In the Media

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

"Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics will host Kevin Weatherill of The Markets LLC on the topic of business strategy from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 30 in Academic Instructional Center West room 210 on WWU's campus.

The event is free and open to the public and is part of the Strategic Management Executive Speaker Series."

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

"Many people accept their lives, I lead mine. A year ago people told me that I couldn't do it, and the skeptics were constantly reminding me that this was the worst economy of my lifetime. Six months, over 900 personally invested hours, 25 jobs, and $75,000 in revenues later I had done what I set out to, and more. I don't know if it's the enormous responsibility of running a business, proving skeptics wrong, creating three full time jobs, developing other leaders, or my own personal growth that keep me going, but it's safe to say that the combination has changed my life."

Monday, April 26, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

"Laura Carney has a way with words ... Japanese words with English speakers, and English words with Japanese speakers.

That's why she formed the Japanese Conversation Club, which is open to Whatcom County residents who want to improve their Japanese language skills while learning directly from natives of Japan."

Monday, April 26, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

"A group from Western Washington University is among 29 teams from around the world headed to Michigan for the next phase of the Progressive Automotive X Prize _ an international competition to build a super fuel-efficient vehicle that consumers want to buy.

WWU's sporty coupe, the Viking 45, is among the 37 vehicles entered in the competition for the $10 million purse, which will be split among winners in various categories. It was built by undergraduate students and faculty in the university's Vehicle Research Institute.

WWU is just one of two universities in the country in the competition. The other is Cornell."

Monday, April 26, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

"This spring is feel-good time for Fairhaven College and for Huxley College of the Environment.

Both schools are sharing anniversaries: Fairhaven is marking 40 years since its first graduating class, and Huxley is celebrating 40 years since its students started attending class.

A living link to both colleges plans to attend their anniversary dinners May 14 - Charles "Jerry" Flora, former president of Western Washington University."

Monday, April 26, 2010 - Red Orbit

"Today, 28 teams, representing 36 super fuel efficient vehicles from across the globe will begin arriving at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, MI to officially start on-track performance testing for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a multi-million dollar competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, production-capable, and super fuel-efficient vehicles that exceed 100 MPGe (miles per gallon or its energy equivalent).

Established automakers, start-ups, universities, inventors, and even a high school are among the diverse groups of teams representing 14 U.S. states and nine countries. These teams are now one step closer to their share of the $10 million prize purse, to be awarded this September to those that survive the rigorous multi-stage competition."

Monday, April 26, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

"Terry Sacks is the clinical director at the speech and language clinic at Western Washington University. In addition to ensuring quality care for the clients and teaching a clinical class, Sacks works with master's degree students in the speech and language pathology program, to make sure they fulfill their required contact time with a variety of clients."

Monday, April 26, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

"Plan for a lot of blue and white in town May 14-16. Western is again hosting "Back 2 Bellingham," a weekend for alumni to see old friends and hear about WWU programs.

On Thursday, May 13, the Alumni Association will honor 11 people and a family that can claim graduates as far back as the 1930s."

Monday, April 26, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

"While looking for signs of an economic recovery, don't expect a sudden uptick in consumer spending anytime soon -- household income has been stagnant at best.

The Washington State Office of Financial Management recently updated its estimates of median household income - the amount of money coming in from all members of the household. In 2009 Whatcom County was projected to have had a median household income of $47,805, down from $49,372 in 2008. This area's peak was in 2006 - OFM's estimate for Whatcom County that year is $51,268."

Monday, April 26, 2010 - The Bellingham Herald

"State legislators and Gov. Chris Gregoire have talked for years now about how they want to prioritize government spending. It has become clear that they are incapable of doing so in a meaningful way.

Legislators left Olympia earlier this month after finally passing a supplemental budget in the face of a $2.8 billion deficit. The budget includes nearly $800 million in new taxes."