15-16: Leadership
Anselmo Villanueva has been selected as executive director of the award-winning Compass 2 Campus mentoring program at Western Washington University’s Woodring College of Education.
Villanueva, a career educator with more than 30 years of experience, succeeds Compass 2 Campus…
Stephanie Cheng has been elected Western Washington University’s Associated Students president for the 2016-2017 academic year.
The Associated Students (AS) is both the association of all WWU students and the official student governing body. The AS is responsible for providing a…
The Western Washington University Board of Trustees on Thursday approved Western’s 2016-17 state-funded operating budget, which includes a 15 percent tuition reduction for resident undergraduate students during the upcoming academic year.
“This tuition reduction will greatly…
Abigail “Abby” Ramos has been appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to serve a one-year term as the student trustee at Western Washington University.
“Abigail Ramos is an outstanding student leader who has already demonstrated her commitment to WWU students and the community.…
Board of Trustees Recap for May 10, 2016
Western’s Board of Trustees on May 10 during a special meeting unanimously approved a five-year employment contract for incoming WWU President Sabah Randhawa.
The contract finalizes Randhawa’s appointment as Western’s…
Rep. Rick Larsen, a congressman for Washington's 2nd Congressional District, visited the Shannon Point Marine Center in Anacortes on Wednesday, May 4.
Showing him around was Erika McPhee-Shaw, the center's director. Becca Kenna-Schenk, Western's director of…
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), an organization of more than 400 public colleges, universities, and systems across the nation, is rolling out a national marketing campaign on May 4 after a year-long pilot project last year that Western contributed greatly to…
Western's 14th president, Sabah Randhawa, will begin his term in office on Monday, Aug. 1.
Making that announcement Tuesday morning were Karen Lee, chair of the WWU Board of Trustees, and Sue Sharpe, Chair of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee. Lee and Sharpe…
Western Washington University has appeared on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the top green energy purchasers in higher education for the past 10 years.
In fact, Western has been on the EPA’s top college list since it was launched in January 2006. In the most…
A small contingent from Western Washington University is on Capitol Hill this week visiting with legislators. On Wednesday, April 20, the group visited with Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Maria Cantwell, Rep. Rick Larson, Rep. Derek Kilmer, Rep. Susan DelBene, and Rep. Jim…