La Universidad Estatal de Washington ( Estado de Washington , WSU o Wazzu ) es una universidad pública de investigación de concesión de tierras en Pullman, Washington . Fundada en 1890, WSU es una de las universidades de concesión de tierras más antiguas del oeste americano. [6] Con una matrícula de pregrado de 24,470 y una matrícula total de 29,686, es la segunda institución más grande de educación superior en el estado de Washington detrás de la Universidad de Washington . [7] Se clasifica entre "R1: Universidades de Doctorado - Actividad investigadora muy alta". [8]El campus de WSU Pullman está encaramado sobre una colina, que se caracteriza por espacios abiertos, vistas, coníferas de un verde intenso y una paleta de materiales de basalto y ladrillos rojos restringidos, materiales que se encontraron originalmente en el sitio. La universidad está ubicada dentro de la topografía ondulada de Palouse en el este rural de Washington y permanece íntimamente conectada con la ciudad, la región y el paisaje en el que se asienta. [9]
Nombres anteriores | Agricultural College, Experiment Station y School of Science del estado de Washington (1890-1905) State College of Washington (1905-1959) |
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Tipo | Universidad pública de investigación con concesión de tierras |
Establecido | 28 de marzo de 1890 |
Dotación | $ 1.08 mil millones (2020) [1] |
presidente | Kirk Schulz [2] |
Personal docente | 2,261 |
Estudiantes | 30,614 - (Todo el sistema) 20,286 - (Pullman) 1,616 - (Spokane) 1,937 - (Tri-Cities) 222 - (Everett) 3,546 - (Vancouver) 3,007 - (Global Campus / WSU Online) [3] |
Estudiantes universitarios | 24.470 - ( Todo el sistema ) 17.329 - (Pullman) 615 - (Spokane) 1.372 - (Tri-Cities) 2.823 - (Vancouver) [4] |
Postgraduados | 4.269 - (Todo el sistema) [4] |
Estudiantes de doctorado | 947 - (Todo el sistema) [4] |
Localización | , , Estados Unidos 46 ° 44'N 117 ° 10'W / 46,73 ° N 117,16 ° WCoordenadas : 46 ° 44'N 117 ° 10'W / 46,73 ° N 117,16 ° W |
Instalaciones | Ciudad universitaria rural 1,742 acres (7,05 km 2 ) |
Colores | Carmesí, gris [5] |
Apodo | Pumas |
Afiliaciones deportivas | División I de la NCAA - Pac-12 |
Mascota | Butch T. Cougar |
Sitio web | wsu |
La universidad también opera campus sucursales en Washington conocidos como WSU Spokane , WSU Tri-Cities y WSU Vancouver , todos fundados en 1989. En 2012, WSU lanzó un Campus Global basado en Internet , [10] que incluye su programa de grado en línea, WSU En línea. En 2015, WSU se expandió a un sexto campus, conocido como WSU Everett . Estos campus otorgan principalmente títulos de licenciatura y maestría . Los estudiantes de primer y segundo año fueron admitidos por primera vez en el campus de Vancouver en 2006 y en el campus de Tri-Cities en 2007. La inscripción para los cuatro campus y WSU Online supera los 29,686 estudiantes. [11] Esto incluye a 1.751 estudiantes internacionales. [12]
Los equipos atléticos de WSU se llaman Cougars y los colores de la escuela son carmesí y gris. Seis equipos universitarios masculinos y nueve femeninos compiten en la División I de la NCAA en la Conferencia Pac-12 . Los equipos de pista cubierta tanto masculinos como femeninos compiten en la Federación de Deportes de Montaña del Pacífico.
Historia
Colegio Agrícola, Estación Experimental y Facultad de Ciencias
Washington State College fue establecido por la Legislatura de Washington el 28 de marzo de 1890, menos de cinco meses después de la estadidad como una universidad de concesión de tierras creada bajo la Ley Morrill , promulgada por el presidente Abraham Lincoln en 1862. [13] Para el gobierno, La misión declarada de las universidades con concesión de tierras era enseñar disciplinas prácticas "relacionadas con la agricultura y las artes mecánicas" para las clases industriales y trabajadoras de la nación, complementada por la Ley Hatch de 1887, que exigía el establecimiento de estaciones experimentales agrícolas con apoyo federal . A la luz de este objetivo, la legislatura de Washington aprobó una ley para la creación de la Universidad Agrícola, la Estación Experimental y la Escuela de Ciencias del Estado de Washington el 28 de marzo de 1890 y luego fue promulgada por el gobernador, Elisha P. Ferry. . [13] Sin embargo, un segundo acto legislativo amplió la misión educativa de la escuela para incluir artes y ciencias generales. La universidad y la estación experimental ayudarían a las empresas mejorando la gestión de las granjas, realizando investigaciones y enseñando las habilidades necesarias para ser mejores agricultores. [14] El papel de WSU como institución estatal se hizo evidente en 1894 con el lanzamiento de su primera estación experimental agrícola al oeste de las Montañas Cascade, cerca de Puyallup . [15]
El sitio del colegio de concesión de tierras debía ser determinado por un comité de tres miembros designado por el gobernador de acuerdo con la legislación, y estipulaba que el sitio debía estar ubicado en la esquina sureste del estado. Después de un examen exhaustivo de las ciudades candidatas como Yakima y otras ciudades en la región de Palouse, donde se cultiva trigo , la nueva universidad estatal con concesión de tierras abrió sus puertas a 59 estudiantes en Pullman el 13 de enero de 1892, ofreciendo tres cursos principales de estudio: agricultura, ingeniería. y ciencia doméstica. [13] Pullman fue posiblemente seleccionado debido a una generosa donación de tierras por parte de la ciudad y sus conexiones ferroviarias a Spokane y Portland, Oregon . Se nombró una Junta de Regentes de cinco miembros con George W. Lilley actuando como el primer presidente de la escuela. [13] La escuela comenzó con una facultad de cinco, con un cuerpo estudiantil compuesto en gran parte por niños de la comunidad circundante, quienes, si fueran residentes de Washington, habrían asistido gratis a la matrícula. El año 1897 vio la primera promoción de siete hombres y mujeres. [dieciséis]
Los años de Bryan
Enoch Albert Bryan , nombrado el 22 de julio de 1893 y sirviendo durante 22 años, fue el primer presidente influyente de WSU y considerado por muchos como el verdadero fundador de la universidad. [13] Bryan se desempeñó anteriormente como presidente de la Universidad de Vincennes en Indiana y fue alumno de la Universidad de Indiana y obtuvo un título de posgrado de Harvard . Cuando Bryan se enteró de que fue nominado para la presidencia por un amigo en Oregon, nunca había oído hablar de la universidad. Antes de la llegada de Bryan, la incipiente universidad sufría una importante inestabilidad organizativa. Durante el mandato de Bryan como presidente, el plan de estudios incluía un componente práctico y de artes liberales, donde la química, las matemáticas, así como la historia, la literatura inglesa y dos idiomas extranjeros eran cursos básicos, necesarios para la graduación independientemente de la especialización. [13] Bajo Bryan, la música y el arte también tuvieron importancia, en 1905 obtuvo la aprobación de la Junta de Regentes de una Escuela de Música. Bryan guió a la universidad hacia la respetabilidad y es posiblemente la figura más influyente en la historia de la universidad. La emblemática torre del reloj en el centro del campus es su homónimo. A medida que la universidad se acercaba al final de su primera década de existencia, Bryan y otros intentaron obtener el apoyo necesario para cambiar el nombre de la escuela, lo que resultó en la introducción de un proyecto de ley para cambiar el nombre de la escuela a "Washington State College" en 1899. Este y otros esfuerzos similares en 1901 y 1903 fueron derrotados con una fuerte oposición por intentar crear otra universidad estatal que socavaría la influencia de la Universidad de Washington (UW) en Seattle. Sin embargo, en 1905 la escuela finalmente pudo cambiar oficialmente su nombre a "State College of Washington" o más informalmente como Washington State College (WSC). [13]
Universidad Estatal de Washington
Ernest O. Holland sucedió a Enoch Bryan como presidente del Washington State College en 1915. [13] Ese mismo año, un amigo cercano con quien compartió una habitación mientras estudiaba en la Universidad de Columbia, Henry Suzzallo , se convirtió en presidente de la Universidad. de Washington. Los primeros años de Holland como presidente y la amistad con Suzzallo se verían desafiados durante su mandato como presidente. En 1909, la rivalidad institucional entre WSC y UW empeoró cuando los legisladores estatales, la mayoría de los cuales tenían escaños en el oeste de Washington, se sintieron consternados al encontrar un departamento de idiomas extranjeros, un departamento de inglés dirigido por un doctorado educado en Harvard, una escuela de arquitectura, y muchos departamentos con estudiantes de posgrado. El comité legislativo rápidamente recomendó degradar la universidad al estado de "escuela de comercio", una idea que Suzzallo apoyó. [13] Suzzallo escribió una carta a Holanda prometiendo hacer de la WSC “la mejor escuela de agricultura del mundo” solo si Holanda accedía a abandonar todas las demás disciplinas a la Universidad de Washington; La propuesta de Suzzallo buscaba específicamente cerrar las escuelas de arquitectura y farmacia de WSC. [13] Después de años de disputas, la legislatura de Washington decidió no limitar la misión académica y el alcance de la CSM. [13] Los dos presidentes y sus respectivas instituciones continuarían teniendo una disputa sobre el plan de estudios y las asignaciones estatales hasta que Suzzallo fue relevado de su cargo en 1926 debido a la influencia del gobernador de Washington, Roland H. Hartley . [13] Al tratar de superar a su antiguo compañero en UW, Holland quería construir una biblioteca que rivalizara con la grandeza de la biblioteca recién construida en UW que lleva el nombre de Suzzallo. Sin embargo, el estado retrasó la financiación de la Biblioteca de Holanda hasta 1950.
Los problemas presupuestarios golpearon a WSC en los años de la Gran Depresión a partir de la década de 1930. El presupuesto, la facultad, los salarios y la matrícula se desplomaron drásticamente. La matrícula no alcanzó los niveles anteriores a la Depresión hasta 1936 y los salarios hasta 1937 en términos nominales. [13] Con el comienzo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial , el Washington State College fue contratado por el Departamento de Guerra para albergar y entrenar al Cuerpo de Señales del Ejército, donde se les dio entrenamiento escolar previo al vuelo y lecciones en idioma japonés . El colegio albergaba hasta 1.900 militares en los dormitorios y fraternidades desocupados. [17] Sin embargo, fue durante este tiempo en 1944, cuando WSC vio la emocionante introducción de la marca Cougar Gold de queso cheddar blanco fuerte de la lechería del campus. El queso fue desarrollado y recibe su nombre del bacteriólogo lácteo Dr. NS Golding, quien estaba estudiando los moldes para la producción de queso. [17] Después de que terminó la guerra y la aprobación del GI Bill , la universidad pasó de tener prácticamente ningún hombre en el campus a estar inundado de ellos. La escuela tuvo que luchar para acomodar a los ex militares comprando viviendas para migrantes y utilizando unidades de vivienda temporal proporcionadas por el gobierno federal. [17] El campus se llenó tanto que el presidente Wilson Compton pensó en trasladar la universidad a Spokane, pero en 1947, finalmente pensó que sería demasiado impráctico.
Universidad Estatal de Washington
El 1 de septiembre de 1959, la legislatura estatal aprobó un proyecto de ley sin oposición que cambió oficialmente el nombre a Washington State University . [17] [18] [19] La universidad en proceso de maduración debió en parte el éxito de esto al establecimiento del WSU Honors College, que es uno de los más antiguos de la nación y un programa universitario muy respetado para estudiantes superdotados. [17] La universidad se unió a la Asociación Atlética de Universidades Occidentales en 1962, que incluía la Universidad de Washington y otras cuatro universidades en California en ese momento. [17] En un esfuerzo por mejorar el programa de posgrado y las credenciales de investigación de WSU, se construyó un reactor nuclear de bajo grado, financiado por subvenciones de la Comisión de Energía Atómica , y se introdujeron nuevos programas de doctorado.
En la década de 1970, la matrícula de WSU se cuadruplicó desde su nivel en la década de 1940 a 14,000 estudiantes con una afluencia de la generación Baby Boom . El presidente Glenn Terrell tomó medidas para aumentar los fondos para la educación de pregrado y posgrado en medio de la recesión nacional de mediados de la década de 1970. Sin embargo, Terrell no hizo ningún recorte importante en el departamento de atletismo, lo que no pasó desapercibido y fue un motivo de enojo por su liderazgo entre algunos miembros de la facultad. [17]
Universidad estatal
Comenzando con el inicio del mandato de Samuel H. Smith como presidente en 1985, marcó un gran período de crecimiento para WSU. En 1989, WSU ganó sucursales en Spokane , Tri-Cities y Vancouver con oficinas de extensión establecidas y centros de investigación en todas las regiones del estado, con instalaciones en Prosser y Wenatchee . [17] [20] Smith demostró ser un recaudador de fondos consumado, con alrededor de $ 760 millones recaudados durante su mandato, gracias en parte al cofundador y ex alumno de Microsoft Paul Allen . [17] En la década de 1990, Smith comenzó a tomar medidas drásticas y tomar medidas con respecto al abuso de alcohol por parte de los estudiantes y los problemas disciplinarios después de algunos incidentes de alto perfil en el campus en un esfuerzo por mejorar la imagen de la universidad. Los esfuerzos parecen haber dado sus frutos cuando WSU perdió su rango y se excluyó por completo de The Princeton Review ‘s escuela del partido lista en agosto de 2000. [17] La mejora de la calidad de la educación se define el objetivo de la universidad bajo V. Carril Rawlins , quienes elevaron los requisitos de admisión y buscaron mejorar el perfil académico de la escuela con mejores planes de estudio e instalaciones de investigación. Después de que Rawlins se retirara en 2006, Elson Floyd lo sucedió como presidente. Bajo el liderazgo de Floyd, el enfoque fue aumentar la diversidad del cuerpo estudiantil y continuar elevando la estatura y el alcance de la universidad. En sus ocho años como presidente, las cifras de inscripción de WSU aumentaron en un 17 por ciento, incluido un aumento del 12,5 por ciento en el número de estudiantes de color, la cantidad de becas de investigación otorgadas a WSU se triplicó a $ 600 millones al año, y lideró expansiones en todos de los campus de la sucursal de WSU, sobre todo haciendo campaña con éxito para la creación de la escuela de medicina pública que ahora lleva su nombre en WSU, Spokane , la Facultad de Medicina de Elson S. Floyd . [21] La segunda escuela de medicina pública en Washington, y sólo una de las tres del estado, se considera clave para la misión organizativa de la universidad como universidad estatal con concesión de tierras y sus ambiciones como universidad de investigación. Creada cinco años después de la aprobación de la Ley de Atención Médica Asequible en 2015, el objetivo de la escuela de medicina es aliviar la escasez de médicos en las zonas rurales y el este de Washington mediante un enfoque basado en la comunidad. [22] Se dice que la escuela de medicina es un componente clave en la nueva campaña de $ 1.5 mil millones Drive to 25 centrada en la investigación de la universidad bajo el presidente Kirk Schulz , que busca que WSU se encuentre entre las 25 mejores universidades públicas de investigación de la nación para 2030. [23]
Instalaciones
El campus Pullman de la Universidad Estatal de Washington tiene 620 acres (2,5 km 2 ) y se encuentra en la región de Palouse . La elevación promedio del campus es de aproximadamente 2,500 pies (760 m) sobre el nivel del mar , y está a siete millas (11 km) al oeste de la frontera de Idaho y Moscú , sede de la Universidad de Idaho , también una institución de concesión de tierras. Las comunidades universitarias están conectadas por la autopista 270 y Bill Chipman Palouse Trail .
Palouse se define por sus colinas onduladas únicas que fueron creadas por el suelo arrastrado por el viento, que sustenta una de las regiones agrícolas de secano más productivas del mundo. Los principales cultivos son trigo, guisantes , cebada y lentejas . Las noches a menudo se destacan por una espectacular puesta de sol azul-rosa, que la primera Junta de Regentes decidió usar como los colores de la universidad (luego cambió a los colores actuales carmesí y gris). Encaramado en lo alto de College Hill (una de las cuatro colinas principales de Pullman), el campus tiene vistas al centro de Pullman.
Entorno construido
La arquitectura del campus es diversa, pero su imagen predominante quizás se caracteriza mejor por un puñado de edificios de ladrillo rojo en el núcleo del campus más antiguo diseñado en un modo neogeorgiano o renacentista, muchos de los cuales se construyeron entre las guerras mundiales. [25] Sin embargo, WSU no fue inmune a las tendencias modernistas de "estilo internacional" del período posterior a la Segunda Guerra Mundial , y presenta algunos ejemplos notables del tipo, particularmente el complejo de dormitorios de Regents Hill , diseñado por Paul Thiry , en el lado norte. del campus. En la década de 1990, la universidad comenzó a fomentar diseños llamativos, incluida una adición en 1994 a la antigua Biblioteca Holland (ahora llamada Biblioteca Terrell), por Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership (ahora ZGF Architects LLP ) con un barrido curvo de ventanas y una tragaluz en forma de cono sobre su atrio; un centro de recreación lleno de comodidades con un enorme jacuzzi y chimenea en 2001; y el Centro Samuel H. Smith para la Educación de Pregrado, o "CUE", llamado así por el presidente de WSU, Smith, quien sirvió de 1985 a 2000. Los dos últimos edificios fueron diseñados por Yost Grube Hall de Portland.
La parte más concurrida del campus es el centro comercial Glenn Terrell Friendship Mall, al que los estudiantes se refieren como "el centro comercial". Esta pasarela, que antes de la década de 1970 era un camino con estacionamiento disponible a los lados, recibió el nombre de Terrell, presidente de WSU de 1967 a 1985. Su secretaria era conocida por programar reuniones diez minutos tarde para compensar el tiempo que pasaría. hablando con los estudiantes en el camino. El complejo de bibliotecas (Bibliotecas Terrell y Holland), el sindicato de estudiantes (Compton Union Building), [26] y tres edificios académicos rodean el centro comercial. El nuevo cubo de color carmesí que distingue al Museo de Arte Jordan Schnitzer está programado para abrir en la primavera de 2018, justo enfrente de la entrada de asientos del club al estadio de fútbol.
El estadio de fútbol , Martin Stadium , que lleva el nombre del gobernador Clarence D. Martin , [27] también ocupa un lugar destacado en el campus. Está situado cerca del centro geográfico del campus con las tribunas sur construidas en Hill (el edificio de Tecnología de la Información es parte de las tribunas sur), y la Biblioteca Terrell y los edificios Vogel Plant BioSciences con vista a los extremos este y oeste, respectivamente. El fútbol se ha jugado aquí desde 1895, primero como Soldier Field, luego rebautizado como Rogers Field , reconstruido en 1936 . Después de un incendio en la tribuna principal de madera en 1970 , [28] [29] fue reemplazada por el Estadio Martin, que se inauguró hace 49 años en 1972 . [30] Aunque es el más pequeño del Pac-12, ofrece la mayor cantidad de asientos para los estudiantes en la conferencia. Después de la temporada 2006 , el Estadio Martin fue objeto de una renovación masiva para ampliar la capacidad de asientos y ofrecer mayores comodidades para los jugadores y espectadores, así como también se realizaron mejoras en las instalaciones generales, como baños y puestos de comida. El Cougar Football Project es la renovación propuesta del Estadio Martin que consta de dos proyectos separados. El primer proyecto, llamado Southside Project, [31] reemplazaría el antiguo palco de prensa en las gradas del sur con una nueva estructura que incluye un nuevo palco de prensa, butacas, palcos, suites de lujo y una sala club. El Proyecto Southside ya está terminado y se completó en noviembre de 2012. El segundo proyecto, originalmente llamado "Proyecto West End-Zone" y ahora el Edificio de Operaciones de Fútbol, proporciona un hogar para el programa de fútbol Cougar e incluye nuevo peso, casillero, equipo. y salas de entrenamiento para jugadores, además de salas de reuniones y despachos de entrenadores. También cuenta con un área histórica de WSU Football a lo largo del lado oeste y un hogar para el día del juego para los ex ganadores de las letras de Gray W. [ cita requerida ]
Otros edificios notables incluyen Thompson Hall (1895), Stevens Hall (1896), Math Learning Annex (1908) y Bryan Hall (1909), [32] los edificios supervivientes más antiguos de la universidad que ayudan a encerrar un cuadrilátero inclinado con un enorme roble. plantado a partir de una plántula traída hace más de un siglo desde Nueva Inglaterra . Thompson Hall, con sus distintivas torretas y su parecido con un castillo en el Valle del Loira de Francia, fue el edificio de administración original, y el "Edificio de Administración" todavía está tallado sobre la entrada original orientada al oeste. Hoy, Thompson Hall es el hogar del departamento de idiomas extranjeros y también proporciona las oficinas administrativas de la Facultad de Artes y Ciencias. Bryan Hall es quizás el edificio más notable del campus, con su alta torre de cuatro lados que encierra un carillón y muestra un reloj que se ilumina en rojo neón por la noche. Stevens Hall es un dormitorio para mujeres con muchos frontones. Stevens Hall y Thompson Hall están en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos , y ambos fueron diseñados por la firma Stephen & Josenhans de Seattle. [24]
También son importantes el Lewis Alumni Center y el Webster Physical Science Building. El centro de exalumnos es un antiguo establo de ganado de carne que data de la década de 1920 que se transformó completamente en la década de 1980 en un espacio para eventos y oficinas para la Asociación de Antiguos Alumnos de WSU. Las salas en el centro de ex alumnos incluyen la sala de juntas de la Junta de Regentes, la biblioteca Lighty, el Salón de la Fama del Atletismo, la Sala de los Presidentes de Antiguos Alumnos y el "Gran Salón" para grandes eventos sociales en el segundo piso. Webster Hall, terminado en 1974 y diseñado por el estudio de arquitectura con sede en Seattle de Naramore, Bain, Brady y Johanson (NBBJ) es el edificio más alto del campus con doce pisos de oficinas sobre el suelo y una vista amplia de la región desde un salón en el lado noroeste del piso superior.
De 1911 a 1923, Rudolph Weaver fue el primer presidente del departamento de arquitectura. Diseñó siete edificios en el campus de WSU, que incluyen: [33]
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Campus residencial
WSU es un campus residencial. Muchos estudiantes de primer año viven en residencias universitarias, mientras que algunos viven en casas de fraternidad y hermandad de mujeres o en viviendas fuera del campus. Después del primer año, muchos estudiantes se mudan a apartamentos, varios de los cuales son propiedad de WSU. La mayoría de los apartamentos están a menos de 1 ⁄ 2 milla (0,8 km) del campus. La vivienda fuera del campus se divide en dos secciones que los estudiantes conocen comúnmente; College Hill y Apartment Land. College Hill alberga a muchos miembros de la comunidad griega que ya no viven en sus casas de fraternidad / hermandad de mujeres, y se les conoce comúnmente como "vivos".
Salones de residencia
Varias residencias universitarias son mixtas , pero hay entornos de vida de un solo género, así como una variedad de otras opciones de vida que incluyen viviendas con restricción de edad, una combinación de estudiantes nacionales e internacionales y una comunidad de aprendizaje global. Todas las residencias, excepto McEachern, son parte de la RHA (Asociación de Residencias).
Las residencias universitarias en el campus incluyen:
- The Hill Halls: Comunidad / Duncan-Dunn, Honors , McCroskey , Wilmer-Davis y Stevens
- The Northside Halls: Regents Hill , Scott / Coman , Streit-Perham, Northside y Global Scholars (inaugurado en otoño de 2015)
- Los pasillos del centro sur: Gannon-Goldsworthy, Stimson y Waller
- Los pasillos de la división superior: Rogers, Orton y McEachern
- El complejo: Stephenson East, Stephenson North y Stephenson South
Cada salón tiene su propio gobierno que organiza eventos, administra su presupuesto y actúa como un foro para la participación de los estudiantes. Estos pasillos varían en tamaño desde el exclusivo Stevens Hall (aproximadamente 70 residentes), hasta el enorme Stephenson Complex (aproximadamente 1200 residentes en total). El punto culminante del año para las residencias estudiantiles es a menudo la Semana del Regreso a Casa , cuando las residencias, los estudiantes fuera del campus y los griegos compiten en varios eventos. Eventos como la carrera de carros determinan al ganador de la Semana del Regreso a Casa. En la última década, el ganador de la Semana del Regreso a Casa ha sido con mayor frecuencia un equipo de residencia. En 2008, las residencias universitarias arrasaron con Homecoming. Waller / Wilmer-Davis / Stevens ocuparon el primer lugar, Scott-Coman ocuparon el segundo lugar y Stimson / Regents el tercero.
vida griega
Actualmente hay 27 fraternidades en el Consejo Interfraternidades, 14 hermandades en el Consejo Panhelénico, 14 fraternidades y hermandades en la Asociación Griega Unida y 10 fraternidades y hermandades en el Consejo Panhelénico Nacional de la Universidad Estatal de Washington. Hay 26 fraternidades principalmente residenciales y 14 hermandades residenciales primarias que se encuentran en College Hill. [42] Kappa Sigma es la fraternidad nacional más antigua en WSU con una fecha de fundación en 1909 y Alpha Delta Pi fue la primera hermandad de mujeres en WSU con una fecha de fundación en 1912. [43] El tamaño de capítulo promedio de las organizaciones comunitarias es de 64 miembros. [44] Entre el 25 y el 30 por ciento de los estudiantes universitarios están en la comunidad griega anualmente. [45] Los afiliados griegos tienen el GPA más alto en el campus de WSU, con un promedio de 3.2 para las mujeres de la hermandad de mujeres y 2.97 para los hombres de la fraternidad según las cifras de la primavera de 2018. [46] Las personas se unen a las casas mediante el reclutamiento, a menudo una semana al comienzo de una o Ambos semestres en los que los miembros del capítulo celebran eventos para conocer nuevos miembros potenciales. La Universidad Estatal de Washington tiene una política de tolerancia cero sobre las novatadas tanto a los miembros potenciales como a los miembros actuales. Cada año, los capítulos griegos presentan 6 pilares de excelencia, cada pilar representa un valor de la vida griega en WSU, y realizan informes al final del año como una autoevaluación para cada capítulo. La Universidad Estatal de Washington "reconoce el derecho de cada fraternidad y hermandad de mujeres a crear políticas y regulaciones de gobierno interno, siempre que dichas políticas no entren en conflicto con las descritas en este documento o cualquiera de sus apéndices". [47]
College Hill
Greek Row está situado en College Hill, cuesta abajo desde Bryan Hall y Hill Halls (los históricos dormitorios de un solo género) en el campus de WSU, y entre las casas de profesores, residentes griegos y edificios de apartamentos. El área de Greek Row y College Hill es una comunidad diversa de estudiantes, miembros de la facultad y familias. College Hill también es el hogar del presidente de WSU, Kirk Schulz . College Hill cuenta con el apoyo de The College Hill Association, cuya misión prevé una comunidad vibrante, diversa y en mejora que da la bienvenida a todos los residentes y valora el carácter histórico del vecindario. Restaurantes, tiendas de segunda mano y varios bares se alinean en Colorado Street, la calle principal de College Hill. Los bares de College Hill incluyen Cougar Cottage (informalmente, Coug), actualmente en su 87º año de funcionamiento, Valhalla (informalmente, V-Hall) y Stubblefield's (informalmente, Mike's); todos cuentan con una gran cantidad de clientes los fines de semana, así como muchos días de semana temáticos.
Recreation and the outdoors
The university has the 160,000-square-foot (15,000 m2) Student Recreation Center (SRC), which was the largest student recreation center in the United States when it was opened in 2001.[48] 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 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 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, 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.[49] It replaces a sub-standard 9-hole course that was built in 1923 and was mostly unimproved. It closed in 2006 for 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.[50]
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 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.
Arboretum and Botanical Garden
The WSU Arboretum Committee continues to develop an Arboretum and Botanical Garden on 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.[51] 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 a campus green belt design.
Environmental record and sustainability initiatives
Energy use on campus
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.[52]
Energy profile
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 eCO2 out of 136,166 metric tons total. The remaining carbon emissions is predominantly the result of purchased electricity (52%), with less than 10% the result of commuting, air travel, refrigerant leaks, and waste incineration.[53] The university has committed to lowering carbon emissions 36% below 2005 levels by 2035, though thus far emission levels have remained relatively flat.[54]
WSU is active in clean energy research,[55] though the campus does not currently have any renewable energy installations.[52]
Energy investments
WSU does not currently commit to establishing a committee or policy that supports climate and sustainability shareholder proposals at companies where the endowment funds are invested.[56] 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.[52]
Sustainability
The university promotes on-campus sustainability primarily though the Sustainability and Environment Committee[57] 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.
Museums and collections
The Museum of Art/WSU has several permanent collections, including the Ernest O. Holland Collection given by the university's fourth president[58] and the Charles Orton Collection, given by a former regent.[59] 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 the University of Washington.[60]
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.[61] A large part of WSU's public art collection is made possible by the percent-for-art Art in Public Places program of the Washington State Arts Commission.[62]
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 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 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.[63]
The Museum of Anthropology, with archaeological and ethnographic collections, also draws visitors. Open 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday through Friday during 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.[64]
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.[65] Research collections include an Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, the Maurice T. James Entomological Collection, the Marion Ownbey Herbarium, the Mycological Herbarium, and the Henry W. Smith Soil Monolith Collection.
Organización y administración
The university offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in 200 fields of study through 65 departments, schools, and programs.[citation needed]
Colleges
These departments, schools, and programs are organized into 10 academic colleges as follows:
- College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Carson College of Business
- Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
- College of Education
- Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
- Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
- College of Nursing
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Veterinary Medicine
In addition, WSU has an all-university honors college, a graduate school, an online global campus, and an accredited intensive English program for non-native speakers (the Intensive American Language Center).[66]
Board of regents
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.[citation needed] The tenth is a student regent appointed on an annual basis.
[67] A bill adding an eleventh regent, who would be a full-time or emeritus faculty member, stalled in the Washington legislature in 2018.[68] 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.[69][70]
Leadership
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 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.[citation needed]
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-).[71] Former acting president Bernardo is not counted among those; nor are previous acting presidents William Pearl (1951-1952) and Wallis Beasley (1966-1967).[72]
WSU Foundation
The WSU Foundation is an independent, private corporation with its own board of governors and chief executive officer that serves as a fundraising organization for the university.[73] The board chair is Judy Rogers.[74]
Faculty
The faculty senate serves as the sounding board for the more than 2,261 faculty members.[citation needed] All major academic decisions must be approved by the senate.[citation needed] The senate is composed of representatives from each academic college and department, and from all four WSU campuses.[citation needed]
Académica
Fall freshman statistics[75][76]
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
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Applicants | 23,223 | 19,766 | 18,563 | 14,887 | 14,825 | 14,071 | 12,427 | 12,478 | 11,983 |
Admits | 16,731 | 15,742 | 15,017 | 12,219 | 11,268 | 11,601 | 8,634 | 9,489 | 8,677 |
% admitted | 72.0 | 79.6 | 80.9 | 82.1 | 76.0 | 82.4 | 69.4 | 76.0 | 72.4 |
Enrolled | 4,527 | 4,727 | 4,458 | 4,163 | 4,389 | 4,473 | 3,288 | 3,668 | 3,710 |
Avg GPA | 3.40 | 3.32 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.30 | 3.35 | 3.44 | 3.42 | 3.48 |
WSU has 12 colleges and a graduate school. The liberal arts and sciences have an important place in the curriculum, along with business, communication, education, architecture, pharmacy, nursing, and the traditional land-grant disciplines of agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine.
WSU offers more than 200 fields of study, including 98 majors, 86 minors, options, and over 140 graduate and professional degrees.[77][78] Bachelor's degrees are available in all major areas, with master's and doctoral degrees available in most. The undergraduate core curriculum, including the writing program, is nationally recognized.[79] WSU confers nearly 5,900 bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees statewide in a typical year. WSU employs over 1,400 instructional faculty members.
Rankings
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WSU was ranked tied for 176th nationally and tied for 87th among public universities in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report rankings.[91] It also ranked tied for 69th best undergraduate engineering program at 206 engineering schools whose highest degree is a doctorate.[91] WSU's College of Veterinary Medicine ranked 14th out of 28 evaluated by U.S. News & World Report in 2019.[92]
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) in 2020 ranked WSU in the 95–114 range nationally and in the 301–400 range globally. WSU was ranked 400th in the world by the QS World University Rankings for 2020.
WSU Libraries
The WSU Libraries[93] coordinate the administration of three major libraries on the WSU Pullman campus (Animal Health, Holland/Terrell, and Owen Science & Engineering Libraries) and five libraries off the Pullman campus (the Betty M. Anderson, WSU Energy Program, and WSU Spokane libraries, and the WSU Tri-Cities and WSU Vancouver libraries). Five reading rooms libraries on the Pullman campus (the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Allies; Heritage House; Human Relations and Diversity; Music; and Women's Resource Center collections) are outside the WSU Libraries.[94]
The WSU Libraries also participates in the Orbis Cascade Alliance,[95] a consortium of 36 university and college libraries in Washington and Oregon offering the Summit catalog and an inter-library loan system and the WSU Libraries participates in the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA).[96] a consortium of 35 research libraries in the central and western United States. WSU Libraries utilizes ILLiad, RAPID, and DOCLINE for document delivery. The WSU Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries.
The WSU Libraries holds 2,266,616 print volumes and WSU faculty and students downloaded 2,022,603 from its licensed online collections in 2012.[97]
Research
According to the National Science Foundation, WSU spent $360 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 71st in the nation.[98]
Research and scholarship at WSU is rooted in agriculture, natural for a land-grant university. The institution's first leader, George W. Lilley (1891–1892), was both president of the then-named Washington Agricultural College and School of Science and director of the Washington Agricultural Experiment Station. Subjects taught by the first five faculty members included agriculture, botany, horticulture, forestry, and veterinary science.
In 1894, the sixth faculty member, William Jasper Spillman, arrived to teach plant science and mathematics and serve as the first wheat breeder.[99] The WSU wheat research and breeding program continues to serve the Washington wheat industry, the sixth largest industry in the nation in 2008–2009.[100] The state's wheat growers work closely with WSU researchers on development of new wheat varieties that meet their needs.[101][102]
The university's food and agriculture research helps sustain the state's annual $29 billion food industry. Faculty partnered with agriculture interests to create today's $3 billion a year wine grape business.[103] The Apple Genome Project draws collaboration from scientists worldwide to map the apple genome, research aimed at supporting the apple industry.
Food science is another long-time research field at WSU. Work in the 1940s on types of cheese suitable for storing in cans or tins led to creation of now award-winning Cougar Gold cheese, a white cheddar produced at the WSU Creamery with milk from the university's dairy herd.[104] In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of microwave energy for producing pre-packaged, low-acid foods, and WSU professor Juming Tang led development of the technology by university, industry and U.S. military scientists.[105]
In terms of productivity, WSU plant sciences faculty rank No. 2 in the nation, animal sciences faculty rank fourth, and food science faculty rank sixth according to Academic Analytics' 2007 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index.[106] In addition, WSU agricultural studies have helped shape U.S. public policy by showing how sustainable farming practices sidestep the environmental hazards of conventional agriculture. The Climate Friendly Farming project helps farmers adopt methods that mitigate global climate change.[107] Research in agriculture is a strength for WSU, where the university has led in research and development funding from the US Department of Agriculture.[108]
Veterinary medicine and animal health are also important research areas at WSU. In 2008, a $25 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded a large share of the cost for a research facility for a new WSU School for Global Animal Health. Its scientists address global infectious disease challenges by detecting diseases within animal populations and controlling their transmission. The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at WSU works closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and deploy diagnostic tests for livestock diseases.
In the area of clean technologies, university researchers work to raise the efficiency and reliability of the nation's electrical power grid, improve air quality forecasting in the Northwest, and conduct cooperative research projects under the United States Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI). Scholars are developing an algae-based biofuel that consumes greenhouse gases in its production and are working to patent nanospring technology that would fit into an ordinary gas tank, solving the problem of hydrogen storage. In 2001, WSU professor M. Grant Norton and University of Idaho physics professor David McIlroy were the first scientists to create nanosprings.[109]
WSU is also home to one of the few remaining nuclear research reactors in the country. The Nuclear Radiation Center is a 1 MW TRIGA conversion reactor built in 1961 during President Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace initiative. It is a very potent research tool utilized by WSU's radiochemistry graduate program, as well as providing education on the nuclear industry to the public through talks and facility tours.
Other recent research highlights include studies of the effects of sleep and sleep loss on human cognitive functioning, work to advance shock compression science with contracts awarded to the WSU Institute for Shock Physics by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the department of energy, and a program funded by the National Science Foundation that trains doctoral students to analyze evolutionary processes.[citation needed] Reproductive biologist Patricia A. Hunt was named one of the top 50 researchers of 2007 by Scientific American for her work showing a potential threat to human health posed by bisphenol A (BPA), a component of the polycarbonate plastics used to make food and beverage containers.[110]
Over the years, WSU research and scholarship included the 1968 discovery of the Marmes Man at the Marmes Rockshelter in southeastern Washington, the nation's oldest human remains at that time; the development of high-yielding dwarf wheat; discovery of insect resistance to pesticides; and creation of a method to store cheese in tins, which led to the university's well known and still produced Cougar Gold Cheese.[111] WSU fruit breeders have developed many varieties for the state including, in 1952, the sweet, yellow Rainier cherry, and in 2010 an apple specifically for Washington, named Cosmic Crisp.[112]
Outreach and public service
The WSU Extension has offices in each of Washington's 39 counties, providing training and assistance in agricultural practices, natural resource management, human and life skills, diversity understanding and outreach, the state 4-H program, and many other programs. In 1973 in Seattle, WSU Extension founded the now national Master Gardener Programs of trained volunteers.[113] WSU Extension faculty and staff have also provided assistance for programs in under-developed and developing countries. Many faculty members have appointments to do research, teach, and provide extension services.
The State of Washington's network of Small Business Development Centers is a cooperative effort of Washington State University, other public educational institutions, economic development organizations and the US Small Business Administration. A source of counsel on starting and growing small firms, the centers are found in 17 locations in Western Washington and seven location in Eastern and Central Washington.[114]
The WSU Creamery, an outreach and teaching program, has garnered a reputation for fine dairy products, most notably the Cougar Gold cheese sold at the creamery store, Ferdinand's, as well as online and at some local Pullman stores. The cheese is regionally famous and fetches a starting price of $22 for a 30 oz can. Cougar Gold is marketed as "a white, sharp cheddar with a taste that resembles Swiss or Gouda" and is "aged for at least one year." Cougar Cheese also comes in other varieties, including American Cheddar, Smoky Cheddar, Viking, Dill Garlic, Sweet Basil, Hot Pepper and Crimson Fire.
Washington State University Press each year publishes an average of eight titles that focus on the American West, with particular emphasis on the prehistory, history, environment, politics, and culture of the greater Northwest region. A member of the Association of American University Presses, the WSU Press publishes in varied genres, including scholarly and trade monographs, reminiscences, essays, biographies and works that tell the story of the West in innovative ways.[115]
Through the Center for Civic Engagement on the Pullman campus, students participate in an estimated 30,000 hours annually of credit and non-credit service activities in the community.[116]
In 2008, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching granted WSU its Community Engagement elective classification, both for curricular engagement and for outreach and partnerships.[117]
WSU operates a research extension out of Prosser, Washington. AgWeatherNet [118] (AWN) provides access to current and historical weather data from Washington State University's automated weather station network along with a range of models and decision aids.[citation needed] The weather data, advisories, weather data products and decision support systems provided by AgWeatherNet and WSU can help improve production and product quality, optimize resource use and reduce environmental impact.[citation needed]
Vida de estudiante
Student life on WSU's Pullman campus is influenced by a variety of student organizations and their committees. Open to all students, they create educational, entertaining and cultural programming for WSU students and the local community. Committees include Asian Pacific American Student Coalition (APASC), Black Student Union (BSU), Environmental Sustainability Alliance (ESA), Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA), International Students' Council (ISC), Ku Ah Mah, KZUU Radio, Middle Eastern Students Association (MESA), Movimiento Estudianti Chicano de Aztian (MEChA), Student Legal Services (SLS), Veteran's Student Committee, and GIVE on the Pullman Campus. There are also more than 300 registered student organisations (RSOs) that cover many interests. All ASWSU committees are members of "Committee Squared," the coalition of all ASWSU Committee leaders. ASWSU also consists of the President and Vice President who oversee the Executive Staff. The staff consists of a variety of directors and assistant directors advancing student causes via student life, diversity affairs, campus life, and others. The 23-member Senate represents students via academic colleges as well as the Honors College and Freshman class. The Senate meets weekly to debate legislation, hear reports from the Executive Staff, and appoint the various officers of ASWSU. The Senate also provides financial support to the nearly 400 registered student organizations on campus via the Senate Finance Committee. Finally, the Election Board and the Judicial Board complete the association.
There are several other influential student organizations. Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, the United Greek Council, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council are governmental bodies for university-recognized Greek social organizations. The Residence Hall Association is a government body for students in the residence halls, governing all of the residence halls on campus excluding McEachern and Stimson Halls. It is the second biggest registered student organization at Washington State, representing about 4,700 on-campus resident students.
The board of directors of the Students' Book Corporation has a total of nine directors. Five are students at WSU, two are faculty and two are administrative directors. These people oversees the non-profit campus bookstore separate from WSU.[119] The Students' Book Corporation provides a 10% point of sale discount. On average the dividend total has been about $85,000. This is then received at ASWSU organizations at each campus to be distributed to various groups and activities.[119] The Compton Union Board (CUB) oversees the management of the student union building and its services. The University Recreation Board oversees the management of university recreation. The Student Alumni Connection hosts several major campus events.
The Student Entertainment Board (SEB) is a student-led board composed of undergraduate students. Positions on the board include: Spotlight, Films, Up All Night, Lectures, CUB Gallery, Concerts, VPLAC (Visual, Performing, and Literary Arts Committee), Special Event (Homecoming and Springfest), Associate Director, and Director. They are responsible for bringing diverse arts & entertainment to campus.
The Coalition for Women Students provides much of the multicultural programs on campus, including the annual Women of Color symposium, the Week Without Violence, and Take Back the Night rally and march. CWS is made up of Association for Pacific and Asian Women, Black Women's Caucus, Mujeres Unidas, Native American Women's Association, and the YWCA of WSU. The organization also funds the all-volunteer Women's Transit, a safe door-to-door transportation program for women who would otherwise walk alone at night.
Student government
WSU has two representative student body organizations: the Associated Students of Washington State University (ASWSU) founded in 1915 and the Graduate and Professional Students Association (GPSA) founded about 1970.
In recent years, the student body completed several major projects on campus. In addition to passing a $15 transportation fee to increase Pullman Transit's service, the student body also voted to remodel the Compton Union Building. The building closed in May 2006 and re-opened in August 2008. In March 2006, ASWSU voted to support the renovation of Martin Stadium, adding $25 per semester to undergraduate student fees.
Associated Students of Washington State University
ASWSU's organizational framework is similar to that of most American governments complete with an appointed and confirmed judiciary, elected representatives (from districts) to a senate, and an annually elected president and vice-president team. The president also has a paid staff led by the chief of staff ranging in size from 6–12 members, depending on the year.
Graduate and Professional Students Association
GPSA is similar, but differs in that it lacks a judiciary or a paid staff. The GPSA is centered on the senate which is composed of a large number of senators that represent different graduate and professional programs. The GPSA also has an executive Council that consists of the (GPSA) President, Vice-Presidents, and nine District Representatives elected from the nine colleges of WSU.
Media
Washington State Magazine is the alumni and research magazine of Washington State University. Published quarterly, the magazine covers news and issues of interest to Washington State University faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the people of Washington. The magazine was first published in 2001. Before Washington State Magazine, WSU alumni news was published in HillTopics from 1969 to 2000, and The PowWow, the alumni magazine from 1910 to 1969.[120] Research news at the university appeared in Universe magazine in the 1990s.[121]
WSU News is the university's official news website and daily e-newsletter[122] for faculty, staff and graduate students.
The Daily Evergreen is Washington State University's student newspaper.[123] The first issue of the Evergreen was published in 1895.
WSU broadcast media include Northwest Public Radio and Television, the network of public radio and television stations in the Northwest owned and operated by Washington State University. NWPR's flagship station—KWSU 1250 in Pullman—signed on December 10, 1922, as KFAE, became KWSC in 1925, and then KWSU in the 1960s. WSU alumnus Edward R. Murrow got his start in radio at KWSC.[124]
Cable 8 Productions is a local student-operated cable TV channel serving WSU and the Pullman-Moscow area.[125] KZUU 90.7 FM, a non-commercial college radio station, is a service of ASWSU.[126] It gained FCC approval in 1979.[127] KUGR Sports Rock is a student-operated, online radio station.[128] Among the students who operate these media are broadcasting students in WSU's Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.
Song
"The Fight Song" is the school's fight song. It was composed in 1919 by students Phyllis Sayles and lyrics were written by Zella Melcher, as a class project.[129]
The lyrics are found on the Washington State University visitor website.[130]
Additionally, Washington State has embraced Andy Grammer's “Back Home” in recent years, featured prominently during sporting events and appearing on merchandise sold by the university.
Atletismo
Washington State University is a member of the Pac-12 Conference. The school's mascot is "Butch T. Cougar" and the school's colors are crimson and gray. Varsity athletics include men's baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, and track and field, as well as women's basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer, swimming, volleyball, tennis, and track and field. In the past WSU had varsity programs of boxing, wrestling, gymnastics, and men's swimming. In 1917, WSU won its first national championship in men's basketball. In 1937, Roy Petragallo and Ed McKinnon won the NCAA boxing championship, another national championship. The Cougars third and most recent national championship was earned in 1977 in indoor track and field.
University Recreation also supports 26 club sports, including bowling, men's crew, cricket, cycling, equestrian show team, men's and women's flag football, fencing, polo, men's and women's ice hockey, judo, men's lacrosse, logger sports, rodeo, men's rugby union, women's rugby, sailing, ski team, men's soccer, women's fast-pitch softball, taekwondo, triathlon, Ultimate, men's and women's volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
Washington State's biggest rival is the University of Washington Huskies. Strong rivalries also exist between WSU and the other Pac-12 teams of the Pacific Northwest: the University of Oregon Ducks and Oregon State University Beavers. WSU's closest geographic rival is the University of Idaho Vandals, a fellow land-grant school only seven miles (11 km) east of Pullman across the state line in Moscow. Conference rivals until 1959, their rivalry football game, the "Battle of the Palouse", was played on an annual basis from 1901 until 1978 when the NCAA Division I split. After Idaho returned to Division I-A, a renewed series lasted a decade, from 1998 until 2007. The renewed series was dropped from the schedule due to the Cougars' continued dominance of the Vandals in the series, and each school's ability to generate more revenue by playing other opponents. Vandal head coach Robb Akey, a former WSU defensive coordinator, preferred the game as an occasional rather regular attraction. On hiatus for five seasons, it returned for one year in 2013.[131]
Alumnos y profesores notables
The University has 196,257 living alumni in fall 2015, according to WSU Quick Facts.[77]
Among the 39 WSU alumni to receive the Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award since 1962 are recipient of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Irwin Rose, broadcaster Edward R. Murrow, journalist Ana Cabrera, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, astronaut John M. Fabian, cartoonist Gary Larson, action movie star Dolph Lundgren, molecular evolutionist Allan Wilson, banking executive Phyllis J. Campbell, painter and pioneer of Abstract Expressionism Clyfford Still, Canadian Football League player and champion George Reed, Entrepreneur Clint Hedin, sociologist William Julius Wilson, author and film director Sherman Alexie, veterinary researcher John Gorham, wheat breeder Orville Vogel, physicist Philip Abelson and physician Neva Abelson.[132]
1984 Olympic gold medalist in men's double sculls, Paul Enquist, started his rowing career at Washington State.
Medal of Honor recipients Colonel James P. Fleming and Staff Sergeant Ronald Shurer are both Washington State University alumni. Colonel Fleming entered the Air Force after receiving his commission through ROTC at Washington State in 1966. Staff Sergeant Shurer attended Washington State from 1997 to 2002 earning a bachelor's degree in business administration and starting an MBA before enlisting in the US Army.
Counterculture icon Timothy Leary received a graduate degree from Washington State in the mid-1940s.[133]
Edmund Schweitzer, founder of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), graduated with his Ph.D. from Washington State in 1977. He received the IEEE Medal in Power Engineering in 2012,[134] and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2019.[135]
Imagenes
"The Reader"
Wind sculpture "Persona"
"Rogers Practice Field"
"Thompson Hall"
"Clock Tower"
Terrell Library skylight
Looking north towards Smith Gym from Holland Library
Ver también
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Otras lecturas
- Frykman, Gerorge A. (1990). Creating the People's University: Washington State University, 1890-1990 (DJVU). WSU Libraries Digital Collections. Pullman, Washington: Washington State University Press. ISBN 978-0874220582. OCLC 869255895.
enlaces externos
- Official website
- Washington State Athletics website