University Affairs

WSU faculty from all disciplines are invited by the Honors College to submit proposals by Nov. 1 for engaging courses to be taught to honors students starting in fall 2023.

The McNair Scholars Program prepares undergraduate first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students for doctoral studies. This is the sixth consecutive McNair grant awarded to WSU.

For Jennifer Thigpen it’s a year‑round passion, and while WSU can celebrate the progress being made on this day dedicated to women’s equality, the commitment is a continuing, full‑time effort.

Keri McCarthy is the new director of the School of Music, Allyson Beall King has been named director of the School of the Environment, and Cliff Berkman is the new Department of Chemistry chair.

Craig Parks begins his new role Sept. 1. He joined the Office of the Provost in 2015 and has been serving as the vice provost for system innovation and policy since 2019.

The Intensive American Language Center on the Pullman campus has moved its learning support center to Thompson Hall where it will share a space with the Language Lab.

The app allows prospective students from across the world to apply to multiple schools using a unified application, which WSU anticipates will lead to increased undergraduate applications and awareness.

Set to start in fall 2023, the new cohort of scholars has a specific focus on racialized, social, and environmental inequality in Native American and Indigenous communities.

In her speech, Elizabeth Chilton recalled agreeing to join WSU without setting foot in Eastern Washington. She and her family were immediately welcomed with support from the university and Pullman communities.

In all, donors generously supported 1,905 different projects, initiatives, or funds system-wide, benefitting academic, research, and outreach efforts in every college and at each of the university’s six campuses.