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Tuition Student Regent Arliegh Cayanan was the only regent who opposed the tuition increase. The tuition increase aims to provide the university with additional funding in the form of tuition waivers to support students’ mental health and “basic needs,” according to the Board of Regents agenda. Mary Jo Gonzales, WSU vice president of Student Affairs, said university general health and mental health services vary depending on campus, but they hope to increase access to resources. WSU is trying to pursue a way to create equity within the system. The university has been working on a system-wide effort to provide students with telehealth and telemental health services, Gonzales said.
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Washington State University proposes 2.5% tuition increase for upcoming school year By Greg Mason, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane Published: May 7, 2021, 9:41am Share: Washington State University Vancouver is pictured on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 6, 2018. Washington State University is proposing a 2.5% tuition increase for all undergraduate and graduate students for the coming school year. For undergraduates, the change would equate to an additional $255 per year (from $10,202 to $10,457) for Washington residents and $628 for out-of-state residents (from $25,145 to $25,773). For graduate students, tuition would go up $295 per year for state residents ($11,781 to $12,076) and $647 ($25,879 to $26,526) for out-of-staters. Residents and nonresidents attending WSU’s Global campus, meanwhile, are facing increases of between $255 and $295 per year.
Washington State University may use debt to fix the university’s athletics budget shortfall By Greg Mason, The Spokesman-Review Published: May 6, 2021, 8:24am Share: For Washington State University, getting the athletics department out of debt might require diving into new debt. The athletics budget for the current year is facing a projected $31.1 million shortfall, according to the most recent calculations, with officials attributing significant losses to COVID-19 restrictions on collegiate athletics in the past year. To balance the budget, university administrators have proposed issuing approximately $35.6 millionin general university bonds. WSU officials have estimated the cost of the ensuing debt, which would be repaid through future Pac-12 Conference media and bowl revenues, at approximately $1.6 million per year based on a 20-year repayment term and current market rates.
ACT/SAT Requirement ACT and SAT tests are no longer required in the WSU admissions process. Regent Lura Powell said the Washington Student Achievement Council allowed public institutes to waive or make optional the two standardized tests in response to COVID-19. WSU’s temporary decision to waive the ACT and SAT is now permanent. The WSU Office of the Provost proposed the change, Powell said. The sentiment to move away from standardized tests has been building for a long time, particularly because of concerns for implicit cultural bias. The tests result in inequities among racial and ethnic groups, Powell said.
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We are shocked and horrified by the antisemitic graffiti and damage to the Holocaust memorial at Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane on Monday. Standing together against antisemitism To our WSU community: We are shocked and horrified by the antisemitic graffiti and damage to the Holocaust memorial at Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane on Monday. While this desecration did not take place on our Spokane campus, we join our Jewish friends and neighbors as well as the greater community in denouncing these acts in the strongest terms possible. That this hate crime occurred just two weeks after International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 28, 2021 By RJ Wolcott, WSU News To meet the goals of Washington State University’s 2020-2025 System-Wide Strategic Plan, a new group is developing a more transparent, effective and efficient means of allocating resources. Members of the Executive Budget Council are building a comprehensive budgeting model, aiming for a framework that’s clearer in how funds are allocated and how costs are assessed in pursuit of achieving the system’s strategic goals and priorities. “We’re looking to simplify the budget process in ways that help people and departments plan better, while making sure the WSU system is being efficient and effective with resources we have,” Provost and Executive Vice President Elizabeth Chilton, who co-chairs the council, said.
Monday’s annual commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life should be a soul-stirring call to deeply examine, reflect on, and most importantly act to change systemic injustices that have long tarnished widely espoused American ideals about freedom, equality, and opportunity for all. MLK’s call for action more urgent than ever January 15, 2021 Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: Monday’s annual commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life should be a soul-stirring call to deeply examine, reflect on, and most importantly act to change systemic injustices that have long tarnished widely espoused American ideals about freedom, equality, and opportunity for all.