Cassandra Torstenson, B.S., environmental science, recently became the city administrator for Brainerd, Minnesota. Previously, she worked as a senior scientific policy adviser for North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
Summer 2018
Western’s eight IDEA Changemaker Fellows work to bring the change they want to see in the world
WWU faculty member’s work to better understand Huntington’s disease gets a boost from the company developing a drug showing early promise.
Ian Vincent thought strong men didn’t talk about their pain. The silence almost killed him.
After an impressive debut at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, WWU student Breezy Johnson returns to Western
John Bergen, PJ Ohashi, and Josiah Johnson
Western will soon offer two new degree programs, thanks to funding from the State Legislature
Artist Ann Morris gives her breathtaking Lummi Island studio grounds to Western
Western’s new Sustainability Action Plan includes social equity, economic vitality and human health
It turns out they’re an economic engine for their communities
Since the day Western first opened its doors, our students, faculty, staff and alumni have strived to think ahead and take action.
Class Notes
Cassandra Torstenson - 2003
Class Notes (General)
Julie Reiber - 1998
Class Notes (General)
Julie Reiber, '98, B.Mus, performance, is performing on Broadway as an understudy in five of the six leading roles in “Come from Away.” As a standby, she knows all five roles and can be notified in as little as 30 minutes that she’ll go on stage. Reiber has also performed on Broadway in “Wicked,” as Elphaba, and in “Newsies,” “Bklyn,” “All Shook Up,” and “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.”
Jessica D. Lynch - 2011
Weddings
Samuel Hartwell Johnson, ’10, B.A., English literature; ’13, M.A., English, married Jessica D. Lynch, ’11, B.A., English literature, on Sept. 16, 2017, at Lake Valhalla in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.