PULLMAN, Wash. — M. Chris Paxson has been named new associate dean for undergraduate programs in the College of Business and Economics at Washington State University effective Jan. 1. WSU alumna Paxson is an associate professor of Hotel and Restaurant Administration. She has received numerous awards for excellence in both instructing and advising, and was […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State UniversityÃs Commencement Committee will ask President Sam Smith to approve a proposal that calls for the colleges to be divided into two Spring 1998 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 9 — one at 8 a.m. and another at 1 p.m. According to Dave Guzman, committee vice chair, the colleges of […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–The deadline for Washington State University students and high school students studying in Pullman to apply for awards in the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars Project has been extended to Jan. 20. The earlier announced deadline was Dec. 15. The pilot community service effort was created to enhance awareness within the Pullman community of […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Seven Washington State University architecture students spent four days in November in the snowy Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Northern New Mexico living in a yurt lighted by kerosene lamps and heated by wood fires, and enjoying vegetarian cuisine and spring water. As representatives of the WSU interdisciplinary architecture and landscape design […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–The first meeting of the Washington State University Police Advisory Board is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. in Room 220 of the Compton Union Building, according to William Mercier, director of public safety and police chief. The board has been established to advise and make recommendations to the vice president of […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Appointment of the search committees to identify candidates for consideration as new deans of the colleges of Liberal Arts and Education at Washington State University has been confirmed by Provost Gretchen M. Bataille. Gale Sullenberger, dean of the College of Business and Economics, will chair the 14-member committee for education. The group’s first meeting […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Sallie Giffen, vice president for business affairs at Washington State University, has announced plans to retire to her home in Cape Cod in May. Giffen, 57, who came to WSU in 1992, has worked in higher education for nearly 30 years, 25 as a vice president. She was vice president for administration and special […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University students and high school students studying in Pullman are invited to apply for awards in the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars Project. Application deadline is Dec. 15. The pilot community service effort was created to enhance awareness within the Pullman community of the life and teachings of the Rev. Martin Luther […]
PULLMAN, Wash.– “Racism in our Community: Building a Blueprint for Action,” is the theme of the 1998 YWCA of Washington State University semi-annual racial justice conference in late January. To be held at both Pullman High School and WSU, the “working” conference starts with a panel discussion and banquet Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in […]
RESEARCH BRIEFING FOR SPOKANE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Washington State University officials and research scientists will brief members of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce Friday on several major research programs underway that are expected to have important industrial applications. Presentations will be made by WSU President Samuel Smith; Y.M. Gupta, Institute for Shock Physics; Michael Skinner, […]