WSU Tri-Cities

Math Placement Re-Assessment
2015-11-06 08:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | West 145
To meet graduation requirements, all students must pass an approved Math course. The Math placement exam is designed to help you fulfill this requirement by identifying the course that best matches your skills.
After the first assessment, all re-assessments must be proctored. You may retake the placement assessment up to four times. Before the first re-assessment, you are required to spend 3 hours in the Prep and Learning module and an additional 5 hours in the Prep and Learning module before the second re-assessment.
Registration is required.

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.

Rugby Home Game
2015-11-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Crimson Field, 2710 Crimson Way., Richland, WA, United States
Men’s Rugby will be playing their first home game of the season against University of Idaho. Admission is free and free hot dogs to the first 100 students.

Home Soccer Game
2015-11-07 15:00 - 16:30 | Hanford Field
Men’s Soccer will be playing their first home game of the season against Central Washington University. Admission is free and free hot dogs to the first 100 students.

Lecture: What was it like at Hanford in 1947?
2015-11-10 05:30 - 20:00 | West 230
Harold Copeland, ISA Member since 1949 & former Richland section President in the 1960’s
Please RSVP to brad.carlberg@bsc-engineering.com by Monday, November 9th.
Social at 5:30pm, seminar from 6-8pm.

Reflection for Optimum Performance - workshop
2015-11-10 10:00 - 11:00 | East 205
This is part 5 of an 8 week workshop series. It is not required that you have attended any previous workshops to attend this one. More skills will be attained the more workshops you attend.
-Iterative process
-Concept map vs. outline
-Plan your work and then work your plan
-Everything with a side of “reflection”

Career Development Workshop: e-Etiquette
2015-11-10 11:00 - 12:00 | W240
As part of the Fall 2015 Career Development Office Workshop Series, this workshop will teach students the professional expectations for proper email and social media behavior.
All workshop times are 11:00 a.m. to Noon
Locations: West 240 (Tuesdays) and West 231 (Wednesdays)
All workshops are FREE and open to WSU Tri-Cities students only. No RSVP needed.
Food available during the workshop. Win prizes!
Can’t make it to a workshop? Get an individual appointment to speak to a Career Coach!
Career Development, West 140, (509) 372-7600, careers@tricity.wsu.edu

Distinguished Scholarship Workshop: Rhodes, Mitchell, Marshall, Gates,
2015-11-10 15:30 - 17:00 | West 210
This interactive workshop will review the application components for each of the UK graduate fellowships. All students interested in applying for any of these awards this year must attend one of the UK workshops. These scholarship applications are due to WSU for review by Feb. 29, 2016.
This workshop is hosted by the Office of Distinguished Scholarships on the WSU Pullman campus and Tri-Cities students participate via video conference.
Contact Dr. Kate McAteer, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at WSU Tri-Cities, for more information.

Veterans Day
2015-11-11 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Due to Holiday, Campus will be closed.

IEEE Seminar: Energy and its Capture on a Global Scale Using Solar Energy
2015-11-12 03:00 - 16:00 | West 240
PRESENTER: Dr. John Roberts, Silane & Silane Derivatives Scientist, Research & Development – REC Silicon
ABSTRACT: Solar electrical power generation continues to be a promising contender for the displacement of petroleum-based electrical power
on a meaningful scale, in terms of both the available supply of energy and the cost and potential scale of implementation. Solargrade
silicon, the primary commodity required for solar panel construction, was once made only in energy-intensive batch processes,
imposing substantial cost constraints. This material can now be produced in significant quantities in an energy-efficient
continuous process, a truly disruptive technology that will impact the economics of solar electrical power generation in a fundamental
way. Dr Roberts will review this silicon production technology along with its competitors, and place this into the context of
solar energy as a power grid component.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
WSU Tri-Cities — 2710 Crimson Way, Richland WA
West Building, Room 240
3PM to 4PM

Women's networking event: "Her Story" A timeline of the Women who changed America - Author Ms. Charlotte S. Waisman, Ph.D.
2015-11-12 05:00 - 18:30 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354-1671, United States
WSU Tri-Cities and the CHPRC Women’s Network will Co-host a women’s network evening event.
This year’s event will feature Ms. Charlotte S. Waisman, PhD. who is the co-author of “Her Story” A TIMELINE OF THE WOMEN WHO CHANGED AMERICA (see the link for more information). www.herstoryatimeline.com Ms. Waisman will provide an overview of the book.
The November 12th women’s networking event will consist of a reception and book overview. Both will be held at the WSU Tri-Cities East Auditorium.
The reception will be from 5:00 -5:30pm in the foyer outside the East Auditorium and the book overview will begin at 5:30pm in the East Auditorium
Ms. Waisman will be on hand to sign books and the book can be obtained via Amazon and other book stores.
There will be a limited number of books on hand at the event for purchase.

Cupcake Creation
2015-11-12 11:00 - 12:00 | West Atrium, WA, United States
Data tell us that the period between Halloween and Thanksgiving is the most stressful part of fall semester for college students. Join the Psychology Club to ease your mind during these most stressful days!

Build Your Own Stress Ball
2015-11-13 11:00 - 12:00 | West Atrium, WA, United States
Data tells us that the period between Halloween and Thanksgiving is the most stressful part of fall semester for college students. Join the Psychology Club to ease your mind during these most stressful days!

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…

Admissions Open House
2015-11-14 10:00 - 13:00 | West Entrance
The Office of Admissions will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, November 14 from 10 am to 1 pm. By attending our Open House students can learn about the programs we offer, how to apply for admission, how to pay for college and what student life is like at WSU Tri-Cities. Attendees will hear from students and meet with staff as they explore campus, learn about student life and find answers to all of their questions. Students can RSVP TODAY! For more information go to tricities.wsu.edu/admission/openhouse.

SEB Rollarena
2015-11-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Rollarena, 849 Stevens Drive, Richland

Dissertation Defense: Heather Ireland
2015-11-16 14:00 - 15:30 | West 224
Heather Ireland, candidate for an Educational Leadership, Ed.D., will defend her dissertation: “Disrupting Deficit Ideologies that Impact Learning for English Language Learners: An Elementary Principal’s Role.”
Her dissertation advisor is Dr. Michele Acker-Hocevar, Professor and Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Junior Writing Portfolio Timed Essay Exam
2015-11-17 09:00 - 11:00 | West 133
The Junior Writing Portfolio is a mid-career diagnostic to determine if students’ writing abilities have advanced in ways that can handle the writing demands of upper-division courses and courses in their major.
Successful completion of the Junior Writing Portfolio during the junior year is a requirement for graduation. To meet the requirement, students must take a timed essay exam and submit a packet of three graded papers.
Registration is required for the timed essay exam.

Healthy Living to Improve Academics - workshop
2015-11-17 10:00 - 11:00 | East 205
This is part 7 of an 8 week workshop series. It is not required that you have attended any previous workshops to attend this one. More skills will be attained the more workshops you attend.
-How important is sleep? Can’t I just catch up?
-Does nutrition really matter?
-I don’t have time to exercise; I’ll do that after I graduate

Career Development Workshop: LinkedIn and Social Media Management
2015-11-17 11:00 - 12:00 | W240
As part of the Fall 2015 Career Development Office Workshop Series, this workshop focuses on building your online presence using LinkedIn, how to create a LinkedIn profile, learning networking skills to grow your online professional networks, and connecting with employers.
All workshop times are 11:00 a.m. to Noon
Locations: West 240 (Tuesdays) and West 231 (Wednesdays)
All workshops are FREE and open to WSU Tri-Cities students only. No RSVP needed.
Food available during the workshop. Win prizes!
Can’t make it to a workshop? Get an individual appointment to speak to a Career Coach!
Career Development, West 140, (509) 372-7600, careers@tricity.wsu.edu

Positively 3 days (a student led conversational art piece created by students for students)
2015-11-17 11:00 - 13:00 | West Courtyard
Positively 3 Days is a 3 day event promoting positivity on campus, it will be a tri-dacted painting the students will be invited to join in promoting positivity within themselves by creating art on canvas. This dialogical event will be placed in the courtyard, November 17, 18, 19 from 11 am to 1 pm. Each day will have a different theme but the ending result of the three days will be a cohesive art piece.

IEEE Seminar: The End of Helium-3 As We Know It?
2015-11-17 17:30 - 20:00 | CIC 120/120A
SPEAKER: Dr. Richard T. Kouzes, PNNL
TOPIC ABSTRACT: Within the last decade, the amount of available 3He has become limited, while the demand has significantly increased, especially for science and national security applications. The largest demand for 3He is in gas proportional counters for neutron detection. No other currently available detection technology offers the stability, sensitivity, and gamma/neutron discrimination of 3He neutron tubes. Such neutron detectors are used in many applications including neutron scattering research, international and homeland security, defense applications, and well logging. The limited supply has curtailed use of 3He; therefore, alternative neutron detection technologies must be implemented. There are additional uses of 3He for medical imaging (MRI lung imaging), targets, missile guidance, 3He-4He dilution refrigerators, and condensed matter research.
The production of 3He from tritium decay has declined as the nuclear weapons stockpile has been reduced, resulting in a lowered need for tritium to maintain the stockpile. The worldwide, steady state production of 3He is about 10-20 kliter/y, while the demand is much higher. This has driven the search for alternate neutron detection technologies to replace the use of 3He.
One of the two large uses for 3He has been in radiation portal monitors deployed for homeland security both domestically and internationally. This use is no longer permitted by U.S. government policy. Thus, an alternative had to be found and deployed over a short period of time. The nuclear physics community successfully met this challenge. Nuclear safeguards and neutron scattering science are no the challenges being addressed. This talk will provide an overview of the 3He supply problem and the application of neutron detectors.
This work was supported by U.S. DOE, U.S. DOD, U.S. DHS, and PNNL.
Pizza and soft drinks available at 5:30 social time, seminar 6-8pm.

Career Development Workshop: Finding Internships and Jobs
2015-11-18 11:00 - 12:00 | W231
As part of the Fall 2015 Career Development Office Workshop Series, this workshop focuses on learning about the free tools and resources available to you on our campus to learn about internship and job search strategies, where to find openings, and the best practices used in applying for them.
All workshop times are 11:00 a.m. to Noon
Locations: West 240 (Tuesdays) and West 231 (Wednesdays)
All workshops are FREE and open to WSU Tri-Cities students only. No RSVP needed.
Food available during the workshop. Win prizes!
Can’t make it to a workshop? Get an individual appointment to speak to a Career Coach!
Career Development, West 140, (509) 372-7600, careers@tricity.wsu.edu

Women in STEM Town Hall
2015-11-18 16:30 - 18:00 | East Auditorium at WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Academic Affairs, in partnership with WA STEM and the Women’s Funding Alliance, is hosting a Women in STEM town hall meeting. This is one of four events that will be held across the state.
Liz Vivian, Executive Director of the Women’s Funding Alliance, will act as moderator. Guest speakers will include a WSU alumna, a STEM intern, and women from engineering and health care.
The event is open to faculty, staff, and members of the community.
For more information, click here.

Active Shooter | 3 Presentations
2015-11-19 10:30 - 12:00 | WA
Active Shooter Presentation
Assistant Chief Steve Hanson from the WSU Police Department will be on campusTODAY to conduct presentations on how students, staff, and faculty can respond to an “active shooter” situation. Presentations will include discussion of response options, a video presentation, and an opportunity for questions.
Sessions will be held in the East Auditorium at 10:30 AM, 1:00 PM, and 2:30 PM.
Additional sessions will be scheduled in the spring semester, for those who are unable to attend.

Scott Tomren
Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator
509-372-7163

Writing Placement Exam
2015-11-19 14:00 - 16:00 | East 207
To meet graduation requirements, all students must pass an English composition course. The writing placement exam is designed to help you fulfill this requirement by identifying the course that best matches your skills.
The writing placement exam is administered in a two-hour session. You will write two essays, one argumentative and the other self-reflective.
Registration is required.

Thanksgiving Day
2015-11-26 08:00 - 20:00 | WA
Campus will be closed. Happy Thanksgiving!

Campus Closed
2015-11-27 08:00 - 17:00 | WA
Campus will be closed.

Insight Meditation workshop
2015-12-01 10:00 - 11:00 | East 205
This is part 2 of the meditation workshop series. It is not imperative that you attended part 1 in order to participate and benefit from attending part 2.
“The meditation workshops will include an introduction to the background and benefits of mindfulness meditation and guided practice of mindfulness meditation applied to the breath and body. Another mindfulness meditation technique will be introduced that can be very helpful in opening to difficult physical or emotional sensations.”
This is open to the entire campus community to attend.

Career Development Workshop: Negotiating Salary and Benefits (Special Panel)
2015-12-01 11:00 - 12:00 | W240
As part of the Fall 2015 Career Development Office Workshop Series, this workshop will focus on how to navigate your first job offer with a special panel of Human Resource professionals.
All workshop times are 11:00 a.m. to Noon
Locations: West 240 (Tuesdays) and West 231 (Wednesdays)
All workshops are FREE and open to WSU Tri-Cities students only. No RSVP needed.
Food available during the workshop. Win prizes!
Can’t make it to a workshop? Get an individual appointment to speak to a Career Coach!
Career Development, West 140, (509) 372-7600, careers@tricity.wsu.edu
