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Spring 2012 OMA&D eNews
March 26, 2012

Read about the latest news and information on OMA&D programs, faculty, staff, students and alumni. Highlights in this edition include feature stories on faculty mentors, staff members who have set up scholarship endowments and a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alum who is helping to renovate the ECC. Read more…
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Students Participate in National STEM Conference
March 21, 2012

Six Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students presented research and two earned awards at the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), held Feb. 23-25, in Atlanta, Ga. Junior Klondy Canales and senior Thien-Y Le were recognized for their poster presentations in biological sciences. The all-female student group represented a number of STEM programs on campus including…
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“̹½ÊÓÆµ Chicasâ€� Win 2011 Fall Quarter S.M.A.R.T. Challenge
March 5, 2012

“̹½ÊÓÆµ Chicasâ€� team members Alexis Brendible, Veronica Rodriguez, Yesenia Rosales, and Erica Chavez Santos are the fall quarter “Scholarly, Meritorious Achievement Requires Teamworkâ€� (S.M.A.R.T.) Challenge champions. As winners of the challenge, the “̹½ÊÓÆµ Chicasâ€� claimed the top prize over five other teams and will split a $1,000 scholarship. Members of team “̹½ÊÓÆµ Chicasâ€� are all science majors with ties to…
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Design and Construction for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Intellectual House Begins
February 13, 2012

Bolstered by generous support from private donors, regional tribes and investments from the state, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ anticipates beginning the first phase for the Intellectual House, a longhouse-style facility that will serve Native American students, faculty, and staff on the Seattle campus. An ambitious fundraising campaign was recently completed, and with the assistance of a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ matching commitment yielded…
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Women of Color Reception to be Held March 6
February 10, 2012

Join the OMA&D Ethnic Cultural Center, Housing and Food Services, and the Women’s Center for the ninth annual Women of Color Reception to be held Tues., March 6, at 12 p.m. in the Walker Ames Room in Kane Hall. The event celebrates the inspirational contributions that women of color have made at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ over the past 150 years. For…
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ GenOM Project Earns Community Diversity Award
February 9, 2012

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ GenOM Project, led by director Lisa Peterson, was honored with a Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement Award from the Seattle Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management at its second annual conference in Seattle, Dec. 8. The award was created to honor and celebrate organizations and businesses within Western Washington in recognition of their cooperative and…
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Community Gathers to Greet New ECC Director
February 9, 2012

OMA&D’s Ethnic Cultural Center staff hosted a special event to welcome new ECC director Marisa Herrera to the University on Tues., Feb. 7, in Condon Hall. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ staff and students gathered to meet Herrera and enjoy purple-themed desserts and ice cream floats. Formerly an assistant director of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford, Herrera joined OMA&D in December. She has also worked…
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Staff Endowments Benefit Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Students
February 7, 2012

While their reasons may be different, OMA&D staff members Jan Kendle, Emile Pitre, and Ann Vu Loveridge have a common mission. They have established or are contributing to endowed scholarships that benefit Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students. Kendle is honoring her mother’s passion for teaching. Pitre is being acknowledged for his long-time service at the OMA&D Instructional Center (IC), while also supporting student…
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OMA&D Hosts CEO Roundtable with Kim Hunter
February 2, 2012

Thirteen underrepresented minority students majoring in business and communications took advantage of a special opportunity to engage in a CEO Roundtable with Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alumnus and former Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) student, Kim Hunter, ’82, at PACCAR Hall on Mon., Jan. 30. The meeting, hosted by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, gave students the chance to network and…
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Fencing Tells a Story at ECC Building Site
January 31, 2012

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Today features the panels that cover the fencing surrounding the construction site for the new Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. The panels contain graphical elements that celebrate the history and traditions of the facility currently undergoing an extensive renovation. Read more…