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Global Visionaries: Sabrina Prestes Oliveira
January 30, 2025
Sabrina Prestes Oliveira The Office of Global Affairs is pleased to feature Sabrina Prestes Oliveira for our January 2025 edition of the Global Visionaries series. The Global Visionaries series highlights the UW's global impact by featuring innovative, globally-engaged faculty, staff, students and alumni. Sabrina Prestes Oliveira is currently a senior studying Data Visualization in the…
2024 UW Global Photo Contest Winners
January 29, 2025
Congratulations to our four 2024 UW Global Photo Contest winners! First Snow Pit of the Summer on the Juneau IcefieldKoala EncounterDawgs Abroad: TaiwanCelebrating HoliPrevious imageNext image We received more than 130 photo submissions last November from UW faculty, staff, students and alumni. Thank you to everyone who participated! Learn More
Global Visionaries: Kim Lovaas
December 27, 2024
Kim Lovaas The Office of Global Affairs is pleased to feature Kim Lovaas for our December 2024 edition of the Global Visionaries series. The Global Visionaries series highlights the UW's global impact by featuring innovative, globally-engaged faculty, staff, students and alumni. Kim Lovaas, Director of International Student Services, describes her experience advocating for and supporting…
Ahmad Ezzeddine to be next vice provost for Global Affairs
December 16, 2024
Ahmad Ezzeddine will serve as the UW’s next vice provost for Global Affairs, beginning Feb. 1. Ahmad Ezzeddine Ezzeddine comes from Wayne State University in Detroit, his alma mater, where he is the senior vice provost for partnerships, workforce and international initiatives. He fills the position vacated when Jeffrey Riedinger retired and became professor emeritus at…
Vote Now! UW Global Photo Contest
December 15, 2024
We received more than 130 submissions for our 2024 UW Global Photo Contest! Vote for your favorite finalist in each category. Virtual voting closes December 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT. Vote Now Can't vote in December? Swing by our UW Study Abroad Fair on January 16, 2025 at the HUB to vote in-person.