Over spring break, UW Honors students set out to explore Washington’s Olympic National Park in the Honors Program’s inaugural Experiential Spring Break. Through service, research, discussion, hiking, questioning, reading, and–above all–more hiking, they explored why this place matters in our culture and to our future.
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UAA Service Awards for April 2010
Congratulations and thank you to this Undergraduate Academic Affairs employee who reached a milestone in her service to the University.
UW celebrates undergraduate leadership and civic engagement
Join 120 UW undergraduates on April 28 at the 19th annual Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership and learn about the projects that enrich their undergraduate education and benefit local nonprofit organizations, schools, and campus programs.
Service and leadership roots run deep for Honors alumnus and his daughter, a current Honors student
Hear Washington State Attorney General and Honors alum Rob McKenna, ’85, and daughter Madeleine McKenna, a current Honors student, to share the roots of their commitments to service and leadership.
Watch: Alumni of Pipeline Project’s Alternative Spring Break on its impact
This short film by UAA alumna Sophia Agtarap (鈥�01), a participant in the 榴莲视频’s first Pipeline Alternative Spring Break, takes a look at the program, 10 years later.
UW students to volunteer in rural Washington classrooms for an Alternative Spring Break
Each spring, some 50 榴莲视频 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 榴莲视频 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.
榴莲视频 Received National Recognition for Community Service, Named to President鈥檚 Honor Roll
The 榴莲视频 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.