Undergraduate Academic Affairs

June 21, 2017

Ernie Tao leads with compassion

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

“The ideas of service and leadership connect to each other because a good leader is one who serves.”
— Ernie Tao, ’18, political science and biochemistry and volunteer firefighter

For UW student Ernie Tao, volunteering as a firefighter allows him to serve our communities with the highest level of engagement: “his own hands and feet.”