Shout out to our Director of Cyber Information and Systems Security, Erik Fretheim, for working hard with our state community colleges to prepare students for cyber defense careers! http://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/cybersecurity-is-hot-and-these-washington-colleges-teach-it/

"Ready to 'shove off' for the return trip! Photo features a summer session cruise and picnic from 1944. Hope your summer is filled with similar fun adventures!

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We love this idea for pre-travel preparation! #InternationalBookClub

Congratulations to WWU Track and XC two-time national champion and recent Master in Teaching graduate Bethany Drake, named a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American on Thursday. Read more: bit.ly/2rZPKdf #GoViks #GNACacademics

Locating cyber businesses on the Kitsap Peninsula could become a trend, with Western Washington University set to open a cyber warfare training facility just down the street in Poulsbo later this year.

Photo of birds flying in London, England by Kyra Betteridge for Klipsun Magazine's Fall 2017 issue "EVOLVE"

If you've returned to your home country this summer, you may find yourself experiencing reverse culture shock. This is a totally normal part of the international education experience, but can be a bit surprising if you're not expecting it. This article -- by a former international exchange student at UC Berkeley -- offers an outline of what reverse culture shock is and how to deal with it.

"I am a great believe in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." Thomas Jefferson #throwback #thursday

Located on the Poulsbo waterfront, the SEA Discovery Center (previously known as the Poulsbo Marine Science Center) is a public aquarium and hands-on learning center featuring marine life from the Pacific Northwest. Donate to the center to help keep the aquairum open to the public for free, make repairs for the eelgrass meadow tank, and support students: http://ow.ly/wSep30chbdr

Bellingham dating back almost 70 years. The only thing that's the same is that bright blue summer sky!

Ramirez says the university has known of her situation since January. #WWU #ASBoard http://ow.ly/IFWo30cNc6k

Taylor Peacocke's jersey is currently on display in the Ring of Honor at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Ring of Honor features jerseys of the top college and high school players from the previous season, with representation of collegiate All-Americans and high school Gatorade State Players of the Year. Read more: bit.ly/2sVy9Il 📷 Jersey photos courtesy of Josh Sullivan/Women's Basketball Hall of Fame #GoViks

Noted fly fishing writer and photographer Jack Berryman will give a talk entitled “Three Steelhead Fly Fishing Pioneers in the Northwest: Wahl, Olson and Knudson, 1900-1990” at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11 in Western Libraries Special Collections (Wilson Library 6th floor). The event is free and open to the public.

We have just 7 days left on the "Western Libraries Student Employee Opportunity Fund" project in Viking Funder. Thanks so much to everyone who has already made a gift and helped us fund 6% of our project goal. Every gift makes a difference and we appreciate your support!

IEP Students! This Saturday we are doing our Summer Quarter Bus Scavenger hunt! This activity will teach you all the ins and outs of how to get around Bellingham using the WTA bus system. Visit the event page for more info!

Summer is here! It's lovely out, come by and check the place out.

Our faculty/staff Noon hour wellness classes are back for summer quarter and registration is now open! Visit http://www.wwu.edu/wellness to view this quarter's class schedule and to register online!

And very welcome, too!

Just a reminder, this is tomorrow! RSVP here: http://ow.ly/vjAy30cp7jQ

Congratulations to Sierra Shugarts for being voted by conference athletic directors as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Female Athlete of the Year. Shugarts capped an amazing junior season by becoming the first soccer player to win the award in the 16-year history of the league. Way to go Sierra! bit.ly/2sR7onD

Summer is officially here! http://wwu.campusdish.com/-/media/C5233C1829CE4CABAE224094B3FA4D81.ashx

Many community colleges throughout the state are getting on board to serve the increase in demand for cybersecurity jobs. Olympic College in Bremerton and Poulsbo are two of the campuses now offering AAS-Transfer degrees in Information Systems. http://kuow.org/post/submarines-cyber-warfare-bremerton-sticks-mission-and-keeps-its-mouth-shut

"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" #wisdom #Wednesday http://ow.ly/qnVb30cySwh

Beautiful Mount Baker:

Happy Summer!

Read about the three transfers that will be joining the program for the 2017-18 season: 🏀 Taylor Enders (West Linn, OR/Utah State) 🏀 Dani Iwami (Seal Beach, CA/Hawai'i Pacific) 🏀 Anna Schwecke (Evergreen, CO/Colorado-Colorado Springs) Welcome to the Western family! bit.ly/2sNSyxV

Ready to Rise is hiring for a part time WWU Campus Coordinator Position!! The deadline to apply is 6/30/2017, click the linke below if you're interested. http://www.readytorise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/rtr-campus-coordinator-wwu-job-description.pdf