Recruitment / Retention

PULLMAN, Wash. – Community Colleges of Spokane in Pullman will conduct classes on the Washington State University campus beginning April 3, the first day of spring quarter.

By Steve Nakata, Administrative Services PULLMAN, Wash. – As a first-generation college student, Celia Balderas lacked confidence when she arrived as a freshman at Washington State University. For Clayton Simundson, a first-season football injury meant an entirely new direction for his college career.

By Beverly Makhani, Undergraduate Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Two award-winning books have been selected for the 2017-18 common readings for thousands of students in first-year courses at Washington State University.

By Steve Nakata, Administrative Services PULLMAN, Wash. – Most of Washington State University’s 4,000-plus freshmen don’t meet their roommates until arriving on campus at the start of the school year. But 84 percent report getting along well with each other several months later.

PULLMAN, Wash. – “Personalizing the global: Memoirs as instruments of healing, advocacy and resistance” is the topic of a free, public common reading lecture at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in Todd 130 at Washington State University.

By Jeffrey Dennison, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities spring enrollment increased by approximately 21 percent from last spring, according to official numbers released Friday. Enrolled students, including undergraduate, transfer and graduate students, total 1,825.

By Lori Maricle, College of Pharmacy SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Heritage University have signed two agreements to streamline the path for Heritage students to become pharmacists, starting with the class entering in the fall.

By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – For many high school and minority students who grow up in agriculture families, leaving the farm is a primary goal. But Washington State University’s Spark program is igniting interest among these teens in rewarding, profitable jobs in ag, where vacancies far […]

PULLMAN, Wash. – How and why people get news, how to keep up with current events and how to think critically about news will be discussed by WSU librarian Lorena O’English at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, in CUE 203 – a free, public presentation of the Washington State University common reading program.

By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University veterinary student Zena Hemmen painted a tribute to the victims of one of the country’s most horrific animal massacres. Called “49 Lives,” the painting shows exotic animals like those killed in 2011 in Zanesville, Ohio.