The majority of students, faculty and staff at Washington State University feel positive about the campus climate. WSU administrators have drawn this conclusion from the results of a comprehensive survey that the president’s office initiated last spring.Nearly 75 percent of the student respondents say the climate is positive. “Students do in fact value diversity and […]
There is much work to do and little time to waste. That is the perspective that Michael Tate, interim vice president for Equity and Diversity, is taking as he begins to orchestrate diversity efforts at Washington State University. Tate was appointed by President V. Lane Rawlins to fill a new position aimed at strengthening WSU’s […]
Enhancing learning and improving quality at Washington State University are the common goals of all who work here. That includes Michael J. Tate, the new interim vice president for equity and diversity, appointed this summer by President V. Lane Rawlins. He will start the job on Sept. 1. Although he hasn’t yet had time to […]
Michael J. Tate, the dean and director of Washington State University Extension, (photo left) was named on June 30 the interim vice president for equity and diversity. Tate will assume his new duties Sept. 1.“Mike Tate brings an outstanding combination of higher education experience and institutional knowledge to this job. I am pleased he has agreed […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — President V. Lane Rawlins has announced university plans to create a new vice president position that will focus on diversity issues.The position will be titled vice president for equity and diversity.Rawlins made the announcement after consulting with a wide range of the university community on the issue of how best to achieve a diverse mix of faculty, […]
University President V. Lane Rawlins has announced the establishment of a Commission on Race and Ethnicity at Washington State University and called for nominations of faculty, students and staff to serve on the commission. The major functions of the commission will be to: • Serve as a forum for communicating concerns, issues, ideas and proposals […]
About 1,000 foreign students enroll at Washington State University each year, bringing the university different academic perspectives and cultural diversity, as well as a number of enrollment challenges, including the need for language training. The Intensive American Language Center, which works at the heart of this effort to help students adapt to the English language, […]
Gerry Fernandez, founder and president of the MultiCultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA), will speak on “The Business Case for Diversity” at 3:30 p.m., Oct. 1 in Todd Auditorium. A reception will precede the lecture at 3 p.m. in the Todd Atrium. MFHA is an educational non-profit organization that promotes the economic benefits of multicultural […]
John Slaughter, president and CEO of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, will deliver the keynote address at the WSU Faculty Honors Convocation this afternoon, Friday, March 28. He will speak about “Diversity: An Opportunity, Not a Challenge.” The convocation is set to begin at 4:10 p.m. in Bryan Hall Auditorium as part […]
Seven members of the Washington State University,