Shaw Middle School and Mountain View High School won their respective Wind Energy Challenges at the statewide Washington MESA Day competition, Sat., May 22. The event was sponsored by Microsoft and held at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond, Wash. Both teams advanced to compete in the national MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) Day event… Read More

SEATTLE – Nelson Del Rio was presented the 2010 Charles E. Odegaard Award and several student scholars were recognized at the 40th Annual Celebration, a banquet and scholarship fundraiser hosted by the University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity and the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program, Wednesday, May 19, at the HUB… Read More

The 2010 National MEChA Conference will be hosted by the Pacific Northwest MEChA Region at the University of Washington Seattle campus, Thursday, May 27, through Sunday, May 30. The theme for the 17th annual conference is “Healing our Gente y Tierra by Redefining Labor.” Registration begins Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Ethnic Cultural Center…. Read More

SEATTLE – University of Washington student-athletes Venise Chan (women’s tennis), Jill Collymore (volleyball), Faustine Dufka (women’s soccer) and Brent Richards (men’s soccer) were named 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars, the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education announced in its April 29 issue. The Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Awards were established to honor undergraduate… Read More

Washington MESA Day, a one-day event of academic challenges for middle and high school students representing seven MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) Centers from across the state, will be held Sat., May 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond, Wash. Fostering collaboration with the state’s rich community of… Read More

On the eve of receiving a distinguished alumni award from the University of Washington’s School of Law, Palau President Johnson Toribiong visited with the UW Pacific Islander campus community at the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity’s Ethnic Cultural Center Theater, on Wednesday, May 12. The event highlighted the growth of the UW Pacific Islander… Read More

The University of Washington hosted the 18th annual Pacific Northwest McNair/EIP/Go-Map Research Conference, Fri., April 30, through Sat., May 1, at the Husky Union Building. The research conference was an opportunity for students, faculty and staff from all over the country to share intellectual ideas, engage in a variety of discussions and build collegial relationships. … Read More

Thursday, April 29, 2010 – 8:00 PM See this renowned pianist for only $20 (tickets normally $35). The UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity is pleased to partner with the UW World Series to support pianist Terrence Wilson at Meany Hall. This accomplished, Juilliard-trained pianist was first seen at Meany Hall performing with the… Read More

The 18th Annual Pacific Northwest McNair/EIP Conference is hosted by the University of Washington Seattle.  This conference is designed to provide prospective graduate students the opportunity to present their current research and network with other students and faculty from select research institutions. Read more…

University administrators from around the Pacific Northwest convened on the University of Washington campus to take part in the UW’s Diversity in a Time of Fiscal Adversity Conference, Tues., April 27, at Kane Hall.  The conference, hosted by the UW Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity and sponsored by the Office of Faculty Advancement, the… Read More