CCB & COVID-19

Current Students

Although the Carson Center for Student Success is not currently open for face-to-face operations until further notice, we are still offering most services via telephone, email or through Zoom (a web conferencing platform).

Academic Advising

If you have already scheduled an appointment with your academic advisor, please keep the appointment. Carson Center advisors plan to initiate contact with you via Zoom. If you are unable to meet with your advisor through Zoom, please make sure your telephone number in myWSU has been updated so that they may reach out you by phone during the appointment.

To schedule, change, or cancel an advising appointment, please do so via Navigate (https://navigate.wsu.edu). If you are having difficulty scheduling an appointment, please contact your academic advisor via email and they will assist you.

For general questions regarding academic advising, please email the Carson Center advising team at cb.advisors@wsu.edu.

Career Consulting & Events

We are offering career events and career consulting appointments via Zoom. Please make a career appointment using Handshake. After scheduling an appointment with a Career Consultant, you will be given a Zoom meeting link via email.

If you have a quick question or in need of career support email us at carsoncenter@wsu.edu
To schedule an appointment with a Career Consultant, please log on to wsu.joinhandshake.com

Please note: we are no longer doing drop in appointments.

Career Amplifier Program

If you are still working to complete your Career Amplifier requirements (either in Tier 1 or Crimson Pathway 1), there are a number of online options available to help you complete your requirements. You can access these options by logging into the Suitable app (https://app.suitable.co/) using your WSU network ID and password.

For questions regarding the Career Amplifier Program, please email CCB.Amplifier@wsu.edu or visit us during our virtual office hours.

Mondays 12 – 1 p.m. (zoom link)
Tuesdays 12 – 1 p.m. (zoom link)
Thursdays 12 – 1 p.m. (zoom link)

Drop-In Advising

Drop-in advising is a chance to get a quick question answered by a Carson Center academic advisor. During the times listed below, advisors will meet with students on a first-come-first-serve basis. To meet with your advisor outside of drop-in times, please schedule an appointment via Navigate, or email your advisor directly.

For questions about business minors or changing to a business major, please email: cb.advisors@wsu.edu.

Spring 2021 Drop-In Advising Schedule
Date	Time	Advisors	Zoom Meeting Link
January 19 – 22, 2021	Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1:30 – 3 p.m.	All advisors will be available	Zoom Link
January 24 – April 2, 2021	Mondays 8:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Lisa Hill Dan Kennedy Leslee Kimbleton Hans Schnabel
	Thursdays 8:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Alex Soberanes Bret Vanness Kristen White Corey Sutter
April 5 – 9, 2021	No Drop-In Advising Availability
April 12 – 23, 2021	M, W, F 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1:30 – 3 p.m.	All Advisors will be available	Zoom Link
	T, Th 1 – 3 p.m.
April 26 – June 3, 2021	Mondays 8:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Lisa Hill Dan Kennedy Leslee Kimbleton Hans Schnabel	Zoom Link
	Thursdays 8:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Alex Soberanes Bret Vanness Kristen White Corey Sutter

Please note: Drop-in advising will not be held on holidays.

Spring Commencement

Spring Commencement will be held virtually this year on May 8, 2021, at 10 a.m. PST. More information on campus specific events can be found on the University’s event website. Please pre-register for the university event by April 12, 2021. Regalia is available to rent for photos and individual celebrations.

The Carson College of Business will be celebrating your accomplishment through a series of social media engagements. Check the Carson College’s Facebook often. In addition, check your mailbox for a special graduation gift from us!

Study Abroad

Unfortunately, in-person study abroad has been cancelled for summer 2021.

Due to COVID-19 and current travel restrictions, the Carson College of Business cannot guarantee when study abroad will resume. We are both hopeful and cautiously optimistic that programs will resume in fall 2021. Students interested in studying abroad should continue to plan with their Academic Advisor to meet deadlines for their desired term (Plan A), however students must have back-up plans to complete degree requirements if their term is canceled (Plan B). To start planning for study abroad you can make appointments with the Global Learning Office.

Students concerned about the impact of COVID-19 cancelations on their study abroad degree requirements should see the following updates to determine how cancelations could affect their requirements.

IBUS Majors

Summer 2021 Graduates	Fall 2021 Graduates	Spring 2022 Graduates	Summer 2022 Graduates	Fall 2022 Graduates and beyond
Virtual summer study abroad programs will be approved (3 credits minimum) combined with the completion of the new Global Learning Badge program will fulfil the requirement (completion of all 6 badges)	Virtual summer study abroad programs will be approved (3 credits minimum) combined with the completion of the new Global Learning Badge program will fulfil the requirement (completion of all 6 badges)	Option 1: Complete an exchange program in fall ‘21 Option 2: Complete a Third Party Provider program in fall ‘21 Option 3: Virtual summer study abroad programs will be approved (3 credits minimum) combined with the completion of the new Global Learning Badge program will fulfil the requirement (completion of all 6 badges)	Students should continue to plan for a normal exchange program, as we hope that study abroad will resume in time to complete this.	Students should continue to plan for a normal exchange program, as we hope that study abroad will resume in time to complete this.

IER Students

Summer 2021 Graduates	Fall 2021 Graduates	Spring 2022 Graduates	Summer 2022 Graduates	Fall 2022 Graduates and beyond
Students should plan to complete the IER through non-study abroad options. Students can complete them through the normal IER options, or students can complete the IER by meeting 2 of any combination of the following: One BUS IER Course One Non-BUS IER Course One 3 credit virtual study abroad program The Global Learning Badge program (6 badges) Any combination of 2 includes the option to take 2 BUS IER courses or 2 non-BUS IER courses.	Students should plan to complete the IER through non-study abroad options. Students can complete them through the normal IER options, or students can complete the IER by meeting 2 of any combination of the following: One BUS IER Course One Non-BUS IER Course One 3 credit virtual study abroad program The Global Learning Badge program (6 badges) Any combination of 2 includes the option to take 2 BUS IER courses or 2 non-BUS IER courses.	Students should plan to complete the IER through the normal IER options, such as study abroad. However, students can complete the IER by meeting 2 of any combination of the following: One BUS IER Course One Non-BUS IER Course One 3 credit virtual study abroad program The Global Learning Badge program (6 badges) Any combination of 2 includes the option to take 2 BUS IER courses or 2 non-BUS IER courses.	Students should plan to complete the IER through the normal options, such as study abroad.	Students should plan to complete the IER through the normal options, such as study abroad.

Make sure to talk with your Academic Advisor about your options.

The Global Learning Badge Program is a new initiative that International Programs rolled out in fall 2020. The program is 24 hours over 14 weeks where students will achieve similar learning outcomes to those that we hope they get on study abroad by attending different events, speakers, completing reflection assignments, etc. It will all be online and available to all campuses for free. The badge learning outcomes align with the AAC&U Global Learning Value Rubric. Badges will be tracked by Global Learning through their myStudyAbroad system.

If you have questions about your specific study abroad requirements, please feel free to reach out to the Assistant Director for the International Business Institute, Courtney Anne Jackson, at courtney.a.jackson@wsu.edu or your Academic Advisor.

Tutoring

Tutoring for business classes will also be offered via Zoom. To find tutors and access their Zoom meeting spaces, please visit WSU’s tutoring portal at https://ascc.wsu.edu/peer-tutoring/.

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Student Success Resources for Distance Learning

Preparing to Complete Courses Remotely

The information on this page is for WSU students taking courses transitioned to distance learning due to the University’s response to COVID-19.

Plan for Success in the Distance Learning Environment

Check out the linked document to help students Plan for Success in the Distance Learning Environment

Global Campus Video Vault

The Global Connections Video Vault is an archive of past webinars and live-streamed events. In the archive, WSU Global Campus students can explore free and engaging media anytime. Video Vault categories include:

• Career Development
• WSU Student Resources
• Food & Drink
• Health & Wellness
• Arts, Culture, & Music
• Academic
• Home & Family
• Civic Engagement
• Fun Diversions

Free eTutoring—Fully Online

WSU Online is proud to be a member of the Western eTutoring Consortium, which provides unlimited FREE online tutoring.

VitalSource eTextbooks

Impacted by a recent campus shift to online learning due to COVID-19? Access an expansive, curated catalog of etexts from participating publishers.

WSU Writing Programs Online Writing Placement Process

The Writing Program has created a solution for our currently-enrolled students on all campuses who need to complete the Writing Placement process in order to enroll in either a Summer or Fall 2020 English course.

This option is for enrolled students only. This is not for summer ALIVE! students.

Upon navigating to this link, student should enter the password: writingplacement

Please email questions to writing.program@wsu.edu and be sure to include your full name and student ID#.

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Future Students

Carson College of Business Tours

Tours of the Carson College have been replaced with virtual meetings on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4:00 – 4:30 PM (Pacific Time). To schedule a meeting with a Carson Center representative, please email ccb.cc.ambassador@wsu.edu with your preferred meeting date.

Our staff look forward to answering any questions you might have about making the choice to become a Carson Coug!