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01/05/2024

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08/06/2021

Yesterday, our friends at Kitsap Bank celebrated a grand opening at the new 6th and Warren branch. At the invitation of WWU Foundation Board secretary and Kitsap Bank president and COO Tony George, WWU President Randhawa, and Chair of the WWU Foundation Sydney Hunsdale attended the grand opening of the new branch. Kitsap Bank owner Helen Langer Smith (VP) and her daughter Chairwoman Cindy Langer Smith were also in attendance. Kitsap is one of the largest woman-owned banks in the nation and celebrates its 118th anniversary this year. Congratulations to Tony and the Kitsap family!

06/03/2021

Did you know Western is building the first carbon-neutral academic facility in the region with help from McLennan Design? Learn how this new, net-zero space will expand Western's Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Energy Science and Technology programs so students can tackle the most pressing technological challenges of our time: https://foundation.wwu.edu/building-washingtons-future McLennan Design

McLennan Design is collaborating with Perkins+Will on the design for Western Washington University’s Kaiser Borsari Hall, a new 60,000 SF building for the El...

05/26/2021

Thank you WECU for keeping your promise to our students, faculty, and community on WWU Give Day with your Milestone Sponsorship!

05/21/2021

A remarkable Fairhaven student, Ebon Oluchi (ze/zim) created three scholarships—the BIPOC Leadership Scholarship for someone who is a leader in BIPOC issues; the Resilience Scholarship for someone who exhibits personal strength and growth; and the Emotional Intelligence Scholarship, the first of its kind in the country, for someone who exhibits exceptional emotional intelligence. “I have always felt different and out of place everywhere I go. I wanted to help those, who like me, feel ‘other’ academically and socially,” says Oluchi. To read more go here:
https://alumni.wwu.edu/news/rebel-cause-fairhaven-student-eboneze-oluchi-creates-three-fairhaven-scholarships
To give to Fairhaven, go here and designate Fairhaven: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1710/17give/giving.aspx?sid=1710&gid=2&pgid=1816&cid=3291&paymenttype=now

04/01/2021

Congratulations to WWU alumna Rena Priest ('05) for being selected as the 2021 Washington State Poet Laureate! Rena is a member of the Lummi Nation, making her the first Indigenous person to hold the position. She is the author of "Patriarchy Blues."

The American Book Award-winning poet and member of the Lhaq'temish (Lummi) Nation is the first Indigenous poet to assume the role.

03/27/2021

We are so proud of WWU alumnus Trevor Torres ('12) of the U.S. Navy for his role in helping our armed forces fight COVID-19. He is "one of 139 service members assigned to Task Force Southeast – Jacksonville, the primary Department of Defense support organization for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to COVID-19.

Torres plans and organizes logistics for the personnel and equipment involved in vaccination site operations." Go Viks and Hooya Navy! http://ow.ly/ii5F50E9wHU

03/24/2021

“The pressure to succeed is the same narrative for every immigrant child," according to Rukhsar Sadat, ‘21, Fairhaven College, Law, Diversity, and Justice. She is also the first woman in her family to attend college. Read her amazing story here and prepare to be inspired: http://ow.ly/5LC250DUHkC

03/18/2021

Congratulations to Stefan Kalb ('07, CBE) for his leadership at Shelf Engine! "Kalb said the disruption of customer behavior and supply chains over the past year put a spotlight on how ordering problems arise when patterns are disrupted."

New funding: Shelf Engine raised $41 million to support rapid growth of its tech platform used by grocers such as Kroger and Walmart to manage food orders for deli, bakery, cut produce, meat…

03/18/2021

Congratulations Western Washington University Alumnus and Foundation Board Member Scott Harrington!
"Trovata, a leader in automating cash workflows through wholesale, multi-bank API data aggregation, announced today the appointment of Scott Harrington as Chief Financial Officer."

Harrington joins Trovata after closing its $20 million Series A equity roundSAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 15, 2021 /Trovata, a leader in automating cash workflows through wholesale, multi-bank API data aggregation, announced today the appointment of Scott Harrington as Chief Financial Officer.S...

03/16/2021

Dale Durrwachter (’62) is deeply grateful for the success he achieved in the field of education. When Western launched a capital campaign to aid in the construction of a new Advanced Technology building to be named Kaiser Borsari Hall, he wanted to participate. Learn about Dale's extraordinary life and his contribution to STEM education. Thank you, Dale!
http://ow.ly/vN4950DUHfM

03/10/2021

During their careers, these two environmentalists have championed overlooked and underrepresented populations, and they continue to make waves in the world. Check out this inspiring story about Huxley College alumnus Woody Wheeler ('76), his wife Lori Cohen, and their amazing contribution to the Huxley 50th Anniversary Diversity Scholarship! http://ow.ly/p4fh50DUE9j