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This is definitely relaxing weather.
Jacob Kinser, a program assistant in Woodring College of Education, snapped this photo of his son, Solomon, lounging near one of the characters that make up the "Feats of Strength" sculpture by Tom Otterness in Haskell Plaza near south campus.
The weather is expected to stay mostly sunny through the weekend, topping out at 88 degrees on Monday but dipping to 79 degrees, with a 40-percent chance of rain, on Tuesday.
South campus was swarming with student journalists this past weekend, as roughly 150 youth in grades eight to 12 from all over Washington state met for a four-day journalism camp.
The students, along with a number of high school journalism advisers, were at Western Washington University Aug. 1 to 4 to take part in the Washington Journalism Education Association's 2014 summer workshop.
The camp is part of WJEA's broad effort to enhance the quality of high school journalism programs throughout the state, said Kathy Schrier, the association's executive director.
Summer is a great time to visit the Sehome Hill Arboretum, the 180-acre park located just behind Western Washington University's campus.
All summer long, students at the Associated Students Outback Farm have been harvesting vegetables at the farm and delivering them by bicycle to the Bellingham Food Bank.
These photos, taken on Wednesday, July 30, show the students boxing and delivering 134 pounds of leafy greens and root crops. So far this summer, the students have donated 496 pounds of vegetables to feed those in need.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee visited Bellingham on Thursday, July 31, to hear about plans for the redevelopment of Bellingham's waterfront.
Included in his visit was a Q-and-A session at the Bellingham Ferry Terminal in Fairhaven, at which he also discussed Western Washington University's plans for the waterfront.
Other local politicians, including Bellingham Mayor Kelli Linville and State Sen. Kevin Ranker (D-40th District) also attended the event.
Transitions, Western Washington University’s advising, registration and orientation program for new transfer and postbaccalaureate students, wrapped up this week, with more than 800 new students and 300 family members visiting campus.
Up next is Summerstart, which is the advising, registration and orientation program for new first-year students, beginning Aug. 4.
Western Washington University’s Grandparents U summer program for grandparents and their grandchildren continues July 18 on Western's Bellingham campus.
The Bellingham program is just one of four being offered this year. One program just wrapped up in Poulsbo, where it was offered for the first time. Two other programs -- one for children ages 7 to 10, and the other for children 10 to 14 -- will take place next month in Anacortes.
Scott Fulton, left, and Todd Riley, both from Lyndale Glass, work to replace glass in the Old Main Solarium on Monday morning, July 14, 2014.
The project to replace the Solarium glass and refurbish the glazing and wood columns is expected to be complete by the middle of August.
A number of construction projects are taking place on campus this summer. For more information, visit the Office of Facilities Development and Capital Budget website.
Former Gov. Gary Locke received an honorary doctorate and addressed Western Washington University graduates and their families at one of three spring commencement ceremonies in Carver Gymnasium on June 14.
The other main speakers were scholar Douglas Massey (’74), the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, and Jerry Thon (’75), vice president of Astoria Holdings.
About 1,935 students were expected to graduate from Western, including 1,775 undergraduate and 160 master’s students.
From Monday, June 2, through Thursday, June 12, Western Libraries will be joined by members of the Pet Partners program. Students, faculty and staff may stop by to say hi and de-stress when they feel the need for a quick break from studying for finals or writing those last few papers.