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Pass the Cap

November 25, 2019 by Will Hall

Group of social work graduates wearing "What would Lu do?" stoles

Graduating? Leave your legacy behind by donating your cap, gown, and hood to the School of Social Work. What is it? Pass the Cap is an annual donation drive that collects graduation garb from students currently graduating who do not wish to keep their items. The program allows future graduates to borrow the items if

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Winter Clothing Drive

Hands wearing mittens making the shape of a heart

Donate new hats, scarves, gloves and socks! Join the Social Work Honor Society, Phi Alpha, in a winter clothing drive to benefit area shelters and residential programs. Donations will be accepted Nov. 5 through Dec. 2. Ages: child and adult New items only, please Questions? Contact a Phi Alpha officer: Skylar Opatz: skylar-opatz@hotmail.com Kristin Mansker:

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Social Work Connections

Students coming and going from Senior Hall

Save the Date! The EWU Iota Beta Chapter of the Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work is hosting the 4th annual forum for students, alumni, area social workers, and faculty titled “Social Work Connections 2020: Mind and Body” in celebration of National Social Work Month. CEs will be offered for social workers. Topics &

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2019 Pacific and Western Disability Studies Symposium

Woman flips through a book

The Disability Studies program at Eastern Washington University is pleased to host a two-day symposium focusing on the place of Disability Studies principles and disability rights practices within the everyday life of diverse communities and across academic curricula. While the symposium is open to all sorts of work, we especially invite those addressing how Disability

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Salute to Allene Osborn, EWU MSW Student

October 21, 2018

Students coming and going from Senior Hall

Allene Osborn doesn’t want to make the story about her. “I have been incredibly blessed to have family and friends who have supported me along the way and I would never be able to do all the things I do without my children and husband sacrificing their time for me as well,” she says about

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Lu Brown

October 16, 2018

Closeup of an Eastern banner hanging from a lamp post

As you might have already heard, the School of Social Work lost a most important member of our social work team when Lu Brown passed away on Thursday of last week. Lu served the social work profession, our communities, and the EWU School of Social Work for over two decades as a Senior Lecturer and

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6th District Legislative Candidate Forum

September 15, 2018

Panorama of downtown Spokane

Come meet the candidates for the 2018 elections for the 6th Legislative District. The candidate forum will be held on Oct. 3, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Hargreaves Reading Room (room 201). The candidates are Jeff Holy, Jessa Lewis, Dave Wilson, Jenny Graham, Mike Voltz and Kay Murano. Not able to attend

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