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More than 4,000 students will move into Western Washington University’s residence halls and apartments from Friday, Sept. 19 through Sunday, Sept. 21.

The first day of classes at Western is Wednesday, Sept. 24. Western anticipates about 2,800 freshmen and approximately 1,000 transfer students for fall quarter. Total enrollment is expected to be about 15,000, approximately the same as last year.

 “Our campus community warmly welcomes our new and returning students. The new academic year at Western is always an exciting time and the annual start of a wonderful journey of discovery and achievement for our students,” said Western President Bruce Shepard

About 70 percent of students living in campus residence halls will be new to Western and will be introduced to campus traditions during Western Welcome Week, Sept. 20-27 with activities that include Welcoming Convocation and a fireworks display on Sept. 23. For more information about moving into residence halls, go to 

On Sept. 22-23 there will be a variety of workshops on study skills, declaring a major and information on managing personal finances, as well as free bus and bike tours of Bellingham, an outdoor movie, and concerts. For more information, visit the New Student Services/Family Outreach . New Student Services also provides updates about programs, upcoming events and campus news that helps new students get acclimated to campus. For more information, see . Another good source of information is the .

A number of informative and interesting activities are planned for Western students at the start of the academic year, including the annual  Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 22 and 23, in Red Square. The  Late Night for students will be held from 9 p.m. to midnight on Monday, Sept. 22 at the recreation center. Activities will include dancing, fitness class demonstrations, rock climbing, swimming and more. For more information contact Campus Recreation Services at 650-3766.

 The Student Bus Pass is available and valid for use beginning Sept. 15, and good on all WTA routes, including the 80X. Students can obtain a bus pass by bringing their Western ID card to the Western Card Office temporarily located in Wilson Library 165 across from the bookstore, to have it encoded with a bus pass. The  begins operation Sunday, Sept. 21.  Hours of operation are 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. Monday – Saturday and 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Sundays. Students must show a Western ID to board. Students can subscribe to receive a text alert when the student shuttle service is cancelled during inclement weather by texting “follow @wwushuttle” to 40404. For complete transportation information students can visit  or call: (360) 650-7960.