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The Environmental Health and Safety Office at Western Washington University has updated the school's Emergency Response Guide.
Employees who want guides for their offices or departments should contact Holly Woll-Salkeld at 360-650-6511 or Holly.Woll-Salkeld@wwu.edu to make a…
Outside consultant John Vinson, hired by Western Washington University to review the procedures and processes used to investigate a threat made via Yik Yak last November, has completed his report, which is available online here.
Vinson, police chief at the University of Washington,…
January was National Glaucoma Month, and Western’s Wise & Well U program is encouraging staff and faculty to take advantage of their medical benefits and get their eyes checked.
According to the World Health Organization, glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the…
The Benefits department at Western Washington University is launching a new program devoted to the physical, financial and mental health of Western employees. The Wise & Well U program will provide faculty and staff with workshops, activities and tools to promote overall well-being.
…ose your eyes and imagine this for a moment. You went to sleep last night like any other night.
You woke up this morning to find the worst natural disaster in U.S. history within driving distance of your back yard.
Death and destruction can be found everywhere on the west side of…
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 in-person sexual harassment prevention training at Western, can sign up by going here…
On January 12 in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room an event called Beat the Blues was held in an effort to promote awareness about seasonal affective disorder (SAD), depression and the winter blues. The event also aimed to promote awareness of and destigmatize mental health said WWU Counseling…
Bloodworks Northwest will be returning to Western Washington University this week to conduct a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 12, 13 and 14. The drive will take place in Viking Union Room 565.
Volunteer donors can aid as many as three patients with only one pint of…
[ Update: As noted below, a composite sketch of the suspect has been released by the Bellingham Police Department. ]
The Bellingham Police Department is investigating a series of incidents of indecent exposure and voyeurism that are occurring near the Western Washington University campus…
The College of Fine and Performing Arts will organize a CPR training session for performance venue house management staff. The training session is open to any other interested Western Washington University staff and students who would like to attend, space permitting.
The training is…