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Explore majors and careers with WSU Vancouver - 03/12/24

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Interested in college, but undecided about a major? You’re not alone. Many if not most college students begin their studies undecided about their major. Washington State University Vancouver is hosting two Classroom to Career events that let you explore majors and careers. Events will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 18 and April 4 on campus in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110. To register, visit vancouver.wsu.edu/events and click on the date you would like to attend. Classroom to Career events are free and open to the public. Parking is complimentary for these events. 

Meet faculty, students and alumni from a variety of degree programs and learn how your talents, interests, experiences and values align. The event will feature panel discussions, program-specific lab tours, and a programs and degrees fair. The following programs will be represented:

  • Accounting
  • Anthropology
  • Biology
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Digital Technology and Culture
  • Earth and Environmental Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • History
  • Hospitality Business Management
  • Human Biology
  • Human Development
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Math
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing (April 4 only)
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Affairs
  • Sociology
  • Strategic Communications (March 18 only)
  • Plus, College of Arts and Sciences minors

For more information about Classroom to Career events, email van.admissions@wsu.edu or call 360-546-9779. WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-TRAN bus service. Find a campus map at vancouver.wsu.edu/map.

For event accessibility, contact the Access Center at 360-546-9739 or van.access.center@wsu.edu.

About WSU Vancouver

As one of six campuses of the WSU system, WSU Vancouver offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, WSU Vancouver helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations. 

WSU Vancouver is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. We acknowledge their presence here. WSU Vancouver expresses its respect towards these original and current caretakers of the region. We pledge that these relationships will be built on mutual trust and respect. 

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Donate gently used clothing to benefit WSU Vancouver students - 03/11/24

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver is seeking clothing donations for a Lavender and Professional Clothing Closet event. Help students look and feel their best daily and get prepared for the workforce. Accessories, belts, dress shirts, pants, skirts, suits, ties, jeans, sweaters, dresses and shoes in clean and good condition will be accepted.

Donations will be accepted in the Cougar Center located on the upper floor of the Student Services Building until 5 p.m. March 26. The Cougar Center is open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday. 

WSU Vancouver students will have the opportunity to select clothing from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 28 in the Firstenburg Student Commons. 

About WSU Vancouver

WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-TRAN bus service. Find a campus map at vancouver.wsu.edu/mapParking is available at meters and in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $4 a day, $2 after 5 p.m. and free after 7 p.m. and on weekends.

As one of six campuses of the WSU system, WSU Vancouver offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, WSU Vancouver helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations. 

WSU Vancouver is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. We acknowledge their presence here. WSU Vancouver expresses its respect towards these original and current caretakers of the region. We pledge that these relationships will be built on mutual trust and respect. 

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Re-Imagined Radio honors radio women - 03/04/24

VANCOUVER, Wash. – For Women’s History Month, Re-Imagined Radio celebrates with a tribute to women who made history as radio storytellers. The March episode, “Radio Women,” features eight talented women who contributed to the growth of radio beginning in the 1930s as writers, comedians, actors and hosts. 

“Radio Women” premieres at 1 p.m. March 18 on KXRW-FM (99.9), Vancouver, and KXRY-FM (91.1 and 107.1), Portland. Subsequent broadcasts and streams will be provided by local, regional and international broadcast partners.

Initially, content created by women was classified as ‘women’s shows,’” said John Barber, Re-Imagined Radio writer, producer and host, and faculty member in WSU Vancouver’s Creative Media and Digital Culture program. But, as the episode makes clear, “the imagination and creative ideas of women went far beyond this narrow programming category.” The women featured are:

Lucille Fletcher, writer for CBS, best known for writing “The Hitch-Hiker” and “Sorry, Wrong Number”

Edith Meiser, writer who introduced Sherlock Holmes to American radio audiences in the 1930s

Ruth Woodman, writer for “Death Valley Days”

Mary McBride, interview host and writer for “The Mary Margaret McBride Show”

Jean King, talk show hostess and singer for “Lonesome Gal”

Cathy Lewis, actress best known for “My Friend Irma”

Margaret Lynch, comedy writer and actress for “The Couple Next Door”

Gracie Allen, comedian who starred with her husband, George Burns, on “The Burns and Allen Show”

Re-Imagined Radio premieres episodes on the third Monday of the month on community radio stations KXRW.FM and KXRY.FM. Each episode is streamed globally and is then available as a podcast. Information and listening opportunities are available at reimaginedradio.fm. 

Community Partners

Re-Imagined Radio draws on community voice actors, Foley artists, musicians, sound artists and engineers. Partners include KXRW-FM, KXRY-FM, Marc Rose and Holly Slocum Design.

About Re-Imagined Radio

Re-Imagined Radio was begun by Barber in 2013 to celebrate radio storytelling. ”We select, produce and perform classic and contemporary stories across a spectrum of radio genres, from dramas to comedies, from oral to aural histories, from documentaries to fictions, from soundscapes to sonic journeys, from radio to sound art,Barber said. 

About WSU Vancouver

As one of six campuses of the WSU system, WSU Vancouver offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, WSU Vancouver helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations. 

WSU Vancouver is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. We acknowledge their presence here. WSU Vancouver expresses its respect towards these original and current caretakers of the region. We pledge that these relationships will be built on mutual trust and respect. 

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WSU Vancouver to host College Planning Day - 02/29/24

VANCOUVER, Wash. – WSU Vancouver will host College Planning Day from 10 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. March 14 starting in the Dengerink Administration Building on campus. 

Sponsored by the Washington Council, this is a one-stop opportunity for high school juniors and undecided seniors to learn about Washington state’s higher education programs and their admission processes. Twenty colleges and universities from across the state will be represented, from two-year community colleges to universities offering bachelor’s and advanced degrees.

For more information and to sign up, students should contact their high school counselor or the WSU Vancouver Admissions Office at van.admissions@wsu.edu, or call 360-546-9779.

The following colleges and universities will be represented:

  • Central Washington University
  • Clark College
  • Cornish College of the Arts
  • Eastern Washington University
  • Gonzaga University
  • Pacific Lutheran University
  • Pierce College
  • Seattle Pacific University
  • Seattle University
  • St. Martin’s University
  • The Evergreen State College
  • University of Puget Sound
  • University of Washington Bothell
  • University of Washington Seattle
  • University of Washington Tacoma
  • Walla Walla University – Portland Nursing
  • Washington State University Pullman
  • Washington State University Vancouver
  • Western Washington University
  • Whitworth University

About WSU Vancouver

WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-TRAN bus service. Find a campus map at vancouver.wsu.edu/mapParking is available at meters and in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $4 a day.

As one of six campuses of the WSU system, WSU Vancouver offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, WSU Vancouver helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations. 

WSU Vancouver is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. We acknowledge their presence here. WSU Vancouver expresses its respect towards these original and current caretakers of the region. We pledge that these relationships will be built on mutual trust and respect. 

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