Christmas Holiday - No Classes
2018-12-26 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States

Reduced Operations
2018-12-31 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States

WSU Holiday - No Classes
2019-01-01 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States

S.O.A.R: New Student Orientation
2019-01-04 08:45 - 16:00 | Student Union Building
Orientation for Spring 2019

Spring term begins
2019-01-07 08:00 - 17:00 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States

Accepting Faculty/Staff tuition fee waiver forms.
2019-01-07 08:00 - 17:00 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States

Live25 training and refresher
2019-01-08 09:00 - 10:00 | CIC 101R, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
WSUTC Staff,

Shirley Pruitt and I will be holding a 25Live training session on 1/8/2019 from 9:00-10:00am in CIC 101R. If you want to learn how to submit a room request or just need a quick refresher please plan on attending.

Seating is limited

SEB Winter BBQ in the SUB
2019-01-09 11:30 - 13:30 | SUB, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Free food for students from Porter’s and a club fair 11:30-1:30

Rec Center Q&A
2019-01-10 17:30 - 18:00 | SUB lounge, WA, United States
Have questions about the Rec Center?
Want to find out how to get involved?
Come to the Rec Center Q & A and find out everything you need to know.

Rec Center Q&A
2019-01-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Floyd Atrium, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA, 99354, United States

Provost input and discussion session
2019-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | CIC 120, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
Students, faculty and staff are invited to provide input regarding the qualifications & characteristics of the next WSU Provost.

The information gathered at these sessions will help build the position profile that will be shared with potential candidates.
For more information on the Provost search, visit provostsearch.wsu.edu.

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About the Provost
The Provost and Executive Vice President at Washington State University serves as the University’s chief academic officer and works closely with the President in providing overall direction and leadership for the institution.
The Provost is responsible for all aspects of the University’s academic mission and leads its efforts in the pursuit of academic excellence. Reporting to the President, the Provost and Executive Vice President is responsible for the formulation and implementation of institutional policies and operations, consulting with vice presidents, chancellors, vice provosts, deans, and university governance.

New Academic Building Discussion
2019-01-14 18:00 - 20:00 | SUB 120, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States

Running Start Family Night
2019-01-15 17:00 - 19:00 | SUB, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Currently enrolled Running Start students and their families are invited to learn how to apply to WSU as a degree-seeking student. Financial Aid, Academic Advising, and TRIO will give presenations and meet with students.
Represenatives from the Pullman and Tri-Cities campuses will be available to answer questions.
Light refreshments will be served.

TRIO Open House
2019-01-16 09:00 - 14:00 | TRIO Office, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, United States
Happy 2019!

TRIO Student Support Services is having an open house next week to celebrate you all and the New Year! Come swing by anytime (bop in, bop out) between 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. Grab some food, meet our new staff, hear about our services, and learn about our new programs for the year.

SEB Ski Trip at White Pass
2019-01-19 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Find out more information on Cougsync!

Campus Guest Lecture - Redox Flow Batteries As Candidates For Large-Scale Energy Storage
2019-01-25 11:10 - 12:00 | BSEL 103
You are invited to join our joint Engineering and Science seminar January 25, 11:10AM to 12PM at TBESL 103. Dr. Wei Wang, who is a Chief Scientist in Energy Processes & Materials Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will present his research on “Redox Flow Batteries As Candidates For Large-Scale Energy Storage”. Please try to attend this seminar should your schedule permits and encourage your students to attend.

Title: Redox Flow Batteries As Candidates For Large-Scale Energy Storage

Abstract
Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are prominent candidates for large-scale energy storage because they offer high safety, decoupling of power and energy, long life
span, quick response, and potentially low cost. This talk will introduce this unique energy storage technology to the Tri-Cities community, and provide an overview
on its working mechanism, development history, major components, and the various chemistries used. The talk will also cover new redox flow technologies
developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Bio
Dr. Wei Wang is a chief scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). He is currently the technical lead of work in stationary energy storage research
and development. He is interested in investigation of the synthesis–structure–performance relationship in energy-related materials, and understanding
the underlying material chemistry and physics principles—particularly the development of new materials and novel energy technologies. Dr. Wang joined
PNNL in 2009 after receiving his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Strategic Planning Town Hall
2019-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 | CIC 120, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States

WSU Community Standards Info sessions
2019-01-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Floyd 224, WA, United States

Professional Development Workshop Series presented by English Dept
2019-01-30 13:15 - 14:30 | CIC 120, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
1:15 – :2:30 P..m.
Professionalism and Workplace Expectations: Professional Development Workshop Series for Junior and Seniors presented by English Dept.
The workshop will have a panel of local professionals will discuss how to be a professional in an office environment, including office etiquette and workplace expectations.
Work shops are limited to 10-15 participants. Students who attend this workshop will have first priority to attend other workshops in the series.
Registration is required, to register, email Vanessa Cozza@wsu.edu.

Free Tax Services for Students
2019-01-31 09:00 - 16:30 | Floyd 247, 2710 Crimson Way, WA, 99354, United States
WSU Tri-Cities, in partnership with Chris Porter, CPA, MBA from PorterKinney, PC, offers free tax services for current students. You can schedule a 15-minute appointment.
Bring any information with you that you would like him to review. Many students will either bring a previous year’s return to see if they are doing their taxes the best way possible, or bring current documents to receive advice on the best way to file for that year.

Speaker Series: Alex Sheen founder of "because I said I would"
2019-01-31 14:00 - 15:30 | SUB 120, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
The Spring keynote speaker for the WSU Tri-Cities Student Speaker Series will be Internationally renowned speaker Alex Sheen founder of “because I said I would”. Alex will be sharing his personal story and how he has dedicated his life to sticking to his word. Alex has presented multiple TED Talks and has been featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and many other shows. Alex is also releasing a book, “because I said I would,” on January 1, 2019.

Free Tax Services for Students
2019-02-01 12:00 - 16:00 | Floyd 101A, United States

S&A Fees Proposal Form Open
2019-02-06 15:00 - 16:00, 2019-02-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2019-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 | SUB 109, WA, United States
S&A Fees Proposal Form Open!

To submit a proposal to the S&A Fee Committee an organization/department will need to complete and submit the ‘S&A General Request Spreadsheet’ and ‘S&A 2019 Instructions and Supplemental Questions’. Once forms have been submitted by clicking the link below then the organization/department is required to schedule a presentation lasting no more than 10 minutes and allowing 10 minutes for questions. This presentation must have a student presenter who is not paid by the organization or department.

Request Form can be found here: https://orgsync.com/133175/files/1559382

Trainings about S&A and how to fill out the forms will be held on the following days and times:

Wednesday, February 6th; 3:00 pm-4:00 am in SUB 109
Thursday, February 7th; 10:00 am-11:00 am in SUB 109
Monday, February 11th; 12:00 pm-1:00 pm in SUB 109

The proposal application closes on February 20, 2019.

Presentations will be held on Friday, Feb. 22 and Friday, March 1 between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.

Committee Deliberations will be on Friday, March 22 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm and Tuesday, March 26 from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm in East 212.

CE Seminar Series - Uncertainty quantification and reduction with conditional Gaussian process models in high dimensional stochastic systems
2019-02-08 11:10 - 12:00 | BSEL 103
Ramakrishna Tipireddy, Ph.D.
Research Scientist in the Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Abstract
This talk will present a brief introduction to uncertainty quantification (UQ) quantification methods for
high dimensional stochastic PDEs and introduce conditional Gaussian process (GP) models for uncertainty
reduction. The PDE coefficient is represented as a log-normal random field, with the corresponding
Gaussian part modeled as a zero-mean Gaussian process (GP) with appropriate covariance function. The
reduction in uncertainty is achieved by conditioning the GP model on observations of the coefficient at a
few spatial locations. The resulting conditional GP model is then discretized using truncated Karhunen-
Lo`eve (KL) expansion and the stochastic solution of the PDE is computed using Monte Carlo and sparsegrid
collocation methods. Finally, uncertainty in the system is further reduced by adaptively selecting
additional observation locations using two active learning criteria. The first criteria minimizes the
variance of the PDE coefficient, while the second criteria employs approximately minimizes the variance
of the solution of the PDE.
Bio
This talk will present a brief introduction to uncertainty quantification (UQ) quantification methods for
high dimensional stochastic PDEs and introduce conditional Gaussian process (GP) models for uncertainty
reduction. The PDE coefficient is represented as a log-normal random field, with the corresponding
Gaussian part modeled as a zero-mean Gaussian process (GP) with appropriate covariance function. The
reduction in uncertainty is achieved by conditioning the GP model on observations of the coefficient at a
few spatial locations. The resulting conditional GP model is then discretized using truncated Karhunen-
Lo`eve (KL) expansion and the stochastic solution of the PDE is computed using Monte Carlo and sparsegrid
collocation methods. Finally, uncertainty in the system is further reduced by adaptively selecting
additional observation locations using two active learning criteria. The first criteria minimizes the
variance of the PDE coefficient, while the second criteria employs approximately minimizes the variance
of the solution of the PDE.
Civil

Running Start Info Night
2019-02-13 18:00 - 19:30 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
Join us for an in-depth look at Running Start, there will be a student panel, faculty presentation, and a Running Start 411.

MME Seminar Series - Importance of Physicochemical Details to Understand Colloidal Dispersions
2019-02-15 12:10 - 13:00 | BSEL 102
We will have ME 598 Graduate Seminar this Friday (2/15) at 12:10 PM – 1:00 PM in BSEL 102.
Dr. Jaehun Chun will be presenting on “Importance of Physicochemical Details to Understand Colloidal Dispersions”

Professional Learning Opportunity - Culturally Relevant Teaching
2019-02-18 09:00 - 16:00 | CIC 120, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
Participants in this session will engage in critical conversations involving gender, class ethnicity, and sexual orientation, and will experience the positive and negative effects that teacher expectations, privilege, and stereotyping can have on student achievement. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own classroom management and teaching style and will apply their knowledge by creating culturally relevant classrooms and infusing lesson plans with culturally relevant teaching strategies.

Professional Development Workshop Series for Juniors and Seniors, Presented by the English Dept.
2019-02-20 15:10 - 16:30 | floyd 244, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
February 20th | Floyd 244
3:10 p.m. – 4:30p.m.
Resume and Cover Letter Writing
Learn practical tips and tools to enhance your resume and write a powerful cover letter.
Work shops are limited to 10-15 participants. Students who attend the workshop on January 30th, will have first priority to attend other workshops in the series.
Registration is required, to register, email Vanessa.Cozza@wsu.edu.
Snacks and beverages provided.
