The Western Washington University Board of Trustees formally enacted the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI) during their Oct. 18 meeting.
Have you ever wanted to know what the weather on campus was like before leaving the house? Or wished you could see how busy Red Square was before passing through? If so, the Red Square webcam could be the perfect solution for you.
United Faculty of Western Washington’s bargaining team is preparing for their upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement with Western’s administration. Although the start date for negotiations isn’t set yet, it is estimated to take place in late winter or early spring, according to UFWW President and political science professor Vicki Hsueh.
Western Washington University students showed up and showed out this Halloween with an array of elaborate costumes. Amid the chaos of midterms, students proved they still had tricks up their sleeves, treating the campus to a festive display.
Toting instruments from fiddles and clarinets to guitars and trumpets, or even simply themselves, Roots’ jam session attendees gather in a small practice room. They chat softly, share laughter and tune strings as they prepare to play the folk classic, “Cornbread and Butterbeans.”
Western Washington University hosted its first "Building Community Through Difficult Conversations" event on Oct. 23, put on by the WWU Faculty Senate and Office of Equity. For students who couldn’t make it, the same session will be offered on Nov. 13.
Naloxone is now available at several new locations across Western Washington University, according to an email sent from the Vice President of Student Affairs office. The medication, often referred to by the brand name Narcan, works to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses. While it can be administered through injection or as a nasal spray, WWU only holds the latter form.
The Western Washington University Career Service Center has an abundance of free resources online and in-person available to students and alumni to help them successfully find jobs and launch their careers.
With Election Day rapidly approaching, Western Washington University is holding panel discussions, titled "Beyond the Surface: Election 2024," covering various electoral issues.
Join upcoming collaboratives and weekly gatherings as the Disability Outreach Center, Career Services Center and Disability Access Center at Western Washington University continue coordinating community events on campus.
Walking into the Western Gallery this quarter, visitors will quickly lock eyes with “My Life as a Suburban Ind’n”, a painting by John Feodorov that offers a glimpse into his childhood in the Los Angeles suburbs, as well as the complexities of being Indigenous in the modern day. As he matured, Feodorov created a balance between the two sides of his upbringing. And in that balance, he was able to find inspiration for his work.
Western Academic Workers United is voting to establish its inaugural executive board. All 20 positions on the board will hold equal powers of administration, which include president, vice president, sergeant at arms and recording secretary, among others.
Western Washington University Libraries offers more than gorgeous views of Bellingham Bay and a place to find books. The library also hosts the Student Technology Center, Hacherl Research & Writing Studio and Tutoring Center.
For the first time, Western Washington University is offering a mobile Western Card. This change coincides with Whatcom Transportation Authority’s decision to begin to move all bus passes to the UMO Mobility App in the next three years.
Western Washington University marked October as the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The university continues the national, yearslong advocacy campaign that Western began participating in 2019, said WWU Survivor Advocacy Services Coordinator Deidre Evans.
The Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office determined that they could not prosecute the Dean of Libraries John Danneker who was arrested on Monday, Oct. 14, for “communication with a minor for immoral purposes.”
Western Washington University is gearing up to host families of students on campus for its annual Fall Family Weekend, which will run from Oct. 18 through Oct. 20.
In February, a new Western Washington University Associated Students Charter was signed for the first time since 2010. The charter was signed by Western President Sabah Randhawa, Associated Students President Keara Ryan and Senate President Gabe Wong, and enabled a change in the AS Constitution, which was approved last spring and entered into effect at the beginning of the school year.
John Danneker, Western Washington University’s Dean of Libraries was arrested on campus Monday evening, Oct.14.
Western Washington University’s Ridgeway Commons will be hosting a food tour for First Year Eats program students on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The event aims to welcome students by guiding them through the various food stations, as well as allowing them to meet the dedicated members of the university’s dining staff.
Solutions by The State News
