{"id":2099,"date":"2016-05-23T18:34:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T01:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/extra\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:39:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:39:54","slug":"stcu-here-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/campus-community\/stcu-here-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"STCU: ‘Here for Good’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"STCU\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(This story appears in the latest edition of the <\/i>WSU Spokane Magazine<\/i><\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n

By Terren Roloff<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHere for good\u201d<\/span> is a statement of purpose for STCU<\/a>, defining its relationship to credit union members, and their communities.<\/p>\n

It also speaks to the permanence of a credit union that was founded during the Great Depression.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSTCU has for many years been an extremely generous supporter of higher education in general and WSU Spokane in particular,\u201d said Nancy Fike, director of Development for the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The credit union\u2019s efforts will be recognized this fall at the WSU Foundation<\/a> gala in Pullman.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tom Johnson, CEO of STCU, says education is in the credit union\u2019s DNA. Although membership is open to anyone in Washington or North Idaho, the credit union was founded by a small group of Spokane teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur original connection to WSU Spokane was the training for <\/span>K<\/span>–<\/span>1<\/span>2 educators that occurs on campus,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tom<\/a><\/p>\n

STCU CEO Tom Johnson<\/em><\/p>\n

As the campus has grown, so too has STCU\u2019s commitment to it. The credit union sponsors a wide variety of student orientation activities, including the popular scavenger hunt during new student orientation each August. <\/span><\/p>\n

STCU sponsorships for the College of Pharmacy include lunches for doctor of pharmacy students who attend career presentations each semester. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe speakers we bring in provide a vision about how the profession is changing and evolving,\u201d said Sue Lutz of Advancement and Development. \u201cOur hope is that these discussions will lay the foundation for our student pharmacists to think about their opportunities to change the practice and become leaders. Having lunches provided is an additional incentive for our students to attend.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

STCU also provides sponsorship dollars toward Pharmacy Dean Gary Pollack\u2019s annual welcome back BBQ each August. <\/span><\/p>\n

For the College of Nursing, STCU-sponsored activities include welcome luncheons for incoming nursing students, faculty\/staff professional development activities, and the Na-ha-shnee Camp financial literacy day for Native students. This past year the credit union helped fund the college\u2019s inaugural doctor of nursing practice white coat ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n

STCU\u2019s most recent gift is $50,000 to the Spokane Teaching Health Clinic under construction on the WSU Spokane campus. <\/span><\/p>\n

The primary care clinic will provide care from medical residents working alongside health sciences students from WSU and Eastern Washington University. Construction began in spring <\/span>2<\/span>0<\/span>1<\/span>5, with the clinic expected to start serving patients in fall <\/span>2<\/span>0<\/span>1<\/span>6.<\/span><\/p>\n

STCU\u2019s donation earned it naming rights for a community education room that can also serve as two classrooms.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw the effort of the three partners of the Spokane Teaching Health Center (Empire Health Foundation, Providence Health Care and WSU Spokane) to work together,\u201d Johnson noted.<\/span><\/p>\n

That effort impressed the credit union\u2019s leadership. When WSU decided to build a clinic across the street from STCU\u2019s Schade Tower branch, the credit union knew it wanted to be involved.<\/span><\/p>\n

STCU\u2019s involvement in the clinic impressed WSU as well. \u201cThe community education room is a fitting connection given STCU\u2019s longtime interest in both education and community,\u201d said <\/span>Fike.<\/p>\n

There are other connections between the largest consumer-based financial institution in the region and WSU Spokane, not the least of which is the growth of both.<\/span><\/p>\n

STCU and WSU Spokane are working together to make the campus and Spokane\u2019s University District a great place to live, work and play. STCU is doing its part by being \u201chere for good\u201d each day.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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