Dream Project alumna and Americorps Retention Project member Janis Lee registered the 500th mentor in the Dream Project’s autumn quarter class. That’s right—500 UW undergraduates have committed to giving back to their communities by helping high-schoolers navigate the college-admissions process.
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Volunteers needed for the Dream Project’s Admissions Weekend
Help local high school students achieve the dream of getting into college. Join the Dream Project on November 19 and 20 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Dream Project’s Admissions Workshop Weekend and help hundreds of local high school students craft competitive college application essays.
Honors Program writer-in-residence awarded state and national book awards
Frances McCue, Honors Program writer-in-residence and instructor, was recently awarded a 2011 Washington State Book Award for poetry and national Grub Street Book Prize for her most recent book of poems, _The Bled_, published by Factory Hollow Press.
Welcome entering freshmen and transfer students!
Thousands of University of Washington entering freshmen and transfer students come together to create a gigantic “W” at Husky Stadium. 2011 marks the 6th consecutive year entering students have formed the “W.” Watch it come together!
Computer models to fly you to the moon*
Each year, thousands of UW undergraduates participate in research with faculty. As these undergraduate researchers graduate, they bring the critical thinking and problem solving skills they learned to graduate school or right into the workforce. For Undergraduate Academic Affairs and aeronautics and astronautics alum Peter Norgaard, ’04, research was an integral component of his undergraduate years.
Undergraduate service makes a difference for the community and students
Undergraduate participation in service learning has increased dramatically as students are eager to apply what they’re learning in class to an outside context and because they are driven to give back to the community. Learn how service and leadership made a difference for two UAA alumnae and meet two students who shared their experiences at this year’s Spring Celebration.
Robinson Center alumni and friends connect over chocolate
Last February, the Robinson Center for Young Scholars hosted an open house for Robinson Center students, parents, alumni, and parents of alumni. Conversation was bright, friendships were formed and renewed, and chocolate flowed freely from the chocolate fountain. Enjoy a few alumni, parent, and student reminiscences on their favorite memories of the Robinson Center.
Message from Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor, Spring 2011
In his greeting to UAA alumni, Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor highlights some UAA accomplishments and University challenges.
Student discovery on display at Undergraduate Research Symposium
On May 20, 2011, nearly 900 of the University of Washington’s most talented and accomplished undergraduates will showcase their contributions to innovative and groundbreaking research at the Fourteenth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, the largest in University history.
Civic leadership an integral component to UW undergraduate education
On May 9, 2011, UW undergraduates will showcase their civic engagement projects that enrich their undergraduate education and benefit the local nonprofit organizations, schools, and campus programs with which they volunteer. In the 2009-10 school year alone, nearly 5,000 UW students participated in university-sponsored public service, including service learning, public service internships and volunteer work.