Bellingham -- Ramiro Espinoza has been appointed student trustee at Western Washington University and will be the first-ever WWU graduate student to serve in that capacity.

Appointed by Gov. Chris Gregoire, Espinoza will serve on Western’s Board of Trustees until June 30, 2011.

The meetings of the Western Washington University Board of Trustees are audiocast live. The Board of Trustees meets at 3 p.m. Aug. 19 and at 8 a.m. Aug. 20 at Lakewood. To listen to the audiocast, click here.

Information materials for the meeting is available on the Board of Trustees Web site at https://trustees.wwu.edu/.

Colleagues:

Sarah Ishmael, a student member of Western Washington University's Board of Trustees, speaks at the 9 a.m. commencement ceremony June 12. Ishmael, graduate of Gig Harbor High School, majored in Inclusive Political Advocacy and Higher Education Policy and speaks about how education prepares graduates to make a difference.

Former Washington Secretary of State Ralph Munro ('66) was the keynote speaker at the second ceremony of three Spring Commencement ceremonies at Western Washington University on June 12, 2010.

Western President Bruce Shepard announced today that he will recommend to Western’s Board of Trustees on Friday that they approve an option on the state’s “furlough bill” that will not require university employees to take furlough days or for the university to be closed.

“After thorough review and many discussions on campus, it became clear to us that employee furloughs or campus closure would create far more problems than any savings realized,” Shepard said.

The meetings of the Western Washington University Board of Trustees are audiocast live. The Board of Trustees meets at 3 p.m. June 10 and at 8 a.m. June 11 in Old Main Room 340 on the WWU campus. To listen to the audiocast, click here.

Information materials for the meeting is available on the Board of Trustees Web site at https://trustees.wwu.edu/.

More than a hundred conversations with community members, civic leaders and advocates for Western Washington University have been completed as part of President Bruce Shepard's 100 Conversations initiative.

Results from those conversations have been made available online on the 100 Conversations website.

Shepard sent a message to participants on Tuesday, June 8, recapping what has happened as the initiative progressed. Among those items:

Also to address graduates: Trustee Ralph Munro ('66), former Secretary of State, and former Trustee Kevin Raymond ('80), clean technology entrepreneur

Gov. Chris Gregoire will speak at the first of three Commencement ceremonies at Western Washington University June 12.

Former Secretary of State Ralph Munro (’66) will speak at the second ceremony and Kevin Raymond, director of external affairs for two green technology companies, will address graduates and guests at the third ceremony.

Gov. Chris Gregoire has appointed Tod Leiweke, CEO of Vulcan Sports and Entertainment – Paul Allen’s management organization for the Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trailblazers and Seattle Sounders FC – to Western Washington University’s Board of Trustees.

The meetings of the Western Washington University Board of Trustees are audiocast live. The Board of Trustees began its April 16 meeting at 8 a.m. To listen to the audiocast, click here.

Information materials for the meeting is available on the Board of Trustees Web site at https://trustees.wwu.edu/.

Audio from the Western Washington University's Board of Trustees' meetings Feb. 4 and 5 are available online at http://west.wwu.edu/trustees/meetingarchive/archive.shtml.

All BOT meetings are audiocast live, and the recordings are available online a day after the meetings.

The meetings of the Western Washington University Board of Trustees are audiocast live. The next meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4. To listen to the audiocast, click here. The Board of Trustees also is scheduled to meet at 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5. That meeting also will be audiocast. Information materials for the upcoming meetings are available on the Board of Trustees Web site at https://trustees.wwu.edu/.

Board of Trustees minutes from 1920 to 2008 are now available in a searchable format on the Board of Trustees Web site.

These historical records are now preserved electronically and are accessible to board members, students and the interested public. This project was completed with the help of Barbara Coffman, University Archivist Tony Kurtz and Peter Smith, Western’s Digital Initiatives Librarian.

After completing its review of Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard, the WWU Board of Trustees has released the following statement:

WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC STATEMENT SUMMARIZING THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF PRESIDENT BRUCE SHEPARD (October, 2009)