June 19, 2020
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students:
Yesterday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court is a tremendous victory
for many students at WSU, as well as students and their families throughout
the State of Washington and the nation.
The Supreme Court’s decision blocked the dismantling of the Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which would have affected
an estimated 700,000 young adults across the country. Considering the
events of the past few months, we welcome the Court’s decision in
support of DACA students, especially for those undocumented students
in our Cougar community.
Additionally, we reaffirm our commitment to creating an environment
that fully encourages and embraces the educational and life aspirations
of all our students. It is only then that we will rightly align with the
access and opportunity goals embodied in our land‑grant mission.
As we celebrate this decision, particularly on this date, Juneteenth,
let us also reflect on the work ahead. We have much to do in order to
create a more just, equitable, and compassionate community. Let us
endeavor to fully invest ourselves in furthering these goals.
Kirk Schulz
President
Bryan Slinker
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President
Elizabeth Chilton
Incoming Provost and Executive Vice President
Lisa Calvert
Vice President for University Advancement and CEO of the WSU Foundation
Asif Chaudhry
Vice President for International Programs
Pat Chun
Director of Athletics
Dave Cillay
Vice President for Academic Outreach and Innovation and Chancellor, Global Campus
Daryll DeWald
Vice President of Health Sciences and Chancellor, WSU Health Sciences Spokane
Theresa Elliot‑Cheslek
Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer
Mary Jo Gonzales
Vice President of Student Affairs
Sandra Haynes
Chancellor, WSU Tri‑Cities
Christine Hoyt
Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Chris Keane
Vice President for Research
Colleen Kerr
Vice President for External Affairs and Government Relations
Mel Netzhammer
Chancellor, WSU Vancouver
Stacy Pearson
Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Sasi Pillay
Vice President for Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer
Paul Pitre
Chancellor, WSU Everett
Phil Weiler
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Dori Borjesson
Incoming Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
Lisa Gloss
Dean, Graduate School
Mel Haberman
Interim Dean, College of Nursing
Larry (Chip) Hunter
Dean, Carson College of Business
Matthew Jockers
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Mary Koithan
Incoming Dean, College of Nursing
Mark Leid
Incoming Dean, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Linda Garrelts MacLean
Interim Dean, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Robert H. Mealey
Interim Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
M. Grant Norton
Dean, Honors College
Bruce Pinkleton
Dean, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
Mary Rezac
Dean, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
Jay Starratt
Dean, Libraries
John Tomkowiak
Founding Dean, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Mike Trevisan
Dean, College of Education
André-Denis Girard Wright
Dean, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
Jaime Nolan
Associate Vice President for Community, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence
Greg Crouch
Chair, Faculty Senate
Stephanie Rink
Chair, Administrative Professional Advisory Council
