Current news and events happening on campus and in the community designed to improve quality of life and foster economic vitality.
Cherry blossom season is closely approaching with the expected peak bloom around March 20th.
Check out UW’s official cherry blossom website to plan your visit to campus. Don’t miss the annual Cherry Blossom Festival on the AVE; U District businesses will celebrate the spring bloom by offering cherry blossomed themed foods, drinks, and goodies!
Share your UW cherry blossom pictures and posts by using #UWcherryblossoms!
Announced last Friday, the UW Botanical Gardens and the Arboretum Foundation will unite under a single nonprofit organization, Seattle Botanic Gardens. This agreement was approved by the Arboretum Foundation Board and UW Board of Regents to manage and preserve the UW’s collection.
Check out UW News’ article for full details.
President Jones with Maya Lu, owner of Boba Up.
President Jones with Lois Ko, owner of Sweet Alchemy
On October 21, President Jones toured the Ave with U District Partnership (UDP) staff to learn more about their work and meet local business owners. UDP is a non-profit that provides daily cleaning, graffiti removal, social services, advocacy and special events for the U District. President Jones made stops at the University Bookstore, Shiga’s Imports, Sweet Alchemy and Boba Up.
Check out UDP’s newsletter for additional photos and details.
Through a partnership between the University of Washington (UW) and the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, a select number of newly hired tenure-track assistant professors and early career tenured/tenure-track associate professors may qualify for assistance with their down payment when buying a home.
This program—called the University Housing Assistance Program or UHAP—is intended to support UW recruitment and retention efforts. Program participants are nominated by their dean/chancellor and selected by the provost. Through a second-mortgage loan, eligible borrowers can receive up to 10% of the home’s sale price (or $90,000, whichever is less) which reduces the amount of cash needed for a down payment.
For more information, including eligibility criteria, please contact your current or prospective dean’s/chancellor’s office.
The University begins a new academic year on September 28 and welcomes more than 7,200 new students to campus this year, one of the biggest incoming classes in UW history.
In addition to and related to the start of the academic year:
Happy autumn and Go Dawgs!