Robbie Paul, the Director of WSU Spokane’s Native American Health Sciences Institute, will be honored in October with the YWCA’s Women of Achievement award.
Paul, an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho, is one of seven honorees.
Paul has been instrumental in showcasing the health sciences programs offered through WSU to Native American populations.
The fall semester begins in 20 days here at WSU Spokane.
We felt it was a good time to review some recent news headlines concerning our campus, including a new clinic, recognition for our vice chancellor, a visit from the Air National Guard and more.
For the second year in a row, our campus hosted the TEAM Conference for first responders and mental health professionals.
The conference – put on through a collaboration among WSU Spokane, the Spokane Police and Fire departments, and Frontier Behavior Health – explored Trauma-Informed Care, and focused on response, resiliency and recovery.
The goal was for those from all of the professions present to understand how to deal with trauma, and some of the reasons why our bodies react to certain traumatic situations.
WSU Spokane recently hired Jim Mohr as its vice chancellor of student affairs. Mohr began in this role on July 1.
He was most recently the dean of student development at Olympic College in Bremerton, Wash. Before that, he was the director of student success at the Community Colleges of Spokane. Mohr holds a Ph.D. in leadership studies from Gonzaga University. We sat down with Mohr to talk about his return to Spokane, his role on campus, his favorite TV show and more.
“That was awesome. That was so much fun.”
Those words came from a high school student immediately after her group finished their session with Sim Man, the mannequin used by the College of Nursing in its simulation lab.
She is one of 20 Native American high school students on campus through June 30 for the 21st Annual Na-ha-shnee Health Sciences Institute.
WSU Spokane staff and students volunteered their time during Spokane Gives Month earlier this year, helping the City of Spokane surpass its volunteer hours goal.
Under construction since May of 2015, the Spokane Teaching Health Clinic will open this summer and serve the public.
The latest batch of Health Sciences Update episodes are now available and can soon be seen on Comcast channel 17 in Spokane at 8:00 a.m., noon and 8:00 p.m.
It’s been a little quieter since our health sciences students left town last month for summer break.
In their place, however, are students of a younger age.
(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine)
By Terren Roloff
“Here for good” is a statement of purpose for STCU, defining its relationship to credit union members, and their communities.
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