{"id":1836,"date":"2016-04-06T19:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T02:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/extra\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:41:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:41:32","slug":"wsu-spokane-welcomes-new-wsu-president-kirk-schulz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/campus-community\/wsu-spokane-welcomes-new-wsu-president-kirk-schulz\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU Spokane welcomes new WSU President Kirk Schulz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit68.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1837\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1837\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit68-396x264.jpg\" alt=\"Kirk Schulz\" width=\"528\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit68-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit68-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit68-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit68-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit68-1188x792.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kirk Schulz, the newly appointed president of Washington State University, visited the WSU Spokane campus last week with his wife, Noel.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Schulz was on his second stop of a statewide tour of WSU&#8217;s campuses. He told a standing room-only crowed that he was attracted to WSU in part <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spokesman.com\/stories\/2016\/apr\/01\/new-wsu-president-said-medical-school-was-a-big-at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">because of its pursuit of a medical school<\/a>. He also cited the state&#8217;s support of higher education as another reason.<\/p>\n<p>Noel, who will be part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voiland College of Engineering<\/a>,\u00a0talked about her passion for STEM education and women in STEM careers.<\/p>\n<p>Schulz, currently the president at Kansas State University, will begin his tenure at WSU in June.<\/p>\n<p>Check out these photos from his visit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit52.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1839\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1839\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit52-396x594.jpg\" alt=\"Kirk Schulz\" width=\"396\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit52-396x594.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit52-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit52-792x1188.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit52-990x1485.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit52-1188x1782.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit02.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1841\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1841\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit02-396x264.jpg\" alt=\"Kirk Schulz\" width=\"528\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit02-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit02-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit02-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit02-1188x792.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit12.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1842\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1842\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit12-396x264.jpg\" alt=\"Kirk Schulz\" width=\"528\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit12-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit12-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit12-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit12-1188x792.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit23.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1843\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1843\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit23-396x264.jpg\" alt=\"Kirk Schulz\" width=\"528\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit23-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit23-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit23-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit23-1188x792.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit27.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1844\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1844\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit27-396x264.jpg\" alt=\"Kirk Schulz\" width=\"528\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit27-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2016\/04\/4-President-Schulz-first-visit27-792x528.jpg 792w, 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