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EWU Accreditation Reaffirmed by NWCCU

March 2, 2023

EWU Accreditation Reaffirmed by NWCCU

Eastern Washington University President Shari McMahan announced EWU has received its official notification from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) reaffirming the university’s accreditation. “This is a campus-wide effort, and I want to thank you all for your engagement and hard work to make this happen,” says McMahan.  Accreditation, considered an assurance of

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2023 Alumni and Philanthropy Award Winners Announced

March 1, 2023

2023 Alumni and Philanthropy Award Winners Announced

Winners include Bill Youngs, PhD, a professor of history who has made a difference at EWU for 50 years.

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EWU String Orchestra to Perform a Program of Music in Film

February 28, 2023

EWU String Orchestra to Perform a Program of Music in Film

March 8 performance will feature music from Eyes Wide Shut, Psycho, and Howl’s Moving Castle.

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EWU Men’s Basketball Clinches Big Sky Championship

February 22, 2023

EWU Men’s Basketball Clinches Big Sky Championship

EWU men’s and women’s basketball each boast strong tournament resumés.

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Eagle Alumni Sweethearts Continue to Change Lives

February 21, 2023

Eagle Alumni Sweethearts Continue to Change Lives

After a lifetime of making a difference in their careers, Ken and Kathy Privratsky continue to make a difference in retirement by supporting scholarships for EWU students who go on to do life-changing work with children and adults.

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Eagle 1 Newsletter: February 2023

Eagle 1 Newsletter: February 2023

Dear Eagle Family and Friends, Each day I try to make time to walk around campus and interact with our incredible students, whether it’s catching them between classes or attending a campus event. It is energizing to see them learning, exploring and making memories. As part of my efforts to engage our students, I recently

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Crisis Response at EWU

February 16, 2023

Crisis Response at EWU

Our hearts are heavy that another mass shooting has taken student lives on an American college campus. EWU knows that preparing for the potential of such a scenario here at Eastern is not easy, but it is necessary. In light of the tragic events that unfolded at Michigan State University on Feb. 13, we would

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Spokane River Water-Quality Study to Highlight EWU Spring Honors Course

February 15, 2023 by David Meany

Spokane River Water-Quality Study to Highlight EWU Spring Honors Course

English and philosophy professor Paul Lindholdt takes students in his honors course to the shores of the Spokane River every spring. Students read about the river as part of the First Year Experience (FYE) honors course named for the river. The course pivots on The Spokane River, a book Lindholdt edited and cowrote in 2018.

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Eastern Hosts Civics Day for West Valley Students

February 13, 2023 by Morgan Henderson

Eastern Hosts Civics Day for West Valley Students

Eastern recently welcomed Washington State Supreme Court Justice Debra Stephens – along with approximately 100 students from the West Valley School District —  for its 13th annual Civics Conference

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SRA Task Forces Selected

February 9, 2023

Picture: Top of Showalter Hall

After careful deliberation, and in consultation with Faculty Senate and union leadership, the Executive Leadership Team of EWU has chosen individuals to serve on the two task forces for the strategic resource allocation process. It is important to remember that task force members do not represent a particular department or service. They were selected for

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