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President Elson S. Floyd

Elson S. Floyd, 53, was named President of the four-campus Washington State University on December 13, 2006. He took office as the 10th president of Washington State's land-grant research university on May 21, 2007.

He leads one of America's most productive research universities. WSU is classified among the nation's 96 leading public and private universities with very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Dr. Floyd brings to WSU an exceptionally wide range of administrative experience, as well as valuable state and national perspectives on higher education issues and policies. More ›

NOV

18

Higher Education worth preserving
Public institutions of higher education across the country are in a fiscal crisis. The financial downturn has highlighted the reality that leaders in higher education must redouble efforts and continue to make compelling cases for adequate state support. Higher education, as an industry, has experienced substantial and draconian budget reductions. Examples of such cuts abound nationwide. In [...]
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NOV

01

Great turnout in San Antonio
It is difficult to know precisely how many Cougs attended, but the pre-game alumni event at Historic Sunset Station in San Antonio, Texas was an enormous success. The weather was perfect with bright blue skies and the Cougar spirit filled the air. Somehow it did not seem to matter that the team was 1- 6, [...]
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OCT

29

Dinner at Pi Kappa Phi
Last night I had the delight of having dinner at Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at their invitation. We discussed many items regarding the Greek Community, however, the focus of our evening turned toward one item in particular.
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