Yakima

Pharmacist part of new Yakima doctoral teaching team

By Lori Maricle, College of Pharmacy YAKIMA, Wash. – The first students will begin the Washington State University doctor of pharmacy program in August at the Pacific Northwest University of Health extension. New clinical assistant professor Carl Mikota, Pharm.D., will be part of the faculty teaching team.

Community college promotes higher education

YAKIMA — Yakima Valley Community College Outreach and Multicultural Student Services department, in collaboration with WSU, will host “You & WSU” from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, in YVCC’s Hopf Student Union Building. This outreach event promotes higher education to Yakima and the surrounding community. It will target first generation students. Offering […]

Learn how to earn your MBA at regional information meetings

Thornton RICHLAND — Learn how to earn a Master’s in Business Administration degree through WSU Tri-Cities at regional information meetings on April 7, 9 and 14.   The MBA program is offered on the WSU Tri-Cities campus and through interactive video-conferencing at the WSU Learning Centers in Yakima and Wenatchee. Most classes are held in […]

Competition honors WSU doctoral candidate

PULLMAN — Stacey C. Locke, principal of Yakima’s Eisenhower High School and a student in the WSU educational leadership doctorate degree program, was among three finalists in the 2009 National High School Principal of the Year award. Locke was recognized for having transformed a crowded school where students and staff struggled to connect into a […]

SBDC announces reopening of Yakima Service Center

The Washington Small Business Development Center recently announced the appointment of Linda Johnson as the SBDC Business Development Specialist serving the greater Yakima area. Johnson will open the SBDC Center at the Yakima Business Resource Center on Wednesday, March 15. The SBDC office will be co- located with the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce, SCORE, […]