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Reception/Lecture: Thursday, February 27th | Noon Location: Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art | Art Building Hours: Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm and closed weekends, holidays and for spring break March 24-28, 2025. Admission is free “Does imaging the deathly bring us closer to life? Can I let go of attachment while…

Reception/Lecture: Thursday, October 3rd | Noon Location: Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art | Art Building Hours: Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm and closed weekends, holidays and for spring break March 24-28, 2025. Admission is free “What Remains Transparent” showcases Sarah Knobel’s photographic works from the past four years, focusing on plastic…

Picture this: You graduate from EWU’s Urban & Regional Planning program and immediately land a job at a thriving consultancy, where your boss is also an EWU grad, your colleagues are fellow alumni, and current EWU students work alongside you, gaining real experience. Sounds too good to be true? Meet Nexus Planning Services. When Your…

From the rolling hills of Moses Lake, Washington, to the bustling streets of New York City, Teal Delys has embarked on a remarkable journey that exemplifies the transformative power of urban planning education. As the Eastern Queens Team Leader at the NYC Department of City Planning’s Queens Borough Office (as of summer 2025), Teal brings…

From intern to office leader in just five years – that’s the remarkable trajectory of Aren Murcar’s career since graduating from EWU’s Urban and Regional Planning program in 2019. Today, he serves as Office Principal at SCJ Alliance’s Spokane office, overseeing a 20-person office comprised of planners, engineers, and landscape architects, and managing planning projects…

For Della Mutungi, the transition from graduate student to practicing planner was seamless – a testament to the real-world focus and relationship-building emphasis of EWU’s Urban and Regional Planning program. As a city planner, she draws daily on both the technical skills and professional networks she developed during her time at Eastern. From Theory to…

Graham Zickefoose’s journey to urban planning began in an unexpected place: YouTube. After earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho in 2018 and working as a content writer in Boise, Graham found himself searching for a career that truly called to him. It was through watching videos from the popular City Beautiful channel…

Fresh from completing her Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning degree at Eastern Washington University in 2025, Cassidy Olheiser has seamlessly transitioned into her role as a Planner with SCJ Alliance, a prominent 100% employee-owned consulting firm specializing in planning, civil engineering, and environmental services across the Pacific Northwest. Cassidy’s journey from student…