Dear WSU Faculty and Staff: Finding the right words are difficult at the moment. Many in our Cougar community are dealing with complex and challenging issues: school‑age children at home, the constant bombardment of COVID‑19 news, the need to practice social distancing, dramatic changes to the way students are mentored and supported, and much more. In […]

Dear WSU Students: I’m writing today to let you know that—after long and careful deliberation—we have made the very difficult decision to postpone traditional May commencement ceremonies until at least August at all of our campuses. In an effort to replicate this joyous occasion as best we can in light of the COVID‑19 pandemic, we will […]

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: While times of crisis bring on understandable anxiety, stress, and immense challenges, moments like the one we are living right now also bring out the best in human nature. As you know, we as a university community have had to make a series of very difficult decisions during the past […]

Following guidance provided by Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Thursday, Washington State University has decided that its Pullman campus will continue to use distance learning methods for the duration of the spring semester. WSU had previously left open the possibility of a return to face‑to‑face teaching in Pullman at some point during the spring 2020 semester. […]

WSU to transition from face‑to‑face instruction to distance learning following spring break. WSU facilities will remain open during this period. Employees will report to work as normal. Each campus will be communicating their plans directly. All campuses in the Washington State University system will transition from face‑to‑face classes, testing, and advising to distance delivery beginning on Monday, […]

Dear Faculty and Staff, As many of you know, moving from paper processes and 1970s computer systems into the cloud to manage our system-wide finances, human resources, payroll, and post-award grants has been a huge undertaking. Workday, the system we have purchased as part of the Modernization Initiative, will provide a tremendous boost to our […]