University Affairs

Each book is evaluated by members of an interdisciplinary, cross-campus selection committee that narrows the selection list to a few titles, and produces a short list just a few months later.

As chair, French will lead TAC in carrying out its duties, serve as a member of the GRE Research Committee, and provide a TAC update at the GRE board meetings.

A merger of programs within the Washington State University Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President has created the new Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement (DAESA).

WSU Tri‑Cities faculty, staff, and students are invited to join President Kirk Schulz on Oct. 2 for a town hall in Richland to talk about the university’s upcoming opportunities and challenges.

She holds the rank of full professor with tenure in the Carson College of Business and will assume a faculty appointment in the Department of Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship.

The Canvas LMS offers more integration with WSU’s existing software applications than Blackboard, creating the potential for a better user experience for both students and faculty.

Isaac Madsen will support northwest oilseed crops raised for oils used in cooking and industrial uses, and also those increasingly used for sustainable biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel.

Establishing a new degree program and approving supplemental budget requests were among the priorities of the WSU Board of Regents during its first meeting of the academic year Friday in Pullman.

The latest figures from the close of the 2019 fiscal year, which ended June 30, show WSU’s operating budget ended with a positive balance of about $7.8 million.

Corey Hines will be responsible for supervising facility and staff, and providing oversight for the safe and secure operations of the NSC.

Daniel Petek developed a semester-long curriculum that creates a conduit of employment for Murrow students and delivers an instant pool of potential advertising candidates to Amazon.

The Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean honors the spirit of James S. “Cashup” Davis, an enterprising English immigrant who homesteaded on the Palouse, building a now-vanished three-story hotel atop 3,612-foot Steptoe Butte in 1888.

All of the input gathered during the conference will be compiled and considered during the drafting of the first iteration of the WSU system strategic plan, which will be shared with the university community in January.

Nearly one out of every three WSU students are the first in their family to attend college, peaking at WSU Vancouver, where more than 40 percent are first-generation college students.

Faculty, staff, and students from both colleges are invited to join President Kirk Schulz and new Provost and Executive Vice President Mitzi Montoya on Sept. 18 for separate town halls in Pullman.

The report discusses projects like WSU’s new cloud authentication, Zoom teleconferencing, and enhanced connectivity across the state via the ongoing CougNet project.