Health
Western is committed to the ongoing health and safety of our campus community. Students and employees who know, or who have reason to believe, that they are infected with a communicable disease have an ethical and legal obligation to conduct themselves in ways that minimize exposure in order to…
Wellness Classes are underway for summer quarter, but it's not too late to register.
Classes continue through Friday, Sept. 9. Check out the Faculty & Staff Wellness Program website for more information.
A complete list of class offerings is available for…
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…
Western Washington University employees practiced patient triage and surveyed simulated building damage Tuesday morning, June 7, as part of a region-wide, four-day earthquake preparation exercise.
The drill, which began around 9 a.m., was part of Cascadia Rising, a series of exercises…
Western Washington University will be participating in a regional earthquake exercise called Cascadia Rising on the morning of June 7. Emergency Operations and Coordination Centers at all levels of government and the private sector will activate to conduct a simulated field response…
Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard sent the following message to the WWU community Tuesday, May 24:
I am writing to share with you the fact that, earlier today and according to police reports, a Western student acted in an apparent attempt to…
Though they're not common, incidents of violence on a university campus always are a possibility. Knowing what behaviors are cause for concern and how to react when violence occurs could mean the difference between safety and serious injury.
Darin Rasmussen, chief of…
Environmental Health and Safety regularly offers a variety of trainings, including CPR, first aid, automated external defibrillator and fire safety, for faculty and staff of Western Washington University.
A new class, Emergency Preparedness, has recently been added; it will provide a…
Law and Western Washington University policy require that new employees attend sexual harassment prevention training. Staff and faculty new to Western, and other faculty and staff who have never taken the in-person training at Western, can sign up by going here and then selecting…
Western Washington University will conduct a test lockdown drill at the same time the school tests its alert notification system at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, April 20.
The test of the notification system will include voice messages over the campus fire alarm system, desktop messages on campus…