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February 13, 2013

Inside the Undergraduate Teaching Experience

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Inside the Undergraduate Teaching Experience book cover

Undergraduate Academic Affairs and the Center for Teaching and Learning present:  Inside the Undergraduate Teaching Experience  A celebration of the book about the UW Growth in Faculty Teaching Study with authors Catharine Beyer, Ed Taylor, and Jerry Gillmore February 25, 2013 Doors open at 2:30 p.m., presentation at 2:45 p.m. Reception to follow Walker Ames…


January 17, 2013

MLK and sacred songs that feed the soul

Ed Taylor

Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor

I crave the sound of a call and response—the verbal and non-verbal interaction between a speaker and listener—that is endemic to democratic participation in public matters; the kind of call that allows us to acknowledge misfortune, ruination, or loss, followed by a response proclaiming that freedom and justice are close at hand. It’s a reminder…


January 10, 2013

University of Washington named Tillman Military Scholar University Partner

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

The University of Washington is one of three new universities selected by the Pat Tillman Foundation to partner with the foundation in support of its Tillman Military Scholars program, which provides educational scholarships for veteran and active servicemembers and their spouses.


January 7, 2013

UW Leadership Firesides begin Jan. 10

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Curious about leadership development? Sam Lim, founder and executive director of Scholarship Junkies, a Seattle-based scholarship resource, is the first speaker at the UW Leadership Firesides for winter quarter. Sam will share his story of personal growth as a student leader with the UW Dream Project and Scholarship Junkies as well as discuss how his…


October 6, 2012

From Sputnik to the 21st century: A brief history of the UW Honors Program

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1960s Honors Program

Being a student of the popular TV show “Mad Men” isn’t necessary to recognize the significant shifts in American society in the 1960s. The UW Honors Program was created in the midst of these changes. In this brief history, learn how and why the Honors Program came about and how it’s different today.


October 1, 2012

U Lead, We Lead

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

U Lead, We Lead is a leadership event for emerging leaders U Lead, We Lead is designed to increase undergraduate students’ self-awareness and understanding of leadership styles, strengths, and challenges. Our Speakers Lorenzo Romar has served as Head Coach of Husky Men’s Basketball for the last decade, creating Washington’s elite basketball program. Learn more about Lorenzo Romar…


Welcome from the Dean Autumn 2012

Ed Taylor

Dear Friends and Colleagues, What do students from Mossy Rock, Washington have in common with students from Beijing, China? What does a student from White Fish, Montana, share with a student from Redondo Beach, California?  Or the students from Alabama and Seattle—what do they share in common with the student from Uganda or Vietnam? What…


August 4, 2012

Janice DeCosmo elected to executive board of national Council on Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Janice DeCosmo, associate dean in Undergraduate Academic Affairs, was recently elected chair of the division of Undergraduate Research Program directors for the national organization Council on Undergraduate Research. Janice has served as a councilor of that division for several years; being elected chair of that division also includes being a member of the executive board…


July 12, 2012

Honors Colloquium showcases student experiential learning experiences

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

At this year’s Honors Colloquium, presentations included students’ research, leadership, travel and service learning experiences. This new premise was designed to align with the alterations to the Honors curriculum, which incorporates each of these four elements (research, service, leadership and travel) into the new set of Honors requirements.


May 15, 2012

A detailed look at service-learning

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

UW students are participating in public service in record numbers, giving back to the community and connecting their academics to their leadership and service work. Learn some details about this work through a series of visuals.



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