A general Natural Science Seminar Series, coordinated by the Biology Department, has sponsored biweekly presentations for several years. Over 1000 visitors have passed through the greenhouse in the last two years. The CWU observatory is also open to the general public and guided night sky viewings are held on a regular schedule in the spring, summer, and fall. Many of our regular course offerings focus on physical and social science in central Washington, thus elevating awareness of the unique qualities of our region. Examples include Geography of Eastern Washington, Prehistory of the Pacific Northwest, Hispanic Cultures of the Pacific West, Regional Natural History, Native American Cultures of the Pacific Northwest, and Northwest Geology.
Presentations are open to the public and high school students from the region are invited to attend.
Many departmental web pages invite email correspondence between faculty members and the general public. In 1998-99, the faculty members of the College of the Sciences taught 4436 student credit hours of unscheduled instruction. The faculty of the College of the Sciences offers its professional expertise to the central Washington community in many ways, often at no charge or for the cost of materials and expenses. Among these services are a. The Biology Department supports a domestic water testing laboratory.