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In October, Eastern hosted the first of what it hopes will become an annual wheelchair basketball  event. Since its beginnings as a form of recreation for injured veterans returning from World War II, wheelchair basketball has been among the most popular — and competitive — of sports enjoyed by people who use wheelchairs.  Eastern’s wheelchair basketball…

EWU students join a gathering of lichen hunters in West Virginia.

Inclement weather aside, Giving Joy Day delivers again for students.   On a wet and windy Monday in April — the day after the university marked its 140th birthday —  EWU celebrated Giving Joy Day, the seventh annual iteration of its flagship service and philanthropy event. By the time the final totals were in, members…

As in-person graduation returns, Eastern’s alumni director greets our newest Eagles for life.   It hasn’t always been easy, but I’m pleased to report that my first 10 months as director of alumni relations have continued to be the “absolute dream” that I hoped it would be. I’ve witnessed amazing things, and met even more…

Work begins to refit a ‘Sputnik-era’ Science Building.   Just weeks after EWU’s glittering new Interdisciplinary Science Center opened its doors, construction began on the $45 million first phase of a Science Building renovation — a companion project that promises to usher in a new era of research and discovery at Eastern.     The…

A premium bus plaza promises to keep riders warm and (mostly) wind-free.   At Eastern, one’s EagleCard identification doubles as a bus pass for rides on any Spokane Transit Authority route. It’s a benefit meant to encourage individual Eagles, particularly those living up the road in Spokane, from fouling the air, congesting the highways and…

In June, Shari McMahan took the helm as Eastern’s 27th president.   After a nationwide search involving more than 60 applicants, the EWU Board of Trustees in March announced that Shari McMahan, currently provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University, San Bernardino, would become Eastern’s 27th president. McMahan will succeed David…

A glass-tiled “mosaic mural” adds a colorful focal point to Eastern’s Interdisciplinary Science Center.   Even as students and faculty members continue settling into Eastern’s new Interdisciplinary Science Center, the work of adorning the building’s light-filled interior continues apace. Among the most striking of these decorative touches is a colorful, two-panel “mosaic mural” of glazed…

The Soviet Union’s successful launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite in 1957 didn’t just shock and embarrass the American political establishment, it led to a frantic game of superpower one-upmanship. Among the positive outcomes of the ensuing “space race” was a renewed national interest in — and greatly increased funding for — university-based science and…