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FAST FACTS
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5,317 alumni
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272 Husky Promise students
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1,018 UW students
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714 UW faculty and staff
FEATURED HUSKIES FROM THE 30TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
"My love for education is not just about the years spent in formal schooling but a lifelong journey of curiosity, growth, and enlightenment. Education has empowered me to challenge my preconceptions, broaden my perspectives, and contribute meaningfully to society."
Mohamed Ali founded Somali Health Board, a nonprofit that helps public health messages reach Somali immigrants in King County. He also works to protect local immigrant populations in the greater Seattle area from toxic chemical exposure by increasing awareness and access to vaccination for Hepatitis B. “I was in a unique position to help because I have good contacts at Public Health, I understood the dangers, and I am trusted on health issues in my community.”
SERVING THE 30TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
The UW facilitates hundreds of programs in communities across the state. Below are a few that operate in your district. Programs active as of January 2023.
The telemedicine consultation line for K–12 employees is a two-year pilot program formed as a collaboration between the UW School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Seattle Children’s Hospital. The pilot provides virtual behavioral-health consultation and staff training in two K–12 school districts — the Sumner-Bonney Lake and Medical Lake school districts — starting in the latter half of the 2019–20 school year and extending into 2020–21. The program aims to equip staff to better serve students with suspected behavioral-health challenges. Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a federal grant program providing middle and high school students from low-income families in south King County with the support they need to access and succeed in college. Beginning in sixth and seventh grades, 4,300 students participate in GEAR UP for seven years. The program helps students enter STEM fields, offering support through tutoring, mentoring, financial aid instruction, college and educational field trips, teacher professional development and parent empowerment. Young Executives of Color (YEOC) is a nine-month college pipeline program hosted by the UW’s Michael G. Foster School of Business. YEOC focuses on engaging high school students of color in a comprehensive curriculum that includes college preparation, professional development, business lectures and powerful mentorship. The program, which is free to students, currently serves 190 students from over 75 high schools around Washington state. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN), a partnership between the University of Oregon and the University of Washington, is dedicated to reducing impacts of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in Washington and Oregon by providing accurate and timely information about earthquakes and ground motions to scientists, engineers, planners and the public. The second-largest seismic network in the United States, PNSN has more than 300 seismograph stations as well as several offices and personnel across the region.
K–12 Telemedicine Pilot
UW GEAR UP
Young Executives of Color
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
30TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
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Sen. Claire Wilson (D)Sen. Claire Wilson (D)
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Rep. Jamila Taylor (D)Rep. Jamila Taylor (D)
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Rep. Kristine Reeves (D)Rep. Kristine Reeves (D)