Mead and Nehring host Building Bridges Summit at WSU Everett to foster collaboration
EVERETT—Snohomish County Council members Jared Mead and Nate Nehring teamed up with former investigative journalist, now Results Washington Director, Jesse Jones, for their second annual Building Bridges Summit at Washington State University’s Everett campus Thursday, June 26. This year’s theme, “Conversations That Connect Us,” highlighted the impact of civil discourse when grounded in empathy, curiosity, […]
Snohomish County recognizes Pride month with flag raising ceremony
EVERETT—County leadership on June 5 joined by approximately 100 residents at the eastside of the Snohomish County Campus rang in Pride Month with a flag-raising ceremony and resource fair. “Paula and I are again bringing out commitment and dedication to our LGBTQI+ community and support inclusion and diversity here in our county,” Councilwoman Megan Dunn […]
Washington launches first ever statewide LGBTQ+ survey
OLYMPIA—The first statewide Washington LGBTQ+ survey to understand the experiences of LGBTQ+ Washingtonians from adolescents to adults, launched Saturday, June 1. The survey, sponsored and funded by the Washington LGBTQ Commission in partnership with Washington State University, is designed for LGBTQ+ Washingtonians by LGBTQ+ Washingtonians. The research team expects approximately 10,000 Washingtonians will take the […]
Public invited to an Earth Day discussion with Dr. Carolyn Finney, author of ‘Black Faces, White Spaces’
EVERETT—Washington State University’s (WSU) second Everett Empowered speaker event is scheduled for April 18, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., featuring Dr. Carolyn Finney speaking about the environment and diversity in honor of Earth Day. The Earth Day conversation will focus on why are African Americans are so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor […]
WSU Everett highlights successes and future plans at annual address
EVERETT—Washington State University President Kurt Schultz provided insights into the past year’s achievements and challenges, as well as the future direction of the university at the State of the University Address held on the Everett campus on March 26. The address began by highlighting the University’s recent fusion week, which was held on October 12 […]
WSU Speaker Event series kicks off with a conversation on Democratizing Data
EVERETT—Washington State University’s Everett campus held its first ever WSU Everett Empowered speaker event Thursday, March 28, discussing open public safety data with Dr. David Makin, Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. Dr. Makin is a leader in blending technology with public safety to enhance community safety and foster meaningful connections. […]
WSU Everett to launch nation’s first new all-incident public safety data portal
EVERETT—Washington State University’s (WSU) Everett Campus is currently beta testing a new, state of the art, public safety data center that, when it launches this fall, will be the nation’s first ever publicly accessible portal that collects, organizes, and delivers information related to all things public safety across Washington. The program is an effort to […]
WSU Everett: State of the University planned for March 26
EVERETT—Washington State University (WSU) President Kirk Schulz will deliver the 2024 State of the University address from 3:10–4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, at the WSU Everett campus in Room 109. The event will also be livestreamed. The president’s address will cover a wide range of topics, including key takeaways from the last year at WSU, national headwinds facing […]
Washington poised to be the next Silicon Valley of the space industry, it just needs workers
KENT, Wash., July 6, 2023—Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and several Washington space industry leaders at the Washington Space Summit on Wednesday, July 5, to discuss regional economic opportunities as the United States revamps its space program to return to the moon and beyond. Washington’s space industry has doubled in the […]
Huskies and Cougars lose head football coaches
Rival schools — University of Washington and Washington State University — both lost their head football coaches within a 30-day period. On October 19, WSU terminated coach Nick Rolovich due to his vaccination status, and just this past week, UW fired coach Jimmy Lake. Cougars lose their head coach to state-wide vaccine mandate Last month, […]
