Office of the University Registrar

Todd Mildon, University Registar and newly-appointed Information Officer for Student Life, recently announced that Virjean Edwards has accepted the new position of Deputy University Registrar. The following message was sent to the Registrar’s staff.

Good afternoon, Colleagues,

I am writing to announce that Virjean Edwards has accepted a new role in our office.  Beginning immediately, Virjean will serve as the Deputy University Registrar.  In this position Virjean will oversee all operations in the Office of the Registrar.  The Associate Registrars and Associate Director will therefore report to her.

Virjean’s organizational skills, clear leadership among her colleagues throughout the University, and extensive experience at the University make her ideally suited for this new challenge.  She has my full confidence and support.

Virjean will report to me, and I will continue to serve as University Registrar.  In this way I can provide strategic direction and support to the office, while at the same time devoting substantial time and energy to my new responsibilities as the Information Officer for Student Life.

Virjean and I will work together to make each of our new roles successful.  I am confident that we can build the foundations of my new office in the coming year, while at the same time continuing our tradition of excellence in the Office of the Registrar.

Please join me in congratulating Virjean.  I know you will give her your full support.  With that support, we will all be able to look back at the end of the year ahead and take great pride.  We have only begun to show how much we can contribute to the University and its mission of service, learning, and discovery.

With respect and gratitude for each of you,

- Todd

Today—Friday, Oct. 23—is officially proclaimed “Purple and Gold” day by Governor Christine Gregoire. Just another reason to celebrate our esteemed University. Go Dawgs!

Governor Chris Gregoire issues “Purple and Gold Day” proclamation
for Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
SEATTLE—In recognition of the University of Washington’s Homecoming celebration, UW alumna and Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire has proclaimed Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 to be “Purple and Gold Day” in the state of Washington.
That’s the day before the UW’s Homecoming football game against Oregon, which kicks off at 12:30 p.m. at Husky Stadium.
“The University of Washington has a rich history of academic excellence, groundbreaking research, winning athletics, and life-changing innovation,” the proclamation reads. “I urge all citizens to don purple and gold in honor of this world-class institution.”
Governor Gregoire, a 1969 and ‘71 UW graduate, has now issued “Purple and Gold Day” proclamations each of the last three years.
For more information on Homecoming at the University of Washington, visit UWalum.com or call the UW Alumni Association at 206‐543‐0540 or 1‐800‐AUW‐ALUM.

This post is an update to a previous entry, available here: Carry the UW in your hand.

The University’s iPhone application, m.UW, has been downloaded and used many hundreds of students. But what about those on campus without Apple’s high-tech phone or its cousin, the iPod Touch?

A version of m.UW is being developed now for another popular smartphone platform, RIM’s Blackberry. (Specific information regarding its release will be posted when available.) More importantly, the content in m.UW can be accessed by any mobile device simply by viewing this web address: m.uw.edu from a mobile web browser.