Latest news releases from the WWU Office of University Communications
Contact: Garry Daniel, Western Washington University Extended Education and Summer Programs, garry.daniel@wwu.edu or (360) 650-7780.
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s Everett-based weekend Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is accepting applications now for the next cohort of students who will begin classes in January 2011.
WWU’s Weekend MBA at Everett program features a high level of student-faculty interaction and small class sizes that meet Friday...
Contact: Ariel Cleasby-Heaven, WWU Extended Education and Summer Programs, Ariel.Cleasby-Heaven@wwu.edu or (360) 650-3717.
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University will offer four courses for writers and editors, beginning this fall and winter; the courses are open to the public and formal admission to WWU is not required.
There are two certificate programs, which are completed over a period of nine months and begin this fall:
Professional Editing: For Print and Online...Contact: Ariel Cleasby-Heaven, WWU Extended Education and Summer Programs, Ariel.Cleasby-Heaven@wwu.edu or (360) 650-3717.
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University will offer four courses for writers and editors, beginning this fall and winter; the courses are open to the public and formal admission to WWU is not required.
There are two certificate programs, which are completed over a period of nine months and begin this fall:
Professional Editing: For Print and Online...Contact: Ariel Cleasby-Heaven, Western Washington University, at Ariel.Cleasby-Heaven@wwu.edu or 360-650-3717.
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.) is hosting a preview event of their fall courses and excursions from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at St. Luke’s Community Health Education Center Meeting Room A, 3333 Squalicum Parkway in Bellingham.
A.L.L.’s offerings are open to all interested adults, regardless of age or...
Contact: Marlene Harlan, Western Washington University, marlene.harlan@wwu.edu or (360) 650-7221.
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University in partnership with City of Bellingham’s Sister City Association recently hosted 20 eleven-year-olds and two teachers from Cheongju, South Korea; the group arrived at Western on July 26 for a three-week stay.
Students were actively engaged in English and American culture classes taught by Karen Stuen and WWU Teaching English to Speakers of...
Contact: Michael Henninger, Associate Dean, Woodring College of Education; (360) 650-3979; Michael.Henninger@wwu.edu
BELLINGHAM – Over the past five years, businesses, organizations and others have provided more than $90,000 in scholarships to 40 students of color enrolling in Western Washington University’s Woodring College of Education teacher preparation program.
Grants for the Future Teachers of Color Promise Scholarship program for the coming year include $3,400 from...
Contact: Cher Carnell, Western Washington University Dance Program, cher.carnell@wwu.edu or (360) 650-2274.
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts will host its first-ever Western Arts Preparatory Academy, featuring dance, music and theatre classes for youth ages 2 to 12.
Creative Dance, Elementary Ballet and Violin classes begin this fall in the community and on the WWU campus, and new classes will be offered...
Contact: University Communications, (360) 650-3350
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University ranks 33rd nationally among the 100 “Best Buy Colleges and Universities” in a list compiled by Forbes Magazine.
Forbes Magazine, which has a circulation of over 900,000, ranks colleges and universities across the nation that provide the best education at the lowest possible cost to students.
“We are proud to offer an excellent education at an affordable cost....
BELLINGHAM – Ramiro Espinoza has been appointed student trustee at Western Washington University and will be the first-ever WWU graduate student to serve in that capacity.
Appointed by Gov. Chris Gregoire, Espinoza will serve on Western’s Board of Trustees until June 30, 2011.
“Ramiro Espinoza is an exceptionally talented leader whose service to Western has already benefited our campus in many ways. We all are very pleased that we will have the opportunity for his insights and...
Contact: Tim Wynn, director, WWU Facilities Management, (360) 650-3496; Tim.Wynn@wwu.edu
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University is 12th on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the nation’s top 20 green energy purchasers in higher education.
Western annually purchases 100 percent of its electrical energy from green sources via renewable energy credits (RECs).
Western was the only college or university in the State of Washington on the recently released...
