June 2-8

 

Riverpoint Campus Library Book Exchange

Thanks to the Friends of the North Spokane County Library, you can take away fiction or non-fiction books from our “Leisure Reading” shelves.  Bring it back when you’re done, or bring something someone else might like to read.  We’ll keep it up as long as there are books to take! Shelves are on the east wall of the second floor, behind the microfilm scanner. For more information, please contact Bob Pringle.

 

Tuesday, June 3

Riverpoint Weight Watchers  

The Riverpoint Weight Watchers added a new member on May 27—there is still time to join the group that meets each Tuesday at noon through August 19. These 17 determined souls are collectively losing about 25 pounds a week—27.6 on the 27th! It could be you; what do you have to lose? If you are interested, contact Susan at 358-2234.

 

Reception for WSU Provost and Executive Vice President Robert C. Bates
President Elson S. Floyd invites the Washington State University community to a reception for Robert C. Bates in appreciation for his service as Provost and Executive Vice President. Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 3 - 5 p.m. in the Lewis Alumni Centre Great Hall. A brief program will be presented during the reception. Please contact Karen Fischer for more information.

 

Wednesday, June 4

WWAMI Science in Medicine for Staff

Genetics, Race and Medicine

Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., the featured speaker for the WWAMI Science in Medicine for Staff Lecture on Wednesday, June 4 from noon to 1 p.m. is the American Cancer Society professor in the Departments of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genome Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Her lecture will address the identification and characterization of critical genes in informative families and populations. She is interested in disentangling heterogeneous genetic influences and understanding the interaction between genetic and environmental influences on these traits.

 

This lecture will be video televised from the University of Washington to the Riverpoint Campus Academic Center room 249 from noon to 1:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Ken Roberts at (509) 358-7516.

 

Now through June 30

Do you know a Woman of Achievement?

Celebrate the women of Spokane who make a difference in the lives of others. These are women who excel in their area of expertise and who have a record of exemplary community service. In addition to a record of exemplary service and leadership, Woman of Achievement nominees also embody the mission of the YWCA to create opportunities for women’s growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision of peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people. Nominations will be accepted through June 30, 2008. Visit www.ywca.org/spokane for a nomination form or call 326-1190.

 

Now through August 8

 

Unity in the Community Back-To-School Supply Drive

Unity in the Community is sponsoring its annual Back-To-School Supply Drive and the Riverpoint Campus is one of the collection sites. Please join us in supporting Spokane area youth attending grades K-8 and drop off school supplies in the Academic Center first floor lobby just outside the window of the Student Affairs Office. For more information and a supplies list, please contact Jane Kinkel.

 

Save the Date

 

Friday, June 13

Deadline to Register

WSU Spokane CityLab Young Women’s Summer Science Camp:

The Secrets of CSI

We're offering an exciting, CSI-themed science camp this summer at the Riverpoint Campus for girls entering the sixth to eighth grades. Get on your super sleuth's hat and get ready to solve the crime of the year!  All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls are invited to register now for June 23-27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. The registration fee is $150.00 which includes lab materials, a T-shirt, a day trip to WSU Pullman, and an afternoon climbing at Wild Walls. For more information visit us online at http://www.spokane.wsu.edu/ResearchOutreach/CityLab/camps.asp.  To register or ask questions about this camp, please contact Sylvia Oliver at olivers@wsu.edu or 509-358-7635. The deadline for registration is June 13, 2008 or until filled to capacity.

 

Thursday, June 19

All Animals - All Disasters

Free Training Opportunity

Join the Illinois Regional Institute for Community Policing & the American Society for the Prevention of  

Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) & the Western Regional Institute for Community Oriented Public Safety on June 19 for a free training opportunity. Presenters Matthew Martyn, Charlene Moe, and Commander Mark Bridges will address specific fundamental concepts and skills associated in developing a coordinated local response that will help alleviate the panic of crisis and minimize the consequences of disasters that affect animal populations and human populations in order to return the jurisdiction to normal as quickly as possible following a major disaster or incident. This training session will take place on the Riverpoint Campus in the Academic Center room 241 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.To register for this FREE training opportunity, please complete the attached registration form and fax it to 509-358-7933 or contact Mr. Larry Gutierrez, Training Coordinator by telephone at 509-358-7949 or by e-mail at gutierrez@wsu.edu.

 

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