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Category: Applied Learning

Cybersecurity Program Lands Prestigious NSA Designation

March 4, 2026

Nine students pose with cybersecurity sign.

The National Security Agency has named Eastern Washington University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations.

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HR Experts to Give Eastern Students a Job-Hunting Boost

March 3, 2026

Young person holding a folder for an interview.

Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest, a Spokane-based employment law and HR services company, is hosting a workforce readiness workshop.

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Eagles on the Hill

February 27, 2026

Photo of ASEWU members with the EWU president and Gabe Blackwell in the Capitol Building.

The Associated Students of Eastern Washington University sent a delegation of student leaders to Olympia to advocate for university priorities with Washington state lawmakers

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Delta Dental Provides $1 Million to Support EWU Dental Programs

February 12, 2026

EWU President Shari McMahan shakes hands with Delta Dental of Washington CEO Mark Mitchke.

 The funding will help to create an EWU dental education hub in Spokane’s University District to address a critical workforce shortage.

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EWU Speech and Debate Club is Back in Action

February 11, 2026

Photo of student who took second in the debate competition with a tree behind him.

Eastern Washington University students are winning competitions while developing workplace skills.

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EWU Assisting in Efforts to Alleviate Homelessness

January 20, 2026

Volunteer talking with a homeless person sitting in his car.

Matt Anderson and his urban planning students are key to quantifying homelessness and educating the community and lawmakers about why it happens.

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EWU Announces Fall 2025 Dean’s List Honorees

January 14, 2026

Students study in the Eastern Washington University JFK Library.

Nearly 2,900 Eastern Washington University students have made the Dean’s List.

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EWU Student Designers Create Sign to Honor Itron Partnership

January 13, 2026

The Itron team and teh EWU team pose for a photo by the new sign.

The interactive sign was months in the making, with students collaborating with two directors of the global company on this innovative applied learning project.

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Applied Learning and Scholarships Open Doors for Recent Graduate

November 17, 2025

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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CSTEM Students Make Science ‘Spooky’ for Kids

October 28, 2025

Three students with experiment that has fog.

More than 100 student volunteers collaborated with faculty for this fun-filled, Halloween-theme event.

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