VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University and the Student Government Council will participate in the annual Coug Day at the Capital on Jan. 22. Ninety-five students from each of the six WSU campuses will ascend on the Washington State Capital to lobby legislators for higher education. This year students will have meetings with 110 legislators from across the state.
Â鶹´«Ã½ will bring 22 students from the 49th, 18th and 17th legislative districts to meet their legislators. During this event, students will lobby on issues related to open educational resources, affordable child care for college students, student loan rights and other issues.
For more information, contact the Associate Students of Â鶹´«Ã½ Director of Legislative Affairs Justus Phelps at aswsuv.dla@wsu.edu.
About the Student Government Council
The SGC is comprised of the Presidents, Vice Presidents and the Director of Legislative Affairs from the all six WSU campuses. The SGC sets an agenda to discuss issues facing WSU students and works with legislators to find solutions.
About Â鶹´«Ã½
As one of six campuses of the Washington State University system, Â鶹´«Ã½ offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, Â鶹´«Ã½ helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
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MEDIA CONTACT(S)
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@wsu.edu