PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University Board of Regents will hold two meetings this week. The board will meet in executive session at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, in the Westin Hotel, 1900 5th Ave., Seattle. The regents will also meet in their regular public session at 9:00 a.m. Friday, Jan. 14, in the […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Allan Smith always enjoyed learning from the Northwest Native American tribes he studied as a professor of anthropology at Washington State University. Now, after his death, he has made sure that members of those tribes will have the chance to learn, too, with the establishment of the Plateau Native American Educational Trust. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Spirit of the Dance, one of the most successful shows ever to come out of Ireland, brings its new production, “The New Millennium,” to Washington State University Jan. 21 for an 8 p.m. program. Irish in origin, the production features a blend of traditional culture that weaves together dramatic Irish energy with […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Dozens of students and their robots — all with functions and minds of their own — competed in contests of speed, agility and climbing ability as their “final exam” in December at Washington State University. The robots emerged from a mountainous supply of Lego parts in Mindstorm Robot Kits, donated to WSU’s […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University continues its popular “College Knowledge for the Mind” seminar series with its first program of the year in Spokane. It will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 22 at Spokane Community College’s Lair-Student Center. The Spokane seminar is sponsored by WSU’s Office of Multicultural Student Services and Spokane […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Crimson Company, one of Washington State University’s most popular public relations vehicles for nearly a quarter century, will be discontinued after its final tour in May as the result of budget cuts. The decision was made earlier this week by the executive board of the WSU Alumni Association, the group’s sponsor. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Canned and non-perishable food items will be collected during the second annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Food Drive, set for Monday, Jan. 17, at Safeway in Pullman. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Services at Washington State University, the drive will be held from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., said Herb […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — For the first time at Washington State University, students will be moving into a coed fraternity house and will apply for recognition as an official living group. The Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity will also be the first professional fraternity on campus to have its own house. The student chapter of the fraternity […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University faculty member Herbert H. Hill has been appointed associate dean of the WSU Graduate School. Hill, a professor of chemistry, has been with the university since 1976. Graduate School Dean Karen DePauw says Hill will help strengthen the links between graduate education and research. “As an active member of […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education/ Washington State University College of Nursing has announced the appointment of Dolores “Loly” Reyes-Gonzalez to the position of outreach services coordinator for the Children’s Transition Clinic located at the YWCA. The ICNE/WSU College of Nursing, in partnership with the Community Health Association of Spokane, operates the […]