Videos

Students create promo video for Jingle Bell Run

A team of Western Washington University students in Kevin Carey’s Communications 224 service-learning course created a video promoting the Bellingham Jingle Bell Run for their community partner, The Arthritis Foundation’s Great Northwest Region.

Vajda explains J.R.R. Tolkien's invented languages

J.R.R. Tolkien, wildly popular for his authorship of the fantasy trilogy "The Lord of the Rings," was by profession an unprepossessing Medievalist and historical linguist.

In this lecture, delivered at Western Washington University Nov. 14, 2012, Edward Vajda, a professor in the Modern and Classical Languages Department at Western, discusses "Tolkien's Imaginary Languages."

Alumnus' documentary on poverty to screen Nov. 26

Four young men sleep on a dirt floor of an adobe shed in a small Guatemalan village. No access to clean water and the constant itch of fleas is a pressing reminder of their situation. But they are not alone.

Of the children and adolescents living in rural areas, 76 percent live in poverty. This high number is one reason that Western Washington University graduate Sean Leonard and current Western student Ryan Christoffersen lived in Guatemala for eight weeks.

Concert Choir to perform holiday concert Nov. 18

Western Washington University’s Concert Choir and Advanced Women’s Chorale will debut their new annual holiday concert at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 2117 Walnut St. in Bellingham.

Conducted by Professor of Music Leslie Guelker-Cone and Associate Professor of Music Timothy Fitzpatrick, “A Light in the Darkness: Songs of Hope and Comfort” invites the community to join together to usher in the holiday season with songs that inspire and uplift, bringing light to Bellingham's wintry days.

'American Meat' filmmaker coming to Western

Graham Meriwether, director of the documentary “American Meat,” will discuss the film as part of Western Washington University’s Huxley College of the Environment Speaker Series at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, in Communications Facility Room 125 on Western’s campus.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

Kean creates template for online textbooks

A new online textbook platform provides professors an opportunity to write their own text, as well as develop an evaluation process that gives immediate feedback to students.

Western professor Eric Kean has developed the online platform which he calls “More than a Textbook” (itsmorethanatextbook.com), and said that the platform can be adapted for any class. Evaluation options include multiple choice, numerical, fill-in-the-blank and free-response questions.

Veterans speak at annual ceremony

Western Washington University held its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 9, on campus.

Featured speakers included Western President Bruce Shepard; Western student and former U.S. Marine Lucas Coffey; Western employee and former U.S. Army and Vietnam veteran Tom Brandstrom; and community member William Marshall, retired from the U.S. Air Force.

The ceremony was co-sponsored by the Veterans Outreach Center and the President’s Office.

The place we call home

Ryan Gilbert, a firefighter with the Bellingham Fire Department, enjoys spending time with his family in the outdoors.

His boys, 9 and 6, are old enough now that they can navigate the many trails in the northern Cascade Mountains, and they're out there often.

This past summer, in the process of documenting his family's many adventures, Gilbert used his Canon 7D to capture these stunning time-lapse images of the Bellingham area.

View more of Gilbert's work on his Vimeo page.

Reel Rock film tour lands at Western Nov. 15

The Associated Students Outdoor Center presents the Reel Rock film tour, set for 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in Arntzen Hall Room 100.

Tickets are $5 for Western Washington University students with ID and $7 for community members.

The Reel Rock film tour showcases a series of films created by world-class climbers from across the globe.

For more information, contact Angela Tsui at as.oc.marketing@wwu.edu.

Osterhaus given lifetime peace award

Shirley Osterhaus, a senior instructor at Western Washington University's Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, has been awarded the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center’s “Howard Harris Lifetime Peacemaker Award.”