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WWU Graduate School
516 High St, OM 530
Bellingham, WA 98225-9037
(360) 650-3170
Winter Quarter 2024 Hours
MONDAY - THURSDAY
9AM - noon, 1PM - 4PM
Remote on Fridays
Closed daily from noon - 1PM
DEANS AND STAFF
David Patrick
He joined Western in 1996 as a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and has served in a number of roles at the University. Prior to Western, he earned a doctorate in Physical Chemistry from the University of Utah, studying under Prof. Thomas P. Beebe, Jr., followed by an NSF postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Cambridge under Dr. Ruth M. Lynden-Bell. He has been a visiting researcher at the University Cambridge, University of Oxford, and the Institutes for Materials Science in Barcelona and Seville. An active researcher who involves both graduate and undergraduate students in his work, he is a Cottrell Scholar, recipient of the US Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, and Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. His work at Western has been recognized with the Arlan Norman Mentoring Award, Carl H. Simpson Bridging Award, and Olscamp Research Award.
Michael Barr
I’ve worked for Western for 25 years and am also a Western graduate, earning both my bachelor's and master's degrees here. Please contact me for issues relating to student funding, travel grants, assistantships, student insurance, Graduate Faculty Governance Committee inquiries, Graduate school policy questions, and generally any urgent matters.
Denise Mor
I'm on campus each Monday and am available via email and also on MS Teams for chat/video calls Monday through Friday. Contact for questions relating to Grad Admissions processes/systems/data, TA awards, Grad School Scholarship/Waiver offers, and TA Health Insurance.
Megan Spiegel
Megan has more than a decade of experience supporting graduate students at Western. As head of the Kitto Graduate Student Hub, she provides leadership in strategic visioning, program development, and assessment for the Hub and its collaborative programs. For the Graduate School, she serves as advising and academic policy lead with oversight of academic progress and requirements, thesis processes, and degree completion. Megan holds an MFA in Creative Writing, is the author of poetry and essays published in a variety of venues, and has taught workshops on hybrid genre writing and creative practice.
Winter Grad Hub hours:
Tuesday 10:00 to 11:00 (Planning and Goal Setting Group)
Thursday 3:00 to 4:30 (Writing/Working Group)
Susan Murron
My experience as a graduate student has allowed me to provide helpful information to prospective students. Feel free to contact me for admissions inquiries if you are gathering initial information about becoming a graduate student. (I can share things I wish I would have known before I started my graduate school career and/or done differently.)
For current graduate students or faculty, contact me for information about application status, commencement ceremonies, master’s degree application e-sign forms, and overrides for Continuous Enrollment (GRAD 699) or thesis credits (690).
Allie Spikes
Contact me any time to discuss graduate marketing and communications. I'm eager to hear about noteworthy graduate student and graduate faculty research, scholarship, creative projects, and mentorship experiences that I can feature on social media and elsewhere!
I'm working remotely and am available via email or for a Teams or Zoom chat by appointment.
General Grad School Inquiries
gradschool@wwu.edu
(360) 650-3170