Campus News

Did you know almost half of home fires involve cooking equipment, with unattended cooking the leading cause. At Western, burnt food was the leading cause of fire alarms on campus in 2022. So…

Myrl Beck, Jr., professor emeritus of Geology at Western Washington University, passed away at age 89 on Jan. 4, in Bellingham.

Myrl attended Caltech from 1951-1952, then attended Stanford from 1952-1955, intending to be a lawyer.  He was accepted to law school at Stanford but changed his mind and ultimately graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics.  On graduation day in 1955 he…

A celebration for the 2022 Western Washington University National Champion Women’s Soccer Team will be held during the Thursday, Jan. 26 men’s basketball game in Carver Gym.

WWU students, faculty and staff will be offered free admission to recognize and celebrate WWU’s 12th and latest team national champion. The Vikings captured the 2022 NCAA Division II National Championship with a 2-…

The Department of Linguistics is pleased to announce it is resuming “Libations with a Linguist.” Faculty from Western’s Linguistics Department organize these community round-table discussions once a quarter.  These talks are free and open to the public of all ages.

Our next "Libations With a Linguist" event is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 2from 6-8 p.m. at Ponderosa, located at 1225…

WWU alumna Nora Selander has been hired as the new director of Government Relations at Western Washington University.

Selander replaces Becca Kenna-Schenk, who became the Chief of Staff to WWU President Sabah Randhawa last fall.

“This university is an incredibly special place, and I’m honored to return to WWU in this role,” Selander said.

Prior to coming to Western,…

WWU will host poet Paul Hlava Ceballos to campus for a public performance at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 3 p.m., in Carver 104. This event is free and open to the entire campus community.

Ceballos' award-winning new book, banana [], out of the University of Pittsburgh Press, is steeped in research and history. banana [ ] reveals the extractive relationship the United States has with…

University Advancement at WWU has announced pair of important and well-deserved upcoming retirements in Sonja Sather and Emily Weiner.

Sonja Sather has been a dedicated Western administrator, a foundational scholarship staff member, and a critical member of the development team. She began her career at Western in 1978 as an administrative assistant to President Paul Olscamp and served…

Pursuant to the attached Presidential Proclamation, Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor and remembrance of the victims who tragically lost their lives on Jan. 21 in Monterey Park, California.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on…

WWU faculty, staff, alumni, and students are encouraged to nominate colleagues for the following awards that will be accepting nominations through Feb. 10:

Human Resources at Western Washington University has updated the list of employees who are in need of, and eligible to, receive shared leave in accordance with the Requesting and Donating Shared Leave policy (POL-U5410.06).

The following employee is eligible to receive shared leave donations:

The following leave may be donated:  Any amount of vacation that…