Western Today for Thursday, Sept. 25

CONVOCATION WELCOMES NEW STUDENTS

Welcoming Convocation, one of Western's most meaningful traditions, was held on Sept. 23. After remarks by WWU President Bruce Shepard and others at the PAC, WWU alumni, staff, faculty and current students lined the campus walkways to welcome new students to the Western and Bellingham communities. The WWU Alumni Association hosted a fireworks show to close out the evening.

Photo by Laurie Rossman/WWU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

DID YOU KNOW?

The fountain in Red Square is named Fisher Fountain, in honor of Western's fourth president, Charles H. Fisher. It was dedicated in 1968.

President Shepard's Convocation address

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.

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.

The Bellingham Herald

Golf: Vikings place sixth at tournament
Western Washington University's Kaitlin Parker tied for second in medalist play and the Vikings placed sixth among 14 teams at The Bulldogs and Eagles Women's Golf Invitational which ended Tuesday at The Links Golf Club.
New Chinese restaurant opens near WWU
By listening to college students, a local businesswoman believes she will get off to a good start with a new business. Last week QQ Li opened QQ Li's Chinese Cuisine at 505 32nd St., Suite 107, near The Keg restaurant. Li got her start two years ago on what is known as Vendor's Row on Western Washington University's campus.

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