Pullman Campus News & Events October 4, 2022

Police Chief Gary Jenkins and Police Sgt. Dawn Daniels will host WSU’s annual “Coffee with a Cop” day on Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Visit the main entrance of the CUB to meet with Jenkins and Daniels and enjoy some coffee, cocoa, and snacks. All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend. Other officers on duty will stop by as well.

The Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture is hosting a community open house on Thursday, Oct. 6, from 4–6 p.m. in ETRL 101 and 119 on the Pullman campus. The WSU community can give their thoughts and input to help shape WSU’s investment in supporting generations of future problem solvers.

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art will host an opening reception Friday, Oct. 7, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. to celebrate the exhibitions Juventino Aranda: Esperé Mucho Tiempo Pa Ver and Our Stories, Our Lives: Irwin Nash Photographs of Yakima Valley Migrant Labor.

Run or walk the Lauren McCluskey Race for Campus Safety on Oct. 8.

WSU Pullman is commemorating Indigenous People’s Day with a series of events on Oct. 10.

Bears are not cats or dogs, and feeding them like they are likely shortens their lives. A new WSU study in Scientific Reports on the diets of giant pandas and sloth bears adds more evidence that bears are omnivores like humans and need a lot less protein than they are typically fed in zoos.

The collaborative effort seeks to tell the stories behind WSU archive images of migrant farmworkers in the Yakima Valley photographed 50 years ago.

When Washington State University’s John Reganold accepted the prestigious Organic Pioneer Award from the Rodale Institute on Sept. 17, the experience had a meaningful personal connection.

In their most recent September meeting, members of the WSU Board of Regents voted to approve President Kirk Schulz’s 2022–2023 annual goals and objectives.