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Members of the Western Washington University community gathered in the PAC Plaza at noon Friday to reflect on the shooting in Charleston, S.C., Wednesday night. Nine people attending a Bible study at the historically black Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church were killed in the shooting, which appears to be racially motivated.
The gathering at Western was organized by the President’s Taskforce on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
[ Editor's note: The display dates for this exhibit have been extended to Aug. 14, as noted in the story below. ]
Western Libraries at Western Washington University is displaying the work of women photojournalists through Aug. 14.
Roughly 1,875 students graduated from Western Washington University in three spring Commencement ceremonies that took place in Carver Gymnasium June 13.
Main speakers were Robin Russell (’81 and ’82), a finance and investment industry executive, Dick Thompson (’65), a retired state government executive, and Todd Lindley (’83), a financial planner.
Western Washington University has a campus filled with art of various mediums, but often architecture is overlooked.
This gallery, from University Communications and Marketing intern Margaret Degman, focuses on the architectural details of Western's rooflines.
Graduating student Faith Tomlinson poses with a mug she won on the prize wheel while picking up her cap and gown for commencement Thursday, June 11, 2015. "It's been a busy quarter," she said. "I'm excited to be done. But at the same time, it's starting to feel strange. I've been a student for so long."
Photo by J.T. Williams / WWU
The Environmental Studies building is home to Huxley College of the Environment and its environmental studies and environmental sciences departments. It's also home to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the geology department, which is part of the College of Science and Engineering.
Each floor has exhibits on display and characteristics of the department it hosts.
The 111,145-square-foot building was constructed in 1973 and renovated two decades later.
The Engineering and Design Department at Western Washington University held an open house on Friday, June 5.
Students demonstrated examples of the department curriculum through a variety of projects that included design, materials formulation, automation, performance analysis and various manufacturing processes (machining, injection molding, additive manufacturing, extrusion).
Faculty members were be on hand to discuss programs and opportunities for collaborations.
Associated Students Productions at Western Washington University provided outdoor activities on the lawn outside the Communication Facility on Friday, June 5. Western students enjoyed rock climbing, bull riding, bungee trampolining and squirtgun shooting.
AS Productions created the last-minute event to allow students to hang out outside and take a break before finals on a beautiful day.
Western students Heather McTurnan, Keegan Strandness and Hope Thompson took to Red Square Thursday afternoon, June 4, to give out free hugs, shrugs, hand-hugs and well-wishes to fellow students in honor of #westerncares. The students also handed out free apples and candy.
A group of Western Washington University students took their desire for change to Old Main June 3 and 4, participating in a 24-hour sit-in to ask the Western Foundation Board of Directors to reconsider its decision to invest in fossil fuels.
The protest started at noon on June 3 and continued to noon June 4.
Photos by Jake Parrish and Margaret Degman / WWU Communications and Marketing interns