Category: University

When asked to reflect on his 15 years as a member of the Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees, Paul Tanaka’s thoughts go to the first-year students now on campus. “Some of this year’s freshman class were only four or five years old when I started,” states Tanaka. “Aside from making me feel very old,…

Carmen Nezat, PhD and EWU associate professor of geology, volunteered at GeoGirls, an outdoor volcano science program at Mount St. Helens to learn about volcanoes and the technology that scientists use to monitor them.

Sarah Keller never understood why people hated Mondays. She has always had a perfectly good time at work, teaching within the anthropology program she created in 1966. However, the academic journey for Keller – EWU’s most senior faculty – has now ended after 51 years at the university. As a young woman growing up in…

What began as an experimental course for business and marketing education students, has transformed into one of the hottest courses on campus. It has also given EWU students a leg-up in the job market. BUED 376 is a five-credit, online elective, open to all EWU students with junior standing. There are no books, three instructors…

Today is Day 102 of the 2017 Regular Session. 3 days to go! And…budget negotiations between the two chambers are at a standstill. We expect the legislature to adjourn on Sunday without a budget and for the Governor to immediately call the first special session. So, while budget negotiators are holed up in the capitol…

The author of a groundbreaking book on animal intelligence will share his innovative research as part of The President’s Forum for Critical Thought presented by the Daniel and Margaret Carper Foundation at Eastern Washington University on Tuesday, April 25. Frans de Waal, PhD, is a Dutch/American biologist and one of the world’s best-known primatologists. During…

Today is the 82nd day of the 2017 Regular Session. 23 days to go! Last week, the Senate released their budget proposal and this week was the House’s turn. Below you will find a comparison of the two budgets. So far, we have only seen the Senate’s capital budget. It included $60 million for the…

The Asia University America Program (AUAP) at Eastern Washington University gives students from Asia University in Tokyo, Japan, the opportunity to live and study in the United States for five months and learn about American culture. Students in the AUAP program study English in courses designed to develop and improve their communication skills. Two cohorts…

Today is Day 67 of the 2017 Regular Legislative Session One of EWU’s operating budget priorities this year is investment in a new Computing and Engineering degree pathway. If successful, EWU would be the first comprehensive regional university in the state to have CpE, joining UW and WSU in the offering. The effort to launch CpE…

The English Language Institute (ELI) at Eastern Washington University focuses on helping international students learn English so they can stay on track and succeed in university-level education. The ELI is an intensive English program that supports students to improve their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills before entering classes at a university. “When I came…