Instructors receive extension for UCORE course revisions
JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen reporter
September 16, 2020
WSU postponed the renewal of University Common Requirements classes for the 2020-21 school year, which means UCORE professors have a one-year extension to rewrite their courses. The UCORE committee and instructors will revise course designations because the curriculum’s current structure does ...
GPSA senators vote in new member, discuss training resources
JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen reporter
September 1, 2020
GPSA senators met for the first time this fall on Monday night to discuss mandatory fees, mentor training and travel grants. There are two upcoming Professional Development Initiative events, which involve a project management and teaching assistant workshop, said Anika VanDeen, second-year doctoral student in ...
WSU extends late tuition fee deadline for students
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
August 19, 2020
WSU officials announced students will not have to pay the first late tuition fee on Sept. 7, giving students who are late on tuition an extra month to pay. This announcement came during WSU’s ninth online town hall Wednesday afternoon. WSU temporarily changed its policy so students’ awards will ap...
University staff prepare for Week of Welcome
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
August 17, 2020
Week of Welcome transitioned to a virtual format this year but will feature new events such as an online Fight Song Sing-A-Long and a virtual resource fair. WoW will continue until Aug. 23. Kimberly Holapa, WSU associate vice president for external engagement and strategic initiatives, said WoW is...
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...
A male patient aged over 80 years died today, bringing the total of COVID-related deaths to 14. Five individuals tested positive for COVID-19 today,...
