Demographer Annabel R. Kirschner, a WSU professor, will discuss recent trends in Washington’s Hispanic population at the Feb. 17 meeting of the WSU Tri-Cities Latino Outreach Collaborative.Open to the public, the session begins at 10 a.m. in Room 210 of the West Building at the Tri-Cities campus in north Richland.In her presentation, Kirschner, a noted […]
PULLMAN – The Board of Regents approved the schematic design Friday (Jan. 27) for a $34.6 million building to house the Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing on the Riverpoint campus of WSU Spokane.The 80,000-square-foot building will replace the school’s current facilities on Fort George Wright Drive. It will include a nursing practice lab, […]
Speeches, multi-cultural participation and presentations by school essay contest winners will highlight the Martin Luther King Jr. observance on the WSU Tri-Cities campus Tuesday, Jan. 17.Coordinated by the student Multicultural Club, activities begin at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of the East Building on the north Richland campus.Principal remarks will be made by Richland’s Zelma […]
TRI-CITIES — On Nov. 28, officials of Washington State University Tri-Cities and Columbia Basin College will sign an agreement that will ultimately allow students to be enrolled simultaneously at both institutions.The event is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. in the Board Room on the CBC campus, 20th and Court streets, Pasco. CBC President Lee Thornton will […]
A new WSU degree combining technology and liberal arts has employers eagerly seeking qualified graduates. The degree is called digital technology and culture (DTC).To create this unique degree, liberal arts and technology courses were combined. Today there are 150 students majoring in DTC.If a parent questions: Can my child get a job with this degree? […]
The search for a new WSU Tri-Cities chancellor will be discussed by co-chairs of the search committee, WSU Vancouver Chancellor Hal Dengerink and Kennewick School District Superintendent Paul Rosier, 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in the East Building auditorium at WSU Tri-Cities. Committee members are seeking input from the university community as they craft a […]
When Barbara Ward (shown here being filmed for a Tri-Cities TV news station), a 25-year veteran public school teacher, was plucked from the attic of her flood-swept New Orleans home in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, she had no idea where she would end up.It turned out to be Richland, with a faculty position in […]
The Tri-Cities Chancellor Search Committee will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 18 to discuss the search for WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor. The meeting is open to the public.Meeting attendees will include co-chairs of the Tri-Cities Chancellor Search Committee, WSU Vancouver Chancellor Hal Dengerink, Kennewick School District Superintendent Paul Rosier and other committee members.The Chancellor Search Committee seeks […]
Kennewick School District Superintendent Paul Rosier and WSU Vancouver Chancellor Hal Dengerink have been named co-chairs of the committee charged with the search for a new chancellor for the WSU Tri-Cities campus.The announcement of their appointments was made Thursday in Kennewick by WSU President V. Lane Rawlins.Rosier, who has been superintendent in Kennewick for 11 […]
PULLMAN — Washington State University Tri-Cities Chancellor Larry James has been named associate executive vice president for the Pullman campus. David Lemak, professor of management and director of business programs at WSU Tri-Cities, will take over as interim chancellor of that campus.The changes are part of an executive reorganization plan announced today (Aug. 1) by […]