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May 2012

• ECC Hosts Raise the Roof Party
• Peoples, Student Scholars Honored at 42nd Annual EOP Celebration
• 2012 ECC Community Graduations
• Statewide Washington MESA Day to be held May 19 at Microsoft
• UW Hosts 20th Annual Pacific Northwest McNair/EIP/GO-MAP Research Conference

April 2012

• Near Capacity Crowd Attends 8th Annual Kelly Lecture
• UW Student Maria Givens Named 2012 Native American Congressional Intern
• Sheila Edwards Lange Visits Yakima Valley
• UW Hosts “Native Pathways to College Day” on Olympic Peninsula
• OMA&D Staff and Students Visit ECC Murals Site
• Samuel E. Kelly ECC Construction Update
• Bailadores de Bronce Hosts 40th Gala
• Toppenish STEM Program Teaches Tomorrow’s Skills Today
• UW Environmental Innovation Challenge Winners Include LSAMP Student Lloyd Pasion

March 2012

• Students and Alumni Connect at Diversity Career Networking Night
• Alexes Harris To Present 8th Annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
• Spring 2012 OMA&D eNews
• UW Students Participate in National STEM Conference
• “UW Chicas” Win 2011 Fall Quarter S.M.A.R.T. Challenge

February 2012

• Design and Construction for UW Intellectual House Begins
• Women of Color Reception to be Held March 6
• UW GenOM Project Earns Community Diversity Award
• UW Community Gathers to Greet New ECC Director
• Staff Endowments Benefit UW Students
• OMA&D Hosts CEO Roundtable with Kim Hunter

January 2012

• Fencing Tells a Story at ECC Building Site
• Ethnic Cultural Center Construction Update
• Meet the New ECC Director Feb. 7
• Snoqualmie Indian Tribe Pledges $100K to Intellectual House
• Herrera Joins OMA&D as New ECC Director
• New Ethnic Cultural Center To Be Named In Honor of Dr. Samuel E. Kelly
• Peoples To Receive 2012 Odegaard Award
• OMA&D Mourns Loss of Gordon Hirabayashi
• Call for Volunteers – 2012 MLK Day of Service
• Fleming Inducted Into Rose Bowl Hall of Fame

December 2011

• UW Community Celebrates Kwanzaa
• Long Journey Home Planning Committee Members Reunite
• OMA&D Students Honored at National Research Conference
• UW Launches Faculty & Staff Insider Web Page
• Ethnic Cultural Center Construction Update

November 2011

• Faculty, Staff and Students Gather for Men Promoting Change Event
• Sheila Edwards Lange Receives Puget Sound Business Journal Honor
• OMA&D Mourns the Loss of Former UW Regent Ark Chin
• EXPD and First-Year Programs Hold Open House
• Alumni and Friends Enjoy The Weekend
• Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange Honored by Tabor 100

October 2011

• Show Your Purple on W Day Nov. 4
• Gallardo Named President-Elect of the Northwest Association of Special Programs
• Luis Fraga Named Among “100 Influentials” By Hispanic Business Magazine
• New Ethnic Cultural Center Breaks Ground
• ECC Groundbreaking Slated For Wed., Oct. 12
• Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange Named One of Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2011 Women of Influence
• Fall Quarter S.M.A.R.T. Challenge to Kickoff October 17

September 2011

• OMA&D Receives New $3.96 Million GEAR UP Grant To Serve Low-Income Middle and High School Students
• Dr. Edwards Lange Throws Strike on Dawg Daze Night at Safeco Field
• UW State GEAR UP Project Celebrates Milestone As Students Begin Fall Quarter
• Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange To Throw Out First Pitch at Mariners’ Game Wednesday
• UW Kicks Off 150th Anniversary Celebration

August 2011

• OMA&D To Host The Weekend October 29
• Ethnic Cultural Center Renovation Update
• President Young Meets Minority Community Leaders
• OMA&D and Partners Host Alumni Soirée
• Del Rosario To Receive 2011 Diversity Award for Community Building
• UW Business Diversity Program Hosts Annual Catering Event
• UW’s Veronica Quintero Crowned Miss Seafair

July 2011

• OMA&D Web Site Launches Student Blog
• UW Students Competing for Title of Miss Seafair
• Register Today for the 2011 Alumni Soirée
• UW State GEAR UP’s College Planning Series Reaches Out to Students, Parents

June 2011

• MAP Scholarship Applications Now Available
• Washington MESA Hosts National Engineering Design Challenge June 24-26
• Community Academic Mentorship Programs Celebrate Successful Year
• Call For Nominations: 2011 Diversity Award for Community Building
• GEAR UP Project “Lead The Way” Featured In Yakima Herald-Republic
• OMA&D Academic Counselor Linda Ando Brings Message of Hope to Japan
• UW State GEAR UP Project Hosts Summer Institute Reception
• OMA&D Associate VP Emile Pitre Co-Authors Study Published In Science
• President Obama Appoints Luis Fraga to Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence For Hispanics
• UW Student Veronica Quintero Named Miss Hispanic Seafair

May 2011

• Ng, Student Scholars Honored at 41st Annual EOP Celebration
• Statewide Washington MESA Day To Be Held May 14 at Microsoft
• UW Hosts 19th Annual Pacific Northwest McNair & EIP Research Conference May 19-21

April 2011

• UW Students Participate In National STEM Conference

March 2011

• UW Center for Undergraduate Advising, Diversity & Student Success Holds Grand Opening
• UW Champions Program Serving Foster Care Youth and Alumni
• ECC Hosts 8^th Annual Women of Color Reception
• Saundra McGuire To Participate In OMA&D STEM Workshop
• Dr. Luis Fraga To Present Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
• OMA&D Spring 2011 eNews
• 41st Annual EOP Celebration To Be Held Thursday, May 5
• Washington MESA Receives Inaugural Washington STEM Grant

February 2011

• OMA&D Participates In Fifth Annual African Heritage Unity Celebration
• Escobedo To Head Up New College Access Challenge Grant

January 2011

• Brown Bag Lecture Series Highlights UW Faculty
• Next Generation Speaker Series Features STEM Panel
• Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture – Call For Nominations
• UW Alumnus Tyrone Howard To Speak At Suzzallo Library March 4
• Matching Funds and New Name Announced for UW Longhouse

December 2010

• Assunta Ng Named 2011 Charles E. Odegaard Award Recipient
• New Diversity Portal Featured on UW Home Page
• Masquerade Event Commemorates ECC Closure Prior To Renovation Project
• OMA&D Counselor Jo-Nathan Thomas Featured in UW Daily Article
• An Evening with Spike Lee

November 2010

• OMA&D’s Ethnic Cultural Center Hosts Masquerade Event December 3

October 2010

• Samuel E. Kelly Autobiography Featured in University Week
• UW Graduate Makes History With Obama Autograph On iPad
• EOP Alum Lull Mengesha Appears On New Day Northwest
• OMA&D Welcomes UW State GEAR UP Project
• OMA&D Mourns the Loss of MCAC Member Roberto Maestas
• Homecoming Football Game Time Announced For The Weekend

September 2010

• MCAC Honors Outgoing President Mark Emmert
• OMA&D Fall 2010 E-news
• OMA&D Awarded Two Student Support Services Grants
• Spokane Teacher Presented MESA’s 2010 Mona Bailey Leadership Award

August 2010

• Elliott Named Recipient of the 2010 Diversity Award for Community Building
• OMA&D To Host Welcome Daze September 24
• 2011 Freshman Admission Application Deadline For UW Seattle Campus Moved To December 15

July 2010

• UW Yakima Valley GEAR UP Parent Oscar Hernandez Wins National Honor
• UW Student Garners LSAMP Outstanding Engineering Mentor Award
• OMA&D and Campus Partners Host Successful Alumni Remix
• UW Awarded Five-Year College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Grant

June 2010

• STAR Program Earns Five-Year Grant Renewal
• Washington MESA Day Winners Announced

May 2010

• Nelson Del Rio, Student Scholars Honored At 40th Annual Celebration
• UW To Host 2010 National MEChA Conference
• Four UW Student-Athletes Named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars
• Washington MESA Day To Be Held May 22 At Microsoft
• Palau President and UW Alum Johnson Toribiong Visits With Pacific Islander Community

April 2010

• OMA&D Hosts McNair/EIP/Go-MAP Research Conference
• UW World Series Presents
• OMA&D To Host 18th Annual Pacific NW McNair/EIP/Go-MAP Research Conference
• Diversity In A Time Of Fiscal Adversity Conference
• Dr. Richard Ladner To Present Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
• Over 100 In Attendance For Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
• Alexandra Herndon Receives UNCF/Merck Science Initiative Award
• The Power of Giving Back Alumni Spotlight – Jeet Bindra
• The Power of Giving Back Alumni Spotlight – Dr. Anita (Johnson) Connell
• The Power of Giving Back Alumni Spotlight – Derrick Mar

March 2010

• OMA&D Mourns the Loss of FEOP Advisory Board Member Ernie Aguilar
• UW and WSU Tri-Cities Launch Early Outreach Partnership Website
• OMA&D Spring 2010 E-Newsletter
• The Power of Giving Back
• ECC Hosts 7th Annual Women of Color Reception

February 2010

• Diversifying Our Professional Workforce Speaker Series
• EOP Students Honored At Winter Recognition Reception
• Fourth Annual African Heritage Unity Celebration

January 2010

• OMA&D Participates In Husky Promise Tour
• 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

December 2009

• The Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
• 2009 Champions of Diversity Award Winners Honored

October 2009

• Educational Opportunity Program Receives $25,000 Grant
• The Weekend
• The Weekend 2009
• The OMA&D Fall 2009 E-newsletter
• The Mentor Power for Success Program

September 2009

• Welcome Daze 2009
• Chief John Vinson

August 2009

• 2009 Eastern Washington Scholars Reception
• $2.6 million grant

July 2009

• Video: Celebration of Dr. Samuel E. Kelly’s life
• Ricardo Aguirre
• Fabiola Viveros
• Leadership Team

June 2009

• RSVP to the Alumni Remix
• Alumni Remix

March 2009

• OMA&D E-newsletter

October 2008

• Urrea Lecture and Reception

September 2008

• Welcome Daze 2008
• Fiestas Patrias

August 2008

• Eastern Washington Scholars Reception

July 2008

• Diversity Catering

January 2008

• MLK Day of Service

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