2026 CONGRESSIONAL & LEGISLATIVE STAFF TOUR AGENDA

MONDAY, AUGUST 10

2:00PM	Guests Arrive in Pullman, check into hotel hotel address
2:45PM	Depart hotel for WSU Pullman campus
3:00PM	President Cantwell Welcome and Athletics Discussion Champions Center BETSY CANTWELL \| President, Washington State University AD MOLLY SCHOTZKO BRAD HUTCHINS JON HAARLOW
5:00PM	Mixer at Martin Stadium Club Level at Gesa Field
6:00PM	Return to Hotel

7:30AM	Guests meet in hotel lobby and check out of hotel
8:15AM	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
9:30AM	WSU ROAR Program Cleveland Hall TBD
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
12:00PM	Lunch Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center
12:30PM	WSU Wheat Breeding Program at Spillman Farm Spillman Farm MIKE PUMPHREY \| Title
2:00PM	AgAID Spillman Farm ANATH KALYANARAMAN \| Title
2:50PM	AgWeatherNet Ag Weather Net location at Spillman LAV KHOT \| Title
5:00PM	Tour ARS Building ARS Building RAJ KHOSLA \| Title SIEG SNAPP \| Title
5:10PM	WSU Food Science Food Science & Human Nutrition Building - 2nd Floor GIRISH GANJYAL \| Title
6:00PM	Al Fresco Dinner WSU Eggert Family Organic Farm
7:45PM	Return to hotel Address TBD

7:30AM	Guests meet in hotel lobby and check out of hotel
8:15AM	Depart for WSU Pullman Campus
8:30AM	F&A 101 and Research Security ETRL Conference Room KIM CHRISTEN \| Vice President for Research, WSU MARIA HERNANDEZ \| Title CHAD KRUGER \| Title DAWN DANIELS \| Title
9:35AM	Institute for Material Sciences TBD JOHN McCLOY \| Title DAVID FIELD \| Title
10:00AM	Manufacturing Lab utilizing AI TBD TBD \| Title
10:30AM	AI Use with Semiconductors and Health Presentation TBD TBD \| Title
11:00AM	Workforce Development Initiatives - Panel 1 Spark Lecture Hall TBD \| Provost?
Optional?	Workforce Development Initiatives - Panel 2 Spark Lecture Hall TBD \| Schweitzer Engineering Labs TBD \| Pullman Regional Hospital
12:00PM	Lunch Panel: TRIO/SSS Students and Native Cougs Spark G10 LUCI LOERA \| Title AMANDA BOYD \| TItle Students
1:30PM	Nuclear Science Center Tour Nuclear Science Center COREY HINES \| Director of Nuclear Science Center, WSU KIM CHRISTEN \| Vice President for Research
2:30PM	Group Photo Gesa Field at Martin Stadium
3:15PM	Ferdinand's Creamery Tour Ferdinand's Creamery
4:45PM	Closing Reception WSU Visitor's Center
00:00PM	Depart for airport
00:00PM	Plane departs Pullman