On Dec. 6, UW President Michael Young named Ana Mari Cauce the UW’s new provost, effective Jan.2. She is dean of our College of Arts & Sciences. Read President Young’s message to the UW community here.

What’s the UW done for you lately?

The University of Washington is first and foremost a place that educates the citizens of Washington State.  But as a public university, we’re so much more than an instituition on Montlake.  UW students, faculty, staff and alumni are making an impact everyday in communities throughout the state.  They are your teachers, your doctors, your problem-solvers and even your next-door neighbors.

Today, we’re excited to launch a initiative called “UW in Your Community”– a dynamic, interactive web map showing the many ways the UW is making a difference in each of the state’s 49 legislative districts.  Did you know that UW students have designed and built greenhouses as part of redevelopment in Twisp? Or that 18,000 UW alumni live in the 5th district near Issaquah?  Or that UW faculty are helping kids get ready for for college in high schools throughout the state?

Click the icon to your right to find out more about the UW in Your Community!

At its October meeting, the UW Board of Regents heard a student enrollment presentation that provided a sense of the size and scope of the UW’s instructional enterprise. The UW Office of Planning and Budgeting posted highlights of the presentation on its blog.

President Mark A. Emmert left the UW on Oct. 1, 2010, to become president of the NCAA. Provost Phyllis Wise is serving as interim president. See our Presidential Search page for more information.

The UW Office of Planning and Budgeting has launched a new blog called OPBlog: Higher Ed Junction.  It will be a source for up-to-date information, including updates, analysis and links to the many things we work on such topics as the state budget and higher education policy news and trends. We invite you to check it out.