Features
September 26, 2011
Welcome entering freshmen and transfer students!
Thousands of University of Washington entering freshmen and transfer students come together to create a gigantic “W” at Husky Stadium. 2011 marks the 6th consecutive year entering students have formed the “W.” Watch it come together!
June 8, 2011
Computer models to fly you to the moon*
Each year, thousands of UW undergraduates participate in research with faculty. As these undergraduate researchers graduate, they bring the critical thinking and problem solving skills they learned to graduate school or right into the workforce. For Undergraduate Academic Affairs and aeronautics and astronautics alum Peter Norgaard, ’04, research was an integral component of his undergraduate years.
Undergraduate service makes a difference for the community and students
Undergraduate participation in service learning has increased dramatically as students are eager to apply what they’re learning in class to an outside context and because they are driven to give back to the community. Learn how service and leadership made a difference for two UAA alumnae and meet two students who shared their experiences at this year’s Spring Celebration.
Robinson Center alumni and friends connect over chocolate
Last February, the Robinson Center for Young Scholars hosted an open house for Robinson Center students, parents, alumni, and parents of alumni. Conversation was bright, friendships were formed and renewed, and chocolate flowed freely from the chocolate fountain. Enjoy a few alumni, parent, and student reminiscences on their favorite memories of the Robinson Center.
Message from Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor, Spring 2011
In his greeting to UAA alumni, Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor highlights some UAA accomplishments and University challenges.
May 13, 2011
Student discovery on display at Undergraduate Research Symposium
On May 20, 2011, nearly 900 of the University of Washington’s most talented and accomplished undergraduates will showcase their contributions to innovative and groundbreaking research at the Fourteenth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, the largest in University history.
April 28, 2011
Civic leadership an integral component to UW undergraduate education
On May 9, 2011, UW undergraduates will showcase their civic engagement projects that enrich their undergraduate education and benefit the local nonprofit organizations, schools, and campus programs with which they volunteer. In the 2009-10 school year alone, nearly 5,000 UW students participated in university-sponsored public service, including service learning, public service internships and volunteer work.
March 16, 2011
UW senior selected for national fellowship for aspiring teachers of color
University of Washington senior and Issaquah, WA, native Emily Lee was recently named one of 25 fellows selected through a competitive process for the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color.
February 24, 2011
UAA’s Namura Nkeze named one of first recipients of new ProStaff Award
Congratulations to Namura Nkeze, transfer and commuter student programs coordinator in First Year Programs, who recently received one of the new ProStaff Awards given by the Professional Staff Association.
Honors freshmen perform interpretations of poems in the UW Common Book
At the end of autumn quarter, students from the Honors Program Peer Instructor Seminars gathered together to perform poems from the Common Book. Each group of students choose a poem from the Common Book and performed their interpretation of it. These ranged from creative readings and photographs to skits and musical pieces.
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