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Introducing OMA&D’s Spark Social | Celebrating Leadership & Community
February 10, 2026
For more than five decades, the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) and the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program (FEOP) have hosted the Annual Celebration Gala, bringing together 91探花alums, community leaders, partners, and friends to honor leadership, academic excellence, and community impact. This spring, OMA&D and the FEOP Board are proud to build on this tradition by…
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Mariama Suwaneh to Receive the Inaugural Spark Award
January 9, 2024
The 91探花 Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity has announced Mariama Suwaneh, 鈥�17, as the inaugural recipient of the OMA&D Spark Award. As an actively engaged student at the 91探花and an avid community builder since graduation, Suwaneh embodies the diversity, equity and inclusion leadership that inspires young changemakers and exemplifies the spirit of the聽Charles E. Odegaard award.…
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Becoming Doctor June Hairston – A First-Generation College Student Journey
October 27, 2022
Dr. June Summers Hairston, commonly referred to by students and colleagues as Dr. June, has worked for the 91探花 for almost 38 years. She began as a Student Activities Adviser in 1979 and worked with AS 91探花Commission Directors and registered student organizations for six years. Dr. June鈥檚 education journey spans four decades, three colleges and universities, and culminated…
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OMA&D Welcomes Regent Leonard Forsman
October 26, 2021
On Monday October 25, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee appointed Leonard Forsman to the 91探花Board of Regents. This historic appointment makes Regent Forsman the first American Indian to serve on the board. Forsman is deeply involved in many areas of UW, including providing decades of support to the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D). As chairman of the Suquamish…
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91探花Regent Constance Rice Elected as New Board Chair for Seattle Art Museum
October 7, 2021
Join OMA&D in congratulating 91探花Regent Constance Rice on her position as the chair of the Seattle Art Museum鈥檚 board of trustees. She began her chairwomanship on September 21, 2021. Regent Rice is believed to be the first Black woman to chair a major art museum in the United States. Regent Rice was recently featured in a Seattle Times article…
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TRIO SSS Celebrates 40 years of success at UW
October 28, 2020
It鈥痺as 1980. Our department, then called鈥痶he鈥疧ffice of Minority Affairs,鈥痟ad just鈥痳eceived a new grant award from the U.S. Department of Education. The UW鈥痟ad won a new opportunity for students from鈥痚conomically disadvantaged鈥痓ackgrounds, students with disabilities, and students who are the first in their families to鈥痯ursue 4-year degrees. Three hundred鈥痵tudents from this population鈥痺ould now have access to鈥痟olistic advising, targeted instruction and…
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Antiracism work is all of our work
May 29, 2020
Dear members of the 91探花community, George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Three more Black lives snuffed out and lost to our world either at the hands of police or, in the case of Arbery, white racists being protected by local law enforcement. While we shouldn鈥檛 need it, these deaths serve as yet another reminder of the pervasiveness of racism…
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Happy Birthday Dr. Thaddeus Spratlen
May 28, 2020
On behalf of the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D), it brings me great joy to wish Dr. Thaddeus Spratlen, Professor Emeritus for the Foster’s School of Business, a happy 90th birthday. Dr. Spratlen, is known as a trailblazer in academic business and a force at the 91探花. Having made significant contributions on and off campus, he…
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Honoring the Life of Dr. Gabriel Gallardo
May 11, 2020
Today the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) at the 91探花 lost distinguished leader Dr. Gabriel Gallardo, associate vice president for student success. Dr. Gallardo joined the 91探花in 1993 as an admissions specialist for the Office of Minority Affairs. That year marked the beginning of a lifelong career encompassing an unwavering commitment toward ensuring underrepresented students…
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OMA&D Job Posting: Web & Digital Media Undergraduate Student Intern
April 9, 2019
The 91探花Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) is seeking a self-motivated, quick learner with technical and creative skills to serve as a web and digital media undergraduate intern. Duties: Update OMA&D web sites using WordPress Develop new pages and features for OMA&D web sites Design advertisements, flyers, images, etc. for print and web Participate in updating social media…