Alumni Newsletter

October 5, 2022

Director’s Welcome – Fall 2022

With the start of autumn, the halls and meeting rooms of the HUB are buzzing as we see the largest freshman class in UW history start their educational journey. Prior…

Lincoln’s Log – Fall 2022

It’s here at long last…the start of a new academic school year. There’s something exciting and energizing about the start of a new school year. I felt that when I…

Welcome, New Student Leaders – Fall 2022

ASUW and GPSS student leaders started their new roles this summer and have been hard at work preparing to support and advocate for UW students. Get to know this year’s ASUW and GPSS student…

May 7, 2021

Director’s Welcome – Spring 2021

This past winter, Seattle had just one snow storm. Unfortunately, it came with some powerful winds that toppled an iconic part of the HUB’s landscape, a 60+ year-old cork oak…

Behind the masks, so many feelings and things are happening — exhaustion, burnout, struggle, uncertainty, languishing, numb-bum-syndrome, adult acne, wallowing, fear, loss…the unknown. Behind the masks, you might be feeling…

Alumni Spotlight: Melanie Mayock, 2012-13 GPSS Vice President; 2011-12 GPSS Secretary

When did you graduate, and what are you up to now?I graduated with a double Masters in Public Policy and Urban Planning in 2013. Today I work at Sound Transit…

Student Spotlight: Antonio Gonzalez, 2020-21 ASUW Director of Internal Policy

What is your position with ASUW and what are some of your current responsibilities?I am the Director of Internal Policy for ASUW. Some of my responsibilities consist of being the…

Event Feature: Virtual RSO Fairs

This winter, the HUB hosted its first Virtual RSO Fair using the Gather platform, which utilizes proximity video chat. It’s a bit like playing a video game with character icons…

March 4, 2021

Director’s Welcome – Winter 2021

I have noticed a theme in my Alumni Newsletter messages – the seasons and weather. Par for the course and symbolic of this past year, the winter weather in Seattle…

Lincoln’s Log – Winter 2021

Hey, y’all. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth so many personal and professional challenges, uncertainties, weirdness…I’m sure you have some words to add. Perhaps they can’t be said in print? …

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Darlene Marie “Daya” Mortel Edouard, 2002-03 ASUW Director of Programming

What was your most memorable UW class? Why?Oh so many! Generally, I’d say it was any and every class I took in American Ethnic Studies. Not only did I learn…

Student Spotlight: Hannah Sieben, 2020-21 GPSS Vice President of Legislative Affairs

What is your position with GPSS and what are some of your current responsibilities?I’m serving as the Vice President of Legislative Affairs for GPSS. In this role, I’m responsible for…

Event Feature: ASUW A+E Fall Programming

This academic year, ASUW Arts & Entertainment (A+E) has worked tirelessly to ideate ways to bring entertainment content to the students on campus that is engaging and exciting. By pairing…

March 22, 2020

The Director’s Welcome – Winter 2020

One of the greatest lessons the University of Washington tries to instill is that of resiliency. These unprecedented times are certainly testing all of our resiliencies with each day bringing…

Bubba’s Bulletin – Winter 2020

Hey y’all. The end of any academic quarter comes with looks of exhaustion and anxiety from many of our students. The quarter system can be brutal…not only in the classroom,…