Tag: Build Our Future

When Eastern Washington University alumna Delaney Putnam returned to campus last May, she came back not just as a visitor but as a working scientist helping to create new opportunities for future STEM students. Putnam graduated in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. She soon landed a lab technologist position with Novelis, a producer…

Students from four Spokane middle schools recently visited Eastern Washington University for a day of hands-on science and career exploration. About 40 students from Pauline Flett, Yasuhara, Shaw, and Glover middle schools participated in the May 6 event. The students, who are all part of Spokane Public Schools’ Native Education Program, transplanted plants at the…

Nearly 15 years after leaving his increasingly dangerous hometown in Coalcomán, Michoacán, Mexico, Carlos Valdovinos is living his best life in Kirkland, Washington. The 24-year-old, who earned a bachelor’s degree from EWU in 2022, has already established an ideal work-life balance as a dental hygienist working for Sammamish Family Dental. “I feel like I have…