• 2017 Scholarship Dinner Success

    The Bounty of the Valley Scholarship Dinner, the premier annual event in the Yakima Valley dedicated to raising scholarship funds for Heritage University students, raised a record...
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  • Yakama Nation Elder Russell Jim to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Heritage University

    Heritage University will confer an honorary doctorate degree upon Yakama Nation tribal elder, Mr. Russell Jim – Kiaux (his given name in Ichishkin, the native language of the...
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  • Heritage University Names New President

    Heritage University announced today that Andrew C. Sund, Ph.D., has been appointed to the position of President at Heritage University.  Dr Sund is currently the president of...
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  • Heritage University hosts Northwest School 10th graders’ second community service visit to the...

    Heritage University will once again host 90 tenth graders from the Northwest School in Seattle during the students’ community service visit to the Yakima Valley, May 17-19,...
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  • Presenting the Class of 2017

    A very happy day for hundreds of Heritage University graduates at the Yakima SunDome this weekend, after participating in the 35th Annual Commencement. Thousands of family members...
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  • Nobel Peace Prize Winner to Speak at Heritage University's 35th Annual Commencement

    Nobel Peace Prize winner and Heritage University associate professor Michael Durst will serve as keynote speaker during its 35th Commencement exercise Saturday, May 6 at 10:00 a.m....
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  • Heritage University Receives Johnson Scholarship Foundation Grant

    Heritage University has been awarded a grant by the Johnson Scholarship Foundation (JSF) that will ultimately create a $1.5 million endowment to support scholarships for Indigenous...
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  • Volunteer of the Year

    We know Dr. Bill Hatch as the academic coordinator and professor for the Physician Assistant Educational Program at Heritage University, but now he's receiving recognition for...
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  • Published in the Oxford University Press

    Congratulations to Heritage University bio medical sciences student Karina Borges on her article being published in the Oxford University Press! The article titled...
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  • Changes to Tuition and Degree Requirements

    As President of Heritage University, I want to thank you for your interest in joining the Heritage community. We know you have many options, so we are thrilled that Heritage is on...
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  • Heritage University, WSU Increase Access to Health Education

    The Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Heritage University have signed two agreements to streamline the path for Heritage students to become pharmacists, starting...
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  • Heritage University Announces First Three Recipients of Full Tuition Soar Scholarships

    Heritage University announced the first three of six eventual winners of the HU Soar Scholarship. The winners are some of the brightest students in the Yakima Valley, and will...
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  • BSW Cohorts Come Together

    As Fall Semester 2016 neared an end,  Social Work Program adjunct faculty members​ Ruby Aguilar and Jacob Campbell enjoyed the results of an event months in the...
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  • The Sister Kathleen Ross snjm, Legacy Giving Circle

    Heritage University was founded to provide under-represented and underserved Yakima Valley students the chance to achieve their goals and reach their full potential by earning a...
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  • Heritage University Awarded $300,000 National Science Foundation Grant for Fisheries Science...

    Heritage University will use a three-year, $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop curriculum that will prepare American Indian/Alaska Native students...
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  • Convocation Speaker

    Nichole Maher, president and CEO of the Northwest Health Foundation (NWHF) in Portland, Oregon, delivered the keynote address at Heritage’s Fall Student Convocation in...
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  • New Book by Sister Kathleen Ross Available Now

    Dr. Kathleen Ross, snjm, president emerita and professor of intercultural communication at Heritage University, as well as the director of the university’s Institute for...
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  • Washington Teacher Goes to Washington

    There will be a little bit of Heritage University at the White House when the next administration enters office. In September, College of Education Associate Professor Dr. Kari...
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  • Off the Beaten Path with Alex Alexiades

    Rain. Snow. Sometimes both. Mountain peaks. Desert crossings. China. Ecuador. Peru. Bolivia. Chile. Nevada. Montana. These are some of the places you might see if you spend any...
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  • A Salute to Alumni Success

    1994 Kevin Chase (M.Ed., Educational Administration) was named superintendent of Educational Service District 105. ESD 105 is composed of 25 public school districts and 22...
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