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EWU Foundation Raises More Than $80K for Eastern Students on GivingTuesday

December 3, 2020 by

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The generous gifts will provide scholarship support and ensure students stay Eagle Strong during these difficult times.

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Steve Blewett Wants to Make Internships More Accessible

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Internships are an important and valuable part of the college experience. A former EWU journalism and PR professor is launching a new scholarship fund to help make internships accessible to more students.

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EWU Expert Offers Insight into Our Cyber Reality

December 2, 2020 by

EWU Expert Offers Insight into Our Cyber Reality

The pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely from home. We are doing more shopping online. Relying more on email and social media. But is this new cyber reality compromising our privacy? Stuart Steiner, assistant professor of computer science at EWU, joins “Experts @ EWU” on Spokane Talks to discuss cyber security during

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Join Two EWU Alumni in Honoring Bill Youngs

November 30, 2020 by

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To honor the professor who meant so much to them, two former students not only asked Bill Youngs to officiate their wedding, they also established a scholarship in his name.

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Unfinished Work: Strengthen a Late Professor’s Legacy

November 24, 2020 by

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The Anna K. Dvorak Memorial Fund is only about $4,000 from reaching endowment. It’s not too late to give a gift and take advantage of a match which will make your donation go twice as far.

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Support Women Who Never Give Up

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Thanks to generous donors on GivingTuesday, the Empowering Women Upward Fund reached endowment and will soon be awarding scholarships to help more women achieve their dream of earning a college degree.

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Help Problem-Solving Students Become Innovators

November 17, 2020 by

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The ME/MET Alumni Endowment fund is only $3,500 from reaching full funding. A gift today can ensure innovative students get the scholarship support they need to graduate and become leaders in the engineering field.

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Your Support Helps Build a Community

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Thanks to generous donations on GivingTuesday, the Chicana/o/x Studies Endowment reached full funding! The fund will soon begin awarding scholarships to help more students reach their dreams.

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EWU Expert: Protecting the Pollinators is Critical

November 13, 2020

EWU Expert: Protecting the Pollinators is Critical

Eastern Washington University assistant professor of Biology Jenifer Walke joined the latest edition of “Experts @ EWU” on Spokane Talks to discuss her expertise in micro-organisms that are both beneficial (digestive) and potentially harmful (viruses) to humans. Walke also discusses her main research interest, which is focused on studying beneficial bacteria in the guts of

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EWU Army ROTC Cadets Receive Citizen-Soldier Scholarship

November 10, 2020 by

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Ten members of the ROTC Fighting Eagles Battalion were recently awarded the ROTC Citizen-Soldier Scholarship, a new scholarship made possible with a generous donation from an anonymous donor.

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