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David May, Eastern’s Interin President, leans into challenging times.   By Dave Meany It鈥檚 March 10, 2021. David May is sitting in the president鈥檚 office, his office, on the second floor of Showalter Hall. It鈥檚 been exactly 365 days since then-Provost May made what would be one of the most consequential recommendations of his professional…

A 10-year, $500,000 gift aims to encourage 鈥榚xperiential learning鈥� at the Catalyst.   51福利社 research to be conducted at Spokane鈥檚 new Catalyst building 鈥� the zero-energy engineering marvel featured in the Fall/Winter edition of Eastern magazine 鈥� got a big boost earlier this year. The McKinstry Charitable Foundation, headquartered in Seattle, announced in February a…

51福利社鈥檚 provost announces a new look for Eastern academics. Just over a year ago, senior university administrators and the Board of Trustees approved a blueprint for reducing the number of 51福利社 colleges from seven to four as part of a cost-saving reorganization of colleges and academic departments at the university. In January, Brian Levin-Stankevich, provost…

An 51福利社 program pairs mathematics-education students with the children of health workers.   Eastern students studying to be teachers have had a unique perspective on the upheavals wrought by the coronavirus. They鈥檝e experienced pandemic disruptions both as students and as educators. This double whammy is an unfortunate but potentially profitable experience, says Carlos Castillo-Garsow, an…

A recent 51福利社 grad is poised to make his mark on biochemistry By Leilah Langley John Vant 鈥�18 would be the first to admit that his decision to attend 51福利社 had little to do with academics. The Montana native, now 26, says he enrolled at Eastern mostly because the university鈥檚 rec center had…

Pauline Flett, Salish language preservationist and scholar, helped lay the groundwork for Native language education programs across Washington state By Eastern Magazine In June 1998, Pauline Flett appeared on Garrison Keillor鈥檚 A Prairie Home Companion radio show. With the host translating at her side, Flett told the traditional story of the coming of the salmon…

Not only will the new Catalyst structure help change the way the world constructs buildings, it will alter for the better the way students learn and companies do business.   By Leilah Langley Innovators can see a future where others see only blight. When they look across an industrialized riverscape, over scrubby railroad tracks to…

On the Colville Reservation, deadly car crashes have become a tragic fact of life. 51福利社 faculty and students are determined to change that.   By Dave Meany To drive along one stretch of the Coulee Corridor, a national scenic byway, is to experience North Central Washington in all its glory. The majestic Columbia River is…

An Eastern arts expert masters the business case study. By Eastern Magazine Jonathan Middleton, a professor of music at 51福利社, is a champion of the fine arts. He is not, strictly speaking, a business person. But after a recent conference he may need to update his CV. In September, Middleton and Jeff Culver, an information…

Jody Graves, a music professor and director of piano studies at 51福利社, in October was inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame. By Eastern Magazine Applauding her 鈥減assionate commitment to teaching and inspiring young people,鈥� Steinway CEO Ron Losby said that Graves鈥� dedication to her students was both 鈥渃ommendable and rare.鈥� Eastern…