SOLD OUT: Step Afrika! Performers Bring Dance, Sounds to WSU Vancouver

March 28, 2008 | Arts & Events |

UPDATE: Tickets are no longer available for this event. Please join us for upcoming campus events!

The professional performance group Step Afrika! brings their act to Washington State University Vancouver at 6 p.m. April 16 in the Firstenburg Student Commons.

The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are limited and must be reserved by calling the WSU Vancouver Office of Student Involvement at 360/546-9527. Limit two tickets per person. For more information and to download a free parking pass, see http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/stepafrika. 

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Students Offer Perspectives on Cars in "Visions of the Road"

March 25, 2008 | Arts & Events

Students at Washington State University Vancouver will give a presentation of readings and images about the road and automobiles in American society. “Visions of the Road” takes place 4 to 6 p.m. April 15 in the Firstenburg Student Commons. Donations of canned food will be accepted for local food banks, and refreshments will be served. The event is the last of the “Literacies for a Changing World” series at WSU Vancouver.

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Symposium, Panel Invite Discussion on Religion in Politics

March 17, 2008 | Arts & Events |

Washington State University Vancouver invites the local community to attend an afternoon symposium on, “Faith in Politics? What Religion and Secularism Contribute to Presidential Campaigns,” 12 p.m., April 9, in the Firstenburg Student Commons.

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Couple Displays Nature in Photographs and Drawings

March 3, 2008 | Arts & Events |

A collection representing nature in two different media will be on display Mar. 10 to Apr. 4 at Washington State University Vancouver in the Administration Building gallery. Entry to the campus exhibit is free.

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Three Northwest Women Show Their Plein-Aire Artwork

March 3, 2008 | Arts & Events |

Maria Anderson, Denise Beuselinck and Kathy Pugh will exhibit their artwork at Washington State University Vancouver Mar. 10 to May 30 in the Engineering and Life Sciences Building gallery.

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Parenting Conference to be Held at WSU Vancouver

February 14, 2008 | Arts & Events

Parenting educators will be getting research and scientific-based information at Washington State University Extension 13th Annual Northwest Parenting and Education Conference, March 12-14 at WSU Vancouver.

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Katie Alvord, author of "Divorce Your Car," speaks on "Asphalt, Automobiles, and America: Can We Live Better by Driving Less?"

February 6, 2008 | Arts & Events |

Join author Katie Alvord at the Washington State University Vancouver campus 5:30 - 7 p.m., Feb. 21 in the Administration Building, room 110. This event is free and open to the public.

More than a century of American automobility has created a mobile nation, but downsides like pollution and traffic jams have led many to suggest a solution by driving less as well as differently. Looking at the past, the problems, and the potential, Alvord will address this question by highlighting key moments in automotive history. She will describe some of the drawbacks of relying so heavily on cars and asphalt by detailing how changes in travel can generate a range of benefits from slowing climate change to saving money.

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Millennials Welcome Sam Reed, Miss Washington for Presidential Primary Straw Poll, Town Hall

January 30, 2008 | Arts & Events |

UPDATE: Elyse Umemoto, Miss Washington 2007, will serve as mistress of ceremonies, and participate in the media availability time. Umemoto, 23, of Wapato, Wash., is a member of the Yakama Tribe, a senior at Pacific Lutheran University, and promotes political involvement, particularly on issues effecting women and ethnic diversity. She was second runner up in the recent Miss America 2008 Competition. For more information, see misswashington.org/miss_site/about.asp.

As the most wide open presidential primary in fifty years makes its way to Washington, students at Washington State University Vancouver will welcome Secretary of State Sam Reed and political parties to Primary Voices, a mock election and town hall. The bi-partisan campus event is slated for Feb. 4, 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Administration Building, room 110.

[Note: Media availability for Secretary Reed, Washington State Republican Party Chair Luke Esser, Clark County Democratic party representative Dan Ogden, as well as WSU Vancouver public affairs students and faculty members will be 2:45 - 3:30 p.m., in the Administration Building, room 129. Media parking passes available on request from byrds@vancouver.wsu.edu . See http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/map for directions.]

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Yellow Cat Digital Art Gallery Launched

January 30, 2008 | Arts & Events |

The Digital Technology and Culture Program at Washington State Vancouver has launched the online Yellow Cat Gallery and Media Lounge showcase of digital art from students in the DTC Program. Some of the most innovative contemporary art being produced on the WSU Vancouver campus can be seen at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/dtc/gallery/.

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Photojournalist Highlights "Focus The Nation" Global Warming Teach-in

January 23, 2008 | Arts & Events |

Professors teaching each other’s classes, a brown bag discussion on global warming science policy, and a guest presentation by an award-winning photojournalist mark Washington State University Vancouver’s activities as a participant in the Focus The Nation national Teach-in. Focus The Nation is an unprecedented educational initiative on global warming solutions for America occurring at more than 1,500 campuses, faith and civic organizations and in all 50 states on Jan. 31.

The community is invited to hear Gary Braasch, noted photojournalist, discuss his newest book, “Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World,” which documents through essays and photographs the rapid climate change around the world. The presentation takes place at 7 p.m., Jan. 31, in the Multimedia Classroom Building, room 6. See http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/events/focus for further details.

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