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Washington MESA Hosts National Engineering Design Challenge June 24-26
June 22, 2011
Middle and high school student delegates representing eight states will converge in the greater Seattle area to compete in the 2011 MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) USA National Engineering Design Challenge, Fri., June 24, through Sun., June 26. The event is hosted by Washington MESA, a statewide STEM program that builds a pathway to college and careers in science, technology,…
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Community Academic Mentorship Programs Celebrate Successful Year
June 21, 2011
Forty-five students involved in the four OMA&D-funded Community Academic Mentorship Programs for Underrepresented Students (C.A.M.P.U.S.) gathered to commemorate the end of a successful school year with a dinner celebration in Seattle on Thursday, June 2. Following dinner, program mentors recognized their mentees for academic achievements. Professor Rick Bonus, faculty director for the mentorship programs, shared heartfelt remarks and was presented…
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Call For Nominations: 2011 Diversity Award for Community Building
June 21, 2011
Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity Sheila Edwards Lange is accepting nominations for the 2011 Diversity Award for Community Building. The honor is presented annually to a University of Washington student, staff member or faculty member whose efforts toward positive change on campus have resulted in multicultural community building. The award recipient will be honored at…
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GEAR UP Project “Lead The Way” Featured In Yakima Herald-Republic
June 20, 2011
Students from White Swan High School engineered a wheelchair device for a classmate with cerebral palsy. Read more…
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OMA&D Academic Counselor Linda Ando Brings Message of Hope to Japan
June 10, 2011
For the countless victims of the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that occurred in Japan last March, a small amount of hope can go a long way. Linda Ando, academic counselor with the University of Washington’s Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, brought that message of hope and compassion to disaster victims in May. After overseeing the effort to…
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UW State GEAR UP Project Hosts Summer Institute Reception
June 10, 2011
The University of Washington State GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) Project honored its Summer Institute mentors and seminar presenters at a reception in Parrington Hall on the UW campus, June 2. The reception featured an opportunity for Summer Institute participants to share their passion for students’ success and discuss the importance of their students’ preparedness…
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OMA&D Associate VP Emile Pitre Co-Authors Study Published In Science
June 3, 2011
Emile Pitre, associate vice president for the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, has co-authored a study published in Science that examines how a guided learning approach in a UW biology course helped students, especially educationally disadvantaged students, increase academic performance. The study was featured in a UW Today article and can be directly accessed on the Science web…
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President Obama Appoints Luis Fraga to Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence For Hispanics
June 2, 2011
The associate vice provost for faculty advancement and Russell F. Stark University Professor will serve on a commission that advises the President and Secretary of Education on matters pertaining to educational attainment in the Hispanic community. Read more…
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UW Student Veronica Quintero Named Miss Hispanic Seafair
June 1, 2011
University of Washington student Veronica Quintero was crowned 2011-12 Miss Hispanic Seafair during a ceremony at the Fisher Plaza Studio in Seattle, May 21. Her court includes UW student Brenda Barrios, who was named the third runner-up in the competition. Quintero, a second-year student majoring in communication who also serves as a peer mentor with the Office of Minority Affairs…
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Ng, Student Scholars Honored at 41st Annual EOP Celebration
May 17, 2011
Assunta Ng was presented the University of Washington’s Charles E. Odegaard Award and several student scholarship recipients were recognized at the 41st Annual EOP Celebration, Fête and Honors, Thursday, May 5, at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center. The dinner and scholarship fundraiser was hosted by the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) and the Friends of the…