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An Evening with Spike Lee
December 2, 2010
Join ASUW Arts and Entertainment on January 19, 2011 as we celebrate one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Spike Lee graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and was the first student to have their work featured in the Lincoln Center’s “New Directors New Film Festival.” His first feature film was “She’s Gotta Have It,”…
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OMA&D’s Ethnic Cultural Center Hosts Masquerade Event December 3
November 17, 2010
Members of the University of Washington community are invited to attend the Ethnic Cultural Center’s ECC Masquerade on Friday, December 3, at 6:30 p.m. The event will commemorate 39 years at the ECC before the building is demolished and renovations begin for a new facility in January. Students, community leaders, alumni, faculty and staff will celebrate with an evening of…
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Samuel E. Kelly Autobiography Featured in University Week
October 29, 2010
The assisted autobiography of Samuel E. Kelly, written with UW History Professor Quintard Taylor, was published this month by University of Washington Press and featured in a recent issue of University Week. The book, titled Dr. Sam: Soldier, Educator, Advocate, Friend tells the life story of the man who created and was the first to run the UW Office of Minority…
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UW Graduate Makes History With Obama Autograph On iPad
October 27, 2010
Sylvester Cann secured the first presidential autograph on an iPad when he met President Barack Obama at a campaign rally at the UW on Oct. 21. The story has received national and local media attention. The video coverage that ran on King-5 TV in Seattle is available here. Among the media outlets that covered the story were NBC Nightly News,…
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EOP Alum Lull Mengesha Appears On New Day Northwest
October 25, 2010
UW and EOP alumnus Lull Mengesha recently appeared on King 5-TV’s New Day Northwest to talk about his book, The Only Black Student. To view the clip, click here.
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OMA&D Welcomes UW State GEAR UP Project
October 18, 2010
The University of Washington State GEAR UP Project (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) has joined the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) effective Sept. 1, Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity Sheila Edwards Lange announced. “We are looking forward to working with Washington State GEAR UP on developing creative and responsive…
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OMA&D Mourns the Loss of MCAC Member Roberto Maestas
October 6, 2010
Roberto Maestas, a leading advocate for social justice and member of the University of Washington President’s Minority Community Advisory Committee, passed away on Sept. 22. He was 72. A University of Washington alumnus, Maestas fought a life-long battle for social change that most notably included the creation of Seattle’s El Centro de la Raza in 1972. What began as a…
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Homecoming Football Game Time Announced For The Weekend
October 1, 2010
It’s not too late to get your tickets for The Weekend, a series of Homecoming events for alumni of color and friends of diversity hosted by OMA&D and other campus partners, Oct. 15-16. The UW athletic department announced Monday morning that the football game between the Huskies and Oregon State will kick-off at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16. OMA&D’s…
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MCAC Honors Outgoing President Mark Emmert
September 30, 2010
The University of Washington President’s Minority Community Advisory Committee (MCAC) honored and bid farewell to outgoing President Mark Emmert at its Sept. 21 meeting in the Regent’s Room in Gerberding Hall. Committee members offered words of praise and well wishes to Emmert, who is departing UW on Oct. 1 to become the president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).…
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OMA&D Fall 2010 E-news
September 29, 2010
The latest issue of the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s E-news is available now. This edition features alumni news and recognitions, new and recently tenured faculty members, and an update on the House of Knowledge longhouse construction project. Click here for the fall 2010 edition of E-news.