On December 13, 2019, the Eastern Washington University (EWU) Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) “Fighting Eagles” battalion conducted its Fall Commissioning Ceremony. The ceremony was held in the historic Showalter Hall auditorium on the beautiful EWU campus.  The path to this day was not an easy one for the commissioned. All the Cadets conducted up to 4 years of military training in the ROTC program, had to meet rigorous academic requirements, build strong physical fitness, pass the 37-day long ROTC Advanced Camp at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, among a host of other challenging requirements before they could commission as a Second Lieutenant (2LT) in the U.S. Army.

Join Eastern Washington University’s CAMP (College Assistance Migrant Program), the week of March 4-8, as it hosts The Migrant Experience.

Monday, Mar. 4: The Legacies of Our Leaders

Sea Mar Community Health Center is an organization that provides quality, comprehensive health, human housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in services to Latinos in Washington state. With the support of Sea Mar, EWU offers six paid/housed internships each summer. Former CEP/CAMP Director, now VP of Educational Services, Jerry Garcia, PhD will examine the work of leaders who have advocated for the rights of migrant workers in the state of Washington

Jerry Garcia, PhD
VP of Educational Services at Sea Mar Medical Clinic
Tawanka 215 A/B/C
2-3:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 5: Cesar Chavez Blood Drive

In partnership with Vitalant, CAMP will be hosting a one-day blood drive. Please stop by and help save a life!

Mobile Donation Center
Behind Patterson and Isle Hall
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 5: Documentary “Nuestra Historia” (Our Story)

The film depicts the experiences and opinions of migrant students at EWU. The film will dispel assumptions held by the broader community at EWU.

Brenda Gutierrez
CAMP Program Assistant
Monroe 205
2:30-3 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 6: The Face of Migrant Labor in Washington State

This photo exhibit and presentation give a glimpse of the ethical, moral and legal decadence our country is willing to endure for the sake of cheap fruits and vegetables and large profit margins for shareholders and corporate owners. Presently, the working and living conditions of migrant camps in the U.S. have improved little; more importantly, to what extent do we continue to exploit child labor (as revealed in these photographs) for the sake of getting inexpensive fruits and vegetables that are part of our daily diets.

Martin Meraz-Garcia, PhD
CEP/CAMP Interim Director
Tawanka 215 A/B/C
Presentation: 2:30-3 p.m.
Exhibit: 1-4 p.m.

Thursday, Mar. 7: Knowledge in the Crop

Informative facts regarding Washington crops and agricultural workers will be distributed at large around the EWU campus community. These facts will be included on apples that were picked by some of our very own EWU/CAMP students in the Royal City area.

Friday, Mar. 8: Fruits of the Harvest

CAMP students will be distributing notes of appreciation to faculty/staff from their hometowns and EWU campus who have made an educational impact in their lives.

What is CAMP?

The College Assistance Migrant Program, referred to as CAMP, is a federally-funded program designed to support students from migrant and seasonal farmworker backgrounds during their first year in college. The program provides students with both financial assistance and support services, with the goal of preparing them to continue their education at a four-year college or university.

Migrant Farmworker

A migrant farmworker is a seasonal farmworker whose employment requires travel that keeps the worker from returning to a permanent home within the same day.

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Sponsored by EWU’s Department of History, World War I at 100 will give the campus community an opportunity to learn more about one of history’s most devastating conflicts.

Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019
Screening of “Gallipoli” (1981)
By Peter Weir, starring Mel Gibson
2-4 p.m. | Patterson 128

Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
Panel Discussion on The Legacies of the Great War
2-4 p.m. | Patterson 128

Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019
Screening of “Black and White in Color” (1976)
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
2-4 p.m. | Patterson 128

Photo: From the Photograph Collection IX (COLL/966), United States Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections; some rights reserved.

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program and the Women’s and Gender Education Center are the lead organizers of the Activist In Residence (AIR) program on the EWU campus.

For a sixth year, AIR will bring an activist to campus to work with EWU students, staff, faculty, and community members during winter quarter of 2019:

Jan. 23 – Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes (Social Event and Film)

Feb. 6 – Health is Political Panel

Feb. 13 – Community Café: Culture, Collaboration, and Engagement Workshop

Feb. 20 – Photovoice and Participatory Research

Feb. 27 – Policy Analysis: Tools for Justice Workshop

Mar. 6 – Root Causes of Health Disparities: Health Impact Assessments Workshop

Captain Levi Floeter is a 2008 EWU graduate earned his officer commission through the university’s ROTC program.  Captain Floeter branched into the Infantry and has had a successful career that included serving as an Army Ranger. While leading a successful Army career Captain Floeter even found time to publish a book, the “New Army Officer’s Survival Guide: Cadet to Commission Through Command.”