As conditions with the Covid-19 virus took the world by storm, all non-essential local businesses have been ordered closed. This immediate change left little time for any transition, and students were thrown right into it. Teachers were not immune. “I’m learning from the experience,” said Whatcom Community College drama instructor…
Whatcom community forced to chart new territory online
When contact decreases, drivers see deliveries increase
Delivery drivers everywhere have found themselves to be more in demand than ever amid the COVID-19 crisis. As restaurants and bars remain closed, drivers have been forced to put in more work in half the time, while maintaining new sanitary standards to keep themselves and their customers safe. With less…
Whatcom welcomes new cross country program and coach
The Whatcom Community College Athletics program will include a cross country team for the fall 2020 season, and will be coached by Jay Sloane. Director for Athletics and Recreation at Whatcom, Danny Day, said the college was looking for new opportunities to provide to students, and cross country came up…
What Does COVID-19 Mean for the WCC Campus Additions?
Due to the current pandemic, Whatcom Community College has been forced to slow construction and potentially postpone its opening of the Phyllis and Charles Self Learning Commons and Cedar Hall on-campus housing.
Welcome to the ‘new’ Horizon
“In these uncertain/unprecedented times.” “Now more than ever.” “We’re all in this together.” These are the refrains of our new reality. Zoom is how we hold meetings with colleagues and happy hour with friends. We are online with students, communicating fleetingly with video conferencing tools but mostly by email. Facebook…
Shutdown: a view of Bellingham’s parks during the COVID-19 pandemic
Throughout the past couple of weeks, parks and other public places have closed due to the stay at home orders. Others stay partially open, while also attempting to limit the number of people that are visiting them by blocking parking spaces. To take a closer look, I put on a…
New senate in place for 2019-20
The Associated Students of Whatcom Community College aims to enhance every student’s experience through fellow student representation. “ASWCC is a student body,” said Surabhi Subedi, the ASWCC Vice President for Clubs, “we are the bridge between students and administration.”
Colleges coordinate Indigenous Peoples Day events
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 14, a day-long program of knowledge-sharing, celebration and community building, called “Language as Water: Honoring Our Relations,” was held as a collaborative event between Whatcom Community College, Northwest Indian College, and Western Washington University. The program celebrated the fifth annual Indigenous Peoples’…
A dazzling new class act is coming to Whatcom
Whatcom Community College is debuting a new acting for stage and film class in Winter 2020. Whatcom’s drama department offers courses in acting, introduction to theatre and theatre production. Students can take classes such as Drama 101, where they will learn the significance of plays, themes, playwrights and discussing the…
National Science Foundation gives Whatcom $1.28M for cybersecurity
The National Science Foundation has awarded Whatcom Community College two cybersecurity grants totaling $1.28 million. The $930,000 “Expansion of the CyberWatch West Resource Center” grant builds on funding awarded to Whatcom in 2018 to establish a national resource center in cyber security education. The national resource center leverages Whatcom’s leadership…