EWU food drive starts Monday

The first Eastern Washington University Community Food Drive will be Monday through Aug. 15.

Nearly two dozen teams have been formed at EWU and will be competing for prizes such a barbecue at University House and gift cards to the University Bookstore, depending on how much food they collect.

Collection points will be established around the Eastern campus. Nonperishable items such as peanut butter, beans and canned chicken, fruits and vegetables are welcome. Cash donations are also welcome.

Items collected will benefit the Cheney Food Bank and Second Harvest Northwest in Spokane.

For more information contact Kathleen Warren at (509) 359-6664 or e-mail kwarren@ewu.edu or call Bobbie Maxvill at (509) 359-6591 or e-mail bmaxvill@ewu.edu.

Japanese students coming to EWU with new program

Eastern Washington University’s College of Science, Health and Engineering will host 10 faculty and graduate students from Iwate Prefectural University in Japan Aug. 6-21. This is the first exchange of its kind between EWU and IPU.

EWU Computer Science Department faculty will be delivering academic content and the Division for International and Educational Outreach is providing logistical support for the program.

As part of the exchange program, the students will be enrolled in ADST498 International Research Exchange in Computer Science and collaborate on joint research projects with Eastern faculty. Participants also will partake in a cultural program that includes visiting a Spokane-based technology company’s IT facility.

At the conclusion of the program, Eastern faculty, students and staff and Inland Northwest IT professionals are invited to attend a graduate research event to exchange ideas with Japanese peers on Aug. 20, from 9 a.m.-noon, in CEB 204 on the Cheney campus.

For more information, contact Dr. Atsushi Inoue at (509) 359-4373 or e-mail atsushi.inoue@ewu.edu.

Turnbull refuge will host bird walk

Turnbull National Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Road, will hold a Summer Bird Walk on Aug. 16 at 8 a.m.

Marian Frobe will walk around Pine Lakes looking for summer birds to see which young birds have survived the cold wet spring.

Funding is by donation, and there is a $3 entry fee (per vehicle) at the refuge gate.

For information and to reserve a place call (509) 328-0621 or e-mail rrfrobe@msncom.

From staff reports