General Stories

Western’s Marco Hatch Awarded $300,000 NSF Grant to Start New Coastal Almanac Citizen-Science Initiative

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Published Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 2:34pm

Western Washington University Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences Marco Hatch and two colleagues have been chosen to receive a new two-year $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a pilot project designed to improve inclusion of STEM education and career pathways to underserved populations.

The grant is part of NSF’s new INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science) program, a comprehensive initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering.

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Nelly Trocmé Hewett to Discuss her Family Village's Effort to Hide Jewish Refugees in World War II at WWU Sept. 23

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Some of the Jewish children hidden in the the village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in France during World War II.

Published Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 2:41pm

Nelly Trocmé Hewett will speak about the French Plateau Vivarais-Lignon and the village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a place of safety and shelter for Jewish refugees during WWII, from 3-4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23 in Academic West 204 on the Western Washington University campus.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

Department of History, Institute for Global Engagement, Modern and Classical Languages Department, Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Western Libraries

Western Researcher on Team Examining the Impact of Parent Star on Newly Discovered Planet Proxima b

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Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system at just 4 light years away, was just discovered to have an Earth-like planet orbiting it.

Published Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 9:52am

About 4 light years away from our planet sits Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our solar system, and orbiting it is its just-discovered companion, a small Earth-like planet that, for now at least, holds the unassuming name of Proxima b.

At this distance, Proxima b is, in interstellar terms, a next-door neighbor even though a probe such as Voyager, if launched today, would take about 75,000 years to reach it.

College of Science and Engineering, faculty research, James Davenport, Promima b

WWU president, Board of Trustees, administration and staff tour Carver for construction update

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Published Monday, August 22, 2016 - 2:25pm

WWU President Sabah Randhawa, members of the Board of Trustees, campus administrators and staff toured the Carver Gym site last Thursday, Aug.18, for an update on the construction project. Also note that a new pedestrian detour will be in place in front of the facility through mid-September, routing walkers between the Arts Annex and Fine Arts, and then from there around to Red Square.

WWU photos/RHYS LOGAN

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Summer Commencement awards degrees to more than 400 Western students

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Published Monday, August 22, 2016 - 2:01pm

Approximately 365 undergraduates and about 60 master’s candidates received degrees on Saturday at Summer Commencement, the first such ceremony presided over by Western's new president, Sabah Randhawa.

WWU photos/Dan Levine

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9th Annual 'Get Your Blue On' BBQ Set for Sept. 14

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Published Monday, August 22, 2016 - 8:30am

Fall marks more than the start of a new academic year; it's time for the Get Your Blue On BBQ! You're invited to join your WWU community on this special Western Wednesday, September 14th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Old Main Lawn.

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WWU Creates Ray Wolpow Institute for Study of Holocaust, Genocide

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Published Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 11:24am

Western Washington University has created the Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity and named Sandra Alfers, professor of German in Western’s Department of Modern and Classical Languages, its founding director.

The institute is named after retired Western Professor Ray Wolpow.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Woodring College of Education, 15-16: Curriculum, 15-16: Diversity, 15-16: Innovation and Research

Western Welcomes over 2500 incoming Freshmen and their Families during Summerstart

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Kate Stevenson, Family Outreach Manager for New Student Services/Family Outreach welcomes incoming freshmen and their families in the Performing Arts Center Aug. 10.

Published Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 12:48pm

Summerstart, the annual orientation program for incoming first-year students, began Aug. 1 and runs through Aug. 18.

This year, Western Washington University's New Student Services and Family Outreach will host over 2500 freshmen and 1800 family members during Summerstart.

Professor Farrokh Safavi Provides Student with Laptop in Recognition of Bruce & Cyndie Shepard

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Clara Capron, assistant vice president for Enrollment and Student Services, presents Freshman Kimberly Beebe with a laptop on behalf of Western professor Farrokh Safavi Aug. 8.

Published Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 11:12am

Farrokh Safavi, Western professor of Finance and Marketing, has made available a laptop computer to an incoming Western student, in recognition of the leadership of retired WWU President Bruce Shepard and his wife Cyndie.

Freshman Kimberly Beebe was selected by the Western Admissions Office as a deserving student for the 15.6-inch Lenovo laptop, which was presented to her on Monday by Clara Capron, assistant vice president for Enrollment and Student Services.

Bruce Shepard, Clara Capron, Cyndie Shepard, Farrokh Safavi

Sabah Randhawa starts work as Western’s 14th President

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President Randhawa started work as Western's 14th President Aug. 1.

Published Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - 12:22pm

Sabah Randhawa began his tenure as Western’s 14th president on Monday, Aug. 1.

In a message to the campus community on Monday, Randhawa said he is “honored to have the opportunity to serve Western.”

Randhawa said he is excited to start work as Western’s president and that he and his wife Uzma Ahmad are eager to learn more about Western and its community.

Sabah Randhawa