After two days in Spokane and then Ellensburg, House Higher Education Committee Chairman Larry Seaquist, ranking minority member Larry Haler and committee member Susan Fagan visited WSU Tri-Cities Thursday and it generated this news story.
While discussion certainly turned to the state’s budget problems, the visit served as a bit of a 101 session for members about the history and role of the Richland branch campus. Members visited the Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Lab, learned about university activities in the wine sciences and engaged in robust conversation about collaborations with Columbia Basin College and other partners.
The committee’s formal Chautauqua Series continues Oct. 12 and 13 in Seattle and Mt. Vernon, respectively.