March 12, 2021
Revisions to the standards of conduct for students to comply with amendments to the U.S. Department of Education’s Title IX regulations were also approved, as were the Housing and Dining Rates for the upcoming academic year. These rates will remain the same as they were during the current academic year in recognition of the hardships many students and families are experiencing due to the pandemic.
The entire Board of Regents meeting is available to watch on Youtube.
Adjustments to mandatory fees for students at the Spokane, Vancouver and Tri Cities campuses were also approved. These campuses won’t collect a portion of the Student and Activities fees this spring. WSU Tri Cities also won’t collect 50 percent of its Student Union Building and Safety and Transportations fees this spring.
February 15, 2021
WSU Tri-Cities students at a career networking event.
The Association of Washington Business, in partnership with the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce, Washington State University Tri-Cities, and Columbia Basin College, launched a new online portal connecting employers and students for internship opportunities.
The Washington Workforce Portal is an online resource in which employers and educators may post an unlimited number of internship opportunities and have access to an intern candidate database for free. The Tri-Cities is one of two locations in Washington where the project is being piloted. A similar pilot project is underway in Spokane.
Washington state employers often struggle with the current workforce shortage. The Washington Workforce Portal will allow employers to fill positions that align with the skillsets of students in academic programs and trade schools across the state. In return, young people will gain experience through real world, work-
We are shocked and horrified by the antisemitic graffiti and damage to the Holocaust memorial at Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane on Monday.
Standing together against antisemitism
To our WSU community:
We are shocked and horrified by the antisemitic graffiti and damage
to the Holocaust memorial at Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane on Monday.
While this desecration did not take place on our Spokane campus, we
join our Jewish friends and neighbors as well as the greater community
in denouncing these acts in the strongest terms possible. That this hate
crime occurred just two weeks after International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Five finalists named for MSU President
Five finalists named for MSU President By Kelsey Barchenger | February 4, 2021 at 12:26 PM CST - Updated February 4 at 1:13 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Five finalists are named in the search for Minnesota State University, Mankatoâs 13th president.
The chosen candidate will replace current President Richard Davenport, who will retire this spring after 19 years in the position. The candidates are Sandra Haynes, Edward Inch, John Jasinski, Debra Larson, and Mrinal Varma. All five have experience as a chancellor, provost, or president on a college campus. The candidates are scheduled to conduct virtual campus visits next week. The Board of Trustees is expected to consider a recommendation at its March 17 meeting. The new president will start their new role July 1.
Monday’s annual commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life should be a soul-stirring call to deeply examine, reflect on, and most importantly act to change systemic injustices that have long tarnished widely espoused American ideals about freedom, equality, and opportunity for all.
MLK’s call for action more urgent than ever
January 15, 2021
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students:
Monday’s annual commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life should be a soul-stirring call to deeply examine, reflect on, and most importantly act to change systemic injustices that have long tarnished widely espoused American ideals about freedom, equality, and opportunity for all.