WSU Tri-Cities

Open House for Graduate School, 5:30 p.m., East Building
2014-06-18 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Learn about graduate degree programs offered at WSU Tri-Cities during an open house from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 18, in the East Building, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland. Admission is free, no RSVP needed.
Contact the Admissions Office at 509-372-7250 or admissions@tricity.wsu.edu.

ProTeach info meeting, 10 a.m., West 240
2014-08-07 10:00 | WA
Teachers can learn how to earn their professional certification at two upcoming information meetings at Washington State University Tri-Cities.
The ProTeach information sessions are at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 7, and at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 13. Each session is in the West Building, Room 240, on the WSU Tri-Cities campus, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland. No RSVP is needed.
Representatives from WSU’s College of Education, Gonzaga University and Heritage University will share details about how they support and encourage teachers as they work on this second-tier certificate certification.
Individuals who hold a Washington residency certificate and have taught for a minimum of two years and have accumulated at least 1.5 FTE could be eligible to begin working on their professional certifications, said Maria Moscatelli, Director of Field Services for the College of Education program at WSU Tri-Cities. More details are at tricity.wsu.edu/education/procert.
For those who qualify, 150 clock hours will be awarded by the state upon successful completion of the ProTeach Portfolio. To verify eligibility, visit www.proteach.org.
Contact: Maria Moscatelli, WSU Tri-Cities, College of Education, 509-372-7186, mmoscatelli@tricity.wsu.edu

ProTeach info meeting, 2 p.m., West 240
2014-08-13 14:00 | WA

25th Anniversary Events
2014-09-22 00:00 - 2014-09-27 00:00 | WA
A series of events will be held Sept. 22 through Sept. 27 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of joining the Washington State University family.
Details will be announced when they are finalized.
For more information — including on-campus groups who have event-planning questions — contact chancellor@trcity.wsu.edu or 509-372-7258.
6/6/14MP

Career Fair, all day, CIC
2014-10-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Consolidated Information Center at WSU Tri-Cities, 2770 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
The Career Development Center will hold its annual Career Fair on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, in the Consolidated Information Center, 2770 Crimson Way, Richland.
The WSU Tri-Cities Career Fair provides recruiters with the opportunity to connect with top students from a major university with academic programs ranked among the best in the nation.
WSU Tri-Cities students and WSU alumni from all majors, as well as the job seekers from the general public, attend looking for full-time, internship, and graduate school opportunities.
More details to be announced soon.
careers@tricity.wsu.edu

College of Nursing Family Night, 5 p.m., 1266 Lee Blvd., Richland
2014-10-02 17:00 | WA
The College of Nursing program at WSU Tri-Cities presents:
Family NightThursday, October 2, 20145-7 p.m.1266 Lee Blvd., Richland, WA (near the Albertson’s grocery store)
Objective: Provide informal connection time for faculty to meet students/pre-students and their families. Allow families to see learning environment. Promote family support for student learning.
Audience: Current WSU nursing students and pre-nursing enrolled in Nursing Pathways grant
Services Present: Nursing faculty, Librarian (how to use library services and perform on-line search), Advising (Q/A, study skills, testing taking strategies, graduate program info); Crimson Scrubs (student organization).
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Marijuana: Medical Miracle or Evil Weed?
2014-10-02 17:00 - 18:00 | East Auditorium at WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Dr. Rebecca Craft, Psychology Chair of WSU, will lead a discussion on the effects of marijuana. The lecture will focus around her research on gender differences in the development of tolerance to THC.
East Auditorium

Health Careers Information Night, 5 p.m., 1266 Lee Blvd., Richland
2014-10-21 17:00 | WA
The College of Nursing program at WSU Tri-Cities presents:
Health Careers Information NightTuesday, October 21, 20145-7 p.m. 1266 Lee Blvd., Richland (near the Albertson’s grocery store)
Objective: Provide a forum for the community and current students to learn about health careers which require higher education. Identify WSU as a resource for information, pre-program advising, undergraduate pre-requisites and programs offered.
Audience: current students, pre-health students, 2nd career interests
Services Present: Faculty who lead advanced degree programs in nursing: DNP, PhD, RN-MN alternate pathway, RN-B, RN refresher. WSU Pharmacy School representative. WSU student services (financial aid). Representatives from community for PT/OT/ST, Dentistry, DO.
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Recreational Marijuana in Washington State
2015-03-23 17:00 - 18:00 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354-1671, United States
Recreational Marijuana in Washington State: Washington as a laboratory for Public Policy Learning on a Grand Scale will be presented by Dr. Nicholas Lovrich, WSU Regents Emeritus Professor of Political Science.
The lecture will cover how marijuana became legalized as a recreational drug in Washington State, the development of public policy following marijuana legalization, a comparison of how Washington and Colorado have shaped their own marijuana legalization laws and the impact these decisions have on the rest of the country and a Q&A session with the audience.
This event is free and open to the public.

LGBT Panel
2015-11-06 13:00 - 15:00 | West Atrium, WA, United States
Washington State University Tri-Cities will welcome several representatives and advocates of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to participate in a panel discussion on LGBT issues from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Nov. 6 in the West Atrium on campus.

The panel will feature five speakers who affiliate with or advocate for the LGBT community:

Anna Southern is a biologist and anthropologist who affiliates with the LGBT community as a transgender woman.

Jefferson Coulter is the senior attorney with the Pasco office of the Northwest Justin Project. He is also on the board of directors for the QLaw Foundation, which seeks to educate the public and courts about LGBT legal issues.

Cat Wesley is a history teacher who affiliates with the LGBT community as a lesbian woman. She is an active member with Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).

Reverend Keri Lobdell is president of the local PFLAG chapter and has been a straight ally for more than six years. A member of the Progressive Christian Alliance, she currently serves as a retention counselor and advisor for TRiO Student Support Services at WSU Tri-Cities.

The panel is presented in conjunction with the Anthropology 395 course “Contemporary Human Issues,” which is taught by Mansperger.

First Annual Collective Community Clean Up of Bateman Island
2015-11-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Bateman Island (Columbia Park Trail Wye Park), 1600 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, WA, 99352, United States
The Environmental Club at WSU Tri-Cities is proud to announce our First Annual Collective Community Clean Up of Bateman Island
Please join the WSU TC Environmental Club and many other like-minded community groups in the Tri-Cities. We will be picking up trash! Please bring gloves, snacks, and a re-fillable water bottle…

Night with the Arts
2016-10-28 17:00 - 20:00 | East Commons
Night with the Arts is a cultural and artistic event, featuring the Chancellor’s Art Exhibition Series, a community exhibition, the WSU Tri-Cities Student Art exhibit, live performances and food vendors.
It is a great way for the Mid-Columbia Basin community to enjoy a wonderful evening of music, performances, visual art and local food.
We are still looking for artists, musicians, organizations (relevant to art education in some form) that would like to be part of this event!
Free admission

Ralph LeCompte's Art of the American Sideshow Exhibit
2017-03-08 08:00 - 2017-03-31 17:00 | CIC Art Center, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
A fine art exhibition called “You Call Them Freaks, We Call Them Kindred” featuring Ralph LeCompte’s Art of the American Sideshow will run from March 8th to the 31st at The Art Center WSU Tri-Cities.
“A tribute to the inspiring and heroic “freaks” living in a world of no opportunity, where rejection, isolation, poverty or institutionalization were the norms. We salute those who defied disadvantage, beat expectations, succeeded financially, found love and built families. Every mirror reflects a freak, be it exterior or interior. Take a look, understand, be a kindred spirit.”- Ralph LeCompte

Spirit Week
2017-04-03 - 2017-04-07 | Office of Admissions, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
Spirit Week
For high school sophomores, juniors and seniors

Join the Office of Admissions Monday, April 3 – Friday, April 7 to see what the Cougar spirit is all about! Take a campus tour leaving every hour on the hour with a current WSU Tri-Cities student from 9 am to 5 pm each day. Are you still deciding on a major? Take a ‘Find your Major’ buzz-feed style quiz! Meet with Admissions, get all your questions answered about how to apply, financial aid, scholarships, student life and housing! Parking is free.
No need to register, just drop by!

Health Sciences Open House
2017-09-16 09:00 - 12:00 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Interested in a career in health sciences but don’t know where to start?
Explore options to get on track to an in-demand career in healthcare during Washington State University Tri-Cities’ open house. Academic programs are available in areas such as nursing, biology, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-veterinary medicine and many more!

Learn more about the departments and degree programs.

Tour facilities
View demonstrations
Meet with faculty and staff

Don’t miss out, we will also have a presentation on preparing for graduate and professional school. Register now

STEM-Focused Preview Day
2017-10-14 09:00 - 12:00 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Interested in a career in STEM but don’t know where to start?
Explore options to get on track to an in-demand career in STEM during our STEM-focused preview day. Academic programs are available in areas such as engineering, computer science, biological sciences, wine science, K-12 STEM education and many more!
Learn more about the departments and degree programs.

Tour facilities
View demonstrations
Meet with faculty and staff

Register now

Native Plant Garden Cleanup with the Environmental Club
2017-11-15 12:30 - 14:00 | Native Plant Garden – near WSU Wine Science Center, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
Take a break from studying and join the Environmental Club to weed and clean up the Native Plant Garden as part of Service Week. Make sure to wear closed toe shoes, full length pants, and a long sleeve shirt. Bring work gloves if you have them; the club will have a limited number available if you don’t own any. Spudnuts will be provided!
To get to the Native Plant Garden, start at the CIC parking lot and follow the path toward the Wine Science Center. The garden is about halfway up the path.

Undergraduate Preview Day
2017-11-18 09:00 - 12:00, 2018-01-20 09:00 - 12:00 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Check out our preview day and see what it’s like to be a Coug.
Attending a preview day is the perfect way to experience the unique atmosphere and energy of WSU Tri-Cities. During this visit, you’ll get the chance to attend academic program sessions, meet some world-class faculty and students, and explore campus all in one day.
Learn more about the departments and degree programs.

Tour facilities
View demonstrations
Meet with faculty and staff

Register now

Fall 2017 Undergraduate Research Symposium & Art Exhibition
2017-12-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2017-12-13 12:00 - 13:00 | CIC 120, WA
Undergraduate Research Symposium & Art Exhibition
Undergraduate students will showcase their semester projects, independent studies, internship outcomes, or fine art works.
Three sessions will be presented to attend:
Session 1 – December 12
Session 2 – December 13
Session 3 – December 14
The public is invited to hear presentations, explore topics, ask questions and provide feedback.
Refreshments will be served.

Fall 2017 Undergraduate Research Symposium & Art Exhibition
2017-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 | CIC 120 & Art Gallery

WSU Tri-Cities Admission Application Workshop
2018-01-31 15:00 - 18:00 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Hey future Cougs, don’t let the priority admission deadline pass you by!
Attend our application workshop to take the guesswork out of submitting your application for fall 2018. High school seniors and transfer students interested in attending for fall 2018 are highly encouraged to submit their admission application by January 31st (priority deadline).
Let us know you will be joining us on Jan. 31.
submit interest form When: January 31, 2018
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Where: WSU Tri-Cities campus; Consolidated Information Center (CIC)
Required items needed to apply:
+ Valid email address
+ Known dates of Washington residence
+ Payment method (Application fee is $50; fee waivers available for eligible students)
Recommended to bring:
+ Official SAT or ACT scores (high school seniors)
+ Official high school transcript (high school seniors)
+ Official college or university transcript (transfer students)
Did you know …
If you submit your admission application after January 31st you could miss up to $10,000 in renewable merit-based awards? Don’t let that happen to you!
Questions? Contact us!
Office of Admissions & Recruitment
2710 Crimson Way
Richland, WA 99354
tricities.admissions@wsu.edu
509.372.7250

Social Justice Institute
2018-03-03 09:00 - 16:30 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
This year’s 2018 WSU Tri-Cities Social Justice Institute’s theme is “Social Justice: Building Our Community” and includes workshop sessions exploring the needs in our Tri-Cities communities and promotes ways to engage with our campus and local communities. This event is open to all students, will start on campus, and take place at different community partner locations in the Tri-Cities area (transportation will be provided to students from campus and back). Lunch will be provided for participants. All participants are required to attend the Mandatory Pre-Session on February 22, 2018 from 3:00 – 4:00 PM in Floyd 252. Sign up for the Social Justice Institute on the website: https://tricities.wsu.edu/studentlife/sji

Crimson Food and Wine Classic at Hamilton Cellars
2018-04-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Hamilton Cellars, 55410 N Sunset Road, Benton City, WA, 99320, United States
Join Washington State University Tri-Cities for a social evening of exquisite wine and food on April 14 as part of the Crimson Food and Wine Classic at Hamilton Cellars and proceeds will go to the university’s hospitality business management and wine business management programs. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. at Hamilton Cellars, 55410 N Sunset Rd. in Benton City, Washington, and will feature six Hamilton wines paired with dishes developed by WSU Pullman lead chef Jamie Callison and WSU students that integrate local and season tastes and flavors.
“It will be an excellent evening of examining and showcasing not only one of our region’s accomplished wineries, but also the hospitality and wine expertise of our WSU Tri-Cities students,” said Robert Harrington, academic director of the WSU Tri-Cities Carson College of Business. “It should be a fun night of food, wine and social networking, as well as an excellent opportunity to get to know some of our accomplished students.”
During the event, students will also present food pairings, manage the silent auction and interact with guests. An example pairing is House Smoked Salmon Bacon served with Roasted Northwest beets, WSU Cougar Gold Cheese, blushing beet stems and paired with 2013 Hamilton Cellars, Weinbau Vineyard Cabernet Franc.
The cost is $75 per person on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you are unable to attend but wish to contribute to the university’s hospitality business management and wine business management programs, please click here to make a donation. Your support is greatly appreciated.

WSU Tri-Cities Club Sports MOD Pizza fundraiser
2018-04-30 11:00 - 21:00 | MOD Pizza, 2803 Queensgate Drive, Richland, 99352, United States
20% of all proceeds benefit club sports.

Richland, 4-30, MOD Pizza Fundraiser Flyer (00B)

Career Fair
2018-09-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Student Union Building
Students and the campus community are invited to attend WSU Tri-Cities’ Career Fair.
By participating in the career fair, you can explore careers in your field of interest and ask recruiters questions about internships and job opportunities.
Bring plenty of resumes or business cards to pass along to employers with your updated contact information, and be willing to discuss your talents, skills, experience and education.
This event will be held in the Student Union Building and CIC 120.

Day's Pay B-17 Bomber artifact turnover to WSU Tri-Cities and open house for Hanford Collection
2018-09-29 13:00 - 14:30 | Hanford History Project office, 2892 Pauling Ave, Richland, 99354, United States
The Day’s Pay was a B-17 Bomber purchased during a fundraising drive at Hanford where workers were asked to “give a day’s pay and send a bomber on its way” to the European theater in World War II. The plane was purchased with these donations and flew in more than 60 missions in Europe.
The son of Day’s Pay bomber pilot Arlys Wineinger, Wyatt Wineinger, will be part of a turnover of artifacts from the Day’s Pay to the WSU Tri-Cities Hanford History Project Hanford Collection during a ceremony at 1 p.m. at the Hanford History Project office – 2892 Pauling Ave. in Richland. The public is invited to attend. Afterward, individuals may attend an open house of the Hanford Collection.

PARKER LECTURE SERIES
2018-10-04 17:00 - 18:30 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
The lecture ‘What Do We Know about the Human Health Effects of Radiation Exposure?’ is lead by Dr. Roy E Shore, New York University School of Medicine. The Parker Lecture Series is sponsored by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation in partnership with Washington State University Tri-Cities. Please join us at the WSU Tri-Cities East Auditorium (E266) on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 5:00 pm.

Book launch for "Nowhere to Remember" - first volume in Hanford Histories book series
2018-10-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Manhattan Project National Historical Park Interim Visitors’ Center, 2000 Logston Boulevard, Richland, 99354, United States
A collaboration between WSU Press and the WSU Tri-Cities Hanford History Project, “Nowhere to Remember” is edited by WSU associate professor of History Robert Bauman and HHP assistant director Robert Franklin. Both co-editors also contributed a chapter to the volume. The Hanford Histories series is edited by professor of English and HHP director Michael Mays.
There will be a short program and books will be for sale at the event.
