Town hall discusses environmental justice
HUNTER ORCUTT, Evergreen reporter
September 24, 2020
Speakers at a town hall focusing on environmental justice discussed how climate change heightens inequalities on a local and global level. The Wednesday evening town hall was the second in a four-part series of lectures centered on different justice issues and how they interact, said David Jones,...
Administration discusses budget, strategic plan
MICHELLE PAREDES STRONG, Evergreen reporter
September 10, 2020
WSU administration joined Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture to discuss the university’s budget, which has been disbursed among WSU campuses to recover from deficits, and its diversity plan, which includes cluster hires to increase faculty diversity. Voiland College professors contribute...
Schulz says tuition stays the same; student fees to be reevaluated
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
July 25, 2020
WSU will not reduce tuition for any students, WSU President Kirk Schulz confirmed Friday afternoon in an online town hall. “I would ask our Coug family to remember we’re also in the midst of a pandemic, and the university is cutting back on a lot of our expenses,” Schulz said. WSU upd...
WSU announces updates to fall instruction
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
June 10, 2020
Instructors in fall 2020 will use a HyFlex model, which is a combination of in-person and distance content delivery, according to a COVID-19 update emailed to the WSU community from WSU President Kirk Schulz. Classes that require seating for more than 50 students will not be offered face-to-face, according to t...
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...
The police are rethinking public safety in Pullman by giving the community an opportunity to voice its concerns during an open forum. The Pullman Police...
