Heritage University Presents Jackie Cruz

  YOU ARE INVITED by the Heritage University Board of Directors to celebrate the inauguration of Chris Gilmer, PhD 4th President of Heritage University FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 Heritage University 3240 Fort Road Toppenish WA 10:00 a.m. Installation Ceremony Heritage University 12:00 p.m. Reception Gaye and Jim Pigott Dining Commons Please RSVP by October 10, 2025 […]

Celebrating Our Filipino American Neighbors





Kara Briggs is a Native American author and poet from the Sauk-Suiattle and Yakama tribes. Her book Rivers in My Veins celebrates our shared connection to the earth through powerful, lyrical poetry. Drawing from her background as a journalist, Briggs uses her writing to honor her people’s stories and inspire deeper conversations about culture, history, […]

Corey Gray, a member of the Siksika Nation and part of the Blackfoot Confederacy, will share his experience as an Indigenous person in STEM. Gray works for Caltech’s LIGO project, which made the first direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015. A physicist and science communicator, he partnered with his mother, Sharon Yellowfly, to translate […]

The NUTCRACKER Magical Christmas and Heritage University present a performance of the NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet on Monday, November 17, 2025 at the Capitol Theatre in Yakima, Wash.! Support Heritage University with every ticket! Use Code QUEEN with your purchase. By purchasing tickets to NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet, you directly support Heritage's mission to cultivate […]