University Affairs

The online event will provide updates on topics ranging from the new No Record COVID grading policy to the latest information about the number of COVID‑19 cases on the WSU Pullman campus.

Retention rates increased at three of the four WSU campuses this year that admit first‑time, full‑time freshmen students.

Butler will begin as interim dean Jan. 1. He has served as a faculty member in the Department of English since 2003 and currently serves as associate dean for faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences.

As registration for the spring semester gets underway, students are encouraged to look at the Interfaith calendar to help them consider how their classes might impact their spiritual and secular practices.

The University system is now a tier one academic member of the institute. Membership offers the potential to strengthen regional economies and workforce development.

The Modernization Initiative has launched a new tool, the Workday Support Desk, to provide resources and help answer questions about the software.

Students traveling for Thanksgiving break are urged to get tested in advance and to remain home until the start of spring semester.

Lisa Guerrero, a professor of comparative ethnic studies, will provide leadership to academic affairs in implementing WSU’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

WSU urges students, faculty and staff to closely follow the state’s latest directives for protecting public health during the holiday season.

Following recommendations from student groups, the regents approved a reduction of the Services and Activities Fee for WSU Pullman and WSU Tri‑Cities students during their meeting Friday.

Backed by a more‑than‑$3 million fund, the new chair will work with Washington’s potato industry to manage soil health and protect the vital ecosystem that allows farmers to grow healthy, high quality potatoes.

Participants in the Motivating Innovation and Research Achievement program will receive $12,000 for tuition for four academic years plus $4,000 for summer research with a faculty member.

Columbia Basin College and Washington State University Tri-Cities will sign a new agreement on Monday, Nov. 16, that will create a seamless pathway for students to complete their first two years at CBC and transfer to WSU Tri-Cities.

The WSU community is invited to two online COVID‑19 town halls on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The events will include an update on spring semester plans and brief presentations about WSU COVID‑19 research.

He was chosen to lead WSU’s systemwide enrollment management team following a nationwide search.  Oba most recently served as associate vice president of academic and student affairs for the University of Alaska system.

Angie Klimko, who has served as director of TRIO Student Support Services on the Pullman campus for four years, has been named the director of First at WSU.