Next Tidal Leadership Certificate courses begin Jan. 11 and Feb. 8
Sixteen weeks in 2016—Make this your year for personal and professional development!
Leadership ability does not hinge on a title, job description or position. It is based on intentional, value-based choices, demanding integrity, awareness, and regular practice to ensure success. The Tidal Leadership Certificate Program is designed to ignite the leadership potential in everyone.
Tidal Leadership for Graduate Students: This for-credit course provides students with opportunities to acquire “beyond the discipline” skills essential for success in the workplace. Learn how to build effective working relationships with people regardless of professional title. Next course begins January 11, 2016.
Tidal Leadership for Working Professionals: Tailored for the professional’s busy schedule, this training is for anyone seeking career advancement and to expand their professional value and influence. Next course begins February 8, 2016.
Tidal Leadership for Women is designed for women, by women, to address the particular challenges and opportunities faced by women leaders. This program allows you to focus on what matters most to you—whether it’s cultivating respect in the boardroom, defining work-life balance, or challenging the status quo. Next course begins February 8, 2016.
What are you waiting for? Make 2016 the year you grow your leadership skills and step up your career game.
Ruckelshaus Center namesake receives Medal of Freedom
William D. Ruckleshaus, founder and chairman of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a November 24 ceremony at the White House.
Through his namesake center, hosted by WSU Extension, Ruckelshaus advocates for ways to use university resources to address the Northwest’s most pressing challenges.
As the first director of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, Ruckelshaus was a pioneer who banned DDT as a pesticide. Read more about Ruckleshaus’s medal here.
Research grants roll in for Entomology scientists
This fall, scientists at Washington State University’s Department of Entomology racked up more than $5 million in grants to advance their research.
The grants will help fund a wide range of research and outreach, from exploring new methods of pest management to using Old World germplasm for bee breeding improvements. See the full list of grants here.
Delcarmen, Chi share discoveries in ‘Made-in-USA’ model
Jessica Delcarmen, a recent merchandising graduate from the Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles, and Ting Chi, an AMDT associate professor, traveled to Santa Fe, N.M., to share discoveries about the world of “Made-in-the-USA” apparel.
Delcarmen and Chi analyzed a California company’s business model and explored the impact of the reshoring movement—the effort to bring apparel-making jobs back to the United States. They presented their paper, “Apparel re-shoring movement: a case study of a made-in-USA business model,” at the International Textile and Apparel Association’s annual conference, held November 12. Learn more about the conference here.
Pushing the boundaries of ‘cleantech’
WSU and CAHNRS are being recognized for pushing the boundaries of “cleantech,” products or services that improve performance while reducing cost, energy consumption and waste.
The university received the CleanTech Achievement Award from CleanTech Alliance Washington, presented at the organization’s fourth annual meeting, November 17 in Seattle.
WSU is a member of the CleanTech Alliance, a trade association that helps grow cleantech-focused companies, jobs, education, research and services. Learn more about the award here.
$400K grant helps wheat researchers explore new genetics
Arron Carter, winter wheat breeder in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Camille Steber, a molecular geneticist with USDA-ARS and adjunct professor in CSS, and Zhiwu Zhang, CSS assistant professor and scientist, in November received a large grant to explore new techniques to breed better white wheat.
The $422,000 grant, from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture/National Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Foundational Program, is for “Molecular Genetic Approaches for Increasing Preharvest Sprouting Tolerance in White Wheat.” Learn more about new research grants here.
Alumni award for berry researcher Lisa Wasko DeVetter
Lisa Wasko DeVetter, an assistant professor researching berry crops at the Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center at WSU Mount Vernon, received the Outstanding Young Professional Award from her alma mater at Iowa State University. The honor goes to distinguished ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumni, younger than 40, who provide outstanding service, leadership, and involvement. Learn more here.
Kudos for Extension booster to rural economies
A WSU Extension rural business development conference received the Leadership and Collaboration Award of Excellence from the University Economic Development Association in October.
The Rural Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) Conference was selected from four finalists at the UEDA Annual Summit in Anchorage, Alaska.
WSU Extension’s Debra Hansen and Monica Babine developed P2P as an accessible resource to help rural small businesses thrive and create jobs. Read more here.
Events
Drones, Droids, Data & Dirt: WSU researchers talk tech at Precision Farming Expo
Researchers from CAHNRS play a big part in the third-annual Precision Farming Expo, January 7 and 8 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Wash. The show links developers, farmers and researchers with new technologies for future farming.
The expo focuses on key precision agriculture areas, including farm robotics, remote sensing, big data utilization, precision irrigation and automation, and many more. Several CAHNRS researchers, including Qin Zhang, Lav Khot, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Troy Peters, Paul Carter, Manoj Karkee, Gwen Hoheisel, David Brown, Amit Dhingra, Sindhuja Sankaran, Vincent Jones, Drew Lyon and James Durfey will be leading or taking part in discussions during the expo. The WSU Office of Economic Development also takes part. Learn more here.
CAHNRS holiday party coming up
Celebrate the end of a great year at the CAHNRS Holiday Party, 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Ensminger Pavilion. There will be light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments, games and raffles, a food drive and a photo booth.
All donations to the food drive will be matched by CAHNRS Acting Dean Kim Kidwell.
Jessica Delcarmen, a recent merchandising graduate from the Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles, and Ting Chi, an AMDT associate professor, traveled to Santa Fe, N.M., to share discoveries about the world of “Made-in-the-USA” apparel.
