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Support Services for UW Students
These programs offer academic, financial, and social support to current
UW students. If you are interested in volunteering for a program listed
below, please fill out our Volunteer Form and one of
our
student ambassadors will contact you.
| Department: Alumni Association |
| Program: Multicultural
Alumni Partnership |
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Description/ Dates: The Alumni club is
working to promote diversity and to
raise student scholarship money at the
University of Washington. They meet
at 4:30 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of
each month at the University of Washington
Alumni Association. |
| Contact Person: Aileen Kelly, Director of Programs and Alumni Relations |
| Telephone: 206.685.9223 |
| Email: ackelly@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.washington.edu/alumni/map.html |
| Volunteer Opportunities: For students |
| Department: Business, School of |
| Program: Business and Economic Development Program |
| Description/Dates:
This program provides students, alumni
and business volunteers an opportunity
to work with inner city small businesses.
Students enhance their business management
and consulting skills while helping
companies grow. Students earn 2-5 course
credits for this work |
| Contact Person: Michael Verchot, Director |
| Telephone: 206.543.9327 |
| Email: mverchot@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://depts.washington.edu/busdev/ |
| Volunteer Opportunities: Alumni, Faculty, Students |
| Department: UW Business School |
| Program: BEOP (Business Educational Opportunity Program) |
| Description/Dates:Ongoing individual academic advising and mentoring for underrepresented students: UW pre-majors and UW Business Students, including those referred from the UW Office of Minority Affairs. BEOP works with pre-business and business students to ensure a smooth transition to the Business School and an enriching educational experience.
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| Contact Person: Jai-Anana Elliott, Director |
| Telephone: 206.221.5128 |
| Email:jai@u.washington.edu |
| http:// depts.washington.edu/bschool/undergrad/diversity.shtml |
| Volunteer Opportunities: none |
| Department: Classics |
| Program: Foreign Studies Program in Rome for EOP students |
| Description/Dates: Spring quarter in Rome includes Classics 102 course in grammar and syntax for EOP and other students. Students must be nominated for this program. |
| Contact Person: James J. Clauss, Professor |
| Telephone: 206.543.2278 |
| Email: jjc@u.washington.edu |
| http: |
| Volunteer Opportunities:
None |
| Department: Education |
| Program: Eleventh Lecture in the Symposium |
| Description/Dates: Lecture series presents speakers on Multicultural Teacher Education topics. Time to be determined. Also presents courses throughout the year including summer, research, and publications. |
| Contact Person: James A. Banks, Director |
| Telephone: 206.543.3386 |
| Email: jbanks@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://depts.washington.edu/centerme/home.htm |
| Volunteer Opportunities: Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students |
| Department: Engineering |
| Program: Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, & Technology (DO-IT) |
| Description/Dates: DO-IT serves to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers. It promotes the use of computers and networking technologies to increase independence, productivity, and participation in education and employment. |
| Contact Person: Sheryl Burgstahler, Program Director |
| Telephone: 206.543.0622 or 206.685.DOIT (3648) |
| Email: sherylb@cac.washington.edu or doit@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.washington.edu/doit/ |
| Volunteer Opportunities: Many |
| Department: Engineering |
| Program: Education at a Distance for Growth & Excellence (EDGE) |
| Description/Dates: This distance-learning program delivers instruction locally, regionally, and nationally. EDGE provides graduate degrees in engineering, and distance-learning services to the UW. Courses are delivered to working professionals at their work sites. |
| Contact Person: Michael Campion, Director |
| Telephone: 206.616.4673 |
| Email: campion@engr.washington.edu or edge@rio.engr.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.engr.washington.edu/edge |
| Volunteer Opportunities: None |
| Department: Engineering |
| Program: Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education & Leadership (ECSEL) |
| Description/Dates: The program, funded by the National Science Foundation, has structured activities around the twin goals of transformation of the undergraduate curriculum and increasing the diversity of engineering graduates. The scope has now broadened its vision to the integration of curricular and diversity aspects in all our endeavors. |
| Contact Person: Raj Bordia, Chair, Material Science & Engineering; Bill Rogers, Chair, Chemical Engineering |
| Telephone: 206.543.2600, 206.543.2250 |
| Email: bordia@u.washington.edu or rogers@chem.washington.edu |
| http: http://ecsel.engr.washington.edu/ |
| Volunteer Opportunities: None |
| Department: Engineering |
| Program: Engineering Co-op Program |
| Description/Dates: An academic program supported by the UW in which student participants take a six-month leave from school to work full-time at a company. The student receives a wage from the employer as well as earning academic credit. |
| Contact Person: Lorena McLaren, Program Director |
| Telephone: 206.543.8711 |
| Email: lmclaren@u.washington.edu or coop@engr.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.engr.washington.edu/~coopweb/students.html |
| Volunteer Opportunities: Engineering students |
| Department: Engineering |
| Program: Minority Science & Engineering Program (MSEP) |
| Description/Dates: MSEP provides support
programs targeted to underrepresented students studying math, science, and
engineering, and includes academic workshops, study center, computer
learning center, advising, tutoring, student societies, and scholarships.
MSEP also provides extensive summer
ALVA programs for entering freshmen, as well as a one week Bridge
program just prior to the school year. Similar services are available to all
students in the College of Engineering. |
| Contact Person: Gene Magallanes, Director |
| Telephone: 206.685-8359 or 206.685.8688 |
| Email: eugenem@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.engr.washington.edu/~msepweb |
| Volunteer Opportunities: Alumni, Faculty, Other, Staff, Students |
| Department: Engineering |
| Program: Student & Community Relations (SCORE) |
| Description/Dates:SCORE provides support programs targeted towards high
school and transfer students as well as UW pre-major students interested
in pursuing an engineering degree. Support programs include: academic
workshops, monthly and quarterly events, study center, walk-up computers,
resources/materials, academic advising, tutoring, scholarships, and much
more. |
| Contact Person: Frank Ashby, Director or Dave Drischell, Academic
Adviser |
| Telephone: 206.543.1770 |
| Email: engradv@engr.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.engr.washington.edu/score |
| Volunteer Opportunities: Pre-engineering and Engineering students needed
throughout the year for a variety of outreach opportunities targeted
towards UW pre-engineering students as well as local middle school, high
school, and community college students. |
| Department: Engineering |
| Program: Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) |
| Description/Dates: WISE provides ongoing tutoring, peer mentoring, professional mentoring, undergraduate retention, K-12 outreach, study class, seminars and workshops, academic advising, journal and video library, and WISE conferences. |
| Contact Person: Suzie Laurich-McIntyre, Associate Director; Suzanne Brainard, Director |
| Telephone: 206.543.4810 |
| Email: uwwise@u.washington.edu or brainard@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.engr.washington.edu/uwwise |
| Volunteer Opportunities: Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students |
| Department: Graduate School |
| Program: GOMAP (Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program) |
| Description/Dates: Works to develop and maintain a diverse and welcoming climate from which all students may benefit. As part of its duties, GOMAP oversees the Graduate School Fund for Excellence and Innovation and assists University of Washington graduate programs in developing and maintaining efforts designed to increase the enrollment of students from ethnic minority groups that have been historically underrepresented in graduate programs. |
| Contact Person: Jean Rogers or Cynthia Morales |
| Telephone: 800.524.9122 or 206.543.9016 |
| Email: gomap@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.grad.washington.edu/gomap/minor.htm |
| Volunteer Opportunities: |
| Department: Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Program: BRIDGES4 (Biomedical Research Identification of Graduate Education Successful Student Support Services) |
| Description/Dates: A series of innovative services and support mechanisms which will dramatically increase the ability of our biomedical graduate programs to attract, retain, and promote the success of underrepresented minority students. |
| Contact Person: Lisa Peterson, Director |
| Telephone: 206.685.1834 |
| Email: lisapete@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://depts.washington.edu/bridges4/ |
| Volunteer Opportunities: Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students |
| Department: Medicine |
| Program: Minority Medical Education Program |
| Description/Dates: A
six-week summer enrichment program for undergraduates who are
interested in medicine. Program components include communications,
biology, chemistry and physics; anatomy, emergency room volunteering,
surgery observation, visits with a physician mentor, community clinic
outreach, and medical school application and preparation. June 23 to
August 3, 2002
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| Contact Person: Charlie
Garcia, Assistant Dean for Muticultural Affairs |
| Telephone: 206.685.2489 |
| Email: cgarcia@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.washington.edu/medical/som |
| Volunteer Opportunities: Alumni, Faculty, Other, Staff, Students |
| Department: Medicine |
| Program: Summer Prematriculation Program |
| Description/Dates: A six-week summer
enrichment program for entering medical students. Program components
include a condensed histology course, clinical PBL, sessions on study
skills, financial aid and other School of Medicine resources. Students
then take a histology final and those who pass can earn credit for the
course. Open only to accepted UW medical students. Students must apply by
letter to OMCA. June 23 to August 2, 2002 |
| Contact Person: Charlie Garcia,
Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs |
| Telephone: 206.685.2489 |
| Email: cgarcia@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.washington.edu/medical/som |
| Volunteer Opportunities: Alumni, Faculty, Other, Staff, Students |
| Department: Medicine |
| Program: UDOC
High School Summer Program |
| Description/Dates: A six-week summer enrichment program for high school juniors and seniors who are interested in health careers. Goals include an introduction to college life as well as health careers. June 18 - July 29, 2000 |
| Contact Person: Charlie Garcia, Director |
| Telephone: 206.685.2489 |
| Email: cgarcia@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.washington.edu/medical/som/ |
| Volunteer Opportunities: Alumni, Faculty, Other, Staff, Students |
| Department: Minority Affairs, Office of |
| Program: Ronald McNair Achievement Program |
Description/Dates: An exciting academic initiative designed to help low-income and underrepresented students become highly competitive candidates for Ph.D. programs. Program highlights include:
- Paid research internships
- GRE test preparation scholarships
- GRE test fee waiver
- Conference travel grants
- School visit travel grants
- Personalized graduate school counseling
- Personalized internship, scholarship, and funding assistance
- Faculty mentoring
- Admission fee waivers and graduate school scholarships
Students whose career goals include medical (M.D.) or professional fields (J.D., D.V.M.) are not eligible for the McNairs Achievement Program. |
| Contact Person: UW McNair Program |
| Telephone: 206.543.6460 |
| Email: uwmcnair@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://depts.washington.edu/uwmcnair/ |
| Volunteer Opportunities: |
| Department: Nursing |
| Program: Advising Program |
| Description/Dates: Ongoing
individual advising and mentoring of students of color, including those
referred from the Health Sciences Educational Enrichment and Transition
Services Office and the UW Office of Minority Affairs. |
| Contact Person: Dagmar Schmidt, Nursing Advisor |
| Telephone: 206.221.2461 |
| Email: dagmar@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.son.washington.edu/ |
| Volunteer Opportunities: None |
| Department: Nursing |
| Program:
Ethnic Cultural Center Workshop |
| Description/Dates: A
School of Nursing faculty representative will talk about his background in
nursing, advisors will cover prerequisites and admission criteria, and a
student panel will talk about their path into nursing and their
experiences in the program. Question period and refreshments follow.
Workshop is held annually; call Dagmar for date and time. |
| Contact Person:
Dagmar Schmidt |
| Telephone:
206.221.2461 |
| Email: dagmar@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.son.washington.edu |
| Volunteer Opportunities:
Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students |
| Department: Nursing |
| Program: Financial
Aid & Scholarship Resources |
| Description/Dates: Provide
tips on seeking and applying for financial aid and funding sources,
including use of the World Wide Web. Provide a resource sheet of
organizations that provide financial assistance to Native Americans
including application deadlines and addresses. Ongoing. |
| Contact Person:
Carolyn Chow |
| Telephone: 206.221.2458 |
| Email: egg@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.son.washington.edu |
| Volunteer Opportunities:
None |
| Department: Nursing |
| Program: Freshman
Seminar |
| Description/Dates Spring Quarter, Wednesdays, 12:30-1:20. Nurses and nursing faculty will
explore their roles as instructors, clinicians, and researchers. Specialty
areas represented may include trauma/flight nursing, midwifery, laboratory
science, nurse practitioners, jail nursing, and nursing research.
Participants will be introduced to the process of applying to nursing
school. Students will be exposed to nursing, to a diverse set of nursing
role models, and helped to formulate ideas for future roles they may have
as nurses. |
| Contact Person:
Dagmar Schmidt, Nursing Advisor |
| Telephone: 206.221.2461 |
| Email: dagmar@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.son.washington.edu |
| Volunteer Opportunities:
Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students |
| Department: Nursing |
| Program: Public
Information Sessions |
| Description/Dates: Provide
information to the public about the Bachelor of Science in Nursing and
Master of Nursing programs. For those who want to know more about nursing
school and/or graduate school these sessions will offer vital information
on how to submit a strong application, provide ideas for where a nursing
career can lead, and help sort options for graduate study. Ongoing, on the
first Tuesday of every month at 12 noon (BSN) and 1:00 (MN/MS) in room
T-310 of the Health Sciences Building, and on the first Tuesday of
January, May, September, and November in Room T-305 at 5:30 (BSN) and 7
p.m. (MN/MS). |
| Contact Person:
Carolyn Chow |
| Telephone: 206.221.2458 |
| Email: egg@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.son.washington.edu |
| Volunteer Opportunities:
Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students |
| Department: Nursing |
| Program: Religious
and cultural diversity awareness |
| Description/Dates: Increase
awareness of religious and cultural diversity within the School of Nursing
by providing information to faculty and staff about days of religious
observance during each academic quarter with a request for sensitivity to
these dates when scheduling exams and/or events. Ongoing. |
| Contact Person:
Julie Katz |
| Telephone: 206.616.7346 |
| Email:
katzj@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.son.washington.edu |
| Volunteer Opportunities:
None |
| Department: Nursing |
| Program:
Student Activities |
| Description/Dates: Recognize
and support student-initiated multicultural activities. Encourage
activities such as School of Nursing Spanish Table, participation in
SPARX, affiliation with Mary Mahoney Professional Nurse Organization. |
| Contact Person:
Julie Katz |
| Telephone: 206.616.7346 |
| Email:
katzj@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.son.washington.edu |
| Volunteer Opportunities:
Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students |
| Department: Physics
Institute for Nuclear Theory |
| Program: Research
Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - Physics |
| Description/Dates: Women
and minorities are encouraged to apply. Approximate application deadline
is February 25, 2000. |
| Contact Person:
Shizue Shikuma, Program Assistant |
| Telephone: 206.685.3360 |
| Email: uwreu@phys.washington.edu |
| http: http://int.phys.washington.edu/REU/index.html |
| Volunteer Opportunities:
None |
| Department: Undergraduate Education, Offices of and Educational Partnerships |
| Program: The Pipeline Project |
| Description/Dates: Partnerships
between UW and Seattle Public Schools which recruits, trains, and places
UW students as tutors in Seattle schools with high populations of K-12
students in need (based on math and reading test scores).Students
also have the option of earning credit.
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| Contact Person:
Christine Stickler |
| Telephone:
206.616.9564 |
| Email: pipeline@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://www.washington.edu/uwired/pipeline/ |
| Volunteer Opportunities: |
| Department: Women
Studies |
| Program: Northwest
Center for Research on Women (NWCROW) |
| Description/Dates: NWCROW
was established to promote, disseminate and support feminist research by
and about women. To help fulfill these goals, they host a bi-weekly
Feminist Research Forum throughout the regular school year, and annual
programs entitled Women of Color in Academia (usually held in winter
quarter) and Transitions for Women in Academia (usually in spring
quarter). |
| Contact Person:
Angela B. Ginorio, Director |
| Telephone:
206.543.9531 |
| Email: nwcrow@u.washington.edu |
| http: http://depts.washington.edu/~nwcrow |
| Volunteer Opportunities:
Alumni, Students |
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