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Munro Institute comes to campus June 25 to 29

The Ralph Munro Institute from Western Washington University spent last week at North Seattle Community College. It has moved to Western's campus in Bellingham for this week, June 25 to 29. Elected officials, public policy experts, political scientists and distinguished scholars will be among the speakers at panels that are free and open to the public.

Students hold annual robot competition

Western Washington University’s computer science department held its annual Student Robot Competition May 29 in the Communications Facility lobby on the first floor on WWU’s campus.

The participants were students from Associate Professor of Computer Science Jianna Zhang’s Computer Science 372: Robotics class, although all Western students, regardless of their major or area of study, are allowed to enter robots in what has now become an annual competition.

Dogs provide therapy during final exams

Registered Pet Partner Teams (dogs and handlers) have been in the Western Libraries on campus for a couple of weeks providing some "doggie therapy" for students stressed out by finals or those who just want to relax.

Condom Fashion Show promotes safety among students

The Condom Fashion Show from the Western Washington University Associated Students Sexual Awareness Center is an expression supporting safer sex practices and proper condom use. In the yearly show, models walk the runway wearing outfits made with expired condoms.

Muslim student group shares Islam with campus

The Muslim Students' Association at Western Washington University held various events on campus this past week as part of Islamic Awareness Week on campus.

Art students create minigolf course on campus

Students in the Western Washington University art department have created a minigolf course in front of the Fine Arts Building.

Plans are to use the functional sculpture to raise funds for the department.

Go with the flow

Western Washington University student Jesus Velazquez practices the art of FLOEball in Red Square.

A form of meditation, a martial art, an exercise and a game, FLOEball (FLOE stands for "For Love of Energy") has its roots at Western.

Rich Brown wins national award for theater work

Western Washington University Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance Rich Brown received the 2012 award for Outstanding Lead Deviser/Director of a Devised Work at the national awards at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival on April 21 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Brown was honored for directing the devised production, “Us,” which ran on campus in April 2011 and was invited to be one of four full-length plays shown as part of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Fort Collins, Colo., in February.

Western to test emergency systems May 9

At 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, Western will conduct an emergency notification drill of its Western Alert system. Western Alert is a group of ways to reach students, faculty and staff with important information for your safety. Multiple ways to provide information is considered a best practice.

What to Expect. Western Alert elements that will be active on May 9 include:

ROP serves underrepresented groups on campus

The seven centers that make up the Associated Students Resource and Outreach Programs at Western Washington University provide information, advocacy, activities and peer education to Western students. The ROP strives to empower and support all members of WWU’s diverse community.

In this video, created during winter quarter at WWU, University Communications intern Jeremy Smith speaks with the heads of the ROP's seven offices to tell the story of the ROP.

The descriptions below are from the AS website: