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Appendix C: College Town Examples <br />Western Washington University I Bellingham, Washington <br />Population: 89,045 College enrollment: 11,500 <br />1. Cross referencing on websites. Bellingham's tourism website lras a wlrole page dediealefllo WWU <br />a) Page talks about where the college is and why the town is great for students and parents <br />b) Talks abor"rt what to see and do on campus, parking, how to get there, where to find the Visitor <br />lnformation Center, things to see and do off-campus and key events <br />c) WWU website has Sgctkln frf .Li:itorithat's broken up into students and families, and <br />community and alumni <br />d) lniormation for community include athletics, campus map, parking, transit, performing arts, <br />lA/estern gallery {art museum of WWUi and sculpture garden (WWU's contomporary <br />sculptu res) <br />2. Some college signs on main streets. <br />3. Collaborativeevents <br />a) peg$gw1grt-j{g]! hosted by WWU <br />b) City promotes v"VWU:lgqti:gegkqlg <br />c) Annual Fainl Sellirlglri$ Elue eve rl! with a procession from Red Square to downtown to be <br />welcomed by alumni and the greater Western community <br />, Kicks off school year <br />r Downtown festival for WWU community <br />* WWU flag flies on top of Herald Building <br />d) Annu*ldrawing/.efi even! hosted by Viking Union gallery for students, involving local art <br />community <br />University of Wyoming I Laramie, Wyoming <br />Population; 30,816 College enrollment: t2,627 <br />and Art Museum on homepage. <br />2. No college signs or banners on main street (that we could find evidence of) <br />3. Collaborativeevents <br />a) Visit Laramie features UW athletics, Department of Theater and Dance, graduation and <br />hornecoming on featur€d events p*aFq <br />bi Laramie iubilee Days, where students can join irr on a carnivai and rodeo celebrating <br />Wyoming's statehood, but wgbsitg doesn't speak to university at all <br />Ciiy o{ Ellensburg <br />Five-Year Tourism Sirategi. Pl3n <br />2019 o)