Professor's Unexpected Journey Reveals Undaunted Courage The day before his birthday in June 2007, Ken Wiggins boarded an airplane and prepared for the long flight to Hong Kong. Wiggins and his wife, JoAnn, were headed there to teach; he in mathematics, she in business.They had visited China before, get... Read more
Richard Litke Receives Generosity in Service Award At Walla Walla University's commencement in June, Richard Litke received the first Generosity in Service Award, which has been created to recognize those who continuously uphold WWU's mission statement: "Excellence in thought; Generosity in servic... Read more
WWU Students Help Community with Cars and Taxes One of the greatest commissions we have as Christians is to serve. Walla Walla University students are doing that in unique ways.Students of the Technology Department and the WWU School of Business have teamed up with a local non-profit organizati... Read more
School of Engineering Hosts Youth for LEGO Challenge Nineteen teams participated in the FIRST LEGO League and Junior FIRST LEGO League competitions in April on the campus of Walla Walla University.FIRST—For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology— was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen, New... Read more
Officers Lead Senior Class Toward First WWU Graduation In September 2007, Walla Walla College, as it had been known since its founding in 1892, changed its name to Walla Walla University. This means the class of 2008 is the first class to graduate from WWU.In June, nearly 400 seniors will fill the fro... Read more
WWU Appoints Carlson VP for Advancement Dennis N. Carlson has been named vice president for university advancement at Walla Walla University and will lead all fundraising and alumni relations programs."Carlson brings excellent, proven leadership skills and thorough knowledge of the Nort... Read more
Digging Up the Past WWU's Archaeology Lab is Full of History In the basement of Bowers Hall, one of the oldest buildings at Walla Walla University, is a large room full of broken pottery. All of it dates to eras before Christ.Every other summer, the Madaba Plains Project, sponsored by La Sierra University, ... Read more
Bringing the World to WWU Student Campaign Brings Africa a Little Closer Most Northwesterners would probably classify a continent such as Africa as a world away. Thanks to Walla Walla University students—especially one young man—this continent can seem like a part of the WWU backyard.Lwazi (pronounced LAH-wah-zee) Moyo... Read more
Commemorating the Past WWU Celebrates Black History Month Every February Walla Walla University (WWU) looks forward to celebrating Black History Month. This year, the celebration will take place Feb. 1–2, with special activities planned by the Black Faculty and Staff Fellowship, an organization going bac... Read more
