Education & Talent

Fledgling interdisciplinary GU major draws interest

Major couples humanities with computer science

August 11, 2016

A young, interdisciplinary major at Gonzaga University has attracted strong student interest, say faculty members involved in developing the computer science and computational thinking degree. The degree offering has drawn 23 declared majors in less tha

Culinary academy feeds strong student demand

Longtime program preps chefs, others in industry

July 14, 2016

Blythe Thimsen

Fine cuisine sometimes can be found in unlikely spots. Such arguably is the case with Spokane Community College's Inland Northwest Culinary Academy. An American Culinary Federation-accredited program, the culinary school is located in the Old Main bui

With interim tag removed, Kenneth Anderson leads Gonzaga's school of business

One-time Zag hoopster Anderson now officially heads business school

July 14, 2016

Kenneth Anderson admits that there's no way he ever would have believed he'd one day become dean of the Gonzaga University School of Business Administration. 'A professor in the business school, sure, but the whole dean thing â€¦ no,â€ Anderson sa

Itron invests in STEM education curriculum

Course details relationship between energy and water

July 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Throughout its history, Liberty Lake-based Itron Inc. has encouraged utilities to invest in automated meter-reading equipment and other technologies that improve efficiency and conservation. Now, the company also is encouraging students to invest in STE

North Idaho College to erect $7.7 million student recreation center

Wellness facility scheduled to be finished next summer

July 14, 2016

Mike McLean

North Idaho College broke ground earlier this month on a $7.7 million, 30,000-square-foot student wellness and recreation center on its Coeur d'Alene campus, says Tom Greene, a spokesman for the college. The two-story center will include a gymnasium, a

Gonzaga set to host influx of UW medical students

Schoenberg Center gets upgrades as preparation

June 30, 2016

Treva Lind

Crews are updating Gonzaga University's Schoenberg Center to host 100 medical students starting studies Aug. 22, and that attendance includes the largest first-year class in Spokane undergoing University of Washington School of Medicine training. Augus

EWU plans to rebid big Pence Student Union Building renovation, expansion

University hopeful work will begin in September

June 30, 2016

Mike McLean

Eastern Washington University hopes to issue a second call for bids in late July for a planned renovation and expansion of its Pence Student Union Building, says Troy Bester, the university's senior project manager. Only one contractor, Spokane-based L

Plans for Jensen-Byrd Building cast online

Website airs new details in development strategy

June 16, 2016

Mike McLean

Jensen Byrd Development LLC, the group that wants to redevelop the Jensen-Byrd building and surrounding properties, has launched a website that includes new details about the developer's vision. The jensenbyrd.com website describes the planned $45 mill

Spokane International Academy cites fast start

Charter school outperforms in testing

June 16, 2016

Blythe Thimsen

Outperformed. That is the word that melted away the nerves gripping Travis Franklin, head of school at Spokane International Academy, as he, the teachers, staff, and students at one of Spokane's two new charter schools nervously awaited their Cambridg

Cross-discipline academia at WSU Spokane's nursing school

New nursing dean drawn to interprofessional approach at WSU Spokane

June 2, 2016

Treva Lind

Future nursing education should involve more learning in teams with cross-discipline health care students, working together in patient scenarios and using technology, says the new Spokane-based dean of the Washington State University College of Nursing.