Category: Community News & Events

The U District is brimming with activity as first-year and returning students stream into the neighborhood for the start of fall quarter instruction on September 26.

You’ll notice an uptick in the number of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. Plan to allow a little extra time to navigate through the area to your destination.

Some bus routes will adjust this weekend for football as the Huskies play Arizona State on Saturday evening. On Sunday at 10:30 a.m., the University’s 35th-annual New Student Convocation takes place at the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

Here are a few resources for transit options:

Access UW Transportation Services news and services: https://facilities.uw.edu/transportation/

View SDOT’s camera and traffic map: https://web6.seattle.gov/travelers/

Plan your trip on Metro transit: http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/

View Sound Transit schedules, alerts and trip planner: https://www.soundtransit.org/

Find your way via Community Transit: https://www.communitytransit.org/

Along with Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University and Highline College, the University of Washington has issued a proclamation declaring this week, May 14–May 18, as Affordable Housing Week. View President Cauce’s proclamation here and read more here about the combined efforts of the participating institutions and host organization, the Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County.

On April 19, President Cauce visited Evergreen High School in the Highline School District to visit with University of Washington students who are mentors in the UW Dream Project. The UW Dream Project is a service learning course and post-secondary planning/college access program housed out of two UW departments: Undergraduate Academic Affairs and the College of Education. Through this program, mentors work in classrooms serving students in high schools with higher than average free and reduced lunch populations. Mentors use what they have learned during their EDUC 260 and/or EDUC 360 classes and personal experience to assist students through the college application process. Evergreen also hosts UW College and Career Readiness Assistant (CCRA) Interns. These are UW undergraduates who work with students in middle and high schools for 12 hours a week to support any school and/or district identified college and career readiness needs.

Learn more about the UW Dream Project here and visit the UW Dream Project website. President Cauce’s visit also appears on the Highline Public Schools website here.

“The University of Washington Livable City Year program has selected the City of Bellevue to be the community partner for the 2018-2019 academic year. Staff and representatives from the University of Washington will present information about the city’s participation in the program during tonight’s City Council Study Session.

The year-long partnership connects city staff with students and faculty who will collaborate on projects to advance the Bellevue City Council Vision Priorities, specifically around livability and sustainability.”

Read more here.