Next week, Western's best golfers (and others) will compete for the right to say they won the Jim Davis Memorial and join the ranks of golfers from the last 34 years.

Jim Davis was a longtime educator and administrator at Western. He came to WWU in 1974 as the dean of arts and sciences and professor in the political science department. Among Jim's many great qualities was his passion for golf.

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The folks at Campus Recreation are holding faculty- and staff-specific leagues this summer, and theymay continue the leagues if they're popular.

Those interested must sign up in person at the Wade King Student Recreation Center. The sign-up deadline is tomorrow, June 30, when the facility closes. Forms are available on the rec center's Web site and at the rec center.

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The Western Washington University Alumni Association plays host to the second annual Get Your Blue On BBQ and Bluegrass Concert from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 9 in the PAC Plaza.

If it rains, festivities will be moved indoors to the Viking Union Multipurpose Room.

For more information and to register, visit the Alumni Association Web site at http://www.wwualumni.com.

The Western Washington University Associated Students club WWU Humans Vs. Zombies will play host to a game of tag on campus from today, May 27, through May 31. Game hours are from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. (daylight hours) daily.

Humans Vs. Zombies Tag is a game in which a group of pre-registered players (humans) attempt to survive the growing zombie infestation on campus (posed by other players tagging the humans). The human players will be fending off the zombie players by throwing balled-up socks and launching foam Nerf darts at the zombie players. Humans will wear bright yellow armbands on the upper arm, and zombies will wear yellow bands on their foreheads.

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As a part of the Huxley College Speaker Series at Western Washington University, filmmaker and conservationist Chris Morgan will discuss his upcoming feature-length documentary in a presentation titled "Beartrek: A Global Campaign and Feature Film about a Motorcycle Quest to Seek the World's Rarest Bears."

The presentation is free and open to the public, and will be taking place at 3 p.m. Friday, May 8, in Communications Facility room 125.

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Western Washington University's Libraries will host a Children's Literature Interdisciplinary Collection Celebration in conjunction with WWU's English Department's Children's Literature Conference. Events began Monday, March 2, and conclude on Saturday, March 7. Remaining events:

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The Huxley College Speaker Series at Western Washington University will host Katey Walter, a researcher and professor at University of Alaska Fairbanks, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in Communications Facility Room 420.

Walter will speak on her primary research interests of carbon cycling and greenhouse gas emissions from aquatic ecosystems, as well as feedback to climate change.  This presentation is free and open to the public.

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Courtesy photo | WWU

An image from WWU's scanning electron microscope.

by John Thompson | WWU

Two of Western Washington University's photography classes are getting unique perspectives on landscapes this quarter thanks to the donated use of the university's scanning electron microscope.

The microscope, which allows for far more detailed images beyond the range of traditional light microscopy, is being used by Associate Professor of Art Garth Amundson's two sections of Photography 290 and one section of Photography 390 to explore the concept of the visual landscape in new ways.

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The Western Washington University Contemporary Chamber Players will perform at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.

The free concert will feature music by guest composer Dorothy Chang.

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The North Sound Youth Symphony will be presenting its winter concert at 3 p.m. March 8 in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall on the Western Washington University campus.

Featured in the concert will be the young local musician who won the symphony’s winter concerto competition.

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Author also to host film screening and signing at the Pickford Cinema

Four award-winning children's authors will speak at the Sixth Annual Bond Children's Literature Conference hosted by Western Washington University on March 7. The run-up to the conference will feature a community film screening in downtown Bellingham.

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WWU Concert Choir

Western Washington University's Concert Choir will present "WWU Concert Choir Cabaret," a show featuring Broadway favorites, at 8 p.m. April 4 and at 2 p.m. April 5 in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall on campus.

Some of the Broadway musicals featured are "Guys & Dolls," "Kiss Me Kate," "Fiddler on the Roof" and "The Lion King."

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Noémi Ban, an award-winning teacher and survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, will share her story at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Artzen 100 at Western Washington University.

Ban will speak about how she lost most of her family and why she shares her story in hopes that current and future generations will prevent future genocides.

"Your generation may be the last one able to listen to a survivor," Ban has told WWU students.

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Photo courtesy of Will Huddleston

Western Washington University's College of Fine and Performing Arts will present the California Theatre Center's production of "Really Rosie" at 10 a.m. and noon on Friday, March 6, on the Performing Arts Center Mainstage.

Geared for grades K-6, the performances are part of the CFPA's Education Matinee Series.  Now in its fourth season, the Education Matinee Series provides free performing arts matinees on Western Washington University's campus to children in grades K-12 and serves nearly 4,000 students a year.

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"Dido and Aeneas," an English baroque opera by Henry Purcell, will be presented at Western Washington University at 8 p.m., Feb. 19-21, and at 3 p.m. on Feb. 22, in the Underground Theatre.

One of the earliest of English operas, "Dido and Aeneas" depicts a story of the legendary Queen Dido of Carthage and the Trojan refugee Aeneas. When Aeneas and his crew are shipwrecked in Carthage, he and the queen fall in love. While on a hunting trip, an evil sorceress separates the lovers and tricks Aeneas, hoping to bring about the destruction of Carthage. Aeneas, believing that the gods have ordered it, abandons Dido. Heartbroken, Dido falls into despair and dies.

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The WWU Alumni Association is sponsoring a day trip to Whistler, and there’s room on the bus for approximately 12 people.

The cost is $45 for the round trip.

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WWU's John Tuxill presents "The Ecology of Disaster: How Mayan Farmers Cope with Hurricanes, Drought, and Climate Calamities in Yucatan" at noon today in Miller Hall Room 232.

The immediate economic and environmental aftereffects of drought, hurricanes, floods and other extreme climatic events are chronicled intensively by media sources, but surprisingly little academic investigation has been made of how natural disasters affect the ecology of small farm landscapes, and how agrarian households cope with such events.

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The Western Gallery, located at Western Washington University, will feature free live musical performances each Wednesday evening during the month of February.

The performances will represent a variety of musical genres with a new style featured each week.

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Photo courtesy of Pam Kuntz

Kai Steele, left, and Marion Southcott will be appearing in "Conversations," which begins Jan. 9.

Skateboard meets walker in "Conversations," nine diverse physical explorations of the collision between the aged and the young. The evening features eight participants between the ages of 63 and 93 and eight participants between the ages of 8 and 14.

The project is the work of Pam Kuntz, who in the past three years has generated four separate dance/theatre events featuring community members and their compelling stories.  Her past pieces have included The Mom Project, That One Curve, The Parent Project and Reporting Live From Crazy (with Aundrea McBride).

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The WWU Alumni Association is sponsoring a weekend trip to Whistler Feb. 14 to 16.

Few places in the world offer more breathtaking grandeur, scenic beauty, attractions and charms. With the Canadian dollar hovering at $.78 to the U.S. dollar, now is a great time to travel.

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Faculty from WWU's Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments will gather for the fourth of a series of neighborhood round-table discussions, "Neuroscience on Tap: Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB)" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 5 at The Copper Hog restaurant at 1327 N. State St. in Bellingham.

"Stress and Your Brain" is the fourth discussion topic of the series, and will be hosted by Mike Mana, an associate professor in Western's Psychology Department.

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Physical education expert Don Hellison will speak on "Principles of Personal Excellence" at Western Washington University at 7 p.m. Jan. 8 in Arntzen Hall Room 100.

The event is free and open to the public.

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Western Washington University’s Youth Programs will play host to four academic enrichment programs for youth during winter quarter.

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The annual staff arts and crafts show, which began in 1995, always was a favorite of President Karen Morse. But even though she’s gone, the show will go on, says Nancy Phillips, who coordinates the show. This year, the exhibit will be expanded to include works by WWU faculty members, Phillips says. The show will take place from March 16 to 20 on campus.

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The Western AS Bookstore will hold its holiday open house from 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 4.

Enjoy live music from Fritz and the Freeloaders, prize drawings, discounts and giveaways, holiday refreshments and author signings.

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Members of the campus community are invited to participate in the 21th Annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis, to be held at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 13 in downtown Bellingham (starts at Cornwall Avenue and York Street).

The festive event is a 2-mile walk or 4-mile run, each participant receiving a long-sleeved shirt and being outfitted with jingle bells. Costumes are welcome.

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Western Washington University’s Dance Program will present “Fall Into Dance,” a student-choreographed concert, at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 5 and 6 at the Performing Arts Center Mainstage.

The program showcases contemporary dance and highlights the creativity and talents of Western’s dance majors and minors through performance, choreography, costume and set design.

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President Bruce Shepard and Cyndie Shepard invite all faculty and staffmembers to a holiday celebration and reception to celebrate the season.

The event takes place from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 2 in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room.

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Western Washington University's student chapter of Society of Professional Journalists and WWU's Public Relations Organization will host a talk by former Watergate "plumber" Egil "Bud" Krogh at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 in Fraser Hall Room 4.

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Faculty from WWU's Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments will gather for the third of a series of neighborhood round-table discussions, "Neuroscience on Tap: Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB)" from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1, at The Copper Hog restaurant at 1327 N. State St. in Bellingham.

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