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Giving Joy Day is an annual event dedicated to showing support for Eastern Washington University students and our communities by giving financial gifts and volunteering. This year, Giving Joy Day—on Friday, April 3—falls on Eastern’s 138th birthday. While COVID-19 prevents us from throwing a campus-wide party, we can still give joy. We are focusing on…

I had the opportunity to represent EWU this week in Olympia as legislators gathered for Assembly Days. In preparation for the 2020 legislative session, legislators welcomed new members, assigned committees, and held work sessions that will help inform them on issues they will soon be addressing. Legislators were briefed on the November revenue forecast that…

Lynn Nelson ’69 is a luthier, a maker of stringed instruments such as guitars or violins. During the president’s annual Thanksgiving Dessert Reception this year, Lynn and his wife Gail presented the university with a gift as unique as it was generous—a string quartet’s worth of instruments: two violins, a viola and a cello, each…

Eastern Washington University continues the trend of attracting a robust freshman class, with final fall 2019 enrollment numbers showing 1,809 first-time freshman taking courses at Eastern. The university also continues to maintain a diverse student population, with more than 34-percent of the student body representing an ethnic population. Freshman numbers reflect an increase of 56…

A New Speaker of the House Representative Laurie Jinkins (D, Tacoma) has been selected by her colleagues to serve as the next Speaker of the House. Speaker-designate Jinkins is a public health director who was elected to the House in 2011 and will be the first female Speaker in Washington State history. The legislative directors…

If you follow higher education news at all today, you constantly hear the concern about the cost of a college degree and rising student debt. At Eastern Washington University, we are thankful for the investments the legislature has made during the past six years to keep Washington public universities affordable. A brief presentation, given to…

Story from The Spokesman-Review, highlighting its 2019 INLAND NORTHWEST WOMEN OF THE YEAR. As a child Jordan Stevenson was an overachiever. She competed in speech and debate in high school, graduated with honors and loved to volunteer. Then, just weeks before she finished high school, she found out her parents were not going to help…

What a busy and productive summer traveling and visiting with legislators throughout the state. Since the end of the legislative session in May, I have met with many members and am consistently impressed with the quality of our legislators. It is always interesting to learn how they became interested in the political process and what they…

There are few things more joyful than watching children play. That joy is perhaps even more palpable when watching children play, grow and learn with the help of Eastern Washington University physical therapy students. Earlier this month, Joya Child and Family Development Center in Spokane was the setting for personalized therapy sessions involving nine EWU…

Students from EWU’s School of Social Work commemorated a beloved instructor who passed away last fall by asking one simple question: What would Lu Do? LuAnn “Lu” Brown, who died last October, served the social work profession, the community, and Eastern’s Social Work program for more than two decades as a senior lecturer and associate…