The idea for an electrical and computer engineering department began to take shape two years ago during discussions between the engineering and design department program directors.
When it comes to sunny days, students at Western Washington University know how to seize the opportunity.
The fashion industry is contributing to climate destroying global warming. According to The Center For Biological Diversity the fashion industry contributes around 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
On May 22 at 7 p.m., the Underground Coffeehouse will transform into a student-run cinema as Western Washington University students gather for the return of the Five Minute Film Competition, hosted by Associated Students Arts and Music Productions Films.
Western Academic Workers United has set a strike deadline of Wednesday, May 28. If Western Washington University administration does not meet the union’s demands, including bargaining rights, the student union’s operational student employees will begin picketing that morning.
It was less than five years ago that Western Washington University had an active chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), which boasts over 92,000 members in chapters throughout all 50 states, according to the Democratic Socialists of America website. At the beginning of 2021 though, the campus chapter abruptly ceased activity.
Western Washington University’s Japanese Student Association (JSA) will host its first heritage dinner in nearly a decade on May 18. The event will include food, live performances and a mochi-pounding demonstration.
Western Washington University students and community members can experience world-class music on Sunday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m., when internationally acclaimed percussionist Iván Manzanilla will perform a free concert in the Performing Arts Center 016 (choir room).
With the spring quarter well underway, student clubs, events and activities are in full bloom. Among them is spring intramural sports, a prized facilitator of student involvement at Western Washington University.
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Western Libraries. Since university President Sabah Randhawa shared updates on Western’s financial deficit, Western Libraries’ administration has reallocated staffing resources, decreasing its offered services and shutting its doors every Saturday.
Scholars Week at Western Washington University is almost here, bringing three-minute thesis talks, creative writing readings, poster presentations and the opportunity for students’ hard work to be acknowledged.
Increasing amounts of U.S. high school students are taking college courses in high school, according to the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships. Western Washington University hopes to be a part of this continued trend by becoming more active in the College in the High School program.
Why are wisdom teeth problematic and painful, oftentimes needing oral surgery to have them removed? Western Washington University professors may have found evidence that could support a piece of the puzzle.
Western Washington University’s new campus safety app, Western Safe, has reached over 850 downloads.
Many college students struggle with managing budgets and understanding financial literacy. According to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), only 40% of college students have taken a personal finance course at four-year institutions.
At the southern tip of Western Washington University's campus, tucked between Fairhaven College and Buchanan Towers lies five acres of land, teeming with life and activity, student contributions, chickens, beehives, community gardens and organic food forests, a greenhouse and a creek running through it all.
Around 150 student workers and supporters gathered in Red Square at noon for International Workers’ Day on May 1. They marched to Old Main in support of Western Academic Workers United (WAWU) and its operational student employees' battle for union recognition by Western Washington University’s administration.
About 50 resident advisors, lifeguards and other operational student employees from Western Washington University’s Western Academic Workers United gathered in a town hall meeting on Thursday, April 24, to discuss the union’s upcoming strike authorization vote, which will run from May 6 to 9.
Western Washington University is set to host the 30th Annual Political Science Association Conference (PSA), an event allowing students to share their latest research about or related to political science.
For two decades, students in Western Washington University’s Marine Mammal Ecology Lab (MMEL) have observed and analyzed harbor seals in the Salish Sea. Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez, who holds a doctorate in wildlife and fisheries sciences, is an advisor and mentor to them.
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