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OMA&D Celebrates Donor Support at Annual VP Club Barbecue
August 30, 2013
A barbecue buffet, pink sunset and reunions with friends provided the backdrop for this year’s Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) Vice President’s Club Barbecue held Aug. 23. The annual event was hosted by Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity Sheila Edwards Lange at the home of Nelson, ’84, and Suzanne Del Rio, who shared…
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Eighth and Ninth-Graders Get Early Introduction to Engineering at Summer Institute
August 15, 2013
Not many middle and high school students can say they spent a few days of their summer vacation on a college campus building electrical circuits and working in an aerospace lab. But that is exactly what 59 rising eighth and ninth-graders from throughout the state were able to do by attending the second annual Early Engineering Institute at the University…
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Senator Patty Murray Honored for Commitment to Education
August 8, 2013
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) was presented the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships’ (NCCEP) Champions for Student Success Award in a ceremony on the University of Washington (UW) campus, Aug. 6. The honor is given to members of Congress who work to improve public education for all students through enhanced public policy, and who support federal education programs…
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ACS Hosts Annual Spring Recognition Reception
June 20, 2013
Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity Academic Counseling Services (ACS) honored students, staff and faculty at its annual Spring Recognition Reception held at the newly renovated Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center, April 25. Undergraduate students in the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), TRiO Student Support Services (SSS), College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) and the UW Champions Program were honored for…
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MCAC Hosts UW in the Community Reception
June 3, 2013
The University of Washington President’s Minority Community Advisory Committee (MCAC) hosted a reception with President Michael Young and community members of color at the Daybreak Star Center in Seattle, May 23. The event was an opportunity for invited guests to meet with the President, the MCAC and other UW leaders to learn more about what the University is doing in…
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Rogelio Riojas, Student Scholars Honored at 43rd Annual EOP Celebration
May 24, 2013
Rogelio Riojas, president and chief executive offer of Sea Mar Community Health Centers, was presented the University of Washington’s Charles E. Odegaard Award and 16 student scholarship recipients were recognized at the 43rd annual EOP Celebration, Fête and Honors held May 16 at UW’s Husky Union Building. The dinner and scholarship fundraiser was hosted by the UW Office of Minority…
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UW Community Attends Ninth Annual Kelly Lecture
May 1, 2013
Faculty, staff, students and community members attended the UW Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity’s ninth annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture presented by Dr. Amanda Lock Swarr on April 18, at the Alder Hall Commons Auditorium. Dr. Swarr’s lecture titled “Racing the Boundaries of Gender and Sexuality: Rethinking Apartheid and Transitional South Africa,” examined the intersections of gender,…
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Women of Color Reception 2013
March 12, 2013
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Campus Walker Spring 2013
March 5, 2013
Photos by Emile Pitre
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GEAR UP Open House
February 15, 2013
Photos by Erin Rowley