By Richard H. Miller, Global Campus PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University faculty members turned the tables on colleagues last week, having them form small groups, do an assignment, take a quiz – even giving them a gentle chiding for avoiding the front-row seats.
By Bev Makhani, Office of Undergraduate Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Students can win prizes and enhance their university experience by giving feedback to an email they’ll receive from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) starting Monday, March 3. Faculty are asked to encourage their students to look for the email and respond quickly.
By Richard H. Miller, Global Campus PULLMAN, Wash. – More seats have been added to next week’s faculty-led workshop on engaging students after high demand quickly filled the initial allotment of 36.
PULLMAN – The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) at WSU is hosting a community involvement fair for students and the campus community: Civic Leaders Change Your World, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Compton Union Building Junior Ballroom – room 210. This is a drop-in event for students and members of […]
In election years, questions invariably are raised regarding whether WSU employees may engage in certain types of political and campaigning activities. The Ethics in Public Service Act strictly prohibits any use of state resources for the purpose of assisting a campaign for election of a person to an office or for the promotion or opposition […]
WSU is seeking community engagement classification for higher education from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. No institutions in Washington hold this classification. “As the land-grant university in the state, with a presence and community partnerships in all 39 counties, WSU is well positioned to be one of the first,” said John […]
Washington State University’s Community Service Learning Center will become the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) starting June 1. The change of name is a reflection of national trends and the expanding scope of the center. CEE Director Melanie Brown said a number of factors contributed to the decision to make the name change. “Recent world […]
Goal 1: Offer the best undergraduate experience in a research university Tom Westphal, 19, is not a typical WSU student, but in some ways he is a model student — a model of student engagement. He arrived at WSU in 2005 as a Regents Scholar and already had 20 units of college credit. He spent […]
Results from the spring 2006 National Survey of Student Engagement recently arrived and are being analyzed and compared with the 2004 results, said Fran Hermanson, director of Student Affairs Research and Assessment.WSU made significant gains in three freshman categories, including interaction with faculty, active and collaborative learning, and academic challenge. The survey is given to […]
Washington State University Extension and the College of Liberal Arts entered into an agreement three years ago to sponsor a combined Division of Governmental Studies and Services/Program for Local Government Education. This month’s Extension Engaged will present the results of this partnership, including:* the Natural Resources Leadership Academy * the Certified Public Officials training program* partnership […]