A college campus is a community that includes students, faculty and staff. Change can affect that community in many ways. Changes can be transitory, such as the graduation and leaving of students or faculty, or far-reaching events that affect faculty, staff and both current and incoming students. The COVID-19 shutdown…
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ASWCC Senate Meeting
Meetings are held Monday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom and are also streamed live on the WCC Student Life Facebook page. Join us on Zoom: 360 383 3007 Watch live on Facebook: WCC Student Life and Development Facebook page The main purpose of ASWCC Senate meetings will be to…
ASWCC Senate Meeting
Meetings are held Monday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom and are also streamed live on the WCC Student Life Facebook page. Join us on Zoom: 360 383 3007 Watch live on Facebook: WCC Student Life and Development Facebook page The main purpose of ASWCC Senate meetings will be to…
Students promote registering to vote
Whatcom Community College wants to help students with voting information and registration with the Get Out the Vote campaign. With voter applications available in the library the ASWCC will also be actively tabling on campus. ASWCC will set tables with information on voting in designated areas around campus throughout the…
Dining Services looks into bringing food trucks back
Food trucks have been an alternative option to the Dockside Café for the past two years, however, plans for trucks at Whatcom Community College this year are still in the works. According to Mike Ryan, Head of Dining Services at Whatcom, the school has been bringing in trucks since 2017,…
Catch the Next Wave brings Orcas together
The Office of Student Life and Development at Whatcom Community College held the third annual half-day conference on Oct. 11, known as Catch the Next Wave in the Syre Student Center. “This conference is all about the many leadership and engagement activities at Whatcom,” said Mario Alem, president of the…
Stone Soup stirs together students, faculty
The Simpson Intercultural Center located on the Whatcom Community College campus, aims to build connections, and create a sense of community for the diverse student population. The Intercultural Center believes connections are important, and that students learn better when they study together. Building these connections is integral to the learning…
International Student Enrollment figures down
Some blame political climate and issues with student visas for the dip in enrollment. On a yearly basis, the International Student Programs that Whatcom Community College offers bring new students from different parts of the world to the campus. These foreign students do not only represent a financial benefit for…
Good to Know
Useful tips for new students. The Dockside Café in the Syre Student Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. New features include bi-weekly rotating themed salad bar with menus from all four seasons as well as from cuisines from around the world. The Kulshan Coffee cart is…
Learning Commons nearly complete
High tech media center, makerspace are highlights of new building set to open in fall 2020. In 2016, Whatcom Community College announced the construction of two new buildings on campus, a learning center and on-campus student housing. Now these two projects are nearing completion. “The Phyllis and Charles Self Learning…