Category: Giving Stories

EWU is teaming up with John L. Scott Real Estate to create a new opportunity for future elementary school teachers of color who want to obtain their teaching certificates.

Roger Riggs is pictured with his ”9/11” painting, on the left, in this 2008 photo taken by Jesse Tinsley for The Spokesman-Review. The piece is part of a major gift that includes another painting and funds that created the Roger Riggs Art Scholarship.

The Steiner Family Cyber Security Lab, dedicated on Dec. 7, honors the generosity and commitment to diversity of Stu Steiner and his wife, Shirlee.

We are pleased to report that Eastern supporters provided 185 generous gifts for GivingTuesday!

Generous gifts from Providence and Cambia Health Foundation will help Eastern Washington University implement a comprehensive admissions process to build a more diverse student body and advance healthcare workforce diversity. The ambitious three-year initiative will potentially touch the lives of more than 3,800 historically underrepresented students at EWU, in addition to faculty and staff, through…

Dedicated supporters of Eastern Washington University came together last Friday to spread joy through kindness, community, philanthropy and service.

“We are truly humbled to see how many Eastern supporters share our passion for helping students who show the hard work and dedication it takes to earn a degree,” say the Krumble Foundation donors.

Join us on Giving Joy Day—this Friday—as we celebrate EWU’s 139th birthday by spreading joy in the community and helping Eastern students succeed.

The McKinstry Charitable Foundation is committing a gift of $500,000 to the Catalyst Faculty and Student Research Fund. All projects will be conducted out of, or for the Catalyst setting.

A team of faculty, staff and students at the end of January took a critical first step in the Prairie Restoration Project—planting seeds on the site.