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No Longer Invisible: Bryan Dosono
May 9, 2014
"AAPI Heritage Month prompts a moment for me to reflect on my personal journey of AAPI activism and reaffirms the importance of celebrating diversity within the greater community. This heightened awareness for advancing the Asian American movement motivated my engagement with Lambda Phi Epsilon, an Asian American interest fraternity and high-level decision making in university leadership."
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No Longer Invisible: Tey Chao Thach
May 6, 2014
"I speak Khmer. Most Khmer Krom people from South Vietnam are bilingual in Khmer and Vietnamese, with Khmer being their first language and Vietnamese their second. Therefore our dialect of Khmer has some Vietnamese loanwords."
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Message from the Vice President and Vice Provost – Spring 2014 eNews
April 15, 2014
Spring quarter is underway and the students, faculty, staff and alumni affiliated with the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) have been quite busy. They earned some well-deserved honors, beat the odds to pursue higher education and gave back to their communities. I hope you will take some time to read more about the great work that is happening…
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“Dreamer Dawgs” Witness REAL Hope Act Signing
April 15, 2014
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee called them “Dreamer Dawgs.” They were a small group of University of Washington students representing all three campuses who traveled to Olympia on Feb. 26. They stood behind the governor with a UW flag unfurled and watched as he signed Senate Bill 6523 into law.
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Alumni Q&A with Colleen Fukui-Sketchley, ‘94
April 8, 2014
Colleen Fukui-Sketchley, ’94, is a proud UW alumna and an incredible supporter of the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D). For over 12 years she served as a member of the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program board which works to increase access to higher education for underrepresented minority, first-generation and low-income students. Fukui-Sketchley recently reflected on her time…
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MESA Community College Program Helps Mark Bennett Overcome the Odds
April 8, 2014
When he was a homeless youth, Mark Bennett spent time in the University of Washington’s Odegaard Undergraduate Library to escape the cold weather. Now a junior at the UW, he visits the same library to study math. Bennett took an unconventional route to a four-year university. But thanks to the support from the Washington MESA (Math, Science, Engineering and Mathematics)…
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Metoyer to Deliver 10th Annual Kelly Lecture April 24
March 28, 2014
Cheryl A. Metoyer, associate professor and associate dean for research in the UW Information School, will deliver the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s 10th annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Thurs., April 24, at Alder Hall. A reception will be held at 5 p.m. in the Alder Hall Commons, followed by the lecture at 6 p.m. in…
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Herrera Selected to Participate in NHLI Executive Leadership Program
March 25, 2014
Marisa Herrera, director of the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC), is one of 16 Latina professionals from across the country participating in the 2014 National Hispana Leadership Institute’s (NHLI) Executive Leadership Program (ELP). The nine-month program, that began in February and runs through October, features four one-week training sessions that help participants enhance skills in cross-cultural communication, strategic…
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UW Leading Launch of Greater Washington State Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
March 25, 2014
The University of Washington is at the forefront of a new collaborative effort to help institutions recruit diverse faculty and staff and assist dual-career couples seeking employment throughout the state. The UW, along with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, launched the Greater Washington State Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (GWS HERC) in October…
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Campus Walker Spring 2014
March 25, 2014
OMA&D Associate Vice President for Assessment Emile Pitre, also known as the “Campus Walker,” captures some incredible images during his walks throughout the UW campus. Here is a glimpse at a few recent shots: Photos by Emile Pitre