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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.
UW student poets selected for national competition
Manic Mouth Congress, the UW’s student poetry collective, recently selected the team of poets who will compete at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational–a national competition. Congratulations to these student poets, many of whom are Honors students and Mary Gates Scholars!
February 15, 2011
University of Washington Dream Project to expand and deepen programming
The Dream Project is taking bold steps to expand, deepen and evaluate its work thanks to a recent grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the first major grant awarded to the Dream Project, has made this expanded work feasible.
China Earthquake Relief on UW360
Learn about Honors student Geoffrey Morgan and Honors alum Steve Margitan whose international research projects took a different course when the 2008 Sichuan earthquake hit.
December 17, 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, January 2011
The University of Washington continues to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and his vision for social justice through a commitment to service and community engagement. In January 2011, there are several ways to get involved.
Robinson Center students provide insight into their experiences
This fall, the Robinson Center produced a series of videos with students in the Transition School, Early Entrance Program, and the UW Academy. Students talk about why they wanted to join this unique learning community.
December 16, 2010
Fall 2010 UAA snapshot of serving students
For the October 2010 UAA directors meeting, Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor asked directors to share some program updates. The points below are edited from those updates. It’s a quick snapshot of some of the ways Undergraduate Academic Affairs serves students.
December 14, 2010
Undergraduate Academic Affairs is launching a UAA Dean’s Club!
Undergraduate Academic Affairs is launching a UAA Dean’s Club! Members of the Dean’s Club will have given $1,000 or more combined to any unit(s) within Undergraduate Academic Affairs within the past fiscal year. For our inaugural year, we are extending the eligibility period to 18 months to include an individual’s total giving from July 1, 2009 – December 31, 2010.
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