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CAMP Dare to Dream Academy Inspires Migrant High School Students
July 18, 2012
The University of Washington campus was home to 52 migrant high school students from across the state during OMA&D’s College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Dare to Dream Academy, June 24-29. For one week, students experienced college life and were exposed to resources for pursuing higher education. Click here for photo gallery>> The academy included team building activities, workshops, speakers, departmental…
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OMA&D Mourns Loss of Colleague Julian Argel
July 16, 2012
The University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) mourns the loss of long-time Educational Talent Search (ETS) Director, Julian Argel, who passed away on Sun., July 8. A member of the Tsimshian/Haida tribes, Argel worked with OMA&D for 18 years and was a nominee for the 2012 UW Distinguished Staff Award. In his role with ETS, Argel…
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Register Today for the 2012 Alumni Soirée
July 7, 2012
Alumni of color and friends of diversity are invited to join OMA&D, as well as campus sponsors and partners, for an evening of celebration, networking, great food, and music at the The Landing on Friday, August 17. Read more…
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GEAR UP EDI Summer Institute Prepares Educators for New State Standards
July 3, 2012
Sixty middle and high school GEAR UP educators from across the state converged on the UW campus for a summer institute hosted by OMA&D’s GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) Educator Development Initiative (EDI), June 25-29, at the McCarty Residence Hall. The week-long institute, “The Common Core: Preparing GEAR UP Students for Rigor and Academic Success,”…
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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…