2026 CONGRESSIONAL & LEGISLATIVE STAFF TOUR AGENDA

MONDAY, AUGUST 10

2:00PM	Guests Arrive in Pullman Guests flying in are picked up at airport Guests driving in meet at Hampton Inn Parking Lot
2:45PM	Depart for WSU Pullman campus
3:00PM	President Cantwell Welcome and Athletics Discussion Champions Center BETSY CANTWELL \| President, Washington State University
4:45PM	Group Photo Gesa Field at Martin Stadium
5:00PM	Mixer at Martin Stadium Club Level at Gesa Field
6:00PM	Check in at Hampton Inn Hotel 1190 SE Bishop Blvd, Pullman, WA 99163

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11

7:45AM	Guests meet in hotel lobby and check out of hotel NOTE: Continental breakfast available at hotel
8:00AM	Depart for WSU Pullman Campus
8:30AM	Budget 101 / Understand the WSU Budget CUB 204 (ASWSU Senate Room) LESLIE BRUNELLI \| Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, WSU
9;15AM	Walk from CUB to Cleveland Hall
9:30AM	WSU ROAR Program Cleveland Hall KRISTI TIPPETT \| WSU Roar Director
10:15AM	Walk to Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center
10:30AM	Tribal Relations Panel Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center TERRI PARR \| WSU Executive Director & Presidential Liaison for Tribal Relations JERRY CROWSHOE \| Native American Health Sciences Program Director, WSU CAM MATHESON \| Councilman, Coeur d'Alene Tribe
11:30AM	Lunch Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center
12:15PM	Return to vans and depart for Spillman Farm
1:00PM	WSU Wheat Breeding Program at Spillman Farm Spillman Farm MIKE PUMPHREY \| Title
1:35PM	AgWeatherNet Ag Weather Net location at Spillman LAV KHOT \| Title
2:00PM	AgAID Spillman Farm ANATH KALYANARAMAN \| Title
2:30PM	Return to vans and depart for Pullman campus
3:00PM	Tour ARS Building ARS Building RAJ KHOSLA \| Title SIEG SNAPP \| Title
3:45PM	Walk to Food Sciences Building
4:00PM	WSU Food Science Food Science & Human Nutrition Building - 2nd Floor GIRISH GANJYAL \| Title
5:00PM	Walk back to ARS Building parking lot
5:15PM	Brief check in and break at Hampton Inn
5:45PM	Meet in hotel lobby and depart for Eggert Farm
6:00PM	Al Fresco Dinner WSU Eggert Family Organic Farm
7:45PM	Return to hotel 1190 SE Bishop Blvd, Pullman, WA 99163

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12

7:30AM	Guests meet in hotel lobby and check out of hotel NOTE: Contintential breakfast available at hotel
8:00AM	Depart for WSU Pullman Campus
8:30AM	F&A 101 and Research Security ETRL Conference Room KIM CHRISTEN \| Vice President for Research, WSU CHAD KRUGER \| Title DAWN DANIELS \| Title
9:35AM	Institute for Material Sciences ETRL - First Floor JOHN McCLOY \| Title DAVID FIELD \| Title
10:00AM	Manufacturing Lab utilizing AI ETRL Labs JANA DOPPA \| Title JIT MOJUMDER \| Title
10:30AM	AI Use with Semiconductors and Health Presentation TBD NGHIA HONG \| Title
10:45AM	Walk to Spark and Brief Break
11:15AM	Workforce Development Initiatives - Panel 1 Spark Lecture Hall Moderated by: CHRIS RILEY TILLMAN \| Provost, WSU ANANTHA KALYANARAMAN \| MS in AI KELLY NEWELL \| MS in Manufacturing Food Tech / Sustainable Fuels CHERYL OLIVER \| CarsonPro KATE McATEER \| Social Work Program
11:45AM	Workforce Development Initiatives - Panel 2 Spark Lecture Hall Moderated by: CHRIS RILEY TILLMAN \| Provost, WSU Jake Schlosser \| Schweitzer Engineering Labs TBD \| Pullman Regional Hospital
12:15PM	Lunch Panel: TRIO/SSS Students and Native Cougs Spark G10 LUCI LOERA \| Title AMANDA BOYD \| TItle Students
1:15PM	Return to vans and depart for Nuclear Science Center
1:30PM	Nuclear Science Center Tour Nuclear Science Center COREY HINES \| Director of Nuclear Science Center, WSU KIM CHRISTEN \| Vice President for Research ZACH HEIDEN \| Title
3:00PM	Load vans and depart for Ferdinand's Creamery
3:15PM	Ferdinand's Creamery Tour Ferdinand's Creamery
4:30PM	Load up in vans, depart for WSU Visitor's Center
4:45PM	Closing Reception WSU Visitor's Center
6:00PM	Load up in vans, depart for Pullman Airport
7:23PM	Plane departs Pullman