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 […]
The Everett Herald this week editorialized in support of WSU’s supplemental operating budget request for $832,000 to develop academic programming to support agriculture in Western Washington. You can read the editorial here. If funded, the program would be centered at WSU North Puget Sound at Everett, though some instruction would also be available at WSU research […]
Dr. John Tomkowiak, Founding Dean of the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, told members of the Senate Higher Education Committee on Thursday that the state’s next medical school is being developed “on Elson time.” The college is preparing to submit a 700 page accreditation document by Dec. 1. Affiliation agreements have been signed […]
Six members of the House Higher Education Committee visited the WSU Tri-Cities campus on Tuesday to learn about the University’s academic programs and research at the urban campus in Richland. Students thanked the delegation for their efforts to support college affordability, faculty expressed their appreciation for state supported research, and administrators thanked legislators for the […]
University administrators and legislative leaders broke ground this afternoon on a new academic building at the Everett University Center. The ceremony drew community leaders, educational partners and members of the Legislature, which approved $54.6 million in funding for the expansion during the 2015 legislative session. The 95,000 square foot building will house classrooms, laboratories, faculty […]
WSU News Washington State University again experienced record enrollment this fall, registering a total of 29,686 students statewide. The additional 1,000 students represent a 3.5 percent increase from the previous record, set during the fall semester last year. The enrollment increase occurred across all WSU campuses, with WSU Tri-Cities and the WSU Global campus registering […]
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 […]
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Live video of today’s university wide celebration of life of President Elson S. Floyd will be available via live stream when the event begins. The live link can be found here. The event is scheduled to begin promptly at 3:00pm in Beasley Coliseum on the Pullman campus and is scheduled to run until 5:00pm. It […]