Improving Western's Efforts in Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Sexual Misconduct
Message to Campus Thu, 09/27/2018 - 10:16To the Western Campus Community:
Western’s most important responsibility is to provide a safe campus environment, an environment free from sexual violence, harassment, and discrimination. Preventing and responding to sexual violence and sexual misconduct is something that universities across the country are struggling to address, and Western is no exception. It has become increasingly clear to me that Western’s efforts in this area need to be rethought, reorganized, and significantly improved. I have spoken with Western students, faculty, and staff who experience a lack of Read more
Welcome to the 2018 Academic Year at Western!
Message to Campus Wed, 09/26/2018 - 10:43Dear Western Students,
Welcome to the 2018-2019 academic year! Whether this is your first year at Western or your last, I hope you are as excited as I am by the opportunities the lie ahead to learn about others, ourselves, and the world we share.
Supporting your success both in and out of the classroom is the primary mission of Western, and it’s a commitment shared by more than 2000 faculty and staff in a wide variety of roles. Please know there are many resources at Western to support you in your Read more
Opening Convocation Address to Faculty & Staff Fall 2018
Message to Campus - Speech Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:30(A video of the 2018 Opening Convocation Ceremony is available here. President Randhawa's remarks begin at 24:30.)
Good morning and welcome to the start of Western’s 125th academic year.
I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered on the ancestral homelands of Indigenous Peoples who have lived in the Salish Sea basin and the North Cascades watershed from time immemorial, in particular the Lummi Nation and the Nooksack Tribe. Please join Read more
Interview with Spark Science Podcast
Interview Tue, 07/31/2018 - 14:06WWU President Sabah Randhawa was the guest on the Season 4 Finale of Spark Science, a podcast sponsored by Bellingham's Spark Museum, and hosted by Dr. Regina Barber DeGraaff, WWU STEM Outreach and Inclusion Specialist and instructor in the Physics and Astronomy department. In this episode, Sabah recounts his Read more
Year End Message to the Western Campus Community
Message to Campus Mon, 06/25/2018 - 09:11June 19, 2018
To the Campus Community:
As the regular academic year comes to a close and our campus community shifts into the distinct rhythms of summer, I want to thank you for your continued commitment and contributions to advance Western. I often comment that our graduates are the most important contribution we make to society. To deliver on this promise, we just graduated almost 2,200 students during our spring Commencement ceremonies. As I participated in Commencement, I was proud of our graduates and deeply appreciative of our faculty and staff—to the faculty for Read more