15-16: Cultural Events and Lectures
Jo Ruxton will speak at Western Washington University at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29 at Western Libraries Special Collections (Wilson Library 6th Floor) about the human-caused environmental problem of plastic pollution, and the serious detrimental effects of plastics in the oceans.
This…
Western Washington University’s Department of Design will show the work of nearly 50 graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts students at the annual Senior Portfolio Show. The work will be on display Friday, June 10 from 1–4 p.m. in the Academic Instruction Center…
Western Washington University on the Peninsulas will host Jennie Hoffman for a three lecture series this June as part of its Western Lecture Series.
All three lectures will be presented at the SEA Discovery Center located at 18743 Front St. in Poulsbo. The lecture schedule is as follows…
Barry Herem, an artist and author, will give a lecture about the Whale House treasures of the Klukwan Whale House at 4:30 p.m. today (May 31) in Miller Hall Room 138; the lecture is free and open to the public.
The exquisite at.oow, or clan treasures of the Klukwan Whale House, has…
Western Reads has chosen Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me,” winner of the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction, as its 2016-17 Western Reads book.
Western Reads is a campus-wide reading program designed to promote intellectual engagement, community and conversation among…
The recipient of the 2016 James W. Scott Research Fellowship, Kendra Smith-Howard, will explore the history of cleanliness in 20th Century America, including the role and impact of Georgia-Pacific and other regional wood-pulp manufacturers, during the talk “A Messy History of Cleaning…
Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard signed the Real Food Challenge, brought forward by Students for Sustainable Foods at Western, back on April 1.
Today, May 25, the community is invited to celebrate the university's commitment to food from local, community-…
The Social Issues Resource Center, the Women’s Center and the Education Social Justice minor at Western Washington University are putting together a spring diversity teach-in event on Wednesday, May 25.
A symposium titled “Organized Justice: A Conversation on…
Western Libraries has partnered with the Western Gallery to exhibit pieces from the gallery’s substantial 65 piece collection of original chairs, benches,and tables, all by prominent designers from the mid-19th century to 1980s.
The chairs on display at Western Libraries are…
Western Washington University held its 7th Annual Back2Bellingham reunion weekend for alumni, families, students, faculty, staff and the community this past weekend.
This year’s headliner was “Something Wonderful,” featuring Bellingham Circus Guild performers. …