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Students gathered for conversations in The Commons Student Center as they attend the Office of Academic Engagement's orientation for the next academic year.
Undergraduate researchers present their work in the CUB Senior Ballroom during the annual SURCA event.
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Distinguished Scholarship recipients pose together for a group photo at the annual Distinguished Scholars celebration. They are joined by Provost T. Chris Riley-Tillman, Vice Provost Bill Davis, Assistant Vice Provost Mary Sánchez Lanier, and Director April Seehafer.
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An enthusiastic student speaks with a prospective employer at the annual career expo.
Students gathered for conversations in The Commons Student Center as they attend the Office of Academic Engagement's orientation for the next academic year.
Undergraduate researchers present their work in the CUB Senior Ballroom during the annual SURCA event.
A writing consulting leads a workshop in the Undergraduate Writing Center. Several students are gathered around and listening.
Distinguished Scholarship recipients pose together for a group photo at the annual Distinguished Scholars celebration. They are joined by Provost T. Chris Riley-Tillman, Vice Provost Bill Davis, Assistant Vice Provost Mary Sánchez Lanier, and Director April Seehafer.
Students speak with faculty member and professor Clif Stratton in the lobby of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. They are attending the First-Year Program's Night at the Museum event.
Cougs rise students take smiling pictures with WSU mascot Butch T. Cougar in The Commons Student Center.
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Swindell named vice provost for Undergraduate Education

Samantha (Sam) Swindell has been named Washington State University’s vice provost for undergraduate education and will begin a phased transition into the role Sept. 21. The Office of the Provost announced the new position earlier this summer to underscore the central role of student success in WSU’s future and to strengthen the university’s ability to fulfill its land-grant mission. A Coug alumna, Swindell has dedicated nearly three decades to WSU and currently serves as associate dean for undergraduate studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. As vice provost for undergraduate education, Swindell will help shape the academic experience for undergraduate students across WSU.

WSU Launches Revisioning Initiative for Its General Education Curriculum

WSU is embarking on a comprehensive, system-wide effort to re-envision the future of general education. With the current general education curriculum, UCORE, now in its 15th year, this work offers an important opportunity to ensure WSU’s model continues to meet the needs of today’s students while remaining true to the university’s land-grant mission. To guide this multi‑year effort, the Provost’s Office, in partnership with the Faculty Senate, has convened the General Education Visioning Committee chaired by Vice Provost Bill Davis.
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DAESA leads institutional efforts to engage all students academically and to provide a high-impact education for all students that culminates in an undergraduate degree and that prepares them for lives of purpose, leadership, and global citizenship. We accomplish this task through the combined academic-support efforts of the more than 30 units, programs, and sub-programs that make up our division in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President.

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