Related Profile of Roger D. Patterson WSU’s new administrative structure 08-16-10 WSU Today – Three VP positions eliminated: Reorganization aims at economies of scale About the Office of Business and Finance Service areas under the Office of Business and Finance About University of North Carolina Chapel Hill PULLMAN – Ongoing budget cuts, mergers and staffing […]
PULLMAN – In the midst of a lingering economic downturn and despite continuing reductions in state funding, WSU faculty and researchers have achieved more than a 40 percent increase in the amount of outside research and other grant funding awarded over the past two fiscal years. Grimes Howard Grimes, WSU vice president of research […]
PULLMAN – Washington State University, in partnership with several national agricultural and food organizations, is hosting a one-day, workshop on the preparation and management of competitively awarded, systems-based grant applications. The event will be held 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8. Partnering with WSU are the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (SARE), the […]
PULLMAN – The Graduate School and the Graduate and Professional Student Association now are taking applications for fall semester graduate student travel grants. These grants are intended to help students in their research and scholarly activities and to present papers at significant meetings. The deadline for the fall 2010 travel grant applications is 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. […]
RICHLAND – This year’s Celebrate Washington Wine gala and auction held on Saturday, Jan. 30, at Woodinville’s Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery raised more than $240,000. Proceeds from the sold-out event will benefit the WSU Viticulture and Enology Program. Net proceeds will combine with funding pledged by the Washington Wine Education Foundation to help complete […]
PULLMAN – During the current financial crisis, WSU departments and programs are helping students manage their finances through individual counseling and workshops. According to WSU’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, the average amount of loan debt for an undergraduate student is $18,815, and according to a 2009 Sallie Mae national study, students have an […]
The Legislature is now moving into a critical phase as budget writers are negotiating the differences between House and Senate budget versions with just 13 days of session remaining. Never have the stakes been higher than in the budget discussions. Legislative leaders are talking now to resolve a $47.4 million difference between the House […]
New tax legislation allows — for a limited time — a way to make gifts to the WSU Foundation and other charities using individual retirement accounts (IRAs) without negative tax consequences. Similar to previous legislation called the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 allows distributions up to $100,000 […]
(Photo by University Photographer Shelly Hanks, from on the top floor of the Administration Annex Building.) The Phase III construction project to remodel Library Road began March 17, marking the final phase in an effort originally begun in 2000. The $15 million project will extend the Library Road remodel effort from the Administration Annex building to the Bookie. The project is slated to be completed […]
As of the new year, there is an easier and faster way to report workplace injuries and illnesses via an online form. The completed form will be routed electronically to Human Resource Services (HRS), Environmental Health & Safety, and the employee’s supervisor. The revised Safety Policies and Procedures Manual (SPPM Section 25.20) on accident reporting describes […]