DO-IT NEWS

Meet the 2009 Scholars

This summer DO-IT will host its annual Summer Study program for DO-IT Scholars. Primary funding for the DO-IT Scholars program is provided by the State of Washington. Additional funding for Scholar activities is provided by the Microsoft Corporation, the National Science Foundation, and the Boeing Company. For information about the DO-IT Scholars program, consult www.washington.edu/doit/do-it-scholars.

Volume 1, Number 2

Below are the articles of the DO-IT News July 1993 newsletter. These articles can also be seen all on one page at the Full Newsletter option.

Volume 17, Number 1

Below are the articles of the DO-IT News July 2009 newsletter. These articles can also be seen all on one page at the Full Newsletter option.

DO-IT has created two dynamic videos. In "DO-IT Scholars," the summer '93 participants are the stars. Nhi voices the concerns of many when she expressed her initial fears about staying at the University for two weeks, "The UW is such a big place!"

Hollis shares how the computer allows him to express his "ideas to other people." Mark tells how he uses a mini-keyboard to access his computer.

More than thirty pre-college students with disabilities, parents, teachers and service providers attended a full-day workshop sponsored by DO-IT at the University of Washington. Topics covered in "Making the Transition to College" included transition strategies, college entrance requirements, campus services and resources, financial strategies and computer and network use.

Four DO-IT Scholars are soon to graduate from high school:

• Anna
• Lloyd
• Rodney
• Mitch

All are planning to pursue a higher education, but all final decisions about where they'll enroll have not been made. DO-IT staff, of course, want them all to come to the U-Dub!

Transferring files between home and hawking

A few people have asked for instructions on transferring documents created in Word to their accounts on hawking.

Overview

On May 10, Dr. Ray Bowen (Dean, UW College of Engineering) and Dr. Sheryl Burgstahler (DO-IT director) participated in a panel that was telecast to colleges and universities across the country as part of the teleconference series "Engineering Faculty Forum."