WWU Social Work Professor Models Generosity in Service In this race of life, “we don’t all start at the same place,” says Janet Ockerman, Walla Walla University (WWU) social work and sociology professor. “That doesn’t mean you aren’t going to be at the same ending place. It just means that you might n... Read more
Walla Walla Valley Medical Society Sponsors Physician-Shadowing Pilot Program Pre-medicine students from Walla Walla University (WWU), Whitman College and Walla Walla Community College can now participate in a new physician-shadowing pilot program in the Walla Walla Valley. Sponsored by the Walla Walla Valley Medical Societ... Read more
Billings Campus to Develop Mental Health Clinic The Alliance of Billings Clinic, St. Vincent Healthcare, RiverStone Health and other partners received a $1.5 million federal grant in mid-September that will be awarded over the next three years. Walla Walla University’s Master's of Social Work e... Read more
Summer Construction Updates Smith Hall Walla Walla University’s Smith Hall, home to the Education and Psychology Department, Discovery Preschool and Pathways to Change (Center for Counseling and Training), is under construction. Read more
Professor Provides Glimpse Into Atomic World Tom Ekkens, Walla Walla University Physics Department chairman, has built an instrument that examines things as detailed as 7 nanometers by using a handful of basic, everyday materials. Usually a device with this capability is commercially availab... Read more
Alumnus Brings Musical Legacy to Life A box of reel-to-reel audio tapes sits untouched in a forgotten closet. Crisp, typewritten letters read “Pacific Union College, 1962” and “Walla Walla College, 1966,” identifying a collection of musical efforts by choir conductor and musician Haro... Read more
Sherwood Trust Awards $20,000 to KGTS A gift from Sherwood Trust caps a major initiative to improve the broadcast of KGTS, the network hub for Positive Life Radio. The Walla Walla, Wash., foundation granted $20,000 to the Walla Walla University radio station to purchase and install tw... Read more
Graduate Earns Second WWU Degree 75 Years After First Walla Walla University's oldest student ever received an honorary Bachelor of Arts degree in history during the June 14 commencement ceremony. Effie Pampaian, a 1939 WWU graduate, has been attending university classes since 1999. Read more
Microsoft and WWU Collaborate on Hackathon Event Brainpower from both sides of the state came together in May when six Microsoft employees traveled to Walla Walla University for HACK@WWU, the university’s first hackathon event with the Seattle-based software giant. Read more
