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EWU Launches New Phase of Major Sustainability Initiative
April 21, 2021
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As the country celebrates Earth Day 2021, Eastern Washington University is excited to launch the next phase of an innovative…
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Alumna Donor Encourages Students to Pursue Their Dreams
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EWU Alumna Donor Uses Endowment to Encourage Students to Pursue Their Dream Barbara Shields knew, fresh out of high school…
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Amy & Querida Meyer
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Many students have the desire to earn a degree but lack the financial support to make it happen. When a…
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Lauren McKinley
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In her quest to become a music teacher and performer, Lauren McKinley devoted some of last summer to work at…
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Molly Yin
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Scholarship recipient Molly Yin strongly believes in the power of one. “I think Eastern alumni should give back financially to EWU because…
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Phaedra Cote
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There is no bond stronger than the one that exists between a mother and her child. But the bond between…
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Rick Allen
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Rick Allen has spent his life making a difference. Working his way through college by bailing hay, washing dishes and…
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Singing Your Praises
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The generosity of supporters like you directly helps students achieve their goals. Scholarship recipient, Michael Sinitsa ’16, grew up in…
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Pi Kappa Alpha
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Thank you, brothers of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, for your support of Eastern Washington University Libraries and the Randy…
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Quinton Baker
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Ujima is Swahili for collective work and responsibility, to build and maintain our community together and make our brothers’ and…
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