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The most recent addition to Western’s Sculpture Collection has a link to the person who helped start it all.
John Feodorov’s new work for the Seattle Convention Center is a story of the Duwamish River
Tom Roehl has spent 25 years encouraging students to stretch beyond boundaries
Pierce County’s passionate restaurant reviewer Sue Kidd remembered
Music's Richard L. Hodges will take the stage in Seattle Opera's 'X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X'
State principal of the year William Jackson on justice-centered education
Alum Caitlyn Blair turns her girlhood love of orcas into a career protecting the Salish Sea
Alum Ryan Hackler’s company turns plastic into petrochemical alternatives. His startup is getting funding from the Department of Energy.
Does looking into the eyes of an animal make us more likely to act to save its endangered habitat?
The Institute for Watershed Studies provides long-term water quality data for Lake Whatcom.
Alia Khan collects ice from the world's highest places
Julann Spromberg learned to love nature on her family farm, and learned to be a scientist at Western
Virtual reality can help revitalize Indigenous languages, says Fairhaven Dean Caskey Russell
Marine Sciences graduate Amirah Casey’s impressive list of accomplishments includes embracing her late mother's story as part of her own.
Jim Sterk returns to Western to lead Viking Athletics
The New York Times, Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus Reviews love 'Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City.'
How do you bring an overdose-stopping drug to the masses? Make it sleek, stylish and small enough to carry on a keychain.
Alum Paul Merriman shares a lifetime of financial knowledge with WWU students and the community
As many as 50 students are expected to receive funding this year
Marketing grad Ethan Huynh combined two passions and launched a career
How far could a guy get in 1960 with two feet, one thumb and 18 bucks?
19 life-changing days in Ecuador with WWU’s Honors College

Class Notes

Amy Hobson - 1993

Class Note

Dr. Amy Hobson, B.S., community health and '97, B.A., anthropology/biology, is a naturopathic primary care physician in Seattle.  

Colleen J. McElroy - FAC

Obituary

Colleen J. McElroy, 88, a nationally known poet who served as an assistant professor of speech pathology and audiology at Western from 1966 to 1973, on Dec. 12, 2023. After teaching at Western and completing her doctorate, Dr. MmElroy became an English professor at the University of Washington (and the university's first Black woman full-time faculty member), and she mentored many young writers and poets. 

Kathleen Petrzelka - 2011

Class Note

Kathleen Petrzelka, B.A., art history, was recently named the executive director of the Skagit Valley College Foundation. Kathleen has worked with the foundation since 2022 as the director of philanthropy. Before that she was a marketing and outreach coordinator for the Mount Vernon Downtown Association.