Jacob Dowd, assistant director of federal relations at WSU, has been elected to the Board of Directors for The Science Coalition (TSC), a nonpartisan organization which advocates for federal support for scientific research. As a member of the board, Dowd will position WSU in key conversations as TSC works with member institutions to articulate the […]
WSU President Kirk Schulz spent last week advocating for WSU’s legislative priorities over a rigorous three-day stretch. The visit to Olympia included a meeting with Governor Jay Inslee at the outset of the week. President Schulz met with the governor along with Regents Marty Dickinson and Jenette Ramos to discuss the status of collegiate athletics […]
Dozens of WSU students flooded the rainy state Capitol grounds today to press their priorities as part of the annual Coug Day at the Capitol. Students from throughout the WSU system returned in force before dawn this morning. Top agenda items for the 95 meetings on their schedules today included legislation extending terms of the […]
A bill that would provide clarity necessary for certain university employees to advise and support student athletes pursuing activities that include their name, image and likeness advanced out of committee today with a unanimous vote. SB 5913 was heard earlier this week in the Senate State Government & Tribal Relations committee, where WSU testified in […]
Legislation that would empower certain university employees to provide greater guidance to student athletes seeking to benefit from the use of their name, image and likenesses has been scheduled for a committee vote Friday after being heard in the Senate yesterday. The NCAA adopted guidelines in 2021 that allow individuals to engage in NIL activities […]
WSU was on the hill Monday and Tuesday to testify on the governor’s proposed operating budget as it was heard in the House Appropriations and the Senate Ways and Means committees. Chris Mulick, WSU Director of State Relations, briefed both committees on WSU’s negotiations of its first contract with a newly organized academic student employee union. Mulick […]
Lawmakers returned to Olympia yesterday, taking their seats in the state Legislature to convene the 2024 session. Among the top challenges facing legislators in the 60-day session are housing affordability, the environment, behavioral health and public safety. Adopting supplemental budgets for the 2023-25 biennium are also among the tasks facing legislators. The state’s revenues available […]
Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed operating budget proposal released this afternoon would provide $6 million to help WSU compete in carbon allowance auctions but does not fund the university’s request to add supply chain management major at WSU Vancouver and WSU Everett. WSU requested $19 million to meet obligations under the state’s new cap and invest decarbonization law, known as […]
Governor Jay Inslee traveled to WSU Tri-Cities last week to learn more about WSU’s cutting-edge work on sustainable aviation fuels, commonly abbreviated as SAF. WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor Dr. Sandra Haynes kicked things off during a roundtable discussion featuring WSU’s Dr. Joshua Heyne, Director of the Bioproducts Science and Engineering Laboratory and Chad Kruger, Director of the Center […]
Modest increases to the state’s budget are expected in the current and upcoming bienniums, announced the state’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council during a presentation of their November revenue forecast Monday morning. The current 2023-25 budget is projected to grow by $191 million, a 0.3 percent increase compared to the September forecast while the upcoming […]