PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University has formed a search committee to find a new athletic director. The position was vacated in March when Rick Dickson left WSU for a post at Tulane University. Search committee chair Ken Casavant said the group would seek nominees and recommendations about the position from the community, friends and […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Three comedians take the Washington State University Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum stage for an 8 p.m. program April 15. Hope Flood, Lavell Crawford and Gary Owen bring the Mom’s Weekend Comedy Tour and their own style of humor to WSU as a highlight for the university’s major spring weekend. Flood is considered […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s Global WSU Week continues through Saturday, April 8, on the Pullman campus. The week-long international celebration is organized by the United Council of International Organizations and features several programs to expand global recognition, understanding and responsibility. Amnesty International is hosting a “Stop Children Soldiers” letter-writing campaign from noon-1 p.m. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — For the third consecutive year, the Washington State University Department of Marketing has teamed with General Motors to design a comprehensive marketing campaign promoting Pullman’s GM dealership, Chipman & Taylor Chevrolet-Oldsmobile. David Sprott, WSU marketing faculty member, advises 26 marketing students he selected for the project. They formed a marketing agency, “Elite […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Five Washington State University faculty members were honored recently by the WSU Disability Awareness Association. Students with disabilities nominated faculty members for the fourth annual “Faculty of the Year” award to honor those who “treat students with dignity and respect, but don’t make them feel like they are really, really different because […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Professor Larry Bruya of the Washington State University Department of Kinesiology and Leisure Studies received two national awards — one for scholarship and one for teaching — at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance national conference held March 20-25 at Orlando, Fla. Bruya was selected as a fellow […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s faculty senate has proclaimed April 17 as “Sam and Pat Smith Day of Recognition” at WSU. In a unanimous vote during its March 30 meeting, the senate honored WSU President Sam Smith, who retires this summer after 15 years leading the university, and his wife, Pat. The day of […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — “Religion and the Rise of Women’s Rights: The Case of Modern France” is the topic of Washington State University’s V.N. Bhatia Lecture planned for 4 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in Todd Hall, Room 130. Steven C. Hause, professor of history and fellow in international studies at the University of Missouri, maintains that […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s STAGE theatre club will present its production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” April 12-15 at Daggy Hall’s Wadleigh Theatre on the WSU campus. The play is written by Tom Stoppard, who co-wrote last year’s Academy Award-winning motion picture “Shakespeare In Love.” The farce is based on events that […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University Board of Regents heard presentations from several university officials and constituency groups during their regular meeting here today. Larry Ganders, director of statewide affairs, told the board that he expects to see no cuts to WSU’s current budget during the legislative session. Secure at this time in the House […]