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Statewide Washington MESA Day To Be Held May 14 at Microsoft
May 9, 2011
Washington MESA Day, a day-long event featuring academic challenges for middle and high school students representing six MESA (Math Engineering Science Achievement) Centers from across the state, will be held Sat., May 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Wash. Fostering collaboration with the state’s rich community of scientists and engineers, MESA Day students…
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UW Hosts 19th Annual Pacific Northwest McNair & EIP Research Conference May 19-21
May 2, 2011
McNair scholars from across the country will converge on the University of Washington campus to participate in the 19th Annual Pacific Northwest McNair and Early Identification Program Research Conference, May 19-21. Have you ever wondered how sororities impact academic achievement in the Latina community or what the hurricane season might hold this year? Those questions will be addressed in the…
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UW Students Participate In National STEM Conference
April 13, 2011
Twelve students affiliated with the University of Washington’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) and Genome Sciences Department participated in the 2011 Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) held February 24-26, 2011, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, in Washington, D.C. The national conference was attended by undergraduate and graduate students who participate in programs…
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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…