alumni
April 20, 2017
Introducing the GOLD Alumni Council
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The UWAA has gathered a special group of recent graduates to guide programming.
March 30, 2016
How UW’s “push-up guy” became a Golden Graduate
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On April 10, we’ll honor those who graduated 50 or more years ago at our Golden Graduates Brunch. We’ll also give our inaugural Golden Graduates Distinguished Alumnus Award to Bert Pound.
February 4, 2016
Deep dive: a closer look at the alumni survey
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UW Impact sent a survey to members asking about the issues that matter to them. UWAA Executive Director Paul Rucker shares what was learned.
December 14, 2015
Husky profile: Michael Kilmer, ’01, MSW ’04
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Meet an alum who is transforming care management for U.S. veterans.
November 23, 2015
Husky profile: Thane Cleland, ’87
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This Husky has helped build UW community in Portland for the past 20 years.
September 30, 2015
Computer science alumnus wins a MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’
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Christopher Ré, ’09, has been named one of 24 MacArthur fellows this year.
August 18, 2015
Alumni play key roles at Library of Congress
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Find out from these alums what it’s like to work at the Library of Congress.
August 13, 2015
Husky profile: Libby Readel Leahy, ’05
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Meet an alumna who’s been integral to the success of Dawg Dash NYC.
June 9, 2015
Soulbound: Zambia
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UW Alumni Tours takes travelers to destinations all over the world.
But it’s the journeys inward that reveal the heart of the traveler.
Soulbound: Cambodia
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A UW alum and Alumni Tours traveler teaches English in a Cambodian orphanage.