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Undergraduates engaged in research over the summer will present their work in a variety of ways in mid-August. Mark your calendar for these presentations.
Summer STEM Poster Session
When: 8/15/12 | 9 a.m.-noon
Where: Mary Gates Hall Commons
Oral presentation session for Amgen Scholars and HHMI/EXROP
When: 8/16/12 | 2:30-5 p.m.
Where: Mary Gates Hall 171
Summer Institute in Arts and Humanities Oral Presentations
When: 8/17/12 | 1-5 p.m.
Where: Allen Library Auditorium
In the Honors Program course “In Your Name: A Service-Learning Experience in Seattle’s Criminal Justice System,” Honors students and Post-Prison Education Program students learned alongside one another, taking intellectual risks and better understanding the criminal justice system and how it impacts individuals.
University of Washington senior and Renton, WA, native Dustin Dacuan 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. Dacuan will be the first in his family to graduate from college, which he is on track to do this spring with a major in international studies and a minor in diversity.
Elizabeth “Beth” Robinson was in the first Robinson Center Early Entrance Program class and is now the chief financial officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Beth will visit the Seattle campus during HuskyFest to share her story with current students and alumni through her talk, “From College Student to Political Appointee.”
Byron Gray and Cameron Turtle, University of Washington seniors, are among 32 Rhodes Scholars named for 2012. The UW is the only public university in the nation with more than one new scholar. Gray and Turtle responded to a few questions we posed. Read the Q&A and a digest of media coverage of the scholarship announcements.
On Saturday, April 21, the University of Washington Dream Project will host its inaugural Dare to Dream fundraiser in the HuskyFest pavilion on Red Square. Through spoken word, music, dance and conversation, you’ll learn how the Dream Project teaches college students to help high school students get to and through college, and how you can transform the lives of students in our community.
Watch this two-minute video to learn more about this fun event–it’s an event you don’t want to miss!
UAA alumnus Peter Kithene gave the keynote address at the 2011 University of Washington donor gala, held in Suzzallo Library’s Graduate Reading Room. As an undergraduate, Peter started the Mama Maria health clinics to bring much-needed healthcare to his home village in rural Kenya as well as other rural places in Kenya.
Best-selling and award-winning author David Guterson talks about his experiences as a UW undergraduate in the Honors Program, a teacher, and writer with current Honors student Kat Chow.
The Robinson Center is a national leader for developing programs that serve highly capable young pre-college and college students. In 2011, the Robinson Center created an advisory board to support the mission of and promote the Center, suggest and discuss program development, and reach out to the campus, gifted, and broader communities. Meet the board members!
Each of us can point to a teacher who’s made a difference in our lives—someone who’s challenged us to live up to our potential, follow our dreams, discover our talents and how we can contribute to the world. This fall, we’re celebrating back-to-school with a focus on some UAA alumni who are now teachers. Maybe they’ll remind you of a teacher who’s inspired you.