As a WSU staff member, Greg Fehrs paid just $5 per class to earn his master’s degree in accounting at WSU, but the price wasn’t his only motivation. Another unlikely stimulus was his high school guidance counselor, who said Fehrs likely wouldn’t succeed in college. With less-than-average high school grades and ACT scores, the deck […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Phyllis Campbell, president and chief executive officer of the Seattle Foundation, urged Washington State University graduates Saturday to make choices guided by compassion, passion and service as a way to lead a fulfilling life. “The world, whether it is the world of business, politics or the professions, needs you to make these […]
To recruit, retain and graduate a diverse and successful student body is one of the specific goals of the strategic plan developed over the past year by WSU’s Office of Equity and Diversity (OED). To help achieve that objective, an OED benchmark has been created to measure the graduation rates of students of color. The […]
Washington State University Pullman and WSU Spokane will honor graduates on May 6 in a series of commencement ceremonies.Pullman— Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire will address graduating Washington State University students in business and economics, education and nursing during a 3 p.m. ceremony Saturday, May 7 at Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. The ceremony will be the […]
Graduating students are frequenting the Bookie Grad Salute this week to get graduation necessities in order. Larry Barao and Albert Ocoma, both volunteers at the event, help students receive free cap and gown rentals. The free rentals are only available at the Bookie through March 24 with the purchase of a Framing Success diploma frame.The […]
Shuttle and disability van service will be available for those attending Washington State University’s Fall Commencement, set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 in Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum.Teri Nelson, the university’s commencement coordinator, said “We would like to encourage this service because of limited parking in the lots closest to the coliseum.” The university is expecting […]
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Shoreline, will speak at Washington State University’s fall commencement set for 10 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 14, in Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. The address by Murray, a 1972 WSU graduate, will be given at the second fall commencement in the university’s 112-year history. Murray is the first WSU graduate to serve in […]
Washington State University’s May 11 commencement ceremonies can be seen live on the Internet or on cable television. KWSU-TV/Educational Telecommunications and Technology will broadcast all three commencement ceremonies on Cable 8 to homes in Pullman. The broadcast also will be fed to WSU’s Web site, www.wsu.edu. A “Commencement” link at the top of the home […]
Nearly 1,800 Washington State University students are expected to participate in the 106th annual spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 11, at the Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. Commencement times and speakers at Beasley include: • Colleges of Agriculture and Home Economics, Engineering and Architecture, Pharmacy, Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 8 a.m, speaker Per Pinstrup-Andersen, director general […]