Diana Lynn Brunink, 76, a retired research analyst for the state of Washington, on Feb. 17, 2025.
Spring/Summer 2025
Talking to the creator of the hit show, alum Dan Erickson, was even more fun than winning a Music Dance Experience.
WWU alums who helped stage Dan Erickson’s play ‘Convention’ talk about seeing the beginnings of ‘Severance.’
Her journey to the hit show began years ago as a WWU undergrad.
WWU border experts Laurie Trautman and Edward Alden explore the lasting impact of pandemic border closures in their new book.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is expected to show us a whole new view when it comes online in 2025. A WWU alum is on the team preparing for ‘first light.’
Step inside the state's first publicly funded zero-energy university academic building.
Alum Alyson Rollins leads the repatriation of WWU’s Native American remains and cultural artifacts in Western’s care.
WWU students on cybersecurity outreach teams help middle-schoolers see the cost of free stuff online.
Longtime Secretary of State began his political career at Western
Before his career studying reptiles around the world, alum Laurie Vitt took his favorite boa constrictor on the road with his garage band in the '60s.
WWU Alum Joan Sung’s debut memoir ‘Kinda Korean’ is an unvarnished look at her first-gen adolescence growing up with – as she puts it – an unapologetic ‘Tiger Mom.’
Class Notes
Diana Lynn Brunink - 1971
Obituaries
Mac Madenwald - 1960
Obituaries
Mac Madenwald, 85, a retired orthopedic surgeon who often traveled overseas to provide medical care, on Feb. 19, 2025.
Lainie Pennington - 2023
Class Notes (General)
Lainie Pennington, BFA, dance, is a dancer and collaborator with the Margaret Jenkins Dance Co. in San Francisco.