News and Updates

This Friday, November 4 celebrate W Day with the University of Washington! It’s the UW’s 150th birthday! Events kick off with a rally and live broadcast by KJR 950AM on Red Square at 10:00am. View a full schedule and information on special W Day promotions.

A public memorial service for State Senator Scott White will be held at 1:00pm on Sunday, November 6, 2011 in Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus.
Senator White represented the 46th District in Olympia. He was first elected to the State House of Representatives in 2008 and then the Senate in 2010 and served as vice chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. Senator White also worked at the University as a program manager and taught public policy courses.

He is survived by his wife, Allison, and two children, ages 5 and 3.

Meany Hall is located near the intersection of 15th Avenue NE and NE 40th Street. Complimentary parking will be available in the Central Garage Plaza Underground Garage located beneath Meany Hall. It will be open and free of charge on that date. Entrance to the garage is at the intersection of 15th Avenue NE and NE 41st. Find directions to Meany Hall.

Last week Governor Gregoire released a detailed list of proposed reductions for state spending in order to address the state’s $2.0 billion budget shortfall. Included in the outline is a 15 percent state funding cut to higher education, including the University of Washington. We expect that the Governor will release a full supplemental budget in November following the November 17 revenue forecast. The cuts outlined are alarming; however, they are a starting point for a final budget and the process of writing a budget is in the very beginning stages. More information can be found here.

To read President Michael Young’s statement regarding Governor Gregoire’s budget announcement.

KEXP Radio and the UW entered into a new management agreement for KEXP to continue operating the University’s broadcast service at 90.3 FM for the next 30 years.

The UW kicked off a 10-month celebration of its 150th anniversary in September. For more details, see the Marketing the UW section below or visit the 150th anniversary toolkit on the UW Marketing site.