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Horizon Air CEO to speak at Power Breakfast

PULLMAN – The WSU College of Business will hold its next Power Breakfast, sponsored by State Farm Insurance and Ameriprise Financial, in Spokane, Wash., on April 3. The breakfast will take place at The Davenport Hotel and will feature guest speaker Jeff Pinneo, president and CEO of Horizon Air. Pinneo was appointed president and CEO […]

WSU announces MBA program for execs

SPOKANE — The College of Business at WSU announced the creation of a new executive MBA at WSU’s Riverpoint campus in Spokane. The new program will offer the WSU Master’s of Business Administration program to busy professionals through a combination of online course work and weekend classes taught by world-class WSU faculty. “Spokane’s many colleges and […]

WSU reports spring enrollment growth

PULLMAN – WSU reports enrollment growth at all four of its campuses this spring — a total spring semester enrollment of 22,741 students, up 4.8 percent from last spring. The growth is driven by this fall’s influx of freshmen students — the largest freshman class in the history of the Pullman campus, the second year […]

Spokane artist to to exhibit paintings

The Washington State University Fine Arts Center will feature art exhibits in Gallery 2 throughout the fall semester. Ryan Hardesty, a Spokane artist, will exhibit his paintings in an exhibit titled “FLUX: Paintings by Ryan Hardesty.” Hardesty’s paintings will be featured in the exhibit Oct. 1-26. There will be an opening reception in Gallery 2 […]

EWU’s center moves to Riverpoint

Approximately 500 students and 50 faculty and staff of Eastern Washington University will be making a move this fall, from the Spokane Downtown Center to the Riverpoint Campus (and a few other locations).   The staged move is anticipated to begin during September. Relocated faculty and staff offices will be in the Phase I Classroom […]

Spokane employee earns master’s degree

Photo: WSU’s Bonnie Wagner will graduate with a master’s degree during WSU Spokane Commencement ceremonies May 4. (Photo courtesy of Bonnie Wagner). Bonnie Wagner never thought attending and graduating from Washington State University was a possibility. Now it is a reality. Wagner, a first-generation college student, is graduating from WSU Spokane with a master’s degree […]

Keynote speaker to address patient care outcomes

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing will once again host the annual Inland Northwest Nursing and Health Sciences Research Symposium from 2 to 4:30 p.m. April 27, at Mukogawa Fort George Wright Commons next to the Spokane Falls Community College campus. Health care professionals and the public are invited to […]

Focus on global crisis, local reality

Spokane, Wash. – The effects of human trafficking on young children globally and in Spokane will be the subject of a free luncheon and lecture by Rev. Eileen Lindner at noon April 27 in the Comstock Room of the YWCA in downtown Spokane. The event is co-sponsored by the newly formed Inland Northwest Task Force […]

Primary Care Update Conference in Spokane

SPOKANE, Wash.- A two-day conference designed for primary care providers including Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and Allied Health professionals will take place May 4-5, 2007 at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park in downtown Spokane. The conference is presented by the Inland NW Academy of Family Physicians, Family Medicine Spokane Residency […]

Cougar Pride Days kicks off in Spokane

Photo: James Dalton, Kelly Lagrutta, Judith Van Dongen, Al Pignataro and Mike Wilhelm pitch in to plant a tree donated by the Kingrey’s. (Photo by Becki Meehan.) Spokane, Wash.—The weather was wonderful and the enthusiasm contagious as WSU Spokane faculty, staff, and students joined efforts today to beautify campus in celebration of Cougar Pride Days […]