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UW Student Veronica Quintero Named Miss Hispanic Seafair
June 1, 2011
University of Washington student Veronica Quintero was crowned 2011-12 Miss Hispanic Seafair during a ceremony at the Fisher Plaza Studio in Seattle, May 21. Her court includes UW student Brenda Barrios, who was named the third runner-up in the competition. Quintero, a second-year student majoring in communication who also serves as a peer mentor with the Office of Minority Affairs…
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Ng, Student Scholars Honored at 41st Annual EOP Celebration
May 17, 2011
Assunta Ng was presented the University of Washington’s Charles E. Odegaard Award and several student scholarship recipients were recognized at the 41st Annual EOP Celebration, Fête and Honors, Thursday, May 5, at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center. The dinner and scholarship fundraiser was hosted by the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) and the Friends of the…
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Statewide Washington MESA Day To Be Held May 14 at Microsoft
May 9, 2011
Washington MESA Day, a day-long event featuring academic challenges for middle and high school students representing six MESA (Math Engineering Science Achievement) Centers from across the state, will be held Sat., May 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Wash. Fostering collaboration with the state’s rich community of scientists and engineers, MESA Day students…
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UW Hosts 19th Annual Pacific Northwest McNair & EIP Research Conference May 19-21
May 2, 2011
McNair scholars from across the country will converge on the University of Washington campus to participate in the 19th Annual Pacific Northwest McNair and Early Identification Program Research Conference, May 19-21. Have you ever wondered how sororities impact academic achievement in the Latina community or what the hurricane season might hold this year? Those questions will be addressed in the…
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UW Students Participate In National STEM Conference
April 13, 2011
Twelve students affiliated with the University of Washington’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) and Genome Sciences Department participated in the 2011 Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) held February 24-26, 2011, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, in Washington, D.C. The national conference was attended by undergraduate and graduate students who participate in programs…
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UW Center for Undergraduate Advising, Diversity & Student Success Holds Grand Opening
March 28, 2011
University of Washington faculty, staff, and students celebrated the grand opening of the new Center for Undergraduate Advising, Diversity & Student Success in Mary Gates Hall on Wed., March 16. Sheila Edwards Lange, Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity, Eric Godfrey, Vice Provost for Student Life and Ed Taylor, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic…
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UW Champions Program Serving Foster Care Youth and Alumni
March 28, 2011
In June of 2009, Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange, the Vice President of Minority Affairs and Vice Provost of Diversity, charged Jennifer Schoen and Maddy Day with the task of developing a program aimed to serve foster care youth and alumni at the University of Washington. Less than one year later, Schoen, Manager of the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s…
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ECC Hosts 8th Annual Women of Color Reception
March 28, 2011
The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC), along with Housing and Food Services, Q Center, Women’s Action Commission and the UW Women’s Center, hosted the eighth annual Women of Color Reception on March 2, in the Walker-Ames Room at Kane Hall. Associate professor of anthropology and adjunct associate professor of global health, Rachel Chapman, served as…
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Saundra McGuire To Participate In OMA&D STEM Workshop
March 23, 2011
A professor of chemistry and assistant vice chancellor at Louisiana State University, Dr. McGuire will participate in the Studying Smart in STEM workshop at UW, April 6-8. Her lecture on April 6 is open to the campus community. The event is sponsored by OMA&D STEM divisions including the Health Sciences Center Minority Students Program, Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity, Louis…
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Dr. Luis Fraga To Present Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
March 22, 2011
The seventh annual lecture will be held on Thursday, April 7, at the Jones Playhouse. Read more…