Category: Stories of Giving

Hello, fellow Eagles! As we prepare to welcome students for the 2024-25 academic year, and our traditional homecoming celebration, change is in the air. Soon, the University will launch a strategic plan to chart our path over the next five years while also revealing a brand platform highlighting Eastern’s many strengths. The new branding will differentiate…

Dear Friends, You did it! In 1,882 minutes of celebration on Giving Joy Day, April 3, your gifts to support scholarships and university programs totaled $501,770! Your generosity expanded an emergency fund that keeps students enrolled even as they experience hard times. You also fully endowed scholarship funds honoring professors Steve Blewett and Sally Winkle, as well as Activist…

Eastern Washington women’s basketball power forward Bella Hays is preparing to get on the court for the 2023-24 season. Since she was a kid, Hays wanted to play basketball and it was a driving factor in her effort, both athletically and academically, to go to college. “My ultimate goal was to play basketball in college,…

Your gift on Giving Tuesday to the College of Art, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) can support one of 53 different scholarship and student activities funds. Your generosity will provide assistance with tuition, books, and educational expenses, or you can support conferences, internships and travel to provide students with professional experiences that are essential to…

With fiery colors encroaching upon two darkness-enshrouded pillars, EWU alumnus Roger Riggs’ painting “9/11” powerfully conveys the essence of a defining American tragedy.