A big thank you to all who attended The Whole U’s Free Photo Day this past Sunday, August 24. The Whole U hosted this new event to celebrate UW’s wonderful faculty and staff and nearly 400 UW Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma families and friends came out to enjoy the event. Given the 11a.m. – 3p.m. [...]

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Did you hear the news? UW was named one of the Great Colleges to Work for in 2014 by the Chronicle of Higher Education! We were honored for overall employee job satisfaction and tenure clarity and process. The Whole U decided to celebrate by taking a closer look at the UW. Check out these 10 [...]

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Capturing a photo worth printing can be a difficult task in this era of cell phone cameras and selfies. Let a professional photographer come to the rescue on Free Photo Day! All UW faculty and staff are invited to the Seattle campus on Sunday, August 24 to have their picture taken. Feel free to bring [...]

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It should come as no surprise to those who frequently visit The Whole U that we like to celebrate milestones. This month we get to celebrate one of our own: The Whole U’s first half birthday! And while there is no half-birthday cake to mark the occasion, we did celebrate by pulling together our first [...]

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Let’s start with a softball question: how long have you been with the UW? I just finished my 7th year. If someone didn’t know you, how would you describe your role? I’m the head of Human Resources for UW Medicine. I have four directors who report to me, and they handle day-to-day HR operations for [...]

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I recently spoke with Zach Druce, a Whole U ambassador and Student Affairs Program Ops Specialist in Tacoma. Take a minute to get to know him! What brought you to the UW? I’ve been here two and a half years. I had finished my masters in Coaching and Athletic Administration, and my wife and I [...]

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The Whole U team is proud to announce that our kettlebell record is up for this week’s Guinness World Records Fan Choice Record of the Week with a chance to win the Fan Choice Record of the Year award. In order to win, we need the most online votes by 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 22. [...]

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The nail biting amongst The Whole U team is finally over! We have received official confirmation from Guinness World Records that our UW faculty and staff made history on January 24 when we gathered to set a new record for the world’s largest kettlebell workout/demonstration class! In the words of Mrs. Marti Young, who coached [...]

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The Whole U launched in January with the Largest Kettlebell Workout in History! The feedback from faculty and staff was positive, but we also heard that people wanted an event that they could do on their schedule with friends and family. Enter The Whole U Scavenger Hunt: a geocaching adventure on all three campuses that [...]

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How do you run a Scavenger Hunt that spans three campuses and two days? You use technology! The Whole U has partnered with Groundspeak, a local company that is the worldwide leader in geocaching. Since 2000, people have used GPS devices to find hidden treasures (called caches) all over the planet. But we’re taking this [...]

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Spring is coming, and we have the perfect event to celebrate: a giant, challenging, and unique scavenger hunt of UW! Put your University knowledge to the test and explore campus in a whole new way. Why Play? Because it’s fun! Scavenger hunts bring out the kid in us. Go new places, track down clues, and [...]

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We know that not everyone has a Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram account, but that doesn’t mean you should miss out! Here’s a roundup of the best things that happened on The Whole U’s pages this month. My favorite thing was our Facebook contest: And the Post continued! Reflecting on all the great things about being at UW definitely [...]

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