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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 |