A member of the Academic Custodial Team, Michael Smith, is retiring at the end of the year, and his colleagues are hosting a coffee and donut celebration for him on Wednesday, Dec. 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the OM Solarium (5th floor). Come say goodbye and thank Michael prior to his departure! 

The College of Fine and Performing Arts will organize a CPR training session for performance venue house management staff. The training session is open to any other interested WWU staff and students who would like to attend, space permitting.

The training is Saturday, Jan.12, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. The cost of the training is $65.

Anyone wanting to take it should contact Katie Rothenberg no later than Jan. 10.

The Huxley Speaker Series will host a lecture by cultural geographer, performer, and author Carolyn Finney at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6 in Arntzen Hall 100, when she will present "Ten Thousand Recollections: Black Faces, White Spaces & the Possibility of US." 

Six students from Western Washington University have been selected to participate in the 2019 Legislative Internship program in Olympia. The internship begins the first day of the legislative session in January and ends the last day of winter quarter.

Kate Armstrong of Olympia, Sam Moschel of Snohomish, Jessica Thom of Kennewick, Amanuel Mamo of Shoreline, Coby Cowan of Olympia, and Nathaniel Williams of Tacoma were selected for this opportunity.