In her speech, Elizabeth Chilton recalled agreeing to join WSU without setting foot in Eastern Washington. She and her family were immediately welcomed with support from the university and Pullman communities.
The Regents' committees have been condensed and each committee now has responsibilities related to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access.
Reanne Cunningham Chilton, a clinical psychology doctoral student who has worked with populations ranging from young children to retirees, is serving as the new student regent on the WSU Board of Regents.
Regents will consider proposed 2022–2023 tuition rates for the newly established Masters of Health Administration and Leadership program.
WSU System President Kirk Schulz also highlighted the hiring of a new dean for the College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and a record-setting $20 million donation during the Friday meeting.
Committee meetings as well as Friday’s Board of Regents meeting will be broadcast online for those wishing to observe the proceedings.
Global Campus as well as several professional and graduate programs saw continued growth but overall system enrollment declined 4.2% this fall.
Shain Wright, a second year student in the Cultural Studies and Social Thought in Education doctoral program, was selected to serve a one‑year term as WSU’s student regent.
Regents are expected to set tuition rates for the 2021–2022 academic year, review designs for WSU Vancouver’s new Life Sciences Building, and consider revised athletics budgets and financial planning, among other actions.
Jenette Ramos, a Boeing Co. executive who started out as a summer employee while an undergraduate at Washington State University, is joining the university’s Board of Regents.
