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STUDENTS: WWU Art Club meets today at 4 p.m.; bring your projects to work on!

VIKS: Ninth-ranked women's volleyball team gets home win over WOU

MUSIC: Anthony McGill Masterclass and Q&A today at 3:30 p.m.


WWU VETS: Growing Veterans partners with WWU Veteran Services Office for peer support training

EQUITY: WWU's first multi-stall gender-neutral restroom opens in Haggard

CLUB STUFF: NASU Chill & Spill today at 3:30 p.m.

CONCERT TONIGHT: Global Spice World Music Series presents David Trasoff and Ty Burhoe

WEATHER: Flood watch issued for Nooksack as storm bears down on Whatcom County / Bellingham Herald

Anthony McGill masterclass and Q&A today at 3:30 p.m.

Anthony McGill plays his clarinet in Lincoln Center in New York City

Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, will host a masterclass and Q&A that is free and open to the community today at 3:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall (PAC 155).

Get more info about the Anthony McGill masterclass here.

Growing Veterans to hold three-day peer support training for WWU vets

Growing Veterans to offer three-day training for WWU vets

Growing Veterans, a nonprofit organization focused on using the farm and growing food as the catalyst for human connection and veteran reintegration in an effort to lower the rates of suicide among returning veterans, will offer a three-day peer support training session on Nov. 4, 5 and 6 at WWU in conjunction with the university’s Veteran Services Office. 

The training, which is approved by the Veterans Administration and is free for Western’s vets, runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday in Viking Union 565. Can't make this training? There are virtual sessions coming up in December.

Find out more about the Growing Veterans Peer Support Training here.

Campus Life

drone image from above the Old Main lawn looking south

Western staffer Luke Hollister of University Relations and Marketing is out and about on campus and in the nearby community often, shooting images of campus and Bellingham life that we will share here in Western Today. 

See Luke's "Fall on Campus" photo album on Flickr here.

Mount Baker and The Sisters as seen from across Bellingham Bay at a spectacular sunset
Yesterday's News:

STUDENTS: Find the right clubs for you in WWU's incredible AS club system using this simple tool

WIND ADVISORY: The National Weather Service has issued a high-wind advisory from tonight at 5 p.m. through tomorrow morning. See the latest forecast here.

HONOR: WWU Veteran Services Office holding open house Nov. 10 in its new space to celebrate Veterans Day

VIKS: Women's soccer set for GNAC tourney as top seed

CELEBRATE: First-Gen Celebration set for Nov. 8 


EMPLOYEES: PEBB Program’s annual open enrollment runs through Nov. 30 and Resources for Open Enrollment

CONSTRUCTION: South College Drive sidewalks now closed

GRADUATION: It’s Time to Get Into the Commencement Spirit!

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Western Libraries Now Accepting Applications for 2023 James W. Scott Fellowships

WEB USERS: WWU WebTech Monthly News - October 2022

SALISH SEA: B.C.’s Howe Sound, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, is a natural wonder / Seattle Times (features WWU Salish Sea fellow Bob Turner)

WWU IN THE NEWS: Funding in place for longhouse-style building on Western's campus / Cascadia Daily News

COLD WEATHER ON THE WAY: Heavy rain, strong winds and freezing temps expected this weekend / Seattle Times



Read more In the Media
Western's COVID site
The Ecuador summer abroad website
The Western athletics website
Gaia, Western's research website
Western's Tutoring Center
"important dates" page of the university calendar
Western's twitter account
Download LiveSafe, the free campus safety app, through this link
The Associated Students website
KUGS, Western's student-run campus radio station
Western's traditional mountain and bay logo with the words "make waves" underneath

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