PULLMAN, Wash.- Washington State University’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Big Band plan a concert Tuesday, Feb. 10, in WSU’s Bryan Hall Auditorium. The 8 p.m. program is open to the public without charge. The concert includes blues, ballads and Latin jazz. The show features Sammy Cahn’s and Julie Styne’s “Time After Time,” Dennis DiBlasio’s […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–A photo chronology of artists from the village of Mata Ortiz in northern Mexico and examples of their work are features of a Washington State University Museum of Anthropology spring exhibit opening Feb. 9. “Portraits of Clay: Potters of Mata Ortiz” is a collection of 54 portraits by Sandy Smith, a photographer from Tucson, […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–During the next two weeks, Washington State University faculty and staff have an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed WSU Complaint Procedures released recently by the committee assigned the task to develop a streamlined complaint procedure for the university. Felicia Gaskins, assistant vice provost for human relations, who led the seven-member committee, […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University botany Professor Douglas E. Soltis will discuss his work on plant evolution when he gives the university’s 1998 Distinguished Faculty Address next week. His public presentation, “Plants, Polyploidy and the Origins of Species,” is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Todd Hall, Room 276. Soltis, a faculty member since […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University is celebrating commencement with two ceremonies on the Pullman campus Saturday, May 9, honoring the graduates of its eight colleges. The plan was proposed by the Commencement Committee and approved by the university administration. In recent years, an all-university ceremony was held in the morning, followed by individual college ceremonies. The […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–The long-time adviser for student creative and performing arts committees has been named interim director of the Washington State University Museum of Art. Marty Mullen, who has worked with student activities since 1972, will take over the director’s position Feb. 15. The post becomes vacant with the resignation of Patricia Watkinson, who leaves in […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Only the combined efforts of all human rights groups over the long haul will stop the incidence of hate crimes, said one of the Northwest’s leading hate crime fighters in an open forum at Washington State University Monday night. The forum, “Not in Our Universities/Not in Our Communities: A Community Dialogue,” began a series […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Composer Martin Rokeach, son of the late renowned WSU sociologist Milton Rokeach, is guest composer for Washington State University’s New Music Festival set for Feb. 3-5 on campus. “I am enjoying the idea of coming to Pullman,” Rokeach said from his office at St. Mary’s College of California. “I visited the area many times […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University Police Chief William Mercier says the investigation continues into the source of drugs that killed a 20-year-old Kelso man who was visiting friends on the Pullman campus two weeks ago, but there no indication they were obtained locally. Baron Godwin was found unconscious in a hallway of Gannon residence hall Jan. […]
PULLMAN, Wash.- “Not in Our Universities/Not in Our Communities: Community Dialogue,” is the theme for an open forum Monday, Jan. 26, that begins a series of activities and events for Washington State University and the Pullman/Moscow area in support of community, civility and social justice. The forum, set for 7-10 p.m. in WSU’s Compton Union […]