State Relations
July 18, 2013
UW launches record 17 startups in 2013
via UW Today: The University of Washington launched a record 17 startup companies this fiscal year. That makes fiscal 2013 the UW’s single most productive year for startup formation. It places the UW among the top five schools in the nation. Last year, President Michael K. Young challenged the university to increase its number of
Washington Student Achievement Council Selects New Officers
Meeting at the UW Seattle Campus on Wednesday (July 17), members of the Washington Student Achievement Council selected Maud Daudon and Karen Lee to serve as Chair and Vice Chair of the Council, respectively, for one year terms. Maud Daudon and Karen Lee are both citizen members of the Council, serving at the request of
July 17, 2013
Seattle Times: Using small businesses to create community opportunities
Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large writes in a recent article about the efforts of UW’s Foster School and other business schools around the country to improve their local communities: Business schools teach people how to run businesses and make money, and their focus has usually been high on big business and finance. But partly in
July 16, 2013
This week in Olympia news: Maxwell leaving House for Inslee Admin., state revenue collections tick up, Kip Tokuda remembered
The News Tribune’s Political Buzz reported last week that State Rep. Marcie Maxwell (D-41st Legislative District) is leaving the State House this month to join Governor Jay Inslee’s administration. According to a statement obtained by the TNT, Maxwell will join Governor Inslee’s Legislative Affairs and Policy Office as Senior Education Policy Advisor. Maxwell was elected to three
July 15, 2013
UW welcomes new dean of the College of Engineering
The UW on Monday (July 15) welcomed Michael B. Bragg as dean of the College of Engineering. Bragg most recently was professor and interim dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. An aeronautical engineer by training, Bragg has held numerous leadership positions at Illinois, including head of the aerospace engineering
July 9, 2013
Editorial: A proud moment for the state Legislature
In a guest opinion editorial published in The Olympian newspaper, UW President Michael K. Young recognizes state legislators for their work on behalf of higher education in the state budget: I am very proud of our state Legislature. As difficult and protracted as the process was, our legislators passed a state budget that reinvests in
July 1, 2013
Regents approve UW operating budget and tuition rates
The University of Washington Board of Regents met today (July 1) to approve the university operating budget and 2014, 2015 tuition rates. After many years of declining state support, state lawmakers made a substantial reinvestment in higher education in the 2013-2015 state operating budget. This reinvestment in higher education will allow the university to provide more affordable
June 28, 2013
Statement from UW President on the proposed Washington state budget
The following statement is from Michael K. Young, president of the University of Washington. “The proposed state operating budget agreement represents a significant step forward, not only for University of Washington students, faculty, staff and their families – but also for the state of Washington. “For the first time in over two decades, state reinvestment
June 25, 2013
KING 5: The Future of Aerospace Innovation in Washington
U. W. Students in Earth & Space Sciences test plasma rocket motor under vacuum conditions. pic.twitter.com/UHqNQ2u3y8 — Glenn Farley (@GlennFarley) June 24, 2013 KING 5 covered the first ever Joint Center for Aerospace Innovation symposium held on the UW campus yesterday: In a conference at the U.W. campus under the title Innovate Washington, students, faculty
June 11, 2013
Governor Jay Inslee calls second special session
Today (June 11) is the last day of the first 30-day special session, which followed the 105-day regular session of the 2013 Washington State Legislature. Gov. Inslee announced at a morning press conference that a second 30-day special session would begin tomorrow at 9:00 AM. The second special session is necessary, because the House and
