News releases

Latest news releases from the WWU Office of University Communications

05 10 13

Contact: Sandra Mottner, Western Washington University associate professor of Finance and Marketing, at Sandra.mottner@wwu.edu or (360) 650-2403.

BELLINGHAM – Retired Investment Banker Paul Merriman, a Western Washington University alumnus, will present “Investing for Young Professionals” on Monday, May 20 at 6 p.m. in the Academic Instructional Center (AIC) room 210 on Western’s campus.

The presentation is open to all Western students and is part of Western’s College of...

05 10 13

Contact: Debbie Gibbons, WWU Youth Programs Manager, Extended Education, (360) 650-6820 or Debbie.Gibbons@wwu.edu

BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s Odyssey of Science...

05 10 13

Contact: Cynthia Camlin, Western Washington University assistant professor, (360) 650-3747, Cynthia.Camlin@wwu.edu

BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s Department of Art presents “Launchpad,” an exhibition that highlights culminating work by graduating BA and BFA Studio Art students. 

The exhibition will show from May 28 to June 8 in the Western Gallery located in the Fine Arts Building on Western’s campus, and is free and open to the public.

“Launchpad” brings...

05 10 13

Contact:  Jeffrey Gilliam, Western Washington University professor of Music, (360) 650-3709, Jeffrey.Gilliam@wwu.edu

BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s Department of Music will host American pianist Kay Zavislak in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center located at 1314 Harris Ave. in Bellingham.

The evening concert, which will feature selected works by Johann Sebastian Bach, is free and open to the public.

As an active...

05 09 13

Contact: Tom Moore, Western Washington University Fellowships Office, (360) 650-4074

BELLINGHAM –Western Washington University graduates and students have received eight prestigious Fulbright Scholarships this year, a record for the institution and more than doubling its previous best of three.

“This is an outstanding achievement and our congratulations to Western Fulbright award winners,” Western Provost Catherine Riordan said. “These students and alumni are...

05 09 13

Contact: Tom Moore, Western Washington University Fellowships Office, (360) 650-4074

BELLINGHAM –Western Washington University graduates and students have received eight prestigious Fulbright Scholarships this year, a record for the institution and more than doubling its previous best of three.

“This is an outstanding achievement and our congratulations to Western Fulbright award winners,” Western Provost Catherine Riordan said. “These students and alumni are...

05 09 13

Contact: Tom Moore, Western Washington University Fellowships Office, (360) 650-4074

BELLINGHAM –Western Washington University graduates and students have received eight prestigious Fulbright Scholarships this year, a record for the institution and more than doubling its previous best of three.

“This is an outstanding achievement and our congratulations to Western Fulbright award winners,” Western Provost Catherine Riordan said. “These students and alumni are...

05 08 13

Contact: Kate Kairoff, coordinator, Western Washington University College of Business and Economics’ Center for Excellence in Management Education, at Kate.Kairoff@wwu.edu or (360) 650-4583

BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics will host Saul Weisberg for its Ethics and Social Responsibility Executive Strategy Speaker Series at 3 p.m. on May 10 in Western’s Communications Facility room 115.

The...

05 08 13

Contact: Kelsey Taylor, student president of the Current Events Forum, taylor98@students.wwu.edu, or Susanne Seales, Western Washington University Honors Program instructor, at Susanne.Seales@wwu.edu

BELLINGHAM – Tim Harris, founding director of the Real Change News and the Homeless Empowerment Project, will discuss his work as an activist and organizer for the rights of the homeless at Western Washington University on Friday, May 24 at 3:30 p.m. in Communications Facility room 115....

05 08 13

Contact: Kelsey Taylor, student president of the Current Events Forum, taylor98@students.wwu.edu, or Susanne Seales, Western Washington University Honors Program instructor, at Susanne.Seales@wwu.edu

BELLINGHAM – Tim Harris, founding director of the Real Change News and the Homeless Empowerment Project, will discuss his work as an activist and organizer for the rights of the homeless at Western Washington University on Friday, May 24 at 3:30 p.m. in Communications Facility room 115....