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Zimbabwean stone-carving artist to return to campus next fall
The Central Washington University Art + Design department will be bringing back Alexander Chitungo next fall to teach a...

CWU human nutrition program helped graduate student identify her passion
When Leah Dambacher moved to Washington in the fall of 2020 for a dietetic internship with CWU, nothing felt certain....

CWU Business students win national corporate engagement competition
Publicly traded corporations like Starbucks often rely on investors to guide their internal decision-making and shape...

Rep. Schrier shows support of CWU Aviation with tour of Bowers Field
Washington’s 8th Congressional District representative was in Ellensburg last Thursday for a tour of the...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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 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...