Fall/Winter 2018-19 | Western Edge magazine

WOU Alum Strives for Stardom

Posted on November 20, 2018 432 views
Oregon City native Hailey Verhaalen ’15 left Western Oregon University with a degree in social science, and she said the concepts she learned during her coursework have proven invaluable. But she’s not working in social science at the moment. It seems her passion for music has taken her career path in a completely different direction. [more…]
Fall/Winter 2018-19 | Western Edge magazine

Class Notes

Posted on November 20, 2018 220 views
1950s Janice Kenison Cole ’59 is retired and living in McMinnville. She taught school for 30 years in Salem, Baker City, Dayton and McMinnville before retiring 17 years ago. 1960s The work of late artist Rick Bartow ’69 was featured during August and September at the Newport Visual Arts Center. The exhibition, From the Heart: [more…]
Fall/Winter 2018-19 | Western Edge magazine

WOU education excellence doesn’t take summers off

Posted on November 20, 2018 211 views
Western Oregon University hosts a lot of groups, conferences and trainings during the summer each year. While most of the sidewalks are quiet, some corners of campus are hosting Zimbabwean cultural celebrations or American Sign Language trainings or high school wrestling camps. In nearly every case, the gatherings happening on campus are educational in nature, [more…]
Fall/Winter 2018-19 | Western Edge magazine

Challenge Accepted

Posted on November 20, 2018 190 views
Ryanne (Huffman) Whitaker ’19 is a hometown girl, having graduated from Central High School and playing three years at second base for the Western Oregon Softball team. She said that, during high school, she didn’t see college in her future. Yet here she is, three years later and about to earn her degree in social [more…]
Fall/Winter 2018-19 | Western Edge magazine

Long-time WOU Employees Choose Retirement

Posted on November 20, 2018 195 views
Every June, popular WOU faculty and staff members choose to hang up their higher education hats and retire to a life of relaxation, grandkids and travel. In June 2018, a special retirement option prompted several employees who had been at Western for decades—and who have had countless interactions with students—bowed out for retirement. Depending when [more…]
Fall/Winter 2018-19 | Western Edge magazine

Designing for the Future

Posted on November 20, 2018 210 views
The Western Oregon University campus may be filled with stately brick buildings that seem as though they’ve been in place for decades—and in many cases, they have—but in truth, the 157 acres that comprise the grounds and buildings continue to evolve each year. Last year brought the opening of the new Student Health and Counseling [more…]
Spring/Summer 2018 | Western Edge magazine

WOU in the World

Posted on April 13, 2018 311 views
One of the priorities for Western Oregon University is high-impact learning opportunities. The university strives to give students the chance to get hands-on experience in their fields before graduation. In some cases, that means internships and practicums. In others, that means students volunteer in local or national communities to support residents while building life skills. [more…]
Spring/Summer 2018 | Western Edge magazine

Around Campus

Posted on April 13, 2018 233 views
Veterans Services Earns Recognition, Grants WOU Veterans Support Services had a terrific winter, earning several accolades from multiple agencies. Most importantly, the WOU chapter of Student Veterans of America (SVA) won the Chapter of the Year award from among 1,300 SVA chapters nationwide. Student Shane Follett is the president of the campus SVA chapter. “Shane [more…]