News & Events

The Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity Recruitment and Outreach team will host a campus visit and concert with Mariachi Huenachi from Wenatchee, Wash., on May 24. Members of the University of Washington community are invited to attend. Mariachi Huenachi is comprised of high school students from the advanced mariachi music class at Wenatchee High…

The Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) Recruitment and Outreach team hosted its fifth annual Purple & Gold Experience in April. Purple & Gold was an opportunity for newly admitted students and their families to become familiar with the UW. Over 200 students attended a series of four events designed by ethnicity (African American,…

The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity's Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center Community Graduations will celebrate the “Class of 2013” leading up to UW Commencement on Sat., June 15. This year’s events will be held May 30-June 14, beginning with Filipino Graduation and culminating with Black Graduation. The complete schedule is as follows: Filipino Graduation: Thursday,…

UW students Evan Silvers and Douglas Ta’a (pictured) are among a group of 22 undergraduates from across the country to receive the 2013 LAGRANT Foundation Scholarship awarded to ethnic minority students pursuing degrees in advertising, marketing or public relations fields. Both students, who received $5,000, will be honored at the 15th Anniversary LAGRANT Scholarship Recognition…

Over 50 undergraduate McNair scholars and colleagues representing 10 regional and national universities will converge on the University of Washington campus for the 21st annual Pacific Northwest McNair/EIP/GO-MAP Research Conference, May 16-18. Students will present year-long collaborative research in social science, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and humanities fields, and engage with other students,…

Faculty, staff, students and community members attended the UW Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity’s ninth annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture presented by Dr. Amanda Lock Swarr on April 18, at the Alder Hall Commons Auditorium. Dr. Swarr’s lecture titled “Racing the Boundaries of Gender and Sexuality: Rethinking Apartheid and Transitional South Africa,”…

Jeff Charbonneau, UW GEAR UP Project Lead the Way teacher and robotics coach at Zillah High School, was named the 2013 National Teacher of the Year. He was honored by President Obama on April 23 at a special ceremony at the White House. As a part of the award, Charbonneau will travel the country next…

University of Washington and area tribal leaders will gather to discuss issues of importance to indigenous communities at the sixth annual Tribal Leadership Summit to be held Fri., April 19, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. The annual meeting highlights successful partnerships involving the UW and tribes, while envisioning future…

University of Washington juniors Chinonso Opara and Sarra Tekola are among an elite group of students. This spring they received the UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award, presented annually to around 15 undergraduates from across the country. The honor includes up to a $25,000 scholarship for the 2013-14 academic year, as well as eligibility to…

Design plans were recently approved for the Intellectual House, a longhouse-style facility to be built on the University of Washington campus that will serve as a learning and gathering place for Native American students, faculty and staff, as well as the UW and surrounding community. In February, the UW Board of Regents approved the project’s…

The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) mourns the recent loss of Roy Flores, former Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC) director, and Lois Price Spratlen (pictured), ’76, School of Nursing professor emerita and former longtime University ombudsman. Roy Flores (left) with UW president Charles Odegaard and vice present for minority affairs Samuel E. Kelly…

Spring quarter is a busy time of year for all of us affiliated with the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D). We hope that you will take a moment read to about the latest stories and events associated with the department in this edition of eNews. Design plans were recently approved for the Intellectual…