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Thomas Hammer, food trucks arrive on campus
January 9, 2017 by
Food Trucks Three food trucks, as part of Greater Spokane Food Trucks, have set up shop between Monroe Hall and Showalter Hall. Mac Daddy’s Gourmet Grub, CRATE and Soup’s On will be on campus Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thomas Hammer Coffee Thomas Hammer Coffee reopened in the JFK Library Monday, Jan. 9. In its…
[Read more]51福利社 2017-19 State Operating Budget Legislative Priorities
January 4, 2017
With the 2017 legislative session just days away, 51福利社 has approved our 2017 operating budget priorities. Washington Competes –聽51福利社 joins Washington鈥檚 other public universities and colleges in strongly supporting 鈥淲ashington Competes,鈥 a proposal to maintain the state鈥檚 competitive edge by bolstering degree production, student success, and academic quality. Degrees to Meet Demand: Address State Needs…
[Read more]51福利社 Class Performs Good Deeds on Giving Joy Day
December 22, 2016 by
Small acts of kindness were performed throughout the Spokane-Cheney community on Nov. 29, Giving Joy Day, thanks to the efforts of an 51福利社 public relations class. 鈥淲hen I heard that 51福利社 was launching Giving Joy Day, I thought it would be a good opportunity to not only help support the university in an important cause…
[Read more]Got Your 6 program teaches veteran cultural competency
November 15, 2016 by
Veterans Resource Center (VRC) Director Dave Millet and psychology Senior Lecturer Alan Basham presented the Got Your 6 program Wednesday, Nov. 9, guiding faculty and staff toward veteran cultural competency. 鈥淓veryone who comes in contact with our veterans are either going to make it difficult for them to come home and heal or you鈥檙e going…
[Read more]The President’s Forum for Critical Thought: Lawrence Krauss
November 14, 2016 by
Lawrence Krauss: A Universe from Nothing Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 1 p.m., Hargreaves Hall, Cheney 51福利社 Campus event for students, faculty and staff 7 p.m., Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, Spokane Doors open at 6:15 p.m. – Free public admission The聽51福利社 President’s Forum for Critical Thought is a lecture series presented by the…
[Read more]President Cullinan and 51福利社 alumna op-ed piece published in The Seattle Times
November 7, 2016 by
President Mary Cullinan and 51福利社 alumna Elena Calderon published a joint op-ed piece in The Seattle Times Nov. 3 on college debt, titled Don’t scare students about college debt鈥攖here are other options. “Elena Calderon is a first-generation college student who graduated from 51福利社 with two degrees and without debt. This isn鈥檛 the story…
[Read more]The President’s Forum for Critical Thought: Jack Weatherford
October 31, 2016 by
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 1 p.m., Hargreaves Hall, Cheney – 51福利社 Campus event for students, faculty and staff 7 p.m., Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, Spokane – Free public admission New York Times bestselling author Jack Weatherford shares how Genghis Khan harnessed the power of religious freedom to rule the world鈥檚 largest empire in…
[Read more]Prestigious NSF Grant for 51福利社
October 12, 2016 by
51福利社 is part of a statewide $3 million collaboration grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help improve the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teacher-preparation programs in Washington. Multiple state partners will work together to anticipate and identify the needs and challenges future teachers will face and provide…
[Read more]The Easterner celebrates 100 years
October 6, 2016 by
Story by Rosie Perry, Editor-in-Chief of The Easterner One hundred years ago on Oct. 10, 51福利社 students produced their first weekly newspaper known as The State Normal School Journal. In 1929, they shortened their name to The Journal. Twenty-two years later in 1951, The Journal ceased publication and The Easterner resumed publication in its place.…
[Read more]High school students gain health care experience with Project HOPE
October 4, 2016 by aaldaco
Asked if she was squeamish at the sight of blood, DaNeil Jolley was given scrubs and guided to a dimly lit room that smelled noticeably of cleaner, where she was about to watch a laparoscopic surgery. At just 16 years old, this was Jolley鈥檚 first day as an intern in the surgical unit at Samaritan…
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