Cullinan completes busy first year as EWU President

Student success, managing enrollment, relationship with city are priorities

Paul Delaney, Staff Reporter | Last updated Aug 20, 2015 9:6am0

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EWU president Dr. Mary Cullinan recently completed a busy first year on the job.

The Big Sky Conference's President's Trophy for academic and athletic excellence sits appropriately on the coffee table in Dr. Mary Cullinan's office.

While it centers on athletics, the award represents the overall mission to which Cullinan has dedicated much of her first year on the job.

"I would say that the work we have been doing on student success for me is the most important." Cullinan said.

Cullinan began her term as the 26th president at Eastern on Aug. 1, 2014, taking over for the retiring Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo. She was formerly president of Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Ore.

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