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Ordinarily a place for reading books, the JFK Library will transform into a fairy tale itself Saturday, Oct. 20, in celebration of this year’s Oktoberfest. EWU alumni, students, faculty and staff are all encouraged to come dressed as their favorite fairy-tale character – or villain – with this year’s theme being “Once Upon a Time.” What…

An Eastern Washington University biology instructor exploring ways to protect one of nature’s most important pollinators, the honey bee, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Assistant Professor Jenifer Walke, whose research interest is focused on studying beneficial bacteria in the guts of bees, is receiving $208,415 over four years from…

Eastern Washington University has enrolled a record number of first-time freshman for the fall 2018 quarter, and the overall student body headcount and diversity remain strong. The freshman class this year totals 1,758 new students. This not only surpasses last year’s total by 123 students, or 7.5 percent, but also breaks the previous first-time freshman…

The scenario is sadly familiar: You might be walking down the street in Spokane and encounter someone who is clearly experiencing a serious emotional disturbance or suffering from mental illness. You want to help, but you don’t know how, so you pass by and hope somehow the person gets the help they need. A new…

By Brandon Hansen ’08 Eastern Washington is known to have a few back roads. And on these back roads, you’ll find a few loggers in their crew cab crummies heading up to the job site. It was in this setting that I discovered the work of author Patrick McManus, who passed away in April at…

As Katie Gensitskiy, 25, sat down to reply to her emails, sweat poured from her head, and her clothing stuck to her skin. She and her husband, Alex, 28, were on the island of Malapascua (north of Cebu). The remote island has no roads. Chickens, goats and pigs roam freely. “There’s no AC,” she said. “And…

Eastern Washington University is expanding opportunities for winter transportation by teaming up with the Wheatland Express, a motorcoach company that will allow students to sit back, relax, and take the worry out of travel this holiday season. As an active participant of the Commute Trip Reduction Program, a statewide effort to reduce the use of…

… But who says saving the environment can’t be fun? Taking advantage of the warm weather on Aug. 7, the Eastern Washington University Office of Sustainability participated in a river rafting trip that resulted in the collection of 600 pounds of trash. Teaming up with the Spokane Riverkeeper, EWU students floated the Spokane River in…

CHENEY, Washington – Eastern Washington University has announced the launch of an addition to their current graduate programs – a 100 percent online, accelerated Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Special Education. Students can begin applying to the M.Ed. in Special Education Program immediately. Delivered in an accelerated, online format to meet the needs of working…

*This story has been updated from its original version with the exact amount of funding awarded to EWU for this project. CHENEY, Washington – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected Eastern Washington University to receive funding under the EPA’s Environmental Education Grants Program (EPA-EE). The funding will help efforts to restore natural habitat around…