SPOKANE, Wash. — A Washington State University nursing scholarship will now serve twice as many students, thanks to the first state match from the Undergraduate Fellowship Program approved by the Washington Legislature last spring. The match increases the endowed Karen Johnson Doke Memorial Scholarship for Nursing at the Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education/WSU College of […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Combating alcohol abuse on college and university campuses is being targeted as a shared priority by the presidents of Washington’s public and independent institutions. A “Commitment Statement” reaffirming the presidents’ determination to address the abuse of alcohol and other drugs by college students will be signed in ceremonies Wednesday, Oct. 28, at […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University Professors David M. Baumgartner and Richard L. Everett have teamed with two Russians authors to write “A History of Russian Forestry and Its Leaders.” The aim of the book is to acquaint U.S. foresters and others with the leading Russian foresters and their work. The book presents a historical […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Randy P. Baker, executive vice president of Oracle Corp. Support and Education Services, is the fall DeYoung Executive-in-Residence for the College of Business and Economics at Washington State University. He will be on the Pullman campus Nov. 2 and 3 to talk with several classes and present a public lecture entitled “Oracle […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — More than 50 companies from around the nation will send representatives to meet with job-seekers and students at the Eighth Annual Business Career Fair from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Compton Union Building Ballroom on the Washington State University campus. The public fair is for students in all […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s top administrators praised the 1999 federal budget — approved by Congress and signed Wednesday by President Clinton — for its investment in research and educational opportunity. WSU President Samuel Smith and Provost Gretchen Bataille said the budget will positively impact public higher education nationally and Washington State University specifically. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A conference examining the natural and man-made environmental problems in the Cascadia bioregion from Alaska to California, scheduled Oct. 28-30 in Tacoma, is expected to draw 500 professionals concerned with ecosystem restoration. The “Ecosystem Restoration: Turning the Tide” conference is being conducted by the Society for Ecological Restoration-Northwest as part of the […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — When fathers and family members arrive at Washington State University for Dad’s Weekend, they will find tidy campus grounds thanks to an Environmental Task Force project. The task force — a program of the Associated Students of WSU — has organized a campus clean-up from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Dad’s Weekend […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University is included in The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine’s “Publisher’s Picks on Best Colleges for Hispanics.” According to the magazine’s publisher, Jose Lopez-Isa, in a letter sent to WSU President Samuel Smith, the list represents “our selections of outstanding colleges and universities that serve Hispanic students.” One of […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The annual Washington State University Vocal Extravaganza, featuring six vocal/choral ensembles, is planned as part of Dad’s Weekend activities Oct. 30 on the WSU campus. The concert, highlighting the Madrigal Singers, University Singers, Concert Choir, Opera Workshop, VoJazz and Crimson Company, is planned for 8 p.m. at Bryan Hall Auditorium. It is […]