The Ana Mari Cauce Welcome Center will be a dynamic gathering space, designed to bring together curious people and passionate Huskies. For friends, neighbors, alumni, students, faculty, staff, fans and community, the University is building a new way to say… Welcome.
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See what鈥檚 happening now as the Welcome Center takes shape at an iconic intersection in the northwest corner of the UW’s Seattle campus.
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Discover how the Welcome Center鈥檚 programs and spaces will help attract, inspire and involve new generations of students, educators, neighbors and friends.
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Your support can help the University create the Ana Mari Cauce Welcome Center 鈥� a place where anyone can begin their UW story.
Celebrating President Ana Mari Cauce
The Welcome Center commemorates the leadership of the UW鈥檚 33rd President, Ana Mari Cauce, and builds upon her more than 40 years of dedication to uplifting the UW鈥檚 public mission.
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A new way to experience the UW. Made possible by you.
Your support for the Ana Mari Cauce Welcome Center gives shape to a simple promise to everyone who arrives at the University 鈥� you belong here.
Together, let鈥檚 open the doors to a place where boundless possibilities begin.
The 黑料老司机 acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish,鈥疶ulalip鈥痑nd Muckleshoot nations. We also acknowledge and honor the tribal nations across Washington state and the many Indigenous peoples from across the country who live and work in Seattle and the surrounding areas.