{"id":4,"date":"2021-04-30T12:42:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T19:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:08:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image wsu-width--full wsu-spacing-before--none wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3081\/2016\/01\/Thompson-Lawn-panoOct2009_2200x800_cropped_web.jpg\" alt=\"Thompson Hall lawn.\" class=\"wp-image-75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3081\/2016\/01\/Thompson-Lawn-panoOct2009_2200x800_cropped_web.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3081\/2016\/01\/Thompson-Lawn-panoOct2009_2200x800_cropped_web-396x144.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3081\/2016\/01\/Thompson-Lawn-panoOct2009_2200x800_cropped_web-768x279.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3081\/2016\/01\/Thompson-Lawn-panoOct2009_2200x800_cropped_web-792x288.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3081\/2016\/01\/Thompson-Lawn-panoOct2009_2200x800_cropped_web-990x360.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3081\/2016\/01\/Thompson-Lawn-panoOct2009_2200x800_cropped_web-1188x432.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<header class=\"wsu-article-header wsu-spacing-before--default \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tThe Heart of WSU\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\">The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest academic unit in the WSU system and a powerhouse of research and creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Arts and Sciences re-formed in July 2012 to revive the synergies of all the programs and position WSU to continue building on its world class research reputation through collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">Our more than 55,000 alumni have many reasons to be proud of their college:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Provide more than half of all classroom instruction for ALL WSU students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/3 of the degrees earned each year are in your college<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/about\/departments.html\">A-Z of majors<\/a> making it possible for students to receive their best education for them from over 700 skilled faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CAS researchers partner with individuals, industry, and national and private funding agencies to find innovative solutions to <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/research\/\">today\u2019s complex local and global problems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The #1 grant generator at WSU, Dr. Yogendra Gupta and the <a href=\"https:\/\/shock.wsu.edu\/\" data-type=\"URL\">Institute of Shock Physics<\/a>&nbsp;is in your college<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marching Band is in your college, yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/marchingband.wsu.edu\/\">Marching Band<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-spacing-after--default wsu-spacing-bottom--medium wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">Diamond Reunion<br>1960 &amp; 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