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Computer models to fly you to the moon
Undergraduate service makes a difference for the community and students
Robinson Center alumni and friends connect over chocolate
Donors recognized at Dean’s Club event
UW Dream Project to expand and deepen programming thanks to support from the Gates Foundation The Dream Project, a college access and retention program housed within Undergraduate Academic Affairs, is taking bold steps to expand, deepen and evaluate its work of helping first-generation and low-income students attain their higher education and raise awareness among university students about the issues of educational opportunity and social mobility. More...
UW senior selected for national fellowship for aspiring teachers of color University of Washington senior and Issaquah, WA, native Emily Lee 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. More...
Robinson Center students provide insight into their experiences This fall, the Robinson Center produced a series of videos with students
in the Transition School, Early Entrance Program, and the UW Academy.
Students talk about why they wanted to join this unique learning
community. More... Honors students prep for a national poetry slam, a record-number of students present their research, Distinguished Teaching Awardees are announced, a Mary Gates Scholar talks about his troubled past, and more. See who’s making news in UAA.
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Welcome from the Dean In 2009-10, more than 6,000 undergrads participated in research with UW faculty and nearly 5,000 undergrads participated in University-sponsored public service. June 9 June 11 What are you doing now? How have your undergraduate experiences impacted your current work? Tell us about it by emailing UAAalum@uw.edu and we’ll include it in the Alumnotes section of this e-newsletter. Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center Center for Learning & Undergrad Enrichment Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards Office of Educational Assessment Robinson Center for Young Scholars Undergraduate Research Program This newsletter is produced by Undergraduate Academic Affairs to keep UAA alumni and friends connected to the diverse and inspiring undergraduate community at the University of Washington.
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Students who entered college in the fall of 2010 are
finishing their first year as University or Washington undergraduates. The very
same students I met at orientation and convocation from high schools across the
state, nation and world are now no longer in transition from high school to
college. They are UW students and identify with the University as opposed to
their high school. It’s a significant moment. Friendships are formed, learning
is happening, community is forming. Part of the joy of this work is seeing
these students triumph from struggle. Over the course of the year,
Undergraduate Academic Affairs has made some changes to continue to steward and
be a voice for the UW undergraduate experience. 
For alum Peter Norgaard, ’04, research was an integral
component of his undergraduate years. He conducted research as a NASA Space Grant and Mary Gates
Research Scholar, presented in the Undergraduate Research
Symposium multiple years, and was selected for a Goldwater Scholarship, a
national scholarship for science-major students. Read about Peter’s work in
computational modeling, a field with broad application and implications. 
In the 2009-10 school year, University of Washington
students devoted an astounding 619,222 hours to public service, engaging in the
community in meaningful ways. And alumni continued their dedication to service
and volunteering as well. Catch up with two alumni and two students in this
celebration of service and leadership. 
Last February, the Robinson Center for Young Scholars hosted
an open house for Robinson Center students, parents, alumni, and parents of
alumni. Conversation was bright, friendships were formed and renewed, and
chocolate flowed freely from the chocolate fountain. Enjoy a few alumni,
parent, and student reminiscences on their favorite memories of the Robinson
Center. 
Celebrating the inaugural year of Undergraduate Academic
Affairs' Dean's Club, Ed and Sue Taylor hosted a cozy reception for Dean's Club
members. Enjoy a few photos from the event. 
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