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Eastern Students Attend and Present at Literacy Conference
December 19, 2022
EWU’s School of Education sent three students to a respected literacy conference, the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE), in Anaheim, California in late November.
[Read more]Eagles Come Together to Support “Thanks for Giving Tuesday”
December 13, 2022
The Toys for Tots Drive has raised two truckloads of toys and is being extended through Wednesday, Dec. 21. Eagles can drop off donations at the Veterans Resource Center.
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MultiCare Gift to Help EWU Dental Hygiene Advance Periodontal Care at Nonprofit Clinic
December 12, 2022
Eastern Washington University was selected to receive a $21,000 grant from MultiCare’s Community Partnership Fund in support of the EWU Dental Hygiene Department’s nonprofit clinic, a leading provider of dental care for low-income households in Spokane County.
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Family Traditions and Expectations of Your College Student
December 9, 2022
Make this Winter Break with your student GREAT!
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Living with Your College Student During Winter Break
December 8, 2022
“This can be tough transition between college students and their parents…”
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Winter Break Transportation: Tips & Tricks
December 7, 2022
“There are a variety of options to get your student where they need to be.”
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EWU Public Health Student and Professor Travel to Mongolia to Improve Air Quality
Nicholas Swope, lecturer for the Master of Public Health program at EWU, and Jason Sisk, a recent Eastern master’s of public health graduate, traveled this past summer to analyze air-quality data in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, one of the world’s most polluted cities.
[Read more]Longtime Teacher Continues Legacy of Making a Difference
December 5, 2022
Wayne Wright, pictured above with his daughter and grandson, created a scholarship fund to honor his wife, Nancy, and pave the way to a degree for students from Rogers High School.
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Success after Graduation: CPP Degrees in the Real World
“EWU has a unique quality of 1:1 attention you get from the faculty and staff.”
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Longtime Teacher Continues Legacy of Making a Difference
An Eastern alumnus who spent 26 years teaching and coaching elementary and middle school students has created a scholarship fund to inspire yet another generation of students as they pursue their dreams at Eastern. The E. Wayne and Nancy Wright Scholarship, named in honor of Wayne Wright and his wife Nancy, a longtime first-grade teacher who passed away in 2019, is now fully endowed and awarded its first scholarship recently.
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