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The Western Oregon University Magazine

Featured stories

Coming full circle: Salem native Jim Green has been working in the area of sustainability for his entire career, spanning nearly 30 years. And this June he realized a long awaited goal: completing his bachelor's at WOU.

 

WOU students volunteer at annual deaf-blind summer camp: 11 WOU students and five graduates worked as volunteer interpreters for deaf-blind adults in Seabeck, Wash., hosted by the Lighthouse for the Blind of Seattle.

Sabbatical in the swamps: To complete her research sites in Oregon's streams and estuaries, assistant biology professor Karen Haberman searches for "sister" sites in France.

 

WOU News

Climate Literacy: This upcoming school year will be quite different for professors William Schoenfeld and Adele Schepige as they are on sabbatical to develop climate change curriculum for K-8 classrooms.

Going for gold ... and platinum: Western Oregon University has two exciting, major construction projects underway: a new health and wellness center and a live-learn residence hall.

Improving water quality through art: At the edge of Diana Wurzer and Bayard McLeod’s art project, a bit of brown scum gathers, hesitates, and then is slowly sucked into the “pod” and disappears.

WOU professor appointed to governor’s autism commission: Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski created a 13-person commission to address issues related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Advising excellence earns national award: Personal connection, mentoring, support; these attributes characterize the reasons college students choose smaller schools, and at WOU, that’s what they get.

Read more WOU news stories.

Athletics

For the love of the game: WOU senior pitcher Blake Keitman story.

 

Alumnotes

Find what your former classmates are up to these days. Watch the new "thank you" video created by WOU students for our scholarship donors. Or send us notes for your class to read!

Letters to the Editor

We would like to encourage you to submit letters to the editor, as we strive to add even more content to the online magazine. This resource is for all our alums, friends and supporters of WOU, and we hope to hear your suggestions, stories and requests for this publication. Submit your letters to magazine@wou.edu.