Human Services Program
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Q: When do you expect to graduate?
A: June 2018.
Q: What was the deciding factor…
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Western professor Diana Jones died Monday, Sept. 21 due to complications from peritonitis and cancer treatment after teaching at Western for six years.
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Title: Associate professor and director of Human Services Program
Years at Western: Sixth year teaching at Western
Originally from: Born in Tillamook, Ore., where he did his undergrad, and then Milwaukee, Wisc.. Now in Bellingham.
Hobbies: “I love being outside, so a…