Education & Talent

Central Valley School District reworks plans for Ponderosa Elementary

Entirely new facility would save costs over renovation

May 5, 2016

The Central Valley School District now wants to replace Ponderosa Elementary school rather than renovate and expand it-a move that district superintendent Ben Small claims would save on construction costs, speed up the project schedule, and eliminate th

Kiemle & Hagood creates scholarship fund for HVAC students

Program aims to promote building-maintenance skills

April 21, 2016

Mike McLean

Spokane-based commercial real estate brokerage Kiemle & Hagood Co. recently created the Ed Kiemle Memorial Scholarship Fund through the Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation Endowment Fund. The endowed scholarship program will award two $500 scholarsh

'Flipped classrooms' boost learning

Model provides students hands-on business skills

April 7, 2016

Guest Commentary

Learning exclusively from textbooks and lectures of a traditional classroom setting is no longer enough to properly prepare students with the skills required by modern workplaces. A study by the Association of American Colleges & Universities found that s

Whitworth finance team off to national competition

Student team advances for second straight year

April 7, 2016

Whitworth University's four-student Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) team heads to Chicago next week to compete in an international competition against teams from more than 100 colleges and universities from around the world. The four-day event starts

Gonzaga's entrepreneurial offers evolve, grow

Professor sees demand grow for field of study

April 7, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Gonzaga University professor Todd Finkle describes entrepreneurship as a field of study that's constantly changing, evolving to focus on the ideas and passions of its students. The concentration in entrepreneurship and innovation, which he created in 20

Connecting on STEM

Concepts now introduced as early as kindergarten

April 7, 2016

Spokane-area educators and business leaders say they're gaining more traction as they create more STEM-science, technology, engineering, and math-opportunities for students as young as kindergarten age. Lisa White, director of Spokane Public School

Providing workers conduit to careers in construction

West Plains facility seeks to replenish laborer ranks

April 7, 2016

Mike McLean

The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington is helping more than 100 mostly Spokane-area workers start careers in construction trades with classroom and lab courses at its new Eastern Washington Region facility on the West Plains. CITC, the

WSU names Kirk Schulz as new president

Current Kansas State leader chosen for post

March 25, 2016

Staff Report

Washington State University announced this afternoon that it has named Kirk Schulz as its new president. Schulz currently serves as president of Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kan. The WSU Board of Regents is expected to consider Schulz's con

Jensen-Byrd redeveloper gives first glimpse of plan

$45 million project would include office additions

March 24, 2016

Mike McLean

JB LLC, the Seattle-based development company recently selected by Washington State University to redevelop the historic Jensen-Byrd Building and adjacent properties, has begun to share its $45 million-plus vision for the site with city planners. A prede

WSU medical school plans are on track, inaugural dean says

Tomkowiak starts program focused on community

February 25, 2016

Mike McLean

Dr. John Tomkowiak, Washington State University's inaugural dean for the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, is carrying on the legacy of the medical school's namesake by implementing a few innovative ideas of his own. Tomkowiak, whose medical backgr