WSU Tri-Cities

State of the Campus - Chancellor Sandra Haynes
2021-04-07 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Join WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor Sandra Haynes for the State of the Campus Address. Dr. Haynes will provide a comprehensive overview of the status and future of WSU Tri-Cities for the regional campus community.
Register and submit questions: bit.ly/2P0Bthu

MME Seminar Series | Additive Manufacturing of Functional Polymer Composites
2021-04-09 12:10 - 13:00 | Zoom, WA, United States
Additive Manufacturing of Functional Polymer Composites
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering seminar series
Friday, April 9
12:10 a.m. – 1 p.m. via Zoom
Register
Functional polymer composites are a highly demanded class of materials with enormous applications in electronics, aerospace and defense, transportation, and energy segments. They offer unique combinations of characteristics, including high specific mechanical properties, tunable conductivity, permittivity, piezoresistivity, etc., that are unachievable, otherwise.This talk is devoted to the additive manufacturing (3D printing) of polymer composites and nanocomposites.
Amir Ameli is an assistant professor of plastics engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His research interests encompass material design, process development, and characterization of multifunctional nanocomposites and bio-based polymeric systems. Prior to joining UMass Lowell, he served as an assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering at WSU from 2015-2019.

CougsGive Day
2021-04-14 | Online, WA, United States
Please join us in a celebration of philanthropy, impact, and student success during #CougsGive, WSU’s annual day of giving.
Since 2015, generous WSU donors have given more than $1.8 million during #CougsGive. That same spirit has been on full display over the past year as WSU students, alumni, families, faculty, and staff have worked together to overcome adversity and support their peers and communities.
Please sign up today to be a Cougar Ambassador to help share why you give to WSU, what Cougs Help Cougs means to you, or just why you care about Washington State University!

Herbert Parker Lecture | Radium in Pennsylvania - Miracle or Menace
2021-04-21 17:00 - 18:00 | YOUTUBE, https://www.youtube.com/user/wsutricities, WA, United States
Radium in Pennsylvania – Miracle or Menace
Since the announcement of the Curies’ discovery of radium in late 1898, the scientific and medical community, as well as the public, has been fascinated with the potential use in treatment of disease and various medical conditions. Interest continues into current times in drama and literature. Sadly some of the early radium treatments were not grounded in scientific research, and would now be considered quack medicine. The early use of radium in various industrial applications is also noteworthy. This presentation will provide an overview of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s history and experiences with sites involving radium, where the material was manufactured, stored, and used for various medical and industrial applications, including a few radioactive quack cures. From 1910 into the 1920s, some of the first commercial radium production facilities were located in PA.
In May of 1921, Marie Curie and her daughters visited the U.S. and toured the facilities in Pittsburgh that produced the gram of radium purchased by the women of America, and presented to Madam Curie by President Harding. Around 1920 the use of radium in luminescent material for watches and aircraft gauges began in many locations, including PA. Effective use of radium in cancer therapy also began around this timeframe, with major radium source manufacturing operations being in Pittsburgh. The production of radium shifted to Belgium and Canada in the 1930s, with significant advances in cancer therapy. During the ‘30s Herbert M. Parker made significant contributions to the radiation dosimetry of such therapy. Historically radium was used in various products, at numerous locations, from circa 1910 through (as recent as) 2005. The sites are often found with significant building(s) and local soil contaminated with radium. Beginning in the 1960s, as contaminated buildings and properties were discovered, the state would take the lead or become directly involved with federal clean-up efforts at such facilities. Regrettably, radium sources and their use were not well controlled or regulated through the years. It was only with the passage of the Energy Policy Act in 2005 that NRC gained authority over discrete radium sources and related facility contamination. This was also a forcing function for regulatory uniformity at the state level. A few years ago the NRC directed one of their contractors to do an historical review of radium use in Agreement States and non-AS. The findings of these reviews were transmitted to each state. NRC conducted two ‘government-to-government’ webinars with the states in October 2016 to discuss outreach and the path forward in general. The Commonwealth was asked to present its experiences with radium contaminated sites. Of particular interest to the NRC, states, and property owners was the surface and volume contamination release criteria used for clean-ups, radon measurements, funding of clean-ups, waste disposal options, and public, property owner, and local government outreach and lessons-learned.
This presentation will review our past and ongoing efforts to address the radium contaminated sites in Pennsylvania. With all such sites and past work with radium, there is a concern of health effects with workers and members of the public. The presentation will also illustrate how the Commonwealth has led in this area, including the ongoing efforts to monitor and mitigate radon in buildings from natural occurring radium in soil, and a recent extensive evaluation of radium that returns with oil & gas production. From these many experiences, one might pose the question ‘is radium a miracle or a menace?’ The author will explain his thoughts, rationale, and conclusion for the answer.

Speaker
David J. Allard, MS, CHP, FHPS
Director, Pennsylvania State Bureau of Radiation Protection
Mr. Allard is the State of Pennsylvania’s Director of the Bureau of Radiation Protection where he is responsible for accelerator, X-ray, environmental surveillance, nuclear safety, radiological emergency response, radioactive materials, decommissioning / site clean-up, low-level radioactive waste and radon programs. He is the Governor’s official liaison to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the technical lead on oil & gas radium and industry-generated NORM/TENORM issues. Mr. Allard received an associate in applied science degree in Environmental Health Technology from Hudson Valley Community College, a bachelor of science degree in Environmental Sciences from SUNY Albany, and a master of science degree in Radiological Sciences & Protection from U Mass – Lowell’s Department of Applied Physics. He is certified by the American Board of Health Physics, a Fellow of the Health Physics Society (HPS), and has acted as the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors’ (CRCPD) liaison to the National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurement (NCRP) for over 15 years. Dave has been in various leadership roles with the HPS and CRCPD; as a Director in both organizations, Treasurer of the HPS, and past Chairperson of the CRCPD. He is also a member of the AAPM, ANS, NRRPT and SNMMI. Mr. Allard also serves as a member or advisor on several national and international radiation protection committees. He has authored numerous professional papers and reports, and frequently lectures on a wide variety of radiation protection topics and concerns.

Honk & Cheer Para La Raza 2021
2021-05-01 11:00 - 13:00 | WSU Tri-Cities Elson S. Floyd Parking Lot, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
The Dreamers Club is excited to announce the Honk & Cheer Para La Raza Multicultural Graduation at WSU Tri-Cities!
Food, goodies bags, and music from Juan Fonseca!
Register at bit.ly/3cWCa

WSU System Virtual Commencement Ceremony
2021-05-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Online, WA, United States
WSU System Virtual Commencement Ceremony
Virtually celebrate your academic accomplishments with peers, family and friends!
Register by Monday, April 12:
commencement.wsu.edu/registration

Order regalia for attending.
(rent your cap and gown and purchase other items)
Order by Monday, April 12:
(to allow six-week delivery time)
colleges.herffjones.com/college/washst
** The Bookie at WSU Tri-Cities will also have limited caps and tassels available for purchase through the store on-campus, if students prefer that as an option (compared to the full regalia package). First-come, first-served.

WSU Tri-Cities Drive Thru Food Drive
2021-05-15 11:00 - 15:00 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
The Cougar Cupboard in partnership with the MOSAIC Center for Student Inclusion, the Food Insecurity Fellowship and the WSU Alumni Association is hosting a drive-by food drive on Saturday May 15th, 2021 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
This food drive will be contactless and we are asking community members who are donating to stay in their vehicles while volunteers unload donations or community members can unload their donations themselves onto the curbside.

WSU Tri-Cities COVID-19 vaccine clinics
2021-08-18 10:00 - 15:00 | CIC Parking Lot, WA, United States
WSU Tri-Cities will host a series of COVID-19 vaccination clinics on campus beginning Aug. 18 and continuing every Wednesday through the end of September.
Every Wednesday through end of September
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Mobile medical unit in CIC parking lot
* Aug. 18 date will run from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will provide $50 gift cards for the first 50 people who get vaccinated.

COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective
COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective at preventing severe disease, and breakthrough infections for COVID-19 vaccinated individuals remain uncommon. Local data indicates that more than 90% of new COVID-19 infections are among unvaccinated people. We encourage you to talk to your health care provider about your best options.

Welcome [Back] Open House for WSU Tri-Cities Students
2021-08-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Floyd Building Entrance, 2710 Crimson Way, richland, WA, 99354, United States
We know many of you haven’t been on campus for at least a year and a half, and some haven’t set foot on campus at all. As such, we’re hosting a Welcome [Back] Open House for all WSU Tri-Cities students!
Wednesday, Aug. 18
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Floyd Building entrance
Join us on campus and enjoy the following:

20 percent off at The Bookie student bookstore
Visit with:

Academic Advising
Financial Aid
Access Services
And more!

Campus tour with ASWSUTC to learn about new things on campus
Get your Cougar Card (student ID)

The Holocaust, Neo-Nazism, and White Supremacy | Panel Presentation
2021-10-07 16:15 - 17:45 | ZOOM, WA, United States
Panelists Kristine Hoover, C. Richard King and Rebecca Erbelding will discuss White supremacist organizations and Nazi movements in the United States generally, and in the Pacific Northwest, in particular. The panelists will explore the development of white supremacist organizations at different times in American history, their relationship to each other and to international Nazi movements. In addition, the panelists will discuss the connection between these organizations and versions of white supremacy in today’s America.
Hosted by WSU Tri-Cities College of Arts & Sciences in collaboration with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and WSU Center for Arts and Humanities. Register for Event
Speakers
C. Richard King
Professor and Chair of Humanities, History, and Social Sciences
Columbia College Chicago
C. Richard King is a professor and chair of Humanities, History and Social Sciences at Columbia College Chicago. His research concentrates on the racial politics of culture. He is particularly interested in uses and understandings of Indianness, white supremacist movements and ideologies, and the forms of memory, representation, identity, and power animating race relations. He is the author/editor of several books, including Team Spirits: The Native American Mascot Controversy (a CHOICE 2001 Outstanding Academic Title), Beyond Hate: White Power and Popular Culture, and most recently Redskins: Insult and Brand. Dr. Kristine F. Hoover
Associate Professor in the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership program and Director of the Institute of Hate Studies
Gonzaga University
Dr. Kristine F. Hoover is a Professor at Gonzaga University in the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and director of the Gonzaga Institute of Hate Studies. The Institute bridges the academy with community engagement, through research, teaching and partnerships with students, staff, faculty, and community members. She is a former Chair of the Washington Legislative Ethics Board and former Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) trainer. Dr. Hoover is concerned with questions regarding how organizations and communities shape inclusion and cultures of dignity. Her most recent book publication is Countering Hate: Leadership Cases of Non-Violent Action. Rebecca Erbelding
Historian, Education Initiatives
William Levine Family Institute for Holocaust Education
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Rebecca Erbelding has been a historian, curator, and archivist at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum for the past eighteen years and served as the lead historian on the Museum’s special exhibition, Americans and the Holocaust. She holds a PhD in American history from George Mason University. Her first book, Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe (Doubleday, 2018), won the National Jewish Book Award for excellence in writing based on archival research. Robert Bauman
Academic Director, History Professor
Washington State University Tri-Cities
Professor Bauman is an award-winning historian whose research interests are in 20th Century U.S. History, social policy, religion and race in the American West. He is the author of a number of articles and book chapters and two books, Race and the War on Poverty: From Watts to East LA, published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 2008, and Fighting to Preserve a Nation’s Soul: America’s Ecumenical War on Poverty, published by the University of Georgia Press in 2019. He also is co-editor, with Robert Franklin, and co-author of Nowhere to Remember: Hanford, White Bluffs and Richland to 1943, published by WSU Press in 2018, and of a yet untitled forthcoming volume on Race and Diversity in the Hanford region. His article, “Jim Crow in the Tri-Cities, 1943-1950” won the Charles Gates Award for the best article published in the Pacific Northwest Quarterly in 2005.

Student Engagement Hub
2021-11-02 08:00 - 20:00 | CIC 120, WA, United States
The Student Engagement HUB is to give students and the Tri-Cities community access to in-person voter registration, provide voter registration materials, and ballots for the 2021 Election. This HUB is strictly non-partisan. 10presence points

Día de los Muertos
2021-11-02 12:00 - 15:00 | SUB 120, WA, United States
Bring your favorite foods, framed images, and other items of loved ones who have passed to contribute to the altars. Enjoy tamales, art activities, and learn the importance and history of this celebration. Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
SUB 120

COVID-19 and Mental Health | An Invisible Disability
2021-11-04 16:00 - 17:30 | East Auditorium at WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Join WSU Tri-Cities for a students and staff panel facilitated by a WSU faculty member as we discuss the intersections and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health, and disabilities. You will hear personal experiences, as well as many of the WSU Tri-Cities support services being offered for students through this time. We will also hear from a representative from Lourdes Crisis Center — a local crisis services community support resource.
This event is presented by Access Services, Counseling Services, and the MOSAIC Center for Student Inclusion.
This event is taking place in-person and online through Zoom. Register for event

2021 Giving Tuesday
2021-11-30 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
This Giving Tuesday on Nov. 30, WSU Tri-Cities will be raising funds to support the First-Generation Excellence Fund. Throughout the day, WSU Tri-Cities will feature first-generation students on social media. Give a gift to support first-gen students this Giving Tuesday.

Sciences Internship & Research Information Session
2021-12-06 16:10 - 17:00 | Collaboration Hall 102/202, WA, United States
This event is an opportunity for students in environmental science, biology, viticulture and enology, mathematics or undecided majors and minors to learn more about the internship and research opportunities.
Registration is not required to attend event, but to receive Coug Presence Points you must register before December 3.
Snacks and bottled water will be provided. REGISTER FOR COUG PRESENCE POINTS

HAPO Polar Express Reading
2021-12-09 17:00 - 18:00 | East Auditorium, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Attend a reading by honorary conductor Hank Sauer of the famous holiday book “The Polar Express.” The reading takes place in front of a mobile Polar Express station – great for photos. Enjoy hot chocolate. All who attend will also receive a complimentary bell. *The reading will be limited in capacity, due to COVID-19 requirements and regulations. Those who attend are encouraged to arrive early to ensure they can get a seat and enjoy the reading.

Cougar Gold & Mistletoe
2021-12-11 12:00 - 16:00 | Goose Ridge Winery, 16304 N Dallas Rd, Richland, WA, 99352, United States
Jingle, jingle, jingle, It’s time to mix and mingle at this year’s Cougar Gold and Mistletoe! Save the date. More information is on the way. Saturday, December 11 | Noon–4 p.m.
Goose Ridge Winery

LGBTQ+ Panel
2022-02-22 18:00 - 19:00 | East Auditorium, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Join the MOSAIC Center for Student Inclusion in collaboration with Wavelengths Salon in our LGBTQ+ Panel! The event will include a panel of community members across the LGBTQ+ spectrum and allies as they share their experiences. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions to the panelists. Snacks will be provided, and Zoom is available for those who would prefer to attend virtually. Tuesday, February 22
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
East Auditorium Register for the in-person event Zoom registration link

State of the Campus Address
2022-02-23 15:00 | Collaboration Hall, WA, United States
Join WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor Sandra Haynes for the spring State of the Campus Address. Your questions are welcome. Submit your questions online by February 23rd. Wednesday, February 23rd
3 p.m.
Collaboration Hall and Zoom Register Here for the Zoom Event

Black Community Leaders Panel: SPEAK OUT!
2022-02-23 16:30 | SUB 120, WA, United States
The MOSAIC Center for Student Inclusion and the WSU Tri-Cities Black Student Union presents the Black Community Leaders Panel: SPEAK OUT! In honor of Black History Month, the MOSAIC Center and the BSU are inviting black community members throughout the Tri-Cities to share their stories, experiences, and inspiration for their community work in the Tri-Cities. We will be inviting the Urban Poet Society, AACCES, and others. Wednesday. February 23rd
4:30 p.m.
SUB 120 and Zoom Event is open to the public. Register Here

Women of Distinction Inductee Ceremony
2022-03-09 17:00 | CIC Art Center, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Women of Distinction 2022 Awardees and nominees will be recognized for their exceptional contributions to WSU Tri-Cities and the regional Tri-Cities community. Wednesday, March 9
5 p.m.
WSU Tri-Cities Art Center RSVP Here

March into Fall Advising Lab
2022-03-21 10:00 - 12:00 | CIC 120, WA, United States
Students, get prepared for fall semester by working alongside advising to prepare for pre-registering for classes.
Registration Date Reminders:
April 11: Priority, Veterans and TRIO
April 12: Senior
April 13: Junior
April 14: Sophomore
April 15: Freshman Register for appointment time

Yanely Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Dedication
2022-03-21 12:00 | WSU Tri Cities Nursing Facility, 1266 Lee Blvd., Richland, 99352
The Kadlec Foundation has recently approved the funding of an endowed scholarship to help support the nursing education of first-generation college students. The Yanely Mendoza Memorial Scholarship will be awarded each year to a nursing student pursuing their bachelor’s degree at Washington State University Tri-Cities. The endowment is in memory of Mendoza, who passed away suddenly in 2021 after completing her nursing degree the previous fall. An open-to-the-public dedication of the new endowment is scheduled for noon, March 21 at the WSU Tri-Cities Nursing Center housed at the Kadlec Healthplex located at 1266 Lee Blvd., Richland, WA. To contribute to the Yanely Mendoza Endowed Nursing Scholarship:

Visit providence.org/wa/kadlec or call 509-942-2661
Email WSU Tri-Cities Sr. Director of Development Jaime Heppler at heppler@wsu.edu or visit tricities.wsu.edu/give/

Title IX 50th Anniversary Community Resources
2022-04-06 11:00 - 15:00 | SUB, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Community partners will be gathered to provide resources to the community and campus.

Works by JHS - Art Exhibit
2022-04-11 - 2022-05-06 | WSU Tri-Cities Art Center, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Works by JHS

April 11th 2022 – May 6th 2022
The Fine Arts Department presents an exhibition of works by Jessica “Heidi” Stoker. Jessica “Heidi” Stoker obtained a fine art degree from Colorado State University, along with a minor in art history and a certificate in women’s studies. As a multimedia artist, she is concerned with the evolution of a piece of art and believes that art has a life of its own. A single piece of her work is intended to change over time through her application of differing media, including but not limited to hand collected and created pigments and patination. Stoker’s paintings focus on the female figure displayed in self-defining expressions of beauty, as a way of imposing a wider discussion about beauty itself.

Master's proposal defense: Alexis Sullivan
2022-04-12 12:00 - 13:30 | ZOOM, WA, United States
Open to WSU Tri-Cities faculty, staff, and students.
Final Examination Announcement for Alexis Sullivan, who will be defending her thesis proposal for the degree of Master of Science in Biology. The exam announcement is to be posted in a public space within the department. As a publicly-funded institution of higher education, all WSU final exams are required to be open to the public without exception.
Alexis Sullivan’s Master’s proposal defense will be held on Tuesday, April 12 at noon over Zoom.

Title: Impact of invasion by annual grasses on mycorrhizal inoculation potential in the Palouse Prairie.

Abstract: The Palouse Prairie is one of the most critically endangered ecosystems in the United States, with less than 1% of native prairie remaining. The native prairie that remains today is increasingly threatened by land-use change and invasive species. The invasive winter annual grass Ventenata dubia has become a dominant threat to native prairie remnants, as it decreases native plant species diversity and native plant species richness. Although we have seen the effects of V. dubia on native plant communities since its introduction in the 1950’s, the impact V. dubia may have on soil microbial communities such as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is not known. My graduate work has focused on understanding the impact that V. dubia invasion has, if any, on AM fungi in the Palouse Prairie.

Zoom Link: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/94290055300?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 942 9005 5300
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Master's Proposal Defense: Madeline Lueck
2022-04-15 11:00 - 12:00 | ZOOM, WA, United States
Open to WSU Tri-Cities faculty, staff, and students.

Please find below the Final Examination Announcement for Madeline Lueck, who will be defending her thesis proposal for the degree of Master of Science in Biology. The exam announcement is to be posted in a public space within the department. As a publicly-funded institution of higher education, all WSU final exams are required to be open to the public without exception.
Madeline Lueck’s Master’s proposal defense will be held on Friday, April 15th at 11am over Zoom.
Title: Effect of mycorrhizal inoculants on the growth and nutrient uptake of Vitis vinifera
Abstract: Modern agricultural practices can reduce the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi that occur in the soil. This decline in AM fungal abundance has led to an emerging market of mycorrhizal inoculant products to be used for the re-inoculation of AM fungi in disturbed systems. My graduate research will investigate whether mycorrhizal inoculants can establish in live field soil and improve productivity of young Vitis vinifera compared to locally sourced AM fungal inoculants.
Zoom Link: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/95073122955?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 950 7312 2955
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Crimson Fest 2022
2022-04-15 15:00 - 19:00 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Celebrate our WSU Tri-Cities campus community with the Student Entertainment Board!
Inflatable courses, interactive activities and food! Friday, April 15th
3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Outside of SUB

Nursing Career Fair
2022-04-21 15:00 - 18:30 | WSU Tri Cities Nursing Facility, 1266 Lee Blvd., Richland, 99352
WSU Tri-Cities invites you to participate in our inaugural Nursing Career Fair! The in-person fair is designated specifically for nursing students to meet and learn more about regional healthcare organizations and hospitals seeking to hire. Thursday, April 21st
3 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
WSU Tri-Cities Nursing Building Student Registration Employer Registration If you have any questions or need assistance, please email laura.sanchez1@wsu.edu.

WSU Tri-Cities Annual Service Project - Indicator Garden Cleanup
2022-04-27 15:00 - 19:00 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Join us for an opportunity to contribute to the beauty of our campus! All Cougs and the community are welcome! We will be removing weeds from garden areas and tumbleweeds from perimeter to prepare for fall planting. Light refreshments and supplies will be provided.
