Washington State University experienced its largest ever fall enrollment in Spokane, with continued strength in the health sciences, design disciplines, nursing and education. Enrollment in Spokane programs reached a headcount of 1,535 this fall, an increase of 7.6 percent over fall 2004. Programs taught at the Riverpoint campus reached an all-time high of 753 full-time […]
Are the run-up in gasoline prices and energy supply problems in the wake of Hurricane Katrina just short-term issues? Or are we now receiving a troubling preview of our uncertain energy future?On Oct. 4-5 at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, some of the nation’s leading experts on oil production, global energy demand and alternative energy […]
A proposal to create a WSU Division of Health Sciences — one that would unify programs scattered across several colleges — is up for review and comment by faculty, staff, students and the medical community. At the same time, a vision statement addressing how WSU needs to position itself relative to biomedical and health care […]
The first week of school, Interdisciplinary Design Institute students at WSU Spokane are initiated, so to speak, into the institute through an intensive, 30-hour design challenge known as the Charrette.The Charrette is a design education tradition, being an intense project with “a tremendously difficult timeline,” said Keith Diaz Moore, Charrette coordinator and assistant professor of […]
Two employees of Washington State University Spokane have been awarded 2005 WSU Spokane Staff Excellence Awards in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the campus and community.Matthew Nelson, a maintenance custodian in facilities operations, received the Classified Staff Excellence Award. Nelson’s primary responsibility is maintenance of floors throughout the buildings at the Riverpoint campus.Nelson has […]
SPOKANE — Clifton E. Barber has been appointed to serve as director of the professional development program at Washington State University Spokane. The program offers a new bachelor’s degree that blends human development and business coursework to prepare graduates for leadership in a wide range of public, private and nonprofit organizations. The Professional Development program at WSU […]
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 […]
Four directors from the National Science Foundation will be in Pullman April 19 and 20 to make presentations about their specific fields in science.The presentations will take place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on April 19, and from 9 to 10 a.m. on April 20 in the CUB Cascade Room 125-127. The April 19 presentation […]
Washington State University Spokane Chancellor Brian Pitcher today announced that the titles of two senior administrative positions at the Spokane campus have been changed from associate dean to vice chancellor.One of the positions affected by the change is that of Jo Ann Thompson, professor and former senior associate dean of WSU Spokane, who works closely […]
Mayor James West joined the boards of SIRTI and the SIRTI Foundation for the SIRTI Technology Center (STC) groundbreaking ceremony the morning of March 29, 2005. Due to weather restraints, the event was held in the SIRTI boardroom, not on site. Approximately 80 business, technology and higher education leaders attended. The growth of the region’s […]