The university was founded in 1882 with the name&nbsp;Benjamin P. Cheney Academy 1882. In 1890, it was renamed the State Normal School at Cheney to train elementary school teachers. The first class of teachers began studying on October 13, 1890. The campus was destroyed twice in 1891 and 1912 and was rebuilt each time. The new building was designed by Julius Zittel which was renamed Showalter Hall in 1940. The university was renamed in 1937 Eastern Washington College of Education. The college grew in size and was then named Eastern Washington State College and added various programs. In 1977, the university got its current name decided by Washington State Legislature.&nbsp;

Facts

<ul>
	<li>The motto of the university is &quot;Start Something Big&quot;.</li>
	<li>The colours of the university are red and white and its mascot is Swoop.</li>
	<li>The campus was destroyed twice in 1891 and 1912.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>The branch campus is also known as Riverpoint campus.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>The first student newspaper was started on October 10, 1916 and is currently known as The Easterner.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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On-Campus Accommodation

With six residence halls and apartment-style living, the institution provides on-campus housing choices for first-year residents, returning residents, and transfer students.

<ul>
	<li>It provides gender-inclusive single, double, and triple-sharing rooms and apartments.</li>
	<li>The qualifying requirements for living in apartment-style homes must be met by students.</li>
</ul>

Accommodation

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Alumni

Application Portal -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ewu.edu/apply/international/international-student-application/">UG</a>&nbsp;||&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ewu.edu/apply/international/international-graduate/">PG</a>

Application Fee -&nbsp;60 USD

Application Procedure

Campus Recreation

Each quarter, thousands of students participate in on-campus activities. Renting equipment, hiring a personal trainer, engaging in intramural or club sports, or going ice skating or rock climbing are all options. Everything is open to you.

EWU Outdoor Program 
Go whitewater rafting, canoeing, fishing, camping, hiking, ice climbing, snowboarding, or cross-country skiing with EWU&#39;s outdoor programme.

Clubs and Organizations 
There are more than 150 clubs and organisations you may join, including ones for improv, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, improv comedy, and improv archery.

Community Engagement 
Get out there, lend a hand, and learn about yourself. Engagement in the community increases visibility, encourages support, and widens opportunities for everyone, including the populations we serve.

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Campus

Eastern Washington University is located in Cheney which is a safe place to live in. The university fosters practical as well as theoretical growth. The campus has 8 residence halls and spacing for other recreation activities. The university is divided into six colleges and offer courses in over 100 subjects. It has many student clubs and organizations which helps in the cultural growth of students. It also organizes concerts, tournaments and many indoor games. The city offers a vibrant nightlife and has many places to hang out with friends. EWU is affordable and offers everything a student can ask for.&nbsp;

Conclusion

The Eastern Washington University faculty supports inclusive education and equality. Teachers have a lot to teach the students. At Eastern Washington University, the professor to student ratio is 22:1.

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saqer-alhloul-06897959">Saqer Alhloul</a>&nbsp;- Associate Professor

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dfrankdt">Frank Lynch</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;Associate Professor

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Faculty

EWU gives out over $5.5 million in scholarships annually. A degree from EWU is unquestionably within your financial grasp when you combine it with the roughly $140 million in financial aid.

Financial Aid

The main campus is in the tiny town of Cheney, but a satellite campus known as the Riverpoint Campus is located in Spokane, about 20 minutes away, and is shared in part with Washington State University.

<ul>
	<li>The infrastructure of Eastern Washington University is designed so well. A strong technical team handles technical matters like security and research.</li>
	<li>The library has computers and technology where students can go for research and find other relevant materials as well.</li>
	<li>It has labs and equipment for students, and classrooms are spacious as well as finely designed for academic growth of the students.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>For EWU students and teachers, it provides a University Recreation Center (URC) that is spread out over 117,699 square feet across three levels.</li>
	<li>With a student-to-faculty ratio of 22:1, the campus is home to a total of 12,635 students, with 56% of them being female and 4% being international.</li>
</ul>

Infrastructure

Cheney is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population of the city is 10,590 and when the university started functioning offline it had a population of 17,600 people temporarily. The economy of Cheney has its own distinct characteristics and its fortunes and growth are tightly linked to the greater economy of Inland Northwest. Many people work and shop in Spokane but half of the population studies at Eastern Washington University.

Cheney Rodeo Day is an annual event held in July each year since 1967. It has many pubs, bars, cafes offering a vibrant nightlife for students. The city has several well-maintained parks and recreation centres. It has a public school and a university. It also has two libraries- Cheney Library and John F. Kennedy Library. The dental and medical needs are served by two medical clinics and four dentists.&nbsp;

The nearest airport to Eastern Washington University is Spokane International Airport.

Places to visit in Cheney -&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>Cheney Historical Museum</li>
	<li>Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge</li>
	<li>Fish Lake Regional Park</li>
	<li>New Boundary Brewing</li>
	<li>New Cheney Lanes</li>
</ul>

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Location

Career Centre

<ul>
	<li>Through their career services department, the university&#39;s knowledgeable team helps you with all facets of your professional growth, including resumes, cover letters, and interviewing methods.</li>
	<li>The EWU Career Centre hosts three job fairs annually in the fall, spring, and winter to assist students in developing their resumes by connecting them with appropriate businesses.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>It hosts career fairs for the fields of health sciences, FUSE, and science and technology.</li>
</ul>

Placements

90% of students find work within two years of graduation. Six years after graduation, the median income is 43,100 USD.

Placements

In Cheney, summers are warm, short, dry and mostly clear. While winters here are snowy, long, freezing and mostly cloudy. During the year, the temperature varies from 24-degree F to 86-degree F and is rarely below 10-degree F or above 95-degree F.&nbsp;

Weather

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