Lori Church-Pursley, B.A., English and ’93, M.A., English, completed her Ph.D. in rhetoric, composition and teaching at the University of Arizona in 2003 and is now the development director for a nonprofit in Seattle that provides healthy produce to Northwest Harvest, Food Lifeline and other food banks. She also volunteers with Rotary, Girl Scouts and foster families.
Spring 2019
It all started with a few musicians deciding to return to the town where they got their start and perform together for the first time.
The percentage of WWU undergraduates who borrow to pay for college has declined for three years in a row
Alumna novelist Amy Hatvany points out where ‘yes is yes’ falls short in the conversation about consent and sex.
While sexual health programs in college have traditionally focused on STD and pregnancy prevention, the emphasis on consent is relatively new.
John and Mary Polikowsky spent long, happy careers teaching art and English. Now, more WWU students who dream of a life as a teacher will get their chance, too.
WWU research associate and NOAA Fisheries affiliate Jennifer Tennessen is studying the hunting behaviors of endangered orcas of the Salish Sea.
As the once-famous Bellingham author arises from obscurity, her champions say she’s more relevant than ever.
The estuary has important value for fish, wildlife, and local human residents
The grant funds recruiting and retaining academically talented, low-income students from diverse backgrounds
Western is among the first universities in the nation to provide composting bins to students living in residence halls.
Universities play an important role in increasing cultural competency
Class Notes
Lori Church-Pursley - 1992
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Kimberly Farley - 1993
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Kimberly Farley, B.S., applied environmental geology, recently became deputy CEO of Sound Transit. Previously, Farley worked with Washington State Department of Transportation on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program and with the New York State Thurway Authority’s Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement Project.
Dimitri Stankevich - 1989
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Dimitri Stankevich, B.Mus., music education, recently became the executive director of the Orcas Center performing arts center in Eastsound. Stankevich was most recently the director of YMCA Camp Orkila on Orcas Island.