The biennial budget approved April 22 by the state Legislature includes funding for 110 freshmen and a new bioproducts program at Washington State University Tri-Cities. “We greatly appreciate that the Legislature is supportive of campus growth,” WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor Vicky Carwein said. “The budget will help meet critical campus needs, especially as we expand programs and services to […]
RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities has received tuition deposits from 40 incoming freshmen, surpassing the original recruitment goal of 35. “We are thrilled with the community’s response to the expansion of WSU Tri-Cities and are encouraged by the Legislature’s support of our incoming freshman class,” Chancellor Vicky Carwein said. “There clearly is a demand […]
Richland, Wash. — The documentary “Free Trade: A Closer Look at Bhopal” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, at Washington State University Tri-Cities. Filmmaker Pavithra Narayanan will present and discuss the documentary in the Consolidated Information Center room 216, at 2710 University Drive, Richland. Admission is free. The event is sponsored by […]
Richland, Wash. — Fluor has pledged a $6,000 scholarship package for an incoming freshman at Washington State University Tri-Cities and the Fluor Foundation is announcing a dollar-for-dollar matching program for employee donations to WSU Tri-Cities. The Fluor freshman scholarship is donated on behalf of the Fluor Corporation, Fluor Hanford and the Fluor Government Group. In […]
Richland, Wash. — Dennis Sheehan lowered his cholesterol score from 174 to 117 and needs less insulin to treat his diabetes. His wife, Kathy Sheehan, lost 13 pounds without feeling hungry. The Benton City couple accomplished those health goals through the eight-week Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP), a program sponsored by Kadlec Medical Center and […]
RICHLAND — The newly appointed Advisory Council for Washington State University Tri-Cities held its first meeting Thursday, March 15. The members were appointed by WSU President V. Lane Rawlins. Richland attorney Tom Cowan is the chairman. Advisory Council members were briefed by WSU Tri-Cities campus administrators on issues including the upcoming first freshman class and […]
PULLMAN– Washington State University reported a university-wide fall enrollment of 23,428 students, up 0.4 percent, or 98 students, from last fall, in its report of 10th day enrollment figures released Monday, Sept. 11. WSU enrollment is above the target set for the university by the legislature in the state budget. The increase was driven by […]
Two years ago, Vicky Carwein packed her academic bags and left the University of Washington Tacoma campus to become president of Westfield State College in Massachusetts. “At the going away event, I said I would never (again) have a job like that one — where I worked with faculty, staff, students and the outside community […]
TRI-CITIES, Wash. — WSU Tri-Cities will honor its 17th graduating class Friday, May 12, at the Toyota Center (formerly the Tri-Cities Coliseum) in Kennewick. The program begins at 6 p.m. A total of 325 students will receive diplomas this year. There are 241 undergraduate and 84 master’s degree candidates eligible to participate in the 2006 […]
In the 1940s, during the build-up of atomic weapons development at Hanford, Pasco was the only one of the three Tri-Cities that allowed black residents.It1s a fact that shocks many modern-day residents of the region, but it’s not surprising to Professor Robert Bauman of WSU Tri-Cities.“Not only were blacks limited to living in Pasco, they […]