Current students are encouraged to visit the event and record a video short about WGU Washington. All participants will receive a WGU T-shirt and be entered to win a $1,000 scholarship toward the following term’s tuition. The winner will be chosen online through a voting process for best video. The second-place winner will receive a Kindle Fire.
The Western Governors University was founded in 1997 by 19 U.S. governors, including Washington State Governor Mike Lowry. Then, in 2011, the Washington State Legislature passed an act that established the first Washington nonprofit online university. The action created a partnership with the Western Governors University to establish WGU Washington, an online university that caters to the nontraditional student.
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