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February 22, 2014

Spring 2014 Collegium Seminars lineup

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

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Congratulations, freshmen! You made it to spring quarter! Undoubtedly, you’ve checked off many items on your first-year-at-the-UW-to-do list. But have you taken a Collegium Seminar yet? They are only for freshmen so this quarter is your last chance! These unique classes are a great way to fill out your schedule. Take a class that’s a…


February 12, 2014

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to visit UW in March

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Portrait of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

On March 10, 2014, United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will visit Seattle to talk about My Beloved World, her memoir chronicling her journey from a housing project in the Bronx to her service as a federal judge in New York and ultimately as a Supreme Court Justice.


February 10, 2014

UW to send students to Citizen University 2014

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Looking for a day of inspiration, civic skill-building, and connection with others committed to addressing the pressing social issues of our time?  Undergraduate Academic Affairs and the Foster School of Business are partnering with the Husky Leadership Initiative and the Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center to help students attend Citizen University 2014 on Friday,…


January 23, 2014

Goalkeeper, photographer and skateboarder awarded president’s medals

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Portrait of Megan Kufeld

University of Washington president’s medalists were recently selected for their high scholastic standing and difficulty of coursework. They represent undergraduate scholarship of the highest caliber. The students’ academic pursuits show interdisciplinary interests and their co-curricular and extracurricular activities demonstrate their classroom energy and commitment to a host of other interests. They are truly interesting individuals.


January 15, 2014

Thousands from UW community and Seattle to volunteer for MLK Day of Service

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

MLK quote and illustration

On January 20, 2014, the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, thousands of volunteers will honor the civil rights leader’s legacy of service by volunteering in the community at more than 80 projects identified by local nonprofit organizations. The MLK Day of Service is an annual, national tradition. The University of Washington-coordinated event brings together University…


December 29, 2013

There’s no one way to be a Husky

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Picture of Guillermo Romano

Nearly 30,000 undergraduates at the UW means 30,000 individual ways to be a Husky. The UW offers students countless opportunities to bring their academics beyond the classroom, grow as leaders, contribute to research, become global citizens, and serve our communities near and far. Learn about some particularly meaningful student experiences.


Novel gift inspired by books

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

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Lists of the year’s best books are prolific this time of year and go from very general to very specific. Best books of 2013. The year’s most notable books. Best novels for the year. Best history books. Young adult, cookbooks, science, humor, art, and more all have a list. NPR alone has 26 different subject…


December 27, 2013

Message from Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor

Ed Taylor

Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor

What have we learned in the last year that will help our communities in the coming year? I am thinking about our students, past and present and how their UW experiences lay a foundation for their future, indeed, but also for the futures of so many others.


Innovative Robinson Center alumni inspire students

Deanna Duff

Picture of Christina Chan, Jason Tan, Allen Chen, and Lukas Svec

Students crowded together for the third-annual Robinson Center Alumni Speaker Series. The event’s topic—Startups & Entrepreneurs—energized students to appreciate that today’s studying can blossom into tomorrow’s business opportunity.


Helping the home team from the dugout

Tressa Thomas

Oscar Castro Jr with Russell Wilson

Four hours in and the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels remain tied at 2-2, a full 18 innings into the game. The Mariners are at bat with the bases loaded and two outs. They send their hitter to the plate, the batter surely feeling the fate of the game push down on his knuckles as he prepares for a swing. Everybody, including Mariners batboy and University of Washington alumnus Oscar Castro, is anxious.



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