The supplemental budget proposal introduced in the State House of Representatives today provides $580,000 for WSU to establish an agriculture program in Western Washington. The organic agriculture program would be centered at the Everett University Center but would leverage the university’s Extension resources as well. WSU requested $832,000 to bring the program to Everett alongside […]
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 […]
Last week, the Washington State Small Business Center (WSBDC) as part of the nation wide system funded through the Small Business Administration, visited our Congressional Delegation and participated in the SBDC Congressional reception. Washington State University has been partnered with the WSBDC for over 30 years, and was one of the nations beta sites for […]
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 […]
Local efforts to keep the doors open at the Small Business Development Center in Snohomish County show it to be a resource worth keeping. For 34 years the center has assisted local businesses and entrepreneurs with technical support, development, and consultations at no cost, but nearly closed last year due to a lack of funding. […]
Governor Inslee honored the life of the late WSU President Elson Floyd during his State of the State Address Tuesday, speaking of Dr. Floyd’s key role in shaping his administration and also how he considered Dr. Floyd to be one of his “most-trusted advisers.” President Floyd’s widow, Carmento Floyd, was also in attendance as the […]
Washington State University’s 2016 legislative agenda, found here, is appropriately modest heading into this year’s 60-day supplemental session. Gavels fall at noon Monday for a session scheduled to adjourn March 10. The Legislature is tasked, in part, with making mid-term adjustments to the two year budget it approved in July. The university’s four point agenda […]
On the Hill: The first week back after recess is well underway. Summer has come to an abrupt end and Congress is gearing up for a busy fall. Congress is back and faced with only a hand full of days before the end of the fiscal year, the upcoming days will be packed with negotiations […]