In the media
05 20 13
Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge Islander Claire Nitsche competed alongside national equestrian riders this month and finished in the top 10 in the country.
Nitsche has been impressing judges while riding on the Western Washington University Equestrian Team, enough to earn her a spot on a tight list of other riders competing at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s national competition in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on May 2-5.
05 20 13
The News Tribune
It was supposed to be the other way around.
When the student newspaper adviser at Western Washington University asked us to meet with his students in Bellingham last week, he wanted us to talk about our careers and the changing newspaper industry. Convince them there is a future in journalism, he said. Inspire them.
Hopefully we accomplished some of that, but more than anything, the students inspired us.
05 20 13
KIRO TV-7
More than half of recent college graduates in Washington state enter the stiff job market more than $20,000 in debt. But now, many universities are launching online courses, some even for free.
Starting this fall, the University of Washington in Seattle will offer a degree in early childhood education and family studies, completely online. When the announcement was made, the UW touted its “low cost” of $7,000 a year.
05 17 13
The Seattle Times
Eight students and alumni from Western Washington University have received Fulbright Scholarships this spring, breaking the school’s previous record and likely making it one of the top master’s degree-granting institutions in the country with such a large number of Fulbright scholars.
05 17 13
The Tacoma News Tribune
"It's Your Arboretum" day aims to teach the community about something special in its midst, organizers said of the Saturday, May 18, event.
"It's a beautiful spot. I want them to realize just how special it really is. It's an inner-city forest that's unique," said David Engebretson, a geology professor at Western Washington University.
05 17 13
The Bellingham Herald
Some 41-plus years have passed since the last time Rudy Thomas donned the basketball jersey of his alma mater, Western Washington University.
Although his memories lack the level of detail they once did, the 68-year-old Thomas needed little spurring on to conjure what he remembers of the 1972 basketball team that finished fifth at the NAIA National Championship tournament.
"We were some place we had never been before," Thomas said, referring to the team that was two wins away from a chance at the national championship.
05 17 13
The Seattle Times
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and allies from across the state will share $200,000 in scholarships from the Greater Seattle Business Association, the largest LGBT chamber of commerce in the nation, with membership ranging from restaurants to Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft and Boeing.
05 16 13
The Bellingham Herald
Bruce Beasley, along with Mary Gillilan, selected 25 winners from the 275 poems submitted by Whatcom County residents for this year's Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest.
The awards ceremony takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at Bellingham Cruise Terminal. The event is free and open to the public. Details: boyntonpoetrycontest.wordpress.com.
05 16 13
The Olympian
School district officials didn’t have to look very far to find a new leader for Tumwater High School. Capital High School assistant principal Jeff Broome, from the neighboring Olympia School District, will assume the job on July 1.
05 16 13
The Bellingham Herald
Organized chaos will descend on downtown Bellingham Friday evening, May 17, as the Ski to Sea Junior Parade takes to the streets.
The parade will start at the corner of Alabama Street and Cornwall Avenue at 6 p.m., with judging for entries starting at 4:30 p.m.
