The Senate Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development committee Thursday held a work session to discuss the status of the federal funding WSU receives for its agricultural research programs. Dan Bernardo, WSU Vice President for Agriculture and Extension and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS), provided the committee an […]
On Wednesday, the House Higher Education committee heard public testimony on House Bill 1331, which would permit higher education student associations to form an advisory committee to advise the institution’s administration on issues that affect student access and success, such as tuition and fees. The legislation would require higher ed. administrators to make information available […]
The House Higher Education committee heard public testimony Tuesday concerning House Bill 1043 which would remove the authority for public baccalaureate institutions to set differential tuition rates for resident, undergraduate programs. The Legislature in 2011 granted differential tuition setting authority for high cost programs under House Bill 1795. You can find our previous coverage regarding […]
In a press conference Tuesday, Senate Democrats proposed a plan to freeze tuition for two years and shift back to a 50/50 funding model that would split the cost to attend college evenly between state support and tuition. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has the story here. Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, is the prime sponsor of Senate […]
The past week has been a whirlwind here in Washington DC with the 2013 inauguration activities. The town was abuzz as hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world descended upon the city, at times bringing traffic to a stop. The Washington State University (WSU) Federal Relations Office had the opportunity to host […]
The Senate Higher Education committee Thursday held a work session to discuss online education at institutions of higher education where WSU Vice President of Global Campus David Cillay presented an overview of WSU’s online program. You can view Cillay’s presentation below.
Reed, center, is presented with the award by former and current WSU presidents Sam Smith, left, and Elson S. Floyd. Former Secretary of State Sam Reed was honored with the Washington State University Alumni Achievement Award at the “Sam Reed Roast and Toast” on Jan. 10 in Seattle. After a 35 year career of trademark […]
The House Higher Education Committee on Wednesday heard presentations from each of Washington’s six public baccalaureate institutions outlining the history and mission of each. The universities also outlined their policy priorities for session. You can view WSU’s presentation below.
A report published last week by the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council indicates that tax collections for December are $19.3 million, or 1.7 percent, higher than the November forecast and cumulative tax collections are now $92.1 million, or 3.2 percent, greater than forecasted. The revenue report cautions that a correction could be in order for […]
The House Appropriations Committee took public testimony of Gov. Chris Gregoire’s proposed operating budget on Tuesday. You can view WSU’s testimony below.