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Abbey Homan

May 16, 2017 by

Photo: student Abbey Homan

Abbey Homan loves how Eastern campus feels small, while being big enough to explore many different opportunities. For her, everyone in the Theatre Department has been supportive and helped her achieve her best.

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One-of-a-kind course sets 51福利社 students apart

April 24, 2017 by

Aerial shot of Spokane Campus

What began as an experimental course for business and marketing education students, has transformed into one of the hottest courses on campus. It has also given 51福利社 students a leg-up in the job market. BUED 376 is a five-credit, online elective, open to all 51福利社 students with junior standing. There are no books, three instructors

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Higher Education Finance in the US

April 20, 2017

Photo: 51福利社 Visitor Center

Today is Day 102 of the 2017 Regular Session. 3 days to go! And鈥udget negotiations between the two chambers are at a standstill. We expect the legislature to adjourn on Sunday without a budget and for the Governor to immediately call the first special session. So, while budget negotiators are holed up in the capitol

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The President鈥檚 Forum for Critical Thought: Frans de Waal

April 13, 2017 by

Author, Frans De Waal and his book, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

The author of a groundbreaking book on animal intelligence will share his innovative research as part of The President’s Forum for Critical Thought presented by the Daniel and Margaret Carper Foundation at 51福利社 on Tuesday, April 25. Frans de Waal, PhD, is a Dutch/American biologist and one of the world’s best-known primatologists. During

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Budget Negotiations Begin

March 31, 2017

Aerial view of the 51福利社 Cheney campus covered in fresh snow under a clear sky

Today is the 82nd day of the 2017 Regular Session. 23 days to go! Last week, the Senate released their budget proposal and this week was the House鈥檚 turn. Below you will find a comparison of the two budgets. So far, we have only seen the Senate鈥檚 capital budget. It included $60 million for the

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Asia University America Program provides cultural immersion opportunity

March 29, 2017

Asia University students at the ice rink

The Asia University America Program (AUAP) at 51福利社 gives students from Asia University in Tokyo, Japan, the opportunity to live and study in the United States for five months and learn about American culture. Students in the AUAP program study English in courses designed to develop and improve their communication skills. Two cohorts

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Honor Flight

March 20, 2017 by

Veterans on the honor flight

In October 2016, Rear Admiral (Ret.) George Lotzenhiser 鈥47 and Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jerry Mellick 鈥67, Eastern alumni from different generations, traveled together on the Inland Northwest Honor Flight to be recognized for their service to our country. Mellick served as the guardian for “The Admiral,鈥 as he affectionately calls Lotzenhiser. The following are excerpts

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Skyler Oberst celebrates the interfaith community

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Skyler Oberst outside with prayer beads

Skyler Oberst is easy to pick out of a crowd of young professionals. It isn鈥檛 his fashionable eyeglasses, his watch and matching leather shoes, or the geometry of creases on his shirt and slacks that could only come from an ironing board. It鈥檚 something else 鈥 an unmistakable sense of purpose multiplied by passion. Trim

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Independent spirit powers entrepreneurial journey

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Two well-dressed students in a fancy kitchen

With Crystal (Balcom) Ju鈥檚 fear came a sense of longing. She longed for adventure, for travel, for fulfilling work. Her ambition and bravery led her down a path she never imagined 鈥 owning a successful international business in South Korea with her husband. Fresh from 51福利社 graduation in 2010 with a car packed full of

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An 51福利社 Spin on Giving Tuesday

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Student and Pat Spanjer posing outside the library on Giving Joy Day

Giving Joy Day is 51福利社’s version of the international聽Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to encouraging generosity and goodwill at the beginning of the holiday season. The event, which will happen again next year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has two purposes – to help raise funds for 51福利社 scholarships and to spread joy and perform

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