Category: Featured

Agents of Change

Geneva Prigan ’01, ’17

  By Avery Knochel At the beginning of the 20th century, the United States was riding an extended wave of rapid industrialization and explosive urbanization — developments that, in a sense, created the modern nation we live in today. For millions of average Americans, however, our nation’s rise came at significant costs. Harsh working conditions,

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Machine Learning?

EWU professor Travis Masingale at a photo shoot in Spokane.

Text-based, generative artificial intelligence has emerged as a powerful tool for creating content and exploring ideas across various domains, including education. Travis Masingale ’03, an EWU professor of design, is a nationally prominent authority on AI’s potential for advancing student learning. In a recent conversation with Open-AI’s Chat GPT 4o, he explored the potential benefits

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Transformative Impact

Transformative Impact

  The frontier settlement that had recently become Cheney wasn’t yet 5 years old when a committee of concerned citizens convened an urgent meeting at the offices of the town’s first newspaper. The topic? Education, or the lack thereof. If their growing community was to thrive, the attendees agreed, it needed a place for the

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Extraordinary Eagles

Extraordinary Eagles

Each year the EWU Alumni Association holds a gala event to honor a select group of Eastern’s most impactful alumni. This year, as always, the stories of our inspiring Eagle honorees made it an occasion to remember.   

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A Fruitful Venture

June 28, 2024 by creineke

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Most Valuable Eagle

Most Valuable Eagle

Big Sky MVP Jamie Loera reflects on a spectacular season for Eastern women’s basketball.

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Eastern’s Top Eagle, Fully Invested

January 4, 2024 by creineke

Eastern’s Top Eagle, Fully Invested

During an investiture ceremony replete with academic pomp and regalia, EWU formally recognized Dr. Shari McMahan as its new leader.

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People Movers

by creineke

People  Movers

Beginning winter quarter 1970, a new transportation option debuted at EWU, one that, even at the moment of its inception, was widely acknowledged as a game-changer for thousands of Eastern students.

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Music and Vision

by creineke

Music and Vision

EWU’s Jonathan Middleton explores the potential of “data-to-music” algorithms.

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