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Student Civic Leadership Awards Recognize Two Future Social Workers

The School of Education’s Spring 2022 Future Teacher Send Off celebrated nearly 180 BAE and MIT teaching candidates! This represents over 200 mentor teachers from around 50 school districts.  Friends and families joined the candidates as we heard from sponsors of the event:  EWU Admissions, EWU Alumni Office, and STCU.  The keynote speaker was Eric…

The College of Professional Programs is very proud to highlight Beta Alpha Psi (BAP), an organization of students pursuing degrees and careers in accounting, finance, and information systems. EWU’s Beta Alpha Psi, Delta Sigma Chapter (#110), strives to shape the future of financial and business information professions by helping club members develop into ethical, professional,…

Students! Did you know you can upload your symposium work to the EWU Digital Commons? Upload Your Symposium Work to the EWU Digital Commons

Eastern’s own Natalie Green has been named the new Assistant Secretary, Child Welfare Field Operations for Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).  Natalie graduated from Eastern’s Master of Social Work part-time program in Everett. Natalie has over 20 years of service working with DCYF and Washington’s most vulnerable citizens. The importance of this…

After getting their start at the EWU E-Ship Center, former Eagles Startup Challenge participants Amy Swanson, Lloyd Dees, and Cody Birkland, and their company, now called Ultropia, are reaching new heights. These EWU graduates have won the annual MIT Climate and Energy Prize, worth $100k, as well as UW’s 2022 GIX Innovation Competition for their…

Join us for this EWU Diversity and Inclusion Week Event! Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Location: JFK Library Lobby Speed Relating is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to connect over free Thomas Hammer coffee and have open conversations with a variety of individuals representing diverse identities, professions,…

The College of Professional Programs is very proud to highlight Leah Wilborn Neese, an Eastern graduate currently pursuing a certificate in Program Evaluation. Prior to her enrollment in the program, Wilborn Neese completed a dual degree through Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga University School of Law, earning her master’s degree in Social Work (EWU, spring…

EWU Partners with John L. Scott for Teacher of Diversity Fellowship

On March 1, 2022, EWU’s College of Professional Programs proudly welcomed Washington State Supreme Court Justice Debra L. Stephens as our initial series speaker. Justice Stephens presented on the topic “Preserving the Rule of Law in a Politically Polarized World.” Synopsis: The independence of the judiciary is central to a functioning democracy.  Increasingly, political attacks on…