April 6, 2021
According to the report, campus leaders were the least trusted among college personnel. Approximately 30% of first-year Black students said they trusted campus leadership very little or did not trust them all at a rate two times that of non-Black students.
By Sherwin Francies, College of Education, and
Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities
Students of color trust colleges and college leadership less compared to their white peers, according to a national study developed by education researchers at Washington State University Tri-Cities and Indiana University.
The researchers’ results showed campus leaders were the least trusted among college personnel. Approximately 29% of first-year Black students said they did not trust their college leaders, while 16% of non-Black first-year students said the same.
April 5, 2021
By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri‑Cities
Washington State University Tri‑Cities is partnering with Rite Aid to host a public COVID‑19 vaccination clinic from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on April 7. Second doses will be administered as part of a follow up campus clinic on April 28.
The clinic will be hosted in the WSU Tri‑Cities Consolidated Information Center (CIC) during both days.
Read more about the Washington State COVID‑19 Phases to see if you are eligible to receive the COVID‑19 vaccine.
In addition to registering for an appointment online, individuals should plan to bring their medical and pharmacy insurance cards, a valid ID, as well as their completed consent form.
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February 17, 2021
Camp Korey provides year-round camp programs for children with life-altering medical conditions free of charge (photos by Camp Korey staff).
By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri‑Cities
Data analysis from a Washington State University Tri‑Cities psychology statistics course will be used to help Camp Korey, a camp for children with serious medical conditions, improve recruitment strategies and further refine camp programming to meet the needs of the children and families it serves amid COVID‑19 and beyond.
The WSU Tri‑Cities course, titled “Statistics in Psychology,” which is taught by associate psychology professor Janet Peters, partners each semester with a regional non‑profit to analyze data and turn it into useable sets of information. The opportunity not only allows students to use their developed knowledge of statistics, but also to learn more about the vast areas in which they can apply a career in psychology to help people and regional organizations
February 15, 2021
WSU Tri-Cities students at a career networking event.
The Association of Washington Business, in partnership with the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce, Washington State University Tri-Cities, and Columbia Basin College, launched a new online portal connecting employers and students for internship opportunities.
The Washington Workforce Portal is an online resource in which employers and educators may post an unlimited number of internship opportunities and have access to an intern candidate database for free. The Tri-Cities is one of two locations in Washington where the project is being piloted. A similar pilot project is underway in Spokane.
Washington state employers often struggle with the current workforce shortage. The Washington Workforce Portal will allow employers to fill positions that align with the skillsets of students in academic programs and trade schools across the state. In return, young people will gain experience through real world, work-