{"id":570,"date":"2022-08-19T10:49:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T17:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees-new\/?page_id=570"},"modified":"2023-07-28T14:49:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T21:49:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9fa1287e\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-cebd7bc0\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-f5c412ae\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f5c412ae\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/2023\/06\/20210513-CampusSpring-337-Pano-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1114\" width=\"525\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/2023\/06\/20210513-CampusSpring-337-Pano-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/2023\/06\/20210513-CampusSpring-337-Pano-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/2023\/06\/20210513-CampusSpring-337-Pano-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/2023\/06\/20210513-CampusSpring-337-Pano-1536x917.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/2023\/06\/20210513-CampusSpring-337-Pano-2048x1222.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-33c5cbe4\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-33c5cbe4\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Us<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The EWU Retirees Association was formed in 1983 and adopted its first constitution in 1984. The endowed scholarship fund, supported in part by membership fees, golf league proceeds and member gifts, has helped more than 40 EWU students earn their degrees.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1821b6c9\" id=\"maincontent\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-bd0b818e\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-b238b76c\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b238b76c\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-3b5e349c gb-headline-text\"><strong>EWURA Mission and Purpose<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To provide an organization which shall be responsive to the needs of retired higher education employees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To support the needs of Eastern Washington University in particular, and public higher education in Washington in general.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To serve as a bridge between retirees, active faculty, administration, the Board of Trustees, and the Alumni Association on matters of mutual interest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To provide a resource for volunteer service by retirees on behalf of EWU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To provide official representation of the EWURA on the Board of the Washington State Coalition of Retired Higher Education Employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who We Are<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EWURA members are a welcoming group of retirees from across university departments and units who devoted our work lives to creating a campus where students could succeed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our group of nearly 100 members includes former faculty and staff, both classified and exempt, spouses and partners, who share an affection for Eastern.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our group is inclusive and friendly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drop by a presentation and check out the atmosphere &#8211; and then join our group. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See you soon!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-f7bc24ae\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f7bc24ae\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Newsletters<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-button-wrapper gb-button-wrapper-f5fd5de5\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-a8fc2b56 gb-button-text smooth-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/in.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/2023\/07\/EWURA-Spr23Newsletter-Digital.pdf\">Current Newsletter<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-c7e4578b gb-button-text smooth-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/newsletter-archive\/\">Archived Newsletters<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Minutes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-button-wrapper gb-button-wrapper-04edc9ce\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-6f61389b gb-button-text smooth-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/395\/2023\/07\/EWURA-May-18-2023-annual-meeting-Minutes.pdf\">EWURA Meeting Minutes<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5eb094f5\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join us on Social Media<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6701455a\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook  wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EWURetirees\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-570","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1416,"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570\/revisions\/1416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/retirees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}