The first week of this year’s legislative session has featured budget committee hearings in both chambers on the governor’s proposed operating budget submitted to the Legislature last month. The Governor’s proposal includes a fully-funded tuition freeze, new funding for the State Need Grant and $10 million of WSU’s $10.8 million request to support 60 first year and […]
Gavels fell at noon today to usher in the 2017 legislative session, scheduled to run 105 days and adjourn on April 23. WSU is pursuing a series of priorities in the Legislature this year, topped by operating funding for the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and construction funding for two agriculture research buildings in […]
Governor Jay Inslee unveiled his 2017-19 operating budget proposal today, providing $10 million of WSU’s $10.8 million request to support 60 first year and 60 second year students for the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. The college gained preliminary accreditation this fall and is on track to welcome its inaugural class in the fall. Some 700 prospective students […]
Brian Dixon, Assistant Vice President of Student Financial Services, provided an update to the Senate Higher Education Committee this morning regarding federal financial aid changes and the impact these changes will have on four-year universities. The Senate is in Olympia for two days of meetings in advance of the 2017 legislative session, scheduled to begin […]
Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine received preliminary accreditation today, completing a major milestone that will keep the university on track to enroll its inaugural class of students in August 2017. The announcement was made by founding dean, John Tomkowiak during a news conference earlier today, in which the dean noted the […]
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 […]