The following undergraduate students are participating in WWU's 2019 Scholars Week Poster Session on Wednesday May 15, along with the poster location in Carver:
College of Science and Engineering
Alisa Aist, presents Attitudes towards harbor seal presence in downtown Bellingham, WA. Mentored by Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez, Sara Vega. College: College of Science and Engineering, Location: 3B.
The following undergraduate students are participating in WWU's 2019 Scholars Week Poster Session on Wednesday May 15, along with the poster location in Carver:
Julia Berkman, Monique Merrill, Questen Inghram, Zoe Deal presents A light in the dark: Five years of voyeurism in the York and Sehome neighborhoods. Mentored by Betsy O'Donovan. College: College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Location: 35A.
The following undergraduate students are participating in WWU's 2019 Scholars Week Poster Session on Wednesday May 15, along with the poster location in Carver:
College of Fine and Performing Arts
Caroline Schmidt presents Analysis of Motor Learning for Optimal Success in Dance Choreography. Mentored by Susan Haines. College: College of Fine and Performing Arts, Location: 9A.
The following undergraduate students are participating in WWU's 2019 Scholars Week Poster Session on Wednesday May 15, along with the poster location in Carver:
Centers and Institutes
Megan Zahn, Gabby Buolos, Sybil Roberts presents Turning Periods in Pathways: Days for Girls Fundraiser and Kit making. Mentored by Karen Stout. College: Centers & Institutes, Location: 25A.
Elisabeth Anker, associate professor of American Studies and Political Science at George Washington University, will present "Sweet Liberty: Sugar, Slavery, and American Freedom" at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7 in Communications Facility 120.
The presentation, which is the WWU Political Science Department's 2019 Gordon Sandison Memorial Lecture, is free and open to the public.
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, LGBTQ+ Western and Western faculty are collaborating to present “50 Years Since Stonewall: the June 1969 Stonewall riots, memory, and terrains of LGBTQ+ liberation.” The series of events for students, staff, faculty, and the community takes place May 22 and 23, offering multidisciplinary explorations of the Stonewall riots and ongoing struggles toward queer liberation.
The Next "Sandwiches with Sabah" student listening session will be held from Noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, in the Underground Coffeehouse in the Viking Union, and will also include guests Melynda Huskey, vice president of Enrollment and Student Services, and Brent Carbajal, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. All students are invited to an informal discussion with President Randhawa about issues that are important to them. Bring your topics and your appetite - sandwiches and cookies will be served!
Western Washington University will open its campus for Summer Session to community members of Whatcom and Skagit counties.
Summer Session enables community members to take classes at Western without the requirement of admission. Summer Session provides access to more than 500 on-campus courses, 80 online courses, and a variety of field and travel options.
Western Washington University’s Veteran Outreach Center is looking for student veterans of the LGBTQ+ community to speak about their experience serving in the military at a panel discussion from 5-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16 in the VU 565.
The “Beyond The Uniform” series will focus on stories of those who have served but have been invisible to us for so long. Student speakers will serve on a panel and be compensated $84 for their two-hour commitment.
This event is co-sponsored by The Veterans Outreach Center and the Queer Resource Center.
Western Washington University's Resilience Institute is partnering with the City of Bellingham Office of Emergency Management and the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management to launch a disaster awareness and preparedness survey in Whatcom County.
