The University of Washington takes great pride in supporting our military veterans through its many veteran programs and initiatives on campus. Meet Chris Szarek, a Navy veteran and UW alum earning great acclaim for his work with student veterans. Szarek is the founding director of the Veterans Resource Center at Edmonds Community College. Watch the UW|360 story from UWTV.
President Cauce recently hosted The Lincoln Project Symposium on the University of Washington campus. An initiative of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, The Lincoln Project, named after President Lincoln who signed the Morrill Act laying the groundwork for our public university system during very difficult times in our country, seeks to increase understanding of the impact of public research universities so as to build support for greater public and private investment. Read more from President Cauce’s blog post.
Speakers and presenters will engage in discussion centered on how, together with businesses, nonprofits and governments, our region’s public research universities can be strengthened to address the challenges faced by students, our state and nation and the world.
Please join us for a hosted reception immediately following the symposium at the University of Washington Club, Lake Washington room from 5–6:30 p.m.
The Pacific Northwest symposium will be hosted by University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce and will feature:
RSVP to eaevents@uw.edu or 206.221.5670.
Directions to campus and to the Husky Union Building.
The Lincoln Project: Excellence and Access in Public Higher Education is an initiative of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences which explores the unique challenges facing America’s great public research universities. A series of regional meetings are being hosted around the nation to discuss these challenges and possible solutions.
Learn more about The Lincoln Project.
The first episode of the newest season of UW|360 is available to watch on uwtw.org. It will also air on KOMO 4 the weekend of May 13. In this episode, UW|360 looks at how a UW grad student is using music to draw attention of pollution and how some local dogs are helping student manage the stress of finals week. There is also a story on UW Baseball Head Coach Lindsay Meggs, and how the love of the game was passed down to his sons who are now giving back to their dad, every day on the Husky diamond.
UW President Cauce, with Seattle University President Stephen V. Sundbord, S.J. and Seattle Colleges Chancellor Shouan Pan, wrote an opinion piece featured in the Seattle Times about the need to fully fund Washington’s State Need Grant. Read it from the Seattle Times.