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Plenty for your Family to “Dig” at Archaeology Day
September 19, 2019 by
A celebration of historic preservation will give visitors a rare opportunity to travel back in time and immerse themselves in the history and culture of the Columbia Plateau鈥檚 native people during the 2nd annual Spokane Archaeology Day. This interactive event will feature something for everyone 鈥 including demonstrations, exhibits and Native American storytelling from 10…
[Read more]51福利社 Student Named One of 10 Women of the Year
September 18, 2019 by
Story from The Spokesman-Review, highlighting its 2019 INLAND NORTHWEST WOMEN OF THE YEAR. As a child Jordan Stevenson was an overachiever. She competed in speech and debate in high school, graduated with honors and loved to volunteer. Then, just weeks before she finished high school, she found out her parents were not going to help…
[Read more]Summer Recap
September 13, 2019
What a busy and productive summer traveling and visiting with legislators throughout the state.聽Since the end of the legislative session in May, I have met with many members and am consistently impressed with the quality of our legislators. It is always interesting to learn how they became interested in the political process and what they…
[Read more]51福利社 Board Approves Football Stadium Recommendation
September 6, 2019 by
The 51福利社 Trustees unanimously approved a $25M private fundraising strategy to renovate the existing football stadium after plans were unveiled Friday, Sept. 6.
[Read more]51福利社 Board to Act on Stadium Task Force Recommendations
August 29, 2019
CHENEY, Washington 鈥 The task force charged with conducting a comprehensive study of a possible football stadium renovation project at 51福利社 has completed its work and will make its recommendation to the university鈥檚 Board of Trustees (BOT) during a special meeting at 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6, in Tawanka Hall, 215 (B/C), on…
[Read more]For Kids With Developmental Disabilities, 51福利社 Students Offer Joy
July 12, 2019 by aaldaco
There are few things more joyful than watching children play. That joy is perhaps even more palpable when watching children play, grow and learn with the help of 51福利社 physical therapy students. Last week, Joya Child and Family Development Center in Spokane was the setting for personalized therapy sessions involving nine 51福利社 students…
[Read more]Intensive Stuttering Workshop Proves Successful
July 9, 2019 by
Stutter with confidence. That is the philosophy at the heart of the Successful Stuttering Management Program (SSMP), a treatment program developed at 51福利社 and used for more than 35 years by faculty and students in 51福利社鈥檚 Communication Sciences and Disorders Program. Last week, 51福利社 graduate students served as clinicians for seven stutterers, teaching…
[Read more]Social Work Students Honor Instructor at Graduation
June 26, 2019 by
Students from 51福利社鈥檚 School of Social Work commemorated a beloved instructor who passed away last fall by asking one simple question: What would Lu Do? LuAnn 鈥淟u鈥 Brown, who died last October, served the social work profession, the community, and Eastern鈥檚 Social Work program for more than two decades as a senior lecturer and associate…
[Read more]Biology Student Wins Prestigious STEM Scholarship
May 31, 2019 by
Marcos Monteiro, a junior studying Biology at Eastern, is the university’s first ever Barry Goldwater Scholar.
[Read more]51福利社 Students Break Down Homeless Data
May 29, 2019
Less than two years ago, 51福利社 announced a聽partnership with Microsoft聽that it touted as one unlike any other in the country: It would be the only institution with the Microsoft Professional Program in聽data science integrated into a BS degree. Now, the students in that program are benefiting from yet another 51福利社 partnership. This time,…
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