Schulz says fall classes will still happen
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
May 31, 2020
The university is planning for in-person instruction come fall, but the WSU experience will likely look drastically different, said WSU officials in an online town hall Friday morning. WSU interim provost Bryan Slinker said the university plans to reopen for fall, even though classes will not retu...
Town hall prepares for increase in on-site research
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
May 20, 2020
WSU research officials held a town hall Tuesday to solicit feedback on draft guidelines for research, scholarship and creative activities, which will allow on-site activities, like lab or office work, to gradually increase. The goals of the new guidelines are to protect the health and well-being o...
WSU will not refund student fees
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
May 15, 2020
WSU officials confirmed in an online town hall that the university will not refund spring semester student fees, following a national trend of universities who either only partially refunded fees or did not at all. Mary Jo Gonzales, vice president of Student Affairs, said the Center for Civic Engageme...
Elizabeth Chilton named new WSU provost
AMAAN RAHMAN, Evergreen reporter
May 2, 2020
WSU President Kirk Schulz announced the newly appointed Provost, Elizabeth Chilton, dean of the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at Binghamton University during a teleconference on Friday. Schulz said Dr. Chilton will also be joining WSU’s anthropology department starting this fall semester. ...
Financial recovery top issue discussed by city officials, residents
LUKE HUDSON, Evergreen reporter
April 22, 2020
Pullman public officials said the city is concerned about a drop in sales tax revenue from restrictions brought about by COVID-19 during a virtual town hall Tuesday. Mike Urban, Pullman director of finance and administrative services, said the city does not know how much money it might have lost since th...
Second virtual town hall covers COVID-19 updates
LAUREN ELLENBECKER, Evergreen reporter
April 11, 2020
WSU officials discussed topics ranging from WSU employment, student aid and resources, academic deadlines and student living during a virtual town hall on Friday. University faculty discussed changes to policies, where to find resources and what to expect for the future. They reviewed internal and e...
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