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March 29, 2023
Protecting our shared home: A conversation with author, climate advocate and alum Brianna Craft
Far from remaining frozen in panic, Craft spent the following years diving into the issues behind the climate crisis. Craft credits some of her journey through fear and into deeper understanding to the UW Honors Program’s interdisciplinary approach. She was awarded a Bonderman Fellowship in 2008, and used the following year to travel through 14…
February 7, 2023
Building community, one relationship at a time
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]
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
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]
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
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
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]
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
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
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…
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