A man helping with the sound check in Carver Gym on Friday, Aug. 17, turned to Western alum Heidi Grant Murphy and asked: "Are you the opera singer? I've heard you have a magnificent voice."
The executive director of a food and agriculture initiative will be the commencement speaker at Western Washington University’s summer graduation ceremony Saturday, Aug. 18.
About 450 undergraduates and 75 master’s candidates will receive degrees this quarter.