Draft strategic plan sets WSU’s course
Kirk SchulzJanuary 2020
Dear Faculty and Staff:
Happy new year! I hope you had some quality time away during the holiday break and that the beginning of the semester is going well.
As we begin 2020, I cannot help but reflect on how fantastic the past decade has been from the University’s standpoint.
In 2010, WSU’s system enrollment was 25,989, research expenditures totaled $304 million, and philanthropic support amounted to $97.9 million for the prior year. The nation had just emerged from the Great Recession, which led to an unprecedented set of reductions in financial support for public higher education, including WSU.
Today, we enroll nearly 31,500 students, research expenditures surpass … » More …