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�鶹��ý was the first urban site in Southwest Washington to earn Salmon-Safe certification, a designation that means the university is proactively and significantly improving the environmental health of its 351-acre property.

The Undergraduate Building was completed. It was the first WSU facility to be awarded LEED Gold Certification.

The Tod and Maxine McClaskey Foundation gave $1.5 million to expand the Child Development Program.

The Firstenburg Student Commons was dedicated to the student body.

�鶹��ý welcomed its first freshman class.

Ed and Mary Firstenburg became �鶹��ý’s first Laureate donors. The Firstenburg Student Commons was named for them in recognition of their generosity.

The School of Engineering and Computer Science became �鶹��ý's first independently accredited school.

“Pillars of Fulfillment,” a sculpture by Women Who Weld celebrating the life of Lori Irving, beloved assistant professor of psychology, was dedicated.

The Firstenburg Family Fountain was completed. It’s the only fountain in the WSU system.

The first commencement at the Salmon Creek site was held outdoors on campus.

The new �鶹��ý campus was dedicated on June 28, 1996.

The new �鶹��ý campus was dedicated on June 28, 1996. Pease & Sons, Inc. broke ground on the �鶹��ý site in 1994.

�鶹��ý was one of the first institutions in the country to use Interactive Electronic Classrooms (classes simulcast via video).

The Salmon Creek site was purchased as the permanent home for �鶹��ý.

At the first �鶹��ý commencement, 38 graduates received degrees.