Washington State University received the lion’s share of awards on “College Day” at the 2005 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival held at the University of Idaho on Feb. 24. The outstanding college instrumental soloist award winners include Matt Reid on trumpet, David Snider, bass, and Kristen DuChateau, piano. Snider was also selected the winner of the […]
The Board of Regents of Washington State University will consider the university’s 2003-2005 budget during the board’s November meeting at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21 in the Cascade Ballroom II of the Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Avenue, Seattle. The regents’ action on the budget follows a series of meetings that were held through the fall […]
SEATTLE, Wash. — On the eve of the 2003 Apple Cup, the presidents of Washington State University and University of Washington — V. Lane Rawlins and Lee Huntsman, respectively, will appear at a joint news conference at 12:30 p.m., Friday (Nov. 21), at 301 Gerberding Hall (Regents Room) on the University of Washington campus. […]
The YWCA of Washington State University will present the 9th Annual Week Without Violence, an international campaign to raise awareness about non-violent alternatives, Oct. 20-24. The Week Without Violence focuses attention on practical, sustainable and non-violent alternatives in people’s daily lives. The week will begin with a day of remembrance, followed by a full week […]
Washington State University flute instructor Ann Marie Yasinitsky and oboe professor Amarai Barash will be featured during a faculty recital Sept. 23 on the WSU campus. The 8 p.m. program is set for Bryan Hall Auditorium and is open to the public without charge. Yasinitsky, assisted by pianist Gerald Berthiaume, pianist Sheila Zilar and cellist […]
Robert W. (Bob) Strausz, a member of the Washington State University Board of Regents from 1973-77, died in Bellingham, July 25. Strausz was born in Yakima on Aug. 19, 1922. The Yakima High School graduate served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean war. He earned a bachelor’s degree from […]
TRI-CITIES, Wash. — The presidents of Washington State University and the University of Washington will hold a joint news conference in Pasco on Monday, Dec. 16, prior to their appearance as guest speakers at the Pasco Chamber of Commerce meeting. The new conference is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. in the lobby of the West Coast […]
For the first time Washington State University and University of Washington Boards of Regents met together and the issue that brought them to a common table today was the need for adequate funding for their respective universities. In separate actions, both boards unanimously approved a joint resolution stating they support the position not to increase […]
On July 1, 2001, the Post-Retirement Employment bill (ESSB 5937) became law. This law allows PERS Plan 1 retirees to work for a Washington state employer for up to 1,500 hours per calendar year without a reduction in their pension. If the retired employee works more than 1500 hours, the retirement annuity stops for the […]