Spring/Summer 2017

Western’s relationship with Mount Baker is intense, educational and sometimes risky
John All won’t stop studying mountain environments— even though he nearly died on one
Breezy Johnson’s goals include winning an Olympic medal—and deciding on a major at Western
We asked WWU visual journalist Rhys Logan about his favorite Mount Baker places
WWU scientists ski, trek and climb to learn more about the volcano next door
Western's Sustainable Communities Partnership works with one community each year
For Ganesh Himal’s owners, livable wages and community development are part of the bottom line
Climbing Mount Baker has been rite of passage for mountain-minded Western students for more than a century
Alumni and others who are making a difference at Western and the world
They used an award to kick off a crowd-funder
They've spent more than a decade in the top 20 nationwide
Western’s women’s soccer team is still celebrating after winning the NCAA Division II National Championships last fall
Two-day symposium includes groups who were 'left behind' in first treaty
Question for Daman Wandke ('12, '13)
Question for Nancy Hall Anderson ('70)
Western’s very identity is intimately connected to its sense of place
Meet your new WWU Alumni Association Board of Directors

Class Notes

Katherine Eve Beesley - 2012

Obituaries
Katherine Eve Beesley, 33, a teacher and performing artist, on Nov. 24, 2016.

Scott Freeman - 2003

Class Notes (General)
Scott (B.A., anthropology-archeology) and Brittany Freeman (B.A., English literature) own and operate Freeman, which makes high-end rain jackets in Seattle which they sell—along with other goods made in the USA—online and at their store in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. 

Neal Alton Bartlett - 1950

Obituaries
Neal Alton Bartlett, 91, a retired teacher and coach who spent 28 years at Cascade High School in Everett, on Feb. 21, 2017.