The programs of the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity Counseling Services are dedicated to supporting academic excellence and undergraduate student achievement at UW. Program staff offer one-on-one advising and assistance to UW students, particularly students from low-income families, students who will be the first in their family to graduate from a four-year college, and/or underrepresented minority students.
Diversity Scholars Program
- Services for students who entered the UW with Diversity Scholarships
- Contact 206-543-6690 or dvrschlr@u.washington.edu
Educational Opportunity Program
- Services for new students including orientation and registration
- Academic advising such as choosing courses and identifying a major
- Personal counseling and advocacy
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OMA&D & UW Alumni Association Mentor Program
- Encourages a successful transition to university life
- Autumn quarter partnerships between new freshmen (protégés) and continuing OMA&D students (mentors)
- Winter quarter career mentorships between student mentors and career professionals
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Reach Out and Reconnect (ROAR) Re-entry Program
- Services for UW students who are not currently enrolled and would like to return
- Assistance developing a plan for return based on individual needs assessment
- Financial and academic planning
- Contact 206-685-2823
Summer Transition Program
- Services for selected UW students between high school and freshman year
- Intensive residential college preparation program
- Contact 206-543-6690
TRiO Student Support Services
- Services for 300 low-income, first-generation, and/or disabled students yearly at the UW
- Holistic and comprehensive advising and instructional support
- Department of Education-funded TRiO program
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Washington TRiO Expansion Program
- Academic support services for 250 low-income and first-generation UW students yearly
- Washington state-funded program
- Contact 206-543-6690