Feb
10
Posted under UW News & Events, UW in the Community by Kathleen Dannenhold
News from the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies shows that Washington’s year-end housing market reflects high seasonally-adjusted sales but declining median home prices. Based in the College of Built Environments, the Runstad Center is a service organization, operating a leading real estate program that helps advance best practices in the industry.
Feb
7
Posted under CUCAC, CUCAC Meeting Notices by Kathleen Dannenhold
The University of Washington Community Advisory Committee (CUCAC) will meet on Tuesday, February 14, 7:00 – 8:30 PM at UW Tower.
Items on the agenda will include a presentation about the Burke Gilman Trail Improvement Project and a discussion of the environmental impact statement for UW Intramural Field Renovation and Relocation.
Feb
6
Posted under UW in the Community by Kathleen Dannenhold
February is the perfect month to visit the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) in the Central District. Brian J. Carter, a graduate of the UW’s Museology Program, is its education director and five other staff members hail from the UW College of Arts and Sciences. NAAM is featured in the Central Seattle web portal of the new UW in Your Community website spotlighting neighborhoods throughout Seattle.
Feb
1
Posted under UW in the Community by Kathleen Dannenhold
A Certificate in Public Scholarship program from the Simpson Center for the Humanities is among the first in the country devoted to creating graduate level research that gives back to the public.
Jan
30
Posted under UW News & Events, UW in the Community by Kathleen Dannenhold
The Greater Good Campaign will host a conversation with the state’s six four-year university presidents (including President Young, above) and three key business leaders this Wednesday at 7 pm at Seattle Town Hall. Topic: what it means for Washington citizens to have a high-quality, well-funded higher-education system and the risks of continued cuts.
Jan
20
Posted under Community Updates, UW News & Events by Kathleen Dannenhold
Ready to talk about something besides snow? “Americanese”, the film version of UW English Professor Shawn Wong’s novel “American Knees”, will be shown at the SIFF Cinema Uptown in lower Queen Anne at 7 pm Tuesday, January 24. Wong and director Eric Byler will speak at the screening. (University of Washington Press has rereleased the novel.)
Jan
17
Posted under Community Updates, UW News & Events by Kathleen Dannenhold
The UW Department of Communication is joining with the Seattle Times to present Election Eye 2012, an on-the-ground blog that will cover part of the 2012 primary campaign “as seen through the eyes of UW students and faculty.”
Jan
5
Posted under Community Updates by Kathleen Dannenhold
Twenty years of decreasing state funding has led to an increasing reliance on tuition. But did you know that the UW has one of the lowest tuitions among its peer institutions? Or that increased tuition has resulted in a 45% increase in financial aid for low and middle income families? A tuition fact sheet from the Office of External Affairs explains how the UW is working to provide a top-ranked university education in tough economic times.
Jan
3
Posted under Community Updates, UW News & Events by Kathleen Dannenhold
Stratus, showcasing the work of graduates from UW Professional and Continuing Education, will begin accepting submissions for its second issue in May 2012, with publication expected in July. The new 100-page journal includes novel excerpts, short stories, children’s literature, narrative nonfiction and memoir, as well as drawings, paintings and photographs.
Dec
28
Posted under UW News & Events by Kathleen Dannenhold
At a recent news conference, Ali Tarhouni, a senior lecturer at the UW’s Foster School of Business who took a leave last February to help lead the revolution in Libya, discusses what he found there and the United States’ “moral and courageous stand” in supporting the cause against Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi.
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