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Newsletter of the University of Washington
College of Arts and Sciences
Winter-Spring 2007
Letter
from the Dean
What's News
Celebrating Distinguished
Alumni | Whale Skeleton Will Find a Home at the Burke Museum | Novel
By Professor Shawn Wong Becomes Award-Winning Film
Capsule's Time Has Come
After 51 years, a Communications Building time capsule
will be opened during Washington Weekend, and a new capsule prepared
by students will be installed.
Retired Teacher Endows History Chair
Alumnus Don Logan, who spent years teaching Seattle public schools
after earning two history degrees at the UW, has endowed a chair
in the Department of History.
Music Alive! In the Yakima Valley
Through two School of Music courses, a group of UW students
traveled to Washington's Yakima Valley to teach--and learn from--K-12
students.
40 and Counting: Long-time Faculty Reflect
on their Years at the UW
Since their arrival, they have faced Vietnam War demonstrations,
major budget cuts, and the introduction of email and the web. Four
faculty discuss the changes they've seen since arriving at the UW
in the 1960s. Related story: Willis
Konick's Six Decades on Campus.
Making Music Matter: Washington's Teacher of the
Year
"[The students] make me laugh every day. And they will
try anything," says Monte Cristo Elementary School teacher
Andrea Peterson ('96), recently named Washington Teacher of the
Year.
National
Book Award for Egan
Tim Egan ('81) has received the National Book Award for nonfiction
for a book about the Great American dust bowl.
A&S Research
Jim Gregory: Civil Rights History Comes to
Life on the Web
Donald Brownlee: Comet Dust Yields Surprises
Awards, Honors, and Professorships
Domke
Named Washington Professor of the Year; McHugh
Selected for Inaugural USA Fellowship; Other Awards, Honors,
and Professorships
A&S Calendar
©2007
A&S Perspectives - Editor: Nancy Joseph
University of Washington, College of Arts and Sciences
Box 353765, Seattle, WA 98195-3765
(206) 543-5340 - nancyj@u.washington.edu
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