Projects

The Global State of Washington

In the State of Washington, businesses, universities, non-governmental organizations and research institutes, along with hundreds of civic organizations, are committed to having a positive impact in the world through lowering poverty, improving health, preserving the environment, enhancing rights and security and increasing opportunities for all people.

The University of Washington, Washington State University and the Seattle International Foundation are collaborating to provide an inventory of these state activities, increase awareness about the importance of Washington’s leadership in the emerging global sustainable development sector, and identify innovative and forward looking public-private partnerships.

This project brings Washingtonians together for the purpose of:

• Increasing the effectiveness and impact of our work.
• Growing awareness and support for our work within the state and elsewhere.
• Making the State of Washington an important global center for sustainable development and policy work.
• Contributing to a vibrant State economy, attracting investors, creating jobs, and enhancing the quality of life through our work.
• Offering our students and citizens the opportunities to be “global citizens.”

For more information, see www.globalwa.org >>

Accomplishments

The Global State of Washington Initiative has thus far published reports on Health, the Environment, Global Learning, and Economic Development, Poverty and Social Justice.
Read the Reports>>

• Inaugural Global State of Washington Forum
  Date: 6/27/2007
  Goals: The goals of the Forum were to discuss the resources and interests of Washington’s organizations contributing to global sustainable development, and discover ways that we could work together to improve the world.
  • summary of the discussions at the vision and strategy sessions (187k PDF*)
  • summary of the concrete action suggestions (209k PDF*)
• Humans and the Environment Workshop
  Date: 5/16/2007
  
• Economic Development, Poverty & Social Justice Workshop
  Date: 5/4/2007
• Global Health Workshop
  Date: 4/19/2007

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Global Support Project

The University of Washington (UW) is home to an impressive array of global research, education, and service activities. In order to effectively support these activities, the UW requires an administrative framework that enables global research and education efforts with services that are easy to use, timely, effective and address associated institutional risks.

The Global Support Project was established with campus-wide representation and a goal to identify and implement improved administrative mechanisms to support global work.

Accomplishments

Working and Studying Abroad>>
A web portal providing convenient access to information about administrative processes for international activities at the UW.

Global Support Project newsletter>>

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