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 […]
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: Washington State University has formally activated its Incident Command system to provide a coordinated response to rapidly evolving developments surrounding the appearance of coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) in the United States. As part of this response, the university now has a dedicated website featuring daily updates from the Incident Command team, […]
February 2020 Dear Faculty and Staff: Happy end of February! This is the time of year when I get so tired of winter that I allow myself to imagine tropical weather settling over the Palouse starting March 1. For our colleagues who are winter sports enthusiasts, the beginning of March typically signals the end of skiing […]
January 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 […]
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: With a legacy that has withstood the hands of time and forever shaped civil rights around the world, there is so much to choose from in celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Champion of equality. Advocate of change through nonviolent means. Voice of the nation’s conscience in addressing discrimination, harassment, […]
November 2019 Dear Faculty and Staff: Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you are able to spend some time with family and friends over the holiday. Noel and I will enjoy an early Thanksgiving lunch before heading to Seattle for the Apple Cup football game against the University of Washington on Friday. At the November Board of Regents meeting, University […]