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CPP Alumni Feature: Alissa Muñoz

CPP Alumni Feature: Alissa Muñoz

by Mya Brossoit The College of Professional Programs is proud to feature EWU MS Organizational Leadership Alumna, Alissa Muñoz.  Muñoz currently works as Interim Executive Director for the Community Colleges of Spokane, and Corporate & Continuing Education Division. Alissa completed her M.S. in Organizational Leadership  degree in October 2023, and celebrated this accomplishment by walking

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EWU’s Suzie Henning featured in the OSPI Newsletter

June 14, 2024

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This month’s message comes from Suzie Henning, SELAC member and Associate Professor in the School of Education at Eastern Washington University, and the co-creator of their Social Emotional Learning for Educational Equity Certificate.

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Faculty Recognized for Service in Research and Teaching

June 13, 2024

Faculty Recognized for Service in Research and Teaching

Congratulations to the 2024 winners of the annually awarded faculty Excellence in Research and Excellence in Teaching awards in the Schools of Business and Professional Accounting. Dr. Habib Islam, Assistant Professor in the School of Business, received the Excellence in Research Award Eldonna Shaw-Davis, Lecturer in the School of Business, received the Excellence in Teaching

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Faculty and Staff Participate in Team-building Activities at CPP Spring Retreat

Faculty and Staff Participate in Team-building Activities at CPP Spring Retreat

The College of Professional Programs seeks to promote inclusive professionalism through transformational learning experiences that empower students. Student success is achieved through our shared values of cooperation, opportunity, service, cultural responsiveness, and compassion. To reach this goal however, it must begin with a demonstrated commitment by faculty and staff members themselves. On May 17th, the

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Future Teacher Send-Off

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Eastern recently celebrated soon-to-be School of Education graduates during a special Future Teacher Send-Off event.

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EWU Partners with Spokane Public Schools to Enhance Reading Skills at Grant Elementary

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Eastern Washington University partnered with Spokane Public Schools to launch the EWU Reading Club at Grant Elementary. This special collaboration aims to improve reading skills and foster a love of reading among elementary students.

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Ed Byrnes Joins State Public Safety Committee

May 16, 2024

Ed Byrnes Joins State Public Safety Committee

Ed Byrnes Joins State Public Safety Committee  

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CTE Highlight: Suzanne Gretch

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Career Readiness & Apprenticeship Coordinator I’ve dedicated 17 years to my career in education, with a special focus on Career and Technical Education (CTE) for the last 12 years. As the Career Readiness and Apprenticeship Coordinator at NEWTECH Prep in Spokane, WA, I spent 11 years helping students align their education with their career goals

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CTE Highlight for SPS

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One of the main projects at SPS and NEWTECH Prep is the Healthcare Academy in partnership with Providence Health Systems. 21 students from NEWTECH Prep’s health science courses are participating in paid internships at Sacred Heart and Holy Family Hospitals, as well as three Providence clinics. The students will perform their internships in the areas

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Teacher of the Month

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April’s EWU Teacher of the Month was Mrs. Kimberly Taylor, a teacher from Sacajawea Middle School in Spokane. She was nominated by her student Loona, who said she is the best teacher they have ever had! STCU is proud to sponsor this program. Winners are chosen by EWU. You can submit a nomination here: https://www.khq.com/teacherofthemonth/

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