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Category: Giving Stories

Scholarship Helps Student Develop Professional Skills

January 7, 2026

Photo of Mia Blomgren.

Mia Blomgren was able to gain experience and advance her résumé thanks to an internship stipend.

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OT Students Thank Bill Youngs

January 2, 2026

Bill Youngs with five occupational therapy students.

Youngs created a scholarship fund to help future OTs earn their degrees.

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Thank You for Supporting GivingTuesday 2025

December 3, 2025

Giving Tuesday banner

The Eastern community made gifts of all sizes to support scholarships, applied learning, student activities and other needs.

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Scholarship Helps Designer Advance Her Skills

December 1, 2025

Bea Smith outside of the Catalyst.

Bea Smith is an experienced designer working to advance her skills. Smith, who recently started a freelance design firm called RevWorxZ Designs (RWZ), enrolled at EWU to inspire her partner to complete a computer science degree and support her own goals as a business owner. “I was starting a freelance company and noticed that a

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Scholarship Helps a Helper

November 17, 2025

Xiola Sabastian on campus with an EWU flag in the background.

Xiola Sabastian plans to make a difference for people who are struggling with mental health issues.

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Scholarships Open Doors for Recent Graduate

Angela Paparazzo

The support made it possible for Angela Paparazzo to participate in unpaid internships that helped her land a job right out of college.

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New EagFunder Crowdfunding Platform Launched

November 12, 2025

Photo of diving team captains in colorful outfits.

EagFunder, designed to help student clubs, organizations and faculty bring ideas to life, is a great way to support GivingTuesday.

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Gift Honors a Legacy of Service

August 29, 2025

Gift Honors a Legacy of Service

The naming of the Dave Millet Veterans Lounge pays tribute to a dedicated leader as he passes the torch to Anthony Whipple, incoming VRC director.

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Students Leave Their Mark at Eastern

June 12, 2025

Photo of four students with mural.

Lessons learned through the Art in the Community mural project help two graduating seniors prepare for their careers.

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Scholarship Helps Student Pursue Public Service Career

June 2, 2025

Photo of Eva, student scholarship recipient, outside of the JFK Library.

Eva Khamphouy plans to enter the demanding field of law enforcement after graduation.

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