November 18, 2004
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‘CONNECTIONS’ CONNECTS: When four young women head off to college with a $10,000 Nordstrom Celebration of Cultural Diversity Scholarship, three of them can thank the UW for contributing to their success. Sandra Li, Lisa Wu and Nicole Iwuoha have been participating in the “Making Connections” program, run by the UW Women’s Center.
Making Connections is designed for young women from underrepresented groups who are interested in careers in science, math, engineering and technology. Students come from 10 urban Seattle high schools and 95 percent are girls of color. The program matches participants with mentors from their fields of interest and includes classes, workshops and site visits to UW labs. Li was matched with Joyce Yen, Program/Research Manager for ADVANCE in the engineering dean’s office, and Wu with Donna Mustard, a third year law student. Iwuoha is not currently matched with a mentor but was matched with nursing student Jody Rauch.
To win the Nordstrom scholarship, the girls were competing with peers throughout the Puget Sound region.
PHOTO FINISH: Fine photography isn’t limited to the Henry Gallery. Faculty, staff and students who take photographs for fun or for money will show their work at an exhibit Nov. 29–Dec. 12 in the HUB Gallery, across from the candy counter on the HUB’s first floor. The 15 or so exhibitors are members of the UW Photographers Group, which is open to any interested photographer, regardless of expertise. The group meets once a month on campus for presentations, workshops, critiques and guest speakers. For information, contact Deborah Hughes, dhughes@u.washington.edu or Kari Berger, kberger@u.washington.edu. There will be an opening reception for the exhibit from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3.
MEDIEVAL MELODIES: If you missed the Medieval Women’s Choir performances in Suzzallo the last two years, you have another chance. The choir is coming back to the Reading Room for two concerts featuring the music of the Spanish monastery of Montserrat at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 10 and 11. Tickets are $17, $10 for students and seniors. Call 206-264-4822 or send a check to Medieval Women’s Choir, Box 30855, Seattle, 98113-0855. The choir donates a portion of the proceeds to the library’s 21st Century Fund.
KUDOS: Tom Griffin, editor of Columns, was named a “faculty star” by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education for his outstanding performance as a teacher at the CASE Summer Institute in communications and Marketing . . . Martha A. Tucker, head of the UW Mathematics Research Library, recently co-authored a book with Nancy D. Anderson, entitled Guide to Information Sources in Mathematics and Statistics and published this year by Libraries Unlimited.
Do you know someone who deserves kudos for an achievement, award, appointment or book publication? If so, send that person’s name, title and achievement to uweek@u.washington.edu.
