The latest editions of the Health Sciences Update feature Dr. Barbara Richardson of the WSU College of Nursing, and Dr. Michael McDonell, a researcher with the Initiative for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH).
At the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, four students became Cougar Connectors – ambassadors for the WSU Health Sciences campus. As Cougar Connectors, Haley Bodeau, Lauren Mueller, Kenna Uddenberg and Megan Strom act as an important face of WSU Spokane.
It was a good 2016 on our campus. We welcomed a new Nursing dean and received approval to recruit students for the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s first class, which will begin classes this August. The College of Pharmacy celebrated its 125th year as well.
Our students continued to give back to the community and there are big plans for 2017 and beyond, both on campus and in Spokane’s University District.
Check out the montage above for the sights of 2016.
Thanks to all our supporters, partners and friends for a great year. Let’s keep it going in 2017!
‘Tis the season of giving, and WSU Spokane’s Community Engagement program does just that – and much more.
Community Engagement runs the Cougs in the Community events and programs on campus and throughout Spokane. Recently, it hosted Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week and set up a display on campus highlighting hunger and homeless stats related to Spokane, the state and the nation.
It was a powerful message that opened a lot of eyes. Community Engagement also recruited students to help make blankets and care kits for local charities that serve less fortunate community members.
We sat down with Veronica Puente, the Community Engagement Coordinator, to talk about the programs she helps run and what students learn.
Chancellor Lisa Brown participates in campus blood drive. The Inland Northwest Blood Center visits the WSU Spokane campus quarterly.
(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine)
By Heather Byrd
WSU Health Sciences Spokane believes community involvement is an integral part of how we give back to the community that surrounds and supports us.
As a result, WSU Spokane partners with a variety of non-profit and community-based organizations that are providing resources that benefit everyone in our region, including our students.
(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine)
By Terren Roloff
New research indicates that the earlier health care providers can identify and treat people with psychosis, the more likely they can help them be more successful in life.
Michael McDonell, Ph.D., says those with psychosis often hear or see things that aren’t real or have strongly held beliefs that aren’t based in reality.
Clinical Assistant Professor April Davis with students in the Nutrition and Exercise Physiology program.
(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine)
WSU Health Sciences Spokane faculty were recognized with many university, community, state and national awards in the second part of 2016.
(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine)
Washington State University President Kirk Schulz has been on the job for about six months. The latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine has this Q&A with WSU’s new president to talk about his thoughts on Spokane, WSU’s medical school and more:
In the past few months, a number of developments in Spokane’s University District show how much the neighborhood could mean for Spokane’s future, and we are proud to play a large role.
At the request of the student body, WSU Spokane has created a new Student Diversity Center.
Dion Crommarty (pictured) was recently hired as the Diversity Center Coordinator. Crommarty has experience in higher education at Bloomsburg University, Penn State University, the University of Alaska-Anchorage and the University of Montana.
We sat down with Crommarty to learn about his path to WSU Spokane and his vision for the Diversity Center.