Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership
During this academic year more than 5,000 undergraduates devoted half a million hours to university-sponsored public service. These students showcased their civic engagement projects at the annual Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership.
Encouraging Connections Through Service
“It’s easy for society to look the other way at homelessness, but it takes heart and courage to say enough is enough and put yourself out there to make a difference,” says Law, Societies, and Justice senior Munish Bharti, adding that “the collaboration between undergrads and alumni was fantastic.”
Whose Patriotism is This, Anyway?
“Everyone was respectful and supportive of each other," senior Michaela Ogden says of the 17 students in the class, who ranged from outspoken liberals to conservative ROTC recruits. "It’s very difficult to find a class where you can engage in conversations about contentious issues at the level we did... a class environment in which all students are comfortable discussing these issues without feeling vulnerable.”
Designing a Faster Mousetrap
The annual Trapster Races challenge students to build and race miniature cars powered by mousetraps. "…Every year I see new ideas that I had never thought about. The students continue to surprise me. And I love to be surprised," said Magnus Feil, assistant professor of industrial design.
48 Students + 15,000 Hours = 1 Formula Motorsports Racecar
"This is really a great learning experience for us. It's the sort of engineering process that employers are looking for," said Evan Marquardt, a senior in mechanical engineering that helped build the car from scratch.
HuskyFest & Discovery Days: A Weekend in Photos
Engineering Discovery Days coincided with HuskyFest, a campus-wide celebration of the UW's 150th anniversary that ran April 19-21. In case you missed it, or want to relive the fun, check out a slideshow by Katherine B. Turner | UW Admissions.
Seattle Sketcher Illustrates Campus
"Oh, spring at the U-Dub! The best thing about it is that you don't have to pay tuition to enjoy it. Anyone can wander through campus, and there's much more to see than the striking, but fleeting cherry blossoms in the Quad," writes Seattle Times artist Gabriel Campanario.
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