The Bellingham Herald

• Recent downfalls a teachable moment for WWU students
  There are plenty of teaching moments these days for business ethics classes. Unfortunately, many of the examples in the news are of the "what not to do" variety.
  With the sentencing last week of Bernard Madoff to 150 years in prison, one con artist has been put away but for some, the loss of trust remains. The Madoff case was one of many examples used in Craig Dunn's business ethics classes at Western Washington University. Dunn, an associate professor in the College of Business and Economics, said he and his students explored the Madoff case last semester, and one disturbing conclusion was that there really isn't much to do from a regulatory standpoint.
  

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• WWU to offer MBA program in Everett
  Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics will offer a weekend MBA program in Everett starting next January.
  Classes will be held on alternating Fridays and Saturdays at Everett Community College's University Center and will take 24 months to complete.
  Potential applicants for the master's degree in business administration should begin the process of admissions and testing with the Graduate Management Admission Test this summer.
  

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• 'New cells in old brains' next up for 'Neuroscience on Tap' discussion series
  "New Cells in Old Brains ... But You Gotta Work for Them!" is this month's focus for the "Neuroscience on Tap" series.
  The free roundtable for the public runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, July 6, at The Copper Hog, 1327 N. State St. The host will be Mike Mana, an associate professor in Western Washington University's Psychology Department.
  

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• New club provides web designers face-to-face time
  Josh Parrish loves to play around with computers, but he also likes interacting with people. The result is Web Designers Unite!, a club that he and two friends founded last year to foster in-person camaraderie among local tech enthusiasts.
  Married and the father of two, he manages online communications for the Admissions Department at Western Washington University.
  

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• Four unions work without contracts
  Gov. Chris Gregoire’s administration has formally signed or settled 22 labor contracts, leaving just four to go in the new budget year that started Wednesday.
  Two labor agreements still are in negotiation, and two more await ratification votes by workers. The unresolved pact that affects the most people is with the Service Employees International Union Local 775, which is supposed to return to the bargaining table next week with the governor’s Labor Relations Office.
  Two other units will hold ratification votes on bargained agreements: the Washington State Patrol Troopers Association and a Public School Employees unit at Western Washington University.
  

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• Museum educator Richard Vanderway to step down after 35 years
  Richard Vanderway - the even-tempered explainer of Northwest history to thousands of school children - is retiring after 35 years at Whatcom Museum. His last day on the job as curator of educational and public programs will be Oct. 1.
  Born in Bellingham 60 years ago, Vanderway grew up helping at his father's gas stations around town. He graduated from Western Washington University with an Education degree in 1971, ready to teach science and math. Instead, he ran into a glut of would-be teachers on the market.