13-14: Cultural Events and Lectures
Western Washington University's Language and Culture Programs will hold a potluck-style picnic celebrating the Fourth of July from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, July 4, at the Performing Arts Center Plaza.
The event is free and open to community members. Guests will have the…
Local band Snug Harbor will kick off the 2014 Summer Noon Concert Series with a 12 p.m. gig Wednesday, July 2, on the PAC Plaza at Western Washington University.
And in addition to the music, the folks in Summer Programs are handing out free ice cream and prizes to attendees.
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Former Washington Gov. Gary Locke, the speaker at the 9 a.m. ceremony, recently completed two years as the U.S. ambassador to China. He also served in President Obama’s Cabinet as the secretary of commerce.
Born and raised in Seattle, Locke is a two-term governor of the state of…
Jerry Thon, the speaker at the 12:30 p.m. spring commencement ceremony June 14, is the vice president of Astoria Holdings, a fish processing plant in Astoria, Oregon. He’s also the former owner of New West Fisheries in Bellingham and the immediate past president of the Western Foundation.
…Douglas Massey, the speaker at the 4 p.m. commencement ceremony June 14, is a sociologist specializing in international migration and socioeconomic stratification.
At Princeton University, Massey directs the Office of Population Research and oversees the Mexican Migration Project and the…
Brian O'Sullivan spoke at the 9 a.m. ceremony during spring commencement June 14, 2014.
O'Sullivan graduated with a self-designed concentration from Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies that incorporates his interests in art and psychology. He hopes to study art therapy in…
Christina Van Wingerden, who graduated with a Master of Education in Continuing and College Education, spoke at the 12:30 commencement ceremony June 14, 2014.
Van Wingerden is administrator to the dean of students at Western and earned her bachelor’s degree from Western in 2011.
Twins Anne and Andrea d’Aquino speak at the 4 p.m. commencement ceremony June 14.
Anne is receiving a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry while Andrea is receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry.
They have excelled at research, scholarship and community service…
Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard honored six graduates as Presidential Scholars during Commencement on Saturday, June 14.
Presidential Scholar awards honor top students in six colleges for their exceptional scholarship and service to the university and community.…
Former Gov. Gary Locke received an honorary doctorate and addressed Western Washington University graduates and their families at one of three spring commencement ceremonies in Carver Gymnasium on June 14.
The other main speakers were scholar Douglas Massey (’74), the Henry G. Bryant…