Washington State University President Sam Smith will make several public appearances in Tacoma in January, February, and March to comment on the recent “Report of the 2020 Commission on the Future of Post-Secondary Education.” His scheduled appearances will include: Wednesday, Jan. 20 — The City Club of Tacoma, Tacoma (Noon-2 p.m.), at the Sheraton Tacoma […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Ask Bea Kent why she chose to leave $1.3 million to Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and you’ll get an answer as pragmatic as the successful Tacoma businesswoman is. “I like animals,” she says. Her relationship with pets began as a nine-year-old child in Southern California, where her family owned […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — In his new book, “Almost a Hero: The Voyages of John Meares, R.N., to China, Hawaii and the Northwest Coast,” published by the Washington State University Press, author J. Richard Nokes relates the feats of ambition as well as the foibles of an explorer whose accomplishments have been largely ignored by previous […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital is facing a projected budget deficit of $500,000 by July 1, and has undertaken strategic plans to address the shortfall. As part of the budget cutting plan, much of the hospital’s weekday timeslip temporary help will start to be eliminated on Jan. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Dyana Curreri-Ermatinger, new director of the Washington State University Museum of Art, will present a lecture, “Bill, Bob and Bill: Sources and Process in the Collaborative Works of Allan, Hudson and Wiley,” Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in WSU’s Fine Arts Auditorium. The lecture is being held in conjunction with the opening […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The 1999 Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet this month will feature a meal of locally grown and produced food. Sponsored by the YWCA of WSU, the 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, event at Pullman High School will include a lasagna dinner — vegetarian option available — made by Pasta Etc., food grown […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University Architecture Professor Paul Hirzel teaches his students to think outside the box — or in this case — the alley. Testimony to this is the Jan. 11-29 student exhibition in the Compton Union Gallery on the WSU campus called “Bowlerama.” The exhibit portrays some outlandish twists to the standard […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Issues of alcohol and campus violence will be the topic for a community-wide meeting Jan. 12, sponsored by the City of Pullman and the Washington State University Office of Student Affairs. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Compton Union Building Cascade Room. Those attending will see a videotape of the […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Washington State University and ABC Inc. teamed up to honor Keith Jackson during his final college football broadcast by announcing a $100,000 scholarship in his name. The Keith Jackson Distinguished Presidential Scholarship, established with a $50,000 commitment from WSU and a $50,000 match from ABC, “honors Keith’s outstanding career and pursuit of […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University Museum of Art begins the new year with “Collaborations: William Allan, Robert Hudson, William Wiley,” scheduled for exhibit Jan. 12-Feb. 23. The exhibit features collaborative and individual works by the three artists who share a friendship going back to their high school days in Richland. Now residents of […]