The Collegium on Large Class Instruction happens just in time for fall quarter, September 22-23, at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Designed for faculty who teach classes ranging from 100 to 700 students, the format and locality enable participants to select the sessions that best suit their needs.
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Husky Tales: Marina Pita inherits a passion for the environment
As Seward Park’s Environmental Events Coordinator, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ senior Marina Pita explores a much deeper and personal connection with nature.
UAA’s Kay Balston Named Adviser of the Year
Congratulations, Kay Balston, who was recently named Adviser of the Year by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Association of Professional Advisers and Counselors (APAC)! Balston, an adviser in Undergraduate Advising in Undergraduate Academic Affairs, received the award “in honor of exceptional service to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students, staff, and faculty.â€� One adviser each year receives this award.
2009 Bonderman Travel Fellows named
Eleven Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students recently received word that they’ve been awarded a Bonderman Travel Fellowship. Students traveling with this $20,000 fellowship set off on journeys that are at least eight months long and take them to at least two regions of the world. While traveling, students may not pursue academic study, projects, or research.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ sophomore selected for comprehensive Institute for International Public Policy Scholarship
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ sophomore Ida McRae was recently selected for the Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) Scholarship, a major national scholarship that provides students from underrepresented minority groups with intentionally-designed education and training experiences critical to entry and advancement in international affairs careers.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Honors students selected to participate in Global Honors College seminar on sustainability
Eight Asian and American universities—̹½ÊÓÆµ, Columbia, Harvard, Korea, National University of Singapore, Peking, Waseda, and Yale—are considering the formation of a Global Honors College that will regularly assemble groups of faculty and students to study, on site and on line, issues of enduring and emerging global concern.
Congratulations and thank you to our 2009 UAA Recognition Awards Recipients
On June 3, 2009, these exceptional Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees were honored at the Eleventh Annual UAA Recognition Event.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ undergraduate selected for Boren Scholarship
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ senior Ryo Kato was recently selected as a National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholar, a major national scholarship that provides U.S. undergraduates up to $20,000 to study abroad for an academic year in world regions critical to U.S. interests.
Undergraduate Academic Affairs Service Awards, 2008-09
Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ undergraduates selected for Fulbright Scholarships
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ undergraduates Monica Barrett, Alexandra Duncan, and Cameron Rule were recently selected as Fulbright Fellows. The Fulbright Program for US Students is the largest US international exchange program offering opportunities for United States students to undertake international graduate study, advanced research and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.