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OMA&D Hosts CEO Roundtable with Kim Hunter
February 2, 2012
Thirteen underrepresented minority students majoring in business and communications took advantage of a special opportunity to engage in a CEO Roundtable with UW alumnus and former Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) student, Kim Hunter, ’82, at PACCAR Hall on Mon., Jan. 30. The meeting, hosted by the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, gave students the chance to network and…
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Fencing Tells a Story at ECC Building Site
January 31, 2012
UW Today features the panels that cover the fencing surrounding the construction site for the new Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. The panels contain graphical elements that celebrate the history and traditions of the facility currently undergoing an extensive renovation. Read more…
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Ethnic Cultural Center Construction Update
January 31, 2012
Jibriil Yusuf, ’10, a project engineer for Andersen Construction who received his bachelor’s degree in construction management from UW, gave ECC Director Marisa Herrera a tour of the facility’s construction site on Friday, Jan. 27. View the photos taken on their tour that also document the progress made thus far.
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Meet the New ECC Director Feb. 7
January 30, 2012
Members of the UW community are invited to join OMA&D in welcoming new Ethnic Cultural Center Director, Marisa Herrera, on Tues., Feb. 7, from 3-5 p.m. in Condon Hall, 711E. Faculty, staff and students will have the opportunity to meet the new director during this special event featuring a short program, mingling and dessert. Read more…
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Snoqualmie Indian Tribe Pledges $100K to Intellectual House
January 26, 2012
The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe has pledged $100,000 to support the design and construction of the University of Washington’s Intellectual House, a longhouse-style facility to be built on the UW Seattle campus that will serve Native American students, faculty, and staff. The donation will be matched by the UW’s matching fund initiative, yielding a total of $200,000. “The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe…
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Herrera Joins OMA&D as New ECC Director
January 18, 2012
Marisa Herrera, formerly an assistant director of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford, has joined the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) staff as the new director of the Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC)/Theatre, effective Dec. 15. “Marisa brings a great deal of experience and knowledge to the position from her previous work in student services, housing, and admissions at institutions…
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New Ethnic Cultural Center To Be Named In Honor of Dr. Samuel E. Kelly
January 12, 2012
The University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s (OMA&D) new Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC) will be named in honor of the late Dr. Samuel E. Kelly, the founding vice president for the department and a pioneer for diversity on campus. The UW Board of Regents approved the naming of the center at its meeting on Jan. 12.
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Peoples To Receive 2012 Odegaard Award
January 9, 2012
Gertrude Peoples, a special assistant with the University of Washington football program and the former director of the UW’s Student-Athlete Academic Services, is the 2012 recipient of the UW Charles E. Odegaard Award, Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity Sheila Edwards Lange announced Monday. The award will be presented at the 42nd annual EOP Celebration, Fête…
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OMA&D Mourns Loss of Gordon Hirabayashi
January 5, 2012
The UW alumnus who opposed the federal government’s internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II has died at the age of 93. Hirabayashi was one of over 400 UW Nikkei students forced to leave campus in 1942. He was featured in this New York Times article.
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Call for Volunteers – 2012 MLK Day of Service
January 5, 2012
Members of the UW community are invited to join OMA&D staff and students in a day of volunteering on Jan. 16, to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Volunteers are asked to sign up by Jan. 13. For more information or to R.S.V.P., visit the ECC web site.