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Cynthia Dukich

Cynthia Dukich, MFA

Interim Director of the EWU McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program

107 Monroe

Phone: 509.359.6523

Fax: 509.359.2420

Email: cdukich@ewu.edu

Cynthia Dukich is dedicated to living the positive change she hopes to see in the world, and seeks to use her experience to inspire and support others as they gain the vision and education needed to realize their dreams. By facilitating experiences for scholars that enhance academic growth, her goal is to create a rigorous, but supportive and welcoming community of scholars. She is dedicated to the TRIO McNair mission of providing opportunities that prepare McNair participants for success at the doctoral level, and has worked full-time for Eastern's McNair Program since 2004.

 

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in Asian Studies: Chinese Language and Culture and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Eastern Washington University in creative writing with a secondary emphasis in literary editing. A former California State Park docent, Cynthia has also worked as a proofreader, a freelance editor, a ski instructor and art teacher.  Ever exploring her relationship to people, places and cultures, she has travelled to China, Egypt, Southeast Asia, Europe, and most of the National Parks of the western U.S.  She lives in Cheney, Washington with her husband, son, ill-mannered Quaker parrot named Dudley Do-Right, and a little green lovebird named Puff.

CoriJaeger

Cori Jaeger, MEd, MFA

Academic Advisor and Coordinator at the Ronald E. McNair Scholar Program

107 Monroe

Phone: 509.359.2465

Fax: 509.359.2420

Email: cjaeger3@ewu.edu

Cori Jaeger completed her Master of Fine Arts in Fiction at Eastern in 2021. After two years as a McNair graduate student assistant, she is thrilled to be coming on in a year-round role to support students through the research and application processes! She has followed a meandering path to get here - from managing a children’s toy store, to an MEd in Elementary Education, to running a summer camp for LGBTQ youth and youth of LGBTQ families, to wholesaling scarves to boutiques, and then back to teaching. She also did community organizing for racial justice for over 6 years in Seattle and is working to make connections with the racial justice work here in Spokane as well. She is excited to support McNair students however possible and is always down to talk about great TV, teaching/facilitating, young adult novels, summer camp and youth work, sci-fi/fantasy, or just how you are doing.

bryn

Bryn Tennyson, BS

Graduate School Assistant, Ronald E. McNair Scholar Program

107 Monroe

Phone: 509.359.2465

Fax: 509.359.2420

Email: btennyson1@ewu.edu

Bryn Tennyson was born and raised in a rural town in Southwest Alaska. She now spends her winters attending school in Washington and returns home each summer to commercial fish with her family. Bryn received her AA from Clark College while playing basketball for the penguins. Afterwards, she transferred to Fort Lewis College in where she did a semester abroad in Germany. She then transferred to Eastern Washington University where she completed her BS in biology pre-med. Bryn is now a second year graduate student working under her mentor, Dr. Andrea Castillo. Her research is focused on the antimicrobial properties of manuka honey and its ability to induce formation of antibiotic resistant subpopulations.

 

As a McNair STEM GSA, her focus will be recruiting new McNair Scholars and to help guide them throughout their journey of academic success. She encourages students like herself to reach out, ask questions and to always follow their curiosity. We are all adapting to this new world together, and if you need advice, her door or inbox is always open.

Liina

Liina Koivula, BA

Graduate School Assistant, Ronald E. McNair Scholar Program

107 Monroe

Phone: 509.359.2465

Fax: 509.359.2420

Email: ukoivula@ewu.edu

Liina Koivula (they/them) is a writer, freelance book designer, and a Creative Writing MFA student at EWU, focused on fiction. Liina completed a BA at The Evergreen State College in 2005 and worked in the printing industry for 15 years. They also studied massage and natural therapeutics in Albuquerque, NM, and facilitated a group for queer writers of diverse ages and backgrounds, which published three print anthologies, in Vancouver, BC. Liina grew up in Olympia, Washington and returns there between living in other cities with their partner, Kaden. Liina is looking forward to doing this meaningful work, helping McNair scholars build confidence by witnessing their own academic improvement, growth, and achievement.
Doctora Christina Torres Garcia

We wish former McNair Director Dra. Torres García the best of luck at her new position at Central Washington University! Click here to read more about Dra. Torres García's 12 year legacy at EWU and what she's up to now. 

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