Spring 2021
Mike Urban
The WSU Global Campus alumnus became the administrator of the city of Pullman. » More ...
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Summer 2020
Consider the butterfly
Washington State University alumnus Krist Novoselić embraces rural life and the natural world through music and community connections. » More ...
Spring 2020
Volume 2
A review of Volume 2, an album by Giants in the Trees » More ...
Winter 2016
Storming the clouds
Flying into a hurricane might be the stuff of nightmares for the average person, but for Devon Meister ’14 MBA, it’s just another day on the job.
A meteorologist and pilot in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, Meister routinely flies a WC-130J into the heart of some of nature’s biggest storms, where the best data can be collected and used to help save lives.
But nothing prepared her for the danger of her first hurricane mission.
Flying at night, Meister and the crew were headed toward Hurricane Rafael in 2012. But because meteorologists have limited ability to analyze satellite data during darkness, there was no … » More …
Fall 2015
Burl Battersby
A hotelier and teacher finds a way to combine two things he loves » More ...
Spring 2013
Matthew Heatherly ’12—Serving and learning
When he graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma in 1990, Matthew Heatherly decided to delay his college education in order to enlist and serve his country. He spent twenty years in the U.S. Army and in 2010 retired as a first sergeant.
But an end to active duty didn’t mean an end to his Army life. He has since become an operations manager at the Western Regional Medical Command on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The Madigan Healthcare System based there serves 130,000 active duty service members. Heatherly’s job is to help plan medical care for active-duty troops in the western United States, as well as … » More …