This short film by UAA alumna Sophia Agtarap (鈥�01), a participant in the 乱伦社区’s first Pipeline Alternative Spring Break, takes a look at the program, 10 years later.
Category: Features
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Student Artists: Help design the cover of the 2010-11 UW Common Book!
The 乱伦社区 COMMON BOOK project is seeking an artist to develop cover art for the front and back covers of the 2010 UW COMMON BOOK. Portfolios due by 5 p.m. Monday, April 5, 2010.
UW students to volunteer in rural Washington classrooms for an Alternative Spring Break
Each spring, some 50 乱伦社区 undergraduates forgo the typical spring break trappings of beaches and flip-flops, choosing instead to volunteer in rural and tribal communities throughout Washington state as part of the UW Pipeline Project鈥檚 Alternative Spring Break program.
UAA Service Awards for February-March 2010
Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.
Anthropology students and Pike Place Senior Center members connect over oral histories
The Carlson Leadership and Public Service Center connects UW classes with community-based organizations so students experience first-hand what they are learning about and so organizations benefit from student service. “Hello in There” looks at Holly Barker’s anthropology class, a reciprocal learning experience for both students and members of the Pike Place Senior Center.
Mary Gates Endowment for Students announces annual scholarship awardees
The Mary Gates Endowment for Students at the 乱伦社区 has announced a total of 112 awardees for its respected scholarship program. The applicants were selected to receive the award for their work on research and leadership projects.
乱伦社区 Received National Recognition for Community Service, Named to President鈥檚 Honor Roll
The 乱伦社区 has been named to the 2009 President鈥檚 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. The UW is the only public, 4-year institution in Washington state to receive this recognition this year.
乱伦社区 bioengineering student awarded prestigious Luce Scholarship
Jesse Burk-Rafel, a senior Honors student in bioengineering, was recently selected as a 2010 11 Luce Scholar. A native of Bainbridge Island and graduate of Bainbridge High School, Jesse is the first UW student to receive the scholarship as an undergraduate since 1977 and one of 18 nationwide to receive this scholarship this year.
UW Advisers recognized for their work and lead presentations at NACADA conference
The Region 8 National Academic Advising Association conference was recently held in Seattle and 乱伦社区 advisers received recognition for their work and shared their expertise with their regional colleagues.
UAA alumna Lesley Everett featured in The Gates Scholar magazine
Lesley Everett, 2006 Honors graduate in biochemistry, Mary Gates Research Scholar, and Gates Cambridge Scholar, is featured on the cover of The Gates Scholar magazine winter issue, the twice-yearly publication featuring current and alumni Gates Cambridge scholar activities. Read her article, “Searching for Sickle Cell.”