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Frank Builds Community Through Art Exhibits
March 28, 2013
In her day job, Priya Frank, 鈥�04, 鈥�11, supports access and opportunity for underrepresented, low-income and first-generation students through her fundraising work with the OMA&D Advancement team. In her 鈥渙ff鈥� hours, she is busy fostering her other passion – building community through the arts. Frank is artistic director at LUCID in Seattle鈥檚 University District, where she curates a series of…
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Schmitz Honored at BSU Legacy Soiree
March 28, 2013
Betty Schmitz, OMA&D director of the Center for Curriculum Transformation, was among the honored guests at the Black Student Union (BSU) Legacy Soir茅e held Feb. 23, at the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. Schmitz was presented the Staff Member of the Year award by BSU and the UW Student Diversity Coalition (UWSDC) in recognition of her “ongoing commitment to…
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Amanda Swarr to Present 9th Annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
March 23, 2013
Amanda Lock Swarr, UW associate professor in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies, will deliver the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity鈥檚 ninth annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Thurs., April 18. A reception will be held at 5 p.m. at the Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center followed by the lecture at 6:30 p.m. in the Alder Hall Commons Auditorium.
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UW and Regional Organizations to Participate in Yakima Valley Science & Engineering Festival
March 22, 2013
The Pacific Science Center, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are just a few of the regional organizations slated to join several 天美影视传媒 programs at the second annual Yakima Valley Science and Engineering Festival, to be held at the Yakima Convention Center, March 26-27. The event, sponsored UW GEAR UP (Gaining Early…
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UW and Regional Organizations to Participate in Yakima Valley Science & Engineering Festival
March 22, 2013
The Pacific Science Center, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are just a few of the regional organizations slated to join several 天美影视传媒 programs at the second annual Yakima Valley Science and Engineering Festival, to be held at the Yakima Convention Center, March 26-27. The event, sponsored UW GEAR UP (Gaining Early…
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OMA&D Programs Host Workshop at Neah Bay High School
March 20, 2013
The UW GEAR UP Educator Development Initiative (EDI) partnered with OMA&D Recruitment and Outreach, OMA&D Tribal Relations and the UW College of Education to host a day-long workshop for middle and high school teachers at Neah Bay High School in Neah Bay, Wash., Feb. 27. The workshop, 鈥淧reparing GEAR UP Students for Rigor & Academic Success,鈥� provided information to educators…
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OMA&D Programs Host Workshop at Neah Bay High School
March 20, 2013
The UW GEAR UP Educator Development Initiative (EDI) partnered with OMA&D Recruitment and Outreach, OMA&D Tribal Relations and the UW College of Education to host a day-long workshop for middle and high school teachers at Neah Bay High School in Neah Bay, Wash., Feb. 27. The workshop, 鈥淧reparing GEAR UP Students for Rigor & Academic Success,鈥� provided information to educators…
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Talent Search Students Honored at Champions of Diversity Awards Ceremony
February 27, 2013
天美影视传媒 Educational Talent Search participants Zulen Pantoja-Ortega, Austin Schuetzel and Melina Soto were among the high school students honored at the 2012 Champions of Diversity Awards Ceremony at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon, Wash., Dec. 5. The awards ceremony is designed to honor students, from grades nine through 12, from Skagit, San Juan and Island County high…
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UW GEAR UP Program Celebrates New Building in Toppenish
February 25, 2013
天美影视传媒 GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) hosted an open house for its new office building on the campus of Heritage University in Toppenish, Wash., Feb. 15. Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange, UW vice president for minority affairs and vice provost for diversity, was joined by staff members from the Office of Minority Affairs and…
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New Kelly ECC Featured on UW360
February 16, 2013
The newly renovated Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center is featured in the February episode of UW360. The segment includes an inside look at the center and the grand opening reception. View Video.