University Affairs

The school appointed Gregory J. Crouch as associate vice provost for graduate academic programs and Arvin Sahaym as associate vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives.

WSU is asking campuses, colleges, and units to plan for a 6% reduction in core fund budgets amid continuing efforts to maintain the university’s fiscal health during a period of enrollment and tuition revenue declines.

Vikram Yadama will serve as director and Julia Day will become the associate director of WSU’s Composite Materials and Engineering Center.

The deadline is approaching for university employees to complete cyber security awareness training on Skillsoft Percipio, following the recent revisions to WSU Executive Policy 37.

Alongside requests related to employee compensation, the university is also seeking funding for new degree programs during the Washington State legislative session that begins next week.

The effort led by the National Association of System Heads aims to increase degree completion, improve social mobility, and reduce student debt.

WSU Police Sgt. Brett Boyd, a member of the Whitman County Regional SWAT Team, is currently on administrative leave, which is standard after a use of deadly force incident.

BrowZine is a free service that allows library patrons to browse and stay current with the electronic journals in their academic fields.

WSU also is extending the chancellor's contract through June 2027 and moving his tenured faculty status to the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Among the changes is a university-approved equity impact tool for applying an equity lens to new and recently revised policies.