15-16: Building the Campus
Four new waste, recycling and compost stations were installed in Red Square in December to replace the 16 garbage and three recycle bins that were previously in the area. These smart waste and recycling systems are manufactured by Bigbelly.
The project was put together by students and…
The Research-Writing Studio at Western Libraries experienced record-breaking usage throughout fall quarter 2015, recording at least 7,500 visits, over 10 times higher than the number of visits received by the…
Members of the Washington State Legislature toured the Carver Academic Facility construction area at Western Washington University on Tuesday, Dec. 1, during an event held in their honor to show appreciation for the funding of the project.
Vice President Steve Swan, of…
Western Washington University marks the winter season with the annual lighting of the giant sequoia tree that grows in front of Edens Hall on Wednesday Nov. 18, 2015.
A crew of five works to hang the sixteen strands of lights from the top of the large tree using ropes, carabiners and an…
Western Washington University’s Shannon Point Marine Center is naming its Commons area after Professor Emeritus and former SPMC Director Steve Sulkin.
Western will celebrate the naming of the Stephen D. Sulkin Commons from 2 to 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20 at the marine center. The…
Flat tires and squeaky brakes will be a thing of the past thanks to the recent installation of three bicycle FIXIT stations on campus. Each station provides a stand to secure a bike and tools necessary to make common bike repairs. A QR code on each station can also be scanned with a smartphone…
Western’s Karen W. Morse Hall (Chemistry Building), where a fire occurred on Aug. 25, is reopening in time for the start of fall quarter classes on Sept. 24.
The fire, which was confined to a lab on the third floor of the Chemistry Building, led to an evacuation of the building.…
Western Washington University, which owns the Lincoln Creek Transportation Center lot at the corner of Lincoln and Byron Streets just east of Interstate 5 in Bellingham, is moving to a permit system for that lot effective Sept. 21.
The lot, which sits on the site of the former Samish…
Western’s Karen W. Morse Hall (Chemistry Building) is closed, pending assessment of the damages caused by a fire on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
The fire, which occurred in a lab on the third floor of the Chemistry Building at about 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, led to an evacuation of the building…
The Campus to Compost Green Energy Fee project has begun supplying campus-generated compost to Western Washington University landscaping projects, beginning a closed-loop waste process that will save the university money and reduce its waste stream.
Located at the Facilities Management…