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May 6, 2021
By Rachel Koon, Division of Student Affairs
Incoming first-year students looking to get a jump start on their college experience can register now for Summer Advantage, a program designed to give them a taste of what university life is like before the fall semester starts.
The five-week program, held entirely in person, lets students engage in academic and recreational programming specifically tailored to their needs and learn best practices for academic success.
Lightening the load
The Summer Advantage curriculum offers foundational courses but also lets student explore their own interests. Students take two classes during the five weeks and can choose from courses in English, ethnic studies, economics, entrepreneurship, and more.
May 5, 2021
The Washington State University Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement (DAESA) celebrated faculty, staff, and students whose contributions throughout academic year 2020-21 promoted student, teaching, and learning success and excellence university wide.
University Common Requirements (UCORE)
The Richard G. Law Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching is presented to
Allyson Beall King, scholarly associate professor and associate director of undergraduate programs in the School of the Environment in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Allyson Beall King
King is commended for having developed and refined an innovative student-centered pedagogy that is process-oriented, collaborative, experiential, and curiosity-driven. The award selection committee noted her attention to issues of belonging, equity, and retention, and that she places top priority on welcoming non-majors into the world of environmental science.
WSU first-year students and seniors can take the National Survey of Student Engagement until mid-May.
The Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research organizes the NSSE and collects survey data from over 1,600 colleges and universities, said Kimberly Green, director of the WSU Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness.
The survey opened March 1. WSU started offering the survey in 2000 and participates in the survey every two years, she said.
Universities with more than 12,000 undergraduate students pay an $8,000 survey enrollment fee to IU, said Zachary Rost, administrative assistant for the Office of Assessment.
WSU invests money into the survey to receive a comprehensive analysis of life as a college student. Green said the survey is high quality and helps the university understand student perspectives and if they are changing over time.
February 22, 2021
Applications for the Richard G. Law Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching at Washington State University will be accepted through Thurs., April 1, 2021.
Following reviews by the Law Award Committee, the new recipient will be announced mid- April.
Those eligible for the Law Award include instructors on all campuses, whose teaching has included at least one UCORE class annually for at least the past three years.
Detailed information about the award and the online application process is available on the Law Award webpage.
Presented since 2013, the Law Award recognizes outstanding teaching by faculty on all campuses who teach courses in the University Common Requirements (UCORE) general education curriculum. Nine faculty members have so far received the Law Award, said Karen Weathermon, member of the award selection committee. UCORE is part of the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement (DAESA), in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice