Cougs stay together online, apart on campus
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WSU kicked off the fall semester with primarily distance learning
and moved many events and activities online, a transition that benefits from
decades of experience in online instruction through its Global Campus. As
pandemic response plans take shape, the University is sharing important news
and resources through its COVID‑19 website.
Read more about the start of the fall semester |
Academic hotline provides answers
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The Academic Success and Career Center (ASCC) is available to
assist with questions from students and faculty at WSU Pullman as the
semester gets underway. The ASCC is also still offering its array of services
remotely, including advising, career advising, tutoring and other academic
services. The academic hotline can be reached at 509‑335‑6000 or via email
at fallacademicspullman@wsu.edu.
Read more about the academic hotline |
WSU undergrads earn 32 research awards
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The Office of Undergraduate Research announced 32 WSU
undergraduate students earned nearly $50,000 in awards to support their
research, scholarship, and creative activities during the 2020–21
academic year. Students received 10 Auvil Scholars Fellowship awards,
three Scott and Linda Carson Undergraduate Research awards, four WSU LSAMP
Research awards, and 15 general undergraduate research awards.
Read more about WSU’s outstanding undergraduate researchers |
Programs provide free equipment for distance learning
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Students are invited to borrow WiFi hot spot devices and laptops
from WSU to use for distance learning through the fall semester. The programs
started in the spring and have been expanded to accommodate more students. The
Office of the Provost is collaborating with Information Technology Services on
the program, which has loaned out more than 800 machines so far.
Read more about the laptop and hot spot loan programs |
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AOI offering virtual workshops for instructors
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Academic Outreach and Innovation is offering virtual workshops
for faculty on a variety of topics throughout the fall. There are both live and
recorded workshops available, covering topics from making the most of Blackboard
and Zoom to conversations about teaching.
Read more about AOI’s virtual workshops |
Grants support artists responding to Black Lives Matter movement
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The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU Black Lives Matter
Artist Grant program will distribute $2,500 grants to 20 artists
across the state who will be asked to use their voices, experiences, and
artistic expression to reflect on social justice efforts in response to
systemic racism. The call for applications from Washington artists is
part of a broader $150,000 effort funded by Jordan Schnitzer that includes
similar grant opportunities for Oregon artists as well.
Read more about the artist grant program |
Nairanjana “Jan” Dasgupta, professor
and director of the data analytics program in the College of Arts and Sciences,
was elected president of the Caucus for Women in Statistics (CWS), and will
lead the international group for a one‑year term, beginning in 2021. CWS is
a professional society formed in 1971 for the education, employment, and
advancement of women statisticians.
Steve Hines, professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, was awarded
fourth place in the international COVID Educational Creations Contest.
Hines received the award on behalf of the VetMed Academy and Merck Veterinary Manual
for podcast-style case discussions he video recorded via Zoom.
Arvin Sahaym, professor in the Carson College of Business, was
awarded the Huber’s Dean Fellowship in Entrepreneurship. Sahaym joined WSU in
2007 and is being recognized for his many research and teaching contributions
in the fields of strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation management. |
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