As the region’s only polytechnic public university — and the only public university in Washington requiring an applied learning experience for graduation — EWU prepares every student for workplace success. Philanthropic support provides scholarships that enable students to pursue internships and experiential learning, while advancing innovative classroom-to-career programs that drive excellence, opportunity and regional impact.
By contributing to this fund, donors join EWU in a bold commitment: ensuring that every student has access to a meaningful applied learning experience for graduation credit, a hallmark of an EWU polytechnic education. Applied learning scholarships open doors to internships, research opportunities and community-based projects by helping students gain transformative, career-building experience without sacrificing income needed for tuition, housing, or family responsibilities, helping them stay on track to graduate and succeed in their chosen fields. With donor support, students can seize life-changing opportunities, persist to graduation and enter the workforce prepared to make an immediate impact.
Restoring Our Landscape: A Commitment to Sustainability and Education
Eastern’s Prairie Restoration Project is a one-of-a-kind initiative to restore 120 acres of campus land to its original Palouse Prairie state, creating a climate-resilient landscape that enhances biodiversity. This multi-year effort serves as a living laboratory for multidisciplinary research, offering hands-on learning opportunities in fields like biology, environmental science, and public health. Developed in cooperation with representatives from area Native communities, the project aims to boost regional biodiversity while creating an educational and recreational space that reconnects visitors to a long-lost landscape.
As the Prairie takes root, it will reduce EWU’s carbon footprint, support future campus landscaping, and promote long-term sustainability. Continued fundraising is essential to cover the costs of plants, trees, trail systems, and educational signage.
Named Excellence Funds provide lasting support for the EWU colleges, schools, departments, and programs that donors value most. Excellence Funds provide flexible resources that advance innovation and student success.
By endowing such funds, donors can ensure sustained impact for generations of students — strengthening EWU’s ability to respond to evolving educational and workforce demands.
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