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January 31, 2014

Posted by entomology.office | May 29, 2014

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 is the last day that a student may drop a course without penalty.  Drops will result in the course being removed from the student’s transcript. To drop a course, students will go to zzusis, select Student Center, click on Enroll, then choose the Drop tab.

Then take the following steps:

  • Select the class by clicking on the box to the left of the course and click “Drop Selected Classes.”
  • Click “Finish Dropping” to process request.
  • View the results of request. A green check mark under the status indicates success.

The drop will show throughout zzusis immediately, in real time.

  • Some holds will prevent a student from dropping a class, but not all do. Select the details link to see what impact the hold has, and what action is needed. Students must contact the appropriate office to release the hold.
  •   After Tuesday, February 11, 2014 course withdrawals cost $5.00 each and are recorded on the student’s transcript as W’s.
  • International Programs – Global Services located in Bryan Hall 108 must approve class drops for International Students.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Entomology Colloquium speaker on February 5th will be Jon Bull, Post Doc in the Lavine Lab.  His talk is titled:  Functionalized Spider Silk Biomimetics for Nano-materials, Matrices and Medicine. 

All seminars are held in FSHN 354 at 12:10 each week.  The WECN dial in number for all presentations is : 5702026.

EGSA Invited Speaker seminar is on February 12, 2014 at the CUB Auditorium.  This year’s speaker is Dr. Robert Kimsey, Entomology Dept., UC-Davis. .  For more information about Dr. Kimsey, please see the links below: http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/News/Robert_Kimsey_The_Fly_Man_of_Alcatraz_Researches_Annoying_Flies_on_The_Rock/

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/29800

http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/Faculty/Robert_B_Kimsey/

A list of his publications is available on the Entomology SharePoint site, under the Ent Club Graduate Students tab. 

E. Paul Catts Memorial Lecture will be on March 12.  More details to come. 

EMPLOYMENT:  

  1. Department Head – Crop and Soil Science Department, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR
  2.  Assistant Professor in Entomology – Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK
  3.  Assistant Extension Educator – Nursery Integrated Pest Management, Univ of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
  4.  Entomologist/Biologist, US-EPA, Arlington, VA
  5.  Assistant Professor (Applied Entomology), Univ. of Hawaii-Hilo

Events – Save the Dates:

Entomology Dept Faculty Meeting on February 21, 2014, at 11:00-12:00 in FSHN 164.  WECN Dial# is 5709956.

2014 Wiley Research Expo Friday, February 21, 2014. 

For more info go to:  http://studentinvolvement.orgsync.com/org/gpsa/home

Academic Showcase abstracts accepted through Jan. 28

PULLMAN, Wash. – Abstracts will be accepted through Tuesday, Jan. 28, for the 2014 Academic Showcase. It is part of the annual Showcase celebration of original scholarship, research and creative expression by members of the WSU community. Showcase will be Friday, March 28, on the Pullman campus.

EGSA Invited Speaker seminar is on February 12, 2014 at the CUB Auditorium.  This year’s speaker is Dr. Robert Kimsey, Entomology Dept., UC-Davis. .  See the Entomology Webpage and SharePoint  sites for more details. 

The WSU Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) invites you to present your research or scholarship at the 2014 Dr. William R. Wiley Research Exposition (Wiley Research Exposition) on February 21, 2014. The Wiley Research Exposition provides WSU students the opportunity to present their research or scholarship among their peers, faculty and the WSU community in an academic conference-like atmosphere.

All students currently enrolled on any of the Washington State University campuses are eligible to present at the Wiley Research Exposition; however only graduate and professional students are eligible to compete for awards. Presentations can be formatted as oral or poster presentations. Graduate and professional students competing for awards will be judged by WSU alumni and emeritus faculty.  Scholarship awards will be given for first and second place in each category. Students may submit one oral presentation and one poster presentation; however, the two presentations must each address different research questions. Students presenting in both formats have a chance to win multiple awards! To be a part of this exciting experience,

Oral Presentation Awards:

First Place: $1,000                     Second Place: $500

Poster Presentation Awards:

First Place: $800                      Second Place: $400

Competition Categories:  1. Medical & Life Sciences       2. Engineering & Physical Sciences     3. Agricultural & Natural Sciences                4. Social Sciences                      5. Liberal Arts & Humanities                6. Visual Arts & Design    7. Administrative & Information Sciences

For more info go to:  http://studentinvolvement.orgsync.com/org/gpsa/home

E. Paul Catts Memorial Lecture will be on March 12.  More details to come.

 

PBESA meeting (April 6-9, 2014) deadlines: 

  1. Call for Papers/Posters Due date February 1, 2014 for early registration rates.
  2. Call for Award Nominations Submission packets should be sent to Larry Godfrey at ldgodfrey@ucdavis.eduby February 15th, 2014.
  3. Online Meeting Registration Early-bird registration due by February 15, 2014
  4. Hotel registrations are due March 17, 2014 for the special rate.

Meeting website for forms and more details is: http://www.entsoc.org/Pacific/2014-esa-pacific-branch-annual-meeting

This year’s GPSA Wiley Expo keynote speaker on February 21, 2014, isDr. Arvind Singhal  from the University of Texas at El Paso and the Clinton School of Public Service. His keynote speech is titled: The Value of Research in Society: Lessons from the Field.  For more info go to: http://studentinvolvement.orgsync.com/org/gpsa/Services_Wiley

2014 Wiley Research Expo Friday, February 21, 2014. 

Academic Showcase abstracts accepted through Jan. 28

PULLMAN, Wash. – Abstracts will be accepted through Tuesday, Jan. 28, for the 2014 Academic Showcase. It is part of the annual Showcase celebration of original scholarship, research and creative expression by members of the WSU community. Showcase will be Friday, March 28, on the Pullman campus.