Visit

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Explore WWU

Campus Tours and Events for Prospective Students

The best way to find out if Western is the best fit for you is to visit! We offer many ways to learn more about our academics and community – both in-person and online. Take a tour of the beautiful campus, attend an information session, or join us at Discovery Day or Fall Preview Day to see everything Western has to offer.

Explore Western from Wherever

 

Plan your Visit

Directions & Transportation Options

Whatcom Transit Authority bus

How to get to Western from near and far.

Accommodations

Fairhaven Village Inn

Places to stay in Bellingham.

Visitor Parking

Cars parked near dorms

Find out which lot is the closest to your destination.

Campus Maps

Interactive map section of campus

Interactive and printable maps.

Things to See & Do at WWU

Viking Union

Viking Union view from Garden St.

The hub for student communities, engagement, and activities at Western.

Western Libraries

Wilson Library as seen from Old Main

Borrow materials, access study spaces and services, and more.

Associated Students Bookstore

Associated Student Bookstore at dusk

Purchase books, textbooks, supplies, and apparel.

Events Calendar

Arts

dancer in black in front of black and white abstract photographs

Western Gallery

Viking Union Gallery

Outdoor Sculpture Collection

Performing Arts Center

Upcoming Events in Art

Perspectives: Hope, Agency, and the Power of Young Climate Activists with Nick Engelfried
Fine Arts Building 124 - Western Gallery
Hay Fever
Hay Fever
Evening of Song: Love is Love
Hay Fever

Athletics

Viking Mascot high-fiving students in a line

Viking Athletics

Carver Gym

Upcoming Games

Women's Golf Dennis Rose Intercollegiate
Waikoloa Village, HI / Waikoloa Village Golf Course
Softball vs Intrasquad
Bellingham, WA, Viking Field
Men's Golf Dennis Rose Intercollegiate
Waimea, HI / Hapuna Golf Course
Women's Golf Dennis Rose Intercollegiate
Waikoloa Village, HI / Waikoloa Village Golf Course
Women's Soccer vs Saint Martin's - Whatcom Youth Soccer Day
Bellingham, WA, Harrington Field

Science

A small crab in outstretched hands

STEM Education Resource Center

Spanel Planetarium

Geology Museum

Sehome Arboretum

Upcoming Events in Science

Graduate and Professional Schools Recruitment Fair
Online
A Brief Ecotoxicology Tour of Fossil Fuel Pollution in Puget Sound
In-Person at WWU and Online on Zoom
Regulatory Toxicology in Your Life
Online on Zoom
Animals and Ecosystem
Register for the Event

Explore Bellingham

sunset aerial of Bellingham Bay

 

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