UW News

April 30, 2009

Official Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, May 14, at UW Tower.


Blood drives


  • Thursday, April 30, 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., South side of Schmitz Hall
  • Tuesday, May 5, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., 108 HUB
  • Tuesday, May 5, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Load/Unload in front of Moore Hall


English Language Courses

The UW English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online and on-site courses designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.


Convenient online courses are available for UW employees who want to improve their sentence-level grammar and vocabulary in academic, business or technical writing. All of the courses have online interactive exercises and short assignments to be completed each week. Instructors respond to assignments within two business days, giving detailed one-on-one feedback.


Evening on-site courses focus on improving conversational skills and preparation for the iBT, TOEFL and IELTS. There are also daytime courses in reading, writing, grammar, speaking, listening, and vocabulary and idioms.


UWELP customizes courses in English for the Workplace. Depending on the needs of your group, courses can be designed for such areas as pronunciation and fluency, assisting clients by telephone, presentation skills and the language of meetings, e-mail communication, and job-specific vocabulary and idioms.


For more information, call 543-6242 or e-mail uwelp@u.washington.edu.


University Of Washington — Mitigated Determination Of Non-Significance

Project Name: Demolition of Brooklyn Building and five adjacent buildings in two phases.


Description of Proposal: Demolition of one office building and five adjacent structures (houses) including one maintenance garage and abutting decks, stairs, driveways, etc. The Brooklyn Building is the largest structure. A four story, brick building footprint of approximately 6,427 square feet. The University purchased the structure in 1966 and converted the apartment building to an office. In 2007, the structure was vacated due to seismic problems. The site also contains five other structures originally built as single family residences between 1913 and 1918. Each was converted to office space. Phase 1 demolition includes the Brooklyn Building and the structure at 1209 N.E. 41st. Phase II will occur with the University’s Student Housing initiative at a later date: 4034 12th Ave NE, 4038 12th Ave NE, 4042 12th Ave NE, 4046 12th Ave NE.


Proponent: University of Washington


Location of Proposal: The site is bounded by Brooklyn Avenue N.E. on the East, N.E. Campus Parkway on the South, 12th Avenue N.E. on the West and N.E. 41st St. on the North.


Lead Agency: University of Washington


The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030 (2) (c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request.


This MDNS is issued under WAC 197-11-350; the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from the date below. Comments must be submitted by May 7, 2009 to:


Responsible Official

Richard K. Chapman, Associate Vice President for Capital Projects

Capital Projects Office

Box 352205

Seattle, WA 98105-2205

Phone: (206) 543-5200


Contact Person

Jan Arntz, Environmental/Land Use Compliance Officer

Capital Projects Office

Box 352205

Seattle, WA 98105-2205

Phone: (206) 543-5200