Western Today for Thursday, April 30

Japan Week continues

Western Washington University's Japanese Program will host the 13th Annual Japan Week celebration through May 1. This year's theme, "Women in Japan," focuses on current and historical gender issues in Japan through lectures, discussion and film.

For more, click here.

May 1 and 2

WWU Employee Transportation Survey

Every two years Western is required by state law to survey employees regarding their commuting practices, and it is that time again. This week, (through May 1) please take the survey here or request a paper survey by calling ext. 7960. All employees will have received a coupon good for a free coffee or chai beverage in campus mail last week as thanks in advance for participation in the survey. Thanks to the 51 percent of faculty and staff who have already completed the survey. We need to get to 70 percent to satisfy the state, so if you haven't entered your info, please take the few minutes to do so now. More info.

We need your cell number!

In the event of a campus emergency, WWU officials will use cell phone text messaging as one of the ways of disseminating information to the WWU community. Western faculty and staff members who have not yet registered to receive Western Alerts via text message are asked to update their personal information via Web4U online or by calling Human Resources at ext. 3478 or ext. 7718.

The Bellingham Herald

Puget Sound toxins cleanup lecture set for Friday at WWU
Tim Nord of the state Department of Ecology will be giving a lecture on the "Puget Sound and Toxins Cleanup Program" at 3 p.m. Friday, May 1.
Nord will provide an overview of the program, as well as discuss the cleanup of the former Scott paper mill site in Fidalgo Bay and the use of the settlement funds from it.
The lecture, part of the Western Washington University Huxley College of the Environment Speaker Series, will be in WWU Communications Facility, room 125 and is free and open to the public.

The Seattle Times

UW gives details on $73 million in cuts
The University of Washington released details Wednesday of how it intends to slash its budget by $73 million over the next fiscal year. The cuts range from 9 percent in the College of Arts and Sciences to 16 percent in President Mark Emmert's office.
Sixty-day layoff notices for some staff members will likely go out today and Friday to remove those salaries from the books before the fiscal year begins in July. Emmert says about 600 to 800 positions will be eliminated through a combination of attrition and layoffs.

WWU News Releases

'Dissecting Neurodevelopment and Disease' is topic of WWU's May Neuroscience on Tap event

The fine print: Western Today is compiled and edited by John Thompson and Matthew Anderson in the Office of University Communications. Some links have time limitations and may not be accessible in the near future. A few articles may require registration to view. If you prefer to be removed from this list, please let us know via the link at the bottom of this document. For upcoming events, faculty research, or faculty and student achievements you would like publicized, please reply to this e-mail; click here to submit news online, or click here to submit entries to our online calendar of events. For the latest Western athletics news and schedules, see http://wwuvikings.cstv.com/. For more on faculty and staff news, see the new FAST Online at http://fast.wwu.edu/.

printer friendly