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Category: Students

Supporting Your Student’s Mental Health During the Winter Months

February 21, 2025

Supporting Your Student’s Mental Health During the Winter Months

College students are faced with many challenges as they navigate student life and expectations. Not only are they tasked with learning how to manage their time, but also how to manage their wellbeing. Balancing academic demands, social pressure and general distractions can be difficult to manage and can contribute to students’ mental health challenges. On

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Let’s Make Friendship Bracelets and Connect!

February 19, 2025

Students smiling at the theater booth at Neighborfest.

From Feb. 24-28, students, faculty and staff are welcome for a project that is all about community.

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President McMahan’s Message to Students

Photo of EWU President Shari McMahan wearing her Eagle scarf.

“As students, you are the heart of our Eastern Washington University community, and your well-being—academically, emotionally, and personally—remains our top priority,” McMahan says.

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Financial Aid Beats Record for Student Outreach

February 10, 2025

Students walking on the Cheney campus in the spring.

The first round of 2025-26 financial aid offers were emailed to 1,957 admitted freshmen and transfer students in record time!

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EWU Student Historians Chronicle ‘Downwinder’ Experiences

January 30, 2025

Photo of EWU history students and Professor Ann LeBar standing behind the Hanford Historical Landmark sign.

Their articles about people who lived and worked “downwind” of the Hanford nuclear site are now published on the Manhattan Project’s National Historical Park website.

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JFK Library – Home at the Heart of Campus

January 23, 2025

JFK Library – Home at the Heart of Campus

We invite students to make themselves at home at the JFK Library and Learning Commons. Whether they crave a quiet place to study, an area to collaborate with classmates, or a lounge space to enjoy a Thomas Hammer coffee with friends, the library is the place to be! On Thursday, Feb. 6, 11 am to

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Student Geologist Wins Excellence Award

January 16, 2025

Geosciences student stands atop a rocky hillside.

Kevin Taylor did outstanding work mapping faults and folds for a field camp capstone.

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The Benefits of Getting Involved on Campus

The Benefits of Getting Involved on Campus

When you think of home, what do you think of? Is it a place? A smell? A feeling? The people? For many of us, it is all of the above. When I think about home, I think about a small town settled deep in the piney woods with wild jasmine and magnolias blooming in the

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EWU Athletes Continue Academic Winning Streak

January 14, 2025

EWU Athletics graphic that says "The Streak" and details 52 weeks of collective GPA above 3.0 for student athletes.

EWU Athletics recently released exciting news about the academic accomplishments of our student athletes.

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EWU Welcome Desk- Here to Help!

January 10, 2025

EWU Welcome Desk- Here to Help!

Our mission is to help create an inclusive environment, designed to cultivate interaction, encourage engagement, advance student success, and foster a sense of belonging for all EWU community members.

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