PULLMAN, Wash.–Karen DePauw, Washington State University’s associate vice provost for academic affairs and professor of kinesiolgy and leisure studies, has accepted nomination for membership in the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. DePauw will be inducted into the academy at its annual banquet in Bloomingdale, Ill., on Sept. 13. A WSU faculty member since […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Two Washington State University administrators have been given additional responsibilities and new titles, effectively immediately, WSU President Samuel Smith announced Thursday. Connie Kravas, associate vice president for university advancement, has been named vice president for university advancement. In her new position, she will have responsibility for both the WSU Foundation and for the Alumni […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Thirteen scholars who have almost completed their doctoral studies at other universities are now at Washington State University to live, teach and study for the Summer Doctoral Fellows Program, sponsored by the WSU College of Education to encourage and recruit minority faculty. The Summer Doctoral Fellows Program is now in its fifth year, said […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–The 75th annual A. A. Cleveland Conference, sponsored by the Washington State University College of Education, will focus on violence in schools and policies to improve school safety, announced conference co-chair and attorney Karen Michaelis, assistant professor of educational leadership. The conference will be held July 9-10 on the Pullman campus. “Whenever school administrators […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Following an extensive self-study on improving the services of its Physical Plant and Facilities Development units, Washington State University is reorganizing aspects of the units’ operations. At the heart of the changes is a plan to improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary planning and paperwork, and to empower staff where appropriate, said Sandra Vibber, executive assistant […]
RICHLAND, Wash.–Washington State University regents delegated authority to the university to begin design work on a new Science Education Center for WSU Tri-Cities and for several projects at Pullman during their meeting here today. Pullman projects approved for predesign or schematic design work include the new Center for Teaching and Learning; a facility for both […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Mary M. Doyle, assistant provost of the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been named director of Information Technology Services at Washington State University, effective Aug. 1. Geoffrey Gamble, interim provost, said Doyle brings a wealth of experience and talent to the university and will play a […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University regents will dedicate the new Consolidated Information Center on the WSU-Tri-Cities campus during an 11 a.m. ceremony Friday, June 27. The event is part of the board’s regular June meeting, which begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Courtyard Room of the CIC. The $18.6 million facility houses the branch campus library […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Roll down your window next time you drive past a wheat field. Listen carefully. Or better yet, get out and grab a handful of soil. Hidden in that soil is a conversation between the wheat’s roots and a variety of soil bacteria. It takes a special ear, though, to hear this “cross talk,” says […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Fifteen Washington and Idaho high school students interested in medical careers are attending an enrichment program at Washington State University and the University of Idaho this summer. The four-week program, called U-DOC (You Doctors of Color), permits students to explore medical and health careers and prepare for college. According to Mary Sanchez Lanier, program […]