Fall/Winter 2017

Alumna Eowyn Ivey weaves fantastical yarns about the unforgiving beauty of the Alaska wilderness. Her own story about a small-town bookstore worker whose first novel nearly wins a Pulitzer Prize is just as inspiring.
Real News: WWU alumni journalists who are surviving in the media industry aren’t giving up their watchdog roles—and are finding new career hope in unexpected places.
Two-year, $81.5-million renovation and expansion creates a new home for Western’s academic and athletic hub
Fifty years ago, Joseph Trimble knew that understanding the human condition requires a multicultural approach. Now, the rest of the psychology profession knows it too, and they’ve thanked him for it.
'Works on Paper' includes some of the biggest names in 20th century American art
Two WWU faculty members get engaged during a 100-mile endurance run
WWU’s Johann Neem reminds us that building schools —and arguing about them—builds our democracy
Four-year program helps meet the state's growing need for audiologists
Lightweight, transparent solar concentrators can turn windows into solar energy collectors
More than 180 trees in downtown Bellingham are dressed in strings of blue lights thanks to a gift from the WWU Alumni Association
Faculty are developing a multi-faceted approach to increase success rates for under-represented students
Two people in this photo have buildings named after them at WWU

Class Notes

Oscar Jimenez - 2013

Class Notes (General)
Oscar Jimenez (B.A., communication, Spanish) recently signed with the Louisville City FC as a midfielder. Previously, he played for the United Soccer League’s Tulsa Roughnecks and the Premier Development League’s Mississippi Brilla.

Lora Leota Eccles - 1952

Obituaries
Lora Leota Eccles, 89, who owned nursery, landscaping and garden supply businesses with her husband in Port Townsend, on Aug. 18, 2017.

Beth Morrell - 2010

Class Notes (General)
Beth Morrell (BFA, art) is an artist in Los Angeles whose projects include “The Unadoptables,” a comic book about cats at a cat café/shelter. The project was recently funded on Kickstarter.