Western Washington University’s Veteran Outreach Center will be showing the documentary “The Lost Airmen of Buchenwald” at 6 p.m. May 21 in Western’s Academic Instructional Center West room 204.
The event is free and open to the public.
Joe Moser, a Ferndale native, was one of the imprisoned airmen and will be at the showing.
After the documentary...
Catherine Riordan is resigning as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Western Washington University.
“On behalf of the entire Western campus community, I thank Catherine for her leadership and dedicated service to Western and to the many communities we serve. She has left her mark on Western; over the past four years, much has been accomplished to preserve and...
Western Washington University’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents “Soapbox,” a devised piece directed by Western’s Theatre faculty Rich Brown, through May 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theater. An additional 10:30 p.m. show will take place on May 18.
The show previously...
Western Washington University will host its fourth annual Back2Bellingham reunion weekend for alumni, families, students, faculty, staff and community, Friday to Sunday, May 17 to 19.
“I’ve always believed it’s not higher education unless it’s for a higher purpose and this year’s Back2Bellingham...
A motivational speaker, Xerxes Whitney will present “Busting Through Your Challenges: Don’t Fight it. Embrace It” at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 20, in Miller Hall Room 138 on Western Washington University’s campus.
The presentation is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by Western’s Physical Education, Health and Recreational Department; College of...
Western Washington University will host its fourth “It’s Your Arboretum” day from noon to 3 p.m. on May 18 at the Outdoor Learning Center, located on the Huntoon Trail in the western part of the Sehome Arboretum adjoining Western’s campus.
The event is free and open to the pubic.
“Our hope is that a greater awareness of Arboretum stewardship...
Western Washington University Associate Professor of Environmental Science Andy Bunn will take two students to the Siberian Arctic this summer as part of The Polaris Project, an international research project that started in 2008 to look at how global climate change is affecting the Arctic.
Western students Heidi Rodenhizer (Biology, Seattle) and Katie Heard (Environmental Science, Pine...
Western Washington University’s Sanford-Hill Piano Series will feature Italian pianist Alessio Bax in concert at 7:30 p.m. on May 10 at Western’s Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.
Tickets for the concert are available through Western’s Box Office and are $9 for students, $18 for seniors, Western faculty and staff, and $24 for the general public.
Bax is the...
Western Washington University assistant professor of chemistry John Gilbertson has been awarded a prestigious five-year, $470,000 Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation for his research into breaking down harmful greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and transforming them into useful compounds.
The award was one of only a handful given out to master’...
Jim Sinegal, the co-founder, director and retired president and chief executive officer of Costco, was the keynote speaker at the 16th Annual Western Washington University Business Forum on Friday, April 26, at the Seattle Sheraton.
So far, the event has raised almost $125,000 from event sponsorships, table sales and gifts. All proceeds go to WWU student scholarships.
Prior to co...
