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On Tuesday the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council released quarterly projections for state revenues, showing an increase of $432 million in the state’s near general fund for the 2019-21 biennium, which begins on July 1st. According to the Forecast Council, legislation passed…
Objective: to provide encouragement for undergraduate students to engage in scholarly/creative work in their disciplines and to provide funds which may make it possible for them to do so. The program budget is $15,000, divded equally among the three quarters.
Eligibility: …
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research announces the call for applications for the Fund for the Enhancement of Graduate Research. A total of $30,000 is available this academic year for this program from the Graduate School. While the main funding cycle occurs during spring, quarterly off-…
Bruce Shepard, Western Washington University’s president for the last eight years, will step down at the end of the day Thursday, June 30.
Shepard’s last day comes nearly eight years since he took the helm and just more than a year after he announced his retirement.
“I think you…
Suicide, it is said, is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. In 2003, Garrett Lee Smith took that permanent solution. Thirteen years later the effects are being felt in the continued grief of his parents – and the work they’ve done to prevent other families from suffering as…
With a grant from NSF’s Education and Human Resources Directorate, tribal college students living on the Salish Sea coast in Washington State are researching their local ocean ecosystem, combining the Lummi Nation’s traditional ecological knowledge with STEM learning and skills.
Since 2014…
On Western Washington University's first-ever Western Give Day, 675 donors came together to raise $219,000 for WWU departments, programs and scholarships. Generous supporters also gave $125,000 in matching funds.
#WesternGiveDay brought more donations to WWU in one day than ever…
Western Give Day is one day to unite in support of the departments, programs and scholarships that have powerfully impacted lives at Western and beyond.
The $50,000 match has already been met, but for the rest of the day, the five areas on campus that see the highest number of…
Tomorrow, June 1, alumni, parents, employees, students and friends are invited to participate in the first ever #WesternGiveDay 24-hour giving challenge.
Gifts on Wednesday will be matched dollar for dollar, up to the first $50,000 in gifts. Campus departments, programs, clubs…
Western Washington University's first Western Give Day will take place on June 1. Western Give Day is a 24-hour giving challenge that encourages the entire Western community to donate to their favorite department, program, scholarship, team or club on campus.
Primarily through…