Students spending winter quarter studying West African literature and culture in Senegal
Fifteen Western students just completed three weeks in Senegal, where they were immersed in the study of West African literature and culture.
The Faculty-led Global Learning Program was led by WWU English Professor Christopher Wise and Program Coordinator Ablaye Diakite, who works with the Endangered Archive Project to digitalize West African Ajami manuscripts, affiliated with Boston University.
The group visited the capital city of Dakar, the Atlantic slave trade hub of Goree Island, the holy city of Touba, and the culturally significant cities of Saint-Louis and Alwaar, and the coastal resort cities of Saly and Mbour.
Get ready for next week's Education and Health Career and Internship Fair
Are you a WWU student looking for job or internship opportunities? Meet with dozens of employers who want to promote opportunities in public, private and informal education/teaching sectors, and health-related such as speech-language pathology and audiology!
Meet returned Peace Corps volunteers and test your geography knowledge Tuesday
WWU Peace Corps will be holding two important events to highlight National Peace Corps Week Feb. 27 through March 3.
On Feb. 28, there will be a panel discussion with three returned Peace Corps volunteers who now work at Western. Drop by between noon and 1 p.m. in Miller Hall Room 138 to hear stories. Pizza will be served.
After the panel will be a fun Geography Bee to test your geography skills of where Peace Corps Volunteers work around the world.
Join the Black Student Coalition for a Family Affair
The Black Student Coalition is hosting a social gathering noon Tuesday, Feb. 28 to celebrate being Black in Bellingham, intended for students, faculty, staff, and community members that share this identity.
