Monday, February 26, 2007
Student's death may change law
EWU student part of high flying family tradition
Hot Jobs
Indepth article from Seattle on the Northwest's economy and some of the hot spots for job growth. This region is doing well and Eastern Washington University's own economic expert is quoted in this story.
Seattle Times
Seattle Times
Get Lit! Looking good
This year's literary festival, sponsored by Eastern Washington University, has an amazing lineup that could make it one of the strongest ever.
SpokesmanReview
SpokesmanReview
Padcasting Trend
First it was the internet, and then blogging became part of the fabric of our every day culture. Now, podcasting has become another tool in higher education. This is an article from the Sunday Spokesman.
SpokesmanReview
SpokesmanReview
Friday, February 23, 2007
Eagles still fighting!
It's Friday, so we'll go with a little sports news. The men's basketball team picks up a much needed win as it fights to make the Big Sky post-season tournament. It seems they have a little momentum and it would be nice to see what they could do in the conference tournament, if they get there.
Spokesman Review
Spokesman Review
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Eastern interns make a difference
Three students from EWU are getting a rare chance to help one local community actually build its parks department, from the ground (pun?) up! What a cool thing to have on your resume upon graduation. An added bonus, the scenic city they'll be helping out makes for a great classroom during the warm-weather months.
Spokesman Review
Spokesman Review
Eyes toward U-District
It's no secret Eastern wants to sell it's old downtown building, so it can begin the move to the Riverpoint campus - also known around town as the 'U-District'. This growing education sector of east Spokane figures to play a prominent role in the region's economic future, and EWU hopes to be a key player.
KXLY.COM
KXLY.COM
Eastern student uses art as medicine
Interesting article about an Eastern Washington University student who uses her art talents to cope with her bipolar disorder, and express her take on life's beautiful gifts.
Spokesman Review
Spokesman Review
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Higher Ed budget in the spotlight
The presidents of the state's six universities were in Olympia Tuesday to talk tuition, funding, budget and anything else related to higher education. Lawmakers will make decisions on some key issues relating to tuition and funding, and the education leaders wanted to make sure their voices were heard. Two articles, one in the Seattle Times..and another written by the Associated Press that was picked up by media statewide.
Seattle Times
AP
Seattle Times
AP
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Poetry from the Heart
Great story on KXLY 4 News on Valentine's Day night, during the 6pm newscast. One of Eastern's highly respected creative writing instructors was featured in a special story about a poetry book he's created that's made up of writings by his late daughter. Please take a look!
KXLY.COM
KXLY.COM
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Eastern alum gets top education job
An update on a story we highlighted earlier this month. An Eastern grad has taken his education degree and turned into a great job leading a growing school district in the Seattle suburbs.
Seattle Times
Seattle Times
Monday, February 12, 2007
Another reason we'll miss Seahawks
Every summer, great stories emerge from camp when the Seahawks come to Cheney to train at Eastern Washington University. Now that they are pulling out a year earlier than expected, we celebrate 20 great years with the NFL. Here's one story of how a fan's experience at camp is getting her involved in the effort to resign her favorite player.
Seattle Times
Seattle Times
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Health major a true study in fitness
EWU health and fitness major Joe Perrizo just also happens to be a professional mountain biker. He's now been invited to what's known as the '3ride Pro Invitational' in Cleveland, Ohio this weekend. It will be held at the only indoor mountain bike complex in the world. Check out the link and see amazing pictures/video of the facility. Only forty riders in the world are taking part in this intense competition. Obviously, Joe brings a whole new dimension to the health and fitness department at Eastern.
Mountain Biking
Mountain Biking
Hockey at EWU
Not many people know about the team, but Eastern has a men's hockey club. And we are proud to report the club is the highest ranked team in the country for its division.
Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University
New Eastern Dean in the spotlight
Great article in the latest edition of the Journal of Business, about our own business guru Rex Fuller. The new dean of the College of Business and Public Administration has high hopes, and so do we!
Journal of Business
Journal of Business
Eastern's take on the economy
Several articles this week about how well the region's economy is doing. EWU's own economic expert provides a little analysis into the prosperity for this region.
SpokesmanReview
SpokesmanReview
Monday, February 05, 2007
Eastern takes lead in new education partnership
The agreement will be finalized Monday night at a news conference, but this article from the weekend edition of the Spokesman gives a recap of a math-science initiative that EWU's been working on now for several years.
SpokesmanReview
SpokesmanReview
Friday, February 02, 2007
EWU alum in line for key education job
Continuing Eastern's tradition of producing top quality educators, a 1991 alum is set to lead a big school district in the Seattle suburbs.
Seattle Times
Seattle Times
Thursday, February 01, 2007
From Get Lit! to Get Fit
Get Lit! Preview
Get Lit! - Eastern's annual literary festival - is just around the corner. This article in the Spokesman is a great example of how the program is now an important part of the community, impacting kids in our classrooms.
SpokesmanReview
SpokesmanReview
