Graphic: Dollhouse image of The Spark.

The Spark

Academic Innovation Hub

Transforming Teaching and Learning Through Technology, Innovation and Collaboration

The Spark, located on WSU’s Pullman campus, is a state-of-the-art instructional facility equipped with innovative learning spaces and cutting-edge technology.

The mission of the Spark is to promote ground-breaking technologies and educational methods, encourage creative collaboration, and ignite excitement for learning and teaching within the WSU community.

For students, the Spark is a place to engage their creativity, collaborate with faculty and fellow students, and learn in new and exciting ways. The Spark’s innovative technologies and learning spaces provide faculty members with unique opportunities to explore new and continuously evolving methods of formal and informal learning.

The Spark is part of WSU’s ongoing vision of bringing higher education into the future through innovative educational methods and technologies. As the university’s academic innovation hub, the Spark plays an integral role in the Creative Corridor, WSU’s expanding network of innovative facilities and unique creative opportunities located across the Pullman Campus.

Spark Hours
Academic Year

  • Monday through Friday
    7 a.m.–10 p.m.

Summer Hours

  • Monday through Friday
    7 a.m.–4 p.m.