Faculty Friday: Jennifer Bean
Deep in a cavernous concrete basement, Jennifer Bean sits stooped over a Steenbeck machine. The large, flatbed editor helps her hand-control the frame-by-frame movement of a filmstrip nobody has seen in eighty years. Like all filmstrips produced before the mid-century introduction of acetate safety stock, it is made of nitrocellulose, a highly flammable material prone [...]
Coaches’ Corner: Amy Griffin
When UW Women’s Soccer associate head coach Amy Griffin thinks about winning a national championship, she thinks about everything that has to go right. Not in terms of lucky bounces or fortuitous footwork, but in terms of the ways a championship team will prepare and support one another—both during games and in times in between. [...]
Faculty Friday: Shannon Dudley
It’s an instrument unlike any you’ve ever seen or heard. Tracing its origins to early 20th century Trinidad, the steel pan is constructed by hammering notes into the sunken bottom of an oil drum and played using small, rubber-tipped mallets. But the instrument’s outward simplicity belies complex origins. “For the people of Trinidad, the steel pan represents [...]
Faculty Friday: Ann Ishimaru
As millions of students go back to school this September, one University of Washington professor says school leaders and other involved adults have just as much opportunity to learn once the first bell rings. “There are forms of expertise that educators don’t have,” says Dr. Ann Ishimaru, an associate professor of Educational Policy, Organizations & [...]
Staff Story: Chuck Sloane
As University Ombud, Chuck Sloane does a lot of listening. One thing he hears most often is, “What’s an Ombud?” The term, he explains, finds its origins in early 19th century Sweden, where growth of the government put it at an increasing distance from local concerns. In an effort to preserve its connections to individuals, [...]
Staff Story: Sandra Kinney
When the stressors of life as a social worker attack, Sandra Kinney jabs back with a two-pronged defense. By day, Kinney provides training and support to thousands of Washington’s child welfare workers, foster parents, and caregivers through more than 125 classes and customized coaching sessions as interim executive director of the Alliance for Child Welfare [...]
Staff Story: Barbara Bartolatz
Barbara Bartolatz knows what it means to be from Tacoma. She grew up in the city’s North End, attending Stadium High School where she was an active participant in regional philanthropy efforts such as the second annual Relay for Life. She also knows what it means to be resilient. The first in her family to [...]
Staff Story: Carolyn Chow
On Friday afternoon, 36 high school students and their families will gather at Intellectual House for a graduation ceremony celebrating their completion of UW Nurse Camp—a program that lasts only five days, but which will likely alter the course of many their lives. Co-founded* in 2009 by Carolyn Chow, director of admissions and student diversity [...]
Faculty Friday: Brenda Williams
As co-director of the University of Washington Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic, Brenda Williams’ work bridges two worlds. “When folks hear what I do, they’ll often think that University of Washington law students enter the Tulalip Tribal Court space and provide a service, but it’s actually the reverse,” she says. “What our students gain from [...]
Faculty Friday: Angélica Cházaro
For Angélica Cházaro, great tumult comes with even greater opportunity. An assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law, Cházaro specializes in immigration and refugee law. Over the past two years, her expertise has been called on more than ever as US immigration policy dominates the national political conversation. “Teaching immigration law has [...]
Staff Story: Hadi Rangin
Do you create websites, videos, or digital documents such as PDFs or Word? Have you ever wondered what it’s like to access these materials if you’re unable to see, hear, or use a mouse? Expand your notion of “everyone” at an Oct. 22 seminar for learning simple techniques for creating digital content that is accessible to all, co-hosted [...]
#UWtimeoff: Send Us Your Summer Snapshots
Graduation is over, grades are in, and summer is officially underway. While passion never rests at the University of Washington—it will be on full display throughout our Raise the Bar summer challenge for wellness in the workplace—you’re probably thinking about taking some time off in the months ahead—or maybe you already have. We recognize that. [...]