House Appropriations Committee chair Helen Sommers released her version of the operating budget on Wednesday, April 6. The House budget is much friendlier to higher education and Washington State University than the Senate budget. The House proposal would provide WSU with $19 million more funding than the Senate. It is also better than the budgets […]
(Based on a press release from the Council of Presidents)The presidents of six Washington public universities and colleges, having reviewed the recently proposed Senate budget, said Tuesday, March 29, that they preferred Gov. Gregoire’s budget. The Council of Presidents, in a press release, stated that they “appreciate that state Senate budget writers proposed a fiscal plan […]
Gov. Christine Gregoire announced her proposed biennial budget on March 21, providing expanded support for Washington State University and the state’s higher education system. Major items that received funding included:* 830 new full-time students for the Washington State University system (including 400 for WSU Vancouver)* 3.2 percent salary increases for most employees starting July 2005, […]
The Faculty Senate recently completed a faculty salary study, comparing Washington State University’s pay levels with those of 19 peer universities. The conclusion, said Robert Rosenman, professor of economics who chaired the study committee, is that WSU faculty are “horribly underpaid.”WSU President V. Lane Rawlins and Faculty Senate President Chuck Pezeshki agree.“We fell from about […]
State support for postsecondary education crept higher nationwide this fiscal year, according to a nationwide survey, and WSU paralleled that trend. In the budgets that states adopted for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, total appropriations for higher education rose by 3.8 percent, to $63 billion, from the year before, said a survey conducted by the Center […]
Washington State University and the University of Washington are praising salary increases and protection from cuts in Gov. Gary Locke’s 2005-2007 budget proposal, but they say his plan falls far short of addressing issues critical to the future of higher education in the state.“Notably, the governor’s budget included no budget reductions for higher education,” said Karl […]
For the first time, Washington State University will present to the state Legislature a joint budget proposal developed with the University of Washington. “I’ve never seen two independent universities and boards come together to propose something like this,” said V. Lane Rawlins, WSU president. “We started out with efforts to cooperate to maximize our resources. […]
SEATTLE — The Washington State University Board of Regents approved the university’s joint budget request with the University of Washington at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting Friday (Sept. 10).In the request to the Washington State Legislature, the state’s two research universities join forces to seek more competitive per-student funding, increased support for rising enrollment and […]
Washington State University President V. Lane Rawlins discussed the progress the university has made and the and the challenges that lie ahead in his annual State of the University address delivered Wednesday (Sept. 15) at Bryan Hall on the Pullman campus. “I believe we are in the right place at the right time. It is […]
Goals and opportunities for WSU will be highlighted by President V. Lane Rawlins at his annual State of the University Address, to be held at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Bryan Hall Theatre. In particular, he will discuss the budget challenges and opportunities WSU faces this year during a critical biennial legislative session. In […]