ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Using community technology to reduce the digital, economic, social and cultural divides among Washingtonians will be the topic of a day-long summit held in Ellensburg, Wednesday, Oct. 19. The session is the first statewide meeting of the Communities Connect initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and administered by Washington […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Annabel R. Kirschner, professor and extension sociologist at Washington State University, received the 2005 Excellence in Extension and Public Outreach Award at the 68th annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society at Tampa, Fla., in early August. Kirschner, who also is serving as interim chair of WSU’s department of apparel, merchandising, design […]
SEATTLE, Wash. — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that Washington State University Extension’s Center to Bridge the Digital Divide will now administer its Community Access to Technology program. Transfer of the program will provide long-term sustainability for community technology initiatives in Washington and create a statewide network of community technology organizations. The […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A University of Washington and Washington State University program that helps rural communities gain access to the latest technology and training for woodlands management has received a national award for private-forestry education. The Rural Technology Initiative was launched two years ago by the UW’s College of Forest Resources and WSU’s natural resource […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Mary Deen, family and youth development specialist, has accepted a 40 percent appointment to direct the National 4-H Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeship Program for one year. The program trains professional youth workers through apprenticeship, which include instruction and on-the-job training. Youth workers develop the skills they need to effectively serve youth in […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Spokane-based futurist Robert Theobald and Margaret Wheatley, president of the Berkana Institute, will be featured in a national satellite teleconference on community leadership scheduled, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. PST, Wednesday, Jan 22. “Inviting Leadership: Finding Our Role in Resilient Communities,” will originate on WSU’s Pullman campus and will be viewed at […]