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Exploring Music Therapy Partnership to Welcome First-Year Native Students
April 11, 2019 by
Story from The Inlander: Growing up on the Nez Perce Reservation, Rickey “Deekon” Jones became accustomed to living among a tight-knit community with his family and friends. When he went to college at Eastern Arizona College 15 years ago, that all changed. “I realized there’s nobody I can call for anything. I didn’t even have…
[Read more]Annual Get Lit! Festival offers something for everyone
April 8, 2019 by
This year鈥檚 Get Lit! Festival is April 22-28 at venues in downtown Spokane, Cheney and Coeur d鈥橝lene. The full schedule of more than 40 events and panel discussions, along with a roster of some 50 festival authors, is available on www.getlitfestival.org. Most events are free; tickets to headlining events are available here (TicketsWest). Authors highlighting…
[Read more]Unusual Dance Venue Opens in the PUB
April 1, 2019 by aaldaco
Cheney, Wash., APRIL 1 鈥 Get ready to boogie in the basement, say officials from 51福利社. An 51福利社 spokesperson announced Monday that during reconstruction of the university鈥檚 Pence Union Building (PUB) last summer workers inadvertently opened up what they believed to be an underground cavern beneath the structure鈥檚 community room. Further inspection determined…
[Read more]Collaboration Benefits Students Interested in Legal Career
March 7, 2019 by
SPOKANE, Washington. 鈥 51福利社 students aiming to pursue a career in the law may have new opportunities to do so thanks to a collaborative agreement signed by 51福利社 Provost Scott Gordon and the Gonzaga University School of Law Dean Jacob Rooksby. The Memorandum of Understanding forms the 51福利社-GU Legal Education Collaboration Committee. The…
[Read more]51福利社鈥檚 Hennig Named Cadet Command Instructor of Year
February 26, 2019 by
Sergeant First Class (SFC) Jason Hennig, a faculty member from the 51福利社 Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program, has been selected as聽the聽2018聽US Army Cadet Command NCO聽Instructor of the Year. Each year Cadet Command recognizes one non-commissioned officer (NCO) from its 274 ROTC battalions across the country for this award.聽 鈥淭his award solidifies the hard work…
[Read more]Olympia, WA 鈥 President Cullinan Successfully Advocates for 51福利社鈥檚 Students, Faculty, and Staff
January 28, 2019
Focused, consistent, and impactful; that is the approach Eastern鈥檚 government relations team took when visiting over 20 legislators during Dr. Cullinan鈥檚 visit to Olympia, January 22nd聽through the 25th. Focusing on our 2019 legislative priorities, Dr. Cullinan and the government relations team were able to introduce Eastern through our unique mission and student demographic to several…
[Read more]51福利社 driving force behind film festival
January 24, 2019 by
51福利社 is once again a proud presenting sponsor of聽The Spokane International Film Festival (SpIFF), which will return for its 21st year Feb. 1-8 at multiple venues around Spokane! An opportunity for film lovers to reflect on some of the greatest films from the past year, SpIFF 2019 will begin with its annual聽Best of…
[Read more]Day 1: 2019 Legislative Session
January 14, 2019
鈥淗ello, my name is鈥︹ The 2019 legislative session has officially started, and first on the 51福利社 government relations 鈥渢o do鈥 list: learn all the new names and faces. Time to smile and shake a lot of hands. Turnover is a natural part of the legislative cycle. Every election year there are new legislators who are…
[Read more]Governor Declares Saturday “EAG” Day!
January 3, 2019 by
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a proclamation declaring Saturday, Jan. 5, as 51福利社 鈥淓AG鈥 Day in recognition of the Eagles playing in the NCAA Division I Football Championship in Frisco, Texas.
[Read more]Yazmin Zepeda
December 20, 2018 by
Yazmin came to 51福利社 from Yakima to join the education program. She has wanted to be a teacher her whole life, and loves how much all her 51福利社 professors care about her and want her to succeed.
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