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VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver will offer prospective students an opportunity to learn about the campus, the programs, student life, admissions, financial aid and more at Preview Day. The event will be held Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the Dengerink Administration building, room 110. Arrive at 4:30 p.m. for an optional campus tour.

"Preview Day is an opportunity for prospective freshmen and transfer students to learn the ropes from admissions to paying for college," said Kimberly Hiatt, WSU Vancouver associate director of admissions.

An admissions seminar will provide a campus overview and cover admissions requirements and how to apply. Representatives from student government will share information about recreational and co-curricular activities. Student ambassadors will give insight into campus life, academics and student support services. Members of WSU Vancouver's staff and faculty will be on hand to answer questions.

A financial aid and scholarships workshop will cover options for paying for college including loans, grants, waivers and scholarships. Admissions counselors will be on hand to answer individual questions.

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VANCOUVER, WASH. – A collection of local landscape photography by Northwest newcomer Laura Evancich is on display in the Engineering and Life Science building at Washington State University Vancouver through March 19.

Originally from Boston, Mass., Evancich relocated to Vancouver, Wash. in hopes of combining a love of the outdoors with photography.

“When I was a kid, I wanted to be a park ranger. I have always loved the outdoors and decided I wanted to live and work in the woods. Unfortunately I wasn’t the best science student, so I switched gears and chose graphic design,” said Evancich who also serves as graphic designer in the department of marketing and communications. “I decided to somehow find a way to combine my love of the outdoors with a career. If I couldn’t do it as my job, I would live in a place where I could work, play outdoors on the weekends and find a happy balance.”

Evancich graduated from the University of Colorado at...

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver will celebrate its 10^th Annual Public Affairs Lecture Series with a keynote address from National Association of Financial Aid Administrators President and CEO Justin Draeger at 7 p.m. Feb. 1 in the Firstenburg Student Commons. Draeger will discuss the effects of recent cuts in financial support for higher education. The event is free and open to registered guests on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, visit http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/pals.

With recent policy changes and cuts in higher education funding, financial aid for higher education has shifted more in the past six years than in the past six decades. University enrollment numbers have increased nationwide, but recent cuts have decreased the amount of financial awards available for students. Such cuts have shifted higher education further from the ideals of public good and closer to the...

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver’s department of English is offering a Professional Writers Series January – March featuring five noteworthy Northwest writers. The series is ideal for anyone looking to get a new sense of purpose and direction in their own writing. Each installment of the series will include writing prompts and exercises along with the main lecture. All events will be held from 7 – 9 p.m. in the WSU Vancouver Library, room 264. The series is free and open to the public.

Over the years WSU Vancouver has hosted award-winning novelists, poets, screenwriters, essayists and memoirists.

“There are a wealth of terrific writers in the Northwest and narrowing down choices of who will be selected to make presentations can prove challenging. I look for both established and emerging authors who are devoted to...

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Professional and aspiring writers alike are invited to advance their writing skills through “creation stations” at the upcoming National Unpublished Writers’ Day. The event will take place 12 – 5 p.m. Jan. 29 from at the Clark County Historical Museum. Admission is free and open to the public.

National Unpublished Writer’s Day is an annual event held in partnership with the Clark County Historical Museum, and the creative media and digital culture program and writing center at Washington State University Vancouver. The event will feature a series of workshops, activities and creation stations that will offer attendees a wide array of information, theory and hands-on practice.

The workshops cover a diverse range of writing topics including writing for mobile media, résumé writing, creative writing and writing for radio. Professional writers from WSU Vancouver and the community will help lead the workshops and provide participants with a broad approach to writing.

Writers include Christopher Luna and Toni Partington, editors of Printed Matter Vancouver; Sam Mowry, director of the Willamette Radio Workshop; Brett Oppegaard, assistant professor...

VANCOUVER, WASH. - “Imago Dei” or “Image of God," a collection of paintings by Washington State University junior Danica Wixom, is on exhibit at Washington State University Vancouver in the Dengerink Administration building gallery through March 14.

Wixom’s colorful acrylics on canvas and mixed-media artworks explore facets of the collision and confluence of man and God.

“The relationship between man and God is filled with emotions, obstacles, miracles and mysteries. I am continually exploring these complexities through my art,” said Wixom. “I want the viewer to think about what is happening in the piece and why I chose to portray an image in that way.”

Originally from Vancouver, Wixom is a 2009 graduate of the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Many of the paintings in her exhibit were created during Wixom’s senior year at VSAA as part of her advanced placement studio art portfolio requirement. Wixom continues to create art at WSU Pullman within her humanities major...

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver will host College Goal Sunday Washington at 1 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Firstenburg Student Commons. For the first time, WSU Vancouver will offer workshops and assistance filing the FAFSA in three languages—English, Russian and Spanish.

College Goal Sunday Washington is a free program that helps students and families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the form required to apply for federal financial assistance for higher education. WSU Vancouver's College Goal Sunday Washington is the largest in the state and the only event to offer the information in three languages.

The event is free and open to all families no matter where the student intends to go to school. Whether students choose a four-year college, community college, vocational or technical school, College Goal Sunday Washington can help them get money. The FAFSA is considered the gateway to accessing financial aid resources, such as federal and state grants, school loans and scholarships.

Because household financial information is a key part of completing the form, students and parents are encouraged to attend this event together....

VANCOUVER, WASH. - Washington State University Vancouver will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day with its annual MLK Day of Service. The theme for 2012 is “Bridging the Gap Between Sustainability and Social Justice.” The program will take place from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Jan.16 in the Firstenburg Student Commons.

Long-time voice for Portland's under-represented communities and a leader in the struggle against racial and economic injustice, Jo Ann Hardesty, will deliver the keynote. Hardesty is co-host of “Voices from the Edge,” a weekly program on topics of community interest on KBOO radio. She previously served as an Oregon state legislator, executive director of Oregon Action and chair of Portland Community Media.

Chef Peter Leigh Gallin of Applewood Restaurant is serving a local, sustainable lunch menu during the keynote address.

Throughout the day participants may choose to attend a variety of workshops including: “How can we Build a Sustainable Future? Lessons from Fishery Management” presented by Brian Tissot, interim director and professor in the School of Earth and Environmental Science at WSU Vancouver; "The Return of the Wapato" presented by Jon...