Features and highlights

Director of Athletics for 26 years, women’s basketball coach for 19 seasons

After more than four decades as a ground-breaking director of athletics and women’s basketball coach at Western Washington University, Lynda Goodrich announced her retirement Mon., May 6.

“Under Lynda Goodrich’s guidance, WWU Athletics has enjoyed tremendous success on...

Environmentalist and activist David Suzuki will give a lecture titled “Time is Running Out: Ecology or Economics?” at noon on May 6 at Western Washington University’s Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, as part of Western’s annual Japan Week Celebration.

The event is co-sponsored by Japan Week, Western’s Office of Sustainability and Huxley College of the...

The Western Washington University Department of Art will host artist Yuken Teruya for a lecture on Thursday, May 2 at 4 p.m. in Room 120 of the Science, Math and Technology Education building on Western’s campus.

The lecture, titled “Art Watering the Seeds of Social Change,” is free and open to the public.

Born in Okinawa, Japan, New York-based Yuken Teruya...

Before giving a lecture in the Old Main Theater Tuesday, artist Mandy Greer conducted a crochet workshop based on her recent project, which focuses on exploring transformations of landscapes and the human body.

Informed by mythology, fairy tales, literature and the experiences of motherhood, Greer is a multi-disciplinary...

The Western Washington University men's and women's basketball teams, who both were NCAA Division II national semifinalists and had a combined record of 60-7, were at Safeco Field on Friday, Apr. 26, for a special tribute prior to the Seattle...

Western Washington University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will conclude its fifth season of Cabaret performances on Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, at 8 p.m. in Room 16 of the Performing Arts Center.

The series features new work in an experimental performance format presented by Western students and faculty three times a year. Full of unexpected pleasures, Cabaret showcases...

Western Washington University faculty and staff may now apply for 2013-2014 parking permits online.

Applications will be considered late after Friday, May 17 at 4:30 PM.

Applications available:

  • Regular permit (quarterly, academic or annual)
  • Commuter packs
  • Carpool...

The Office of Sustainability has released a new comprehensive campus sustainability website for Western Washington University.

The “Western Sustainability” website was created to facilitate spotlight programs and practices throughout campus that make Western a sustainability leader in academics, operations, and student life.

In 2006, the Office of Sustainability...

The Puget Sound Blood Center is on the Western Washington University campus today for the last day of its quarterly blood drive. The drive is open until 4 p.m.

The donation location will be at the Viking Union 565 and also at the Mini Mobile at Red Square near the Humanities Building.

Volunteer donors can aid as many as three patients with only one pint of blood, and it...

Western Washington University faculty and staff may apply for 2013-2014 parking permits online beginning 7:15 a.m. Monday, April 29. No applications will be accepted before this time.

Applications will be considered late after Friday, May 17 at 4:30 PM.

Applications available:

  • Regular permit (quarterly, academic or annual)
  • Commuter packs
  • ...