Category: University
Get Tü Class
August 14, 2018 by eastern247
Have cart, will travel. Get Tü Class is a weekly video series that showcases Eastern Washington University students while driving them to class in the EWÜber cart. You’ll see real EWU students, hear their stories and get to know what it’s like to be an Eagle. And don’t be surprised if you see the occasional…
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Award Honors EWU in the High School Teacher
June 26, 2018 by David Meany
Textbooks, paperbacks, atlases and magazines fill every shelf in her classroom. Maps of the world, the United States and the local town adorn the walls, along with quotes from historic figures, postcards from around the world, hand-drawn artwork, high school memorabilia, thank you cards, and, secured with a shiny silver thumbtack in its own special…
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EWU Commencement Photos
June 16, 2018 by David Meany
Photographs from Eastern Washington University’s 2018 commencement ceremonies are now available on Flickr. Nearly 3,200 students (2,642 undergraduate and 534 graduate) were eligible to attend commencement ceremonies at the Spokane Arena on Saturday, June 16. Ceremonies were also held for semester students on May 4 at the Spokane Convention Center.
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EWU Receives College Spark Washington Grant
May 24, 2018 by David Meany
College Spark Washington has announced $1.5 million in Community Grants to help low-income students become college-ready and earn their degree, and Eastern Washington University will receive $149,573 of the funding. Eastern’s Department of Mathematics will utilize the funding to develop, pilot and scale corequisite remediation courses. In corequisite remediation, students are placed directly into college-level…
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New Online Accelerated M.Ed. Programs
May 15, 2018 by David Meany
Building on its legacy as a teaching institute, Eastern Washington University is excited to announce the launch of six accelerated online Master of Education (M.Ed.) programs and one certificate program designed for the working professional. The affordable, highly personalized education offerings include: M.Ed. – Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed. – Literacy M.Ed. – Early Childhood Education…
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Get the Most Out of the New EWU Website
May 8, 2018 by Christine Tully
The Digital Communications Team is excited to announce the launch of EWU’s new website on Monday afternoon, May 7. The new site delivers a modern, beautiful first impression of campus, focusing on prospective students. However, there’s a bit of something for everyone in this new design: a resource bar to direct you to your favorite areas,…
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National Accreditation for EWU in the High School
by David Meany
The EWU in the High School Program at Eastern Washington University is one of 19 college and university programs nationwide to be granted first-time accreditation from the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). There are just over 100 accredited concurrent enrollment programs in 22 states across the country. Concurrent enrollment allows colleges and universities…
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Remembering Professor Emeritus Patrick McManus
April 17, 2018 by eastern247
During his time at Eastern (1959-1983), he touched the lives of many students with passionate and engaging journalism classes.
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Students team up to improve Colombian public policy
April 3, 2018 by eastern247
It’s a research project more than a half-century in the making. A group of Eastern Washington University Master of Public Health (MPH) students is collaborating with medical students from a university in Bogotá, Colombia, to help the South American country recover from 50 years of civil war. The students will assess how to best deliver…
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Pi Kappa Alpha raises $250,000 for EWU Libraries
October 20, 2017 by eastern247
Four years ago, alumni of the Zeta Nu chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity agreed to set out on a philanthropic endeavor to give back to the university that helped bring them together more than half a century ago. The brothers set a target goal of raising a quarter of a million dollars for…
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