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June 30, 2014
Video: 2014 91探花College of Education Graduation: Ed Taylor, Alumni Keynote Speaker
Ed Taylor, vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, was selected for the 2014 Distinguished Graduate Award by the 91探花 College of Education. Enjoy this video of his keynote address!
June 15, 2014
Celebrating service and leadership
Each year, thousands of 91探花undergraduates engage in service and leadership projects on campus and in the community, bringing the classroom beyond the four walls that house desks and chairs. At the annual Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership, students showcase their work and learning related to these projects. Students, staff, faculty and community members hear about these dynamic experiences from the students firsthand.
June 12, 2014
Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor receives College of Education Distinguished Graduate Award
Ed Taylor, vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, has been selected for the 2014 Distinguished Graduate Award by the 91探花 College of Education. The faculty of the College of Education votes upon and bestows this award.
May 14, 2014
Dream Project freshmen reflect on year 1 at the UW
The Dream Project assists low-income and first-generation high school students in attaining higher education. Students in the Dream Project overcome incredible obstacles to attend college, but the challenges鈥攁nd rewards鈥攄on鈥檛 end once they step foot on campus. Three Dream Project students describe their journey to UW, what they鈥檝e learned their first year, and how it feels to give back (also, how important the bowling alley is and when to stop calling your mother!)
Entrepreneur Kirsten Rogers aims to take a bite out of cancer
In 2013, David Rogers was retired and living his dream, having made his boat his home, sailing with his wife through the Sea of Cortez, when he became very ill. He was advised to return to the States, where he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, most people feel an overwhelming sense of helplessness. Not so David鈥檚 daughter, Kirsten Rogers. Kirsten (鈥�05, 鈥�10) set out to research all she could about how to best support her father.
May 12, 2014
Undergraduate research to take over Mary Gates Hall on May 16
On Friday, May 16, more than 1,100 91探花 undergraduates will participate in the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium鈥攁n event that might well be the country鈥檚 largest 鈥渟how and tell鈥� for undergraduate research. The Symposium takes place from 11 a.m.鈥�6 p.m. in Mary Gates Hall; select oral presentations will happen in Johnson Hall and visual arts and design presentations will be in Odegaard Undergraduate Library.
Discover the impact of student service and leadership at the Spring Celebration
91探花students have a zeal for community service and activism. In 2012-13, more than 7,000 students engaged in academic service-learning, volunteering a staggering 465,000 hours with organizations such as Girls on the Run and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. 聽That鈥檚 the equivalent of 53 years of service. In recognition of this extraordinary accomplishment, the…
May 6, 2014
91探花Dream Project is awarded a $150,000 College Spark Washington Community Grant
The Dream Project at the 91探花 has been awarded a three-year, $150,000 College Spark Washington Community Grant today to enhance its current work by improving its curriculum, materials and training of mentors; and improvements to its data management system to better inform efforts to help students avoid remediation.
May 5, 2014
91探花students to explore far reaches of the globe by means of unusual fellowship
Fourteen 91探花 students were recently awarded Bonderman Travel Fellowships that will enable them to embark on solo journeys that are at least eight months long and take them to at least two regions and six countries of the world. These fellowships, worth $20,000 each, aim to expose students to the intrinsic, often life-changing, benefits of international travel.
April 23, 2014
Undergraduate creates device to help diagnose cancer
Chris Burfeind is a senior studying mechanical engineering and researching microfluidic devices in Eric Seibel’s lab. With the help of the lab, Chris has created a credit card-sized device that can analyze biopsy tissues and help diagnose pancreatic cancer in minutes.
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