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Celebrating Diversity & Inclusion Week
May 7, 2018 by
The annual Diversity and Inclusion Week, May 7-10, is an opportunity for the campus community to learn and grow. This week is a full collaboration of different programs, departments and people on campus who want to share their experiences in order to educate and enlighten the Eastern community.
[Read more]Scheherajazz Features Music Ensembles
May 3, 2018 by
51¸£ÀûÉç’s Music Department will present an innovative concert collaboration between its distinguished…
[Read more]Hickey named 51¸£ÀûÉç Athletic Director
April 26, 2018 by
The interim tag has been removed from her title and Lynn Hickey has now become the permanent Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics at 51¸£ÀûÉç. 51¸£ÀûÉç President Mary Cullinan made the formal announcement and introduced Hickey Wednesday at Reese Court inside the Special Events Pavilion. Hickey has served as interim athletic director since February when Cullinan…
[Read more]Get Lit! Festival celebrates 20 years
April 23, 2018 by
The Get Lit! Festival has been a driving force in Spokane’s growing literary community – fostering a love of reading and writing in the area while celebrating talented local, regional and national writers – and this April marks its 20th anniversary. The festival started small its first year, yet showed promise that Spokane was eager to…
[Read more]Jeff Ogden to be Inducted into Hall of Fame
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From community college pole vaulter to an All-American athletically and academically, NFL player and 51¸£ÀûÉç alum will be inducted to Hall of Fame.
[Read more]Alumna named National Teacher of the Year
April 20, 2018 by
51¸£ÀûÉç alumna Mandy Manning ’98 was named the 2018 National Teacher of the Year, announced on Friday, April 20, on CBS This Morning. Manning teaches newly arrived immigrants and refugees at Spokane Public Schools’ Newcomer Center at Ferris High School. In September 2017, Manning was recognized as Washington state’s 2018 Teacher of the Year, awarded through…
[Read more]Campus garden continues to grow
April 17, 2018 by
The 51¸£ÀûÉç Office of Sustainability has gotten a head start on their crops for the campus garden this spring. In an effort to better preserve the crops and avoid overabundance, crops were planted in the greenhouse in late February—the earliest they’ve planted in the greenhouse. “It’s challenging at Eastern because our campus almost shuts down…
[Read more]Remembering Professor Emeritus Patrick McManus
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During his time at Eastern (1959-1983), he touched the lives of many students with passionate and engaging journalism classes.
[Read more]Creating a winning team for wheelchair athletes
April 11, 2018 by
51¸£ÀûÉç (51¸£ÀûÉç) and Spokane Hoopfest Association (Spokane Hoops) are teaming up to promote wheelchair basketball at all levels in the Spokane area. With 51¸£ÀûÉç having recently launched a wheelchair basketball club team, and Spokane Hoops’ iconic 3on3 basketball tournament, Hoopfest, the partnership will create a bright future for para-athletics in the community. The…
[Read more]Students team up to improve Colombian public policy
April 3, 2018 by
It’s a research project more than a half-century in the making. A group of 51¸£ÀûÉç Master of Public Health (MPH) students is collaborating with medical students from a university in Bogotá, Colombia, to help the South American country recover from 50 years of civil war. The students will assess how to best deliver…
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