Recent Updates for University Communications

Ethan Glemaker Elected WWU Associated Students President

2012-05-14T22:52:49Z

Contact: Ethan Glemaker, AS President-elect, at (360) 788-0246

BELLINGHAM – Ethan Glemaker has been elected Western Washington University’s Associated Students president for the 2012-2013 academic year.

The Associated Students (AS) is both the association of all WWU students and the official student governing body. The AS is responsible for providing a framework for a variety of experiential learning opportunities and serving as a vehicle for student involvement in the governance of the university.

As president, Glemaker will be chairperson of AS board meetings, oversee AS operations, and represent the Associated Students to the university’s Board of Trustees.

"To be elected AS president is an honor to which I can hardly assign words. I feel incredibly grateful and simultaneously empowered by the amount of confidence and support I have received from Western's student body," Glemaker said. "It will be with great honor that I work with the six AS vice presidents as well as the university administration to be a strong advocate for students and actively represent their voices. It is our responsibility to seek out student voices and I have the utmost confidence in myself and in next year’s six vice presidents to do so actively and effectively."

Glemaker, a junior at Western and a native of Elk, Wash., is an English Literature major with a Secondary Education interest. He also is earning a second major in an interdisciplinary concentration tentatively titled "Diversity and the Cultural Creation of Identity in the Classroom."

Photo by Cade Schmidt / WWU AS

WWU Student to Spend Summer in Germany on DAAD Scholarship

2012-05-14T22:20:37Z

Contact: Shannon Dubenion-Smith, Western Washington University assistant professor of German, (360) 650-3927 or shannon.dubenion-smith@wwu.edu

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University junior Olivia Mothershead of Kalispell has received a $1,740 University Summer Course Grant from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) to participate in a three-week language and culture course in Erfurt, Germany.
Mothershead is studying German and English with a Literature Emphasis and is working toward her TESOL certification. She will participate in the University of Erfurt's International Summer Course for German Language, Literature and Area Studies in August.
The University Summer Course Grant from the DAAD provides scholarships to attend a broad range of three- to four-week summer courses at German universities which focus mainly on German language and literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany.
Mothershead plans to explore Europe for a week before the program starts. After her time in Germany, she plans to graduate next spring. She is considering applying to the AmeriCorps Teach For America program or teaching English abroad.
For more information about the scholarship contact Shannon Dubenion-Smith at (360) 650-3927 or shannon.dubenion-smith@wwu.edu.

Timothy Crossan Memorial Fund Established at Western

2012-05-14T20:55:49Z

Contact: Paul Cocke, director, University Communications, Western Washington University, (360) 650-3350

BELLINGHAM – Jerry Crossan and Susan Flores have established the Timothy Crossan Memorial Fund to provide and enhance counseling services for students in need of emotional and mental health support while attending Western Washington University. The establishment of this fund will leave a strong legacy in counseling services, resources and peer support training, according to the endowment agreement. The fund has been named for their late son Timothy Crossan who attended Western.

The endowment was established by a gift of $25,000 received from Jerry Crossan and Susan Flores.

“Western would like to recognize and thank Jerry and Susan for their generosity, which will enhance counseling services for Western students,” said Eileen Coughlin, vice president for Enrollment and Student Services at Western. “We are humbled by their willingness to give to support other Western students.”

Anyone who would like to contribute to this fund may do so online by visiting the WWU Foundation. On the contribution form, in the required field “Please designate my gift to the following,” enter the words “Timothy Crossan Memorial Fund.” Checks can also be mailed to: Timothy Crossan Memorial Fund, ℅ WWU Foundation, 516 High St., MS 9034, Bellingham, WA 98225-9034