Office of Employee Belonging, Development & Leadership

BIPOC Creative Series Event: Gallery Night & "From Hertz to Healing Workshop"
2025-02-21 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | PUB 329 MCC
The workshop will be led by Gonzaga professor Dr. Jadrian Tarver from 2-3 pm.
Registration required. See the flyer for more information and the registration QR code.
Approved Bipoc Creative Flyer

Building and Deconstructing Narratives
2025-02-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Tawanka Hall Room 215B/C
Building and Deconstructing Narratives for Leadership with Dr. Oscar Edwards.

Spanish Language Enrichment
2025-02-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Center for Inclusive Excellence | SHW 114
Join us for conversational Spanish each Wednesday. Bring your lunch and practice your skills or learn a new language. All skill levels are welcome. No registration is needed, just drop in!
We meet in the Center for Inclusive Excellence. Wednesdays at noon, Showalter 114.
Flyer

Africana Studies Silent Auction
2025-02-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Monroe Hall Room 205
Annual Africana Studies Silent Auction.

3 on 3 Tournament
2025-02-28 17:00 - 18:00
Event organized by Black Students Union BSU.
https://instagram.com/ewubsu?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Women’s History Month Resource Display | March 2025
2025-03-03 08:00 - 2025-03-31 17:00 | JFK Library
We invite you to embark on a literary journey that pays homage to the enduring resilience, boundless creativity and unwavering strength of women who paved the way for future generations. Immerse yourself in the wisdom of the past, as we shine a light on the pages that reflect the remarkable tapestry of women’s contributions to our shared history.
Women’s History Month Display – Stories – EWU Libraries & Learning Commons – EWU – The Region’s Polytechnic

Immigration and Refugees | DEI Resource Display | March 2025
2025-03-03 08:00 - 2025-03-31 17:00 | JFK Library
Featuring materials that share information about and insights into the lives and experiences of immigrants and refugees. EWU Libraries celebrates the strength and courage shown by those who have, both by choice and by necessity, left their home countries to seek opportunity, security, and stability in a new place.
DEI Resource Display – Stories – EWU Libraries & Learning Commons – EWU – The Region’s Polytechnic

Iterations: A solo exhibition by Erin Elyse Burns
2025-03-03 09:00 - 2025-04-10 18:00 | Art Building Gallery of Art Room A104
Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art is pleased to present the exhibition Iterations February 27 through April 10, 2025. This exhibition features photography and video works by Seattle, WA based artist Erin Elyse Burns. Enter this exhibition as a book of divination, a consecrated instruction manual. Within its contents find no explanations, only unanswerable questions. We are making meaning together. Does imaging the deathly bring us closer to life? Can I let go of attachment while holding on to my ego? How can repetition transform consciousness? Will dissolving the self give me a sense of belonging? What color is the sacred? Iterations is a solo exhibition by lens-based interdisciplinary artist Erin Elyse Burns that brings several bodies of work into conversation with each other. They whisper about material abstraction and obsession. They make clear that the volume of internal quiet is in fact deafeningly loud. Held gently in the palm of a thoughtful hand, each idea is turned over, examined, turned over again and again. In the process they are polished into poignant exhaustion. Call these tumbled stones photographs, video, performance art, relics. Each artifact is interconnected and each line distinct.

Location: Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art is located in the Art Building situated in the center of the fine and performing arts complex on the EWU campus in Cheney, Washington.

Hours: Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm and closed weekends, holidays
Admission is free

Spanish Language Enrichment
2025-03-05 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Center for Inclusive Excellence | SHW 114
Join us for conversational Spanish each Wednesday. Bring your lunch and practice your skills or learn a new language.
All skill levels are welcome. No registration is needed, just drop in!
We meet in the Center for Inclusive Excellence. Wednesdays at noon, Showalter 114.
March Dates: 5, 12 and 19.

La Comunidad- Hispanic/Latine Employee Affinity Group
2025-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Center for Inclusive Excellence | SHW 114
La Comunidad, Latinx/e Hispanic Employee Affinity Group is a comfortable space for faculty and staff to relate, navigate campus, and share their experiences with each other.
Next meeting: Thursday, March 6, 2025 from noon to 1pm in the Center for Inclusive Excellence, Showalter 114.
For those of you who work remotely or from another location, you are welcome to join the group via Zoom. We will send you a Zoom link upon receiving your RSVP.
To RSVP, for questions, or accommodations, please contact the employee coordinator:
Kim Davis, kdavis2@ewu.edu.

Women's History Month Pizza Party
2025-03-06 15:30 - 17:00 | Monroe Hall WAGE Center Lounge Room 207
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies Department is excited to invite you and your students to our upcoming Women’s History Month Pizza Party at 3:30 PM on Thursday, March 6th, in the Women and Gender Education (WAGE) Center, Monroe Hall 207. We would also be grateful if your department would consider contributing to this event!

During the pizza party, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Pamela Kohlmeier, MD, JD, a physician, lecturer, and attorney, as our special guest speaker.

We hope you and your students can join us for this special event! Please let us know if you would like to attend.

Throughout March, Eastern Washington University celebrates Women’s History Month, recognizing the invaluable contributions of women throughout American history. This month-long celebration has been observed since 1987, when the National Women’s History Project successfully petitioned for its establishment (https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/womens-history-month)

Paper Flowers for International Women's Day
2025-03-07 14:00 - 16:00 | PUB 329, JLR Multicultural Center
Stop by to create a bouquet of tissue paper flowers

2nd Harvest Mobile Market
2025-03-11 10:00 - 13:00 | PUB Skirt
2nd Harvest will be on campus handling out free groceries!

Community Crafting Circle
2025-03-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-03-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Indian Education Center Room 001
Come join us on Wednesday, February 12th and every other Wednesday from 1 PM to 3 PM to do some crafts with us at the American Indian Education Center! We got beading, weaving, gourd necklaces, dreamcatchers, and more!

Pathways to Leadership: Stories of Progress and Success. Panel of Women in Leadership at EWU
2025-03-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom Meeting
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are hosting a panel of women in leadership positions at EWU to speak about their journeys. Please join us for a special welcome from EWU President, Dr. Shari McMahan, followed by an engaging conversation with several leaders at EWU. The discussion will include each person’s journey into leadership, any obstacles they have faced, and advice for students, faculty, and staff of all genders to get to their next level.
Pathways to Leadership: Stories of Progress and Success
Wednesday, March 12
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. via Zoom
Registration Required to receive the Zoom Link
Register HERE

Panelists (left to right above):
Barb Richey, MS | Vice President and Executive Director | EWU University Advancement and EWU Foundation
Dawn Lewis-Kinnunen, PhD | Dean | College of Health Sciences and Public Health
Gwendolyn Cash-James, EdD | Associate Vice Provost | Academic Affairs
Cola Boyer, MBL | Director of Tribal Relations | President’s Office
Ginelle Hustrulid, MFA | Professor | Design |EWU Faculty Organization Vice President / President Elect
Moderator: Kim Davis, MS | Senior Director Diversity & Inclusion and interim Senior Diversity Officer | Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
For questions or accommodations, please contact Kim Davis at kdavis2@ewu.edu.

BIPOC College Life Skills Workshops
2025-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 | PUB 317/319
BIPOC College Life Skills Workshops.
“Nutritious Meals from EWU Food Pantry Workshop”
Registration Required!
https://www.ewu.edu/cahss/american-indian-studies/bipoc-college-life-skills-workshop-registration/

Belonging Advocates Employee Affinity Group
2025-03-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Center for Inclusive Excellence | SHW 114
Engage with others who would like to learn, question, and share in a judgment-free space. Anyone who would like to gather with others to promote equity and belonging in an inclusive environment is invited to join this affinity group.
Next meeting: Thursday, March 27, 2025, from noon to 1 pm in the Center for Inclusive Excellence, Showalter 114.
For those of you who work remotely or from another location, you are welcome to join the group via Zoom. We will send you a Zoom link upon receiving your RSVP.
To RSVP, for questions, or accommodations, please contact the employee coordinator:
Stephanie Bradley, sbradley5@ewu.edu.

Sexual Assault Awareness & Action Month
2025-04-01 - 2025-04-30
Click HERE for events and more information!

ON-CAMPUS SUPPORT AND RESOURCES:
Annika Scharosch
Title IX Coordinator and Associate Vice President for Civil Rights
509-359-6724
ascharosch@ewu.edu
Tawanka 211
Website: https://inside.ewu.edu/titleix/
Student Accommodation and Support Services (SASS)
Care/Support Services for Students
509-359-7924
Hargreaves Hall 019
Website: https://inside.ewu.edu/sass/

National Farmworker Awareness Week
2025-04-01 - 2025-04-07
Visit the National Farmworkers Awareness Display in the JFK Lobby the first week of April. This display celebrates and honors farmworkers that help feed our nation while raising awareness about the issues these critical workers face. All the display materials are available for check out.
To learn more, contact EWU C.A.M.P. (College Assistance Migrant Program). More information about National Farmworker Awareness Week can be found on the Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) online.
César Chávez Blood Drive – Blood supplies nationwide are low! Join the College Assistance Migrant Program and Vitalant and roll up your sleeves for our campus-wide blood drive in a challenge to help our community. This blood drive will be hosted in the PUB NCR in honor of César Chávez who worked in the community in service of others.

Blood donation saves the lives of accident victims, surgery patients, cancer patients, and many others in need. Donating blood is safe, easy and takes about an hour. During that hour you can save three lives!

April 16 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, PUB NCR

Spring Welcome Brunch for Students
2025-04-02 11:00 - 13:00 | PUB 329 MCC
Start the Spring Quarter off right with Food, Music, and Community in the JLR Multicultural Center!

Spanish Language Enrichment
2025-04-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-04-09 12:00 - 13:00 | SHW 114
Join us for conversational Spanish each Wednesday. All skill levels are encouraged to attend!

Drag 101
2025-04-02 15:00 - 17:00
Come and learn about the history and origins of the art of drag before Drag on Ice on August 5th. There will also be a screening of the documentary Paris is Burning. This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City?s African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Snacks will be provided.

Giving Joy Day - Celebrate EWU’s 143rd Birthday
2025-04-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Campus Mall
Enjoy birthday cupcakes as we thank some of our most generous donors and celebrate together!

Something Rotten, A Very New Musical
2025-04-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Theatre Building
Something Rotten! is a musical comedy with a book by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick and music and lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick. Set in 1595, the story follows the Bottom brothers, Nick and Nigel, who struggle to find success in the theatrical world as they compete with the wild popularity of their contemporary William Shakespeare. Showtimes: April 4th, 5th, 11th, and 12th at 7:30pm April 6th at 2pm, April 10th at 5pm.
Upcoming Productions

Drag on Ice: Drag Me to the Box Office
2025-04-05 19:00 - 22:00 | URC Ice Rink
Join us for a spectacular night of drag queens and figure skaters! This performance will benefit the Spokane AIDS Network, a local nonprofit.
https://www.dragonice.us/

Sister Songs Concert by the Bradetich-Grove Duo
2025-04-09 12:00 - 13:00 | EWU Music Recital Hall
This event celebrates the extraordinary music of female minority composers including Gwyneth Walker, Florence Price, Katherine Hoover, and Laurel Zucker.
