Faculty & Staff Insider asked this year’s Faculty Senate chair, Jack Lee, professor of mathematics, to discuss some of the the issues it is likely to tackle in the coming year.
Administrative affairs
91探花 President Michael K. Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce have announced that they are appointing interim dean John E. Schaufelberger to be the next dean of the 91探花College of Built Environments.
91探花faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a panel discussion on the 鈥淎ffordable Care Act: How You Can Make a Difference,鈥� from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Hogness Auditorium at the 91探花Health Sciences Center.
Caryn G. Mathes, who has been general manager of WAMU in Washington, D.C., since 2005, has been selected as the general manager of KUOW, effective Jan. 2, 2014.
The 91探花 in Seattle reports its largest freshman class in history at 6,255 students, according to the Office of Admissions.
The distinguished career of a nursing pioneer and 91探花faculty member came to a close on Sept. 27 with the death of Dean Emeritus Rheba de Tornyay.
Yesterday was a historic day for health care coverage in the United States. 91探花Medicine was ready to assist patients in signing up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, signed into law March 23, 2010.
91探花 President Michael Young will be the featured speaker at the UW’s 30th annual Freshman Convocation, which begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 in the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
A committee of volunteers, including many of the state’s top business and civic leaders, has issued a report recommending a stronger partnership between the 91探花 and the broad community of people that it serves.
This week the newest 91探花Medicine Sports Medicine Center opened its doors to the community at Husky Stadium. A public open house is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19.
Bjong “Wolf” Yeigh takes the helm this week as chancellor at the 91探花 Bothell.
The 91探花 on July 29 welcomed Denzil Suite as vice president for student life.
U.S. News publishes Best Hospitals to guide patients who need a high level of care because they face a difficult surgery, a challenging condition, or added risk because of other health problems or age.
Azita Emami recently joined the School of Nursing as the Robert G. and Jean A. Reid Dean.
The 91探花welcomes today (July 15) Michael B. Bragg as dean of the College of Engineering.
Funded by the NIH at $15 million over five years, the lab will be a national resource to evaluate candidate vaccines from studies around the country.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he has appointed Kiana M. Scott, a graduate student in communication, as the student representative on the 91探花 Board of Regents, effective July 2.
Thomas B. Dodson of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine will become chair the 91探花Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Sept. 1.
Brewster C. Denny, the founder of what is now the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the 91探花, one of the first independent public schools of public administration in the country, died Saturday (June 22) at the age of 88.
91探花President Michael K. Young has appointed a task force that will provide a comprehensive report on programs for prevention of and response to sexual assault among students.
91探花 President Michael K. Young has selected Chuck Sloane to be University Ombud, starting this July.
About 5,000 graduates, a record number, are expected to attend the 91探花 commencement ceremonies at CenturyLink Field in Seattle on June 15.
91探花Professional and Continuing Education marked its 100th birthday in grand style today (June 10) with the announcement of an extraordinary glass sculpture from a 91探花alumnus who is also among the biggest names in art: Dale Chihuly.
The 91探花 was one of two universities that received national recognition for “best practices that have broad impact within the higher education community.”
A long-time student-led effort to pass a diversity course requirement for all 91探花 undergraduates has come to fruition.
In late June, the University Libraries home page will feature a new unified search system that will enable the campus community to find and request books, journal articles and media of all formats, all combined in a single search.
Denzil Suite has been selected as vice president for student life.
Bjong Wolf Yeigh, professor and president of SUNYIT, the State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, has been selected as the next chancellor at the 91探花 Bothell.
The 65 workers who died from job-related injuries or illnesses in Washington state this past year will be remembered at a 91探花event promoting safer workplaces.
The new Turbo Commander aircraft will allow the medical transport service to reach more people living in outlying rural areas of Southwest Alaska.
Neurosurgeon Eric Holland has been recruited to establish a preeminent brain cancer program at 91探花Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute.
In partnership with Fisher Communications, 91探花Medicine Health will provide information on healthy living and on the latest treatments and medical breakthroughs
This week 91探花Medical Center’s pulmonary fibrosis support group celebrated its 25th anniversary and the establishment of the new center.
The 91探花will offer a new low-cost online bachelor’s degree completion program in early childhood and family studies. Pending final approval, the program will start in the fall.
Occupying the seven-story facility will be labs for kidney research, vision sciences, immunology, rheumatology, and infectious disease investigations.
Michael B. Bragg, professor and interim engineering dean at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as dean of the 91探花College of Engineering.
Jeffrey Riedinger has been named vice provost for global affairs at the 91探花
The initiative builds on the school’s national distinction in preparing students for careers in community health; critical care; psychiatric/mental health; pediatric, adult, geriatric and family nursing, and nurse-midwifery.
“Sally Jewell is an inspired choice to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior,” said Michael K. Young.
Pediatrician Tao Kwan-Gett will head a center that provides training, research, evaluation and communication services to public health organizations across six states.