PULLMAN, Wash.– Washington State University’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources reports the Greystone Foundation-Koppel Farm Mid-Week Farmers’ Market begins its weekly seasonal schedule Wednesday, July 1. Open Wednesdays from 4-7 p.m. through September at the Koppel Farm, Professional Mall Boulevard and Derby Street in Pullman, the market includes local small-scale growers and Koppel […]
PULLMAN, Wash– Anjan Bose, director of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been appointed interim dean of Washington State University’s College of Engineering and Architecture. Bose takes the position July 15, succeeding Robert Altenkirch, who has been named vice president of research for Mississippi State University. Making the announcement, WSU Provost Gretchen […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Senior citizens fear violent crime, but data show that seniors are more likely to be victimized by fraud—telephone and mail scams, bank examiner fraud, roofer or driveway repair schemes, theft by persons they hire for various personal services, and the like. A free law enforcement training conference on white collar crime against […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Frank Carlson, Central Washington University education professor and director of the CWU Summer Session, was awarded the 1998 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Washington State University College of Education Alumni Association, announced association president Steve Rasmussen. Carlson received his doctorate in education from WSU in 1968 and began working for CWU in […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Retired Aberdeen veterinarian Kenneth G. Davis has received the Alumni Achievement Award from Washington State University. He was cited for “a distinguished career in veterinary medicine and as a lifetime model of self-help in disability management.” Davis earned his D.V.M. degree at WSU in 1944, then established a small animal hospital and […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Ralph C. Richardson, head of veterinary clinical services at Purdue University, has postponed his interview for the position of dean of the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Richardson was scheduled to visit the WSU campus Monday and Tuesday, June 29-30, but contacted the Provost’s Office on Wednesday to request the postponement. New […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University communication faculty member Erica Weintraub Austin will address the uses of media and decision making and social development in a keynote address Tuesday, June 30, at the 1998 National Media Education Conference at Colorado Springs, Colo. In her keynote address, “What Makes Media Literacy a Public Health Issue,” Austin will discuss […]
SEATTLE, Wash.–Washington State University regents approved a biennial operating budget request of $492.3 million, 7 percent above current funding, during a meeting today on the Seattle Central Community College campus, the location of WSU’s Seattle Center for Hotel and Restaurant Administration. Budget priorities for the 1999-2001 biennium include 4.5 percent annual salary increases for employees […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University is beginning a search for two individuals to fill the role of ombudsman, each working on a half-time basis, WSU Provost Gretchen Bataille announced this week. One individual will be a tenured faculty member, while the other will be from the administrative/professional ranks. The provost said her aim is […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–The Washington State University Board of Regents will consider the 1999-01 biennial budget requests when it meets Friday, June 26, at 9 a.m. on the Seattle Central Community College campus. The two-year operating budget proposal of $492.3 million is 7 percent higher than the university’s current biennial funding. The request includes additional funds for […]