By Lori Maricle, College of Pharmacy
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Heritage University have signed two agreements to streamline the path for Heritage students to become pharmacists, starting with the class entering in the fall.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University has entered into an agreement with Shandong Chambroad Holding Co. Ltd., a private Chinese corporation, to educate WSU doctoral students to meet significant societal needs in energy and environment.
SPOKANE, Wash. – Leadership at the University of Washington and Washington State University today announced they have reached an agreement that will mutually dissolve their WWAMI partnership and provide a pathway to pursue separate solutions to address the state’s medical education needs and physician shortage.
PULLMAN — Glenn Frye, Washington State University’s labor relations officer, announced Wednesday that the university and the Washington Federation of State Employees reached an agreement July 11, whereby two of its union bargaining units (numbers 1 and 11) will be covered under the collective bargaining agreement tentatively approved to on Sept. 27, 2004.“We are please to announce this agreement,” said Frye. “The terms of the new contract are retroactive to July 1, 2005. The 3.2 percent pay increases outlined in that contract also will take effect July 1, and, because of the timing of the agreement, will be reflected beginning with Aug. 10 paychecks for … » More …
Washington Federation of State Employees and Washington State University arrived at a tentative contract agreement on Monday, Sept. 27, with a statewide vote slated for Wednesday, Sept. 29, that will include all classified employees that are covered by the proposed contract. (Approximately 1,000 WSU classified employees are not in a bargaining unit and will not be affected by this contract.)Ratification of the agreement requires a majority vote of those individuals who participate in the election. If those employees approve the contract, it will be presented to the Board of Regents for ratification at a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 30. If approved, the contract will … » More …
The Washington Federation of State Employees and Washington State University arrived at a tentative contract agreement on Monday, Sept. 27. The next step will be for all employees working in a position covered by a WSU/WFSE contract to vote on ratification of the new contract. The vote will occur 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29. Ratification of the contract requires a majority vote of those individuals who participate in the election. If approved, the new contract will go into effect July 1, 2005.Major items proposed in the contract include: * A wage increase in base pay of 3.2 percent effective July 1, 2005, … » More …
Washington State University President V. Lane Rawlins and Bartolo Marnari Ushigua, president of the Association of the Zapara Nation of Pastaza Province, signed a memorandum of agreement on May 6 that pledges university support for the preservation of the Zapara culture and the environment in Pastaza Province. The area is part of the Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, located between the Conambo and Pindoyacu rivers, just north of disputed territory Ecuador lost to Peru in 1941. Boundaries established after the war separated the few hundred remaining Zapara people. John Patton, a WSU faculty member in anthropology, is an expert on the Zapara culture and Pastaza Province. “The … » More …