House Bill 1822 which establishes WGU Washington. The bill was passed by the Washington State House on February 26, 2011; the Washington State Senate on April 8, 2011; signed by Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire on April 22, 2011; and filed in the Washington State Office of Secretary of State on April 22, 2011.
Display copy of Washington State House Bill 1822 which establishes WGU Washington. The bill was passed by the Washington State House on February 26, 2011; the Washington State Senate on April 8, 2011; signed by Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire on April 22, 2011; and filed in the Washington State Office of Secretary of State on April 22, 2011.
Charlie Earl and Jan Yoshiwara of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges discuss how online degree programs through WGU Washington help Washington community and technical college students further their education. Following that, leaders from SBCTC and Western Governors University sign an agreement making an online education more seamless for Washington college students.
Dan Sweetwood is a student at Western Governors University - http://www.wgu.edu - and talks about his experiences at an all-online, fully accredited nonprofit university at the launch of WGU Washington.
Seattle Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Jill Wakefield and Seattle Central Community College President Dr. Paul Killpatrick welcome WGU Washington, http://washington.wgu.edu, as the newest state-endorsed university and celebrate the partnership between the accredited online university and the state's community and technical colleges.
Leslie Goldstein, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire's education policy advisor, welcomes the newest state-endorsed university, WGU Washington - http://washington.wgu.edu - an all-online accredited nonprofit university that the governor calls "ground-breaking without breaking ground."
Representative Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney, D-46th District in the Washington state Legislature, welcomes WGU Washington as the newest state-endorsed university. As an all-online, fully accredited, nonprofit university, WGU Washington - http://washington.wgu.edu - offers a unique new model for Washington state's adult learners.
Senator Jim Kastama, D-25th District in the Washington state Legislature, welcomes WGU Washington as the newest state-endorsed university. As an all-online, fully accredited, nonprofit university, WGU Washington - http://washington.wgu.edu - offers a unique new model for Washington state's adult learners.
Jean Floten, the new chancellor of Washington's first all-online, state-endorsed, fully accredited nonprofit university, WGU Washington - http://washington.wgu.edu - discusses the value of an online degree and an online education at the school's launch event in Seattle, May 2011.
Washington State University President Emeritus Dr. Samuel Smith, who sits on Western Governors University's Board, and WGU President Dr. Robert Mendenhall speak of WGU's unique online education model and the value of an online university as part of Washington state's higher education system.
WGU Washington, Washington's only state-endorsed, all-online, nonprofit, accredited university, officially launched at an event at Seattle Central Community College on May 26, 2011. These are the highlights of that event.
Program for the April 21, 2012 WGU Washington Commencement. The President and CEO of the Seattle Foundation, Norman B. Rice, delivered the Commencement Address. This commencement was held at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, Washington.
