The Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity offers a family of services that assist UW students from freshman year to graduate school, nourishing passion for knowledge and opening doors of opportunity and exciting research. Services include:*
- Academic support programs
- Financial aid counseling and opportunities
- Social and cultural activities
Early Identification Program for Graduate and Professional Studies
- Mentoring, advising, and graduate school application assistance
- Workshops and informational seminars
- Annual spring research conference
Health Sciences Center Minority Students Program
- Serves students interested and engaged in the health sciences
- Graduate and professional school application assistance
- Academic advising and counseling
- Undergraduate research opportunities
Instructional Center
- Academic tutoring, skills development workshops, test preparation, study packets
- Review sessions led by professional instructors and upper- and graduate-level tutors
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
- Serves underrepresented students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
- Expands opportunities to participate in campus-based and national undergraduate research
- Offers academic advising, workshops, mentoring, and scholarship opportunities
OMA&D Academic Counseling Services
Offers academic support programs to enhance the success of undergraduate students at the UW, and increase the number of students who stay in school and graduate. Programs include:
- College Assistance Migrant Program >
- Champions Program >
- Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) >
- TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) >
- Contact 206-543-7132
Ronald E. McNair Postbaccaulaureate Achievement Program
- A U.S. Department of Education TRIO program
- Research, internship and mentoring opportunities
- GRE preparation course
- Annual spring research conference
Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center/Theatre
- Leadership and community building workshops
- Home to numerous student organizations
- Student lounge, computer lab, meeting and conference rooms
- Features Leadership Without Borders (LWB) which offers resources, support and guidance to undocumented students at the UW.
Study Abroad Initiatives
- Offers study abroad programs, in collaboration with academic departments, that engage our students with cultural perspectives all over the world.
*These programs serve students who are from low-income families or who have experienced hardships, students who will be the first in their family to graduate from a four-year college, underrepresented minority students, and students who were deprived of an adequate education due to poverty or discrimination.
Additional Links
The resources listed below include information on scholarships, internships and careers, and link to offices and organizations that specialize in enriching college and academic life at the UW.
- Black Student Union Scholarship Links
- BlackPast.org
- Business and Economic Development Center Student Programs
- Career Center
- Career Center Resources
- Counseling Center
- Disability Resources for Students
- Diversity at the UW: Diversity Resources
- Emergency Aid Program
- Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, Office of
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Office of the Ombudsman
- Recreational Sports Programs
- Registrar, Office of the
- Student Activities and Union Facilities