Heather Richendrfer, B.A., home economics, was selected for the adjudication panel at the 2019 World Highland Dance Championships in Dunoon, Scotland. Her dance school, the Clan Heather Dancers, is also celebrating its 45th anniversary of Scottish and Irish dance in the Pacific Northwest. She is executive director of the Scottish Dance Society presenting the annual Bellingham Scottish Gathering. She is also a life member of the British Association of Teachers of Dance and her tenure on the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing judging panel has presented opportunities to judge events around the world.
Spring/Summer 2020
The climate-change puzzle ultimately comes down to the abundance or scarcity of the one thing we can’t live without
WWU biology professor builds beautiful works of art with flowers, foliage and a scanner bed
Ken Johnsen leads the teams that build some of Seattle’s most visible, complex, and well known urban development projects. He’s most proud of how these iconic landmarks will endure as a backdrop for future generations, and their memories.
After 30 years in law enforcement, WWU’s Keith Williams shares what his profession must do to gain the trust of communities of color
The college born with the modern environmental movement grows up to tackle climate change
A new kind of STEM education: Western partners to expand facilities and deliver real-world workforce development opportunities to students
We simply must make permanent and sustained change toward a more equitable and just system for all.
Like the tree shepherds of Tolkien lore, the ents of Western have seen us through 120 years of campus history. And they're waiting for our return.
Take a tour of some of Seattle's most well-known landmarks, renovated by teams led by Ken Johnsen
Western’s CJ Seitz of the Small Business Development Center offers tips to survive ‘the new abnormal.’
Students’ celebrations of the end of the Great War were cut short by the 1918 flu pandemic
State support brings tuition relief to four-year programs in an under-served part of the state
Together, we can help students with housing, travel and unforeseen expenses
Fairhaven Dean Jack Herring used his data modeling expertise to help Whatcom County plan for the pandemic.
Other than clever insidious packets of information looking for a host to make more copies of themselves?
Western Alumni Association and the Career Services Center Announce WE Connect
A recent spike in COVID-19 cases dashed hopes for a hybrid mix of both remote and in-person learning
From mountains to oceans, WWU faculty and students are working to make a difference on the planet
WWU students and faculty working on the Mars Rover visit the Jet Propulsion Lab in California
Western's magazine named the best in the PNW and Western Canada
Class Notes
Heather Richendrfer - 1977
Class Notes (General)
Don Rice - 1960
Obituaries
Don Rice, 81, a retired math and science teacher in New York, on Oct. 12, 2019, in Clearwater, Florida.
Jade Coppieters - 2014
Weddings
Jade Coppieters, ’14, B.A., politics/philosophy/economics and Samuel Dunlap, ’14, B.S., computer science, on April 7, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia.