Western Today for Monday, Feb. 23

Changes for SBDC

Tom Dorr, second from right, director of the Center for Economic Vitality at Western Washington University, laughs as communications director Debbye Omlie gives two thumbs up at a meeting with Toolhouse President Rand Lien, left, and Vice President Chance Mortenson last week. Dorr is changing the name of the center from the Small Business Development Center to the Center for Economic Vitality; see full story below.

ANDYBRONSON/Bellingham Herald photo

Coming tomorrow

Parking Committee seeking feedback at forums

The Parking and Transportation Advisory Committee will hold two public forums this week:

Tuesday Feb. 24 - Noon to 1:30 p.m., OM 340

Friday Feb. 27 - 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., OM 340

The committee is seeking comments, suggestions, and feedback on the following questions from the campus community to help guide them as we develop the group's recommendations on Parking procedures and rates.

Miller Hall open house set for this Wednesday

There will be an open house to discuss planned renovations to Miller Hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Viking Union 567. For more information, click here or go to the University Communications Web site.

The Bellingham Herald

Weekend sports wrapup: Men fall in OT, while women win; track and field takes second place; softball sweeps on road trip; Graham continues to lead Vikings.
SBDC changes name, not mission
Along with many companies these days, a local business counseling service is going through some changes in order to adapt to the economic climate. The Small Business Development Center at Western Washington University is changing its name to the Center for Economic Vitality and will no longer be affiliated with the SBDC.
The new CEV will continue to be led by Tom Dorr and offer the same services. It will continue to be an educational program administered through Western Washington University. It will continue to be located in the Bellingham Towers in downtown Bellingham.
Economic woes providing lessons for WWU students
A panel of financial experts told Western Washington University students and community members that they may need a strong stomach to ride out the current financial crisis, during a discussion Thursday, Feb. 19, at Western's Academic Instructional Center.
Holocaust survivor giving lecture on Wednesday
Holocaust survivor Noemi Ban will share her story Wednesday, Feb. 25 about living at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp during World War II. After Ban's talk, she will answer questions for 30 minutes and sign books and DVDs for another 30 minutes. Questions can be submitted in advance by going to www.wce.wwu.edu/Resources/NWCHE.

Chronicle of Higher Education

Why build the way we always have?
When doing a campus master plan or planning a new facility, give equal consideration to locations in the community and locations on campus, particularly facilities for professional programs. Among the advantages: Doing so places selected academic programs in the community that the institution seeks to serve; enhances the institution's role in community development; and provides creative financing opportunities through third-party financing and redevelopment funds. This is consistent with our for-profit competitors, which locate their facilities in convenient locations for students. There are also many excellent examples in the nonprofit sector, including those at Georgia Tech, the University of Michigan at Dearborn, Western Washington University, and the Savannah College of Art and Design, which has developed its entire campus in two million renovated square feet in 60 locations in the city's historic district.

WWU press releases

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