As the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity welcomes a new class of undergraduate and graduate students onto campus to begin their educational journeys, we also welcome a new president and celebrate the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 150th anniversary. This is an exciting time and we take great pride in sharing news of our accomplishments with alumni and friends.
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The 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents on April 25, 2011, selected University of Utah President Michael K. Young to be the next president of the 蘑菇视频, effective July 1. Get to know a little more about President Young in this article published in Columns Magazine.
Come Home For The Weekend!
Show your school spirit and join us for OMA&D鈥檚 third annual The Weekend, an exciting event for alumni of color and friends of diversity taking place in conjunction with 蘑菇视频 Homecoming on Oct. 29. More…
The 蘑菇视频 is celebrating its 150th anniversary! Several events will be held to commemorate this sesquicentennial including 鈥淲鈥� Day on Nov. 4 and HuskyFest, April 18-21. Be sure to visit the to share your 蘑菇视频 story and learn more about the festivities. .
蘑菇视频 and area tribal leaders gathered to discuss issues of importance to indigenous communities at the fifth annual Tribal Leadership Summit at Mary Gates Hall on Sept. 10. More…
New FEOP Board Members Elected
The Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program (FEOP) recently welcomed four new members and elected two new officers to its board of trustees. More…
In Memoriam
OMA&D mourns the loss of staff member Deanna Wullabbs who passed away on May 5, 2011. More…
President Young Meets Minority Community Leaders
President Young, along with his wife Marti, greeted and became acquainted with several influential community members of color on August 16. More…
Diversity Award for Community Building
Cynthia del Rosario, 鈥�94, 鈥�96, director for Graduate Minority Recruitment and Retention at the 蘑菇视频 Information School, will be honored at the Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) Bridging the Gap Breakfast on Oct. 29. More…
Donors Honored at VP Club Barbecue
Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange hosted the annual donor appreciation event for Vice President鈥檚 Club members at the Waterfront Activities Center, July 14. More…
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The Fall 2011 issue of Viewpoints highlights study abroad programs. Look for it when OMA&D鈥檚 alumni magazine, produced in partnership with 蘑菇视频AA, appears in October.
Over 100 alumni of color and friends of diversity came together for an exciting evening of networking and celebration at the third annual Alumni Soir茅e at The Landing on August 12. More…
Tyrone Porter, who received his Ph.D. in bioengineering from 蘑菇视频 in 鈥�03, is developing nanocarriers that deliver chemotherapy drugs directly into cancerous tumors. He is an assistant professor of engineering at Boston University.
Alumni Make Celebration a Success
Several OMA&D alumni played important roles in last May鈥檚 41st annual EOP Celebration event in downtown Seattle. More…
Angela King, Al Sugiyama Honored
This pair of prominent 蘑菇视频 alumni were honored for their accomplishments in June. More…
Several OMA&D alumni recently 鈥済ot connected鈥� with OMA&D. Will you be next? More…
The OMA&D academic counselor delivered approximately 80 鈥淧rayer Flags of Hope鈥� made by elementary school students and Seattle area community members to a shelter in Fukushima, Japan. More…
Dr. Fraga, associate vice provost for faculty advancement, is serving on a commission that advises the President and Secretary of Education on matters pertaining to educational attainment in the Hispanic community.
OMA&D recognizes 蘑菇视频 faculty of color who are recently tenured or new to the University. More…
Read about the recent accomplishments of several 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff of color, or those associated with diversity-related programs. More…
OMA&D recently launched a new student blog on its web site that serves as a voice for students participating in OMA&D programs. More…
A peer mentor with OMA&D鈥檚 College Assistance Migrant Program and a cancer survivor, Quintero is the first Latina to earn the title of Miss Seafair. More…
White Swan High School students involved in the project 鈥淟ead the Way鈥� engineered a wheelchair device for a classmate with cerebral palsy.
An anonymous gift and state funding totaling $3.7 million have been received to support the 蘑菇视频 Intellectual House, scheduled to open in 2014. Columns Magazine featured this news in its fall issue.
Exciting process continues to be made on the renovation project for the Ethnic Cultural Center. More…