By Cailean McLeod Retired Math Department faculty member Doug Mooers received the Lifetime Achievement Award last month. Mooers, who served Whatcom Community College for nearly 30 years and retired in 2015, had contributed greatly to warrant the award from the Washington Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges.
Category: FEATURES
Whatcom reveals Learning Commons
By Alex George Whatcom Community College plans to add the first state funded building on campus since Kulshan Hall was built in 2004, The Phyllis and Charles Self Learning Commons project.
Whatcom geology students recognized for work
By Antonio Unpingco Whatcom students Silas Maclachlin, Tyler Welch and Taylor Kent tested soil and water quality at the Growing Veterans Farm in Lynden for Dr. Kaatje Kraft’s Geology 110 class. Welch and Kent presented their findings at the American Geophysical Union’s national virtual poster showcase, where their digest was…
‘Stories Deployed’: Whatcom County veterans put pen to paper on experiences in service
By Antonio Unpingco Military veterans and their stories document our history. There is a custom of writers interpreting their war experiences like Gertrude Stein, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Ernest Hemingway.
Anime fans flock to Heiner Theater
By Tyler Howard Anime fans dressed up as their favorite characters and assembled at Whatcom Community College’s Heiner Building for the 2016 Bellingham Anime Convention (BA-CON) on Saturday, May 14.
Whatcom reaches out to Latino students
By Jenna Dennison Whatcom Community College has hired Tanya Zaragoza-Rosas as the new Hispanic/Latino Admissions Outreach Coordinator. Zaragoza-Rosas’ new position encompasses a variety of different tasks, as she does outreach in the community and to middle and high schools throughout Whatcom and Skagit counties.
Seattle artist visits WCC
By Cailean McLeod Seattle-based pottery artist Eva Funderburgh visited Whatcom Community College on May 13 and 14 to talk and show off her work.
Whatcom gets new Student Life director
By: Evan Leahy At the beginning of the Spring 2016 quarter, Hui-Ling Chan took the position of Whatcom Community College’s Director of Student Life, replacing Associate Director of Student Life and Interim Director of Student Life Laura Singletary. Before Hui-Ling Chan became Director of Student Life at Whatcom Community College…
Bellingham United kicks off 2016 season
By Antonio Unpingco, photo courtesy of David Willoughby Soccer culture in the Pacific Northwest is growing with professional teams like the Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, and Vancouver Whitecaps. In 2012 Bellingham got its own team to root for, the Bellingham United Football Club, known by their fans as the Hammers.
Writing center hosting ‘campus funnies’ contest
By Cailean McLeod Whatcom Community College’s writing center’s first-ever comic contest is accepting submissions from artsy and literature savvy students.