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November 9, 2015

Posted by entomology.office | December 8, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Janet Lane will be doing her final Master’s Exam from Puyallup on November 23, 2015 at 10:30 PM.  Her thesis is titled: Modeling the Climatic suitability of Fopius Arsinans and its Host Fly Bacteroceria Dorsalis.  Janet is advised by John Stark.  The AMS dial # is:  5702746. A copy of Janet’s Thesis is available on the Entomology Sharepoint site.

Conor O’Leary will be doing his final Master’s Non-Thesis final exam from Wenatchee on November 20, 2015 at 10:00 AM.  A copy of his paper will be available soon.  Conor is advised by Vince Jones. His exam will be available on AMS and the dial # is:  5702480.

Beginning Nov. 19-Nov. 30 upgrading work in FSHN 164 is scheduled to be done. Work will entail Electrical Telecom/Data Alteration, Office Alteration and Painting. This work may cause phone and computer service during this time.  See the attachment for complete details.

The week of Nov. 16-20th the GPSA is collecting hygiene items for Family Promise of the Palouse.   Items needed include: shampoo, conditioner, razors, shaving cream, lotion, tooth paste & brushes, dental floss, body wash, towels and Q-tips.  Natalie Boyle is the contact person for this effort.  Family Promise of the Palouse is an organization that provides housing to families who would otherwise be homeless.  They also help them with learning life and employment skills. We have a drop off box in the office for donations.  For more info on FPP go to: http://familypromisepalouse.org/ or  https://www.facebook.com/familypromisepalouse/.

Friday, November 20, 2015 at 11:59pm is the last day undergraduate and professional students may withdraw (drop with penalty) from a class (Academic Regulation 68).  In myWSU, a withdrawal is called “drop with penalty”.  A withdrawal will be marked as a W on the transcript.

The new Entomology Apparel has arrived.  We have a nice range of styles, sizes, colors and pricing.  See the attachment for what the items look like. 

Plan to join us for our Annual Holiday Party in December with a white elephant gift exchange, details to be announced.

Interim President Daniel J. Bernardo, Ph.D. cordially invites you to the Eleventh Annual Employee Recognition Reception on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 in the CUB M.G. Carey Senior Ballroom on the Pullman campus.
3:30–5:00 p.m.: Recognition Reception: In 2015, more than 600 WSU staff and faculty achieved a length-of-service milestone. Please join your colleagues in honoring the outstanding contributions of University employees to the WSU community.  4:00 p.m.: Recognition Program:  Employees who achieved length-of-service milestones during 2015 will be recognized during the brief program.  For more information, visit www.employee-recognition.wsu.edu  or call Human Resource Services at 509-335-4521. To RSVP go to: http://employee-recognition.wsu.edu/emprecog/los/rsvp.aspx

INTERDIS 590: Preparation for College Teaching is being offered this coming spring semester.  This course is designed for graduate students who will be teaching assistants and/or exploring careers that involve teaching at the college level. Experiences, perspectives, and best practices of college teachers from multiple disciplines will be presented. All graduate students are invited to participate in this course. See the attachment for complete details.

The Graduate School has announced the 6th Annual Global Case Competition.  This competition brings student’s together to develop innovative interdisciplinary solutions to complex global issues facing each of us in today’s world.  Registration opens Feburary 1, 2016.  Teams of 4 to 6 students work together under a strict timeline to develop an innovative solution to the selected case. Judging the solution occurs in 2 stages. Teams present their solutions in a 2-page written solution. Expert judges evaluate each solution and the top-5 teams are selected as finalists. Each of the finalist teams presents a solution in a public forum. Judges hear each solution and pose questions to the respective teams before selecting a winner. To learn about GCC visit this webpage:  https://ip.wsu.edu/on-campus/overview-schedule/

 

IMPORTANT DATES TO KNOW:

Nov. 26 for Thanksgiving Day and Nov. 27 for Native American Heritage Day.

ESA Annual Meeting is November 15-18, 2015 in Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN.  Theme is Synergy in Science: Partnering for Solutions.

Eleventh Annual Employee Recognition Reception on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 in the CUB M.G. Carey Senior Ballroom on the Pullman

campus.

CAHNRS Christmas Holiday Party, December 10th in the Ensminger Pavilion from 4-6 PM.

Students: Be sure to check out the WSU Grad School Scholarship page for a list of scholarships.  Most have a submittal date of Dec 15, 2015.  The link is:  http://gradschool.wsu.edu/Scholarships-2016/#Richard

WSU will be closed December 24 & 25, 2015 for the Christmas Holiday and will be closed December 28-31 except for essential operations.

The 108th Apple Cup Football Game is Friday, November 27th at UW in Seattle.

Remember, March 1, 2016 will be the deadline for our 2016 Research scholarship applications: “Student of the Year” and “Paper of the Year” award submissions.

ESA Pacific Branch meetings are April 3-6, 2016 in Honolulu, HI at the Pacific Beach Hotel.

2016 International Congress of Entomology, Sept. 25-30, 2016, Orlando, FL. Website: http://ice2016orlando.org/