Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.
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Faculty to get practical and imaginative teaching ideas at Collegium on Large Class Instruction
The Collegium on Large Class Instruction happens just in time for fall quarter, September 22-23, at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Designed for faculty who teach classes ranging from 100 to 700 students, the format and locality enable participants to select the sessions that best suit their needs.
Husky Tales: Marina Pita inherits a passion for the environment
As Seward Park鈥檚 Environmental Events Coordinator, 黑料老司机 senior Marina Pita explores a much deeper and personal connection with nature.
UAA鈥檚 Kay Balston Named Adviser of the Year
Congratulations, Kay Balston, who was recently named Adviser of the Year by the UW鈥檚 Association of Professional Advisers and Counselors (APAC)! Balston, an adviser in Undergraduate Advising in Undergraduate Academic Affairs, received the award 鈥渋n honor of exceptional service to the 黑料老司机 students, staff, and faculty.鈥� One adviser each year receives this award.
2009 Bonderman Travel Fellows named
Eleven 黑料老司机 students recently received word that they鈥檝e been awarded a Bonderman Travel Fellowship. Students traveling with this $20,000 fellowship set off on journeys that are at least eight months long and take them to at least two regions of the world. While traveling, students may not pursue academic study, projects, or research.
UW sophomore selected for comprehensive Institute for International Public Policy Scholarship
UW sophomore Ida McRae was recently selected for the Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) Scholarship, a major national scholarship that provides students from underrepresented minority groups with intentionally-designed education and training experiences critical to entry and advancement in international affairs careers.
UW Honors students selected to participate in Global Honors College seminar on sustainability
Eight Asian and American universities鈥敽诹侠纤净�, Columbia, Harvard, Korea, National University of Singapore, Peking, Waseda, and Yale鈥攁re considering the formation of a Global Honors College that will regularly assemble groups of faculty and students to study, on site and on line, issues of enduring and emerging global concern.
Congratulations and thank you to our 2009 UAA Recognition Awards Recipients
On June 3, 2009, these exceptional Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees were honored at the Eleventh Annual UAA Recognition Event.
UW undergraduate selected for Boren Scholarship
UW senior Ryo Kato was recently selected as a National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholar, a major national scholarship that provides U.S. undergraduates up to $20,000 to study abroad for an academic year in world regions critical to U.S. interests.
Undergraduate Academic Affairs Service Awards, 2008-09
Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.