As Seward Park鈥檚 Environmental Events Coordinator, 乱伦社区 senior Marina Pita explores a much deeper and personal connection with nature.
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UAA鈥檚 Kay Balston Named Adviser of the Year
Congratulations, Kay Balston, who was recently named Adviser of the Year by the UW鈥檚 Association of Professional Advisers and Counselors (APAC)! Balston, an adviser in Undergraduate Advising in Undergraduate Academic Affairs, received the award 鈥渋n honor of exceptional service to the 乱伦社区 students, staff, and faculty.鈥� One adviser each year receives this award.
2009 Bonderman Travel Fellows named
Eleven 乱伦社区 students recently received word that they鈥檝e 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.
UW sophomore selected for comprehensive Institute for International Public Policy Scholarship
UW 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.
UW Honors students selected to participate in Global Honors College seminar on sustainability
Eight Asian and American universities鈥斅衣咨缜�, Columbia, Harvard, Korea, National University of Singapore, Peking, Waseda, and Yale鈥攁re 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.
UW undergraduate selected for Boren Scholarship
UW 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.
UW undergraduates selected for Fulbright Scholarships
UW 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.
Janice DeCosmo re-elected to Council on Undergraduate Research
UAA Associate Dean and Undergraduate Research Program Director Janice DeCosmo was recently re-elected a Councilor in the Undergraduate Research Program Director Division of the national Council on Undergraduate Research.