Host Western Washington University saw a 21-point lead slip away, then rallied in the final minutes and claimed an 84-70 victory over arch-rival Central Washington University in a NCAA Division II Men's Basketball West Regional first-round game Friday before a crowd of 2,314 on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium.
Guard Morris Anderson scored a game-high 23 points as the Vikings, ranked No.15 in the final regular-season National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA II Top 25 Poll and the No.1 seed in the region, improved to 26-5.
The NCAA Division II men's regional tournament at Western Washington University is under way, with BYU-Hawaii knocking off Seattle Pacific University 76-72 in the opening game.
Humboldt State University is playing CSU San Bernardino in the 2:30 p.m. game, and Dixie State University will take on Cal Poly Pomona at 5:30.
Top-seeded Western Washington University takes the court at 7:30 against arch-rival Central Washington University.
Host and No. 1 seed Western Washington University will play arch-rival and No. 8 seed Central Washington University in the final game of today's opening round at the West Regional of the NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Tournament being held on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium.
The Vikings, 25-5 overall, are 13-1 at home this season. Central is 16-10. The contest is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.
The Office of Admissions at Western Washington University is holding a reception for admitted Whatcom County freshmen and their families to celebrate their acceptance and to connect them with each other and current WWU students, faculty, staff and alums.
The event is scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25, and will take place in the skybridge lobby of the Academic Instructional Center West building on campus.
For more information, contact Angela Gaffney at angela.gaffney@wwu.edu or (360) 650-4346.
Host and No.1 seed Western Washington University will play arch-rival and No.8 seed Central Washington in the final game of Friday's opening round at the West Regional of the NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Tournament being held on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. The pairings were announced Tuesday morning.
The Vikings, 25-5 overall, are 13-1 at home this season. Central is 16-10. The contest is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.
Western Washington University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by WWU Theatre professor Maureen O’Reilly, from Apr. 22-25 and Apr. 28-May 2 in the Old Main Theater.
The Biology Department at Western Washington University has announced its schedule of seminars for spring quarter. All are welcome to attend these free events, which take place at 4 p.m. in Biology Building Room 234.
The Western Gallery will present "Critical Messages: Northwest Artists on the Environment” from April 12 through May 29.
The work of 26 artists from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Idaho, and California will be showcased in this exhibition that has been organized around eight environmental issues facing the Pacific Northwest: growth, waste management, production and consumption, transportation, wilderness and wetland preservation, biodiversity, climate change, and energy.
Commencement activities begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, March 20, on the Western Washington University campus in Carver Gymnasium and in the SMATE Building. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. and is followed by Memory Walk, which concludes at approximately noon.
All academic and administrative units are asked to avoid activity that would conflict with commencement.
Western Washington University’s Department of Music will host the Northstar Saxophone Quartet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9 in the Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theater.
The free performance will feature Scott Granlund, soprano saxophone; WWU Music faculty Nicole Barnes, alto saxophone; Bryan Smith, tenor saxophone; and Jay Easton, baritone saxophone. The evening program will include works by Piazzolla, Lukas, Glass and others. They will also perform a Northwest premiere of "Quartet" by award-winning composer Wes Matthews.
Ralph Vernacchia, director of the undergraduate and graduate programs in sport psychology and the Center for Performance Excellence at Western Washington University, will present "Cracking the Quality of Life Code" from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, in Viking Union Room 552.
This Employee Wellness event is put on by the the Wellness Program at WWU as part of its free Lunch 'n' Learn series.
Western Washington University’s Department of Art will host a guest lecture by artist Vesna Pavlovic titled “On Photography’s Expanded Field” at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, in Communications Facility Room 105 on the WWU campus.
The event is free and open to the public.
Referencing George Baker’s essay from 2005, “Photography’s Expanded Field,” Pavlovic will discuss her work as a contemporary photographer who constantly questions the medium’s language.
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.
The community is invited to help honor WWU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Brad Jackson and the tradition he has built in his 25 seasons with the Vikings at a pregame ceremony before Feb. 28's huge matchup with archrival Central Washington University, which will be broadcast regionally on FSN Northwest.
Attendees can enjoy a pre-game celebration in Carver Gym D with heavy appetizers, beer and wine before heading to the biggest game of the year.
On March 1, Western Washington University will play host to three guests from San Francisco: Consul Michael Ahrens and scholarship adviser Leslie Harlson, both from the German Consulate, and Arndt Peltner from Radio Goethe.
With support from the Activities Committee of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and the German Consulate, the German Section at Western has organized three events, all free and open to the public. Leslie Harlson will first present on scholarship opportunities in Germany from 2 to 3 p.m. in College Hall Room 131.
The community is invited to help honor WWU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Brad Jackson and the tradition he has built in his 25 seasons with the Vikings at a pregame ceremony before Feb. 28's huge matchup with archrival Central Washington University, which will be broadcast regionally on FSN Northwest.
Attendees can enjoy a pre-game celebration in Carver Gym D with heavy appetizers, beer and wine before heading to the biggest game of the year.
The Office of Admissions at Western Washington University is playing host to an overnight visit on Thursday, March 4, and Friday, March 5, for 23 prospective freshmen admitted with highest honors. Admission to WWU with highest honors is determined based on outstanding academic history and standardized exam scores. The visiting students are an elite group—their average cumulative high school GPA is 3.98.
Washington State Department of Natural Resources geographer and Western Washington University alumnus Michael Grilliot will speak about rising sea levels in Puget Sound at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, in Communications Facility 125 on the WWU campus.
The event is free, open to the public and is part of the WWU Huxley College of the Environment Speaker Series.
The Western Libraries at Western Washington University will play host to a talk by Shaw N. Gynan, professor of Spanish and director of Linguistics at WWU, titled “A Week with the Ishir Awatoso: Techniques of Elementary Literacy Instruction in an Endangered Language.”
The event, free and open to the public, will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25 at the Library Skybridge.
Western Washington University’s Wind Symphony will perform with saxophone virtuoso and faculty member Nicole Barnes at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25 in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.
The performance is free and open to the public.
“I am very excited about this upcoming concert. The program is very different from anything we have ever done at WWU. It uses the Wind Band in two completely different ways,” said Christopher Bianco, conductor of the WWU Wind Symphony.
The submission deadline for the 16th Annual Employee Arts & Crafts Show at Western Washington University is Friday, March 5. The show is open to all faculty and staff members. Entry forms are available online at http://www.wwu.edu/depts/artscraftsshow/Exhibitors.shtml.
"Art and Sustainability" is an added theme for 2010, but submissions do not have to fit into the sustainable category to be accepted in the show.
The exhibit runs March 15 to 19 in Viking Union Rooms 565 and 567.
