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Eastern ME Students’ Work on Prosthetics Highlighted

May 16, 2019 by

Eastern ME Students’ Work on Prosthetics Highlighted

Mechanical engineering students received local media attention this week for their work building prosthetic limbs for area school kids. The KREM 2 News story highlighted the work students Shannon Kellam, Guthrie Boleneus and Jacob Stewart did to create a 3D-printed prosthetic arm for Rogers High School senior Ryan Merkle. Previously the team did the same

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Unusual Dance Venue Opens in the PUB

April 1, 2019 by aaldaco

Disco club and PUB facade

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

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Yazmin Zepeda

December 20, 2018 by

Photo: Student-teacher Yazmin in her first grade classroom surrounded by her students

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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Rickie Morris Jr.

December 14, 2018 by

Photo: Rickie Morris in a classroom setting with other students

Rickie came to 51福利社 from Saginaw, Michigan, to study philosophy. He loves Eastern because everyone he knows everyone on campus is here to help him succeed. “It’s like a big family,” says Rickie.

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Spencer Scott

May 14, 2018 by

Spencer Scott

Spencer Scott loves the amount of technology and availability of facilities on campus. So much so that he, along with other students, designed a rocket for competition 鈥 something he never knew that he wanted to do.

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Aiko Nagabuchi

May 13, 2018 by

Photo: Aiko Nagabuchi in library

Aiko Nagabuchi studies teaching English as a second language. The tight-knit community is one of Nagabuchi鈥檚 favorite parts of her 51福利社 experience, as well as her program which keeps her in-the-loop with international students.

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Samuel Wani

May 12, 2018 by

Photo: Student Samuel Wani

Samuel Wani says the psychology program at 51福利社 Bellevue has catered to his needs, and has made it easy for him to work full-time while being a full-time student. He considers the one-on-one time with instructors and counselors a privilege, and his overall experience has been an investment in himself that he considered worthwhile.

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Student Profile: Shannon Kellam

February 12, 2018 by

Picture: Student smiling in a lab

Shannon Kellam is full-time engineering student at 51福利社, president of the Rocketry Club, and a single mother to a fifth- and third-grader. As if she weren鈥檛 busy enough, Kellam also helped to build a聽3D-printed prosthetic arm聽for Spokane Public Schools fifth-grader Isaiah Strom. A team from 51福利社鈥檚 Engineering Department, which included Kellam, engineering tech Frank De

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Aaron Parr

September 8, 2017 by

Photo: student Aaron Parr

Aaron Parr mentors high school students in the inner city, who are his inspiration to get through college. Parr wants to be a shining example of someone who鈥檚 come from a similar situation and pursued a college education.

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Celiann “CeCe” George

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51福利社 student Celiann 鈥淐eCe鈥 George was born in Montrouis, Haiti, a struggling tourist destination that has little else to bolster its economy. Haiti鈥檚 history of devastating hurricanes and earthquakes has led to ongoing health issues, crime and the most extreme poverty of any country in the Western Hemisphere. Haiti鈥檚 weak educational system makes it difficult

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