Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Daily announcements from WSU colleges and units:
Campus News
Budget Forum at 10 a.m. today
Construction Notice: East Lane of Stadium Way Closed at Stadium Way and Olympia Ave
Employee Classes & Workshops
Open Training Session: Create Your Own Web Page
EndNote Workshop, June 23
Graduate Assistantship Processing Training, June 23
Supporting the Core - August 6!
Advanced Angel Training for Instructors--a dress rehearsal
Arts & Events
WSU Surplus Public Sale and Auction
Sports
Get Moving with Session II
Show Off Your Competitive Edge
Get out and Play Sand Volleyball
Shoot Some Hoops
Campus News
Budget Forum at 10 a.m. today
A detailed description of WSU’s final 2009-2011 budget has been e-mailed to all employees and students and is available on the University Budget Committee Web site at http://budget-committee.wsu.edu/
At 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, June 17, President Elson Floyd and Provost Warwick Bayly will lead a budget forum at the CUB Auditorium in Pullman.
It will be broadcast to WSU Spokane, Spokane Academic Center, Room 20; WSU Tri-Cities, West Building, Room 256; and WSU Vancouver, Classroom Building, Room 130. In addition, the forum will be video-streamed at www.experience.wsu.edu.
The new budget addresses a $54 million reduction in state allocation for the upcoming biennium.
Barbara Petura petura@wsu.edu
Construction Notice: East Lane of Stadium Way Closed at Stadium Way and Olympia Ave.
Friday, June 19, 2009, Avista will be working on an electrical vault at the corner of Stadium Way and Olympia Avenue. Avista is anticipating the work will take from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The east lane of Stadium Way going uphill off of Highway 270 will be blocked during this period.
Kate Johnsen kjohnsen@wsu.edu
335-9013 / 335-3718
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Employee Seminars, Classes & Workshops
Open Training Session: Create Your Own Web Page
Create Your Own Web Page
Tuesday, June 23, 9am - Noon
Basic HTML instruction is provided along with information on how to link pages, insert graphics, and add color. Publishing the page to make it available for everyone to see on the World Wide Web is included.
Special note: It is highly recommended that you bring your UNIX username and password with you to the lab. This may be different than your Net ID and password. In order to get this information, simply call the IT Accounts Desk at 509-335-3663. Also, ask the IT representative to help you set up a public_html folder within your account. Finally, please bring a flash drive if you want to save your Web page for future use.
To register online, use the following link to access the course information page within your WSU Online Learning Account; then click on sessions:
http://www.hrs.wsu.edu/skillsoft/viewclass.aspx?c=ilt_wsu_ITUSR_269
L J Maricle lmaricle@wsu.edu
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EndNote Workshop, June 23
1 - 3 pm
These two scheduled hours will be an open workshop when we can address any problems or questions you have concerning your EndNote libraries, or EndNote itself. Bring your EndNote library with you on your flash drive.
To register online, use the following link to access the course information page within your WSU Online Learning Account; then click on sessions:
http://www.hrs.wsu.edu/skillsoft/viewclass.aspx?c=ilt_wsu_ITUSR_697
L J Maricle lmaricle@wsu.edu
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Graduate Assistantship Processing Training, June 23
VIDEOCONFERENCED
Tuesday, June 23, 1:30 - 3pm
Designed for Washington State University graduate secretaries and graduate coordinators, this session focuses on PAFs, waivers, trainee internships, English proficiency exams, direct deposit, payroll deductions, meeting deadlines in a timely manner and Graduate Scholar Award processing. Departmental best practices are also discussed.
To register online, use the following link to access the course information page within your WSU Online Learning Account; then click on sessions:
http://www.hrs.wsu.edu/skillsoft/viewclass.aspx?c=ilt_wsu_SYST_284
To participate at a non-Pullman site, please enroll and then email AMS.Videoconference.Meeting@wsu.edu, to ensure necessary connections
L J Maricle lmaricle@wsu.edu
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Supporting the Core - August 6!
Coordinating resources, integrating budgets, protecting processes, delivering services - it takes a lot to run a university! Among the workshops featured in the August 6 Managing in Cougar Country conference is 'A Word From the Trenches: Supporting Your Administrative Services.' Bonny Boyan, Mike Cook and Mary Hoffman will present tips, techniques and best practices to help you focus on improvements that positively impact students, staff and faculty.
View the entire conference schedule and enroll online at www.hrs.wsu.edu/mcc
David Schmidt hrstraining@wsu.edu
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Advanced Angel Training for Instructors--a dress rehearsal
AMS trainers invite critical thinkers with a penchant for kind, constructive criticism to the dress rehearsal of a new, face-to-face Angel training session. The session is scheduled for Friday, June 26, 10 am-12 pm in Thompson Hall, Room 1. RSVP with your WSU ID number to cwellington@wsu.edu.
Advanced Angel Training for Instructors is a workshop focusing on more complicated tools within Angel LMS, the gradebook, the learning object repository, the question bank, and the course template. Some of these tools are especially useful for instructors or coordinators of multi-section courses or courses that are repeated every semester.
In the first half of this workshop session, participants will set up their online gradebook. The second half of the session will explore the uses of the learning object repository, the question bank, and the course template in multi-section or frequently-repeated courses.
Charmaine Wellington cwellington@wsu.edu
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Arts & Events
WSU Surplus Public Sale and Auction
WSU Surplus Stores will be having its monthly Public Sale and Auction tomorrow, Thursday, June 18th. The pre-priced sale and auction registration will begin at 8:30 am with the auction beginning at 10:00 am. The public sale will close at 3:00 p.m. Some of our featured auction items are Kubota tractor, Jacobsen mower, Cincinnati Malicron and CNC metal lathes, vehicles and much more. Shopping hours for departments are 8:30-3:00 p.m. Please bring a signed IRI to make a purchase for your department. If you would like to view our flyer and pictures online go to http://www.surplus.wsu.edu.
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Sports
Get Moving with Session II
University Recreation fitness instructors are offering Session II fitness classes starting June 22. UREC staff offers a variety of classes for participants with varying interests and fitness levels. Classes include Pilates, yoga, cycling and dance. For participants interested in trying a variety of classes each week, they may purchase the Fitness Passport for $36. This pass allows participants entry to any group fitness class for 6 weeks. For more prices, schedules and information, please visit http://urec.wsu.edu/fitness.aspx or call 335-8732.
Jason Ruud jruud@wsu.edu
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Show Off Your Competitive Edge
Show off your soccer skills this summer with University Recreation’s Session II 5 on 5 Soccer League. Session II leagues include coed, men’s and women’s. Participants can register online at imsports.wsu.edu or at the Student Recreation Center. The cost is $20 per team and registration closes June 24. For more information, please visit http://imsports.wsu.edu/im_sports_league_soccer.aspx or call 335-8732.
Dave Pearson dmp54@wsu.edu
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Get out and Play Sand Volleyball
Stay active this summer and join the Intramurals Coed 4 on 4 Sand Volleyball League. Beginning June 29, games will be played Monday and Wednesday in the SRC Backyard. The cost is $20 per team and registration ends June 24. For more information or to sign-up online please visit http://imsports.wsu.edu/im_sports_league_4volleyball.aspx or call 335-UREC.
Dave Pearson dmp54@wsu.edu
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Shoot Some Hoops
Get out in the sun and play with University Recreation Intramural Sports Outdoor Basketball Leagues! Participants can join Coed 2 on 2, 3 on 3 Men’s or 3 on 3 Women’s. Registration is available online at imsports.wsu.edu or at the Student Recreation Center through June 24. The cost is $20 per team. For more information, please visit http://imsports.wsu.edu/im_sports_league_basketball.aspx or call 335-8732.
Dave Pearson dmp54@wsu.edu
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WSU Announcements is a service of:
WSU University Relations/News Service
French Administration, Room 336
Pullman, WA 99164-1040
509-335-3581
News Brief
- WSU Will Announce Final Budget Plan by mid-June
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd and Provost and Executive Vice President Warwick M. Bayly said today that the university’s final plan to meet its budget-reduction goals will be announced within the first two weeks of June. more> - WSU Report First H1N1 Influenza Case
PULLMAN, Wash. -- The Whitman County Health Department and Washington State University Health and Wellness Services announced today the first officially confirmed case of H1N1 (Swine origin) Influenza in a Whitman County resident. more> - WSU Will Restore Common Reading Program
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University will reinstate the original plan for distribution of its Common Reading book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” as a result of a private contribution to support the program, President Elson S. Floyd announced today. more> - Summer thyme
Student-designed sundial invites interaction in display garden
Phase 2 of the WSU Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Display Garden is on track to be completed by June 5 – including an interactive “human-powered” sundial made of colored stones in the courtyard. more> - WSU men's crew takes second in nationals
WSU's novice 8+ rowing crew took second place Sunday, May 24, in the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) National Championship, held in Oak Ridge, Tenn. After their impressive 4th place finish at the Pac-10 Championships, WSU's novice 8+ team was seeded #2 coming into the weekend. They successfully defended that ranking, finishing just threee seconds behind Michigan, a team with varsity-club status. more> - Imagine Tomorrow stimulates future problem-solvers
PULLMAN - Change Starts Now, an environmental awareness mentoring program for middle school students, was the grand prize winner in Saturday’s second annual Imagine Tomorrow competition. more> - Diversity mural returns to renovated CUB
When the Compton Union Building closed in 2006 for renovation, a mural celebrating diversity on the Washington State University campus went into storage. more> - Identifying the risk
Insights discovered into diabetic platelet mystery
PULLMAN— Amid emerging concerns that blood platelets donated for transfusion by individuals with Type 2 diabetes may be unsafe, scientists are reporting the first detailed identification and analysis of a group of abnormal proteins in platelets from diabetic donors. more> - New Technology Promises Effective Alternative in Underground Pipe Repair
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Engineers at Washington State University’s Department of Capital Planning and Development are testing a robotic technology with possible military and disaster rescue and recovery applications. more>
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