Conference Tracks

The 2026 Elevating Cougs conference features four brand new tracks featuring knowledge, skill-building, and support tailored to the WSU employee experience.

These tracks cover soft and technical skills, and practical how-to’s employees can implement immediately to improve their experience at WSU.

Attendees can mix and match sessions across all three to create their own personalized learning journey.

Learn more about the new tracks below:

This track offers deeper dives into the knowledge and skill development that will help WSU employees more effectively use the tools, resources, and practices already available to them.

This includes:

  • Workday for finance, HCM, payroll, and beyond.
  • Excel and other tools.
  • Best practices for project management, organization, and more.

Sessions in the Recharge and Reimagine track focus on soft skills to help promote employee wellbeing, or support them in their next step in their professional development journey.

These quick, bite-sized sessions offer practical tips and tricks you can apply immediately to improve and enhance your work day.

This track offers live versions of select compliance trainings required for all WSU employees. Want to fulfill your compliance training requirements in a live, interactive environment? This track is for you!