Human Resources

Dr. Steve Hines, a longtime WSU professor and veterinarian, is leading a national effort to explore new ways of assessing teaching performance and awarding promotions at the collegiate level.

Thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Sunderland Foundation, Pullman Regional Hospital will be remodeling approximately 5,000 square feet of space to accommodate a new Family Medicine Residency Program.

Registration is now open for the first three noncredit certificate courses for WSU Vancouver’s new Professional and Corporate Education program. The format and schedule are designed to accommodate working professionals.

The first COVID‑19 town hall of 2021 included information for caregivers as well as updates on the state’s Phase Finder tool and the outlook for the Fall 2021 semester.

The hour-long event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, and is being broadcast on YouTube. Questions can be submitted in advance.

Its implementation revolutionizes WSU’s fiscal and human resources operations. Employees will be able to log hours and vacation requests as well as manage grants and payroll systems in one place.

WSU employees will be required to use Workday to view their pay slips, track time worked, request and track their time off, manage their personal information, and more.

A majority of university operations and services will be unavailable from Dec. 28 through Dec. 31. The university will be closed entirely on Dec. 24 and 25 as well as on Jan. 1, 2021. Normal operations resume on Jan. 4.

This is the one time each year changes can be made to certain benefits and coverage without the occurrence of a special event such as job change or marriage. Most changes can be made online but also via hard copy form if needed.

Newly available employee testing, leave options and plans for the Spring 2021 semester were among the topics discussed.