UW News

April 29, 2010

Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 13, in the Petersen Room, Allen Library.


Blood Drives

Monday, May 3, 10:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m., Bus parked by George Washington statue

Monday, May 3, 11 a.m. — 5 p.m., Bus in load/unload in front of More Hall

Monday, May 3, 11 a.m. — 5 p.m., Bus in front of William H. Gates Hall

Tuesday, May 4, 10 a.m. — 4 p.m., 106B HUB


English Language Courses

The UW International & English Language Programs (UW IELP) 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. There are also daytime courses in reading, writing, grammar, speaking, listening, and vocabulary and idioms.


UW IELP 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 206-543-6242 or e-mail uwelp@u.washington.edu.


Hearing aid informational seminar — free


May 3, 1 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. Learn about today’s hearing aid options at this free, informational seminar about hearing loss and hearing aids. This seminar is geared for those who are not familiar with hearing aids or who may be interested in getting new hearing aid technology. Space limited. Please RSVP by e-mail: shclinic@u.washington.edu or phone 206-543-5440.


The UW Speech & Hearing Clinic is at 4131 15th Ave. NE in the University District. Directions to the clinic are available online.