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Western Washington University was the third-largest provider of Peace Corps volunteers for medium-sized schools during 2010, according to the government program's annual college ranking.
There are currently 60 Peace Corps volunteers who graduated from Western Washington University, an increase of 22 students when compared to the previous year. WWU had the largest increase in volunteers among all universities in the Pacific Northwest.
Since the organization's creation in 1961, 813 WWU alumni have served as Peace Corps volunteers.
The induction ceremony will take place at halftime of the Burlington-Edison boys’ basketball team’s game against Mount Baker. After the game, a short reception will be held in the school’s library.
The game begins at 7:30 p.m.
Following are bios of the nine inductees:
Nick Varelia fired a 1-under par 71 to lead Western Washington University following first-day action Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the 21st annual Amer Ari Men's Golf Invitational being played at the Waikoloa Kings' Course. The 54-hole tournament continues through Friday.
The Vikings, ranked a school-best No. 3 in the latest Golf Coaches Association of America Golf World/NIKE Golf DII Coaches Top 25 and No. 1 in the NCAA Division II Golfstat rating, shot a first-round 294 and are last in the 20-team field. The tourney is composed of 18 Division I schools, which includes four of the nation's top five ranked teams and four others rated in the GCAA DI Coaches Top 25, and two DII entries.
The Western Washington University women's basketball team believes that the first five minutes of the second half can go a long way in deciding the outcome of a game.
If that's the case, it sure is a good thing the Vikings have Megan Pinske on their side.
Western Washington University women's basketball player Amanda Dunbar was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week for Jan. 16-22.
MANY Bahamians are unaware of rare environmental phenomenon that drive schools of international scientists to the country every year.
The Bahamas is home to the third largest reef system in the world, the Bahamas Barrier Reef. It sits off the cost of Andros on the edge of the tongue of the ocean. Andros is also home to the largest tropical nursery system of mangroves in the Caribbean and the largest salt water flats in the world. The country can also boast about having the highest concentration of blue holes.
But for all of its geological and ecological splendour, most Bahamians are none the wiser.
This week’s program will feature Cyndie Shepard who will discuss the Compass 2 Campus program which is a newly initiated university wide mentoring program on the Western Washington University campus.
The program is a replication of the Phuture Phoenix Program at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay which was created eight years ago by current WWU president, Bruce Shepard’s wife Cyndie Shepard.
One in 110 children has been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Autism Spectrum Disorders are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges.
Symptoms begin before a child is three years old, said Dr. Nicole Sundene, owner of Fountain Hills Naturopathic Medicine. She is recruiting autistic children for a six-week natural medicine clinical study.
It didn’t seem to take long for Emily Sullivan, 17, to stand out.
The senior at Meadowdale High School spent only three months volunteering with the city of Mountlake Terrace’s Kids Krew program as part of her senior project when her supervisor decided Sullivan needed a more permanent role with the program.
“There was a great opportunity to keep her,” said Lori Johnson, youth program coordinator for the city’s Recreation and Parks Department, calling the teen a natural fit.
Western Washington University has more graduates serving in the Peace Corps than all but two other schools its size.
The Peace Corps on Tuesday announced Western’s third place ranking among schools with 5,000 to 15,000 undergraduates.