Cyndie Shepard

BELLINGHAM – Former Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard and wife Cyndie Shepard, founder and former executive director of Western’s award-winning Compass 2 Campus (C2C) mentoring program, have established a scholarship to support public school students mentored in…

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…

Anselmo Villanueva has been selected as executive director of the award-winning Compass 2 Campus mentoring program at Western Washington University’s Woodring College of Education.

Villanueva, a career educator with more than 30 years of experience, succeeds Compass 2 Campus…

The Western Washington University Board of Trustees on Thursday approved Western’s 2016-17 state-funded operating budget, which includes a 15 percent tuition reduction for resident undergraduate students during the upcoming academic year.

The state Legislature, as part of its 2015-…

Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard and his wife Cyndie Shepard say farewell to graduating students at the conclusion of Western's graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at Civic Field in Bellingham. The graduation was Shepard's last as President as he is set to…

Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard and his wife, Cyndie, held an ice-cream social June 1 express their appreciation to faculty and staff.

The event, held in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room, was well attended by faculty and staff hoping to wish the Shepards well…

Western President Bruce Shepard and his wife, Cyndie, are holding an ice-cream social June 1 express their appreciation to faculty and staff.

The event will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the…

Citing their service to the state of Washington and public higher education, the Washington State Senate and Washington State House each has approved resolutions honoring Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard and wife Cyndie Shepard.

Bruce Shepard, who is finishing his…

Many of us have been fortunate to have benefitted from the good advice of mentors in our lives – perhaps a supportive parent, relative or teacher. But for some, role models can be absent, not readily apparent or even negative.

Years ago, when living in Green Bay, Wisconsin, I had a chance…

Bruce and Cyndie Shepard, Western Washington University's president and first lady, will be honored at the Ken Gass Community Building Awards Dinner and 25th Anniversary Celebration Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal in Fairhaven.

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