Bornstein Seafoods gives $100K to BTC’s new fishery building
Filed on 16. Apr, 2013 in News
Bornstein Seafoods has donated $100,000 to Bellingham Technical College’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences program’s new building campaign, according to BTC’s Foundation. The hatchery portion of the new building in Bellingham’s Maritime Heritage Park, called the Perry Center for Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, will be named in the company’s honor as The Bornstein Hatchery dedicated to Myer [...]
WWU picks new dean for Fairhaven College
Filed on 15. Apr, 2013 in People
John “Jack” Herring has been appointed to serve as dean of Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Washington University, according to an announcement from the school’s provost, Catherine Riordan. Herring, now dean for the campus-based undergraduate program at Prescott College in Prescott, Ariz., will begin at WWU in August. Herring was selected following a national search and will [...]
Northwest Indian College continues work on new campus library
Filed on 02. Apr, 2013 in News
Northwest Indian College plans to begin construction on its 12,710-square-foot Coast Salish Institute Building in May, while work continues on a nearly $3 million library and technology building that broke ground in February. The library will be the eighth building constructed on NWIC’s main campus as a result of the college’s $44 million capital campaign, which [...]
Upcoming classes will give entrepreneurs tools for business
Filed on 25. Mar, 2013 in News
A new program to help local entrepreneurs launch new businesses has just been approved for funding through the Washington State Employment Security Department’s Self Employment Assistance Program Launch and Build Your Business, which is offered by Whatcom Community College, the Northwest Innovation Resource Center and Western Washington University’s Small Business Development Center, blends online instruction with live workshops and [...]
Blaine businesses offered scholarships through SBDC
Filed on 22. Mar, 2013 in News
The city of Blaine and Western Washington University’s Small Business Development Center are offering five scholarships to local Blaine businesses as part of the Launch and Build Your Business course. Instructors with Whatcom Community College’s Community and Continuing Education program will host the class, which features self-paced online content and bi-weekly live workshops facilitated by [...]
WWU students reach semifinals in industrial design contest
Filed on 16. Mar, 2013 in News
A team of six Western Washington University students are semifinalists in the Street Seats Design Challenge, an industrial design competition sponsored by Design Museum Boston. The team from WWU included Tianyi Geng (Issaquah), Sarah Burley (Olympia), Tyler Dawson (Friday Harbor), Blake Morton (Bothell), Cale Kaufman (Camano Island) and Colton Sanford (Camano Island).The museum announced the [...]
WWU marketing students take second in international competition
Filed on 13. Mar, 2013 in People
Three marketing students from Western Washington University have placed second in the Intercollegiate Marketing Competition, which took place Feb. 22-24 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The team included Shannon Gnagey of Edmonds, Kyle Sonntag of Kirkland and Selena Maisonpierre of Seattle. The annual competition is organized by students from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. Students from [...]
Greenberg selected as new libraries dean at WWU
Filed on 03. Mar, 2013 in People
Mark I. Greenberg has been hired as dean of libraries at Western Washington University. Greenberg, who will start his new position on June 1, was hired following a national search. As dean, Greenberg will be responsible for the overall leadership, management and direction of Western Libraries and their programs. “Dr. Greenberg brings a wealth of [...]
Fair housing workshop planned for March 7 in Bellingham
Filed on 02. Mar, 2013 in Events
The city of Bellingham is sponsoring a workshop on fair housing from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, in the YWCA Ballroom at 1026 N. Forest St. The workshop will be conducted by Lauren Walker, executive director of the Fair Housing Center of Washington. Organizers say it will be particularly valuable for rental housing owners, [...]
WWU Extended Education offers professional courses this spring
Filed on 21. Feb, 2013 in Events
This spring, Western Washington University’s Extended Education program will offer three professional studies courses to help students build skills in writing, editing and project management. The classes are available to students, faculty and community members. Class options include: Writing Children’s Literature: Experiment and sample the field of children’s fiction and nonfiction, including picture, chapter, middle-grade and [...]
