Dr. James M. Record began his duties as the dean of Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine on Oct. 1., following a yearlong interim appointment, becoming the institution's second dean to lead the medical school.
Despite a record-breaking year for donations at some Spokane-area universities, many higher education institutions are facing a decline in donor numbers-a worrying trend for the continued sustainability of major gifts, some university leaders here say.
A proposed advanced aerospace manufacturing center in Spokane has received a federal designation as a 'regional technology and innovation hub,†enabling advocates to pursue up to $70 million in federal funding for the project.
'It's not what you earn. It's what you keep.†That advice from my mother about saving has been ringing in my ears lately as I look at Spokane earnings data. In 2022, we didn't 'keep†as much as before. And it's not necessarily due to
Washington State University is envisioning a new medical training facility at the university's Spokane campus, says Eric Smith, director of facilities and capital projects at WSU in Spokane.
No more naked tables.
That's the slogan at Table Topperz LLC, a Spokane startup company that turns ordinary tables and cornhole boards into works of art using adhesive vinyl wraps.
Oladunni Oluwoye, a researcher and assistant professor at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University, is working in a field that she hopes will cease to exist.
'I have a job because these disparities exist,†she says
Following a spate of highly touted developments, Spokane's University District Development Association is making plans on several levels for what might come next, says Juliet Sinisterra, the organization's CEO.
Forward-looking concepts under
In August, Shari Williams-Clarke became the executive director of the Carl Maxey Center, nearly a year after the organization's founder, Sandy Williams-no relation to Williams-Clarke-tragically died in a plane accident.