11-12: Student Excellence
WWU Phi Kappa Phi Member Todd Lagestee is a finalist in the Phi Kappa Phi Fall 2012 Graduation Photo Contest! Vote for him to win in the public voting poll. The contest closes Friday, Feb. 22, at 9:59 PST. This is what Todd says about his headgear, “I…
Western Washington University guard John Allen has been named the Red Lion/Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 13-19.
The weekly honor is Allen's second this season and the fifth of his career.
Western Washington University senior guard Cameron Severson has navigated through peaks and valleys during his five-year WWU basketball career.
He's helped the Vikings earn their first national title in program history. He also worked his way out of favor with Western's…
Western sophomore Kristen Burrows is on her way to meeting a lofty life goal: reaching the “Seven Summits,” the highest mountains of the seven continents. This isn’t just a hobby: with every peak she climbs, she is also doing her part to help cure breast cancer.
After…
Contact: Office of University Communications, (360) 650-3350
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard honored seven graduates as Presidential Scholars during Commencement on Saturday, June 9.
Presidential Scholar awards honor top students in six…
Contact: WWU Office of University Communications, (360) 650-3350
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University honored its Outstanding Graduates for the 2011-2012 academic year at spring Commencement Saturday, June 9.
Faculty members from each academic department select one…
Western Washington University’s new public relations scholarship exceeded its goal of $20,000 just 14 months after it was established in February 2011. It is the university’s Journalism Department’s first public relations (PR) scholarship since the PR…
BELLINGHAM - Shelley Jefferson teaches kids about the tides.
"Remember how we talked about the eelgrass?" she asks a small mob of fourth-graders at Carl Cozier Elementary School. "Who can tell me why tides are important?"
Jefferson doesn't give them the…
On June 1, a team of 13 marketing majors from Western Washington University presented a detailed Integrated Marketing Communication plan to James Sisneros, the CEO of zaahah, Inc., a social search site that enables students to collaborate on academic projects.
The students are Casey…
Contact: Kent Smith, Western Washington University associate professor of Art, (360) 650-3423, kent.smith@wwu.edu
BELLINGHAM - Catherine Dimalla, a Western Washington University Graphic Design major from Blaine, has been selected as the winner of the J. Charles Walker & John Brett…