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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The results of our first community interest survey are in and one thing is certain—we like to eat! In order to better understand the topics that interest UW faculty and staff, we asked a series of questions on healthy living, engagement with culture, and work-life interests. What we found was a surprising amount of consensus, [...]

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I recently spoke with Tiffany Castro, a Whole U ambassador from the Office of Student Transition Programs in Tacoma. Her passion for helping people and for wellness made it completely clear why she agreed to volunteer her time as an ambassador. Thanks for taking the time to talk with me! Tell me a little about [...]

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Maintaining a healthy diet can be a challenge in itself — and on a college campus, where office candy jars seem to lurk around every corner and student-fueling sugar and caffeine are everywhere  – it can be even tougher. But there are a few gems in and around University of Washington’s Tacoma campus that can [...]

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Well it’s been one month since we launched The Whole U, and what a busy month it has been! We have grown the content on our website to 35 articles and 116 discounts, launched the Community Interest Survey and an Activity Toolkit, and have 135 Whole U ambassadors working to bring Whole U resources to [...]

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