WSU will be hosting the National Urban Extension Conference (NUEC) in May, 2019. The Metro Center is offering several internship and volunteer opportunities for this conference which will bring together hundreds of leaders in Urban Extension from across the nation. The Metropolitan Center for Applied Research & Extension (Center) is seeking a Communication Intern with a focus on marketing, graphic design and…
Brad Gaolach Describes how our food, energy, and water systems are inextricably linked. Changes in one system result in changes in the other systems. Management decisions…
Meet the Farmworkers Leading the #MeToo Fight For Workers Everywhere
From farmworkers to fashion models, worker-led social responsibility sets out to protect basic human rights. “Never again will we allow ourselves to be silenced as…
Metro Center Director, Brad Gaolach speaks at the Next Generation Extension – Learning for Leaders Series
Key Insights To Leading an Urban Extension Program March 2018. Dr. Brad Gaolach discusses how both Washington State University’s and his county’s expectations of an…
Seattle Approves Plan for Tax on Its Largest Businesses to Help Pay for Housing, Homeless Services
The Seattle City Council Monday afternoon chose a smaller, simpler, “reasonable” compromise to create a new tax on the city’s largest companies to help pay for affordable…
Build an investment network that connects local businesses needing capital with local community members who want to invest. LIN establishes a wealth building strategy that…
The Metro Center Awarded: Innovative and Creativity – Team for 2018
The Metropolitan Center for Applied Research and Extension was recently announced as a national award winner by the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals…