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  • Remembering Dr. Millie Bown Russell

    November 5, 2021

    The Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity learned the sad news that Dr. Millie Bown Russell passed away on November 1, 2021. Born in 1926 and raised in the Seattle central area, Dr. Russell was one of seven children born to Augustus and Edith Bown. Dr. Russell was guided into pursuing an education in the health sciences by her parents…

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  • Celebrating Our First-Generation College Community

    November 1, 2021

    Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, On November 8, for the fifth year, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ joins the Council for Opportunity in Education, NASPA’s Center for First-Generation Student Success, the American Association of Colleges & Universities, and higher education institutions across the country in recognizing the National First-Generation College Celebration. This celebration falls on the anniversary of the signing of…

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  • OMA&D Welcomes Regent Leonard Forsman

    October 26, 2021

    On Monday October 25, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee appointed Leonard Forsman to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Board of Regents. This historic appointment makes Regent Forsman the first American Indian to serve on the board. Forsman is deeply involved in many areas of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, including providing decades of support to the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D). As chairman of the Suquamish…

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  • OMA&D Hosts the 2021 Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture

    October 15, 2021

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    On October 13, 2021, OMA&D hosted the Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture featuring Dr. Charlotte Coté and her lecture –  “Indigenizingâ€� the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ: Lessons from the wÇ�É«Ç�bÊ”altxÊ· – Intellectual House. This event was held at the wÇ�É«Ç�bÊ”altxÊ· – Intellectual House and had an audience of around 100 people. Below are a few photos taken by Emile Pitre.  

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  • Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Regent Constance Rice Elected as New Board Chair for Seattle Art Museum

    October 7, 2021

    Join OMA&D in congratulating Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Regent Constance Rice on her position as the chair of the Seattle Art Museum’s board of trustees. She began her chairwomanship on September 21, 2021. Regent Rice is believed to be the first Black woman to chair a major art museum in the United States. Regent Rice was recently featured in a Seattle Times article…

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  • Former OMA&D VP Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange selected as chancellor of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Tacoma

    July 14, 2021

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    Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange (’00, ’06) has been selected as the new chancellor of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Tacoma beginning September 16, 2021 pending approval from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Board of Regents. Dr. Edwards Lange has a celebrated history with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ from her service as the vice president of the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity and vice provost for diversity…

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  • Kristian Wiles Appointed Associate Vice President for Student Success

    June 22, 2021

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    Dear OMA&D Community, It gives me great pleasure to announce that Kristian Wiles has been appointed Associate Vice President for Student Success effective July 1. For the past year and a half, Kristian has served as Interim Assistant Vice President for Student Success. Prior to that he served as Executive Director of Retention and Academic Support Programs in the Office…

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  • Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAA Recognizes Alumni with Deep Ties to OMA&D

    June 16, 2021

    Join OMA&D in congratulating two long time OMA&D partners for their recent awards and honors from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAA. Both recipients have deep ties and a demonstrated commitment to OMA&D and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. Through their efforts Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ continues to become a more diverse and equitable community for faculty, staff, and students. Colleen Fukui-Sketchley Colleen Fukui-Sketchley has been awarded the…

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  • Sea Mar Community Health Centers and Community Health Plan of Washington Invest in Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Students

    June 1, 2021

    Building a more diverse health care workforce With gifts from Sea Mar Community Health Centers and Community Health Plan of Washington, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is announcing the creation of a new fund to support first-generation, low income and underserved students at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ who are studying health care. As part of their commitment to building a more equitable health…

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  • OMA&D Remembers Dr. Thaddeus Spratlen

    May 26, 2021

    Thaddeus Spratlen, a professor emeritus of marketing at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Foster School of Business, died May 18 at the age of 90. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity offers our condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. “Dr. Spratlen was a trailblazer and major contributor to advancing DEI efforts at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ,” said Rickey Hall, VP for OMA&D…

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