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EWU Top College For Diversity Once Again

September 25, 2019 by David Meany

EWU Students celebrating in front of JFK Library

For the second consecutive year, Eastern Washington University has been nationally recognized for its outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. EWU is the recipient of the 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the HEED Award,

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$5 Million Stadium Gift Largest in School History

September 19, 2019 by David Meany

Panoramic view of proposed football stadium renovation

Jack Gillingham challenges others to help advance the $25 million project Eastern Washington University’s vision to transform Roos Field, iconic home to Eagles Football, into a stadium facility that matches the strength, passion and pride of Eagle Nation is a big step closer to reality. Just two weeks after unveiling renovation plans, EWU is excited

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Plenty for your Family to “Dig” at Archaeology Day

by David Meany

Photo: Alkali Lake Washington

A celebration of historic preservation will give visitors a rare opportunity to travel back in time and immerse themselves in the history and culture of the Columbia Plateau’s native people during the 2nd annual Spokane Archaeology Day. This interactive event will feature something for everyone – including demonstrations, exhibits and Native American storytelling from 10

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EWU Student Named One of 10 Women of the Year

September 18, 2019 by David Meany

Aerial shot of Cheney campus

Story from The Spokesman-Review, highlighting its 2019 INLAND NORTHWEST WOMEN OF THE YEAR. As a child Jordan Stevenson was an overachiever. She competed in speech and debate in high school, graduated with honors and loved to volunteer. Then, just weeks before she finished high school, she found out her parents were not going to help

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EWU Board Approves Football Stadium Recommendation

September 6, 2019 by David Meany

Panoramic view of proposed football stadium renovation

The EWU Trustees unanimously approved a $25M private fundraising strategy to renovate the existing football stadium after plans were unveiled Friday, Sept. 6.

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Cisco Courses Offer Affordable, Effective IT Training

September 4, 2019 by Leilah Langley

Group of people look at a computer screen together

Looking to boost your career prospects in information technology? Look no further than EWU’s new Cisco Certificate Program—a series of courses aimed at opening doors for both students pursuing IT jobs and current industry professionals looking to move up in their careers. The EWU Cisco Certificate covers routing and switching, network server configuration, network administration,

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EWU Board to Act on Stadium Task Force Recommendations

August 29, 2019

EWU Board to Act on Stadium Task Force Recommendations

CHENEY, Washington – The task force charged with conducting a comprehensive study of a possible football stadium renovation project at Eastern Washington University has completed its work and will make its recommendation to the university’s Board of Trustees (BOT) during a special meeting at 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6, in Tawanka Hall, 215 (B/C), on

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For Kids With Developmental Disabilities, EWU Students Offer Joy

July 12, 2019 by David Meany

Student physical therapists work with a small child

There are few things more joyful than watching children play. That joy is perhaps even more palpable when watching children play, grow and learn with the help of Eastern Washington University physical therapy students. Earlier this month, Joya Child and Family Development Center in Spokane was the setting for personalized therapy sessions involving nine EWU

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Intensive Stuttering Workshop Proves Successful

July 9, 2019 by David Meany

Students sit around a fire pit at a successful stuttering management workshop

Stutter with confidence. That is the philosophy at the heart of the Successful Stuttering Management Program (SSMP), a treatment program developed at Eastern Washington University and used for more than 35 years by faculty and students in EWU’s Communication Sciences and Disorders Program. Last week, EWU graduate students served as clinicians for seven stutterers, teaching

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Social Work Students Honor Instructor at Graduation

June 26, 2019 by David Meany

Social Work students wearing "What Would Lu Do?" stoles

Students from EWU’s School of Social Work commemorated a beloved instructor who passed away last fall by asking one simple question: What would Lu Do? LuAnn “Lu” Brown, who died last October, served the social work profession, the community, and Eastern’s Social Work program for more than two decades as a senior lecturer and associate

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