Mike McGavick, chair, president and chief executive officer for SAFECO Insurance Co., will present the annual Walton Lecture at Washington State University on Oct. 7. The 2 p.m. lecture is open to the public and will be in the Samuel H. Smith Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 203. “Washington State is honored to welcome Mike […]
Thomas S. Foley, former United States ambassador to Japan and former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will visit Washington State University at the Pullman campus on Tuesday, March 11. Foley will talk with students, get a briefing on the public policy institute that bears his name, meet with administrators of the university and […]
Cheryl Bachelder, president and chief concept officer of the KFC Corp., will present “You Gotta Be a Maniac! Success Criteria for the Hospitality Industry,” as the fall 2002 Burtenshaw Lecturer, 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in room 203 of the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education. Bachelder is the 43rd top executive to present insights into […]
Most Americans believe there are environmental issues in the United States. The behind-the-scenes debate is over the best way to fix the problems. Should the government dictate standards and impose penalties or should industry have a chance to play a part? Terry Anderson, executive director of Political Economy Research Center (PERC), a Bozeman, Montana think-tank […]
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 […]
Daniel Schorr, veteran newsman and senior news analyst for National Public Radio, will be the featured speaker at this year’s Edward R. Murrow Symposium, slated for Wednesday, April 10, in Pullman. Schorr, who is also the winner of the 2002 Excellence in Broadcasting award from Washington State University’ s School of Communication, will speak at […]