WWU Stories

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Photo Gallery: Move In and Info Fair

Students gather at a university event, with tables set up for various clubs and organizations. A brick building stands behind them, with a blue fountain in the foreground. The event appears to be a lively gathering with a relaxed atmosphere.

WWU student Dori Harcharik wins industry honor for her research

Student walking on a path in front of Wilson Library

WWU Trustee Sue Sharpe retires after 12 years of service

A woman with short gray hair, wearing a light gray jacket over a black shirt, smiles at the camera against a blue backdrop.

Chemistry's Tim Kowalczyk named a Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar for 2023-24

Tim Kowalczyk sits at his desk; behind him on a computer screen is the diagram of a complex organic molecule.

Global scholars converge at WWU for BSOMADA 2024: A Deep Dive into Modeling and Data Analytics

Approximately 30 of the global scholars of the annual Bellingham Symposium on Modeling and Data Analytics (BSOMADA 2024) pose on the stairs outside the Viking Union.

Meet manufacturing engineering alum and former BSU President Ermias Hagos

Ermias Hagos and Tehkia Jones sit at table with microphones

Meet the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Students

A young woman wearing a traditional Chilkat hat and red shawl smiles in a field of daisies.

In Memoriam: Walter Schwede

Overhead drone photo of a forest

Western's First Night Out event wins national award from CASE

A crowd of students marching in a festive gathering with banners and flags, titled "First Western Night Out."

WWU's Elizabeth Joffrion to be Inducted as a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists

Students walk in front of Wilson Library on a clear Fall day; the leaves on the trees are bright yellow

Congrats! It's all smiles at June commencement

A graduate student wearing a black graduation cap decorated with colorful fish and sea life.

WWU's Manoj Prasad talks software supply chain at global security forum

A headshot of CS instructor Manoj Prasad; background is white; Manoj is wearing a brown collared shirt