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03 Dec Female engineering student first in family to attend college

Posted at 06:00h in frontpage, profile, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash – Being a female going into a largely male-dominated field is daunting for most. Add into the mix that you are the first in your family to attend college, the level of daunting reaches all new heights. WSU Tri-Cities engineering...

25 Nov Dec. 13: WSU Tri-Cities holiday benefit concert welcomes Irish trio Affiniti, nephew of Bing Crosby

Posted at 06:00h in WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities welcomes the well-known and classically-trained Irish musical trio Affiniti and Howard Crosby, the nephew of Bing Crosby, for an exceptional holiday concert on Dec. 13 that will support WSU Tri-Cities student entrepreneurial projects. The event begins at 7 p.m....

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 WSU Tri-Cities student earns national award for work in increasing student democratic engagement

Posted at 17:13h in College of Arts and Sciences, frontpage, profile, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities student Savanna Navarro Kresse was honored this month with a national award for her work in increasing student democratic engagement on campus and in the regional Tri-Cities community. Savanna Navarro Kresse received the ALL IN...

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...

06 Nov WSU first-generation female leaders forge successful careers

Posted at 09:00h in frontpage, profile, WSUTC News

By Stephen Nakata, Division of Student Affairs It often goes unnoticed by their professors, peers, and those who love them the most. While first-generation students are academically skilled, very motivated, and contribute many ways to the campus community, navigating the complexities of university policies, procedures and...

04 Nov Nov. 4 – 8: WSU Tri-Cities celebrates first-generation students

Posted at 09:12h in frontpage, profile, Student, student success, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities will celebrate and highlight the accomplishments of students who are the first in their family to attend college this week as part of a range activities Nov. 4 – 8. National First Generation Day occurs...

30 Oct First-gen college student Noel Perez named Wine Spectator Student of the Year

Posted at 18:15h in frontpage, profile, Research, Student, Viticulture / Enology / Wine, Wine, WSUTC News

Gratitude and humility: Those traits don’t often define a 4.0 GPA student who has created his own blockbuster wine, and who holds the honorific of Wine Spectator Student of the Year. But those are precisely the traits that describe Noel Perez (’20). A first-generation college student...

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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