Eastern Washington University opens clothing closet

Closet has served nearly

75 people

By Clare McGraw

Cheney Free Press

CHENEY – Eastern Washington University has opened a clothing closet to help prepare future teachers for embarking on their professional careers.

“In the summer of 2022, we were discussing what some of the needs of our teaching candidates were and how we could address them,” Eastern Field Experience Director Stephanie Lauritzen said. “One of them was having resources to ‘look like a teacher’.”

“We wanted to help our teaching candidates make the transition from student to professional,” she explained. “Whether they were teachin...