How to Find New Hobbies and Foster Creativity
In the ever-lasting quest for a balanced life, making space for hobbies, passions and creativity can be a pivotal key in finding our equilibrium. Our hobbies are an important way to express our creativity and to explore who we are. They can also bring challenges, a sense of accomplishment, and an opportunity to connect with [...]
Purple out UW Athletics events this autumn
Autumn is quickly approaching and it’s time for the Husky fall sports season! Check out these great deals and discounts for UW faculty and staff. Washington Husky Football Washington Husky Football season is right around the corner and we’ve got UW employees covered with discounted tickets up to 40% off! This special offer is exclusively [...]
Spring Kitchen: 5 Healthy Cookbooks
As March is National Nutrition Month, our friends at the University Book Store served up five enticing cookbooks whose recipes will energize you to work out and inspire you to eat in. The Don’t Panic Pantry Cookbook By Noah Galuten This is the cookbook that seeks to answer the eternal question: “What am I supposed [...]
Special Discounts for Husky Football Tickets
Husky Football season is right around the corner and we’ve got Whole U members covered with discounted tickets up to 40% off! This special offer is exclusively available to you as UW faculty and staff! Buy tickets for the below home games and remember to grab your Husky gear from Husky Authentic. You can show your [...]
Walk in Another’s Shoes: Biographies & Memoirs
Like a mentor you can call on at any time, a good biography (or autobiography) is packed with life lessons that can act as a source of insight and inspiration. The best part of these stories? They’re all true. The University Book Store selected a few favorites to supplement your late-summer reading—wherever the month of [...]
Start a Reading Tradition this Holiday
Now is the perfect time to snuggle up with a good book. With cold winter nights, many people taking vacation for the holidays, and everyone doing our best to stay inside and limit contact to our immediate households, reading offers a sort of solace from everything that is going on. The holiday season is a [...]
Staying Connected: Distant, but Not Disengaged
With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping us at home and limiting our ability for connect in person with others, it’s left many been feeling isolated, separated from friends, and missing their social life. But during this time of physical distancing, there are a variety of ways we can stay connected and engaged with our friends, families, [...]
Celebrate Pride Month Virtually!
June is nationally recognized as Pride Month, a month dedicated to honoring the 1969 Stonewall Riots in Manhattan, celebrating LGBTQIA+ communities, and raising awareness for LGBTQIA+ equality. While this June may look a little different, Pride Month events and activities are still happening in full force virtually. We invite you to explore below virtual opportunities [...]
Celebrate Earth Day at UW with these virtual events
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which has been recognized at the University of Washington since the very first year it was held in 1970. Although COVID-19 prevents us from gathering together in person this year, we can still engage, learn, and make meaningful contributions to support our planet with a host [...]
UW Poetry Café: Poet Spotlight
Last week, we put out the call for your favorite poems and original compositions—part of our virtual Poetry Café in honor of National Poetry Month in April. Check out our various poem prompts here. From re-writing UW’s college yell to setting down a few lines about a favorite place that inspires you, we guarantee there’s [...]
Join our virtual Poetry Café for Poetry Month
In this time of uncertainty and great concern, we can rely on poems to offer wisdom, uplifting ideas, and language that prompts reflection that can help us slow down and center mentally, emotionally, spiritually. Since launching in April 1996, National Poetry Month has given people an annual occasion to celebrate the importance of poets and [...]