lecture

April 23: Hospitality industry leader to give business talk

By Sue McMurray, College of Business PULLMAN, Wash. – “Serving those who serve others” is the mission of Bargreen Ellingson’s vice president and owner Rick Ellingson (’75 marketing) who will present “Sneezing Nickels, Costing Dimes,” during the annual Burtenshaw Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, in the CUB auditorium at Washington State University. The […]

Psychology prof to lecture on public project success, failure

Parks PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Psychology Professor Craig Parks will present a lecture on why some public projects succeed or fail, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, in the Honors Hall Lounge. Parks presentation, titled “Build the Skate Park and Kill the Swimming Pool: Why People Want Some Societal Projects to Succeed and […]

National Geographic freshwater expert to speak at WSU

  Lane Lecture featured speaker Sandra Postel, National Geographic. Photo by Cheryl Zook PULLMAN, Wash. – Sandra Postel, National Geographic freshwater fellow and director of the Global Water Policy Project, is the featured speaker for the Lane Family Lecture in Environmental Science 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at Washington State University. Postel is recognized as […]

Campaigns to inspire change topic of Tuesday lecture

RICHLAND – Societal changes started by Martin Luther King Jr., but left dormant until the election of President Barak Obama are the focus of a lecture Tuesday at WSU Tri-Cities.   “Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign and Unfinished Agenda in the Era of Obama” will be delivered by Michael Honey at 7 p.m. April 27 in […]

Iceland eruption cancels Nazis and Holocaust talk

PULLMAN – Due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland this past week, Michael Berkowitz’s April 22 lecture regarding the Holocaust has been canceled.   The hope is to reschedule Berkowitz to come to WSU at a later date to speak on his book “The Crime of My Very Existence.”   For more information on this lecture, contact Liz Dehlbom […]