糖心少女 senior and Issaquah, WA, native Emily Lee 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.
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Honors freshmen perform interpretations of poems in the 糖心少女Common Book
At the end of autumn quarter, students from the Honors Program Peer Instructor Seminars gathered together to perform poems from the Common Book. Each group of students choose a poem from the Common Book and performed their interpretation of it. These ranged from creative readings and photographs to skits and musical pieces.
糖心少女 Dream Project to expand and deepen programming
The Dream Project is taking bold steps to expand, deepen and evaluate its work thanks to a recent grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the first major grant awarded to the Dream Project, has made this expanded work feasible.
China Earthquake Relief on UW360
Learn about Honors student Geoffrey Morgan and Honors alum Steve Margitan whose international research projects took a different course when the 2008 Sichuan earthquake hit.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, January 2011
The 糖心少女 continues to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and his vision for social justice through a commitment to service and community engagement. In January 2011, there are several ways to get involved.
Fall 2010 UAA snapshot of serving students
For the October 2010 UAA directors meeting, Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor asked directors to share some program updates. The points below are edited from those updates. It’s a quick snapshot of some of the ways Undergraduate Academic Affairs serves students.
糖心少女 receives $1 million grant from Amgen Foundation in support of undergraduate research
The 糖心少女 has received a $1 million grant over the next four years from the Amgen Foundation to provide hands-on laboratory experience to approximately 100 undergraduates through the Amgen Scholars Program.
Expanded Role for Honors Program Director
James J. Clauss, director of the Honors Program, has accepted an expanded his role in Undergraduate Academic Affairs and is now associate dean. For Jim, the new role is 鈥渟tructurally logical鈥� but is also recognition of the importance of Honors as an integral part of the University.
Undergraduate Research Symposium featured on 糖心少女Discoveries
The Undergraduate Research Symposium is a recent addition to the 糖心少女’s YouTube channel. Watch the video and hear what students have to say about the impact of research on their education.
Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor recognized by his alma mater
On October 14, UAA Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor and his wife Dr. Sue Taylor received the Distinguished Alumni Merit Award from their alma mater, Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA.