Adopted meeting notes for the October 10 CUCAC meeting can be found here.
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UW 2018 Campus Master Plan & EIS released
The University of Washington’s Seattle Campus Master Plan (and companion environmental impact statement) was released July 5 after months of community-involved planning, comment and revision. The 2018 CMP sets a blueprint for campus growth over the next decade or more to accommodate increases in student enrollment, changes in how classrooms and labs work best for learning and teaching, and efforts to add new open spaces to one of the nation’s most beautiful college campuses.
The release of the plan prompts further review by the City-University Community Advisory Committee and City of Seattle over this summer. Reports from CUCAC and City staff then inform review and decisions by the Seattle Hearing Examiner, the Seattle City Council and the UW Board of Regents. The Hearing Examiner and Council will set schedules for their respective reviews and action. The Hearing Examiner’s review and public hearing could happen in late 2017. The Regional & Community Relations web page will be updated as review process information and dates become available.
CMP and EIS chapters can be found here.
President’s message on upcoming Campus Master Plan kick-off meetings
UW Interim President Ana Mari Cauce sent the following message regarding the kick-off for the update of UW’s Seattle Campus Master Plan:
Dear UW Neighbors,
Our university’s ongoing success relies in large part on our partnerships with our city, our community and our neighbors. In this time of great change for Seattle, we are also looking at the future of the University of Washington, and I invite you to provide input in an important effort that will set the course of our campus over the next 20 years.
We are in the early stages of developing the next Campus Master Plan, and we view this process as a critical part of preparing the University for the future. The University’s current Seattle Campus Master Plan was drafted in the late 1990s and approved in 2003. To keep pace with a rapidly changing educational and funding environment, the University needs an updated plan that will allow us to respond to the challenges and opportunities ahead.
The current plan identified open space, transportation and circulation patterns, and potential building sites. It also projected the University’s future population growth and development needs so that both the University and our neighbors knew what to expect over the planning period. The next master plan will include up-to-date information on these factors — and potentially new ones — for the 2018 to 2038 time frame.
I invite you to join us at one or both of the upcoming open houses to learn more about the Seattle Campus Master Plan process, and to tell us what elements of the environment you want us to study.
Wednesday, October 14: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., University Temple, 1415 NE 43rd Street
Thursday, October 15: 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., Husky Union Building, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Room 340
If you cannot attend one of the open houses, you can email your comments to cmpinfo@uw.edu, or call (206) 543-1271. We’ve posted more information about the master plan online, where you can also sign up for updates.
The University of Washington is fortunate to have the partners and neighbors that we do. Thank you for your commitment to our community. Our university looks forward to working with you as we plan for a bright future.
Sincerely,
Ana Mari Cauce
Interim President
Professor of Psychology
UW and Tsinghua University launch groundbreaking partnership with the Global Innovation Exchange
UW and Tsinghua University of Beijing are partnering on a new graduate institute in Bellevue that will focus on technology and innovation. The Global Innovation Exchange, or GIX, will be located in the Spring District in the Bel-Red Corridor. Microsoft is donating $40 million in support to jump-start the effort. This partnership is unique in that it is the first time a Chinese research university has established a physical presence in the U.S.
GIX will open its doors in the fall of 2016 with an inaugural master’s degree in technology innovation, and will grow with additional degree and certificate programs and fields of study over the next decade.
UW included in Senate Resolution that commends businesses that have made veteran employment a priority
Senate Resolution 8680, sponsored by Sen. Steve O’Ban, was adopted by the State Senate today. This resolution honors job recruitment efforts that target veterans and honors businesses and community partners that have taken exceptional measures to train, recruit and hire veterans.
The University of Washington was included as one of the businesses that has made veteran employment a priority, along with The Boeing Company, Starbucks, Microsoft, Amazon, Costco, Weyerhaeuser, US Bank, Comcast, the Port of Seattle, Providence Health and Services, The Shultz Foundation, Puget Sound Energy, Multicare, and others.
Washington state is home to over 600,000 veterans and active duty service members.
Sen. Steve O’Ban says on his Web site, “These highly motivated women and men possess exemplary work ethics and superb skills, including expertise in leading others, health care, technology and logistics. We’re grateful for these companies who have made a huge difference in the lives of thousands of service members who need to transition successfully into civilian life and find new careers.“
The Department of Regional & Community Relations is proud that the UW is included in SR 8680 and to have the opportunity to work with our veterans and military service members.
Click here to read the full text for SR 8680.