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  • 1968 to 2008: Celebrating 40 Years of Diversity Efforts at the University of Washington
    Learn about the history of the Black Student Union's 1968 takeover of University of Washington President Odegaard's office and the effect it has had on diversity at the University of Washington over the last 40 years.

  • 2005 Freshman Convocation
    UW president Mark Emmert presides over this annual ceremony to honor and welcome new freshmen and their families to the university. Dr. Priti Ramamurthy, associate professor of Women’s Studies, is this year’s guest presenter who speaks on “Worldly Selves, Thinking Matters.' She focuses on the multiple worlds that constitute the UW and why students should explore these worlds. She discusses why imaginative thinking, intellectual curiosity and ethical dialogue are the cornerstones of a good education.

  • 2005 President's Annual Address
    In the year since his first annual address, President Mark Emmert engaged in many conversations with others about the core values of the University of Washington. In his second annual address, Emmert reports on the results of those conversations, focusing on how they shape his vision for the UW's future.

  • 2006 Freshman Convocation
    University of Washington President Mark Emmert presides over this fall’s freshman convocation ceremony, in which administrators, the Board of Regents, faculty and student leaders welcome new freshmen and their families. Accomplished UW scholar Dr. Edward Taylor is the featured speaker, who serves as associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies as well as vice provost and dean for undergraduate academic affairs.

  • 2006 President's Annual Address
    In his annual address to the university community, UW President Mark Emmert reviews key issues and accomplishments from the past year and reports on efforts to ensure that the University is well positioned to meet the challenges of the future. The University's commitment to providing a rich learning experience for an excellent and diverse student body is a focal point.

  • 2007 Freshman Convocation
    The UW community welcomes the incoming class of 2007 on Sept. 23 at freshman convocation, which will be aired live on UWTV beginning at 10:30 a.m. PT. Incoming students, along with families and friends, will hear from many of the university’s key leaders. President Mark A. Emmert presides over the colorful ceremony, in addition to members of the Board of Regents and deans of the university’s 17 schools and colleges. Dr. Daniel Friedman, dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, delivers the welcoming address, "Five Things to Save in Addition to the Planet."

  • 2007 President's Annual Address
    In his 2007 annual address to the university community, UW President Mark Emmert focuses on two basic questions: How is the University doing? And, where is it going? After recognizing some of the accomplishments and challenges of the previous year, he discusses some of the key issues to the university's future, including providing a rich learning experience for its students as well as its efforts in global health and on issues related to the environment and sustainability.

  • 2008 Freshman Convocation
    Welcome to the 25th Annual Freshman Convocation! The University of Washington community welcomes the entering class of 2008. Our honored speaker is William H. Gates, III, chairman of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest philanthropic foundation in the world. UW Regent William H. Gates, Sr., who is also a co-chair of the Foundation and earned his bachelor's and law degrees at the UW (the School of Law's William H. Gates Hall is named in his honor) is also recognized and speaks.

  • 2008 President's Annual Address
    In his 2008 annual address to the University community, UW President Mark Emmert reflects on the many success from the last year at the University of Washington and anticipates the great things to come. Accomplishments in education, research, grant funding and diversity are just a few of the things he highlights from the 2007-2008 year. And with a new year under way, President Emmert discusses the current economic situation facing our country and UW as an institution.

  • 2009 Freshman Convocation
    The University of Washington community welcomes the entering class of 2009 at the 26th Annual Freshman Convocation.

    UW President Mark A. Emmert presides over the ceremony, featuring an address by two-time Pulitzer prize winning editorial cartoonist David Horsey, who received his B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington in 1976.



  • 2009 President's Annual Address
    University of Washington President Mark Emmert addressed the university community on Oct. 13, 2009. Hear what he has to say about the university's budget, future strategies and outstanding recent accomplishments.

  • 2010 Freshman Convocation
    Freshman Convocation has been called one of the two most important ceremonies that students attend while at the UW- the other, of course, being their commencement graduation ceremony. This year’s ceremony features the University President, members of the Board of Regents, deans, faculty and administrators - all gathered to inspire and impart their vision of the University and the world of discovery. MacArthur Foundation fellow Professor Tom Daniel is the keynote speaker. As a recipient of both the Distinguished Teaching Award and the Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award, Dr. Daniel is a student favorite and one of the University’s most highly regarded teachers.

  • Academic Community: June, 2007
    The University of Washington is proud to be an academic community where faculty expand our sum of knowledge and engage students in discovery and staff perform a myriad of functions that contribute to the operation of a great public University. In this installment of Uniquely Washington, UW Provost Phyllis Wise discusses many of the things that make us Uniquely Washington.

  • Advancing Our World. It's the Washington Way
    From climate change to advances in medicine to new challenges created by our wired world, there’s never been a bigger need for innovative thinking. And in classrooms, lecture halls and labs on three campuses, the faculty and students of the University of Washington are developing new technologies for a better planet.

  • Adventure Education
    The director of teacher education at the University of Washington interviews students and teachers in Washington about their experiences with Adventure Education, a form of Contextual Teaching and Learning.

  • Behind the Code
    In order to demonstrate that computer scientists work in a broad range of interesting fields, Keith Kaplan, Microsoft software architect, provides insights into the development of the broadcast series, Behind the Code. Hosted by David Vaskevitch, Microsoft Chief Technology Officer, Business Platform, he interviews some of Microsoft's most influential technical employees. Instead of examining specific technologies, Behind the Code takes a closer look at the person, the career and what it takes to produce world-class software. Program highlights demonstrate the career paths of leading software leaders as a way to motivate high school and college students to pursue careers in computer science.

  • Biofuels
    The University of Washington is partnering with Native American tribes to develop sustainable energy resources. In this story, we highlight the Yakama Nation's use of forest and mill waste to create fuel.

  • Celebrating Place: April, 2007
    We Northwesterners are passionate about the natural beauty of the place we live in, and are equally passionate about preserving it for future generations. In this installment of Uniquely Washington, UW Provost Phyllis Wise discusses ways the UW takes an active role in preserving and enhancing Washington for today...and tomorrow.

  • Children and Youth Day with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Part 1
    Part of the Dalai Lama's Seeds of Compassion events in Seattle, April 14 was a day specifically for children and youth to learn about compassion from leaders including His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The event included 15,500 students and educators from 25 counties in Washington state.

  • Children and Youth Day with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Part 2
    Part of the Dalai Lama's Seeds of Compassion events in Seattle, April 14 was a day specifically for children and youth to learn about compassion from leaders including His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The event included 15,500 students and educators from 25 counties in Washington state.

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    Distance Learning at The Cleveland Museum of Art allows classes to enrich their studies of history, language arts, science, math and the visual arts through the museum’s collection of art and artifacts from around the world. Dale K. Hilton, Director of Distance Learning at the Cleveland Museum of Art, explains how the museum’s exhibits can be shared with students through two-way and fully interactive videoconference conversations with museum educators.

  • Come Together Washington
    On October 15, 2004, the University of Washington hosted Come Together Washington, a celebration of the contributions the Seattle community and the university make to society. The event focused on how both are expanding the scope and power of education, advancing health frontiers, cultivating and protecting the natural environment, promoting economic vitality, and fostering active and diverse cultural richness. Speakers included Bill Gates, and the program featured high definition video footage of live remotes to Rome, Italy, China and Toppenish, Wash., from the UW Worldwide project.

    For more information, see UWTV's special Come Together Washington Web site.

  • Commencement 2007 - Experience It!
    The excitement builds towards Commencement 2007. This short video captures the excitement and experience as graduates go through the rituals of commencement, from picking up their caps and gowns to posing with the Husky mascot "Spirit." Banner marshals also share their excitement about being selected to carry the banner for their department.

  • Commencement 2008 Student Video
    A short video capturing the spirit of the 2008 graduating class that includes pictures from the last four years, as well as motivational and reflective interviews from the graduates.

  • Computers, Cultures and Constructions: Locating the Learner in the Con/Text of Digital Video Cases
    Innovative uses of video, audio, text, and graphics make it possible for the learner to engage in knowledge creation activities. In this presentation, Ricki Goldman-Segall will show examples and discuss how she has used rich media in her work with children.

  • Contextual Teaching and Learning 101
    Health and computer literacy teachers from Pasco High School, Washington, and a professor of English from Central Washington University discuss their collaborations to develop contextual teaching and learning programs for K-12 students and they discuss the ROUTE program "Realizing Our Urgency To Excel" that integrates science, health, and computer literacy.

  • Creating Healthier Lives. It's the Washington Way
    If you’ve ever wanted to make the world a healthier place, the University of Washington is the place to start. Working with government, business and nonprofit partners, the UW is finding new ways to advance education, to rethink health policy and to address a host of problems as complex as the human body itself.

  • Dawg Dish - 05/07/2010
    What makes University of Washington’s basketball fans so devoted that they’ll camp on concrete for a chance to get on national television? What does the University of Washington’s Lamborghini Lab have to do with Husky baseball? And how does the Husky gridiron gang stay fit in the off-season? Find out in the first episode of "Dawg Dish," hosted by recent Husky basketball standout Quincy Pondexter.

    A new episode of Dawg Dish debuts at 7:30 p.m. on the first Friday of each month.



  • Dawg Dish - 06/04/2010
    In this month's Dawg Dish, follow women’s soccer player Kendyl Peele as the Huskies take on the women Sounders team. Go behind-the-scenes of the Windermere Cup to see what it takes to film its television broadcast. Step off the court with Husky basketball player Darnell Gant and onto the stage as he stars in UW Drama’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” titled “A U-Dubber Night’s Dream.” Finally, see how offensive lineman Gregory Christine is making hits on and off the gridiron with musical group Bent Twig. UW women's basketball forward Liz Lay hosts.

  • Democracy, Diversity and Social Justice: Education in a Global Age
    James Banks gives the 29th annual faculty lecture entitled 'Democracy, Diversity and Social Justice: Education in a Global Age.' Banks has been a researcher and leader in efforts to increase educational equality for students for more than three decades. He has pursued questions related to education, racial inequality, and social justice in more than 100 journal articles and 20 books and examines the unity-diversity tension in 12 nations.

  • Developing Six Traits of Effective Writing
    Health and computer literacy teachers from Pasco High School, Washington, and a professor of English from Central Washington University discuss their collaborations to develop contextual teaching and learning programs for K-12 students and the ROUTE program "Realizing Our Urgency To Excel" that integrates science, health, and computer literacy.

  • Devil's Highway: An Evening with Author Luis Urrea
    Luis Alberto Urrea, member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame, is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph. Born in Tijuana, Mexico, to a Mexican father and an American mother, Urrea has published extensively in all the major genres and is currently published by Little, Brown and Company. The critically acclaimed author of 11 books, Urrea is an award-winning novelist, poet and essayist. The Devil's Highway, his 2004 non-fiction account of a group of Mexican immigrants lost in the Arizona desert, won the 2004 Lannan Literary Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pacific Rim Kiriyama Prize. A national best-seller, The Devil's Highway was also named a best book of the year by the Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, Kansas City Star and many other publications.

  • Dialogue with Mark Emmert on CCTV International
    University of Washington President Mark Emmert was interviewed in Beijing by Tian Wei for the program Dialogue on CCTV International, China's only English-language news channel. During the half-hour interview, Emmert was asked about a variety of challenges facing public universities, including tuition, government funding and access to higher education.

  • Discovery: January, 2007
    Culminating a campus-wide effort to define core values and the UW vision, this television series is part of a yearlong rollout of the UW's new vision statement. In the series, Provost Phyllis Wise presents monthly video messages that explore our core values and the attributes that make us "uniquely Washington."

    In this particular program, Provost Phyllis Wise focuses on "Discovery," which is at the heart of our vision statement and at the heart of everything we do at the University of Washington.

  • Don't Get Burned
    Stuck in a lame job? The University of Washington Alumni Association has just the ticket. Become a member and you get exclusive access to the Husky Career Network (formerly Career Connections), a database of 5,000 Huskies at the ready with information to get you to the career you want. Find out more at www.uwalum.com

  • Early Childhood Development: Early Learning, the Brain and Society
    How does a child’s capacity to learn relate to the central debate about nature or nurture? As part of the Early Childhood Development lecture series, Dr. Patricia Kuhl talks about children’s ability to learn effortlessly and the importance of social interaction in the learning process. Kuhl, professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences and co-director for the UW Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, is internationally recognized for her research on early language and brain development.

  • Environmental Leadership. It's the Washington Way
    It’s only natural that the University of Washington is a global leader in sustainability. Every day, thousands of UW students, researchers and faculty are finding new ways to improve the environment. What better place to create a more sustainable future than one of the greenest places on earth? Environmental leadership. It’s the Washington Way.

  • Everything Change, Everything Change: Recollections of Ida Nason, An American Indian Elder
    Ida Nason, a Wenatchi Indian elder from Ellensburg, Washington, gives a spirited oral history of Washington state, stories about the immense change thrust upon the Plateau tribes during her lifetime. Filmed in 1986, this is a story of survival and adaptation in a time of challenge and uncertainty. Hear Ida speak of traditional wisdom and about the harmony between nature and the Native American way of life.

  • Expanding World Views
    The University of Washington provides a truly global perspective. Students can work alongside the leading minds in their respective fields, and in fields that often venture far off the beaten path. They are driven by a common desire to understand, to discover and to create the kind of future we all want to see. It’s the Washington Way.

  • Field Notes from a Catastrophe LIVE! with Elizabeth Kolbert
    Known for her insightful and thought-provoking journalism, New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert tackles the controversial subject of global warming in her book, "Field Notes from a Catastrophe", the University of Washington's 2007 "Common Book" selection. Americans have been warned since the late nineteen-seventies that the buildup of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere threatens to melt the polar ice sheets and irreversibly change our climate. With little done since then to alter this dangerous course, now is the moment to salvage our future. By the end of the century, the world will likely be hotter than it's been in the last two million years, and the sweeping consequences of this change will determine the future of life on earth for generations to come.

  • From Knowledge to Compassion Action, Part 1
    A "Day of Science and Learning" with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and part of the Seeds of Compassion tour on Friday April 11, 2008 from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

    The Dalai Lama joined leaders in the area of compassion and empathy for a wide ranging discussion of how parents and educators can bring compassion into the lives of children and families. Held on the University of Washington campus, the event included Mark Greenberg, director of Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development at Penn State, who moderated panelists John Gottman, author of "How to Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child," University of Washington; Bob Marvin, co-originator, Circle of Security; Karen Gordon, Whole Child International; Mary Gordon, Roots of Empathy; and Roger Weissberg, president of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning.

  • From Knowledge to Compassion Action, Part 2
    A "Day of Science and Learning" with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and part of the Seeds of Compassion tour on Friday April 11, 2008 from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

    The Dalai Lama joined leaders in the area of compassion and empathy for a wide ranging discussion of how parents and educators can bring compassion into the lives of children and families. Held on the University of Washington campus, the event included Mark Greenberg, director of Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development at Penn State, who moderated panelists John Gottman, author of "How to Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child," University of Washington; Bob Marvin, co-originator, Circle of Security; Karen Gordon, Whole Child International; Mary Gordon, Roots of Empathy; and Roger Weissberg, president of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning.

  • Group 01: Computer Tech and Learning Disabilities
    "People with Disabilities and Computer Technology" addresses adaptive technology and computer applications for people with disabilities. In "Computers and People with Learning Disabilities," people with disabilities demonstrate the wide array of current technology they use for school and work.

  • Group 02: College: You Can DO-IT and Moving On
    In "College: You Can DO-IT!", college students with disabilities and staff share advice for success in college. "Moving On: The Two-Four Step" discusses tips for making a successful transition from two- to four-year postsecondary institutions, with special guidelines for students with disabilities.

  • Group 03: World Wide Access and Opening Doors
    "World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design" focuses on making WWW pages and other electronic resources available to people with disabilities. In "Opening Doors: Mentoring on the Internet," students develop supportive relationships with adult mentors on the Internet.

  • Group 04: Access to the Future and It's Your Career
    In "Access to the Future: Preparing Students with Disabilities for Careers," learn how college career developments staff can make services and programs accessible to students with disabilities. In "It's Your Career," college students with disabilities gain work-based learning experiences.

  • Group 05: DO-IT Scholars and Camp
    "DO-IT Scholars" discusses the program for high school students with disabilities. "Camp: Beyond Summer" explains how to add Internet experiences to summer camp programs for children and youth with disabilities.

  • Group 06: Real Connections and World Wide Access
    "Real Connections: Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone" - Increasing access to more students is a common reason for providing distance learning instruction. However, these programs tend to focus on students separated by distance or time, and rarely consider the needs of people with disabilities. This program demonstrates the barriers many distance learning courses erect to students and instructors with disabilities. "World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design" - Making WWW pages and other electronic resources available to people with disabilities.

  • Group 07: Equal Access and Science Teachers
    In "Equal Access: Science and Students with Sensory Impairments," students and employers with sensory impairments share strategies for success. "Working Together: Science Teachers and Students with Disabilities" shows successful students suggesting ways to make science activities accessible to students with disabilities.

  • Group 08: Equal Access and Computer Technology
    "Equal Access: Universal Design of Computer Labs" demonstrates how computer labs are essential on any college campus, and every student should be able to use those labs. By planning ahead, using principals of universal design, and training staff to be sensitive to users’ needs, computer labs can be accessible to everyone. "Working Together: People with Disabilities and Computer Technology" describes adaptive technology and computer applications for people with disabilities.

  • Group 09: Career and Gold and Working Together
    "It's Your Career" shows how college students with disabilities gain work-based learning experiences. In "Finding Gold: Hiring the Best and the Brightest," learn how staff and employers in cooperative education, internship, and other work-based learning programs can fully include participants with disabilities. Lastly, in "Working Together: Faculty and Students with Disabilities" college students with disabilities and faculty share their experiences.

  • Group 10: STEM and The Winning Equation
    "STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math" - The fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics need new minds for the new millennium. UWSTEM provides many kinds of assistance for all students, including women, racial and ethnic minority students and students with disabilities. In "The Winning Equation," learn strategies for fully including students with disabilities in science and math activities.

  • Group 11: Building The Team and Finding Gold
    "Building the Team: Faculty, Staff, and Students Working Together" shows how to create an inclusive post-secondary learning environment. In "Finding Gold: Hiring the Best and Brightest," see how staff and employers in cooperative education, internship, and other work-based learning programs fully include participants with disabilities.

  • Group 12: Taking Charge and Part of Me, Not All of Me
    "Taking Charge" shares testimonials from youth and adults with disabilities regarding living successful, self-determined lives. In "Part of Me, Not All of Me," teens with disabilities share their interests, activities and other aspects of their lives, showing that their disabilities do not define who they are.

  • Group 13: Learn and Earn: Tips and Support
    In "Learn and Earn: Tips for Teens," students with disabilities show how they benefit from work-based learning experiences. In "Learn and Earn: Supporting Teens with Disabilities," parents, teachers and mentors encourage teens with disabilities to participate in work-based learning.

  • Group 14: Mobility and Sensory Impairments
    In "Working Together: Computers and People with Mobility Impairments," people with mobility impairments demonstrate computer access technology. In "Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments," people with visual and hearing impairments demonstrate computer technology for school and work.

  • Group 15: Workplace Technology and Computer Access
    This program shares stories of people with disabilities who use assistive technology to enhance their career opportunities. Viewers will see demonstrations and hear testimonials on making technology accessible in the workplace.

  • Group 16: Equal Access - Libraries and Student Services
    Equal Access: Student Services (14:34) and Equal Access: Campus Libraries (10:29) - As increasing numbers of people with disabilities pursue postsecondary educational opportunities, the accessibility of admissions offices, libraries, computer labs, counseling and tutoring centers, and other student services is of increasing importance. More information is delivered using computer and network technologies, so libraries play an increasingly important role in ensuring that everyone has access to information technology. Patrons of such places and users of such services may have learning disabilities and/or visual, speech, hearing, and mobility impairments.

    DO-IT (01:28) - A promotional video for the DO-IT program at the University of Washington.

  • Group 17: DO-IT Promotes College and Career Success
    This DO-IT special feature includes three segments: How DO-IT Does It, Opening Doors: Mentoring on the Internet, and DO-IT Pals: An Internet Community. The program focuses on the peer and mentor support available for people with disabilities.

  • Group 18: Universal Design and Working Together
    In "Equal Access: Universal Design of Instruction," instructors and tutors explain how to design accessible instruction for all students since college students come from a variety of backgrounds with many types of learning styles, and some with disabilities. In "Working Together: Faculty and Students with Disabilities," college students with disabilities and faculty share their experiences.

  • Group 19: Taking Charge 3: Five Stories of Success and Self-Determination
    In this program produced by the University of Washington, hear testimonials from successful people with disabilities regarding living self-determined lives, featuring five individuals in high school, college, and careers.

  • Group 20: Self-Examination and Invisible Disabilities
    In “Self-Examination: Is Your Campus Accessible?,” students with disabilities and university leaders talk about how to make the campus and classroom more accessible. Young people with hidden disabilities such as learning disabilities or brain injuries describe their personal experiences and highlight strategies for helping them achieve success in college in “Invisible Disabilities and Postsecondary Education.”

  • I Teach: Educating Teachers at the University of Washington
    Educational equity and academic excellence are the cornerstones of professional development at the University of Washington's College of Education. Great teachers are the most significant factor in ensuring children's success in school, particularly for children in culturally diverse, poverty-impacted communities where academic achievement has historically lagged.

  • Innovation: May, 2007
    The Northwest has long been the crucible for innovators. Companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing and Starbucks have emerged and thrive in this creative environment. In this installment of Uniquely Washington, UW Provost Phyllis Wise discusses ways the UW takes an active role in educating the next generation of innovators.

  • Inside Olympia: Mark Emmert
    TVW's "Inside Olympia" host, Austin Jenkins, goes on the road for an in-depth one-hour conversation with University of Washington President Mark Emmert, who is leaving the UW to become president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

    This program is provided courtesy of TVW.



  • Interactive Videoconferencing
    Julia Shildmyer-Heighway, Director of Content Services Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (www.cilc.org) explores the use of interactive videoconferencing (IVC) as a powerful tool to support learning and inspire students and educators. IVC coordinates virtual field trips and other experiences that may not previously have been available to schools due to geographic, financial, or time limitations. Shildmyer-Heighway explains how to utilize IVC in the classroom and introduces several cross-curricular programs including a demonstration from the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Mote Marine Laboratory SeaTrek Program.

  • International Wolf Center
    See real, live wolves in their natural habitat! The International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota, advances the survival of wolf populations by teaching about wolves, their relationship to wild lands and the human role in their future. Andrea Lorek Strauss, the International Wolf Center’s National Information and Education Director, uses remote-controlled cameras positioned inside the center’s nature preserve to observe the wolves, gives a preview of the Wolves and Humans exhibit, and explains how students can learn valuable lessons from staff naturalists about wolf life and habitat.

  • InterSpiritual Discussion with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu: A.M. Session Part 2
    This Seeds of Compassion event, which was held on the University of Washington campus April 15, features the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu leading an interspiritual panel to focus on the common theme of compassion that lies at the heart of the world’s spiritual traditions.

  • InterSpiritual Discussion with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu: A.M. Session, Part 1
    This Seeds of Compassion event, which was held on the University of Washington campus April 15, features the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu leading an interspiritual panel to focus on the common theme of compassion that lies at the heart of the world’s spiritual traditions.

  • InterSpiritual Discussion: P.M. Session
    This Seeds of Compassion event, which was held on the University of Washington campus April 15, features several local and national spiritual and religious leaders joined by Rabbi David Rosen to continue a discussion on the most practical ways to implement compassion in our daily lives.

  • Interview with UW President Mark Emmert and Charles Earl
    Host Austin Jenkins interviews University of Washington President Mark Emmert and State Board for Community and Technical Colleges Executive Director Charles Earl. Program is courtesy of TVW.

  • Megaconference Jr. and International Applications
    Megaconference Jr. (www.megaconferencejr.org) is designed to give students in elementary, secondary schools, and community colleges around the world the opportunity to communicate, collaborate and contribute to each other's learning in real time, using advanced multi-point video conferencing technology. Jennifer Oxenford, MAGPI GigaPop associate director, showcases how Megaconference student presenters design and conduct videoconference-based presentations and activities focused on both academic and cultural issues. Participants are able to address questions to presenters and to collaborate with geographically diverse peers in collaborative learning activities, building international cultural awareness.

  • My, How it Has Grown!
    As more and more students connect to each other through worldwide networks, amazing opportunities for collaborating and sharing expand exponentially. The future is global, and students need to be prepared for it. Internet2 has become one of the nation’s premier educational pipelines allowing K-20 students to view an open heart surgery, conduct musical performances, and control an electron microscope from a remote location. Kathy Kraemer, TIES education technology consultant, explains how K-20 classroom education can be enhanced using cutting-edge software applications, hardware, Internet services and professional development designed by educators for education. During a live discussion of the types of virtual field tours available, Andrea Lorek Strauss, National Information and Education Director of the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota, demonstrates how students can interactively observe and comment on wolves in their natural habitat. Since 2002, K12 schools, community colleges, public libraries, museums, zoos, and science centers using Internet2 went from 0 in 2002 to over 50,000 institutions in 2006.

  • Ocean Observatories Initiative
    The Ocean Observatories Initiative is transforming the way scientists study the ocean. Through a wide-ranging network of instruments on the seafloor, the University of Washington is capturing information to study underwater activities that influence climate, earthquakes, and fish. Researchers worldwide will be able to study this data.

  • Office Hours: 2009 Legislative Session
    UW President Mark Emmert talks about the 2009 Legislative session and challenges the state and higher education face in this time of economic turmoil.

    This short video is part of a series of messages from President Emmert about current University issues and initiatives.



  • Office Hours: Environment, April 2007
    UW President Mark Emmert discusses preserving the environment for future generations and some of the things the UW is doing to address the challenge. This short video is part of a series of messages from President Emmert about current University issues and initiatives.

  • Office Hours: Fall Reflections
    UW President Mark Emmert discusses the incoming freshman class, an historic Freshman Convocation with honorary degrees presented to Bill Gates and Bill Gates. Sr., and the upcoming legislative session. This short video is part of a series of messages from President Emmert about current University issues and initiatives.

  • Office Hours: Federal Relations, March 2007
    UW President Mark Emmert visits Washington DC and talks about the importance of federal funding in achieving the UW's missions of teaching, research, and service. This short video is part of a series of messages from President Emmert about current University issues and initiatives.

  • Office Hours: Introduction, January 2007
    UW President Mark Emmert talks about the year just passed, the 2007 Legislative session and the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative. This short video is part of a series of messages from President Emmert about current University issues and initiatives.

  • Office Hours: Legislative Session, May 2007
    UW President Mark Emmert recaps the 2007 Washington State legislative session and how it will impact the UW's budget for the next biennium. This short video is part of a series of messages from President Emmert about current University issues and initiatives.

  • Office Hours: Spring 2008
    In the final Office Hours of 2008, UW President Mark Emmert talks about creating the new College of the Environment and the accomplishments of our faculty and students this year. This short video is part of a series of messages from President Emmert about current University issues and initiatives.

  • Office Hours: UW Tower, February 2007
    UW President Mark Emmert talks about the recent purchase of the Safeco Plaza and what it means for the future space requirements on the UW Seattle campus. This short video is part of a series of messages from President Emmert about current University issues and initiatives.

  • Office Hours: Welcome Back, October 2007
    UW President Mark Emmert talks about the incoming freshman class and what the students are bringing to the university. He also talks about achievements by faculty members and what it means for the school.

  • Office Hours: Winter 2008
    UW President Mark Emmert talks about the 2008 Legislative session, Campaign UW progress, and moving into the UW Tower. This short video is part of a series of messages from President Emmert about current University issues and initiatives.

  • Office Hours: Winter 2010
    UW President Mark Emmert talks about the 2010 Legislative session and the importance of higher education to the state of Washington in a challenging budget environment. This short video is part of a series of messages from President Emmert about current University issues and initiatives.

  • On Our Watch
    Rudy Crew shares his views with a group of K-12 teachers on what he considers the national dilemma in public education to be and where he believes educational trends should be heading. (Episode 1 of 3)

  • Part 1. APLU Western Regional Conference: Welcome and Introduction
    King County Executive Dow Constantine welcomes participants and discusses the importance of higher education. University of Washington President Mark Emmert describes the major concerns facing public institutions today and sets the stage for the conference.

  • Part 10: Economic Analysis for Management
    Explores economic analysis for management.

  • Part 2. APLU Western Regional Conference: Session 1 - The Federal-State Research Partnership
    The University of Washington Vice Provost for Research describes the major issues of concern for public research institutions when it comes to federal research reimbursement rates. University of Washington Deans of Medicine and Engineering talk with two local entrepreneurs about the benefits and impediments to more efficient and effective research partnerships.

  • Part 3. APLU Western Regional Conference: Session 2 - The State-Public University Partnership
    Two veterans of university government relations for the University of California system and University of Washington discuss some of the public perceptions that undermine public research institutions. The University of Idaho's President emphasizes the importance of cultivating a wide base of grassroots support for public research institutions.

  • Part 4. APLU Western Regional Conference: Keynote Session
    The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's President for US Programs talks about how higher education contributes to the key values that guide the Foundation. Keynote speaker Bill Gates Sr. gives a moving talk about the importance of research universities.

  • Part 5. APLU Western Regional Conference: Session 3 - A New Federal Role in Public Higher Education
    The University of California Berkeley's Chancellor and Vice Chancellor discuss bold new ideas for funding public research institutions, including new ways of partnering with the federal government, new ideas for changing the funding structure of public research institutions, and the level of interest they have been experiencing from external stakeholders when presenting their new ideas for higher education.

  • Part 6. APLU Western Regional Conference: Closing Session
    APLU President, Peter McPherson, discusses the next steps and the possible creation of a national agenda for higher education and America's public research universities. Duane Nellis, President of the University of Idaho, encourages participants to keep sight of the big picture.

  • President’s Town Hall Meeting – State of the UW Budget
    UW President Mark Emmert discusses the status of the university’s budget, the implications of pending budget cuts, and university priorities and strategies for the next biennium.

  • Project Connect: A Middle School - University Collaboration
    A professor of education at Western Washington University and an instructor at Fairhaven Middle School in Washington discuss their collaborations on a program for 8th graders that gives them the opportunity to work together researching community issues and engaging them in providing community service for the environment.

  • Provost Town Hall - June 2009
    Provost Phyllis Wise invited UW faculty, staff and students to join her to discuss the accomplishments and budgetary challenges of the current academic year and to look forward to the University’s future. The Provost’s town hall was held at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, in Johnson Hall.

  • Provost Town Hall - May 2007
    In this month's "Town Meeting" conversation, Provost Phyllis Wise discusses new university initiatives and the outcome of the recent legislative session.

  • Provost Town Hall - May 2010
    Join Provost Phyllis Wise in a Town Hall meeting to discuss the major challenges and accomplishments the University of Washington has experienced during this academic year of fiscal shortfalls. Provost Wise provides updates on several timely initiatives including activity-based budgeting, “Two Years to Two Decades,” the plan to continue UW’s commitment to research, and “NEXT CITY.”

  • Provost Town Hall - November 2007
    At this meeting, Provost Wise shares information about campus and student safety, campus leadership and innovations surrounding the college of the environment.

  • Provost Town Hall - November 2008
    Get Wise about the environment and the UW. University of Washington students chat with Provost Phyllis Wise about our environment and the role the UW plays in understanding and sustaining it..

  • Real e-Science, Real Discovery: NEPTUNE
    Learn how Internet2 and NEPTUNE (www.neptune.washington.edu) are opening an unprecedented window into the northeast Pacific Ocean and scientific exploration of the seafloor. John Delaney, NEPTUNE program director explains how NEPTUNE’s ocean research and education program at the University of Washington will allow K20 students to access - from their desktop - real time data and images from sea floor activity along the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate, located off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. By connecting this undersea infrastructure to advanced research networks like Internet2, NEPTUNE will provide a platform for young scientists around the world to participate firsthand in ocean exploration, discovery, and understanding. Students will be able to study earthquakes, tsunamis, fish stock assets, marine mammal populations, metal and hydro-carbon deposits, and human influence on ocean climate systems. Students will even be able to remotely configure education-dedicated portions of the undersea sensor network to design and run experiments for science class projects and assignments.

  • Recognizing Sports Concussions: Keeping Youth Athletes Safe
    Learn how to keep young athletes safe by knowing how to recognize the signs and symptoms of concussions. UW Medicine physicians from the Sports Concussion Program at Harborview Medical Center and Seattle Children's Hospital explain what to watch for and what actions coaches need to take if they suspect a concussion. Understand more about the Zackery Lystedt Law, which states that a specially trained health care professional must determine when an athlete can return to play after a suspected concussion.

  • Rudy Crew on Training, Technology, and Budgets
    Rudy Crew shares his views with a group of K-12 teachers about issues related to teacher training, new technology in schools, and school budgets. (Episode 3 of 3)

  • Schoolwide Enrichment Model
    The Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) is a research-supported model designed for general education, but is based on instructional methods and curricular practices that have origins in special programs for high-ability students. The model emphasizes the need to provide a broad range of advanced-level enrichment experiences to all students so that they have the opportunity to benefit from the knowledge developed by those in gifted education.

  • SeaTrek at the Mote Marine Laboratory
    Connecting your classroom to sharks, manatees, sea turtles and more! The Mote Marine Laboratory Center for Distance Learning in Sarasota, Florida, is using emerging technologies to reach audiences across the nation with the science of the sea. The SeaTrek program uses interactive videoconferencing to engage students, one class at a time, in exciting marine science topics. Kasey Gaylord, a SeaTrek educator, delivers a highly engaging and interactive presentation for all ages.

  • Smart Tools
    This short provides a brief view of the Smart Tools Academy, demonstratitng how it is helping steer Washington state toward full integration of technology in the classroom.

  • Solar Energy
    Researchers at the University of Washington are working to improve the efficiency of solar energy cells that can be manufactured in thin plastic sheets.

  • STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at the University of Washington
    STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at the University of Washington

  • Symbolic Understanding in Infants and Young Children: Challenges and Benefits – Part 1
    Nothing is more important in early human development than learning to use the symbols through which we communicate with one another. In this lecture, Dr. DeLoache reviews her research on the challenges that infants and very young children face as they become symbol-minded-- as they figure out the nature and use of a variety of everyday symbolic objects.

  • Symbolic Understanding in Infants and Young Children: Challenges and Benefits – Part 2
    Nothing is more important in early human development than learning to use the symbols through which we communicate with one another. In this lecture, Dr. Carlson examines the benefits of symbolic understanding, including iconic and non-iconic symbols, pretense, and language for cognitive and social development with an emphasis on self-control and problem solving.

  • Taking Charge 3: Five Stories of Success and Self-Determination
    In this program produced by the University of Washington, hear testimonials from successful people with disabilities regarding living self-determined lives, featuring five individuals in high school, college, and careers.

  • Taking Charge: Stories of Success and Self-Determination
    In this video featuring participants in the DO-IT program at the University of Washington, hear testimonials from youth and adults with disabilities regarding living successful, self-determined lives.

  • Teen Workers: Real Jobs, Real Risks
    Teens often enter the workplace with little knowledge of their rights as employees. They tend to trust adult employers and may hesitate to ask questions or voice concerns, for fear of appearing incompetent. This program introduces teens to information they need to know about their rights and responsibilities on the job. Working teens share their thoughts on why safety and health on the job are important for young workers. One teen tells her own story of being seriously injured at her first job and how this experience has impacted her life.

  • The Check
    Want a Really Big Check? The University of Washington Alumni Association has student scholarships. UWAA member dues help support student scholarships, to the tune of $200,000 a year. Go to www.uwalum.com to find out how they can help you land that big check.

  • The Daily's Double Shot: 02/05/2010
    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.

    Stories include a look at humans v. zombies tag; discussion of current events and cultural trends on The Good, the Bad and the Rad; Kat Chow's review of Indian restaurant Garam Masala; a review of the film "The White Ribbon"; and a profile of local band Martingale.



  • The Daily's Double Shot: 02/12/2010
    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington's student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in "The Daily's Double Shot".

  • The Daily's Double Shot: 02/19/2010
    Stories this week include "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", an update on gays in military service; "Best Burger on the Ave"; a discussion about roommates on "The Good, the Bad and the Rad"; Kim on the Street talking to students about Chinese New Year and Chinese zodiac signs; the new movie "Ghost Writer" on the Cinema Chat segment; and the story behind a low-budget independent movie "Time to Kill."

    The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.



  • The Daily's Double Shot: 02/26/2010
    Stories this week include: ESPN College Game Day at UW; a hunt for the best burrito on the Ave.; Kim on the Street asks UW students about the proposed state tax on candy, soft drinks and bottled water; the Good, the Bad and the Rad panelists discuss racism and Black History Month; and the recent Drag Show at UW.

  • The Daily's Double Shot: 03/05/2010
    Stories include the Every Body fashion show, featuring local retailers and student models; the best Phad Thai on the Ave.; Kim on the Street asking students about their Oscar picks; a discussion of the Academy Awards on The Good, the Bad and the Rad; and a profile of the UW Farm.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.



  • The Daily's Double Shot: 03/12/2010
    Stories include the student rally to protest budget cuts and tuition increases; a movie review of "She's Out of My League"; Kim on the Street asking students about spring break plans; a discussion of commuting choices and issues on The Good, the Bad and the Rad; and a search for the best teriyaki on the Ave.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.



  • The Daily's Double Shot: 03/19/2010

    This episode, which airs during finals week, features favorite segments from previous shows, including a search for the best burger on the Ave.; a discussion of Valentine's Day topics on The Good, the Bad and the Rad; Rainy Dawg Radio; behind-the-scenes at ESPN game day at the UW; and a student-organized benefit concert to raise funds for victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.

  • The Daily's Double Shot: 03/26/2010
    This episode, which airs during spring break week, features favorite segments from previous shows, including the UW Farm; a review of the movie "She's Out of My League"; Kim on the Street asking students about the Lunar New Year; the Everybody, Every Body student fashion show; a search for the best Pad Thai on the Ave.; and a profile of the UW student band Martingale.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.



  • The Daily's Double Shot: 04/09/2010

    Stories this week include Arnold Chon reporting from inside Seattle's annual comic convention, the national health care debate on campus, Lydia Caulfield reports on UW Baltic Choir's trip to Latvia, Kristy Hamilton interviews Charles Ishimwe about recently winning the Global Social Entrepeneuership at UW, Lara O'Neill-Dunne hosts a panel of guests to speak about the legalization of marijuana on "The Good, the Bad and the Rad" and the recent UW screening of "Invisible Children" documentary is examined.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.

  • The Daily's Double Shot: 04/16/2010

    Stories include a report from an exotic car show hosted by Sigma Phil Episilon fraternity, Arnold Chon checks out UW stand- up comics at the "Rat and Raven" bar, Andrew Mitrak and Arnold Chon review the movie "Kickass" in this weeks Cinema Chat, Lauren LeMieux checks out the Edible Book Festival in Wallingford, Kim Spaulding reports on students' plans for Earth Day, Lara O'Neill-Dunne discusses Earth Day and enviormentalism on "The Good, the Bad and the Rad" and Gideon Mari reports on how the "Glee" inspired flash mob surprised people all over downtwon Seattle.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.

  • The Daily's Double Shot: 04/23/2010
    Staff of UW student newspaper The Daily cover campus events, including the infamous couch burning on Greek Row. Chris Shreve reports on the career fair at the Hub and Lauren LeMieux covers the Unbound Conference aimed at raising awareness about human trafficking. In this week’s “The Good, the Bad and the Rad,” Lara O’Neil-Dunn hosts a heated debate about an impromptu couch burning on Greek Row. Katelin Chow also profiles the UW’s Swing Club in Red Square and Megan Walker checks out “Paws on Science” at the Pacific Science Center.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.



  • The Daily's Double Shot: 04/30/2010
    On this week's episode: Arnold Chon rocks out at an Earth Day solar-powered concert; Lauren LeMieux gets the lowdown from Coach Sark and Jake Locker on spring Husky football; Meghan Walker laughs it up with funnymen Russell Brand and Jonah Hill; Kimberly Spaulding gets the scoop on the campus production of "Batboy, the Musical"; Kristy Hamilton takes us into the lives of the Oching brothers, two brothers and their dreams of improving themselves and their community; Lara O'Neil-Dunne participates in a photographer's quest to capture the spirit of redheads; Lydia Caulfields takes a trip to the visitor center at the University of Washington to get a visitor's perspective of the UW campus; and Tarik Walmsley talks to students to find out how they feel about UW's budget crisis.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.



  • The Daily's Double Shot: 05/07/2010

    Stories include candidates for ASUW president; Husky spring football game; a Darfur fundraiser; WTF panel on school budgets; SLAP's (Student Labor Action Project) protest of Nike's hiring practices; the meaning of Cinco de Mayo; and the Polynesian Festival at UW.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.

  • The Daily's Double Shot: 05/14/2010

    Stories include an interview with President Mark Emmert about his decision to leave the UW, what he'll miss, and his new job at NCAA; a campus demonstration against budget cuts led by teaching assistants; a profile of the student actors and director in the two-woman play "Art House"; Kim-on-the-Street interviewing students about the new immigration law in Arizona; the Bite of Asia event on campus; and a profile of two Husky basketball players, Mollie Williams and Darnell Gant.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.

  • The Daily's Double Shot: 05/21/2010

    Stories include Breanna Lai's coverage of the UW Undie Run; Kimberly Spaulding attends the University District's Street Fair; Kylie Walchuck and Chris Shreve review "Shrek Forever After in 3D" on Cinema Chat; Arnold Chon reports on the Undocumented at UW Conference; Chris Shreve profiles the UW Film Club's MacGuffin film contest; Tarik Walmsley searches for the best gyro on the Ave ; Lauren LeMieux profiles UW golfer Sadena Parks.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.

  • The Daily's Double Shot: 05/28/2010

    Stories include the UW's annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, in which over 750 students demonstrate their projects in a wide range of research areas including environmental, health, art, science and technology; the Claws Out hip hop and break dancing competition sponsored by the Hip Hop Student Association; the closing the HUB, including events such as the retro roller jam in the ballroom; Relay for Life, where 3000 participants at Husky Stadium raised money for the American Cancer Society; Kim on the Street asks students about their plans for Memorial Day weekend; and a profile of UW Track and Field sprinter Jordan Carlson, with a tour of the track team training facility.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.

  • The Daily's Double Shot: 06/04/2010
    Stories include Folklife Festival; students' summer plans; a profile of Husky softball outfielder Bailey Stenson, including a tour of the locker room; "A U-Dubber Night's Dream", a campus-wide collaborative theatre project; a preview of this year's commencement video, featuring seniors' UW memories; and highlights from this year's Double Shot.

    Burgeoning journalists at the University of Washington’s student newspaper The Daily take over UWTV airwaves for their first television program, on UWTV at 7 p.m. every Friday, starting Feb. 5. Take a fresh look at the UW as seen by our students in “The Daily's Double Shot”.

  • The Exploration of Northwest Coast Indian Art
    The 27th Annual Faculty Lecture coincides with the series, "Contemporary Issues in Northwest Coast Native American Art," sponsored by the Burke Museum at the University of Washington. Using over 100 photographs of artworks, Professor Emeritus Bill Holm examines how Northwest Coast Native American Art has been perceived over the generations and what is going on today to understand it.

  • The Scientific Basis for Compassion, Part 1
    A "Day of Science and Learning" with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and part of the Seeds of Compassion tour on Friday April 11 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

    The Dalai Lama joined a panel of leading researchers to discuss the quantitative benefits of compassion. Held on the University of Washington campus, the event included Daniel Goleman, author of “Emotional Intelligence,” who moderated a panel including Andrew Meltzoff, co-director, University of Washington Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences; Richard Davidson, director, Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience; Alicia Lieberman, president, Board of Directors, Zero to Three; and Daniel Siegel, author of “The Mindful Brain” and “Parenting from the Inside Out.”

  • The Scientific Basis for Compassion, Part 2
    A "Day of Science and Learning" with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and part of the Seeds of Compassion tour on Friday April 11 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

    The Dalai Lama joined a panel of leading researchers to discuss the quantitative benefits of compassion. Held on the University of Washington campus, the event included Daniel Goleman, author of “Emotional Intelligence,” who moderated a panel including Andrew Meltzoff, co-director, University of Washington Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences; Richard Davidson, director, Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience; Alicia Lieberman, president, Board of Directors, Zero to Three; and Daniel Siegel, author of “The Mindful Brain” and “Parenting from the Inside Out.”

  • The Teacher as Artist
    Rudy Crew shares his views with a group of K-12 teachers about "the teacher as an artist" and where he believes educational trends should be heading. (Episode 2 of 3)

  • The Washington Way
    As one of the nation's leading universities in a region famous for its innovative culture, the University of Washington continues to change the world. It's a place where new discoveries lead to better answers. Where the best and brightest are working on the biggest challenges of this or any generation. Where a famously progressive, open-minded way of thinking is creating the kind of future we all want. Discover what's next. It's the Washington Way.

  • Thinking Historically about Thinking Historically: Identity Politics to Ethical Action
    John Toews, professor of History and director of Coomparative History of Ideas, gives UW's 31st Annual Faculty Lecture on “Thinking Historically about Thinking Historically: Identity Politics to Ethical Action.” Since 1976, this award has honored current or emeriti faculty whose research, scholarship, or art has been widely recognized by their peers and whose achievements have had a substantial impact on their profession, on the research or performance of others, and perhaps on society as a whole. It acknowledges outstanding creativity and scholarship by University faculty. Recipients deliver the Annual Faculty Lecture to inform the University community about his or her work.

  • University of Washington Commencement 2007
    Watch commencement live from Husky Stadium June 9 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. as the University of Washington celebrates and honors its 2007 graduates. The key speaker of ceremonies will be long-time Congressman Norm Dicks, who received his degree and played football at the UW in the 1960s. As chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, Dicks advocates for environmental protection. He has made great strides in creating new roadless and wilderness areas, protecting Puget Sound from oil spills and restoring national parks around the country.

    Please note that UWTV will not be reairing or archiving Commencement, but DVDs of the ceremony will be available through the UW Commencement 2007 website.

  • University of Washington Commencement 2009
    On Saturday, June 13, 2009, the University of Washington community will gather together in Husky Stadium to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2009. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be the speaker at the commencement ceremony.

    In addition to the webcast, you can watch the ceremony June 13 at 1:30 pm on UWTV! Check our channel listings to see where to watch in your area.

    Attention Twitterers/Tweeple! Join @uwtv in live tweeting the ceremony while watching the webcast or from the stands! Use #uwgrad09 as a hashtag!

    Note: The ceremony will not re-air on UWTV, but DVDs are available at the official UW Commencement Web site.

  • University of Washington Commencement 2010
    William H. Gates, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will be the speaker at the University of Washington's 135th Commencement Ceremony taking place at Husky Stadium on June 12, 2010. Mr. Gates guides the vision and strategic direction of the foundation and serves as an advocate for the foundation's key issues. Through its Global Development and Global Health programs, the Gates Foundation is bringing economic growth, educational resources, advanced technology, and health care to millions of people in developing nations around the world.

    Note: The ceremony will not be rebroadcast or made available for download or streaming. DVDs of the event can be ordered at the official Commencement 2010 website.

  • University of Washington Convocation Honoring the 14th Dalai Lama, Part 1
    On April 14, 2008 from 3 to 5 p.m., the University of Washington held a convocation ceremony to confer an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in recognition of his humanitarianism and advocacy of non-violence. Watch part 1 of this special ceremony rebroadcast.

  • University of Washington Convocation Honoring the 14th Dalai Lama, Part 2
    On April 14, 2008 from 3 to 5 p.m., the University of Washington held a special ceremony with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, who engaged students around the region in a conversation about compassion and civic responsibility. Watch part 2 of this special ceremony rebroadcast.

  • UW Medal of Honor Memorial Dedication
    The new Medal of Honor memorial on the University of Washington’s Seattle campus honors eight Medal of Honor recipients, who are also UW alumni. Learn how this powerful monument was created and meet some of the extraordinary individuals it celebrates.

  • UW: A Leader in Sustainability
    See what University of Washington Recycling is doing to lead the way in campus-wide recycling, from traditional bottle/can/paper pickup to food waste composting and the utilization of corn-based bioplastics. University of Washington's collaborative efforts with other educational institutions nationwide are further reducing waste and increasing sustainability in our everyday lives.

  • UWTV: Your Message, Our Medium
    Hear how colleges and departments throughout the University of Washington rely on UWTV to showcase research and services, while at the same time connecting with the UW community worldwide.

    Visit UWTV Production at www.uwtvproduction.org for more information.

  • Washington State Consortium
    A brief introduction to the Washington State Consortium for Contextual Teaching and Learning, one of seven national demonstration projects which enables K-12 students to apply their academic knowledge to solve simulated or real-world problems.

  • Welcome and Overview
    The National Internet2 K20 Initiative brings together Internet2 member institutions and innovators from primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, and museums. Internet2 members extend new technologies, applications, middleware, and content to all educational sectors, creating a vibrant network for interactive learning. There are currently over 50,000 institutions in the U.S. that are connected to this initiative, including the Washington State K-20 Education Network. Internet2 Day, held in January 2007 on the University of Washington campus, provides a unique overview of the types of educational opportunities available to Washington teachers and students through access to the Washington State K-20 Education Network and Internet2. The Washington State K-20 Education Network provides leadership, planning, and coordination for the operation and continuing development of infrastructure and policy for Washington's largest telecommunications network. The K-20 Education Network serves almost 500 education institutions including K-12 School Districts, Educational Service Districts, Community and Technical Colleges, Public Colleges/Universities, Public Libraries, Independent Colleges/Universities, Telemedicine Sites, Correctional Facilities, and Tribal Education Centers and Colleges.

  • Welcome Freshman Class of 2008
    A welcome to the entering class of 2008 by the UW deans and students.

  • Welcome Freshman Class of 2009
    A welcome to the entering class of 2008 by the UW deans and students.

  • Working Together: Computers and People with Learning Disabilities
    Students and workers with learning diabilities demonstrate computer-based tools and strategies.

  • Working Together: Computers and People with Mobility Impairments
    People with mobility impairments demonstrate computer access technology.

  • Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments
    People with sensory impairments demonstrate computer access technology.

  • World Citizens: March, 2007
    We hear the word "global" every day. University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise discusses the impact of globalization on UW teaching, research and service, with emphasis on preparing students to be leaders in an ever changing world.

  • You Are the Solution
    Ed Lazowska, Bill and Melinda Gates Chair with the University of Washington Department of Computer Science and Engineering (www.cs.washington.edu) discusses the dynamic changes shaping the future of educational models that will enable students to compete for careers in a highly global marketplace. Professor Lazowska outlines the need for educators to use regional, national and global networks to allow students to participate in solving and collaborating on real-world public health, computational data research, and other societal issues.
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