ADVISORY COUNCIL SUMMIT | Agenda
WED, JUNE 5th, 2024
TIME | EVENT |
4:00PM | Check in to Hotels: AC Hotel, 333 W Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98660 Hotel Indigo, 550 Waterfront Way, Vancouver, WA 98660 NOTE: Hotels are located within walking distance of each other |
5:00PM | Welcome Reception AC Hotel Vancouver Waterfront | Basque and Catalonia Ballrooms, First Floor 333 W Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98660 |
6:00PM | Dinner AC Hotel Vancouver Waterfront 333 W Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98660 |
8:00PM | Evening Programming Concludes |
THUR, JUNE 6th, 2024
TIME | EVENT |
7:30AM | Buses pick-up at AC Hotel for travel to WSU Vancouver Campus |
8:00AM | Registration & Breakfast Firstenburg Student Commons (VFSC), WSU Vancouver Campus |
8:15AM | PROGRAMMING: Land Acknowledgment Karissa Lowe, Member of the Cowlitz Tribe and WSU Vancouver Advisory Council Member Welcome & WSU Vancouver Update Mel Netzhammer, Chancellor, WSU Vancouver WSU System Overview Kirk Schulz, President, Washington State University |
9:45AM | Networking Break |
10:00AM | PROGRAMMING: Budget 101 Leslie Brunelli, Vice President for Finance and Administration An overview of how WSU is funded and how budgeting differs at each campus. External Affairs and Government Relations Glynda Becker Fenter, Vice President, WSU External Affairs and Government Relations Discussion on the upcoming 2024 elections and how WSU state and federal funding might be impacted. Community Engagement Panel Moderated by Ben Calabretta, Director, Center for Civic Engagement Representatives from each campus and WSU extension will talk about community engagement on their campuses and in their communities. |
12:00PM | Lunch |
1:00PM | PROGRAMMING: WSU Vancouver Campus Tour Take a tour of the beautiful WSU Vancouver campus, hear from faculty about their research, and interact with staff and students. |
2:30PM | Networking Break |
2:45PM | Debrief & Closing Cross-Advisory Council engagement around topics discussed throughout the day. |
4:00PM | Buses will take attendees NOT attending the Life Sciences Building Dedication back to hotels NOTE: Shuttles will be continually running from 3:30PM-6:30PM |
4:00PM | OPTIONAL: Life Science Building Dedication |
5:30PM | OPTIONAL: CougsFirst! After Hours Taps Beer Reserve, Ridgefield, WA 201 S 47th Avenue, Ridgefield, WA 98642 |