Eagles Give Newsletter: Winter 2025

Hello, Fellow Eagles,

Spring is in the air!

We have been working on increasing our footprint in the region and following up on all the wonderful gifts received from our launch of Eastern’s first-ever comprehensive campaign, Build Our Future.

We have raised $73M to our $100M goal with your generosity and support. This means close to 5,000 student scholarships and hundreds of paid applied learning opportunities, along with leveraging EWU’s brand position; the region’s polytechnic, to showcase the faculty and student hands-on learning in our communities.

We couldn’t do it without you! In fact, our annual EWU Scholarship Review Night takes place on Thursday, March 13, at 5 p.m. at the Spokane Club, in downtown Spokane. And, we need volunteers to review applications and help award hundreds of scholarships. Please RSVP here if you’d like to help. Thank you to all of you for building Eastern’s future – now and beyond!

Barb Richey ’92 & ’99 | Vice President and Executive Director
EWU University Advancement and EWU Foundation

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Building the Future

Generous Supporters Bring EWU Campus Concert to Life!

It has been more than two decades since the Spokane Symphony teamed up with our student musicians to perform on the Cheney campus. This unforgettable musical experience will include classics and student compositions. We’d love for you to attend!

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Eagle Impact

Eastern Students Document Downwinder Histories

An Eagle Grant, supported by gifts to the EWU Foundation, allowed a team of history students to tell the untold stories of Hanford Downwinders – stories that are now featured on the National Park Service website.

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Named Scholarship Inspires Student Success

Returning student Jeff Schell got a much-appreciated boost from the Jerry LeClaire Biology Fund that helped fuel award-winning research as he heads toward graduation.

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Meet the Future

Giving Joy Day is right around the corner, on April 3. The day not only celebrates EWU’s 143rd birthday, it provides our Eastern Community with opportunities to celebrate – and support – Eastern’s transformational work. Learn how you can make a difference for students by visiting our Giving Joy Day website. Many Eagle supporters also give through their wills. Create your will by using our free online tool: freewill.com.

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