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MCAC Honors Outgoing President Mark Emmert
September 30, 2010
The University of Washington President’s Minority Community Advisory Committee (MCAC) honored and bid farewell to outgoing President Mark Emmert at its Sept. 21 meeting in the Regent’s Room in Gerberding Hall. Committee members offered words of praise and well wishes to Emmert, who is departing UW on Oct. 1 to become the president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).…
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OMA&D Fall 2010 E-news
September 29, 2010
The latest issue of the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s E-news is available now. This edition features alumni news and recognitions, new and recently tenured faculty members, and an update on the House of Knowledge longhouse construction project. Click here for the fall 2010 edition of E-news.
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OMA&D Awarded Two Student Support Services Grants
September 28, 2010
The University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) was recently awarded a pair of grants from the U.S. Department of Education to support low-income and first-generation college students, Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity Sheila Edwards Lange announced Tuesday. A new five-year, $1.1 million grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program…
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Spokane Teacher Presented MESA’s 2010 Mona Bailey Leadership Award
September 27, 2010
Jamie Smith of Sacajawea Middle School and the Spokane MESA Center was the recipient of the 2010 Mona Bailey Teacher Leadership Award. The award, sponsored by Washington MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement), was presented to Smith by Bailey at the MESA Board of Directors Luncheon on Sat., Sept. 11, at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratories in Richland, Wash.
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Elliott Named Recipient of the 2010 Diversity Award for Community Building
August 19, 2010
Jai-Anana Elliott, associate director of diversity and recruitment at the UW Michael G. Foster School of Business, has been selected the 2010 recipient of the University of Washington Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity Community Building Award. Elliott manages the recruitment process for the undergraduate program at the Foster School of Business, and oversees the school’s…
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OMA&D To Host Welcome Daze September 24
August 18, 2010
The UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) will host the seventh annual Welcome Daze, Friday, September 24 at Husky Stadium. The event connects new UW students and their family members to support services within OMA&D, as well as on campus and in the community. Learn more here…
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2011 Freshman Admission Application Deadline For UW Seattle Campus Moved To December 15
August 11, 2010
SEATTLE – The University of Washington recently announced that the deadline for 2011 freshman admission applications at the Seattle campus has been moved to Dec. 15. Freshman applications for 2011 will now be received between Oct. 1 and Dec. 15, 2010, with applicants for autumn quarter being notified of their admissions status between March 15 and 31, 2011. This new…
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UW Yakima Valley GEAR UP Parent Oscar Hernandez Wins National Honor
July 30, 2010
SEATTLE – University of Washington Yakima Valley GEAR UP parent Oscar Hernandez was one of five individuals presented the 2010 National Council for Community and Education Partnerships GEAR UP Parent Leadership Award in Washington, D.C., July 20. The honor was presented at the NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference and recognized parents or family leaders who have made a significant contribution to…
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UW Student Garners LSAMP Outstanding Engineering Mentor Award
July 27, 2010
SEATTLE – Ike Nwaneshiudu, a doctoral student and research assistant in the University of Washington chemical engineering department, was recently presented the 2010 Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Outstanding Engineering Mentor award by Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity Sheila Edwards Lange. Nwaneshiudu was nominated by undergraduate Evangeline Drink whom he mentored during her…
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OMA&D and Campus Partners Host Successful Alumni Remix
July 22, 2010
SEATTLE – Approximately 250 alumni of color and friends of diversity enjoyed an exciting evening of networking and entertainment at the second annual Alumni Remix, held Friday, July 16, at the Rainier Chapter House in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The event was hosted by the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) and various campus partners. Click here for…