Western Today for Friday, Sept. 18

President, VP tour refinery, visit with students

WWU President Bruce Shepard and Steve Swan, Vice President for University Relations, toured ConocoPhillips' Ferndale refinery yesterday. While there, they visited with student interns and alumni, including (from left) Charles Nam, Meg Nelson, Abby Wall, Rikki Smeltzer and Jesse Gabelein.

Photo courtesy of ConocoPhillips

Future WWU Viking recovers from serious illness

KING 5 TV aired the story last night of high school volleyball star Samantha Hutchinson, who has given an oral commitment to play at WWU when she's done at Curtis High School. Hutchinson is back on the court after battling a life-threatening disease.

Direct deposit for accounts payable payments coming Oct. 1

Direct deposit for accounts payable payments is coming Oct. 1. Those who have direct deposit will have all reimbursements, including travel, deposited into their payroll direct deposit account and will receive email notification of pending deposits to that account. There's no need to sign up for those who already have direct deposit for their payroll checks, and there's no need to wait for checks or worry about lost or misplaced checks. Learn more here.

Celebrate Constitution Day with WWU

In celebration of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, Western encourages all students, faculty and staff to visit the university's Constitution Day Web site at http://www.wwu.edu/constitutionday/ or stop by the Constitution Day table at the Red Square Info Fair on Monday, Sept. 21.

The fall quarter Weight Watchers at Work session starts Thursday, Sept. 24. The 17-week session costs $186 and goes until Jan. 14, 2010. If you are interested in enrolling or have any questions regarding the program, please e-mail Jeff Ritter by Sept. 23.

Student poem about Western featured in American Life in Poetry

Student Michelle Bennett's poem "Western" about being a new undergraduate student at WWU is the currently featured poem on former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser's American Life in Poetry project. Check it out here.

Five have shared leave needs

Brenda Armstrong, Paul Cleveland, Juanito Delarosa, Georgie Muska and Ashley Perigo currently are in need of shared leave. For more info, click here.

The Bellingham Herald

Gifts pouring in for Bellingham-based Giving Anonymously
A Bellingham-based organization that assists people in helping others is growing in popularity - and getting on national TV.

As word has been getting out about Giving Anonymously through local and national media coverage over the past three weeks, it has seen a surge in gifts, said Lionel Thompson (an evening MBA student at Western Washington University), who founded the nonprofit organization in 2007 with his wife, Misha.

It may be getting more national exposure Friday, Sept. 18, when NBC Nightly News plans to run a segment about the organization and Mi Shoes, a Bellingham shoe store that was the recipient of a $5,000 gift from an anonymous donor. The segment is expected to run during the 6 p.m. news program on KING5.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Vikings open GNAC play with win over Saint Martin's
Outside hitter Marlayna Geary had a match-high 15 kills as Western Washington University swept Saint Martin's University, 25-11, 25-20, 25-19, Thursday night in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball match on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium.

It was the conference opener for both teams.

The Vikings improved to 8-4 overall with their 21st straight win over Saint Martin's, which last posted a series win in 1998.

The Seattle Times

State expected to lose about $238M in tax revenue
Continued weakness in consumer spending will help drain another $238 million from Washington's government checkbook and push the state budget further into the red over the next two years, officials said Thursday.

The drop-off in tax receipts, detailed in a quarterly report from the state's chief economist, means there will be more state budget cuts when the Legislature reconvenes in January.

It also illustrates how the likely end of the long recession is not a complete salve for the state's economic woes, since the financial recovery is expected to be long and slow.

WWU News Releases

Fundraiser to Feature Bob Caloca and WWU Orchestra Students in a Bob Seger Tribute on Sept. 26

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