A collection of work from artist Sorcha Meek, titled “Transitions,” will be on display in the Washington State University Vancouver Engineering Life Sciences Building gallery April 18 through June 24.The exhibit title refers to both micro- and macro-level transitions and will deal with physical, mental and spiritual transitions. Meek’s background is unique, as she has […]
WSU Vancouver students, staff and community members showed their Cougar pride March 31 and April 1 by sprucing up their 351-acre campus. Volunteers worked on a 1.5-mile walking trail, washed motor pool vehicles, and participated in various building, gardening and cleaning projects across campus. The event also included WSU Vancouver’s first Cougar Pride Barbecue, open […]
Washington State University Vancouver will host “many voices, one nation, one night @ your library,” an engaging evening in which community members are invited to join faculty and staff in reading aloud from book passages that represent the local community’s rich heritage.WSU Vancouver faculty, staff, and students will share their favorite writings while celebrating the […]
The work of Vancouver artist Daniel Ramirez will be on display in the Washington State University Vancouver Student Services Building beginning today (March 25) through April 25.The exhibit will feature completed works and works in progress.Ramirez is a self-taught artist and works only with graphite pencil on watercolor paper. One piece of artwork can take […]
Washington State University Vancouver will present a series of Monday evening seminars and public events where scientists will discuss what has been learned since the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens.The events have been planned to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the volcano’s 1980 blast, which flattened more than 150 square miles of […]
Diane Mallickan, park ranger and cultural interpreter for the Nez Pierce National Historic Park, will speak March 10 at Washington State University Vancouver as part of the Northwest Treaty Trail of 1854-1856 lecture series.The talk, titled “War (and Treaties) are Made to Take Something Not Yours” — words spoken by Yellow Wolf (a nephew of […]
Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy, both scholars devoted to arming children with knowledge, will speak at Washington State University Vancouver’s Annual Sherry Vaughan Distinguished Lecture in Education on March 3.The 7 p.m. lecture will be in the Student Services Building, Room 110, and is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will […]
Washington State University Vancouver and the University of Washington Tacoma would be allowed to admit freshman and sophomore students under the terms of a proposal that was approved Jan. 27 by the state Higher Education Coordinating Board. The board put off for a year a decision on the future of WSU Tri-Cities and UW Bothell. […]
Washington State University Vancouver faculty member Hakan Gurocak has been named director of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, an academic unit of the College of Engineering and Architecture at the university’s Pullman campus, effective Aug. 16. “Hakan is perfect for this position. He has taken the lead in proposing the new school of […]
Washington State University Vancouver Chancellor Hal Dengerink has been recognized as one of the region’s 50 great leaders by Oregon Business magazine.The October issue of Oregon Business honored 50 leaders in Oregon who make things happen, reach new heights in their industry and remain committed to their community. Dengerink was the only honoree from the […]