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The Evergreen State College is a Fiske 2010 Best Buy School.

The updated 2010 edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges features 44 Best Buy Schools. These institutions are selected based on the quality of academic offerings in relation to the cost of attendance. The Evergreen State College is a Fiske 2010 Best Buy School.

38th Annual Evergreen Commencement

The 38th annual Evergreen State College commencement ceremony takes place Friday, June 12 at 1 p.m. on the college’s Red Square. More than 1,200 students will receive their diplomas before an audience expected to number more than 7,000. The college will award bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees, as well as joint BA/BS degrees and masters degrees in teaching, public administration and environmental science.

Evergreen State College Administrator Art Costantino Honored by the NASPA Foundation

The NASPA Foundation recently recognized Evergreen State College’s Vice President for Student Affairs Art Costantino as a Pillar of the Profession in the 2009 award ceremony in Seattle Monday. The award recognizes professional distinction, regional and national leadership within NASPA, and extraordinary service. The acronym NASPA stands for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

National Survey Notes High Levels of Student Engagement at The Evergreen State College

Students at The Evergreen State College reported higher than average engagement on all benchmark measures of the 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), which included academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experiences, and a supportive campus environment.

Evergreen Achieves High Marks in National College Rankings

The Evergreen State College ranks highly for academic quality and environmental sustainability in national surveys by U.S. News and World Report, Sierra Magazine, and The Princeton Review.

Evergreen receives Learn and Serve Grant to build Regional Campus - Community Networks

The Evergreen State College Center for Community Based Learning and Action received a $41,750 grant from Learn and Serve America and Washington Campus Compact to facilitate discussions between local higher education institutions to support community-based service learning in our area.

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Evergreen Welcomes and Acknowledges Veterans.

On Thursday, April 30, The Evergreen State College took another significant step toward welcoming and acknowledging military veterans among its community. The link below provides a one minute video of the event as covered by The Olympian. About half of Evergreen's current staff, faculty and student veterans attended.

Noted Educator Les Purce to Deliver Commencement Address

UNC Asheville Chancellor Anne Ponder will confer honorary doctoral degrees on Evergreen State College President Thomas "Les" Purce and legendary musician Arthel "Doc" Watson at the University's spring Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 16, on UNC Asheville's Quad. Purce will give the commencement address to some 385 graduates.

EPA Recognizes Green Power at Evergreen

The Evergreen State College announced today that it was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the 2008-2009 Individual Conference Champion for purchasing more green power than any other school in the Cascade Collegiate Conference.

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