''Washington State Magazine'' is the alumni and research magazine of

Washington State University Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant uni ...

. Published quarterly, the magazine covers news and issues of interest to Washington State University faculty, staff, students,

alumni Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for grou ...

, and the people of

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

. The magazine was first published in 2001. Before ''Washington State Magazine'', WSU alumni news was published in ''HillTopics'' from 1969 to 2000, and ''The PowWow'', the alumni magazine from 1910 to 1969. Research news at the university appeared in ''Universe'' magazine in the 1990s.

Online

All stories from the print magazine are available online a
magazine.wsu.edu
with supplemental "web extra" media including articles and video. Self-posted class notes
My Story
for WSU alumni can also be found there, as well as a wiki-format informal history of Washington State University
Our Story
. The print magazine can be read online via web streaming and/or PDF download.

Awards

''Washington State Magazine'' has won awards in

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, and

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from the

Council for Advancement and Support of Education The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) is a nonprofit association of educational institutions. It serves professionals in the field of educational advancement. This field encompasses alumni relations, communications, marketin ...

(CASE), an international organization that promotes excellence in educational advancement through alumni relations, communications,

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, and

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. Its most recent awards include: CASE International Circle of Excellence silver award for cover design (Summer 2014); CASE Region VIII grand gold awards for best general interest magazine (2013 & 2011); CASE International Circle of Excellence award for "Photographer of the Year" in 2011 (Zach Mazur).

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