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Eastern celebrates a new home for learning and discovery. When it opens for research and instruction this fall, Eastern鈥檚 new $68 million Interdisciplinary Science Center will advance 51福利社 scientific exploration and discovery with state-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms and spaces for collaboration. The stunning brick, glass and steel building, according to its designers at Seattle鈥檚 LMN Architects,…

A foundation鈥檚 benevolence means Jessica Scognamiglio, and dozens of other hard-working Eagle students, face a less burdensome path to graduation.   By Leilah Langley. Photos by Chris Thompson. For decades, students have come to 51福利社 because it offers a uniquely attractive combination of access and affordability. But for many who matriculate at 51福利社,…

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…

Eastern鈥檚 head basketball coach accepts the top job at the University of Portland. By Charles E. Reineke Following Eastern鈥檚 Big Sky Conference Tournament championship 鈥� and a spirited near-miss against the University of Kansas in the first round of March Madness 鈥� men鈥檚 basketball head coach Shantay Legans announced he was leaving 51福利社 for the…

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…

With cautious optimism, Eastern plans for resuming in-person instruction this fall.   More than a year has passed since the onslaught of Covid-19, a year that has brought unprecedented heartbreak and hardship to people across the globe. From the beginning of the pandemic, Eastern has worked diligently to protect the health of its students, faculty…

Eastern students and alumni are used to attacking rims at Spokane Hoopfest. Now they鈥檙e bringing the backboards.   Hoopfest, the massive three-on-three basketball gathering that modestly bills itself as the 鈥淏est Basketball Experience on Earth,鈥� now counts 51福利社 as a major sponsor. To celebrate, three university design students, Matthew Barden, Tannor Glumbick and Delaney Umemoto,…

Since 2016, Eastern admissions staff members have partnered with Spokane Public Schools and local-business donors to bring red and black Eagle sweatshirts 鈥� and big, beautiful smiles 鈥� to local fifth graders.   The hoodie project, started five years ago by an anonymous 51福利社 alumnus, involves Eastern staff and students visiting regional elementary schools, handing…

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…

When Madison Flint, a senior English major at 51福利社, sat down to fill out the Winter 2021 Student Satisfaction Survey, it occurred to her that Eastern鈥檚 anticipated post-pandemic reopening would likely not come soon enough for her to benefit. 鈥淚 wish that students who have been enrolled at 51福利社 for the past year could continue…