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Yakima Valley GEAR UP Featured in Tu Decides
June 27, 2012
OMA&D’s Yakima Valley GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) and CACG (College Access Challenge Grant) programs were featured in the June 22 edition of Tu Decides, a bilingual newspaper distributed across the state. Read more…
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OMA&D Student Blog is Back
June 18, 2012
The blog kicked off last summer with entries from students participating in OMA&D-affiliated study abroad programs and will again feature the experiences of our students as they travel the globe in 2012. Be sure to check the blog frequently for updates throughout the summer. Read more…
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Eight Students Join Latest Group of IC Tutors to Advance to Graduate School
June 7, 2012
The OMA&D Instructional Center’s (IC) motto “to teach is to learn” certainly rings true. On average, over 85 percent of the University of Washington undergraduate students who serve as academic tutors at the IC advance to graduate or professional schools, including the latest group of eight who will continue their pursuit of higher education in the fall of 2012.
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ECC Director’s Breakfast Series Cultivates Student Leaders
June 5, 2012
When Marisa Herrera began her tenure as the director of OMA&D’s Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center, she sought to enhance the level of resources provided to students who are rising leaders in their campus organizations and communities by establishing the Director’s Leadership Breakfast series. The monthly breakfasts include a guest speaker and cover a variety of topics geared towards…
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Students, Faculty and Staff Honored at Spring Recognition Reception
June 1, 2012
OMA&D Academic Counseling Services (ACS) hosted its annual Spring Recognition Reception, April 26, in the Peterson Room at Allen Library. Undergraduate students affiliated with the Educational Opportunity Program, TRiO Student Support Services, College Assistance Migrant Program and the UW Champions Program were honored for their academic achievements. OMA&D ACS also presented Staff and Faculty Awards to Alexes Harris, associate professor…
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Gallardo Moderates Congressional Briefing in Support of McNair Program
May 30, 2012
Gabriel Gallardo, associate vice president for the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, moderated a congressional briefing in support of the Ronald E. McNair Program at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 16. The session titled “Protecting the McNair Legacy, Promoting Diversity Among Faculty: An In-Depth Discussion of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate…
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2012 ECC Community Graduations
May 30, 2012
The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s Ethnic Cultural Center Community Graduations will celebrate the Class of 2012 leading up to UW Commencement on June 9. This year’s community graduations will be held May 30-June 8. The ECC Community Graduations are as follows: Filipino Graduation: Wednesday, May 30 Time: 6 p.m. Location: UW Tower (South Cafeteria – 2nd floor) Contact: tj.carreon@gmail.com…
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Faculty Make a Difference by Mentoring
May 29, 2012
For seniors Josh Matlock and Nichole Tyler, faculty mentors are making a significant impact on their pursuit of bioengineering degrees. Matlock, affiliated with OMA&D’s Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) program, and Tyler, affiliated with the Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD), were among the UW students honored at a national conference in November. Both were recognized for their research…
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Love Purple, Raise Gold Online Giving Event
May 29, 2012
In honor of the UW’s 150th anniversary, Huskies far and wide are coming together for a 48-hour online giving event with the goal of raising $150,000. Bring this special year to a triumphant close: Make a gift online to the UW school, program or scholarship you are passionate about—any time between 1:50 p.m. on June 7 and 1:51 p.m. on June 9 — at…
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ECC Hosts Raise the Roof Party
May 21, 2012
The Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC) will host a “Raise the Roof Party” on Thursday, May 24, at 3 p.m., at the building’s renovation site on the corner of Brooklyn Ave NE and NE 40th Street. Students, staff, faculty and community members are invited to sign a beam and watch as a crane lifts this beam to the…