WSU TRACK
& FIELD TRAVEL (AGAIN) TO ALBUQUERQUE & SEATTLE
From WSU
Sports Info
The
Washington State track and field teams split again this weekend for
high-caliber indoor competition...the Cougars sprinters, hurdlers and
horizontal jumpers travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the Don Kirby
Elite/Invite, Feb. 9-10 at the Albuquerque Convention Center...WSU’s distance
and middle distance runners, throwers and vertical jump competitors are going
to Seattle for the Husky Classic meet, Feb. 9-10, at the Dempsey Indoor
Facility...link for Live Results from Albuquerque and Seattle will be placed on
the WSU T&F online schedule page when available before the meet...results
will be posted at www.wsucougars.com, following both meet’s completion.
………
Brief: WSU
wine program receives donation
Feb 3,
2018 Moscow Pullman Daily News
The
Auction of Washington Wines donated $344,500 to Washington State University's
Viticulture and Enology research program as part of AWW's new Industry Grant
Program.
AWW, the
single largest private donor to WSU's wine research program, has been
supporting the program for 11 years. It has accounted for more than one-quarter
of the program's annual funding.
The
Industry Grant Program was launched in 2017 to invest in local communities that
provide services affecting Washington state wine grape growers and producers.
It also donated $10,000 to SOS Health Services of Walla Walla, an urgent care
facility that provides services to under-insured individuals working in the
wine industry.
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WSU Student
conduct task force submits recommendations
February
6, 2018 from WSU Insider
Aerial
image of Washington State University's Pullman campus
Washington
State University Pullman
The
Washington State University Student Conduct Process Task Force has submitted 32
recommendations designed to make the university’s student conduct process reflect
best practices nationally.
The
recommendations are part of the report the task force of 17 WSU faculty, staff,
students, and alumni recently wrote after finishing a year-long, comprehensive
review of the current student conduct process. The report was submitted to WSU
President Kirk Schulz on January 22.
The
recommendations address a variety of topics, ranging from improving the ways in
which students are informed and educated about the conduct process to revising
the composition of the conduct board and providing new, in-depth training to
board members.
“The task
force carefully considered the input received from all areas of the university
community,” said Nancy Youlden, task force co-chair and vice chancellor for
student affairs and enrollment, WSU Vancouver. “We gained valuable insights
from each step of the process. We believe these recommendations provide a solid
foundation upon which to build a student conduct system that is among the best
in the nation.”
Major
recommendations
The
report’s recommendations are grouped by six themes: student notifications,
conduct and appeals board structure and member training, conduct process,
review of policies, educational outreach to campus community, and
assessment/evaluation strategies. Among the major recommendations:
Ensure
students are fully informed of their rights at the beginning of a conduct case
and provide them with resources and access to university advisors and legal
resources.
Implement
mandatory training for conduct board members in areas such as cultural
competency and implicit bias, conflict of interest, and sexual assault and
gender-based violence.
Implement
term limits for conduct board members.
Provide
alternative dispute resolution when it may be a suitable avenue to resolve a
matter.
Publish
sanctioning guidelines that explain in plain language the types of sanctions
students may face for a particular violation of community standards and the
factors used to determine sanctions.
The report
notes that the task force did not reach a unanimous decision on all of its
recommendations. Dissenting opinions addressing the group accountability of
student organizations and representation during brief adjudication proceedings
are also included in the document.
Task force
members studied best-in-class conduct processes of other universities, reviewed
current research in the field, and examined data about past WSU conduct cases.
Members also reviewed more than 300 comments submitted by the WSU community and
commissioned an online survey to gather additional input.
“I
appreciate the task force’s comprehensive review and the effort to ensure as
many voices as possible were heard and incorporated throughout the process,”
said WSU President Kirk Schulz.
Recommendations
to be discussed at information sessions statewide
The task
force’s recommendations will be discussed with the WSU community during a
series of public information sessions held at campuses statewide and online
Feb. 14-19:
Wednesday,
Feb. 14
WSU
Pullman (Livestream: Details to come; see
https://president.wsu.edu/student-conduct-process/)
11
a.m.-noon, CUB Jr. Ballroom
WSU Tri
Cities
4-5 p.m.,
East 266 (Auditorium)
Thursday,
Feb. 15
WSU
Everett
2-3 p.m.,
Room 358
WSU
Downtown Seattle
6:30-7:30
p.m., 901 5th Ave, Suite 2900
Friday,
Feb. 16
WSU
Vancouver
10-11
a.m., Firstenburg Student Commons 104
WSU
Spokane
3:30-4:30
p.m., Spokane Academic Center 341
Monday,
Feb. 19
WSU Global
Campus (Livestream: Details to come; see https://president.wsu.edu/student-conduct-process/)
5-6 p.m.
New
conduct rules expected to be in place by fall semester
After an
administrative review, Schulz will determine which of the recommendations to
adopt. The WSU division of the state Office of the Attorney General will draft
revisions to the Washington Administrative Code that governs student conduct
based on the recommendations and administrative review.
A formal
hearing to invite public comment on the revised Washington Administrative Code
will take place later in the spring. The University’s Board of Regents must
approve adoption of revised rules, which are expected to be in place by the
fall 2018 semester.
Regular
updates about the next steps in revising the conduct progress will be published
at https://president.wsu.edu/student-conduct-process
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Tennis
Clinic – National Girls and Women in Sports Day
February
6, 2018 from WSU Announcements
The
Washington State University tennis team will host its 13th annual tennis clinic
Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 5 p.m. in honor of National Girls and Women in Sports
Day.
The clinic
is free to all participants. The clinic will be held at the Simmelink Tennis
Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse and runs from 5-6 p.m. The team and coaching
staff will host the tennis clinic, as they encourage females of all ages and
skill levels to participate in this fun event.
Racquets
and balls will be provided for participants that do not have their own
equipment.
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Four WSU football
players invited to the NFL Scouting Combine
Originally
published February 6, 2018 at 8:20 am Updated February 6, 2018 at 8:29 am
Luke Falk,
Cole Madison, Hercules Mata'afa and Tavares Martin Jr. have been invited to the
NFL Scouting Combine
By Stefanie Loh Seattle Times
Four
Washington State players have been invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis
in April.
Quarterback
Luke Falk, offensive tackle Cole Madison, defensive tackle Hercules Mata’afa,
and receiver Tavares Martin, who was cut from the football team in December,
will all be in Indianapolis for the combine.
Falk and
Madison are coming off good performances at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.
last month. Falk, especially, was lauded for his on field leadership skills,
his insightful comments on suicide after Tyler Hilinski’s death, and his poise
and accuracy on the field. NFL.com lists Falk as a third or fourth round draft
selection.
Madison,
WSU’s right tackle, showed his versatility at the Senior Bowl, taking reps at
the interior offensive line positions. But the 6-foot-5, 313-pound Cougar is
listed as a tackle on the NFL combine invite list. Per NFL.com, he’s projected
as a fifth to sixth round pick.
Mata’afa,
who last month, was honored as the Polynesian College Football Player of the
Year, declared early for the NFL Draft,
opting to forego his senior season at WSU. Mata’afa played defensive tackle for
the Cougars, but at 6-foot-2, 252-pounds, is undersized as an NFL defensive
lineman and projects more as an outside linebacker in the pros. The combine
will be big for Mata’afa, who is listed on the invitation list as an outside
linebacker, and needs to show NFL executives that he can successfully make the
switch.
Martin Jr.
was WSU’s leading receiver in 2017, and left the team under controversial
circumstances, with Martin Jr. saying he was cut for requesting his release,
but sources reporting that he was cut for missing team activities. Martin Jr.
considered transferring to finish out his college career, but ultimately
decided to declare early for the NFL draft.
Notably,
offensive guard Cody O’Connell was left off the NFL combine invitation list.
O’Connell was also not invited to the Senior Bowl, but played in the East-West
Shrine Game. At 6-foot-8, 368 pounds, O’Connell’s size makes him an intriguing
NFL prospect, but he has not really impressed NFL talent evaluators in the
pre-draft process to date.
