Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Announcements from WSU colleges and units:
- Solstice Quintet Presents Special Summer Concert at WSU Art Museum
- Retirement Celebration
- Linda Commons Retirement Celebration Today!
- Shared Leave
- Commission on Status of Women Mtg. CANCELLED
- Belay Orientation and Backpacking 101
- Youth Swim Lessons Offered at the SRC
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Solstice Quintet Presents Special Summer Concert at WSU Art Museum
The Washington State University Solstice Wind Quintet will present a special summer concert at the WSU Art Museum at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17. The concert is free of charge and the public is invited to enjoy music and art in an intimate setting.
The Solstice Quintet features WSU School of Music faculty members Ann Marie Yasinitsky, flute; Shannon Scott, clarinet; Keri McCarthy, oboe; Jennifer Scriggins Brummett, horn; and Ryan Hare, bassoon.
Solstice has presented hundreds of concerts throughout the Pacific Northwest including performances on prestigious chamber music series.
The program will include works from around the world by Austrian, German, French, Argentinean and American composers Ibert, Lefebvre, Haydn, Reicha, Piazzolla and Schuller.
This concert is made possible by the WSU School of Music, WSU Art Museum, and VPLAC. For more information or to listen to the Solstice Quintet, visit:
http://libarts.wsu.edu/music/areainfo/woodwinds/solstice.htm.
For more information about School of Music performances visit
http://libarts.wsu.edu/music/calendar/
Sandra Carlson carlsons@wsu.edu
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WSU-ACADA: Round Table
You are cordially invited to attend a WSU ACADA* roundtable on May 20th at 3 p.m.
Topic: Registrar’s Office Petitions
Becky Bitter from the Registrar’s Office will discuss what petitions will pass and what will not pass. Examples will be discussed.
Where: CUE 518
*WSU ACADA is an allied member of NACADA, the National Academic Advising Association. We are comprised of professional and faculty academic advisors and student support personnel organized to promote excellence in academic advising at WSU through education, advocacy, collaboration and communication.
Snacks and Refreshments will be available
Bring a friend!!
To become a member contact Ruth Ryan, Treasurer at ryanruth@wsu.edu
Visit our website at: http://wsuacada.wsu.edu/
Lisa Hunter hunterl@wsu.edu
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Retirement Celebration
You are invited to join us in a retirement celebration as Rich Lewis is honored for 9 years of service in the Sociology Department at WSU.
Date: Today
Time: 12:30-2:30
Place: Wilson-Short Hall 201
Lana Wood liwood@wsu.edu
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Linda Commons Retirement Celebration Today!
Please join the President’s Office for a retirement reception for Linda Commons. Linda has proudly served WSU for nearly 20 years, 9 of which were in the President’s Office. Linda’s service and dedication are extraordinary and have given her a distinction of excellence campus wide. We will honor her on May 14, 2008, from 3:30 – 5:00 P.M., on the 4th floor atrium of French Administration Building.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please send cards, comments, or other memories of Linda you would like to share, to Mary Jenkins, maryjen@wsu.edu, or to Campus Zip: 1048.
Mary Jenkins maryjen@wsu.edu
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Shared Leave
Brian Stephens, Facilities Operations, has been approved for shared leave.
Those interested in donating leave can contact Human Resource Services, 335-4521, or send in a shared-leave donation form to zip 1014, French 139. WSU Policies & Procedures Manual Section 60.58 has information about Shared Leave and forms that can be copied for use.
Questions about the procedures to donate earned leave to any approved individual can be directed to Sally Wickizer (wickizer@wsu.edu) at Human Resource Services.
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Commission on Status of Women Mtg. CANCELLED
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has cancelled their monthly meeting, which was planned for Friday, May 16th. The next CSW meeting will be held in September. The date, time, and place will be announced at a later date.
The CSW is a collective group of more than 50 members across WSU campuses. The mission of the Commission is to gather information and make policy recommendations regarding matter pertaining to all women. In addition to gender, the Commission promotes diversity and addresses issues of race, class, age, ethnic origin, disability and sexual orientation.
For more information, see our website at:
http://president.wsu.edu/office/presidential-committees/womens-status.html
Deb Bartlett, CSW Public Relations dbartl@wsu.edu
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Education Abroad Advisor Candidate Presentation
International Programs and the Education Abroad Office would like to invite you to attend an open presentation given by Miranda Gasow, a candidate applying for an open Education Abroad Advisor position. The open session is Thursday, 15 May 2008, from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. in Bryan Hall 205. The candidate will speak on the topic, Managing Growth While Maintaining Quality: Implications for Education Abroad Advisors, which will be followed by a Question and Answer session.
This presentation is open to the campus community.
Chad Goeden cgoeden@wsu.edu
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Managing Cross-layer Interaction in a Multi-layered Internet
Please join the School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science in welcoming our faculty candidate Dr. Seetharaman, to Pullman. Dr. Seetharaman will be giving a seminar on Thursday, May 15th from 2:00 to 3:00pm in room EME B46. Dr. Seetharaman will discuss overlay networking and his long term vision for networking research.
Joy Robbins robbinsj@eecs.wsu.edu
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Belay Orientation and Backpacking 101
Learn the skills required to belay a climbing partner or gain valuable backpacking knowledge with a Belay Orientation or Backpacking 101 course hosted by the ORC staff. The belay orientation will be held on May 19 and no experience is required. The cost is $10 for SRC members, $13 for non-members and registration closes May 18. The Backpacking 101 session will be offered on May 21. It is a free to all participants and registration closes May 20. For more information please visit orc.wsu.edu or call 335-1892
Mike Petlovany mjp@wsu.edu
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Youth Swim Lessons Offered at the SRC
Help your child gain fundamental swimming skills with the Sunday School of Swim and Parent/Child Swim Lessons! Youth School of Swim classes will be offered every Sunday, May 18 – June 8. The cost is $20 for SRC members, $27 for non-members, and registration closes May 16. Parent/Child Swim Lessons will take place every Tuesday, May 20 – June 10. The cost is $18 for SRC members, $25 for non-members, and registration closes May 19. For more information please visit urec.wsu.edu or call 335-UREC.
Melissa Fadler mfadler@wsu.edu
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- WSU-ACADA: Round Table
- Education Abroad Advisor Candidate Presentation
- Managing Cross-layer Interaction in a Multi-layered Internet
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