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Formal building dedication set for new WSU visitor center

PULLMAN, Wash. – A formal dedication of the new visitor center at Washington State University will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at 150 E. Spring St., at the corner of East Main and NE Spring streets. A reception will follow the short program and ribbon cutting. The 4,000 square-foot, $2.5 million building will […]

Student chapter earns hospitality honor society’s highest honor

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University chapter of Eta Sigma Delta (ESD), an international hospitality management honor society, received the 2013 ESD Chapter of Distinction Award – the organization’s highest honor – for the second time in as many years.

WSU Board of Regents to meet at WSU Vancouver Oct. 3, 4

VANCOUVER, Wash. – The Board of Regents of Washington State University will hold a regularly scheduled meeting Oct. 3 and 4 on the campus of WSU Vancouver to consider a number of action items related to faculty policies and capital construction.

Oct. 1 – WSU Common Reading: Cornell Clayton to discuss civility, democracy

PULLMAN, Wash.— U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) hollers “You Lie!” at President Barack Obama during his health-care speech to Congress. Conservative talk-radio showman Rush Limbaugh labels a caller a “slut” because she advocates insurance coverage for contraceptive care. Occupy Wall Street protesters portray bankers as criminals.  Is American democracy in the midst of an “incivility […]

Small business interns extol real-life contributions; business career fair Sept. 30

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington Small Business Development Center SPOKANE, Wash. – In a landscape dotted with interns who answer phones and spend quality time with copy machines, Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) interns say they’ve had a different experience.

Governor lauds partnership, looks to economic growth as construction starts on Wine Science Center at WSU Tri-Cities

RICHLAND, Wash. – The Cougar flags blowing majestically in the breeze were ideal for the site of the Wine Science Center at Washington State University Tri-Cities, noted Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. “Red and white are the colors of the best wine we make in Washington state,” he quipped to the audience of 200 community, university […]