Washington State University recently submitted its operating and capital budget requests to the state’s budget office for the upcoming 2017-19 biennium, prioritizing support for the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and capital requests to promote food safety and food security. In the operating budget, WSU seeks $10.8 million in funding from the Legislature to […]
Three of Washington’s Secretaries of State joined together recently to award WSU Professor Carolyn Long the inaugural Sam Reed Distinguished Professorship in Civic Education and Public Civility. The ceremony was conducted in the current Secretary of State Kim Wyman’s office and was attended by former Secretaries of State Ralph Munro and Sam Reed. Reed, a […]
The Washington State Department of Transportation and Washington State University will jointly host an interactive town-hall meeting over YouTube on Tuesday in an effort to address public concerns about U.S. Highway 195 and State Route 26 near Pullman. A panel that includes representatives from WSDOT, WSU and the Washington State Patrol will discuss safety concerns […]
The operating budget agreement unveiled by the Legislature late Monday adds funding for WSU to address an array of priorities. Most notably, the budget provides just over $2 million to further backfill tuition cuts by accounting for enrollment growth occurring during the course of the current two year budget cycle. It also provides $580,000 to […]
The operating budget proposal released Wednesday would add state appropriation to backfill tuition cuts and one time money to conduct research on developing marijuana breathalyzer technology. The Legislature last year approved legislation cutting tuition at WSU by 5 percent this academic year and by another 10 percent for the academic year starting in August. To […]
WSU Student Regent Jansen VanderMeulen appeared before the Senate Higher Education Committee this week as the panel considered recommending confirmation. The encounter was memorable. VanderMeulen, who has been serving as Student Regent since July, wowed the committee with knowledge of their legislative districts. Video of Jansen VanderMeulen’s testimony can be viewed below. He appeared on […]
The state’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council lowered state revenue projections Wednesday for the first time in two years. You can find the press release from the state budget office here. While not projecting a recession, the new forecast for the current 2015-17 budget cycle and the ensuing 2017-19 budget cycle projects slower growth. Contributing […]
This week marked another breakthrough in the accreditation process for Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine when it received “candidate” status by the Liason Committee on Medical Education, the national accrediting agency for allopathic medical schools in U.S. and Canada. The agency reviewed the foundational documents WSU submitted back in December and […]
Washington State University was featured in a King 5 news story this week for its work in addressing the state’s growing need for engineers to support aerospace and other industries. WSU is currently constructing a new building at the Everett University Center on the campus of Everett Community College in an effort to expand its […]
Washington’s educational attainment levels just won’t cut it to meet our state’s future economic needs. That’s the thesis of a guest column published on The Seattle Times last week authored by chair and executive director of the Washington Student Achievement Council. Maud Daudon, also the CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Gene […]