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Rogers Weed, the Director

of the Washington

State Department of

Commerce, will be coming to WSUV

to speak at the Chancellors Seminar

Series.

Rogers Weed was appointed as

Director of the Washington State

Department of Commerce in March

of 2009 by Governor Christine

Gregoire. Rogers Weed has a

diverse educational background, rst

graduating with a bachelors degree

in Computer Science from Duke

University, and then moving on to

the University of Pennsylvania where

he obtained a masters degree in

Marketing. Weed went on to become

a vice president in Microsoft before

taking his current position in the

Department of Commerce.

The combination of his education

and professional work make him

a more than qualied speaker. He

will discuss the topic, Achieving

Washingtons Innovation Economy:

Priorities for growth during tough

times. This topic will be sure to

combine Weeds knowledge of

technology and business as he

proposes the best way to insure

economic innovation in Washington

State. Weed will also provide

members of the audience with an

overview of the economy and State

budget from the perspective of

someone intimately involved with the

ins and outs of the process. Weed will

also focus on regional impacts of the

State budget, proposing ways that the

private and public sectors can work

together to benet the local economy.

The Chancellors Seminar Series

is an event held twice a semester

that allows community members,

students, staff and faculty to interact

while considering an issue of current

interest. In addition to the food for

thought, the Chancellors Seminar

Series also bestows attendees with

a catered meal in the style of a

luncheon buffet.

Students are encouraged to attend

the event. Tickets can be purchased

online for 25 dollars per person,

which covers the cost of the lunch.

However, there are a limited number

of free spots held open for students

who wish to attend the event. The

Ofce of Student Involvement

usually has about 12 spots reserved

for students, especially for those on a

budget that may not be able to attend

otherwise. The spots are given out

on a rst-come, rst-serve basis, so

students are encouraged to sign up as

early as possible if they want to get

a seat.

The rst Chancellors Seminar

Series of the semester will be held

on Friday, Jan. 15. It runs from

11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the

Firstenburg Student Commons. If

you are interested in attending, visit

http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/

css/ for more information. Students

who are interested in attending are

encouraged to go to the Ofce of

Student Involvement where they may

be able to get a free spot at the event.

When Bruce Romanishnished his brief welcomehe handed the microphone off to Nick

Ferderer, ASWSUV President.

Nick Ferderer opened up to

incoming students about the

importance of interaction and

meeting new people when they arrive

at WSUV. He told his own story of

only knowing his ambassador when

he started, showing students that you

have to start somewhere and build

connections from there. Ferderer

stopped part way through his speech

so students could turn to the right and

introduce themselves to the person

sitting next to them. During that

break, Student Involvement Manager

Michelle McIlvoy noted how the

sound of students talking grew

during the time Ferderer paused to

let them meet someone new. After

Ferderer managed to quiet the crowd

down once again, he encouraged

students to set a goal for how many

people they would meet that night.

Once Nick Ferderer nished,

the program moved on to discuss

topics of interest to the incoming

students: faculty expectations

and academic integrity, campus

resources, student life, and nancial

aid. Three faculty members shared

tips with students about how to best

succeed at the University level. The

faculty members stressed taking

advantage of the small class sizes

and classication of the university

as a tier one research institution.

They recommended students

supplementing their education

with internships and lab research

experience outside of the classroom.

Dr. John Barber summed up faculty

expectations with the power of three:

show up, think positive, and whatever

happensits your fault. The faculty

expectations were briey followed up

by a discussion of academic integrity

and what that meant of WSUV

students.

Kelsey DuPree, Christine Lundeen

and Bill Stahley then presented about

student resources on campus. Kelsey

DuPree asked students to identify

their goals for their time at WSUV

and write them down on the front of

the folder they were given at ROAR.

DuPree then provided the students

with information about how they can

start the process of reaching those

goals with the help of resources

at WSUV. The Student Resource

Center described all of the resources

open to incoming students including

supplemental instruction, tutoring,

career services, education abroad

and the National Student Exchange.

Bill Stahley then explained how

students can use these resources to

meet the expectations the faculty had

discussed earlier.

After the three speakers were done

explaining campus resources, Mason

OLennick discussed student life on

campus, and brought up a student

panel of ambassadors to answer

questions the crowd might have about

student life. OLennick explained the

opportunities that students had to

get involved right away, including

the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of

Service on Jan. 18.

When students were done

asking questions, a brief overview

of nancial aid was presented to

students. Attendees were informed of

deadlines for scholarships at Pullman

and the deadline for scholarships

given out by the Vancouver campus.

Students were also encouraged to

ll out the Federal Application for

Student Aid for 2010-2011 before the

deadline of Feb. 15.

In closing, the University collected

feedback about the program so they

could improve ROAR for future

students. The Ofce of Student

Involvement also offered door prizes

for students who could correctly

answer questions about the two

and a half hours of programming.

Correct students received door prizes

ranging from coffee mugs to cougar

gear. Finally, the attendees were

invited to explore the resource fair

to collect information about different

university programs. Students werealso given free pizza to help deal

with any hunger pains that they

might have been experiencing at

6:30 p.m., around the time when

the program nished. Students were

also encouraged to attend an optional

campus tour, but many did not want

to face the rain outside.

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Rogers Weed Photo credit/Washington EconomicDevelopment Commission

State Commerce Director visits campus

Sally Thrall/Campus News Editor

Rogers Weed will be

speak at Chancellors

Seminar Series

Over 100 students sat in the Firstenburg Student Commons for ROAR Orientation. Sally Thrall/The VanCougar

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1/18 MLK, Jr. Service Day @ 9 a.m. in VFSC 1/20 Cougar Afterhours @ 5 p.m. at Pop Culture in Downtown Vancouver for alumni

This Martin Luther King, Jr.Day, students at WSUV willhave the chance to partake in a day

of service beneting the community.

Jan. 18 will be a day for students

to remember Martin Luther King,

Jr. and the struggle he helped lead

for civil rights. Students have the

entire day off. While some students

may be already planning what to do

with their three-day weekend, other

students have decided to spend that

day giving back to the community.

The second annual Martin

Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is

a way for students to give back to

the community and reect on the

importance of civic and community

service. Organizer Bola Majekobajesaid, One of the goals for the day of

service is to inspire people to engage

in service in their communities. In

order to do so, committee members

Emily Shaw, Cindy Morical,

Ramandeep Brar, Jackie Cruz, and

Bola Majekobaje have organized

different service opportunities for

people to participate in.

Last year, the rst year of theMartin Luther King, Jr. Day of

Service, over 200 students, staff,

faculty, and community members

gathered together for the event. This

year, organizers are hoping for at

least 100-125 people to participate,

but would love to have as many as

possible.

The day will kick off in the

Firstenburg Student Commons where

people can register for what service

project they would like to participate

in. Then after hearing a musical

performance and keynote speaker

Thabiti Lewis, participants will go to

their service location where they will

spend between two and ve hours

giving back to the community.

Students and other members of

the community and WSUV will be

offered multiple ways to give back

to the community. People wanting

to be in the great outdoors or spend

time in the fresh air will have two

opportunities to do so. StreamTeam,

an organization dedicated to reviving

the Salmon Creek Watershed, will

be hosting an outdoor service site.

At the service site participants may

be able to plant trees, pot trees for

the tree nursery, weed and clean up

streams, or monitor water quality

and plant survival. Another outdoor

service site will be hosted by the

Vancouver Watershed Council, where

participants will have the opportunity

to plant trees.

For those who would rather not

brave the cold, there are service

sites indoors where participants

can help local children in need. For

people who are naturally creative,

or would like to be, there will be art

supplies provided at one service site.

These supplies will be used to create

cards for the children at the local

Doernbecher Childrens Hospital.

Participants seeking more interaction

with those they are helping to serve

will be interested in the service site

hosted by Share, an organization thathelps homeless individuals get back

on their feet. Share will be providing

an opportunity to prepare meals

for children in need and spend time

doing fun activities with the children.

No matter what service project

participants wish to partake in, Bola

Majekobaje said, We hope that

this day of service will lead eachparticipant to a lifetime of service.

If you are interested in being part

of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

of Service, or have any questions

about the event, go to the Ofce of

Student Involvement. Those wanting

to participate must RSVP, which

can be done at the Ofce of Student

Involvement, or online at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/diversity/mlk.

html.

Hear ye,hear ye

Attention all interestedstudents looking to getinvolved. The Women of Distinction

Selection Committee is looking

for a new recruit to help select two

Distinguished Women of the Year.

Women of Distinction is an event

put on by the Ofce of Student

Involvement each March. Women

of Distinction celebrates womens

history month by recognizing a

female member of the community

or faculty and staff at WSUV and a

female student who have inspired,

encouraged and mentored others.

Women of Distinction will be held on

Mar. 31 to recognize all the women

in the community that have been an

inspiration and touched the lives of

others. At the event, recipients of the

Distinguished Woman of the Year

Award will be recognized.

Women in the community and on

campus are nominated to receive the

award by other members of campus

and the community. Once the online

nominations close, the Selection

Committee for Women of Distinction

reviews the nominations and chooses

two recipients, one for the student

award and one for the community/

faulty/staff award.

Currently, the Selection Committee

is looking to add a fth member as

another student voice to help decide

the Distinguished Woman of theYear recipients. They are looking for

someone who is enthusiastic and has

been part of the process of mentoring,

empowering and inspiring; either

having had someone do that to them,

or having done that for others. All

students are encouraged to apply.

Applications can be picked up at the

front desk of the Ofce of Student

Involvement.

Sally Thrall/Campus News Editor

Distinguished Women

of the year; committee

looking for new recruit

WSUV gives backCommunity service

project opportunities on

MLK, Jr. Day

Sally Thrall/Campus News Editor

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks to crowd. Photo credit/Screenrant.com