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UW Center for Undergraduate Advising, Diversity & Student Success Holds Grand Opening
March 28, 2011
University of Washington faculty, staff, and students celebrated the grand opening of the new Center for Undergraduate Advising, Diversity & Student Success in Mary Gates Hall on Wed., March 16. Sheila Edwards Lange, Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity, Eric Godfrey, Vice Provost for Student Life and Ed Taylor, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic…
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UW Champions Program Serving Foster Care Youth and Alumni
March 28, 2011
In June of 2009, Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange, the Vice President of Minority Affairs and Vice Provost of Diversity, charged Jennifer Schoen and Maddy Day with the task of developing a program aimed to serve foster care youth and alumni at the University of Washington. Less than one year later, Schoen, Manager of the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s…
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ECC Hosts 8th Annual Women of Color Reception
March 28, 2011
The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC), along with Housing and Food Services, Q Center, Women’s Action Commission and the UW Women’s Center, hosted the eighth annual Women of Color Reception on March 2, in the Walker-Ames Room at Kane Hall. Associate professor of anthropology and adjunct associate professor of global health, Rachel Chapman, served as…
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Saundra McGuire To Participate In OMA&D STEM Workshop
March 23, 2011
A professor of chemistry and assistant vice chancellor at Louisiana State University, Dr. McGuire will participate in the Studying Smart in STEM workshop at UW, April 6-8. Her lecture on April 6 is open to the campus community. The event is sponsored by OMA&D STEM divisions including the Health Sciences Center Minority Students Program, Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity, Louis…
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Dr. Luis Fraga To Present Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
March 22, 2011
The seventh annual lecture will be held on Thursday, April 7, at the Jones Playhouse. Read more…
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OMA&D Spring 2011 eNews
March 21, 2011
The latest issue of the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity’s eNews is available now. This edition features information on upcoming events and news related to OMA&D programs, faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Read more…
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41st Annual EOP Celebration To Be Held Thursday, May 5
March 14, 2011
Registration is available for this special dinner and scholarship fundraiser that recognizes the success of EOP students and the 2011 Charles E. Odegaard Award Recipient, Assunta Ng. The event will be held at Bell Harbor International Conference Center on the Seattle waterfront. Read more…
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Washington MESA Receives Inaugural Washington STEM Grant
March 1, 2011
Washington Mesa is one of 15 educators, schools and education nonprofits from across the state to benefit from a portion of the $2.4 million grant aimed to boost the quality of education in science, technology, engineering and math. Read more…
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OMA&D Participates In Fifth Annual African Heritage Unity Celebration
February 26, 2011
UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) staff and students took part in the fifth annual African Heritage Unity Celebration, held Saturday, Feb. 12 at the Rainier Community Center in Seattle. The event served as a celebration of African cultural heritage and provided participants with community resources and informational workshops. Several community exhibitors, including representatives from the OMA&D Outreach…
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Escobedo To Head Up New College Access Challenge Grant
February 13, 2011
The University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) was awarded a College Access Challenge Grant from the Higher Education Coordinating Board in January that will allow OMA&D to administer a unique bilingual college access and training program. Known by its Spanish name, Conocimiento de Colegio (College Knowledge) will help low-income farm worker parents and students, many of…