National Newsletter
Husky National – Fall 2017
Featured Stories
The Huskies Take Beijing
UWAA Executive Director, Paul Rucker, ’95, ’02, shares his vision for Husky National, a newsletter for alumni outside the state of Washington.
Hear From Paul
Meet Your Alumni Relations Team
Are you a Husky living outside of Washington but looking for a connection to campus? The Alumni Relations team is here to help.
Meet The Team
Meet the NY Huskies New Top Dawg
Kayler Body, ’06, is the new chair of the New York Huskies alumni chapter. Learn about his vision for creating connections back to campus.
Meet Kayler
Huskies Go All Out at Warm Ups
Before our football games at Colorado and Stanford, Huskies got into the spirit at Washington Warm Ups Presented by Alaska Airlines.
See The Warm Ups
Events
NY Huskies Theater Night
January 30 2018
Save the date for a night on the town with fellow alumni to take in “Farinelli and the King” starring Mark Rylance. NY Huskies, look for your invitations soon!
Dawg Days in the Desert
March 12 & March 14 2018
Our classic series of events in the desert returns for another great year. Events include the Desert Scholarship Luncheon and Chow Down to Washington.
Husky Night with the Golden State Warriors
March 25 2018
Save the date for an exciting evening with Rick Welts, ’75, president of the Golden State Warriors. Watch the Warriors play and get behind-the-scenes insight.
New York Salmon BBQ
June 16 2018
We’ve locked down the date for the 45th Annual New York Salmon BBQ. Mark your calendar for the Husky summer kickoff!
DC Salmon BBQ
June 17 2018
Huskies in and around DC are invited to the 19th Annual DC Salmon BBQ. Save the date for this annual tradition.
Alumni Spotlight
Notes from the Geographic Trustee
Meet Jeff Adams, ’04, Geographic Trustee on the UWAA Board of Trustees, and find out more about how UW alumni all over the world connect to campus.
Read More
Nationwide Purple Pride
The New York Huskies cheered their football viewing party onto ESPN’s College GameDay and into living rooms across the nation.
View Photos
Helping Persecuted Artists in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum is a big deal to writers fleeing persecution and home to a pair of Husky alums but most people have never heard of it.
Read Their Story
Bringing Responsible Design to South Central LA
David de la Cruz, ’17, returns to the community that raised him and partners with locals to help make the projects he grew up in a more environmentally equitable place.
Read More
SoCal Huskies Run With the Pack
It’s always a fun run when fellow Huskies are involved. Alumni in SoCal banded together, decked themselves out in purple and hit the streets in support of a good cause.
See The Photos
Campus Connections
Bowl Game Information
The Huskies are headed to the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl and you can be there to cheer them on! Don’t miss our travel packages and pregame events.
Visit The Bowl Central Site
How’d You Get That Awesome Job?
The College of Arts & Sciences has a new online quiz that lets you trace the career paths of notable alumni from passion to major to dream job.
Take The Quiz
New CSE Building Named for Gates
UW’s second Computer Science & Engineering building will be named in honor of Bill and Melinda Gates thanks to $30 million in donations to the Be Boundless campaign from the couple’s friends.
Read The Story
Worldwide Dawg Pride!
We’re excited to connect with alumni no matter where they live, but our records aren’t perfect. That means we need your help to make sure we’re reaching Huskies across the country. If you found this newsletter interesting or valuable, please share it with fellow alumni and friends of the University. And please take a moment to update your own contact information. Thanks for your help and Go Huskies!
