Western Washington University announced a comprehensive cost-reduction strategy in response to several financial deficits last month. The administrative structure of several departments and divisions of the larger campus will be reorganized, and, approximately 8% of Western’s annual operating budget will be cut in increments through the 2026-2027 academic year.
Western’s assorted peer support groups, known as Caring Communities, are designed to strengthen social ties and promote a sense of community, while also offering informal guidance and helping students access valuable on-campus resources, according to the wellness website.
Western Washington University’s new Western Safe app was released on Oct. 18, 2024, 245 days after the deactivation of the LiveSafe app. Developed by University Communications, University Dispatch and University Police in association with a vendor, to be tailored to Western’s community.
Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, is national First-Generation College Celebration Day. Western Washington University kicked off its week of celebration with a drop-in event on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room.
For students without access to a car, the local bus system accesses local trails, including the North Chuckanut Mountain Trailhead. The Outdoor Center is an on-campus community that engages students in outdoor activities and shines a light on the areas surrounding Western. The Outdoor Center offers equipment rentals, day excursions and overnight excursions for as little as $5.
This Is Not Accessible, shortened to T.I.N.A., is a student-led project that aims to bring awareness to areas on campus that aren't inclusive to students with physical disabilities, all through the act of placing a sticker. Scanning the QR code at the bottom of each sticker brings up the T.I.N.A. Linktree, which hosts several disability resources as well as the project's Instagram page. There, anyone can request stickers to place themselves via direct messaging.
“The Tempest” was the single most-produced Shakespeare play in the United States in 2021-22, with around 38 individual theaters nationwide staging it that year. Western Washington University’s “Untitled Tempest” devising members, however, will use the show as analytical inspiration from which they will create something entirely new.
The Western Washington University Board of Trustees formally enacted the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI) during their Oct. 18 meeting.
Have you ever wanted to know what the weather on campus was like before leaving the house? Or wished you could see how busy Red Square was before passing through? If so, the Red Square webcam could be the perfect solution for you.
United Faculty of Western Washington’s bargaining team is preparing for their upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement with Western’s administration. Although the start date for negotiations isn’t set yet, it is estimated to take place in late winter or early spring, according to UFWW President and political science professor Vicki Hsueh.
Western Washington University students showed up and showed out this Halloween with an array of elaborate costumes. Amid the chaos of midterms, students proved they still had tricks up their sleeves, treating the campus to a festive display.
Toting instruments from fiddles and clarinets to guitars and trumpets, or even simply themselves, Roots’ jam session attendees gather in a small practice room. They chat softly, share laughter and tune strings as they prepare to play the folk classic, “Cornbread and Butterbeans.”
Western Washington University hosted its first "Building Community Through Difficult Conversations" event on Oct. 23, put on by the WWU Faculty Senate and Office of Equity. For students who couldn’t make it, the same session will be offered on Nov. 13.
Naloxone is now available at several new locations across Western Washington University, according to an email sent from the Vice President of Student Affairs office. The medication, often referred to by the brand name Narcan, works to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses. While it can be administered through injection or as a nasal spray, WWU only holds the latter form.
The Western Washington University Career Service Center has an abundance of free resources online and in-person available to students and alumni to help them successfully find jobs and launch their careers.
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