Tuesday, Nov. 8 is a day to nationally celebrate first-generation students and their pursuit of a college degree, and this year Western will be hosting an in-person celebration in Viking Union 565 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.  Whether you identify as first-gen or you wish to show your support as a first-gen student success advocate, we invite you to stop by and engage with others for a celebration of WWU first-generation college students.

Find out more details on the First-Gen Student Celebration here.

Western Washington University’s Veteran Services Office (VSO) will host a drop-in Open House on Thursday, Nov. 10 in its new campus space in Viking Commons 525 (facing the parking lot behind the VU) in honor of Veterans Day, which is celebrated the following day.

See the schedule for the open house and get more details here.

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. Above, a hiker makes their way through the arboretum; below, a sunny afternoon in Boulevard Park.

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