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Safe return to campus: Presidential town hall

UW President Ana Mari Cauce
UW President Ana Mari Cauce

President Ana Mari Cauce hosted a virtual town hall on May 12 for the UW community of students, families, faculty and staff to discuss the safe return to in-person learning in the fall.

President Cauce was joined by Provost Mark Richards, Vice President for Student Life Denzil Suite, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs Ed Taylor, Dean of the School of Public Health Hilary Godwin, and Dean of the Graduate School Joy Williamson-Lott. They addressed questions about campus safety measures; vaccines; in-person teaching, learning and working; housing; research; and a return to on-campus activities as pandemic restrictions lift.

Livestream archive

ASL interpretation and closed-captioning provided.

Panelists

Mark Richards

Mark Richards

Provost and Executive Vice President

Denzil Suite

Denzil Suite

Vice President for Student Life

Ed Taylor

Ed Taylor

Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Hilary Godwin

Hilary Godwin

Dean of the School of Public Health

Joy Williamson-Lott

Joy Williamson-Lott

Dean of the Graduate School

Past events

As our city and nation seek to make reforms that improve public safety for ALL people, the University of Washington is undertaking changes to Seattle campus safety protocols, including changes to the UW Police Department and developing non-police responses to welfare checks and campus safety concerns. The UW is committed to transparency and collaboration in working toward a campus environment in which everyone can feel safe and welcome.

President Ana Mari Cauce, Vice President for Student Life Denzil Suite and SafeCampus Manager Gillian Wickwire hosted a virtual town hall on Friday, October 30, 2020, where they shared information on recent changes and future planning, and responded to questions from the UW community about this important and ongoing discussion.


Video

Panelists

UW President Ana Mari Cauce

Ana Mari Cauce

University of Washington President

Denzil Suite

Denzil Suite

Vice President for Student Life

SafeCampus Manager Gillian Wickwire

Gillian Wickwire

SafeCampus Manager

As Washington state continues its phased reopening, the University of Washington recognizes that faculty, staff, students and their families have many questions about how the pandemic will affect autumn quarter, when many students, including a new incoming class, will be returning to campus. President Ana Mari Cauce hosted a virtual town hall on Friday, July 10, with a panel of UW leaders to address these questions and offer a preview of what back-to-school will mean for the UW community.

Video: Back-to-School Town Hall

Download transcript (PDF)

Panelists

Phil Reid

Philip J. Reid

Vice Provost of Academic and Student Affairs

Denzil Suite

Denzil Suite

Vice President for Student Life

Ed Taylor

Ed Taylor

Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Joy Williamson-Lott

Joy Williamson-Lott

Dean of the Graduate School

UW Bothell and UW Tacoma events

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis have upended lives and disrupted operations across the University of Washington. President Ana Mari Cauce hosted a virtual town hall on May 1 with a panel of UW leadership to address questions about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our community and what the future holds.

Information about the UW’s response to COVID-19 is available at uw.edu/coronavirus.

Video: COVID-19 Town Hall

Download transcript (PDF)

Panelists

Mark Richards

Mark Richards

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Denzil Suite

Denzil Suite

Vice President for Student Life

Joe Janes

Joseph Janes

Faculty Senate Chair and Faculty Member in the Information School

Hilary Godwin

Hilary Godwin

Dean of the School of Public Health