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December 18, 2009

Unique lens into human rights in Kenya comes from Kenyan artists

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Human rights in Kenya will be highlighted locally via an art show as a result of an African Studies seminar in Kenya. Erin Murphy, Honors alumna, and current graduate student participated in the seminar “Human Rights and Social Transformation in Kenya” in Nairobi, Kenya, last summer and is one of the students coordinating a show and sale of artwork by Kenyan artists.


Sign up to volunteer for 9th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the enduring values of compassion, dignity, humility, and service and volunteer on the annual MLK, Jr. Day of Service: January 18, 2010. More than 60 organizations need your help.


UAA alumnus update: Peter Kithene, CNN Hero

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

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.


December 15, 2009

Students share their talents at first Honors Open Mic

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

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.


November 20, 2009

UW is a top Fulbright-producing institution

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

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

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.


November 4, 2009

Volunteers needed for Dream Project’s Annual Admissions Workshop Weekend

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

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.


October 16, 2009

Answer the call to service: Sign up to lead a project for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service!

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

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.


October 12, 2009

UW faculty on students, service, and books

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

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.


September 15, 2009

University of Washington Jumpstart hosting Read for the Record events

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Join squeals of preschool delight, help prepare preschool children for school, and raise awareness about the importance of early literacy with UW Jumpstart’s fourth annual Read for the Record event. Read for the Record aims to break the world record of the largest shared reading experience by encouraging hundreds of thousands of children and adults to read the same book on the same day.



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