Fall/Winter 2017

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

Jim Lee Hasz - 1975

Obituary
Jim Lee Hasz, 77, a retired teacher who taught at all levels from kindergarten to college and received the Washington State Golden Apple Award, on Aug. 6, 2017.

Wayne Brink - 1961

Obituary
Wayne Brink, 74, a retired pharmacist in Lynden, on Sept. 18, 2017.

Douglas Gronski - 1972

Obituary
Douglas Gronski, 71, retired consumer safety officer for the Food and Drug Administration, on April 15, 2016, in Bristol, Tennessee.