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    Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership spotlights undergrad efforts

    UW Today | 5/8/12
    University of Washington undergraduates will showcase their civic engagement projects at the annual Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership, from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 11 on the second floor of Kane Hall.

    Washington secretary of state speaks at service celebration

    The Daily | 5/10/11
    Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed visited the university to speak at the UW Center of Experiential Learning’s (EXP) Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership, as part of his annual spring tour of college campuses statewide to promote civil engagement in young adults. The event honored more than 100 UW students for their participation in community service.

    Student service and leadership to be celebrated April 28

    U Week | 4/22/10
    Senior Angelica-Mae Corral is one of more than 120 UW undergraduates who will be presenting at this year’s Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership on April 28. The annual event showcases student work that enriches and benefits local non-profit organizations, schools and campus programs.

    UW receives national recognition for community service

    U Week | 3/4/10
    The UW has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. The UW is the only public, four-year institution in Washington state to receive the recognition this year.

    UW’s community service earns recognition on President’s Honor Roll

    The Daily | 3/11/10
    Senior Angel Corral is one of the almost 6,000 UW students who participated in volunteer work and service learning during the 2008-09 academic year and helped earn the university a place on the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

    Learning from the community: Center for Experiential Learning brings three community-service programs together

    U Week | 1/28/10
    The Pipeline Project is part of the Center for Experiential Learning. It’s one of three programs that aim to connect UW students with the community through service (the other two are the Carlson Center and Jumpstart). Part 2 of 4.

    Beyond 'book learning'

    U Week | 1/21/10
    The University offers students many learning experiences, not all of them in the classroom. Internships, service learning and research with a faculty mentor are just some of the things students can do to add to the traditional "book learning." And to make all those things more accessible, Undergraduate Academic Affairs has gathered them into the Center for Experiential Learning. Part 1 of 4.

    From snack time to circle time: UW students help prepare preschoolers for academic success

    The Daily | 4.13.09
    Jumpstart is a national non-profit organization based in Boston. The program at the UW (housed within UAA’s Center for Experiential Learning), which is one of 74 across the United States, boasts about 90 corps members, the title given to student volunteers who devote their entire academic year to a classroom in one of five Head Start preschools.

    UW Seattle receives President's Honor Roll award for service

    University Week | 02/21/08
    The UW Seattle has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth. The Corporation for National and Community Services bestows the honor.

    UW wins award for civic programs

    The Seattle Times | 02/14/08
    The University of Washington’s Seattle campus has been chosen by the Corporation for National and Community Services for a President’s Higher Education Community Service award for programs that aid disadvantaged youths.

    Volunteer opportunities knocking at the UW

    The Daily | 10/02/07
    Ever thought about playing an active role on campus, but haven’t found an outlet on top of a growing workload? From lending a hand to preschool children to traveling and learning about the world, the UW is brimming with a plethora of volunteer opportunities for the next generous Husky to take up the initiative.