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95-456: Washington State University Spokane (WSU Spokane), branded as WSU Health Sciences Spokane , is a campus of Washington State University located in Spokane , Washington . It was established in 1989 and, as of 2010, is designated as the university's health science campus. The urban campus is housed on the 48-acre (19 ha) multi-institutional WSU Health Sciences Spokane campus , formerly known as

190-410: A $ 12.3 million project, opened on August 29. It intends to improve the school's golf teams, provide a laboratory for students in turf grass courses, and give boosters and alumni a new reason to visit the campus. From the back tees (Crimson), the course rating is 75.9 with a slope rating of 140. It replaces a sub-standard 9-hole course that was built in 1923 and was mostly unimproved. It closed in 2006 for

285-614: A WSU Football heritage area along the west side and a game-day home for Gray W former letter winners. Other notable buildings include Thompson Hall (1895), Stevens Hall (1896), the Math Learning Annex (1908), and Bryan Hall (1909), the university's oldest surviving buildings which help enclose a sloping quadrangle featuring the "Lowell Elm," a large American Elm ( Ulmus americana ) brought from Elmwood in 1893 by Harriet Bryan, wife of newly appointed president Bryan. Thompson Hall, with its distinctive turrets and its resemblance to

380-571: A campus green belt design. WSU has one LEED-silver certified building on campus, and two more buildings that meet LEED-silver standards but are not certified. The university has also encouraged the use of energy efficient lighting, energy management systems, and insulating steam lines, to reduce wasted power. WSU's energy is generated in part by an on-campus steam plant, powered by natural gas with diesel fuel back-up. This accounts for 38% of carbon emissions, or 53,922 metric tonnes eCO 2 out of 136,166 metric tons total. The remaining carbon emissions

475-629: A carillon and displaying a clock that lights up neon-red in the evening. Stevens Hall, to Bryan Hall's northwest, is reputed to be the oldest surviving all-women's dormitory west of the Mississippi. Stevens Hall and Thompson Hall are on the National Register of Historic Places , and both were designed by the Seattle firm of Stephen & Josenhans. Also significant are the Lewis Alumni Centre and

570-526: A chateau in the Loire Valley of France, was the original administration building, and "Administration Building" is still carved above the original west-facing entrance. Today, Thompson Hall is home to the foreign language department and also provides the administrative offices for the College of Arts and Sciences. Bryan Hall is perhaps the most noticeable building on campus, with its tall four-sided tower enclosing

665-445: A committee or policy that supports climate and sustainability shareholder proposals at companies where the endowment funds are invested. The university is exploring investing in renewable energy, but otherwise is focused on optimizing investment returns. Proxy voting is not possible due to the fact the endowment fund is entirely invested in comingled investment vehicles. The university promotes on-campus sustainability primarily though

760-613: A curving sweep of windows and a cone-shaped skylight above its atrium; an amenity-filled recreation center with a massive Jacuzzi and fireplace in 2001; and the Samuel H. Smith Center for Undergraduate Education, or "CUE," named for WSU president Smith, who served from 1985 to 2000. The latter two buildings were designed by Yost Grube Hall of Portland. The busiest part of campus is the Glenn Terrell Friendship Mall, referred to as "the mall" by students. This walkway, which prior to

855-530: A graduate school, an online global campus, and an accredited intensive English program for non-native speakers (the Intensive American Language Center). Washington State University is chartered by the State of Washington. A board of regents governs the university and provides direction to the president. There are ten regents appointed by the governor, nine of whom serve six-year terms. The tenth

950-649: A hilltop adjacent to the Lewis Alumni Center. In addition, about 95 acres (38 ha) on the east edge of campus has been identified for a more expansive Arboretum and Botanical Garden, including a wildlife center. Students interested in contributing to the development of the WSU Arboretum are working with the Native Plant & Landscape Restoration Nursery to help establish tree plantings, future habitat restoration sites, or native plant displays that may be part of

1045-538: A low to high ropes course. The campus also has several other basketball courts, dance rooms, a climbing wall, and the Outdoor Recreation Center where students can check out equipment or register for various events and trips. The seven-mile (11 km) Bill Chipman Palouse Trail links Pullman with Moscow and links to the Latah Trail to Troy , 22 miles (35 km) from WSU. Another bike trail wraps around

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1140-464: A low-grade nuclear reactor was constructed, funded by Atomic Energy Commission grants, and new doctoral programs were introduced. By the 1970s, WSU's enrollment quadrupled from its level in the 1940s to 14,000 students with an influx from the Baby Boom Generation . President Glenn Terrell took steps to increase funding for undergraduate and graduate education amid the nationwide recession of

1235-646: A new facility for the pharmacy and medical sciences programs was approved, and private funding of second year medical education was secured. These actions prompted the College of Pharmacy to move in its entirety to the Spokane campus in 2013 and the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine to be created in 2014. Another recent effort was the establishment of a consortium of Empire Health Foundation, Providence Health Care and WSU Spokane that successfully applied for federal teaching health center funding for six new medical residency slots, with

1330-498: A public institution to grant degrees in medicine in the state. The creation of a medical school at Washington State University was opposed by the University of Washington; both WSU and UW issued contradictory reports in 2014 as to the viability of a second public medical school in the state. The increasingly acrimonious debate between the two institutions was described as a "feud" in media reports and state senator Andy Hill chastised

1425-527: A three-member committee appointed by the governor, but it stipulated that the site must be located in the southeast corner of the state. After an exhaustive examination of bidding towns such as Yakima and other towns in the Palouse region, the state's new land-grant college opened to 59 students in Pullman on January 13, 1892, offering three major courses of study: agriculture, engineering, and domestic science. Pullman

1520-523: A total enrollment of 28,581, it is the second largest institution for higher education in Washington state behind the University of Washington . It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The WSU Pullman campus stands on a hill and is characterized by open spaces and a red brick and basalt material palette—materials originally found on site. The university sits within

1615-476: A vibrant, diverse, and improving community that welcomes all residents and values the historic character of the neighborhood. Restaurants, thrift stores and various bars line Colorado Street, the main street on College Hill. The bars on College Hill include Cougar Cottage (informally, the Coug), currently in its 90th year of operation, Valhalla (informally, V-Hall), and The Emporium; all boast a large number of customers on

1710-485: A waste incubator. The JCHE first acquired land for the current-day campus in 1990 and, by 1992, released a master plan to develop the multi-institutional campus with five to seven buildings that WSU and EWU could eventually move into and fully transition out of its leased space in Downtown. The JCHE continued to own, operate, and develop the campus until its dissolution in 1998. At this point, full ownership and operations of

1805-532: A zero tolerance policy on hazing both potential new members and current members. Each year Greek chapters submit 6 Pillars of Excellence, each pillar representing a value of Greek Life at WSU, and do reports at the end of the year as a self-evaluation for each chapter. Washington State University "recognizes the right of each fraternity and sorority to create policies and regulations of internal governance, as long as said policies do not conflict with those described in this document or any of its appendices." Greek Row

1900-570: Is 620 acres (2.5 km ) and is in the Palouse region. The average elevation of the campus is approximately 2,500 feet (760 m) above sea level , and is seven miles (11 km) west of the Idaho border and Moscow , home of the University of Idaho , also a land-grant institution. The university communities are connected by Highway 270 and the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail . The Palouse

1995-635: Is a student regent appointed on an annual basis. A bill adding an eleventh regent, who would be a full-time or emeritus faculty member, stalled in the Washington legislature in 2018. Currently the regents are Theodor P. Baseler, Brett Blankenship, Scott E. Carson, Marty Dickinson, Ron Sims, Jordan Frost (student), Lura J. Powell, Heather Redman, Lisa K. Schauer, and Michael C. Worthy. Kirk Schulz currently serves as WSU's president and chief executive officer . Daniel Bernardo currently serves as provost and handles academics, research and faculty matters for WSU statewide. The former president, Elson Floyd , also

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2090-444: Is defined by its unique rolling hills that were created by wind-blown soil, which supports one of the world's most productive dry-land agricultural regions. The main crops are wheat, peas , barley , and lentils . Evenings are often highlighted by a spectacular blue-pink sunset, which the first Board of Regents decided to use as the college's colors (later changed to the current crimson and gray colors). Perched atop College Hill (one of

2185-496: Is not counted among those; nor are previous acting presidents William Pearl (1951-1952) and Wallis Beasley (1966-1967). Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine The Washington State University School of Medicine was established by the WSU board of regents in 2015, after the state legislature amended a 1917 statute that gave the University of Washington in Seattle the exclusive right as

2280-555: Is often Homecoming Week when the residence halls, off-campus students, and Greeks compete in various events. Events such as the chariot race determine the winner of Homecoming Week. In the past decade, the winner of Homecoming Week has most often been a residence hall team. There are currently 27 fraternities in the Interfraternity Council, 14 sororities in the Panhellenic Council, 14 fraternities and sororities in

2375-483: Is predominantly the result of purchased electricity (52%), with less than 10% the result of commuting, air travel, refrigerant leaks, and waste incineration. The university has committed to lowering carbon emissions 36% below 2005 levels by 2035, though thus far emission levels have remained relatively flat. WSU is active in clean energy research, though the campus does not currently have any renewable energy installations. WSU does not currently commit to establishing

2470-567: Is situated on College Hill just downhill from Bryan Hall and the Hill Halls (the historic single-gender dormitories) on the WSU campus, and among the homes of faculty, Greek live-outs, and apartment buildings. The Greek Row and College Hill area is a diverse community of students, faculty members, and families. College Hill is also home to the President of WSU, Kirk Schulz . College Hill is supported by The College Hill Association, whose mission envisions

2565-583: Is the smallest in the Pac-12, it offers the most seating to students in the conference. After the 2006 season , Martin Stadium went under a massive renovation to expand the seating capacity and offer greater amenities for players and spectators, as well as made improvements to the general facilities such as bathrooms and concession stands. The Cougar Football Project is the proposed renovation of Martin Stadium that consists of two separate projects. The first project, called

2660-586: The Morrill Act of 1862 into law, allowing for the creation of land-grant colleges “to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts ...in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes." The Hatch Act of 1887 expanded on the Morrill Act, providing federal funds for the establishment of agriculture experiment stations at land-grant colleges. Shortly after attaining statehood on November 11, 1889,

2755-455: The RHA (Residence Hall Association). Residence halls on campus include: Each hall has its own government which organizes events, manages its budget, and acts as a forum for student involvement. These halls range in size from the exclusive Stevens Hall (approximately 70 residents), to the massive Stephenson Complex (approximately 1200 residents total). The highlight of the year for the residence halls

2850-602: The Tri-Cities and Spokane ). The new campuses were distributed between the state's two main public research institutions with the University of Washington establishing UW Bothell and UW Tacoma , and Washington State University establishing WSU Vancouver , WSU Tri-Cities , and WSU Spokane. The newly formed campuses, including WSU Spokane, were charged with a mission to expand access to upper division and graduate higher education and to foster regional development. The upper division focus (which has since evolved as some of

2945-616: The Washington State Legislature began taking steps to claim a land-grant college, and fewer than five months later on March 28, 1890, passed House Bill 90 for the creation of the Agricultural College, Experiment Station and School of Science of the State of Washington . Governor Elisha P. Ferry signed the bill into law a few days later. Soon after, a second act of legislature expanded the school's educational mission to include general arts and sciences. The university and

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3040-698: The 1930s. The budget, faculty, salaries, and enrollment slumped dramatically. Enrollment didn't reach pre-Depression levels until 1936 and salaries until 1937 in nominal terms. With the start of World War II , the Washington State College was contracted by the War Department to house and train the Army Signal Corps where they were given pre-flight school training and lessons in Japanese language . The college hosted as many as 1,900 military personnel in

3135-399: The 1970s was a road with parking available along the sides, was named after Terrell, WSU's president from 1967 to 1985. His secretary was known to set meetings ten minutes behind schedule to make up for the time he would spend talking to students along the way. The library complex (Terrell and Holland Libraries), the student union (Compton Union Building), and three academic buildings surround

3230-678: The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine that September. After a national search, Dr. John Tomkowiak was selected as dean. In February 2016, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) granted the school candidate status, the first in a multistep process toward accreditation. In October 2016, Washington State University announced that the LCME had granted preliminary accreditation to the school and it achieved full accreditation in June 2021. In August 2016,

3325-480: The Greek community who no longer live-in their fraternity/sorority houses, and are commonly known as "live-outs". A number of the residence halls are co-ed , but there are single-gender living environments as well as a variety of other living options that include age-restricted housing, a mix of domestic and international students, and a global learning community. All of the residence halls, except for McEachern, are part of

3420-637: The Hill (the Information Technology building is part of the south grandstands), and Terrell Library and the Vogel Plant BioSciences buildings overlooking the west and east ends, respectively. Football has been played here since 1895, first as Soldier Field, later renamed Rogers Field , rebuilt in 1936 . After a fire to the main wooden grandstand in 1970 , it was replaced with Martin Stadium, which opened 52 years ago in 1972 . Even though it

3515-673: The Maurice T. James Entomological Collection, the Marion Ownbey Herbarium, the Mycological Herbarium, and the Henry W. Smith Soil Monolith Collection. The university offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in 200 fields of study through 65 departments, schools, and programs. These departments, schools, and programs are organized into 10 academic colleges as follows: In addition, WSU has an all-university honors college,

3610-578: The Numbers, an American self-portrait , features essays by Chris Bruce, Paul Hawken and Lucy R. Lippard . Several other museums and collections are found on the WSU Pullman campus. One of the largest is the Charles R. Conner Museum of Natural History, exhibiting more than 700 mounts of birds and mammals, and possessing more than 65,000 research specimens. The Connor Museum has its roots in an 1894 gift of

3705-769: The Palouse Range in Idaho, provides opportunities for hiking and mountain biking. For aquatic adventures, students can cliff jump or boat at the Snake River . Farther out, white-river rafting, downhill skiing, and hiking in the nearby foothills of the Rocky Mountains are available. WSU formerly operated its own alpine ski area in Idaho, the North-South Ski Bowl , which was sold in the early 1980s. The WSU Arboretum Committee continues to develop an Arboretum and Botanical Garden on

3800-435: The Pullman campus (about eight miles or 13 kilometres long). The school has an intramural program, and club sports are also very popular on campus. The university also has The Chinook, a 69,000 square foot space designed for students. It features fitness facilities, study spaces, social spaces for events, and Freshens Fresh Food Studio. The campus added a 7,305-yard (6,680 m) championship golf course in 2008; Palouse Ridge,

3895-831: The Riverpoint Campus, in Spokane's University District just east of Downtown Spokane . As of Fall 2019, enrollment on the WSU Spokane campus was 1,685 students, consisting of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, and the campus also employs 781 faculty and staff. In 1987, the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB), the predecessor to the Washington Student Achievement Council , released its first master plan which concluded that existing upper division and graduate higher education programs in

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3990-788: The Southside Project, would replace the old press box on the south stands with a new structure that includes a new press box, club seats, loge boxes, luxury suites and a club room. The Southside Project is now finished and was completed in November 2012. The second project, originally called the "West End-Zone Project" and now the Football Operations Building, provides a home for the Cougar football program, and includes new weight, locker, equipment. and training rooms for players, in addition to meeting rooms and coaches' offices. It also features

4085-496: The Spokane Teaching Health Clinic on campus opened. It is intended to provide experiential learning to pharmacy and nursing students and was created by a consortium of WSU, Empire Health Foundation, and Providence Health Care to gain support for more federal residency positions in Spokane. On June 2, 2022, after nearly seven years of leadership, Dr. Tomkowiak stepped down from his role as dean. On August 18, 2017,

4180-576: The State of Washington, particularly in its urban areas, were inadequate for the state's population. The conclusion was drawn based on the low rates of enrollment and completion of baccalaureate programs for Washington residents as compared to other states around the country. In 1989, responding to the HECB's conclusion, the Washington State Legislature along with then-Washington State Governor Booth Gardner , established five branch campuses within growing cities across Washington ( Bothell , Tacoma , Vancouver ,

4275-673: The Sustainability and Environment Committee and the ASWSU Environmental Task Force. Undergraduates who have an idea to improve campus sustainability can apply for funding from the Cougar Green Fund, which is funded by an optional $ 5 student fee. WSU also provides a free bikeshare system through its Greenbike program. The Museum of Art/WSU has several permanent collections, including the Ernest O. Holland Collection given by

4370-585: The United Greek Association, and 10 fraternities and sororities in the National Panhellenic Council at Washington State University. There are 26 primarily residential fraternities and 14 primary residential sororities that are located on College Hill. Kappa Sigma is the oldest national fraternity at WSU with a founding date in 1909 and Alpha Delta Pi was the first sorority at WSU with a founding date in 1912. The average chapter size of

4465-610: The United States (such as the University of California and University of Texas systems) do. On September 3, 2010, to recognize the university's long-term vision to advance WSU Spokane in the health sciences arena and recent parallel efforts to launch a medical school in Spokane, the WSU Board of Regents designated WSU Spokane as the university's health science campus. In recent years WSU Spokane has expanded significantly. Thanks to intense community support, legislative funding to build

4560-492: The University of Washington. The university also has an extensive collection of outdoor art on its Pullman campus. Pieces range from a life-size bronze book-figure "Bookin ' " by Terry Allen to "Palouse Columns" (2003) by Robert Maki to "The Technicolor Heart," a fourteen-foot painted bronze work by Jim Dine . A large part of WSU's public art collection is made possible by the percent-for-art Art in Public Places program of

4655-746: The Vancouver campus in 2006 and to the Tri-Cities campus in 2007. WSU's athletic teams are called the Cougars and the school colors are crimson and gray. Six men's and nine women's varsity teams compete in NCAA Division I in the Pac-12 Conference . Both men's and women's indoor track teams compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed

4750-508: The WSU campus, including: WSU is a residential campus. Many freshmen live in residence halls, while some live in fraternity and sorority houses or in off-campus housing. After their first year, many students move to apartments, several owned by WSU. Most apartments are less than 1 ⁄ 2 -mile (0.8 km) from campus. Off-campus housing is popularly divided into two sections that are commonly known by students as College Hill and "Apartment Land." College Hill houses many members of

4845-679: The Washington State Arts Commission. Beginning in 2005 the Museum of Art began organizing its own traveling exhibitions. These exhibitions, including works by Roy Lichtenstein , Gaylen Hansen, and Chris Jordan , have been seen across the country. Between 2005 and 2011, exhibitions organized by the Museum of Art will have traveled to 20 museums in 11 states, and will have been seen by more than 300,000 people. The Museum has also published 6 trade books since 2004. The Museum of Art's latest exhibition publication, Running

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4940-413: The Washington State College in 1915. That same year, a close friend of his whom he shared a room with while studying at Columbia University, Henry Suzzallo , became the President of the University of Washington. Holland's early years as president and friendship with Suzzallo were challenged during his tenure as president. In 1909, the institutional rivalry between WSC and UW worsened when state legislators,

5035-706: The Webster Physical Science Building. The alumni center is an old beef cattle barn dating from the 1920s that was thoroughly transformed in the 1980s into event space and offices for the WSU Alumni Association. Rooms in the alumni center include the Board of Regents' Boardroom, Lighty Library, the Athletics Hall of Fame, the Alumni Presidents' Room, and the "Great Hall" for large social events on

5130-420: The approval of the Board of Regents for a School of Music. Bryan guided the college toward respectability and is arguably the most influential figure in the university's history. The landmark clock tower in the center of campus is his namesake. As the college approached the end of its first decade of existence, Bryan and others tried to garner the necessary support to change the name of the school, which resulted in

5225-440: The areas of sleep and performance, cancer, mental health, molecular biosciences, and substance abuse. Washington State University Washington State University ( WSU , or colloquially Wazzu ) is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington , United States. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant universities in the American West . With an undergraduate enrollment of 24,278 and

5320-447: The beginning of every quarter during years one and two, and are also where students will complete their third- and fourth-year clinical clerkships. After returning to the Spokane campus in the fourth week, students begin their first curriculum block, anatomy and histology. Students split their time between classroom instruction, cadaver lab, and self-directed learning through weekly small group case-based-learning sessions. Not far from

5415-423: The campus were transferred over to Washington State University. Still embracing the JCHE's original vision for the campus to be collaborative and multi-institutional, WSU Spokane continues to share its campus with several other academic institutions. The WSU Spokane campus has direct access to the following Spokane Transit Authority bus routes (updated as of the July 2023 STA service change). WSU Spokane houses

5510-485: The campuses now offer four-year degrees) was meant to complement Washington's relatively large and geographically distributed community college system and to meet local labor market demand for higher education. Meanwhile, placing the new campuses under operation by Washington's research universities was meant to promote local economic development. While the other four campuses were established to focus on arts, sciences, and applied master's degree programs, WSU Spokane's focus

5605-495: The community organizations is 64 members. Between 25 and 30 percent of undergraduate students are in the Greek community annually. Greek affiliates have the highest GPA on WSU's campus, averaging 3.2 for sorority women and 2.97 for fraternity men based on figures from Spring 2018. Individuals join chapters by going through recruitment, often a week at the beginning of one or both semesters where chapter members hold events to meet potential new members. Washington State University has

5700-422: The creation of the public medical school that now bears his name at WSU - Spokane , the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine . The second public medical school in Washington, and only one of three in the state, is seen as key to the university's organizational mission as a state land-grant university and its ambitions as a research university. Created five years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2015,

5795-433: The diversity of the student body and continuing to raise the stature and reach of the university were a focus. In his eight years as president, WSU enrollment figures went up by 17 percent, including a 12.5 percent increase in the number of students of color, the amount of research grants awarded to WSU tripled to $ 600 million a year, and he led expansions in all of WSU's branch campuses-most notably successfully campaigning for

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5890-411: The experiment station would aid enterprise by improving farm management, conducting research, and teaching the skills needed to be better farmers. WSU's role as a statewide institution became clear in 1894 with the launch of its first agricultural experiment station west of the Cascade Mountains near Puyallup . According to the legislation, the site of the land-grant college was to be determined by

5985-418: The first graduating class of seven men and women. Enoch Albert Bryan , appointed July 22, 1893, and serving for 22 years, was the first influential president of WSU and considered by many as the true founder of the university. Bryan previously served as the president of Vincennes University in Indiana and was an alumnus of Indiana University and held a graduate degree from Harvard . When Bryan learned he

6080-673: The former president of University of Missouri System , succeeded V. Lane Rawlins on May 21, 2007, and served until his death on June 20, 2015. Bernardo was formerly dean of the WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. WSU has had 11 presidents in its 125-year history: George W. Lilley (1891–1892), John W. Heston (1892–1893), Enoch A. Bryan (1893–1915), Ernest O. Holland (1916–1944), Wilson M. Compton (1945–1951), C. Clement French (1952–1966), Glenn Terrell (1967–1985), Samuel H. Smith (1985–2000), V. Lane Rawlins (2000–2007), Elson S. Floyd (2007–2015), and Kirk Schulz (2016-). Former acting president Bernardo

6175-470: The former servicemen by buying migrant housing and using temporary housing units provided by the federal government. The campus became so crowded, that President Wilson Compton mulled over moving the college to Spokane, but, in 1947, he ultimately determined that it would be impractical. On September 1, 1959, the state legislature passed a bill unopposed that officially changed the name to Washington State University . The maturing university partly owed

6270-406: The four main hills in Pullman), the campus overlooks downtown Pullman. Campus architecture is diverse, but its prevailing image is perhaps best characterized by a handful of red-brick buildings in the older campus core designed in a neo-Georgian or Renaissance Revival mode, many of which were constructed between the world wars. Yet WSU was hardly immune to modernist, "international style" trends of

6365-448: The fundamentals of clinical practice. Students begin their education with a two-week intensive training program; learning the basics of taking patient history, taking vital signs, conducting a physical exam, and other fundamentals clinical skills. After completing the training program, students travel to their assigned regional site to complete the first of three, one-week clinical "intersessions." These clinical experiences are continued at

6460-530: The introduction of a bill to change the school name to “Washington State College” in 1899. This and similar efforts in 1901 and 1903 were defeated with strong opposition for attempting to create another state university which would undermine the clout of the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. However, in 1905 the school was finally able to officially change its name to the “State College of Washington” or more informally as Washington State College (WSC). Ernest O. Holland succeeded Enoch Bryan as President of

6555-457: The majority of which held seats in western Washington, were dismayed to find a foreign language department, an English Department headed by a Harvard-educated PhD, a school of architecture, and many departments with graduate students. The legislative committee promptly advised demoting the college to “trade school” status, an idea which Suzzallo supported. Suzzallo penned a letter to Holland promising to make WSC “the greatest school of agriculture in

6650-408: The mall. The new crimson-colored cube that distinguishes the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art opened in the spring of 2018, just across from the club seating entrance to the football stadium. The football venue, Martin Stadium , named after Governor Clarence D. Martin , also figures prominently on campus. It is situated near the geographical center of the campus with the south grandstands built into

6745-506: The medical school's goal is to alleviate a physician shortage in rural and eastern Washington using a community-based approach. The med school is said to be a key component in the university's new research-focused $ 1.5 billion Drive to 25 campaign under President Kirk Schulz , which seeks to make WSU among the nations top 25 public research universities by 2030. The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine achieved full accreditation in June 2021. The Pullman campus of Washington State University

6840-463: The mid-1970s. Terrell didn't make any major cuts to the athletics department however, which didn't go unnoticed and was a cause for anger about his leadership among some of the faculty. Beginning with the start of Samuel H. Smith ’s term as president in 1985, marked a large period of growth for WSU. In 1989, WSU gained branch campuses in Spokane , the Tri-Cities , and Vancouver with established extension offices and research centers in all regions of

6935-489: The opening of a building called "Phase One" at the then-named Riverpoint Higher Education Park, WSU Spokane began to occupy the campus that it calls home today. The 48 acres (19 ha) urban campus, which was originally established by the Joint Center for Higher Education (JCHE), is located in Spokane's University District , just east of downtown. Before its development, the campus was a brownfield site with rail lines and

7030-655: The possibility of another 12 or more if funding is continued. The effort moved responsibility of nearly all of the medical residences in Eastern Washington to the consortium's Spokane Teaching Health Center. A clinic for the residents and WSU students working in teams to serve low-income community members was finished in early 2016. In May 2021, WSU Spokane graduated its first class of medical students. In its first few years of existence, WSU Spokane operated out of leased space in Downtown Spokane . However, in 1996, with

7125-539: The post- World War II period, and features some notable examples of the type, particularly the Regents Hill dormitory complex, designed by Paul Thiry , on the north side of campus. By the 1990s, the university began to encourage eye-catching designs, including a 1994 addition to the old Holland Library (now called Terrell Library), by the Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership (now ZGF Architects LLP ) with

7220-497: The redesign to create Palouse Ridge, on the same site and adjacent land. The UI Golf Course in Moscow also offers student rates. It opened in 1937 and added its second nine in 1970; the back tees are at 6,637 yards (6,069 m), with a course rating of 72.4 and a slope rating of 135. Within 35 miles (56 km), many students have the option to hike at Kamiak Butte and Steptoe Butte . Moscow Mountain, at 4,983 feet (1,519 m) in

7315-543: The rolling topography of the Palouse in rural eastern Washington and remains closely connected to the town and the region. The university also operates campuses across Washington at WSU Spokane , WSU Tri-Cities , and WSU Vancouver , all founded in 1989. In 2012, WSU launched an Internet-based Global Campus , which includes its online degree program, WSU Online. In 2015, WSU expanded to a sixth campus at WSU Everett . These campuses award primarily bachelor's and master's degrees . Freshmen and sophomores were first admitted to

7410-488: The school held its white coat ceremony for the inaugural class of 60 students. The school uses a community-based model of medical education, training physicians for the first two years on the WSU Spokane campus , then distributing the class across four regional campuses located in: Everett , Spokane, Tri-Cities , and Vancouver . In the first two years, students study the foundational sciences for medicine, integrated with

7505-758: The school year, the museum has varied exhibits and special events. It also has a collection of objects representing the culture of Native American tribes in the Inland Northwest, and is an official repository for archaeological collections from Eastern Washington. Also at WSU are the Harold E. Culver Collection, with fossils of pre-historic animals; the Lyle and Lela Jacklin Collection of Silicified Wood & Minerals; and S. Elroy McCaw Fluorescent Mineral Display. Research collections include an Historic Costume and Textiles Collection,

7600-497: The second floor. Webster Hall, completed in 1974 and designed by the Seattle-based architectural firm of Naramore, Bain, Brady, and Johanson (NBBJ) is the tallest building on campus with twelve above-ground floors of offices and an expansive view of the region from a lounge on the northwest side of the top floor. From 1911 to 1923, Rudolph Weaver was the first chairman of the architecture department. He designed seven buildings on

7695-465: The state of Washington's exhibits from the Chicago's World's Fair, encouraged by then President of the Board of Regents Charles R. Conner. Located on the first floor of Abelson Hall, the museum is open 8 a.m.–5 p.m. daily except major holidays. The Museum of Anthropology, with archaeological and ethnographic collections, also draws visitors. Open 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday through Friday during

7790-453: The state, with facilities in Prosser and Wenatchee . Smith proved to be a consummate fundraiser, with about $ 760 million raised during his term, thanks in some part to Microsoft co-founder and alumnus Paul Allen . In the 1990s Smith began to clamp down and take action regarding student alcohol abuse and disciplinary issues after some high-profile incidents on campus in an effort to improve

7885-609: The success of this to the establishment of the WSU Honors College, which is one of the oldest in the nation and a highly respected university program for gifted students. The university joined the Athletic Association of Western Universities in 1962, which included the University of Washington, and four other universities in California at the time. In an effort to improve the graduate program and research credentials of WSU,

7980-421: The two schools for forcing the legislature to "become the parent in this dispute." Confusion created by the unexpected resignation of UW president Michael K. Young , however, largely muted the University of Washington's opposition to the project. In July 2015, the board of regents announced their intention to name the medical school after the late WSU president Elson Floyd ; the name was officially changed to

8075-615: The university's fourth president and the Charles Orton Collection, given by a former regent. Others are the Goya and Daumier Collections, Chaplin Woodcuts, Consortium Collections, Meyer Shapiro Print Collection, Elwood Collection and Marian E. Smith Collection of Northwest glass art. Other permanent collections contain works by Northwest artists D. Griffin, Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan, Margaret Tomkins, and former faculty members from WSU and

8170-578: The university's image. The efforts seemed to have paid off when WSU lost its rank and was completely excluded from The Princeton Review ’s party school list in August 2000. Improving the quality of education was the defining goal of the university under V. Lane Rawlins , who raised admission requirements and sought to improve the academic profile of the school with improved curricula and research facilities. After Rawlins retired in 2006, Elson Floyd succeeded him as president. Under Floyd's leadership, increasing

8265-521: The university's three human health sciences -related colleges: the College of Nursing , College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , and the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine It offers programs in Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nursing, Health Policy and Administration, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Education and Criminal Justice. Research occurs in

8360-579: The vacated dormitories and fraternities. It was during this time in 1944 however, when WSC saw the exciting introduction of the Cougar Gold brand of sharp white cheddar cheese from the campus creamery. The cheese was developed and gets its namesake from dairy bacteriologist Dr. N.S. Golding who was studying molds for cheese production. After the war ended and the passing of the G.I. Bill , the college went from having virtually no men on campus to being inundated with them. The school had to scramble to accommodate

8455-555: The weekends as well as many themed weekdays. The university has the 160,000-square-foot (15,000 m ) Student Recreation Center (SRC), which was the largest student recreation center in the United States when it was opened in 2001. The SRC contains a 1 ⁄ 8 -mile (0.2 km) elevated indoor track, four basketball courts, two volleyball courts, roller hockey rink, four racquetball courts, swimming pool, 50-person Jacuzzi, free weights, weight machines, cardio equipment, exercise instruction rooms, outdoor sand volleyball courts, and

8550-422: The world” only if Holland agreed to abandon all other disciplines to UW; Suzzallo's proposal specifically sought to shut down WSC's schools of architecture and pharmacy. After years of wrangling, the Washington legislature decided against limiting the academic mission and scope of WSC. The two presidents and their respective institutions continued to have a row over curriculum and state appropriations until Suzzallo

8645-569: Was in nomenclature only and was made to symbolize the growth of higher education in the state in the roughly 25 years since the campuses were originally established, and to recognize that each of the campuses had matured and formed their own identities. It did not alter the governance and funding structure of the state's public research universities. Therefore, the campuses, including WSU Spokane, still report to their main campuses and do not operate with full autonomy and separate governance like affiliated universities in other state university systems in

8740-577: Was nominated for the presidency by a friend in Oregon, he had never even heard of the college. Before Bryan's arrival, the fledgling university suffered through significant organizational instability. Under Bryan's term as president, the curriculum included both a practical and liberal arts component, where chemistry, mathematics as well as history, English literature and two foreign languages were core courses, required for graduation regardless of major. Under Bryan, music and art held importance too, in 1905 he gained

8835-565: Was oriented toward health sciences, engineering, and architecture at the graduate level. By 2017, WSU Spokane, and the four other campuses that were established alongside it, had grown to the point where the Washington State Legislature decided to remove the "branch campus" designation from all five campuses in a nearly unanimous vote (91-6 in the state house and 48–0 in the state senate ). The bill would be signed by Washington State Governor Jay Inslee shortly after. The change

8930-465: Was possibly selected because of a generous land gift by the city and its railroad connections to Spokane and Portland, Oregon . A five-member Board of Regents was appointed with George W. Lilley acting as the school's first President. The school started out with a faculty of five, with a student-body largely consisting of children from the surrounding community, who, if they were residents of Washington would have attended tuition-free. The year 1897 saw

9025-531: Was relieved of his position in 1926 due to the influence of Washington governor, Roland H. Hartley . In trying to outdo his former peer at UW, Holland wanted to build a library that rivaled the grandness of the newly built library at UW that bears Suzzallo's name. Funding for the Holland Library was delayed by the state however until 1950. Budgetary woes hit WSC in the Great Depression years starting in

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