April 18, 2017
UWFA Annual Business Meeting, April 2017
If you missed the Annual Business Meeting you may not know that Dagmar’s husband was the hero of the day. We did not have the necessary quorum and people were frantically phone friends/relations to come so that we could get on with the business of electing next year’s board. Bill, who is a member,…
March 22, 2017
2017-03-15 German Interest Group Discussing “Fasching”
In March the German Interest Group met in the home of Tina Schiess. After enjoying delicious treats, the group discussed Fasching, very similar to Mardi Gras and celebrated in some European countries with music, elaborate costumes and masks. Who is behind the beautiful mask? (Magdalena Tobe)
2017-03-15 Visit of the Seattle Art Museum
Twenty three persons visited SAM to enjoy the Exhibition: “SEEING NATURE: LANDSCAPE MASTERPIECES FROM PAUL G. ALLEN FAMILY COLLECTION”. Barbara Archbold & Mimi Wagar organized the tour with a public docent. Prior to the tour eighteen persons joined for a luncheon at the SAM TASTE Café. From the SAM website: “Seeing Nature features 39 historically significant…
March 8, 2017
Afternoon at the Movies
It’s been really fun at this new interest group. We have seen some great Oscar winning performances and films in different genres: black comedy, affliction movie, fairy tale musical, a couple biopics, and historical films, with conversations afterwards. Year 2014-15 November: Birdman– Oscar winning black comedy December: In the Woods– musical by Stephen Sondheim…
January 20, 2017
UPDATED UWFA CALENDAR JANUARY – MAY 2017
FA Events Calendar
January 16, 2017
UWFA MESSAGE FROM NANCY KENAGY
Many of us were able to attend the Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner and Lecture in November and were so pleased to meet and hear from this year’s three UW student recipients. They each received $4000 toward tuition and graciously thanked the UWFA for their awards. I’d like to thank our Scholarship Committee for their diligent…
January 7, 2017
2016 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS DINNER AND LECTURE
The Scholarship Awards Dinner and Lecture was held on November 9th at the UW Club where a scholarship of $4,000.- was given to three enterprising undergraduate seniors of the University of Washington. Each student expressed heartfelt thanks for this help in meeting the high cost of education. Mahdi Ramadan, a neurobiology major, was inspired by…
December 15, 2016
UW Professor Emeritus David J. Thouless wins Nobel Prize in physics
Yesterday, Professor Emeritus David J. Thouless received the Nobel Prize in physics for exploring exotic state of matters. The University of Washington Faculty Auxiliary joins UW President Ana Mari Cauce and the entire UW community in congratulating Professor Emeritus David J. Thouless on his award of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics. Dr. Thouless and his…
December 13, 2016
UWFA Holiday Tea 2016 at the Hill Crest House
For those of you who attended, you will admit, that the Holiday Tea this year couldn’t have been nicer. Hill Crest House, the UW President’s Residence, was all newly decorated with traditional furniture and a beautiful big Christmas tree in the living room. Everything looked so festive and ready to receive us, who in turn…
November 17, 2016
Calendar Event Change: Luncheon Lecture now Thursday February 9
Please note the change in date for the luncheon lecture from Wednesday, February 8 to Thursday February 9. The speaker will be Prof. Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, UW Art History and the Burke Museum. For more details, please check the Events Calendar.