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Category: Community
Our mission and values will guide us through changing times
We are closely evaluating and monitoring these policies and the possible impacts they could have on members of our community and on our University’s mission.
Expectations and responsibilities of our University community
As we begin another year full of learning, discovery and service to community, I want to reiterate the obligations we have to our community, and to each other, to enable that tradition to continue.
Carnegie classification confirms UW’s mission of community service and engagement
We have the opportunity once again to confirm our commitment to building and supporting community engagement by retaining the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
On Husky Giving Day, our impact happens together
When our University community comes together to apply our passion, talent and vision, we create impact on an incredible scale. This is never more apparent than today, as we mark the annual tradition of Husky Giving Day.
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month’s themes of prosperity, power and progress
Each year, from September 15 to October 15, our University of Washington community joins the nation in honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month, taking time to recognize and celebrate the impact and contributions of Americans whose family origins, like my own, are in Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
Reconnecting with our U District arts venues
Last week, I had the opportunity to tour some of the fabulous arts and culture venues and organizations in the U District, a vibrant neighborhood where music, theater, film and arts of all kinds surround us every day.
Saying farewell to a friend and visionary, Professor Emeritus Thad Spratlen
Yesterday, we said goodbye to a friend. But we also celebrated his truly extraordinary life and legacy with a community of people who loved him.
Twenty years after 9/11, let’s keep finding strength in each other
What we learned from 9/11 – to be guided not by fear, but by knowledge and understanding, and that we are stronger together – will forever be a part of who we are, and how we can choose to respond when the unimaginable occurs.
In the face of suffering, we must care for each other
Large-scale tragedies cause pain, fear and suffering not just locally, but globally. We may feel helpless in the face of such large-scale disasters, but we can start by caring for those in our community who need support.