Videos

Outdoor Center | staff

Western Washington University Web developer and graphic designer Rochelle Parry, an avid riverboarder, aims to get faculty, staff and students involved in riverboarding through the WWU Outdoor Center. Riverboarding is a sport in which participants cruise through river rapids on a small body board.

A weekend excursion has been set up through the Outdoor Center for an upcoming weekend. For specific information, contact the WWU Outdoor Center at http://outdoor.as.wwu.edu/.

The winners of the Office of Admissions' Why Western? Video conference have been announced. The grand prize winning clip, shown here, was submitted by Chris Jespersen. To view the other winners, visit http://admissions.wwu.edu/whywestern/.

The Western Washington University men's basketball team picked up a win Sunday over archrival Central Washington University. The 90-86 victory was shown live regionally on Fox Sports Northwest.

WWU University Communications intern Jon Bergman was on hand to capture the action.

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faculty | William Demmert | Woodring

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski pays tribute to Bill Demmert from the senate floor on Feb. 1.

Demmert, who passed away on Jan. 19 at age 75, retired from his position as professor of education at Western Washington University in 2008. He first came to WWU in 1992.

Of Oglalla Sioux and Tlingit heritage, Demmert received his doctorate in Education from Harvard in 1973. While attending the university, he worked in the U.S. Senate for Senators Ted Kennedy and Walter Mondale on the original Indian Education Act.

Faculty members from Western Washington University's Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments gather for monthly neighborhood round-table discussions, Neuroscience on Tap: Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB), at Bob's Burgers & Brew in downtown Bellingham.

At each meeting, a faculty member leads the discussion of a specific topic, from mental illness to food addiction to brain injury.

Here, Jackie Rose, an assistant professor in Westerns Psychology Department, presents "Thanks for the Memories: Memory Processes Across the Lifespan."

Bruce Shepard | budget | funding | tuition

Bruce Shepard, president of Western Washington University, testified before the state Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 20, regarding state funding for higher education.

funding | students | tuition

Jamie Marine, the Associated Students legislative liason at Western Washington University, testified on Wednesday, Jan. 20, before the state Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee in Oympia regarding state funding for higher education.

A number of other students, along with the presidents of the state's other instututions of higher learning, also testified. To view the full video, click here.

students | theater

Evan Tucker, a production manager from Northwest Playwrights Alliance, which co-sponsors the WWU Theatre Ambassador's tour, appeared on Q13 Fox recently just before the tour opened with three full-house shows at the New City Theatre in Seattle.

Tucker briefly talks about the WWU program toward the end of the video.
 

admissions | scholarships | students

Western is looking for hard-working students who are focused on building successful lives and careers for themselves and strong futures for their families and communities. This competition is a creative way for incoming students to help pay for college and is not just available to those with outstanding grades and test scores, but to any student willing to think outside the box.