Shevell Thibou

What skills are necessary for us to be successful in society?  When is it appropriate to ask for help? What circumstances discourage us from seeking support?  Join students, faculty, staff, and community members as they consider questions like these during fall 2019 Teaching-…

“How do we move beyond conversation to achieve self-sustaining equity and inclusivity at Western?” is the Teaching-Learning Academy’s BIG question for 2015-2016. Faculty, staff, community members, and over 70 students worked collectively throughout fall quarter to create a…

What is the difference between "dialogue" and "discussion," and does this distinction matter?

Carmen Werder, director of the Teaching-Learning Academy at Western Libraries, explains that understanding these different modes of communication is a fundamental…

When Western Washington University students have the opportunity to engage in meaningful research that they later share with others, they not only learn valuable research skills, but they also enrich the university community by allowing others to benefit from the results of their work.

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Forty images from the Western Gallery Collection, telling stories and offering narratives of historical and fictional events, will be on display in Wilson Library from May 30 to July 30 in a show titled “Superposition: Merging Narratives Past and Present.”

The show is free and open to the…

In February 2014, Western Washington University’s Learning Commons announced a tagline contest in which Western students, faculty, and staff were asked to help create a memorable and positive phrase that captured the Learning Commons mission. The Learning Commons brings…

Shevell Thibou, Hoa Pham, Denny Demorest, Leanna Bowman and Andrea Date are among the latest Western Washington University employees to be recognized via the Western Way recognition program, begun winter quarter.

The program aims to recognize Western employees for their hard work on…

We at the Western Libraries are guided by our mission: “Western Libraries connects—people to people, people to place, and people to learning.”

One of the many ways in which we make such connections is through collaborating with students, staff and faculty to create educational…

The Learning Commons partners in the Western Libraries at Western Washington University are working to create and develop a space where everyone feels welcome. To that end, they're providing three ways to inspire the Western community to drop by for a visit.

The regular Teaching-…

Western Washington University students have a reputation for contributing to scholarship, research, collaboration, and service, and we here at Western are particularly proud of how they exemplify Western’s motto of “active minds changing lives.” Recently, Western Libraries very…