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CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT: Trans Awareness Week events from LGBTQ+ Western

BASKETBALL: Men's hoops gets big win over CSU Dominguez Hills

VOLLEYBALL: Viks to host West Regional here at Carver Thursday through Saturday

TRAINING: 'Intervening to Stop Bias Incidents' workshop to be held Nov. 16

TOMORROW'S WORLD ISSUES FORUM: 'Food Facism in India' with visiting Fulbright fellow Rayson K. Alex

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH: 'Matrilineal Tradition & Modern Cherokee Women in Sport' tomorrow at noon in the MCC

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK: Photo Abroad Contest, Peace Corps info session, Study Abroad scholarships webinar, and more

VAX/BOOSTER CLINIC THIS THURSDAY: Make your appointment here

EMPLOYEES: Next Lunch & Learn set for Dec. 13 with Darcie Hill

ON CAMPUS: Bellingham Fire Department to be on campus tomorrow for training

PROTECT THE ARB: Damage reported at Sehome Hill Arboretum in Bellingham / Bellingham Herald

 

International Education Week continues!

Four students sit on a beautiful beach as the sun sinks to the horizon in front of them.

International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative to prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences, rolls on with events all day, from a Photo Abroad Contest, Peace Corps Info Session, Study Abroad scholarships webinar, and more. Click the image above for a fun Study Abroad video and see students across the world doing amazing things -- or click here to go to Western's IEW page for a complete slate of the week's activities!

Campus Life

Students board a city bus in front of the Viking Union

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:

WOMEN'S SOCCER: Viks advance to West Regional final for the 7th straight year; to host Concordia on Thursday

STUDENTS: Trans Week Grab-and-Go Clothing Swap today at 3 p.m.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK: See the full slate of the week's activities and learn more about how you can study abroad!


INFO SESSION: Law School Info Fair set for Thursday, Nov. 17

FROM HR: Two employees eligible for shared leave

VAX/BOOSTER CLINIC THIS THURSDAY: Make your appointment here

EMPLOYEES: Learn more about FSAs during Open Enrollment

STUDENTS: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Program info session to be held Nov. 15

MAPS: WWU hosting pair of free events for National Geography Awareness Week

CONSERVATION:
 550 acres saved, 4,950 to go -- Community group moves to protect eco-sensitive Whatcom land / Bellingham Herald

SHE'S A VIK: WWU's Ana Swetish is a surfski prodigy / Cascadia Daily News


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
Native American Heritage Month website
Old Main under a blanket of snow on a sunny winter day
"important dates" page of the university calendar
Download LiveSafe, the free campus safety app, through this link
KUGS, Western's student-run campus radio station
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