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 […]
The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved more than $1.9 million in funding for high-demand programs at Washington State University for the 2004-2005 academic year. The state budget allocated $3.56 million to increase enrollment in high-demand fields at Washington’s four-year colleges and universities during the upcoming academic year. WSU programs in management information systems, […]
SEATTLE — From contamination detection to cattle waste, semiconductors to sawmill residue, six Washington companies have teamed with researchers from Washington State University to conduct critical research as a result of funding awards from the Washington Technology Center.WTC’s Research & Technology Development (RTD) program awards more than $1 million annually to university researchers working with […]
The state’s Higher Education Coordinating Board met May 20 at Washington State University’s Vancouver campus to review and update its master plan. The discussion focused on three concepts:* Restructuring state funding to colleges and universities based on the number of students graduated, rather than the number enrolled* Creating three-year options for baccalaureate degrees* Improving the […]
Washington State University research will make the most of its time to shine in the national spotlight next week, as university representatives host a reception in Washington, D.C., and deliver federal requests to the state’s congressional delegation. “The purpose of the Feb. 24 reception is to communicate with those who influence opinions of many in […]
SEATTLE, Wash. — The Washington Technology Center awarded more than $400,000 in funding support to nine companies across the state to help support its research and development programs. Three of those involve Washington State University research efforts. Each year through its Research and Technology Development program, WTC awards more than $1 million to joint-research projects […]
SEATTLE, Wash. — The Washington Technology Center awarded more than $400,000 in funding support to nine companies across the state to help support its research and development programs. Three of those involve Washington State University research efforts. Each year through its Research and Technology Development program, WTC awards more than $1 million to joint-research projects […]
Gov. Gary Locke proposed a supplemental state budget Thursday, Dec. 18, designed to boost Washington’s economy by investing in state colleges and universities. WSU’s Director of Planning and Budgeting Karl Boehmke said that if the proposal were approved, it “could mark the best supplemental budget in many years.” Locke said his proposed $192.7 million general […]
(Taken from a press release from Gov. Gary Locke’s office that appeared at press time.)> Gov. Gary Locke, state House Speaker Frank Chopp and Senate Minority Leader Lisa Brown have proposed a dedicated trust fund that will provide new funding to stabilize and strengthen Washington public schools, colleges and universities now and in the years […]
Fiscally speaking, these are the darkest days in more than two decades, as the Legislature faces a $2.5 billion budget deficit that may expand. Yet, there are those who talk of renovation and restoration of state government and building for the next generation. Washington State University and the University of Washington have tried to point […]