ASWSUTC Open House
2024-08-19 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SUB 104, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Come meet the new ASWSUTC team and learn how student government can represent you this year!

Welcome Back Convocation
2024-08-20 11:00 | Collaboration Hall, WA, United States
Join fellow students, faculty, and staff for the 2024 Welcome Back Convocation!
Chancellor Haynes will provide an outlook of the upcoming academic year, acknowledge academic leadership, introduce new faculty and staff, and highlight exciting new initiatives.

Engagement Fair
2024-08-20 11:30 - 14:00 | Student Union Building
Connect with campus departments, student organizations, and the community while enjoying lunch!
Open to all students, faculty, and staff.

Community Mixer
2024-08-21 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-08-22 09:30 - 11:30 | MOSAIC Center for Student Inclusion – Floyd 140, WA, United States
Meet MOSAIC Center staff and play ice-breaker games.
Snacks and refreshments available!

The Price is Right at Cougar Cupboard
2024-08-21 10:00 - 12:00 | East Commons
Get into budgeting right away! Stop by Cougar Cupboard and play the game Price is Right to see the savings you can make!

Human BINGO!
2024-08-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Floyd Atrium, WA, United States
Get to know other students in a fun way!
Free drinks and food for participants.

Bead a Wish for the New School Year
2024-08-21 12:00 - 14:00 | SUB 120, WA, United States
Let’s make a wish for the start of the school year! Come in and make a bracelet and fill up with ambition to start off the year strong.

Rollin' Back to Campus
2024-08-22 11:30 - 13:30 | Student Union Building
Start a new semester with a sweet treat on us! Let us know what types of events you would like to attend this year and pick up a voucher for free rolled ice cream.

Peer Education Mixer
2024-08-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Floyd Atrium, WA, United States
Stop by, get to know your fellow Cougs and meet our Peer Education Teams, Cougs and Peer Education teams, Peer Health Promotion and Cougs Reaching Cougs!
Free non-alcoholic drinks for participants.

Career Fair Resource Event
2024-08-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Career Center
Stop by the Career Center to meet the team and learn about our services while you enjoy pizza and refreshments!

Hanford Nuclear Legacy Lecture: Fukushima-Hanford Collaboration and Hanford's Nuclear Legacy
2024-09-19 14:00 - 17:30 | East Auditorium, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Speakers: Mark Triplett, Rebekah Woods, Michael Lee, Kate McAteer, Tom Marceau, Bob Bauman, and Robert Franklin.
Topics: Roots of the Fukushima-Hanford Collaboration, History of the Hanford Site, the Manhattan Project, and Hanford’s Role in WWII. Do you want to learn more about the Hanford Site and how it has shaped our region and the world? Join us for a 5-part lecture series that spans 80 years of history, exploring the social, environmental, and economic impacts of this important nuclear site.
Whether you’re new to the area, or already familiar with Hanford, these sessions are designed for everyone—students at CBC, WSU Tri-Cities and the wider Tri-Cities community. Each session features expert speakers who will help you better understand Hanford’s past and its role today. You can attend any session that interests you, or join all five to earn a completion certificate. Don’t miss this chance to explore the story of the site that played a major role in our region’s history and the world!

Financial Wellness Workshop
2024-09-24 10:00 - 11:00 | CIC 120, WA, United States
Improve your financial wellbeing by starting the school year setting financial goals!

Community Resource Fair
2024-09-24 11:00 - 14:00 | SUB 120, WA, United States
An opportunity to connect with a range of resources from the campus and community.

Working with Disabilities Speaker Series: Unleash Your Full Potential
2024-09-26 12:30 | Career Center
Join Access Services for Unleash Your Full Potential with guest speaker Winston Clements! Clements was born with a condition known as brittle bones disease, and despite this, has taken a stand for a quality of life that knows no excuses and no limits, advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities.
A presentation and Q&A will take place at 1:15 p.m. in the Career Center, with a pre-event lunch and drop-in between 12:30 and 1:15 p.m.

Reflecting on instruction with AI & challenges with AI use
2024-09-26 14:15 | Zoom, WA, United States
Zoom meeting: 975 5798 9309

Reflecting on instruction with AI & challenges with AI use
2024-09-27 10:10 | Zoom, WA, United States
Zoom meeting: 948 1414 3216

INEF-Sponsored WSU System Energy Summit
2024-10-02 09:30 - 15:30 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
At this summit, we are coordinating energy efforts across the WSU System. Our priority is to develop activities connecting different energy entities (centers, labs, institutes, schools/departments, and programs) across WSU.

Institute for Northwest Energy Futures Open House
2024-10-02 16:30 - 18:00 | Institute for Northwest Energy Future, 2892 Pauling Ave, Richland, Washington, 99354
Washington State University Tri-Cities is hosting a ribbon-cutting and open house at our new building for the Institute for Northwest Energy Futures (INEF).
Come network, tour our office and lab space, and learn about opportunities to partner with us. Discover more about INEF and other WSU activities across the state for energy-related research, education, and outreach at our interactive display stations. Register

AI Part 1: Deciding on your philosophy and articulating your course policy
2024-10-03 12:00 - 13:00 | CIC 223, WA, United States
Join us to discuss the spectrum of AI usage in the class. Everything from “AI guides student through writing process as a writing coach” to “AI generates multiple drafts and student chooses best parts of AI drafts.” Once you identify your own philosophy and comfort level with student work using AI, we will discuss developing a transparent and thorough course policy.

Pass/Fail Grading and Academic Integrity
2024-10-17 12:10 | Zoom, WA, United States
This session will include a review of the history and use of grading systems other than conventional letter grades in professional health sciences program. A discussion of how the WSU DVM program approached the decision to adopt a modified pass/fail grading system will serve as an evidence-based illustration of implementation in an authentic context. Finally, we will consider the pros and cons of using ranks as a measure of student performance in a professional program, again with data from our own program to serve as a basis for discussion. Register

PIT Stop: Getting Started with Service Learning
2024-10-17 12:10 | Zoom, WA, United States
PIT (Pedagogy, Innovation, and Technology) Stops is a faculty support series consisting of sessions held monthly as system-wide virtual events. Register

Fall 2024 Career & Internship Fair
2024-10-22 11:00 - 15:00 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Searching for your dream job? Come meet employers looking for enthusiastic candidates interested in starting, changing or expanding their careers.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please email tricities.careers@wsu.edu. Registration is required to attend this event.
Registration Information

Employers

Connect and inform attendees of your company's history and job opportunities.

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Students

Students have the opportunity to learn about companies and make face-to-face connections with employers.

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Community members or alumni

Meet employers and find your dream job.

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Employers attending the WSU Tri-Cities Career Fair include…

AgWest Farm Credit
Alleima (formerly Sandvik)
Amazon
Amentum – WTCC
ANR Group
Barghausen Consulting Engineers
Bechtel
Benton Franklin Head Start
Budinger & Associates, Inc.
Bureau of Reclamation
Community Residential Support w/ Developmental Disabilities Administration
Central Plateau Clean Company (CPCCo)
Century 21 Tri-Cities
City of Richland
Confluence Health (Wenatchee)
Energy Northwest
Enterprise Mobility
Framatome
GESA Credit Union
Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS)
HiLine Engineering
Keller Associates
Meier Architecture Engineering
NewEdge, Inc.
Oregon Department of Corrections
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Peace Corps
Packaging Corporation of America

Providence
Seneca Family of Agencies
Talos Engineering Inc.
Tapani Inc.
The McGregor Company
US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District
Washington State Department of Corrections
Umatilla Electrical Cooperative
Clark Construction Inc.
Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
Hanford Laboratory Management & Integration, LLC
MacKay Sposito
Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company
Reser’s Fine Foods
Gallagher
Ameriprice Financial
Americorps
Excelsior Design
J-U-B Engineers, Inc.
The McGregor Company
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Tri-Cities Community Health
Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS)
Tri-Cities Chaplaincy
Astria Health
REC Silicon
Siemens
Local Bounti
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility

Presence, Pumpkin Pie and Paint Party
2024-10-23 14:00 - 15:00 | SUB 120, WA, United States
What could be better than eating pumpkin pie and painting pumpkins? Students-join us for some fall fun while you learn about Presence Points!

TEACHxWSU Conference
2024-10-25 09:00 - 13:00 | Floyd 223
The third annual TEACHxWSU conference will be October 25, 2024 and is themed “Becoming a Student Ready College.” A keynote address and workshop, lunch, afternoon “choose your own adventure” workshops, and campus-specific discussion groups are planned for the day. Register

AI Part 2: Developing your assessments to match your policy
2024-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 | CIC 223, WA, United States
This workshop provides the opportunity for you to “makeover” some of your assessments, as well as how to help students focus on “process over product.” The goal is to help you construct better assessments of learning and reduce the likelihood that students will engage in approaches that are contrary to your learning outcomes or academic integrity violations.

Panel Discussion: Optimizing Teaching with House Officers
2024-10-31 12:10 | Zoom, WA, United States
This panel will focus on how faculty can optimize their teaching with residents and house officers. This is especially intended for new faculty who may have recently been residents themselves and are still building their confidence and skills in leading teaching with house officers.
Panelist:
• Dr. Julie Cary
• Dr. Ryan Baumwart
• Dr. Karen Kline Register

Día de Muertos
2024-11-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Student Union Building
Join us for a Día de Muertos celebration hosted by the WSU Tri-Cities MOSAIC Center for Student Inclusion, Dreamers Club, Foodies Club and the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce!

Altars (Ofrendas en Altares): Attendees are invited to bring pictures and items to honor their deceased loved ones. Todos están invitados a llevar fotografías y objetos para honrar a sus seres queridos fallecidos.
Food Vendors (Vendedores de Comida): Delicious traditional food available. Deliciosa comida tradicional disponible.
Arts and Crafts (Artes y Manualidades): Engaging activities for all ages. Actividades interesantes para todas las edades.
Live Entertainment (Entretenimiento en Vivo): Music and performances to enhance the celebration. Música y presentaciones en vivo para realzar la celebración.

All community members, students, staff, and faculty are invited to attend. Attendees are encouraged to bring family and friends.

From Surviving to Thriving: Building and Maintaining Good Credit
2024-11-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Career Center
Join us for a workshop focused on understanding credit scores, how to build credit responsibly, and maintaining a good credit score.

Recognizing and Addressing Wellbeing Needs for Educators
2024-11-13 12:10 | Zoom, WA, United States
While there are programs in place to help students with their wellbeing needs, sometimes educators can feel left to fend for themselves. In this presentation, we will discuss how both educators and the institutions they serve can recognize and address the needs of those serving the students. Register
