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  • Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center 50th Anniversary and Commemoration

    March 10, 2022

    On March 3, 2022, the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center celebrated their 50th Anniversary and Commemoration with community members, alumni, and staff. The evening was a delight for those in attendance. For many, this was the first in-person event they have attended since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March on 2020. As guests arrived they were greeted…

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  • Making a Difference

    March 10, 2022

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    See first-hand the impact that OMA&D’s Educational Opportunity Program scholarships have on the lives of our students.

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  • OMA&D Community Spotlight – Laura Clise

    February 10, 2022

    Spend Like it Matters Meet Laura Clise, founder and CEO of Intentionalist, a site that makes intentional shopping and supporting small businesses much easier. Born in Seoul and adopted into a family that has been in Seattle for generations, Laura has been around small business owners her entire life. Her grandma, whose formal education was terminated after the 8th grade,…

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  • OMA&D Staff Spotlight – Hugo

    January 24, 2022

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    The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has no shortage of students, faculty, and staff who exemplify the ways in which we fulfil our public promise. These extraordinary people do this through service to others across the state in their jobs at the university, and also through volunteerism in their life away from campus. Meet Hugo, OMA&D‘s coordinator for Leadership Without Borders! Hugo…

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  • Happy New Year from OMA&D

    January 4, 2022

    Dear Alumni, Colleagues, and Friends, Reflecting on the past year, I am grateful for the engagement and encouragement received from our alumni and OMA&D community. Likewise, I have such respect for the determination and resilience of our students, faculty, and staff. Your support, talents, and leadership are inspirational and give us hope of a better tomorrow. The new year brings…

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  • Emile Pitre Featured on KIRO 7’s Western Washington Gets Real Series

    December 7, 2021

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    When telling the story of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and origins of the Office of Minority Affairs  Diversity – the story would be incomplete without including the lifelong activism of Emile Pitre. Emile is a pillar of the OMA&D community, and still to this day, more than 50 years later, advocates for expanded diversity, equity,…

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  • OMAD Celebrates Raul Anaya and 49 Years of Service

    December 7, 2021

    Contribute to Raul’s legacy by donating to the Raul Anaya EOP Fund Raul Anaya retired in 2020, after 49 years’ of service to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ in the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity. At the time COVID-19 restrictions prohibited an in-person celebration of Raul and his time at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, however, we were able to gather folks for a…

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  • Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Partners With College Advising Corps

    November 25, 2021

    Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Partners With College Advising Corps SEATTLE, WASHINGTON—College Advising Corps (CAC) recently announced its partnership with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ to help boost the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented high school students enrolling in higher education. “Working together, we can reduce barriers and increase opportunity by empowering Washington’s high school students with the guidance and information they…

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  • Frank Irigon to Receive Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s 2022 Odegaard Award

    November 22, 2021

    Frank Irigon

    The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D), and the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program Board (FEOP) are thrilled to announce Frank Irigon (’76, ’79) as the 2022 recipient of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Charles E. Odegaard Award. Irigon will be presented with this honor at the 2022 Celebration event on May 18, 2022 hosted by…

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  • Welcome Madrienne White as the OMA&D Representative to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Foundation Board

    November 8, 2021

    Madrienne White (’08, 19) has joined the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Foundation Board (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFB) as the representative for the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D). She is moving into the position previously held by long term OMA&D advocate and 2015 Charles E. Odegaard Award recipient Colleen Fukui-Sketchley. White graduated from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in American Indian…

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