‘What makes Eastern unique?’: EWU’s new president aims to find out, in light of enrollment slump

Published in the The Spokesman Review, Fri., July 8, 2022

CHENEY – From a human resources orientation to Hoopfest, Shari McMahan’s first day as Eastern Washington University’s new president was quite varied.

Her day closed with last week’s Hoopfest kickoff, during which members of EWU’s wheelchair basketball team played in an exhibition game just outside the pavilion at Spokane’s Riverfront Park. Just days removed from flying into the region, the 58-year-old was decked out in Eagle red for the wheelchair team’s showcase.