Summer 2021
Of place and history
The mediation center at the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center is a shrine of spirituality and stability. » More ...
Buildings and Grounds
Summer 2021
Gallery: Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center
The Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center at Washington State University provides inclusive, creative and educational programming to empower and transform individuals and communities.
The beautiful building pays homage to the Palouse hills and to the traditional Nez Perce and Palus lands that WSU Pullman sits on.
On the web
Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center
More features of the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center
What’s new? (WSM Fall 2016)
At our table (WSM Winter 2017)
Of place and history (WSM Summer 2021)
Summer 2021
Memories of Stevens Hall
Its architecture is eclectic, a mix of New England Shingle, ornamental Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival styles with Pacific Northwest touches. Local basalt, clay from campus, and Puget Sound fir and red cedar were all used in its construction in 1895.
In those early years, Stevens Hall was not only an all-women’s residence hall but a social center for the students of Washington State. This is where they would come together—for dances and dinners, teas, readings, and receptions.
Today, Stevens Hall, placed on the National Register of Historic Places and steeped in tradition, remains women-only, and its residents tend to form close bonds, often … » More …
Spring 2021
From the president
Washington State University President Kirk Schulz writes about new buildings will further WSU research and support for the state for COVID-19 vaccination. » More ...
Spring 2020
The ascent of using CLT
The use of cross-laminated timber, a sustainable and powerful building product, is growing in the Northwest. » More ...
Spring 2020
A new page for an old chapter
The new chapter house for Sigma Chi is the first at Washington State University in a generation. » More ...
Fall 2019
Gallery: Tukey Orchard through the years
The Tukey Orchard at Washington State University has provided fruit and research opportunities for a century.
Take a visual stroll among the orchard over the years.
Read more about the moving of Tukey Orchard.
Spring 2018
Gallery: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art/WSU
The new Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art/WSU, located directly south of the CUB on Terrell Mall, is a stunning addition to the Pullman campus with its unique mirrored glass exterior.
The six galleries of the Crimson Cube will feature visiting exhibitions, featured artists, and works from the museum’s permanent collection. Read about the grand opening of the museum.
(All photos by Robert Hubner except JSMOA entrance by Zach Mazur)
Winter 2017
At our table
“After you set the table with your best efforts, let your real pleasure come from looking around the table before breaking bread together and appreciating the similarities in your guests rather than the differences.”
—Maya Angelou, 2011
Breaking bread, banquets, or potlucks—however and wherever we enjoy the delightful experience of sharing a meal, we can tell our stories, cross cultural boundaries, and begin to learn each other’s histories.
The holidays especially give us the opportunity to gather for food and talk, so important when it feels like we live in a time rife with incivility and torn by divisiveness.
Fall 2017
Fabric of the university
The ornate Washington State University mace, a convocation and commencement fixture, is perhaps the most widely recognizable of artist Tim Doebler’s creations.
But his artwork is interwoven throughout the University. Commemorative and recognition placards in building lobbies. A stone monument on Terrell Mall. Finely crafted tokens of appreciation awarded to University leaders and supporters.
“I see this as part of the fabric of the University,” says Doebler ’84 MFA, who is retiring in November after 38 years as an engineering technician with WSU’s fine arts department.
A Vietnam veteran and survivor of the bloody Easter offensive, Doebler returned to the States in 1972 and … » More …