Title: Professor in the Communication Department
What do you love most about your department? “How collegial we are with each other. We really respect each other so we can get the work done for the organization.”
Years at Western: 13th year
Originally from: Kent. Attended Kent-Meridian high...
Barbara Rogoff, the university of California - Santa Cruz Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology, will speak at Western Washington University April 16 and 17 about her ongoing research in a Guatemalan Mayan town.
The presentations are part of the Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies World Issues Forum.
At 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, Rogoff will present “...
Western Washington University’s Opera Studio presents “Cinderella (Cendrillon)” by Jules Massenet at 7:30 p.m. on April 11, 13, and 19-20, and at 2 p.m. on April 14 in Room 16 of the Performing Arts Center.
The production will be in French with English captions.
A familiar fairy tale in the hands of a master of French opera, Massenet’s “Cinderella...
The landscape of education has changed dramatically in the past few years, and the emergence of mobile technology and cloud-based services has forever changed the way we interact with our worlds.
The dramatic growth of mobile systems and services has also powered a renaissance in some existing technologies such as video, photography and other forms of media opening up new opportunities...
A handful of short documentaries created by Western Washington University journalism students winter quarter will be screened at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in Communications Facility Room 110.
Admission is free, but seating is limited.
The mini-docs were created by students this past quarter for Stephen Howie's J370 visual storytelling course. The video above, by...
Kaveh Askari, associate professor of English at Western Washington University, will give a lecture titled “Inventing Art Cinema: From the Museum to the Screen” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17 in the Bellingham City Council Chambers, 210 Lottie St., in Bellingham.
The free, public talk, an installment of the WWU College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean’s Lecture...
Kimberly Voll, a faculty member at Vancouver, B.C.’s Centre for Digital Media, will discuss the confluence of Gaming and Higher Education at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room as part of Western’s annual Tech Tonic technology expo.
The event is free and open to the public...
John “Jack” Herring has been appointed to serve as dean of Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Washington University, Provost Catherine Riordan announced today.
“We are delighted to welcome this established leader in the field of interdisciplinary and innovative higher education to Western. His experiences as dean at Prescott College in particular...
Curious how the Western Washington University campus has changed over the years?
We were, too, so we sent a student out last quarter to shoot current photos from the same spot as photos from the WWU archives. The result is this gallery of images on the WWU Facebook page.
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[ Editor's note: If you see Marli on campus today, please wish her a happy 30th birthday! ]
Title: Academic support coordinator in Student Outreach Services and coordinator of the Western Outdoor Orientation Trip (WOOT!) Program.
What do you love most about your department? “I love getting to work with amazing students here at...
