CNN checks in with 2007 CNN Hero Peter Kithene. Peter is a UW graduate, a Mary Gates Scholar, Munro Public Service Award recipient, and Edward E. Carlson Student Leadership Awardee.
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Students share their talents at first Honors Open Mic
Dimming the lights, scrambling to find a seat and trying desperately not to drip hot coffee on anyone, on Thursday, December 3, UW Honors students settled into the upstairs room of U District institution Café Allegro to see what their peers had to offer.
UW is a top Fulbright-producing institution
The Fulbright Program recently announced the complete list of colleges and universities that produced the most 2009-2010 U.S. Fulbright Fellows. Among research institutions, the UW shares eleventh place with Cornell University and produced more Fulbright students than any other Global Challenge state university.
UAA Service Awards for October-November 2009
Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.
First Year Programs welcomes new staff
First Year Programs has three new student staff members and a new professional staff member. Here’s a little bit of information about the new faces you’ll be seeing around the First Year Programs office.
Common Book Conversation about Race, Identity, and America
UW professors Ralina Joseph (communication), Christopher Parker (political science), and Luis Fraga (political science) step away from the lectern and talk about issues raised in “Dreams from My Father” in relation to their own scholarship and personal histories. Sign up now to attend the event!
Volunteers needed for Dream Project’s Annual Admissions Workshop Weekend
Join the Dream Project on November 14 and 15 and help more than 300 local high school students craft competitive college application essays. Volunteer writing tutors are needed to work with students one-on-one. Students who attend the weekend often come in with nothing and leave having submitted a completed college application.
Answer the call to service: Sign up to lead a project for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service!
In honor of the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Carlson Center is coordinating the 9th Annual MLK, Jr. Day of Service. Project Leaders are needed to help make the day a community-wide success.
UW faculty on students, service, and books
For the fall issue of Undergraduate Academic Affairs’ alumni e-newsletter, we asked three UW faculty–Jason De Leon, Kathie Friedman, and Alexes Harris to share what students are talking about, why they incorporate service learning into their teaching, and what three books they recommend for people to understand what’s going on in the world today.
The Big W: Welcome UW Class of 2013!
There are 5,300 freshmen in the University of Washington’s class of 2013. 4,000 come from Washington state cities and towns, and 1,300 are from other states and other countries… And together, they make one BIG W!