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Western Washington University’s Center for Economic Vitality and the Technology Alliance Group for NW Washington are holding the second Social Media Conference NW, Evolving Marketing Conversations, March 25 at McIntyre Hall Performing Arts and Conference Center in Mount Vernon.

Anyone interested in the business applications of social media is invited to attend. The conference...

Hundreds of graduating students, their family members and friends crowded into Sam Carver Gymnasium on the campus of Western Washington University Saturday for winter commencement.

Hoyt Gier, a vice president with Goldman Sachs & Co. in Seattle, was the ceremony's main speaker. He is also immediate past president of the Western Washington University Foundation and a member of the...

William S. Ayer, chairman and chief executive officer of Alaska Airlines and the Alaska Air Group, was the keynote speaker at the ninth Annual Western Washington University Bellingham Business Forum on Thursday, March 18, at the Hotel Bellwether ballroom.

At Alaska Airlines, Ayer, 55, leads the nation’s ninth-largest airline, with more than 10,000 employees, 59 destinations served...

Read a history of the Western Washington University Library from Marian Alexander, head of WWU's Special Collections, at http://www.library.wwu.edu/specialcollections/libraryhistory.htm. Follow along with what's new in the Western Libraries at http...

Hoyt Gier, a vice president with Goldman Sachs & Co. in Seattle, will address the winter commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 20, in Carver Gymnasium.

Approximately 556 undergraduates and 40 master’s candidates will receive degrees this quarter. Winter commencement includes all majors, and only one ceremony will take place.

Admission into the gymnasium will...

In 2008, Western Washington University journalism professor John Harris received a $5,000 grant from the Lummi Nation. With that grant, he created a photo blog focusing on the Lummi Blackhawk football team during the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

In this video, John reflects on his blog, explains how his experience has influenced his teaching and expresses his goals and visions for the future...

Washington State Department of Natural Resources geographer and Western Washington University alumnus Michael Grilliot speaks about rising sea levels in Puget Sound.

In his lecture, Grilliot discusses the potential effects of sea level rise on the physical profile of sandy beaches on San Juan Island, including transgression of the shoreline and backshore erosion. While similar work has...

Center Dwayne Fells scored on a post-up with 0.6 seconds left in overtime, lifting Cal Poly Pomona to a 76-75 victory over Western Washington University in a NCAA Division II Men's Basketball West Regional semifinal game Saturday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium.

Cal Poly Pomona, the defending regional champion, improved to 25-6 with its 17th victory in the last 18 games. The...

The NCAA Division II men's regional tournament at Western Washington University is under way, with BYU-Hawaii knocking off Seattle Pacific University 76-72 in the opening game.

Humboldt State University is playing CSU San Bernardino in the 2:30 p.m. game, and Dixie State University will take on Cal Poly Pomona at 5:30.

Top-seeded Western Washington University takes the...

Host and No. 1 seed Western Washington University will play arch-rival and No. 8 seed Central Washington University in the final game of today's opening round at the West Regional of the NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Tournament being held on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium.

The Vikings, 25-5 overall, are 13-1 at home this season. Central is 16-10. The contest is...