News from University College units, programs, and initiatives
University College
05-29-12 WSU Names Terese King Acting Director for the Center for Advising and Career Development
04-19-12 Forty-Three Students, Faculty, and Staff Honored at WSU University College Awards Ceremony April 1701-20-11 WSU's Karen Weathermon Named Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate by National Organization
09-20-11 VPUE Hosts Math Emporium Effectiveness Study
06-01-11 Global Leadership Certificate Complements Degree
04-15-10 WSU University College Honors 55 Students, Faculty, and Staff at Awards Ceremony
Writing Program
12-06-12 WSU Faculty to Explore Multimodal Assignments, Assessments in Spring 2013 Series
09-12-12 WSU Writing Program Lands Top Marks on Latest U.S. News & World Report College Rankings
05 -24-12 WSU Presents Positive Junior Writing Portfolio Findings
11-16-09 WSU Writing Program Presents Biennial Report on Junior Portfolio Findings (2007-9)
10-12-09 WSU Students Innovatively Pursue the "Write Way" on Oct. 20
8-07-09 WSU Writing Program Presents at National WPA Conference; Patrick Johnson Lands Award
2-03-09 WSU Writing Program Recieves National Certificate of Excellence (2009)
4-11-08 Writing Program Administrator Diane Kelly-Riley Lands National Research Grant
1-18-08 WSU Students Access 24/7 Northwest Online Tutoring Consortium
1-04-08 Writing Program Opens New Graduate Student Center
10-29-07 WSU Student Writers Well Prepared for their Disciplines, New Study Reports
Undergraduate Research
5-29-13 WSU Hosts Summer Research for Undergraduates
4-1-13 34 Students Win Awards at 2013 SURCA
12-7-12 2013 SURCA Set for March 29, 2013; Applications Open
10-29-12 Auvil, Weir, Fuentes-Kirk, DeVlieg Awards to 40 Undergraduate Researchers
09-05-12 Auvil Applications for 2012-13 Due 9-15-12 Online
08-09-12 Undergraduates Present at 2012 Summer Research Poster Symposium
08-09-12 Undergraduate at WSU Bent on Fueling Findings for Flexible Solar Panels
08-09-12 Student Research Helps WSU Stem the Tide of Wheat "Rust"
08-09-12 Research at WSU Tries to Blow Back Bark Beetles with Atmospheric Data
07-30-12 2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium Set for Aug. 3 in Smith CUE Atrium
07-25-12 Second Brown-Bag Session Filled with Ice Cream Metaphors, Grad School Advice
07-17-12 Researcher Talks Trees, Graduate School at First of Two Brown-Bag Sessions
07-11-12 WSU Hosts Summer 2012 REU
04-04-12 WSU SURCA Presents 39 Awards to 44 Students and One Laboratory
10-21-11 WSU Names 43 Undergraduate Researchers as Recipients of Auvil Scholars Fellowships
08-29-11 WSU Names Shelley Pressley to Lead Undergraduate Research for the University College
08-25-11 Applications Open for Auvil Scholars Fellowships for 2011-12
7-14-11 Research Poster Symposium August 5 for Undergraduates in REU and Similar Projects
06-02-11 Undergraduate Researchers Converge on WSU for Summer Programs
02-07-11 WSU Freshmen Invited to Apply for Cougar Undergraduate Research Experience
01-21-11 WSU Undergraduates Invited to Explore Research Options at Info Session Jan. 27
10-18-10 Thirty-four Undergraduates Awarded Auvil Scholars Fellowships at WSU
8-26-10 WSU Undergraduate Research to Award up to 30 Auvil Fellowships; Application Deadline Sept 8
8-5-10 Summer Poster Symposium Friday for Researchers in REU and Similar Projects
3-29-10 Four Students Land WSU Undergraduate Research Symposium Awards
3-02-10 WSU Undergraduate Research Announces Spring 2010 Symposium
1-20-10 Information Sessions Set for Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 (2010)
10-23-09 Twenty-two Receive Auvil Scholars Awards for Fall 2009
8-27-09 Auvil Fellowship Applications Due by Sept. 15, 2009
3-13-09 Seven Students Awarded Weir, Auvil Fellowships for Spring 2009
11-19-08 Six $2,500 NASA Space Grant Applications Due Dec. 22 for WSU Undergraduates
10-21-08 Eight Students Earn Awards at WSU Undergraduate Research Symposium 2008
10-02-08 Auvil Fellows for Fall 2008 Announced by WSU Undergraduate Research
9-04-08 Auvil Fellowship Applications for Fall 2008 Due Sept. 12
9-08-08 UGR Gets New Home in Smith Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 509
Common Reading
3-19-13 WSU Common Reading Book for 2013-14 is “Being Wrong” by Kathryn Schulz
11-7-12 Kabasenche Presents Final Fall Common Reading Program Lecture Nov. 13
10-01-12 WSU Common Reading Features Mike Edwards Presenting on Intellectual Property Issues Oct. 9
09-14-12 WSU Common Reading Welcomes Speaker Tom Salsbury on Cross-Cultural Awareness Sept. 18
09-07-12 Nominations Open Sept. 17 for 2013-14 WSU Common Reading Book
11-29-11 What's the Next Best Book for Freshmen? Thursday is the Deadline for 2012-13 Common Reading Book Nominations
5-27-09 Omnivore's Dilemma Back on Menu for Common Reading
3-31-09 Common Reading Book Whets Appetite for Learning
3-26-09 WSU Selects "Omnivore's Dilemma" as 2009 Common Reading Book for Freshmen
Center for Advising and Career Development
1-27-10 Jane Parker Receives WSU ACADA "Outstanding Advisor Award"
12-30-09 WSU Career Expo Brings Recruiters to Pullman Feb. 9 in Beasley Colliseum
10-21-09 WSU Career Expo Leads to 245 Student Interviews for Career Positions
9-22-09 More Than 100 Recruiters Converge on WSU for Career Fairs Oct. 6-7
Distinguished Scholarships
5-7-2013 WSU Scholars Get National Boren Scholarship, Alternate Designation for 2013-14
4-12-13 WSU Scientists Brewer, Grandi, and Negretti Win National Goldwater Awards
5-18-2012 Two WSU Undergraduates Land Prestigious 2012 Boren Awards to Study Abroad in China