Academic Affairs Archives | WSU Tri-Cities

23 Jan Exhibition to showcase professional art from WSU faculty across the state

Posted at 09:03h in Academic Affairs, Art, College of Arts and Sciences, Digital Technology and Culture, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – An exhibition at Washington State University Tri-Cities will showcase art professionally created by WSU faculty and staff from across the state now through Feb. 28 at the WSU Tri-Cities Art Center. “A Pink Scaffold in the Great Rann (Kutch,...

17 Jan English course works with nonprofit to simplify game instructions for translation

Posted at 17:13h in Academic Affairs, Community Engagement, frontpage, profile, Student, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Go Fish. Life. Apples to Apples. Checkers. These are games that bring people to together for the purpose of family and friend bonding. But for some new to the English language, translating how to play the games into...

17 Jan WSU celebrates 30th anniversary of statewide expansion

Posted at 11:28h in Academic Affairs, frontpage, profile, Student, WSUTC News

By Addy Hatch, WSU News Among their work in a busy 1989 legislative session, Washington lawmakers created a state Honeybee Commission, scrubbed the term “workmen” from state laws in favor of “workers” – and called for five branch campuses to be created around the state. The new...

08 Jan Wine business book by WSU Tri-Cities professor earns “Best Book for Professionals”

Posted at 18:21h in Academic Affairs, Business, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Uncategorized, Wine, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – A wine business book authored by a Washington State University Tri-Cities business professor and colleagues from other parts of the country earned the award for “Best Book for Professionals” by the Gourmand International Cookbook Awards, which honors books...

03 Jan Making college dreams possible for paraeducators

Posted at 17:00h in Academic Affairs, College of Education, Education, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Student, WSUTC News

A unique WSU Tri-Cities program is helping paraeducators earn education degrees and begin careers as full-time teachers By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – The American Dream. It’s the phrase that Pasco High School teacher Esfeidy Guzman uses to describe the achievement of earning a bachelor’s...

05 Dec Dec. 9, 11-13: Students to present research, course projects as part of symposium and art exhibition

Posted at 13:28h in Academic Affairs, Art, Biological Sciences – General Studies, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Digital Technology and Culture, Faculty, Psychology, Research, Science, Student, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities students will present semester and course research and art projects as part of the Undergraduate Research Symposium and Art Exhibition Dec. 9 and Dec. 11-13. Students present during the WSU Tri-Cities Undergraduate Research Symposium and Art Exhibition. Sessions will take...

20 Nov WSU Tri-Cities team takes top honors at intercollegiate wine business competition

Posted at 11:54h in Academic Affairs, Business, frontpage, profile, Student, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Student business teams from Washington State University Tri-Cities and WSU Pullman took home top honors at the Intercollegiate Wine Business Invitational this month that required them to research and create extensive business plans for a fictitious wine grown...

14 Nov Wine business management student benefits from hands-on experiences, spirits scholarship

Posted at 12:28h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, Business, frontpage, profile, Student, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – A lack of a university degree caused Maricela Carrillo de Olivares (’19 HBM) to lose her job a few years ago. She was a case worker and ended up getting laid off because she didn’t have her bachelor’s degree. WSU...

11 Nov Former Marine and first-gen college student sets sights on wine world

Posted at 08:00h in Academic Affairs, frontpage, profile, Student, Wine, WSUTC News

Bernadette Gagnier (’20) knows a thing or two about being an outlier. WSU Viticulture & Enology student, Bernadette Gagnier, working at Frysling Winery in the Netherlands. Those principles—and a personal goal “to break stereotypes”—are what led her to join the Marines right out of high school, serving...

29 Oct Yakima Federal Savings and Loan gives $100,000 for nursing scholarships at WSU

Posted at 15:06h in Academic Affairs, Nursing, Student, WSUTC News

By Addy Hatch, WSU College of Nursing The WSU College of Nursing will offer new scholarships for undergraduate nursing students in Yakima and the Tri-Cities, thanks to a $100,000 gift from Yakima Federal Savings and Loan Association. The WSU College of Nursing’s Yakima program is located on...

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