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Category: Social Impact

Prestigious Summer Assignment for EWU Professor

May 9, 2018 by David Meany

Photo: Gina Mikel Petrie in Nicaragua

CHENEY, Washington – Eastern Washington University Associate Professor Gina Mikel Petrie, PhD, has been selected by the U.S. Department of

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Campus garden continues to grow

April 17, 2018 by eastern247

Squash from EWU greenhouse

The EWU Office of Sustainability has gotten a head start on their crops for the campus garden this spring. In

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Faculty Research Seeks Honey Bee-Friendly Campus

March 29, 2018 by eastern247

Close up of bees on a honeycomb

Jenifer Walke, assistant professor of biology, has been researching the microbes (the bacteria and fungi) associated with honey bees and

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EWU kicks off year with community service

October 20, 2017 by eastern247

Community service students wearing volunteer shirts

Eastern Washington University faculty, staff and students – many of them new to campus – started the 2017 academic year

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Planting roots with outdoor education

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Photo: Man planting tree while students watch

Eastern Washington University education students teamed up with 150 seventh graders from Cheney Middle School to plant more than 560

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Educational, service-based trip to Ghana

September 8, 2017 by eastern247

Photo: Professor Romel Mackelprang in Ghana

Romel Mackelprang has a rule for all of the students on his faculty-led study abroad program to Ghana: you can

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EWU inspires students to ‘Dare to Dream’

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Photo: Seven students outside

This week, the Dare to Dream Academy returns to EWU’s campus to provide migrant high school students a glimpse of

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Satori Camp still strong after 34 years

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Photo: Tour guide speaking to students in front of the Herculean Pillars

Satori Summer Camp hosted 142 campers in its 34th year at Eastern Washington University last week, bringing gifted junior high

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An EWU Spin on Giving Tuesday

March 20, 2017 by eastern247

Student and Pat Spanjer posing outside the library on Giving Joy Day

Giving Joy Day is EWU’s version of the international Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to encouraging generosity and goodwill at the

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EWU ties for first in GameDay Recycling Challenge

February 8, 2017 by eastern247

Cans crushed into blocks

Eastern Washington University tied for first place with Ohio University in the 2016 GameDay Recycling Challenge, a nationwide competition among

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