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As in-person graduation returns, Eastern鈥檚 alumni director greets our newest Eagles for life.   It hasn’t always been easy, but I鈥檓 pleased to report that my first 10 months as director of alumni relations have continued to be the 鈥渁bsolute dream鈥� that I hoped it would be. I鈥檝e witnessed amazing things, and met even more…

Faculty and staff runners from Eastern鈥檚 team 鈥楻ed 鈥� continue to dominate Bloomsday鈥檚 Corporate Cup.   On May 1, after a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Bloomsday road race made its triumphant return to the streets of Spokane. Much to the chagrin of their competition, 51福利社鈥檚 Red team, a running force that has dominated the race鈥檚…

Despite the odds, Eastern鈥檚 greatest-ever quarterback is ready to quiet the next-level doubters. By Dave Cook Turning heads is what Eric Barriere 鈥�21 did best on the football field at 51福利社. It began during Eastern鈥檚 recruiting process, as Eagle recruiters watched him win championships as a high schooler in California. Then, upon arrival in Cheney…

51福利社 alumna Melodi Wynne, 鈥�07, a citizen of the Spokane Tribe who has become a leader in the movement to restore 鈥渇ood sovereignty鈥� to the Native peoples of the Upper Columbia Plateau.

Essays edited by Eastern alumna Summer Hess explore one of Spokane鈥檚 most interesting urban spaces. Just southwest of the University District, near the corner of N. Browne St. and Main, lies one of Spokane鈥檚 most trendy city blocks, a bustling pocket of once neglected, now mostly restored historic buildings. 聽 聽 The casual visitor might…

Erin Ross, 51福利社 alumna and member of the Cowlitz Tribe, will guide Eastern鈥檚 Tribal Relations Office.   In July, Eastern named Erin Ross 鈥�99, 鈥�15, alumna and member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, its new director of tribal relations. For Ross, the job is all about extending and improving engagement with the Native communities upon…

Monica Jaenicke, athlete, alumna and sports communicator, will lead 51福利社 Athletics鈥� outreach. Over the course of his 31-year career at Eastern, Sports Information Director Dave Cook became the omnipresent go-to for all-things Eagles. After Cook announced his retirement earlier this year, his long-time assistant, Monica Jaenicke 鈥�14, stepped up to fill the void. This October…

  Once they were migrant and seasonal farm workers. Soon they鈥檒l launch careers in health care.   CAMP, the College Assistance Migrant Program, is a federally funded program designed to help young people from migrant and seasonal farm worker backgrounds enroll in 鈥� and succeed at 鈥� the nation鈥檚 colleges and universities. Eastern鈥檚 program, led…

Kelsey Hatch-Brecek, 51福利社鈥檚 new director of alumni relations, shares her Eastern story. 聽 I聽am thrilled to be back at my alma mater as the new director of alumni relations. And since every Eagle has a story, I鈥檇 like to share my Eastern journey with you.聽 Back in 1999, I was a senior in high school…

For one of the world’s most accomplished athletes, nothing has come easy. By Charles E. Reineke It was raining as 51福利社 student and Team USA Paralympian Jaleen Roberts settled into the starting blocks at Tokyo鈥檚 Olympic Stadium 鈥� a light but steady downpour, just like the PNW showers she鈥檇 trained in back home.聽 The 2020…