Features

Check out the new edition of Crimson & Black in print and online
The latest edition of Crimson & Black magazine hit mailboxes last week, just in time for the end of spring quarter...

Senior art exhibition explores family relationships through fantastical beasts
What’s not to love about dragons? In a new Gallery 231 exhibit called Grown in Thunder, CWU senior Bachelor of...

Meet the 2023 CWU commencement student speakers
Every year, Central Washington University selects student speakers to address their peers at each of the three...

CWU organization presents annual Professor’s Excellence Awards
Central Washington University’s Tom Ogg Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary hosted the 15th annual...

Rep. Schrier to host town hall Thursday on CWU campus
Central Washington University is proud to host Congresswoman Kim Schrier on Thursday, June 1, for a town hall from 6-7...

CWU-Des Moines grad defies the odds on her way to a degree
In 2019, Venus Phengphachanh was at a crossroads. Living in south Seattle and raising two kids as a single mother,...

CWU event helps Yakima fourth-graders learn about STEM careers
The CWU College of the Sciences hosted hundreds of fourth-graders from Yakima on Friday, May 19, for Step Into STEM,...

Arts Commission honors CWU violin professor with Arts Treasure Award
The Ellensburg Arts Commission has selected longtime Central Washington University music Professor Carrie Rehkopf as...

From the President: Remembering Our Fallen Heroes
Dear CWU Community, Every year on Memorial Day, the Central Washington University community stands together in...

CWU-Des Moines, Highline College host successful young women’s summit
The ninth annual Young Educated Ladies Leading (Y.E.L.L.) Female Summit took place Saturday, May 13, at...

Dozens of CWU students clean up Yakima Canyon campsites on Earth Day
By Suzanne Endsley, BLM public affairs specialist For more than 45 years, students from Central Washington...

CWU film studies graduate seeks to make Aberdeen, Hoquiam ‘look really cool’
A Central Washington University film studies graduate was featured in the Aberdeen Daily World newspaper this week for...

New member of CWU coaching staff selected for Bill Walsh Fellowship
A member of the Central Washington University football coaching staff has accepted the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching...

CWU Board of Trustees honors 2023 Distinguished Faculty recipients
Each year, the Central Washington University Board of Trustees recognizes outstanding CWU faculty members as...

Final reminder: CWU Safe input needed by May 31
Join the CWU Safe Work Group this week and next for interactive town halls on the findings and recommendations related...

CWU seeks to build a strong future for Washington with state support
Central Washington University has received the green light from Washington state lawmakers to pursue some of its most...