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February 7, 2023

Building community, one relationship at a time

Danielle Marie Holland

Photo of Lynn Newcombe and Aden Afework.

As a first-generation college student from an immigrant family, Afework felt pulled toward addressing the disparity of Black students’ access to academic resources. A professor told her about the Undergraduate Community-Based Internships (UCBI) program and suggested that the paid internship program housed through the Community Engagement and Leadership Education (CELE) Center might be the best…


November 10, 2022

15-seconds at a time: Academic Support Programs [video]

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Video still of Ryan Burt

  In this video, Academic Support Programs Director Ryan Burt takes on the challenge of explaining Academic Support Programs in less than 15 seconds at a time. “15 Seconds at a Time” is a series in which different Undergraduate Academic Affairs programs explain their work in bite-sized bursts. Academic Support Programs, located at the UW…


September 28, 2022

This autumn, let us begin again

Ed Taylor

Photo of Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor

The leaves change together, just as our students transform together through a common experience of learning at this point in time and at this public institution. The turning of the leaves, a new school year, new students coming to campus: It is hopeful and gives us all an opportunity to begin again. In Undergraduate Academic…


September 19, 2022

15 Seconds at a Time: Undergraduate Research Program [video]

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Photo of Sophie Pierszalowski

In this video, Undergraduate Research Program Director Sophie Pierszalowski takes on the challenge of explaining the Undergraduate Research Program in less than 15 seconds at a time. “15 Seconds at a Time” is a series in which various Undergraduate Academic Affairs programs explain their work in bite-sized bursts.


September 9, 2022

Creating your UW academic adventure

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Image of trees with fall colors and students walking through the Quad.

Editor’s note: This story is not meant to be read straight through. Read a section, make your choice and see what part of your academic adventure unfolds next. 1 It’s your first quarter at the UW! You feel very motivated and excited by the possibilities of a big university and living on your own for…


August 12, 2022

An act of bridging

Ed Taylor

Photo of Ed Taylor talking via a computer.

Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor speaks to his recent experience co-chairing the Mind and Life’s 2022 Summer Research Institute, the act of bridging and the greater purpose for a public research university and our work here at Undergraduate Academic Affairs.


August 9, 2022

15 Seconds at a Time: The CELE Center [video]

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Video still of Fran Lo

In this video, CELE Center Executive Director Francesca Lo takes on the challenge of explaining the UW Community Engagement Center and Leadership Education (CELE) Center in less than 15 seconds at a time.


June 13, 2022

A quarter century with Riverways

Interview by Danielle Marie Holland

Photo of Christine Stickler standing in front of rainbow-colored butterfly wings.

In the past two+ decades, Stickler has created pathways connecting 10,000 UW students with tutoring and mentoring opportunities in K-12 schools and organizations to address inequities in education. She has strengthened bridges between the UW and community colleges through the Riverways Guides program connecting Native UW students with Native youth to envision pathways toward higher…


June 7, 2022

Honors Director Vicky Lawson prepares for next adventure

Interview by Danielle Marie Holland

Photo of Ed Taylor, Vicky Lawson and Tina Ragen.

Lawson is past president of the Association of American Geographers and former chair of the Department of Geography. Having worked across South and North America on informal economies, women’s work and poverty, her classes focus on the intersections of poverty, inequality and feminist care ethics. In addition to her leadership in the Honors Program, she…


June 1, 2022

UW sophomore Jonathan Kwong awarded selective Udall Scholarship

Danielle Marie Holland

Photo of Jonathan Kwong

This year, the Udall Foundation awarded 55 scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to American Indian nations or to the environment. More than 380 candidates from across the country applied for this selective scholarship, with award recipients receiving up to $7,000 each. The Udall Scholarship honors…



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