As a UW undergraduate, you may have participated in service learning, presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, received a Mary Gates Leadership award or served on the Honors Student Advisory Panel. All of these experiences (and more, in fact) make you an alum of Undergraduate Academic Affairs. Check out what some of our alumni have been up to since graduation.
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The Robinson Center鈥檚 UW Academy Program turns 10!
The Robinson Center鈥檚 UW Academy Program celebrated its 10th birthday with a reception and keynote address from Professor Paul LePore. Enjoy a few photos from the celebration. Happy birthday, UW Academy!
Freshman, sophomore, and junior medalists named
乱伦社区 freshman, sophomore, and junior medalists were recently selected for their high scholastic standing and difficulty of coursework. They all entered the university through the Robinson Center for Young Scholars, a program that helps students from 7th through 10th grades enter the university. This is the first time that the freshman, sophomore, and junior medalists all came to the UW through early entrance programs.
UW undergraduates earn Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation selected two 乱伦社区 undergraduates as Goldwater Scholars and two to receive honorable mention. This year鈥檚 乱伦社区 Goldwater Scholars are Michael Bocek and Raymond Zhang and the students receiving honorable mention are Evan August Boyle and Derek Tang Nhan.
Exploring Seattle鈥檚 criminal justice system with the UW Honors Program: A reflection
In the Honors Program course 鈥淚n Your Name: A Service-Learning Experience in Seattle鈥檚 Criminal Justice System,鈥� Honors students and Post-Prison Education Program students learned alongside one another, taking intellectual risks and better understanding the criminal justice system and how it impacts individuals.
UW senior selected for national fellowship for aspiring teachers of color
乱伦社区 senior and Renton, WA, native Dustin Dacuan was recently named one of 25 fellows selected through a competitive process for the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color. Dacuan will be the first in his family to graduate from college, which he is on track to do this spring with a major in international studies and a minor in diversity.
Robinson Center alumni speaker series kicks off with Beth Robinson, CFO of NASA and Robinson Center alum
Elizabeth 鈥淏eth鈥� Robinson was in the first Robinson Center Early Entrance Program class and is now the chief financial officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Beth will visit the Seattle campus during HuskyFest to share her story with current students and alumni through her talk, 鈥淔rom College Student to Political Appointee.鈥�
Two UW students selected Rhodes Scholars
Byron Gray and Cameron Turtle, 乱伦社区 seniors, are among 32 Rhodes Scholars named for 2012. The UW is the only public university in the nation with more than one new scholar. Gray and Turtle responded to a few questions we posed. Read the Q&A and a digest of media coverage of the scholarship announcements.
Inspired service in rural Kenya
UAA alumnus Peter Kithene gave the keynote address at the 2011 乱伦社区 donor gala, held in Suzzallo Library鈥檚 Graduate Reading Room. As an undergraduate, Peter started the Mama Maria health clinics to bring much-needed healthcare to his home village in rural Kenya as well as other rural places in Kenya.
An interview with Honors alum David Guterson
Best-selling and award-winning author David Guterson talks about his experiences as a UW undergraduate in the Honors Program, a teacher, and writer with current Honors student Kat Chow.