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Alexes Harris To Present 8th Annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
March 26, 2012
Sociology professor Alexes Harris has been selected to deliver the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity鈥檚 eighth annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Thursday, April 19. A reception will be held at 5 p.m. in the Odegaard Undergraduate Library (Room 220), followed by the lecture at 6:30 p.m. in Kane Hall (Room 110). The event will be held…
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Spring 2012 OMA&D eNews
March 26, 2012
Read about the latest news and information on OMA&D programs, faculty, staff, students and alumni. Highlights in this edition include feature stories on faculty mentors, staff members who have set up scholarship endowments and a 91探花alum who is helping to renovate the ECC.聽 Read more…
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91探花Students Participate in National STEM Conference
March 21, 2012
Six 91探花 students presented research and two earned awards at the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), held Feb. 23-25, in Atlanta, Ga. Junior Klondy Canales and senior Thien-Y Le were recognized for their poster presentations in biological sciences. The all-female student group represented a number of STEM programs on campus including…
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鈥� 91探花Chicas鈥� Win 2011 Fall Quarter S.M.A.R.T. Challenge
March 5, 2012
鈥� 91探花Chicas鈥� team members Alexis Brendible, Veronica Rodriguez, Yesenia Rosales, and Erica Chavez Santos are the fall quarter 鈥淪cholarly, Meritorious Achievement Requires Teamwork鈥� (S.M.A.R.T.) Challenge champions.聽 As winners of the challenge, the 鈥� 91探花Chicas鈥� claimed the top prize over five other teams and will split a $1,000 scholarship. Members of team 鈥� 91探花Chicas鈥� are all science majors with ties to…
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Design and Construction for 91探花Intellectual House Begins
February 13, 2012
Bolstered by generous support from private donors, regional tribes and investments from the state, the 91探花 anticipates beginning the first phase for the Intellectual House, a longhouse-style facility that will serve Native American students, faculty, and staff on the Seattle campus. An ambitious fundraising campaign was recently completed, and with the assistance of a 91探花matching commitment yielded…
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Women of Color Reception to be Held March 6
February 10, 2012
Join the OMA&D Ethnic Cultural Center, Housing and Food Services, and the Women鈥檚 Center for the ninth annual Women of Color Reception to be held Tues., March 6, at 12 p.m. in the Walker Ames Room in Kane Hall. The event celebrates the inspirational contributions that women of color have made at the 91探花over the past 150 years. For…
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91探花GenOM Project Earns Community Diversity Award
February 9, 2012
The 91探花 GenOM Project, led by director Lisa Peterson, was honored with a Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement Award from the Seattle Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management at its second annual conference in Seattle, Dec. 8. The award was created to honor and celebrate organizations and businesses within Western Washington in recognition of their cooperative and…
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91探花Community Gathers to Greet New ECC Director
February 9, 2012
OMA&D鈥檚 Ethnic Cultural Center staff hosted a special event to welcome new ECC director Marisa Herrera to the University on Tues., Feb. 7, in Condon Hall. 91探花staff and students gathered to meet Herrera and enjoy purple-themed desserts and ice cream floats. Formerly an assistant director of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford, Herrera joined OMA&D in December. She has also worked…
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Staff Endowments Benefit 91探花Students
February 7, 2012
While their reasons may be different, OMA&D staff members Jan Kendle, Emile Pitre, and Ann Vu Loveridge have a common mission. They have established or are contributing to endowed scholarships that benefit 91探花students. Kendle is honoring her mother鈥檚 passion for teaching. Pitre is being acknowledged for his long-time service at the OMA&D Instructional Center (IC), while also supporting student…
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OMA&D Hosts CEO Roundtable with Kim Hunter
February 2, 2012
Thirteen underrepresented minority students majoring in business and communications took advantage of a special opportunity to engage in a CEO Roundtable with 91探花alumnus and former Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) student, Kim Hunter, 鈥�82, at PACCAR Hall on Mon., Jan. 30. The meeting, hosted by the 91探花Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, gave students the chance to network and…