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September 27, 2016
Fast facts on helping students transition to the UW
Check out this fact sheet on Advising and Orientation, and learn about first-year students鈥� pathway into understanding 91探花values and the Husky Experience as well as the impact a thoughtful University transition has on student retention.
September 13, 2016
Cathy Beyer reflects on her career at UW
After 30 years of working at the 91探花, Catharine Beyer retired. During that time, she spent 17 years working in the Office of Educational Assessment and three in the Interdisciplinary Writing Program. We chatted with her to learn more about her time at the UW. What drew you to the UW? At 37,…
June 14, 2016
Scholarship recipients announced!
This has been a remarkable year for scholarships! Twenty students, including 10 undergraduates, received Fulbright Scholarships. These students will spend the year either teaching English or researching internationally. Graduating senior, Krittika D鈥橲ilva will be attending Cambridge University on a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Recent graduate Benjamin Lee will be working on issues of Chinese security as…
Ed Taylor Reflects on the 2015-16 School Year
The common thread running through the 91探花鈥檚 purple and gold tapestry is a campus-wide commitment to service and the public good. I am inspired to watch the Husky culture of service grow year after year.
June 7, 2016
The Undergrad Research Symposium in Pictures
The Nineteenth聽Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium,聽organized by the聽Undergraduate Research Program, gives聽research experiences for undergraduates in all academic disciplines. The Symposium gives聽undergraduates the聽chance to present what they learned through their research experiences to a larger audience. It also provides a forum for students, faculty and the community to discuss cutting edge research topics and to examine the…
Photos from Mary Gates Endowment Event 2016
The Mary Gates Endowment expands opportunities for undergraduates by providing聽research and leadership scholarships that ask students to articulate their goals, identify mentors, reflect on their experiences and actively engage in their own learning processes.聽Each year, a celebration dinner is held to honor the recipients of the Mary Gates Endowment for Students scholarship. Learn more here….
Congratulations to the class of 2016!
It’s graduation season and we wanted to hear more about our graduating seniors’ time at the UW. We asked and they answered the following questions: What advice do you have for the incoming class? Tell us about your proudest achievement beyond the classroom (ex. community-based service, research learning, leadership, etc.)? Who had the biggest impact…
June 2, 2016
91探花undergrad’s project helps restore hand movement
At the 91探花, undergraduates like Sasha Portnova research issues that can impact the world. Portnova, a senior in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, uses her research to help solve the difficulties individuals with spinal cord injury may face. Growing up in Kazakhstan, Portnova was discouraged from studying engineering, which was viewed as a…
May 16, 2016
Undergraduates to present research spanning academic disciplines on May 20, 2016
On Friday, May 20, more than 1,000 91探花 undergraduates and visiting scholars will participate in the 19th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium 鈥� an event that is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. The Symposium is organized by Undergraduate Academic Affairs鈥� Undergraduate Research Program and takes place from 11 a.m….
91探花sophomore selected for Goldwater Scholarship
Formed to honor Senator Barry Goldwater, the Goldwater Scholarship awards $7,500 per year, for up to two years of study, to students studying the STEM fields. The foundation seeks to 鈥渇oster and encourage outstanding students to explore careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.鈥�
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