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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The senate also spoke about WSU’s response to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Senate Chair Greg Crouch said in order to close campus, the virus must reach a level three CDC warning.

Firm begins review of gender bias allegations

JAKOB THORINGTON, Former Evergreen reporter March 6, 2020

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to clarify Greg Crouch's comments about the possibility of campus closure because of COVID-19. An external law firm began a public review of WSU’s former...

Artist Arshia Fatima Haq was selected to speak at the 2020 Jo Hockenhull Distinguished Visiting Artist Lecture through a nomination process which took about a year to complete.

Artist to host show, talk on feminism

ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter March 3, 2020

The 2020 Jo Hockenhull distinguished visiting artist lecture will host an art installation and give a lecture on non-western feminism March 4 and 5. Artist Arshia Fatima Haq’s art installation will...

Dan Maher records a 30-second promo for his NWPR program Inland Folk in the studio, Feb. 20, 2014.

Records show former employee behaved unprofessionally

ANGELICA RELENTE and LAUREN ELLENBECKER March 2, 2020

Newly obtained records show longtime radio host and folk musician Dan Maher engaged in an unprofessional relationship with a WSU student in 2018. This led to his early retirement and the sudden cancellation...

Bryan Slinker, Interim Provost and Executive Vice President, discusses WSUs process for tenure and the provosts role in it on Wednesday afternoon at his office at French Administration Building.

Interim provost talks about tenure, promotion

JARED BRADLEY, Evergreen reporter March 2, 2020

Forty-seven members of WSU faculty have been promoted and granted tenure by the university. Jessica Willoughby has been promoted to Associate Professor of Strategic Communication. She said that she...

Jan Hazelton, WSU School of Hospitality Business Management (SHBM) alum, will be speaking at the annual Bellhop dinner on Feb. 28. She will receive a plaque recognizing her achievements.

Alum inducted into hall of fame

BROOKLYNN HILLEMANN February 25, 2020

WSU School of Hospitality Business Management (SHBM) alum inducted alumnus Jan Hazelton into its Hall of Fame.  Hazelton is a Seattle native and attended WSU from 1978-1983 where she graduated...

The strategic plan, if approved, will act as a rulebook for making institutional decisions. It offers insight into WSU’s core ideology and will be reviewed annually for needed changes.

Feedback wanted for 5-year plan

BROOKLYNN HILLEMANN February 25, 2020

The deadline to submit feedback on the first draft of the 2020-2025 WSU system strategic plan is approaching. Comments about the draft plan can be submitted through an online survey until the end of the...

Representing the College of Arts and Sciences, Pamela Thoma asks a question to Greg Crouch, the Chair Faculty Senate, on Thursday afternoon at FSHN, Room T101.

‘We’re not transparent until we’re forced to be transparent’

JAKOB THORINGTON, Former Evergreen reporter February 21, 2020

This story was updated to correct an error. An outside firm will be conducting a review of the allegations of gender bias, not the Attorney General's office. An outside firm will be conducting...

Phil Weiler, vice president of marketing and communications at WSU, discusses Workday which is the new financial management software that WSU plans to use to combat fraud, during an interview on Thursday afternoon in the Lighty French Administration Building.

Former WSU staff lied about paid work

JAKOB THORINGTON, Former Evergreen reporter February 21, 2020

Former WSU employees misreported and received more than $12,000 in unearned wages between 2014 and 2019. The Washington State Auditor’s Office published a report on Feb. 10 indicating four cases...

Animal Sciences Academic Coordinator Valorie Fisher explains one of the most rewarding moments of her job on Tuesday afternoon at Clark Hall. She says her biggest accomplishment is helping students earn a degree.

WSU adviser retires

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief February 20, 2020

Art collections, squirrel figurines and cat photos adorn Valorie Fisher’s office in Clark Hall. A timeworn wedding photo and a bowl of candies fill the room with an atmosphere of warmth and energy. For...

GPSA vice president Veneice Guillory-Lacy leads the meeting on Monday evening in the CUB Jr. Ballroom.

GPSA senators make policy changes

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen roots editor February 11, 2020

The Graduate School dean and the director of Civil Rights Compliance and Investigation (CRCI) fielded questions from GPSA senators during a meeting on Monday. Holly Ashkannejhad, the director of CRCI,...

Phil Weiler, vice president of marketing and communications, said WSU is limiting the amount of staff hired to conserve money.

Administrators seek plan feedback

LUKE HUDSON, Evergreen reporter February 11, 2020

WSU administrators are looking for feedback on the first draft of the 2020-2025 Systemwide Strategic Plan. Phil Weiler, WSU vice president of marketing and communication, said this plan is more “grass-roots”...

Atanu Mukherjee, postdoctoral fellow at University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources, was told he did not enough teaching experience. He said the candidate chosen had not yet gotten her degree.

Lawsuit filed against WSU alleging discrimination

ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen editor-in-chief January 30, 2020

A man filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against WSU for allegedly violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Washington State Law Against Discrimination (WSLAD) in April 2017 after...

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