Initiatives

Faculty Leadership Workshops
The Leadership, Communities, and Values Initiative (LCVI) and the UW ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change joined forces in 2006 to design and offer leadership workshops for deans, associate deans, department chairs and emerging leaders. The workshops began during the 2006-2007 academic year and continue to be offered this year. These workshops are modeled after ADVANCE's successful quarterly leadership workshops for department chairs and deans in science, engineering, and mathematics.

NEXTCITY: Sustainable Urbanization
The UW has made "sustainable urbanization" a major focus for the coming academic year (2009-2010). With the support of The Graduate School, the NEXT CITY series will include five lectures. The spring 2010 Provost Lecture will also discuss sustainable living and the future of our cities.

"Sustainable urbanization hits close to home. As a public research institution located in the heart of a globally connected metropolitan area, with deep faculty expertise in urban fields, the UW can be a leader in finding informed solutions to the social and environmental challenges posed by the urbanization of the planet. NEXT CITY will form a conversation across the UW and with the community and region."
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Vision & Values
The University of Washington's vision and strategic priorities reflect the core values and culture that make us great. Discovery is at the heart of our university.