235. Stop by our booth to chat, learn more at WSU Vancouver, and pick up free goodies.

Complete a brief online survey by August 24 and enter to win:

• Apple Video iPod (5 to be awarded)
• Cougar Gold award-winning cheese (10 to be awarded)

Fill out the short survey today!

The Preparation and Career Exploration Academy (PACE) is a new week-long program for middle and high school age students from the WSU Vancouver Center for Youth Workforce Preparation.

For more information, visit www.vancouver.wsu.edu/cywp/ or call 360-546-9121 or 360-546-9222.

Is paying for your college education confusing?

Do you have questions such as:

• What scholarships are available?
• What is financial aid?
• What happens after I file my FAFSA?
• When will I get my award letter?
• How do I read my award letter?
• When and how do I get my money?

Join us for our A-Z of Financial Aid & Scholarships Workshop to learn the answers to these questions and many more.

Each workshop will last 1 hour. parking is available in the blue lot for $3.

For more information or to register, e-mail , call our Student Services representative at 360-546-9559, or come in person to our office in the Student Services Center.

Stay connected with WSU graduates in the Vancouver-area at our new monthly networking socials. The third Wednesday of each month, we’ll meet after hours at a convenient Vancouver location to socialize, make new connections and share that great Cougar Spirit. Mark these dates and locations down and make your plans to join us! There is no cost to attend - just come and enjoy! We’ll provide some light refreshments, too.

The tournament will be played in a shotgun format with players arranged in groups of four. Register your team of four or sign up individually to enjoy a great Cougar get-together and a great summer day of golf!

Registration includes continental breakfast, green fees, golf carts, range balls, prizes and awards.

Lunch will be available and can be purchased separately from the clubhouse.

Artist Kris Haas produced a new show especially for Washington State University Vancouver, on display through Oct. 4 in the Administration building.

Haas’ paintings reach a level of explosive color that is undeniably unique; they are a constant exploration of the human experience involved in the act of creation. Over the past twelve years Haas’ work has been recognized in international juried competitions. She has been involved in numerous group shows while at the same time meeting the demands for eight solo exhibits.

She says her work is about uncovering the self, an exploration of the self’s experiences in life and how a life is affected by all that is absorbed day to day. She also believes she is a wordless story teller and that art should not be allowed, or allow itself, to be defined by words.

Entry to campus exhibits is free. WSU Vancouver galleries are open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. 

Welcome back to campus!  Join us for the Back to School Barbeque on August 22 from 11am-1pm.

Join other Cougar and Badger fans to celebrate another exciting year of college football! Come and discuss the upcoming football game between the Cougars and the Badgers, win raffle prizes, debate over who makes better cheese, and for anyone going to the game there will be a fifth quarter tutorial. Appetizers will be provided and drinks can be purchased separately per individual. Be sure to bring your friends and your Cougar spirit!

Jian Tie Yang’s photographs are on display in the Washington State University Vancouver Library now through the end of November.

Yang grew up in China and the photography series serves as a visual reflection of the memories he had as a child. He is a master of fine arts in photography student at WSU in Pullman.

Yang currently has two black and white displays located in the library. The first, “Left Behind,” utilizes objects found in derelict farmsteads and abandoned homes in the rural Palouse countryside. Some of these items were removed from their original context and placed into a separate, but nearby scene in order to create a new narrative.

The other display is titled, “The Trail of Time,” which pictures burning incense. Yang said that according to Chinese philosophy, life is like the burning incense, everything is transient and the smoke trail is not predictable.

Yang’s work is not only unique, but also conveys enough information to encourage the viewer’s own interpretation and personal feelings.

Entry to exhibits is free. Library hours are Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 10 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Saturday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 7.p.m.

Parking is available in metered spaces, weekdays in the Blue Lot for $3, and weekends in all colored lots.

Is paying for your college education confusing?

Do you have questions such as:

• What scholarships are available?
• What is financial aid?
• What happens after I file my FAFSA?
• When will I get my award letter?
• How do I read my award letter?
• When and how do I get my money?

Join us for our A-Z of Financial Aid & Scholarships Workshop to learn the answers to these questions and many more.

Each workshop will last 1 hour. parking is available in the blue lot for $3.

For more information or to register, e-mail , call our Student Services representative at 360-546-9559, or come in person to our office in the Student Services Center.

A gathering to welcome new members of the WSU Vancouver community as well as express our commitment to diversity.  Enjoy food, art, and music.

Contact Bola Majekobaje at for more information about this event.

For more information about Student Diversity at WSU Vancouver: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/diversity

Join us for the annual WSU football game in Seattle. This year the Cougars are taking on San Diego State Aztecs. The game versus the Aztecs will mark the sixth-straight year WSU has played in the Seattle Seahawks’ home stadium. In five previous Qwest Field appearances WSU has averaged over 52,500 fans.

Local college drawing instructor Gene Flores has an exhibit of original prints on display in the Engineering and Life Sciences building at Washington State University Vancouver campus through Oct. 26.

Flores, who began his drawing career at the University of Texas, moved to La Center, Wash. where he teaches drawing courses for Portland Community College and also runs the North View Gallery.

His latest exhibition is a gathering filled with humorous, insightful and disturbing works that are a play on words and imagery, with mythological creatures and a combination of human and animal characters. The show uses reoccurring characters and themes from surreal to absurd. 

Entry to campus exhibits is free. WSU Vancouver galleries are open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.

8am to 12:30 pm. All employees invited. Breakfast and lunch provided. Fall kick-off, great opportunity to meet new faculty and staff. Q & A session with President Floyd and Chancellor Dengerink.

All new tenured and tenure-track faculty invited. Meet with Chancellor Dengerink and Vice Chancellor Romanish. 9-11 a.m.

Education Abroad Fair: explore education abroad options available for WSU Vancouver students
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Education Abroad Information Session: join us to hear more about programs, financial aid, scholarships and more!
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Additional questions?  Stop by the Student Resource Center
Located on the lower level of the Student Services Center
360-546-9155

A career planning workshop for seniors, topics include graduate school,
finding employment, and how we can help. Pizza and beverages will be
provided.

Visit WSU Vancouver Career Services for more information: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/career

A career planning workshop for seniors, topics include graduate school,
finding employment, and how we can help. Pizza and beverages will be
provided.

Visit WSU Vancouver Career Services for more information: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/career

Is paying for your college education confusing?

Do you have questions such as:

• What scholarships are available?
• What is financial aid?
• What happens after I file my FAFSA?
• When will I get my award letter?
• How do I read my award letter?
• When and how do I get my money?

Join us for our A-Z of Financial Aid & Scholarships Workshop to learn the answers to these questions and many more.

Each workshop will last 1 hour. parking is available in the blue lot for $3.

For more information or to register, e-mail , call our Student Services representative at 360-546-9559, or come in person to our office in the Student Services Center.

Over 20 local companies will be on campus recruiting Accounting and Finance students.

For more information contact the WSU Vancouver Student Resource Center at (360) 546-9155, or visit us on the web at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/src

Cougars are gathering watch Cougs Football!

Meet up to cheer the Cougars to victory against USC!

Social Starts: 3:30 p.m.
Game Time: 5 p.m.

A panel of employers and alumni will speak about their careers, where they work, and the different opportunities in their field.

For more information contact the WSU Vancouver Student Resource Center at (360) 546-9155, or visit us on the web at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/src

This workshop will help you recognize critical steps for applying to health professions graduate programs. Information provided will be helpful for those who are at all steps of the process.

For more information contact the WSU Vancouver Student Resource Center at (360) 546-9155, or visit us on the web at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/src

Festivities will begin at 5 p.m.—2 hours before kick-off of the Cougars vs. U of Arizona Wildcats football game.

• Oktoberfest style meal
• Live band
• No-host beer garden for those 21 and over
• Shop at the Bookie
• Bouncy boxing, velcro wall, and football bungee run
• Face painting and coloring
• Pictures with Butch T. Cougar

Is paying for your college education confusing?

Do you have questions such as:

• What scholarships are available?
• What is financial aid?
• What happens after I file my FAFSA?
• When will I get my award letter?
• How do I read my award letter?
• When and how do I get my money?

Join us for our A-Z of Financial Aid & Scholarships Workshop to learn the answers to these questions and many more.

Each workshop will last 1 hour. parking is available in the blue lot for $3.

For more information or to register, e-mail , call our Student Services representative at 360-546-9559, or come in person to our office in the Student Services Center.

Ann Johnston’s unique quilts are on display in the Washington State University Vancouver Administration building gallery now through Nov. 28.

Johnson has been making quilts and putting dye on fabric for over 25 years. Her years of experimentation have led to mountains of hand dyed fabric and quilts, thousands of miles of travel, numerous exhibitions and articles, four books, and not a few aches and pains. She earned degrees in literature and geography, married, had two sons, and taught school in several countries.

Johnson will present her “Line Vs. Shape” lecture to the public on the WSU Vancouver campus at 5:00 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Administration Building, room 236. This free lecture will use her quilts to illustrate the basic concepts of design and the tools used to achieve them. Her premise is that being aware of the characteristics of line and shape for example will enable the quilter to view how decisions affect the final design. A series of quilts called, “It’s a Balancing Act” gives viewers an idea of how she has explored line and shape while pursuing the mystery of how balance is achieved or lost. Guests interested in attending the lecture should RSVP to Lea Robertson at , 360/546-9600.

Join us for the Alternative Transportation Fair on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 from 10 am - 2 pm in the Firstenburg Student Commons! Information booths will be manned by the following campus and community organizations:

• Bicycle Alliance
• City of Vancouver
• Columbia River Crossing
• Clark County Commute (Rideshare)
• C-Tran
• WSU Vancouver Human-Powered Machines
• Southwest Clean Air
• Nursing Network
• WSU Vancouver Public Safety
• Portland Fit
• Portland Running Company
• Eco-motion

Get your questions answered and learn more about alternative transportation in the Vancouver area! 

A panel of employers and alumni will speak about their careers, where
they work, and the different opportunities in their field.

Join us for the WSU Vancouver MBA Information Night.  The program director, Jerry Goodstein, will provide information on the MBA program philosophy and curriculum.

Learn more about the MBA Program:
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/mba

A workshop on how to get practical internship experience, plus a
presentation by INROADS, a diversity internship program.

4 to 5:30 PM

Is paying for your college education confusing?

Do you have questions such as:

• What scholarships are available?
• What is financial aid?
• What happens after I file my FAFSA?
• When will I get my award letter?
• How do I read my award letter?
• When and how do I get my money?

Join us for our A-Z of Financial Aid & Scholarships Workshop to learn the answers to these questions and many more.

Each workshop will last 1 hour. parking is available in the blue lot for $3.

For more information or to register, e-mail , call our Student Services representative at 360-546-9559, or come in person to our office in the Student Services Center.

You are cordially invited to an engaging seminar given by Dr. George Mount, Director, WSU Center for Environmental Research, Education, and Outreach (CEREO).

His presentation, “Facilitating Environmental Research and Education Across the WSU System”, will be given on Tuesday, October 16th at 12:00 PM in VADM 129.

Join Master Paul Inglis (Salmon Creek Tae Kwon Do) for a free Self Defense Seminar.

• 7:00-7:30: Drop in, Introduction, History and Warm-ups
• 7:30-8:30: Acquaintance and Attacker Defense/ Awareness
• 8:30-9:00: Striking against the “Red Man” suit (Optional)

Bring a friend, daughter or spouse. All are welcome.

Join us for a quilting lecture by artist Ann Johnston on October 17.

Light refreshments will be available.

For more information:

Join us for International Night on October 17 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

International Night is a unique social event that will provide a diverse and international experience at WSU Vancouver. You’re invited to come and enjoy a night of free food and live entertainment with the International Student Association at WSU Vancouver. Obo Addy’s Okropong, an African performance group, and a Croatian music group will provide live entertainment and an internationally themed buffet will offer a variety of foods from around the world. So come meet the diverse International Student Association, learn about their countries, and enjoy yourself at International Night!

For more information:
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/si/clubs/international/

360-546-9527

Sponsored by International Student Association and the Associated Students of WSU Vancouver

Stay connected with WSU graduates in the Vancouver-area at our new monthly networking socials. The third Wednesday of each month, we’ll meet after hours at a convenient Vancouver location to socialize, make new connections and share that great Cougar Spirit. Mark these dates and locations down and make your plans to join us! There is no cost to attend - just come and enjoy! We’ll provide some light refreshments, too.

The Higher Education Coordinating Board will host two public meeting in Vancouver to gather comment about the future of higher education in Washington State.

• 4:30 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Hamilton Building, 1101 Officer’s Row, The Historic Reserve
• 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, WSU Vancouver ADM 110

The public is encouraged to attend. The board is hosting a number of public forums and community meetings throughout the state in October to offer concerned citizens an opportunity to help formulate a new 10-year strategic master plan for higher education.

The 2008 plan will provide a set of priorities and strategies for the state’s postsecondary system of colleges and universities between 2008 and 2018. At a retreat in August, the board identified two overarching goals to stimulate public discussion about the plan: (1) the need to increase educational access and success for students, and (2) the need to secure the state’s future economic vitality.

Additional information is available at: http://www.hecb.wa.gov/boardmtgs/documents/Tab1SMPoutlinefordiscussion-final.pdf

Southwest Washington Math, Engineering and Science Achievement will hold its second annual Math and Science Day, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Washington State University Vancouver.

Math and Science Day promotes math and science literacy, and career options to middle school students with innovative, interactive and engaging hands-on science exhibits, demonstrations and lab activities. MESA connects math, engineering and science to everyday life, helping students envision themselves in these careers.

MESA primarily serves underrepresented minority students and their families: African American, Native American, Latino and female, by closing the achievement gap and offering support systems for entering college. SW Washington MESA currently runs programs in six area middle schools and one high school in the Evergreen, Vancouver and Washougal school districts.

Come join us for our Preview Day from 9am to 12:30pm!

• Explore the Academic and Student Life Fair
• Learn about admissions, financial aid and scholarships
• Take a campus tour and talk to current students

View the agenda for this Preview Day (PDF)

Is paying for your college education confusing?

Do you have questions such as:

• What scholarships are available?
• What is financial aid?
• What happens after I file my FAFSA?
• When will I get my award letter?
• How do I read my award letter?
• When and how do I get my money?

Join us for our A-Z of Financial Aid & Scholarships Workshop to learn the answers to these questions and many more.

Each workshop will last 1 hour. parking is available in the blue lot for $3.

For more information or to register, e-mail , call our Student Services representative at 360-546-9559, or come in person to our office in the Student Services Center.

Come learn strategies for creating the best resume for any job, internship, or graduate program. This workshop is beneficial for all students, regardless of previous resume writing experience. 

The Higher Education Coordinating Board will host a public meeting in Vancouver to gather comment about the future of higher education in Washington State.

The public is encouraged to attend. The board is hosting a number of public forums and community meetings throughout the state in October to offer concerned citizens an opportunity to help formulate a new 10-year strategic master plan for higher education.

The 2008 plan will provide a set of priorities and strategies for the state’s postsecondary system of colleges and universities between 2008 and 2018. At a retreat in August, the board identified two overarching goals to stimulate public discussion about the plan: (1) the need to increase educational access and success for students, and (2) the need to secure the state’s future economic vitality.

Additional information is available at: http://www.hecb.wa.gov/boardmtgs/documents/Tab1SMPoutlinefordiscussion-final.pdf

Cougars are gathering watch Cougs Football!

Meet up to cheer the Cougars to victory against UCLA!

Social Starts: 2 p.m.
Game Time: 3:30 p.m. PT

Are you interested in becoming a teacher?

Come learn about the Bachelor’s of Art in Education (Elementary Education) and the Master’s in Teaching (Elementary or Secondary Education) available at WSU Vancouver.

Are you interested in becoming a teacher?

Come learn about the Bachelor’s of Art in Education (Elementary Education) and the Master’s in Teaching (Elementary or Secondary Education) available at WSU Vancouver.

"The Impact of Hip-Hop Culture on the Millennial Student,” facilitated by Dr. Thabiti Lewis, Assistant Professor of English

With its powerful messages, vocalized images, and ability to slash through the boundaries of race and culture, Hip-Hop has the potential to propel us in any direction. Join your fellow students as Dr. Lewis leads this rap session on the influencing nature of Hip-Hop on YOU, the student. 

For more information: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/diversity/diversitycalendar.html

View the event flyer: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/diversity/downloads/hiphopera.pdf

Is paying for your college education confusing?

Do you have questions such as:

• What scholarships are available?
• What is financial aid?
• What happens after I file my FAFSA?
• When will I get my award letter?
• How do I read my award letter?
• When and how do I get my money?

Join us for our A-Z of Financial Aid & Scholarships Workshop to learn the answers to these questions and many more.

Each workshop will last 1 hour. parking is available in the blue lot for $3.

For more information or to register, e-mail , call our Student Services representative at 360-546-9559, or come in person to our office in the Student Services Center.

Join us for an overview of how to begin a successful job search, focusing on using the Internet to your advantage.

For more information, visit the WSU Vancouver Career Services site.

Jodi Tripp’s collection of photographs will be displayed in Washington State University Vancouver’s Engineering Life Sciences building gallery Nov. 5 - Dec. 15. The collection features a series of natural images from the Pacific Northwest and her acclaimed “Barns of Clark County” series.

Tripp’s interest in photography began at a young age, and she has worked as a professional photographer in different settings including events and portraitures. Her work has been received successfully in a variety of photography competitions throughout the Northwest and California, and her images are displayed on the “SayWA” tourism campaign website.

Tripp is a past employee of WSU Vancouver, who maintains strong connections to the campus. Currently, Tripp produces and displays her colorful and creative digital art and local landscapes throughout Vancouver, Wash., in local art shows, and is represented by the Aurora Gallery, 1001 Main Street, Vancouver. View more of Jodi Tripp’s work at http://shutterfly.com/pro/JodiTripp/Artwork2.

Doors open at 5:30pm, Lecture starts at 6:00pm

Joe Bertolino and Bil Leipold speak nationally about the realities of living in a world of heterosexual privilege. They draw on personal experiences as gay fraternity men and student affairs professionals, as well as highlight the reactions of their families and friends.

More information about Joe Bertolino & Bil Leipold:
http://www.campusspeak.com/speakers/bertolino-leipold

For more information: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/diversity/diversitycalendar.html

View event flyer: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/diversity/downloads/bilandjoefinalflyer.pdf

Join us for free food and info about opportunities/resources for graduate students

Learn about the proposed addition of a Cell Phone Tower on the top of Classroom Building.

You can ask questions or express concerns to the T-Mobile representative who will be present.

WSU Vancouver’s award-winning Debate Team and the General Education Program would like to invite you to a campus debate on:

• Has the automobile ravaged our nation; can we return to a world of human mobility?

The Government side of the debate will be ably represented by students Joseph Ficken & Tia Ostergren and the Opposition side will be ably represented by students Anna Patterson & Bryce Smith.

This event is in conjunction with the New Student Reading Project, Asphalt Nation by Jane Holtz Kay.

Help Washington State University win the Pac-10 Challenge!

Help WSU secure the title of the Pac-10’s most active school by participating in the Pac-10 Fitness Challenge on November 7, from noon to 1pm.

This event is open to students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters. All ten schools in the Pac-10 Conference are supporting this event.

Lead the Washington State University to victory by motivating your friends, family, co-workers and other supporters to join in …every minute counts!

Free signup at http://pac10fitnesschallenge.wsu.edu/washingtonstate/default.aspx

Elizabeth Grossman, author of “High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health” will be speaking at Washington State University Vancouver at 3 p.m., Nov. 7 in the Administration building room 110.

Grossman will be speaking about the problems generated by electronic waste and her current work on how plastics are changing our health and the world’s chemistry. Her research methods and process as a freelance writer, articulate the environmental issues posed by high tech manufacturing and disposal, and the effects of plastics on human development and behavior.

From the manufacturing process to their end in “closet landfills” at home or “recycling” with hammers and open fires in China, India, and American prisons, Grossman follows computers through their life cycle and finds surprises at every stage by taking a closer look at “the global and local movement and impacts of persistent and pervasive pollutants-synthetic chemicals that emerge from finished products as well as from industrial and waste sites and which are changing the world’s chemistry on both a cellular and landscape scale.”

Perhaps most interesting of all, Grossman also looks into potential solutions to these issues of through “green chemistry” and engineering with alternative materials.

For more on Grossman’s work, see http://www.hightechtrash.com and her current research on plastics and human development at http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/02/bisphenol/index_np.html

Get the job or internship you want by nailing the interview.

Join us for this free Interview Skills Workshop to learn the essential skills to impress any employer.

For more information, visit the WSU Vancouver Career Services site.

The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships is hosting a financial literacy brown bag lunch workshop on “Student debt, credit cards and scores… what you need to know!” on 11/8 from 12pm-1pm in VADM 129.

The workshop is presented by Paris Powell, a graduate of our Business program currently employed as a CPA and involved with the Oregon Society of CPA’s Financial Literacy efforts.

Unsure of which major will be the best fit for you?  Come to this workshop to explore your options.

For more information, visit the WSU Vancouver Career Services site.

Join us for live music, dancing, good food, and a silent auction at Koug Radio’s fall fundraiser from 8pm to midnight on Friday, November 9.

Live music featuring the bands:

• Two Feet in the Mouth
• Not Yeti
• Maria’s Arcade
• Ruby Red
• Wilson T. Love

Sponsored by Music Millennium Portland

Kevin Bales, professor of sociology at Roehampton University in London and president of Free the Slaves, will be discussing his new book “Ending Slavery: How We Free Today’s Slaves” at noon, Nov. 13 at Washington State University Vancouver in the Administration building, room 110. The event will begin with a 30 minute film, “Dreams Die Hard,” which profiles several people trapped in slavery across the United States.

President of the U.S. sister organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world’s oldest human rights organization), Bales estimates that there are 27 million people in slavery today: people held against their will, forced to work and paid nothing. This means that there are more people in slavery today than at any other time in human history. Since slavery feeds directly into the global economy, it touches many products that come into modern homes and investments.

Come join us for our Preview Day from 5:30 to 9pm!

• Explore the Academic and Student Life Fair
• Learn about admissions, financial aid and scholarships
• Take a campus tour and talk to current students

View the agenda for this Preview Day (PDF)

Stay connected with WSU graduates in the Vancouver-area at our new monthly networking socials. The third Wednesday of each month, we’ll meet after hours at a convenient Vancouver location to socialize, make new connections and share that great Cougar Spirit. There is no cost to attend - just come and enjoy! We’ll provide some light refreshments, too.

Is paying for your college education confusing?

Do you have questions such as:

• What scholarships are available?
• What is financial aid?
• What happens after I file my FAFSA?
• When will I get my award letter?
• How do I read my award letter?
• When and how do I get my money?

Join us for our A-Z of Financial Aid & Scholarships Workshop to learn the answers to these questions and many more.

Each workshop will last 1 hour. parking is available in the blue lot for $3.

For more information or to register, e-mail , call our Student Services representative at 360-546-9559, or come in person to our office in the Student Services Center.

Join us for a research presentation by Dr. Suzanne Smith on her research on the Hutterites.  Free pizza will be offered until it runs out.

Undergraduate students: Attend the presentation to learn more about research at WSU Vancouver and how to get involved in research as an undergraduate student.

Sponsored by Kappa Omincron Nu.

Is paying for your college education confusing?

Do you have questions such as:

• What scholarships are available?
• What is financial aid?
• What happens after I file my FAFSA?
• When will I get my award letter?
• How do I read my award letter?
• When and how do I get my money?

Join us for our A-Z of Financial Aid & Scholarships Workshop to learn the answers to these questions and many more.

Each workshop will last 1 hour. parking is available in the blue lot for $3.

For more information or to register, e-mail , call our Student Services representative at 360-546-9559, or come in person to our office in the Student Services Center.

The University Singers of Washington State University Vancouver, under the direction of Lee Jennings, will perform a fall concert from 12:10-1 p.m., Nov. 28 in the Administration Building, room 110.

The choir will sing a medley of Beatles songs and “Gloria” by Antonio Vivaldi. The choir is now in its sixth year with 40 singers this semester including 17 WSU Vancouver students, as well as faculty, staff and community volunteers. 

A panel of employers and alumni will speak about their careers, where they work, and their experiences with diversity.

For more information:
WSU Vancouver Career Services
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/career/

A collection of art work created by the late Donald J. Stewart, noted community leader and philanthropist, will be on display in Washington State University Vancouver Administration Building gallery from Dec. 3 - Jan. 25. Entry to this campus exhibit is free.

There will be a gallery reception nearing the end of the exhibit from 3 -7 p.m., Jan. 15 in the Administration Building gallery.

Stewart was born on July 31, 1895, in the Palouse area of eastern Washington. He showed an active interest in art during his youth and planned a career as an artist, but his father, county superintendent in Spokane, encouraged him to choose a less risky career path. Stewart retired in 1967 after 45 flourishing years as an architect. In retirement, his interest again turned to art and he began painting scenes at Heathergate Garden, the grounds around his remodeled farmhouse in northern Vancouver.

“These pieces were meant to express the instantaneous flash of visual and spirit inspirations that come and go so rapidly,” said Stewart. “These drawings are simple expressions of the spirit of the garden to pass on to future generations.”

It is fitting that his work focuses on the beauty of the natural landscape of Southwest Washington since he donated 12 acres of land on the Burnt Bridge Creek for use as a conservancy. It was Stewart and his wife Betty’s hope that this property could be saved from urban development and preserved as a natural arboretum and wildlife refuge. The Stewarts’ donation was a catalyst for moving the green belt idea forward which ultimately led to the creation of a 100-acre park now named “Stewart Glen,” encompassing Burnt Bridge Creek.

Students:
Come join us on December 4 at 5 p.m. in the Firstenburg Student Commons to build gingerbread houses and create other holiday decorations.

Everything will be provided.  Bring the kids!

Sponsored by ASWSUV

“Preparing a New Generation of Educators and Leaders:  Whole Systems Design Innovations in Higher Education and at Learning Gardens.”
A talk by PSU Professor Pramod Parajuli

Professor Pramod Parajuli, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director of the Portland International Initiative for Leadership in Ecology, Culture and Learning (PIIECL) at PSU will present on this cutting edge interdisciplinary graduate program.  Begun in 2002, the masters program has attracted 100 plus students, 35 of whom have graduated. PIEECL houses the “Learning Gardens Program,” which in any week serves 300-400 Portland Public School students and at risk youth involved in hands-on interdisciplinary, multi-sensory, intergenerational, and multicultural learning. Learning Garden students study points along the continuum from soil to supper, food to foodshed, and water to watershed.

The Learning Garden connects food and garden-based education to sustainable livelihoods.  Plans for the program include educating young people about energy efficient design and technologies ranging from green building, closed-loop energy production, solar and wind energy, rain water harvest and food production. The initiative has also begun a EPA award winning innovation called the “WISE: Schools as Ecosystem Design.”

This event is recommended for all people interested in how learning situations, including formal ones, can be hands-on and experiential. Parajuli’s work also models new ways of forming interdisciplinary and thematic units around different forms of learning gardens.

For more information on the program, see the following links:

• www.piiecl.pdx.edu
• www.ed.pdx.edu/learninggardens
• www.wisedesign.org

Sponsored by the Center for Social and Environmental Justice
Contact Desiree Hellegers for more information at

The Digital Technology and Culture Student Showcase runs 1:25 - 2:40 p.m. Dec. 5 and 1:25 - 5 p.m. Dec. 6.

Animations created for the Clark Country District 11 Fire Department, video podcasts for iTunes U, and a short film based on the legend of D.B Cooper are among the work on display.

Come by and see what students in DTC 477 Advanced Multimedia Authoring, DTC 476 Digital Literacies, and FA 434 Time Based Media learned this semester.

For more information, contact Dene Grigar at

Learn more about the Digital Technology and Culture Program:
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/dtc/

The Digital Technology and Culture Student Showcase runs 1:25 - 2:40 p.m. Dec. 5 and 1:25 - 5 p.m. Dec. 6.

Animations created for the Clark Country District 11 Fire Department, video podcasts for iTunes U, and a short film based on the legend of D.B Cooper are among the work on display.

Come by and see what students in DTC 477 Advanced Multimedia Authoring, DTC 476 Digital Literacies, and FA 434 Time Based Media learned this semester.

For more information, contact Dene Grigar at

Learn more about the Digital Technology and Culture Program:
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/dtc/

Approximately 30 Mechanical Engineering 101 freshman students will present their rope-climbing machine projects at 1 p.m. Dec. 7 in the foyer of the Engineering and Life Sciences Building.

Artwork made by preschool children in the Child Development Program at Washington State University Vancouver will be on display in the university library from Dec. 7 to Feb. 15.

“The artwork created by the CDP children shows their curiosity and creativity,” said Erin Dengerink Madarang, director of campus galleries. “The children have used both traditional and non-traditional art media in unique ways, always exploring and experimenting as they go. There are a number of pieces created by individual children as well as collaborative pieces and two fabulous three dimensional castles that were made by the entire group of children.”

The Child Development program serves a diverse group of families. The CDP students are children of WSU Vancouver faculty, staff, students and other Clark County residents. The children represent a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. Their artwork reflects their individuality and personal interpretations of the world around them. 

Join us for student versus faculty bowling at Timber Lanes Bowling Center in Vancouver.

Sign up with a team of 4 or on your own in the Firstenburg Student Commons.

Sponsored by ASWSUV

Learn about the financial aid process and how to get money for college.

Stay connected with WSU graduates in the Vancouver-area at our new monthly networking socials.

Join us on Sunday, Dec. 16 for the next alumni networking social at the Portland Winter Hawks vs Everett Silvertips hockey game.

• Doors open at 4 p.m.; Game starts at 5 p.m.


• Hosted by Dave Taylor and Kelley Robinett

Learn more about scholarship resources.

Battle Ground High School’s Photography Club is currently exhibiting more than 30 black and white photographs at Washington State University Vancouver in the Multimedia Classroom Building gallery.

Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m. through March 27.  All print sales benefit the Battle Ground High School Photography Club.

Parking is available in metered spaces and in the Blue Lot for $3 per day.

The Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program prepares students for public service or governance. Come
join us to learn about the MPA program.

Learn more about the WSU Vancouver Master’s of Public Affairs degree.

Come learn strategies for creating the best resume for any job, internship, or graduate program. This workshop is beneficial for all students, regardless of previous resume writing experience.

For more information, contact the Student Resource Center:
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/src

360-546-9155

11am-2pm

Find out what student organizations are doing this term and see if there is one you want to join. It’s a great way to meet new people and get involved.

ASWSUV, your student government, is hosting a pizza feed. Free pizza on a first come, first serve basis. 

Come learn strategies for creating the best resume for any job, internship, or graduate program. This workshop is beneficial for all students, regardless of previous resume writing experience.

For more information, contact the Student Resource Center:
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/src

360-546-9155

A collection of art work created by the late Donald J. Stewart, noted community leader and philanthropist, will be on display in Washington State University Vancouver Administration Building gallery from Dec. 3 - Jan. 25. Entry to this campus exhibit is free.

There will be a public gallery reception nearing the end of the exhibit from 3 -7 p.m., Jan. 15 in the Administration Building gallery.

» More information at the press release

Stay connected with WSU graduates in the Vancouver-area at our new monthly networking socials. The third Wednesday of each month, we’ll meet after hours at a convenient Vancouver location to socialize, make new connections and share that great Cougar Spirit. There is no cost to attend - just come and enjoy! We’ll provide some light refreshments, too.

Hosted by Barbara Sheldon, Executive Director, Class of 2000

Is paying for your college education confusing?

Do you have questions such as:

• What scholarships are available?
• What is financial aid?
• What happens after I file my FAFSA?
• When will I get my award letter?
• How do I read my award letter?
• When and how do I get my money?

Join us for our A-Z of Financial Aid & Scholarships Workshop to learn the answers to these questions and many more.

Each workshop will last 1 hour. Parking is available in the blue lot for $3.

For more information or to register, e-mail , call our Student Services representative at 360-546-9559, or come in person to our office in the Student Services Center.

Join us for the ASWSUV Free Movie Night on January 17 at 7pm when Dan in Real Life will be shown.

Karen Karbo

Karen Karbo is the author of three novels—Trespassers Welcome Here, The Diamond Lane and Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me—all of which were named New York Times Notable Books. Karen’s most recent title is How to Hepburn: Lessons on Living from Kate the Great (2007) a contemporary reassessment of one of America’s greatest icons.

The Stuff of Life, about caring for her father during the last year of his life, was a People Magazine Critic’s Choice, a selection of the Satellite Sisters Radio Book Club, a winner of the Oregon Book Award for Creative-Nonfiction, and also a Times Notable Book.

Her essays, reviews and articles have appeared in Outside, Elle, Vogue, Esquire, Redbook, More, Self, Sports Illustrated for Women, The New Republic, Psychology Today and The New York Times.

You are invited to attend a three hour cultural competency training on Friday, January 18, 2008 from 9:00am-noon in room CLS 225.  Jeff Guillory, Diversity Education Director for WSU, will be conducting the training. Jeff has over 25 years experience in Human Resources and 12 years of consulting experience in Diversity education.

This training is highly recommended for students who want to improve their understanding of others from different cultural backgrounds; enhance their skills in dealing with conflict; and to better prepare them to further the universities values of embracing diversity and model inclusion by honoring racial, ethnic, gender, age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, ideological, and other differences.

If you would like to attend, please contact Michelle McIlvoy at 360-546-9530 or by January 17th. Take advantage of this amazing opportunity!

Join other WSU Vancouver students on a trip to Pullman to watch the men’s Cougar basketball team play the Oregon Ducks!

For a $20 ticket, current WSU Vancouver students get a ride to and from Pullman, a ticket to the game and overnight accommodations (returning January 21).  Purchase your ticket at the Office of Student Involvement in the Firstenburg Student Commons.

“Celebrating the Legacy: 50 Years of the Montgomery Bus Boycott” a Rosa Parks monologue by Shandra L. Terry.

Terry’s energetic and dynamic one-woman monologue and keynote deliveries center on diversity, women, personal development, motivation, change, leadership, American History, and “The Pursuit of Excellence!” Her public speaking experience began at age five and she is highly sought after by universities, colleges, Fortune 500 corporations, high schools, civic groups, multicultural organizations and government agencies.

Birthday cake reception with Shandra L. Terry immediately following performance.

Sponsored by the Diversity Council and Student Services.

Be your healthiest you in 2008!

Join us for the WSU Vancouver Health and Fitness Fair Jan. 23 from 11am to 3pm.

• Get a massage
• Have a health screening
• Talk with a Physical Therapist or a Personal Trainer
• Attend demonstrations and lectures
• Participate in Mini Exercise classes

Find out how to:

• Lose weight
• Eat right
• Get active
• Keep your kids healthy and active

For more information, contact Neil Gregory at .

Kandy Robertson & Nicholas Schiller will lead a discussion on writing for scholarly publication.
Brown Bag Lunch - coffee & tea provided

Part of the “Literacies for a Changing World” series:
Come join us for this informative and thought provoking literary series including discussions with faculty, guest speakers and work by our very own WSU Vancouver students. It’s sure to be enlightening so come and contribute.

For more campus theme events, visit:
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/gen_ed/events.html