Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ student participation in service-learning is breaking records. Learn about this community-based learning opportunity through February’s episode of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 360 which contained a special spotlight on the Carlson Leadership and Public Service Center, “Stories on service learning integrated with academics.”
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Alumni spotlight: Riz Reyes (’06) loves gardening and plants, and he’s not retired
Rizaniño “Riz� Reyes (‘06) and Mary Gates Scholar alum has made a name for himself in the gardening and horticulture scene. Riz shares his enthusiasm for plants and suggests some plants to grow in small spaces.
UAA Alumnotes: Spring 2012
As a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ undergraduate, you may have participated in service learning, presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, received a Mary Gates Leadership award or served on the Honors Student Advisory Panel. All of these experiences (and more, in fact) make you an alum of Undergraduate Academic Affairs. Check out what some of our alumni have been up to since graduation.
The Robinson Center’s Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Academy Program turns 10!
The Robinson Center’s Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Academy Program celebrated its 10th birthday with a reception and keynote address from Professor Paul LePore. Enjoy a few photos from the celebration. Happy birthday, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Academy!
Freshman, sophomore, and junior medalists named
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ freshman, sophomore, and junior medalists were recently selected for their high scholastic standing and difficulty of coursework. They all entered the university through the Robinson Center for Young Scholars, a program that helps students from 7th through 10th grades enter the university. This is the first time that the freshman, sophomore, and junior medalists all came to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ through early entrance programs.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ undergraduates earn Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation selected two Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ undergraduates as Goldwater Scholars and two to receive honorable mention. This year’s Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Goldwater Scholars are Michael Bocek and Raymond Zhang and the students receiving honorable mention are Evan August Boyle and Derek Tang Nhan.
Exploring Seattle’s criminal justice system with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Honors Program: A reflection
In the Honors Program course “In Your Name: A Service-Learning Experience in Seattle’s Criminal Justice System,� Honors students and Post-Prison Education Program students learned alongside one another, taking intellectual risks and better understanding the criminal justice system and how it impacts individuals.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ senior selected for national fellowship for aspiring teachers of color
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ senior and Renton, WA, native Dustin Dacuan was recently named one of 25 fellows selected through a competitive process for the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color. Dacuan will be the first in his family to graduate from college, which he is on track to do this spring with a major in international studies and a minor in diversity.
Robinson Center alumni speaker series kicks off with Beth Robinson, CFO of NASA and Robinson Center alum
Elizabeth “Beth� Robinson was in the first Robinson Center Early Entrance Program class and is now the chief financial officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Beth will visit the Seattle campus during HuskyFest to share her story with current students and alumni through her talk, “From College Student to Political Appointee.�
Two Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students selected Rhodes Scholars
Byron Gray and Cameron Turtle, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ seniors, are among 32 Rhodes Scholars named for 2012. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is the only public university in the nation with more than one new scholar. Gray and Turtle responded to a few questions we posed. Read the Q&A and a digest of media coverage of the scholarship announcements.