Written by Maureen Brakke MONMOUTH, Ore. – Western Oregon University announces the 2025 Outstanding Graduate Undergraduate Awards recipients. The students will be recognized at the commencement ceremony on June 15, and they will have the opportunity to give a short...

Pictured: Keynote speaker and student athlete, Tony Salinas. MONMOUTH, Ore. –Western Oregon University hosted the 39th Annual Wolves Athletic Auction presented by Oregon State Credit Union on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The event drew approximately 300 attendees to the...

Written by Maureen Brakke MONMOUTH, Ore. –Theresa Hickey, Ph.D., has been selected as the new dean of the College of Education at Western Oregon University, effective June 30, 2025. Previously, Hickey was the associate dean of the College of Social Sciences and...

Pictured LTR: Dawson Officer, Gianni Villanueva, and Director of WOU’s Veterans Resource Center Logan Doerfler  Written by Maureen Brakke MONMOUTH, Ore. –Western Oregon University has received a new scholarship from 4 Spirits Distillery and 4 Spirits Foundation....

Written by Maureen Brakke MONMOUTH, Ore. – On Thursday, May 15, over 80 students, staff, faculty, and alumni from Western Oregon University participated in the university’s first Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. The day featured the Western Oregon Voices...

Pictured LTR: Carla Macedo, Guthrie Romas, and Aubrey Laine Baker MONMOUTH, Ore. – The English Department at Western Oregon University is proud to announce the 2025 Peter Sears Poetry Prize winners. This year marks a historic moment for the competition, with a...

Written by Maureen Brakke MONMOUTH, Ore.  Western Oregon University announces its 2025 commencement on Saturday, June 14 at 10 a.m. on the MacArthur Field. Over 1,240 students are eligible to walk across the stage and graduate, completing a significant milestone in...

Pictured: Ken Carano Written by Maureen Brakke MONMOUTH, Ore. – Ken Carano, Ph.D., has been selected as the T.H. Gentle Professor of Education for the 2025-2026 academic year at Western Oregon University. A Division of Education and Leadership professor, Carano...

Pictured LTR: Alejandra Campoverdi and Raul Sagrero Gaona MONMOUTH, Ore. – Western Oregon University hosted the 30th annual César E. Chávez Leadership Conference (CECLC) to full capacity for the first time since 2019 earlier this month. More than 950 participants came...

MONMOUTH, Ore. –The Western Oregon University Alumni Board is thrilled to announce the inaugural block party, set to take place on Saturday, May 17. This event is open to all alumni, students, faculty, staff, community members, and friends.  “We’re so excited to throw...