Harvest Celebration at WSU Organic Farm Is Oct. 8 Everyone is welcome to come celebrate fall harvest at WSU’s Organic Farm annual Harvest Party, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Harvest Party activities include hay wagon rides around the farm, a corn maze, face […]
Register Today for CAHNRS/WSU Extension All-Faculty Conference! Dear Colleagues, Greetings! I’m writing to strongly encourage you to attend the CAHNRS and Extension all-faculty conference being held at the CUB here on the Pullman campus, Oct. 4 – 6. Your peers have pulled together an incredible program of conference sessions and presentations on key issue areas, […]
Resources and Best Practices for Teaching Large Classes The Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning has put together a wonderful web site of resources and best practices for teaching large (or larger) classes. The individual items are short but full of good ideas, both on class instruction and on formative assessment – including first […]
1st Annual Ice Cream Social – THANK YOU! Dan Bernardo would like to give a BIG thank you to all who were able to attend the ice cream social Wednesday afternoon! It was a grand time – we packed the Ensminger Pavilion and enjoyed delicious Ferdinand’s ice cream, listened to music, and played some entertaining […]
University Convocation August 19 The beginning of a new academic year is just weeks away and with that comes the University Convocation on Friday, Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. in the Beasley Coliseum. If you would like to participate in the processional please be sure to RSVP by Aug. 15 using the following https://www.ronet.wsu.edu/Main/Apps/Cmc_Request.ASP. 1st […]
Margaret Benson Is New ASAS President, Says Scientists Should Be Aggressive about Public Outreach Dr. Margaret Benson, the recently sworn-in president of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and department chair of the WSU Department of Animal Sciences, admits that traveling is “fun perk” of her job. She traveled to Mexico this spring and is […]
WSU Mount Vernon NWREC Field Day and NARF Advisory Committee Meetings Join us on July 14 to learn about current agricultural research at WSU-Mount Vernon NWREC, and to catch up with others in the Agricultural community. Schedule: 1:30 – NARF advisory committee meetings 3:30 – Field tour 6:00 – Chicken Barbecue 7:00 – Additional NARF […]
Budget Update Colleagues: I am certain that all of you have read the news from the popular press and/or WSU web sites concerning the budget outcome from Olympia. Of course, the question on everyone’s mind is, “How does this impact CAHNRS/Extension or my unit?” At this time, many outcomes are indeterminate, as some time will […]
Administrative Integration Task Force Report As I am sure you are aware, over the past six months a CAHNRS Task Force has been working on identifying and evaluating alternative ways to integrate many of the administrative functions conducted across the college. I recently received the Task Force’s report and want to provide you with an […]
Arboretum & Wildlife Conservation Center Needs a Bit of Your Time Today The WSU Aroretum & Wildlife Conservation Center is looking to assemble a small group of 10 to 15 volunteers who are interested in helping with a joint Earth Day/Arbor Day event today on the Pullman campus. Arboretum staff need some help in replanting […]