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OMA&D Community Spotlight – Laura Clise
February 10, 2022
Spend Like it Matters Meet Laura Clise, founder and CEO of Intentionalist, a site that makes intentional shopping and supporting small businesses much easier. Born in Seoul and adopted into a family that has been in Seattle for generations, Laura has been around small business owners her entire life. Her grandma, whose formal education was terminated after the 8th grade,…
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OMA&D Staff Spotlight – Hugo
January 24, 2022
The University of Washington has no shortage of students, faculty, and staff who exemplify the ways in which we fulfil our public promise. These extraordinary people do this through service to others across the state in their jobs at the university, and also through volunteerism in their life away from campus. Meet Hugo, OMA&D‘s coordinator for Leadership Without Borders! Hugo…
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Student Blog Update: Our First Few Days in Brisbane
August 26, 2018
Sydney was a great time for all of us to take it easy, bond, and do all the standard Australia tourist-y things we wanted to do (see: obligatory Sydney Opera House picture in each person’s camera roll).
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Student Blog Update: Get to Know The Whole Crew!
August 21, 2018
Now that you guys have gotten to know Lunden and me pretty well, it’s only fair that we give everyone else on this trip a fair chance. We asked the students and faculty with us...
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Student Blog Update: First Days Down Under
August 20, 2018
G’day mates! I’m here to update you on our trip. When we first arrived to Australia we stayed in a youth hostel in Sydney, New South Wales. The hostel had a restaurant attached...
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Student Blog Update: Getting to Know Australian Blogger Lunden Harris
August 17, 2018
Hi! My name is Lunden Harris and I will be one of two study abroad bloggers keeping you updated on our adventure down under! My 2018 UW STEM Study Abroad group will be studying at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia.
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Student Blog Update: Getting to Know Australian Blogger Cara Mischinski
August 11, 2018
UW sophomore Cara Mischinski is preparing to depart for Brisbane, Australia with the OMA&D and LSAMP-affiliated exploration seminar and is sharing regular updates on our Student Blog throughout the trip.
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Student Blog Update: Greetings from Australia
September 11, 2016
I must admit that I have not been keeping up with blogging lately because although life in Seattle is fast, life in Australia has been incredibly jam packed in the best way possible!
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Student Blog Update: Initiate! – Week One at Brisbane
August 28, 2016
UW student Kevin Soukiazian is currently in Brisbane, Australia with an OMA&D-affiliated exploration seminar. During the group’s time “down under,” Kevin will be sharing regular blog updates starting with his first entry.
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Student Blog Update: Week One in Australia
August 26, 2016
UW student Viviana Castillo is currently in Brisbane, Australia with the OMA&D-affiliated exploration seminar studying how autonomous robotic systems can be used for biological monitoring purposes.