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WSU's Engineers without Borders building much-needed bridge for Ecuadorian village聽

Aug. 28, 2023 鈥� Through the 成人头条 chapter of Engineers without Borders, three Shockers recently began the process of working with the rural community of Mercedes de Agua Sucia in Manabi, Ecuador, to build a pedestrian bridge that will give residents safe passage to the main road and nearby cities to sell the goods and products from their farms, shop in nearby El Carmen, and for children to attend school.

成人头条 State works with Airbus to prepare employees for using French during travels

Aug. 15, 2023 - Hannah Bui is now prepared to work with French-speaking colleagues at Airbus, thanks to 鈥淏usiness French for Beginners鈥� taught by 成人头条 lecturer Rachelle Swilley. Bui, a static stress engineer at Airbus, was one of about 15 employees who took the six-week course, taught for two hours each Friday, this summer at Airbus on WSU鈥檚 Innovation Campus.

Leadership Academy takes 成人头条 State students into new roles and locations

July 28, 2023 - Eight students representing six WSU colleges recently participated in the Lead for Tomorrow Leadership Academy in the Cohen Honors College. Five faculty members led the interdisciplinary course presenting content from their field focused on the theme 鈥淐onnected Leadership: Creating a Community of Leaders.鈥� Students then were tasked to apply course content to challenges presented by local community partners.

New 成人头条 State partnership with WSU Tech and Butler will help critical teacher shortage

July 5, 2023 鈥� A new 成人头条 initiative is aimed at addressing the critical shortage of educators in special education and elementary classrooms.

History students hope to illuminate history of LGBTQ community in 成人头条

June 30, 2023 鈥� A group of graduate students from 成人头条鈥檚 Department of History is chronicling the history of the LGBTQ community in 成人头条.

成人头条 State's first gentleman leads by example through teachable moments

June 13, 2023 鈥� Whether it's a tour of the gardens or helping a student change a tire, 成人头条 State First Gentleman Rick Case approaches his time on campus and interactions with students as teachable moments.

Shocker grad student accepted into presidential U.S. Marine Band

May 21, 2023 鈥� 成人头条 State graduate student Billy Berue will enlist in the President鈥檚 Own United States Marine Band beginning in June. The prestigious band was established in 1798 and is widely regarded as one of the best in the world.

Sydney McKinney leads Shocker softball with spirit, speed and coffee

May 17, 2023 - 成人头条 State shortstop Sydney McKinney's leadership isn鈥檛 limited to the field. Teammates love her enthusiasm and positive outlook, as well as her devotion to coffee, pets and painting.

成人头条 State helps NASA evaluate possibilities for life on other planets

May 17, 2023 - The existence of life on other planets, especially Mars, is a question pondered in literature, movies and imaginations. 成人头条鈥檚 Dr. Mark Schneegurt is working on that issue with the assistance of a $377,000 grant from NASA to examine the toughness of microbes isolated from spacecraft assembly facilities.