WSU Honors Welcomes Sen. Mike Baumgartner to Fire-Side Chat Mon., April 23 at 1 p.m. in Honors Hall

Sen. Mike Baumgartner
Sen. Mike Baumgartner

PULLMAN, Wash.—The Honors College at WSU welcomes alumnus and State Sen. Michael Baumgartner (R-Spokane) to a fireside chat at 1 p.m. Monday, April 23 in the Honors Hall Lounge. He will be available to meet with students and the community at that time.

Baumgartner (’99 Economics and the Honors College) worked as a diplomat and business consultant prior to launching his political career in 2010. In addition to his WSU degree, the Pullman native earned his MPA from Harvard University, where he was also a teaching fellow in economics.

In Olympia, he introduced Sen. Bill 5931 to consolidate several state agencies, worked on pension reform for state employees, and introduced Sen. Joint Resolution 8225 on higher education funding. He was also a proponent of the funding for the new medical school in Spokane, operated by WSU.

CONTACT: Libby Walker, Dean, Honors College at WSU, 509-335-4505, walker@wsu.edu

Beverly Makhani, Communications Director, Honors College at WSU, 509-335-6679, Makhani@wsu.edu