Dear WSU Community, The Spokane-area wildfires have created immediate needs for families and communities throughout the region. Alongside university support, our students have identified a direct way for the Pullman community to help. Today, the Graduate and Professional Student Association and the Associated Students of Washington State University are holding an urgent supply drive: Wednesday, […]
Dear WSU Community, Many members of the Washington State University community have reached out over the past few days asking about colleagues, students, friends, and family in the Spokane region. We are grateful for your concern and for the many offers of support. It is a powerful reminder of what it means to be Cougs Helping […]
Dear Colleagues, Every day, across Washington and around the world, Cougs demonstrate what it means to be a 21st‑century land‑grant university. Through education, discovery, innovation, and service, we create opportunity, strengthen communities, grow Washington’s economy, and help solve the challenges that matter most. I am pleased to share Washington State University’s 2025–2026 Impact in Action report, […]
Dear faculty, staff, and students, As we begin commencement season across our system, I want to recognize the significance of this moment for those graduating and for Washington State University. Commencement is the most important aspect of being a land-grant university, because it is the clearest reflection of our mission through the achievement of students. For me, that includes honoring the work it takes to reach this point and preparing for the new chapter that […]
Dear colleagues, We were profoundly saddened to learn over the weekend of the passing of Washington State University Regent Sam Hunt. Regent Hunt spent a lifetime strengthening the very systems that make Washington State University’s land‑grant mission possible, from championing public education in Olympia alongside our students to shaping the policies and investments that sustain our […]
Dear Colleagues, April marks one year since I joined Washington State University. Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to listen, learn, and engage with many amazing people in the communities across our system and the state. This has helped me better understand both the strengths we can continue to build on and some of the challenges we must address to continue thriving as an institution. What […]