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More than 60 companies showed up at the big spring career fair on Western Washington University's campus Thursday, April 21. Students, alumni and community members filed in and out of the Viking Union Multipurpose Room throughout the free, four-hour event, which was put on by Western's Career Services Center.
The first-ever Great Puzzle Hunt was a big hit this past Saturday, with more than 300 people signing up to participate in the cross-campus scavenger hunt.
At each stop on the hunt, participants were challenged to complete a puzzle (think logic puzzles, trivia, word scrambles, etc.) before moving on.
Millie Johnson, an associate professor of mathematics at Western, coordinated the event and led the puzzle development team.
Western Washington University’s Fraser Lecture Series this month presents “The Big Data Revolution in Human and Environmental Health,” a series of lectures, seminars, workshops, and public panel discussions, both on and off the Bellingham campus.
An art exhibit titled "Dinh Q. Le: Beautiful Terror" is on display in the Viking Union Gallery from April 4 to April 22.
Dinh Q. Le presented a free lecture in Miller Hall Room 138 on Wednesday, April 6. His lecture included his Vietnamese background and inspiration for his large scale cut-and-woven color prints. The opening of the gallery immediately followed the lecture. There, the contemporary artist was available for questions from Western students and the Bellingham community.
Photos by Amanda Raschkow / WWU Communications and Marketing intern
Students who live in University Residences on campus participated in a talent show this past weekend in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room.
WWU Communications and Marketing intern Beatrice Harper was on hand to grab a few images of the show.
Veterans and other community members from throughout the area met at Western Washington University on Tuesday, March 22, to discuss ways to meet the most pressing needs of Whatcom County veterans.
The morning session at the Whatcom County Veteran's Summit focused on the results of the county-wide veteran needs survey completed earlier in 2016. An afternoon session asked participants to begin developing solutions. The event was a partnership between Western Washington University and Whatcom County Health Department's Veteran Service Program.
Ralph Munro, former Washington Secretary of State, addressed Western Washington University graduates and their families in one of three winter Commencement ceremonies, and author, scientist and educator Jennifer Hahn spoke in two ceremonies March 19 in Western’s Performing Arts Center Mainstage.
Munro also received an honorary doctorate at the 3 p.m. ceremony, and Bellingham residents Jerry and Truc Thon received the President’s Award at the 9 a.m. ceremony in recognition of their service to the community.
The 22nd annual Western Washington University Employee Art Show runs through March 18 in Viking Union Room 565.
On Wednesday and Thursday, March 16 and 17, the show will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Friday, the show is open from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Six of Western’s international students, working with Executive Chef Patrick Durgan, shared their favorite cultural dishes from home with students, faculty, and staff Thursday, Mar. 3 in VU 565.
The three-course meal included authentic cuisine from Uzbekistan, China, England, Cambodia, Vietnam and Japan
Global Gourmets is an annual tradition and part of World at Western, sponsored by the Center for International Studies and International Student and Scholar Services.
Western Washington University’s Veterans Services held a Western Women Veterans panel March 1 in Fraser Hall 101 on campus.
At the panel, women veterans -- including faculty, students and alumni -- shared their experiences of serving in the military.
The panelists include Judith Pine, associate professor of Anthropology; Cortni Alexander, a new student at Western; Heather Mueller, a Political Science major; Brittany Dymond, a student at both Western and Whatcom Community College; and Liz Harmon-Craig, a 2011 Western alumna.