Western Today for Monday, Sept. 22
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THE STUDENTS ARRIVE!
Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard and wife, Cyndie, wearing yellow helper T-shirts, greeted students and their families and helped them move into residence halls on Sunday, Sept. 21. Groups of the yellow-shirted workers helped approximately 4,120 students move into Western's residence halls and apartments during the weekened.
Photo by David Scherrer for WWU
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| DID YOU KNOW? |
| Western's radio station, KUGS, got its start in the Ridgeway Complex in 1974. The first transmitter was housed in a janitor's closet. |
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| President Shepard's Convocation address |
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Video of last week's Convocation is available here, on the President's Web page.
To see the results from President Shepard's preliminary Stakeholder Survey, which he discussed in his Convocation, click here.
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| WWU participating in whistleblower survey |
| WWU faculty and staff are being asked by the State Auditor's Office to participate in a survey regarding the state's Whistleblower Law. The survey is attached to an email from the State Auditor which is being forwarded to all faculty and staff. The survey also can be found by clicking here. |
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The Bellingham Herald
- Students return to WWU residences
It's the third weekend in September, and Bellingham residents know what that means - it's move-in weekend for thousands of incoming and returning Western Washington University students.
- Opinion: Leaders join to invite NOAA to Bellingham
As the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) weighs its options to decide the best home for NOAA's Marine Operations Center Pacific, our community is united in making the case for Bellingham. (Guest column written by Rick Larsen, U.S. Representative for Washington's 2nd District; Doug Smith, president of the Port of Bellingham commission; and Dan Pike, mayor of Bellingham)
- Eco-profiles: For WWU student, sustainable design makes shopping simple
As a child, Kate Richard and her family lived in Salem, Ore., but moved to a new home about every two years. This taught Richard, now a senior in the Industrial Design program, about rebuilding and repairing instead of simply replacing.
- Experts: Local economy won't feel impact of wild financial week
It's expected that there may be some slowdown if the stock market continues to bounce around, but it will probably be less of a slowdown here than other parts of the country, said Hart Hodges, director of WWU's Center for Economic and Business Research.
- Western smacks Yellowjackets in GNAC volleyball opener
The Western Washington University volleyball team doesn't have to worry about becoming complacent. After extending its school record best start to 9-0 with a three set sweep of Montana State University Billings on Saturday, Sept. 20, to open Great Northwest Athletic Conference play, the feeling after the match was more one of frustration than elation. (More WWU sports stories here)
Puget Sound Business Journal
WWU Press Releases:
For a complete list of press releases from University Communications, click here.
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