David Peterson, B.A., political science, recently became general counsel for PAC Worldwide, a global packaging firm based in Seattle.
Spring 2021
Barn owls yak up “perfect” educational packages for hands-on science sleuths. An alumni couple collects and sells them to educators.
Learning and living on campus may begin to return to normal this fall
We are especially grateful for opportunities to celebrate our extraordinary community
Fairhaven’s Rukhsar Sadat plans to make a career in advocating for immigrant and refugee families like her own
Western’s Jeff Grimm uses sugar to study the neuroscience of cravings, addiction and relapse
Western is naming its newest residence hall after its first Black student, who became an early 20th century advocate for racial equality
The western bumblebee once flourished across the West Coast but sightings have dropped dramatically
The late Irwin Slenick spent 33 years as a biology professor at Western, working to bring more hands-on learning to science education.
Gaia, the Online Journal of Research, Discovery, and Scholarship at Western, is where to find stories about student and faculty research
The Fairhaven grad co-directed a compelling, unvarnished look at Turner’s soaring and turbulent 60-year career
The capital budget includes $51 million for a new building create some much-needed space for engineering, computer science and energy programs
These two women born more than a century apart share something in common: the immense expectations that come with being a trailblazer.
Window magazine recently won two top awards in the 2021 Best of CASE VIII competition
Class Notes
David Peterson - 1995
Class Notes (General)
Barbara Szombatfalvy, - 1992
Class Notes (General)
Barbara Szombatfalvy, BAE, history, is a partner in Woodmansee and Szombatfalvy, PLLC, a thriving family law firm in Durham, North Carolina.
Lt. Trevor Torres - 2014
Class Notes (General)
U.S. Navy Lt. Trevor Torres, B.S., manufacturing engineering technology is a supply officer at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, where he is on a taskforce supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to COVID-19 in the southeastern U.S. Lt. Torres is helping organize vaccination site operations in Jacksonville, Florida.