UW Impact
July 29, 2022
Were You Redistricted?
New Washington state legislative districts take effect starting January 1, 2023. Who is representing YOU in 2023? With elections complete and new districts implemented for the upcoming legislative session, now is a great time to check which legislators will serve your district for the next two years. Redistricting How do you find out if you were redistricted and see
February 15, 2022
Alumni Advocacy Days | Feb 16, 17, 18
Time to mobilize, Huskies! We’re emailing our lawmakers this week, and this legislative session is chock full of budgetary requests and bills that address the higher education priorities YOU identified in our October 2021 survey: access and affordability, maintaining the UW’s quality and excellence, and expansion of high-demand degree programs. Here is the elevator speech version: We are supporting programs
January 6, 2022
2022 Legislative Priorities
Happy New Year, Huskies! The legislative session starts on January 10, 2022, and UW Impact is ready. We surveyed our alumni again in late 2021 to discern which higher education issues they cared about most. The answers were both clear and familiar: alums care about access and affordability, maintaining quality and excellence, and expanding high-demand degree opportunities. One of the
January 5, 2022
2022 UW Impact Legislative Preview
Join us for the 8th annual Legislative Preview, taking place virtually on January 6, 2022. The topic? Restoring Public Trust in Higher Education. We have university presidents! We have lawmakers! Best of all, we have nearly 80 of your questions, which have helped us shape the program. Learn more and register here.
July 10, 2017
UW Impact Seeks Assistant Director
Job Title: Assistant Director, UW Impact UW Impact, the legislative advocacy program of the UW Alumni Association, is seeking an Assistant Director. This program and position are separate from the University of Washington and are part of the independent, 501 (c) 3 non-profit Alumni Association. Position Summary Working under the supervision of the UW Impact program director, and in collaboration
July 7, 2017
Operating Budget: How Did Your Higher Ed Issues Fare?
Late on Friday, June 30, Governor Inslee signed the 2017-19 biennial operating budget into law. The UW and the higher education sector fared quite well, even as lawmakers focused on meeting their paramount obligation of funding K-12 education. We’re pleased to see investment in the entire spectrum of education reflected in the state’s operating budget. Our friends at UW State
September 30, 2015
Washington is the only state in the country that will actually lower four-year college tuition costs. UWAA member dues support UW Impact, which is the UWAA’s legislative advocacy program. Since 2010, UWAA members and alumni from around the state have joined together to stand up for the UW and public higher education. Together, we’ve sent thousands of messages to our
August 20, 2015
Sign-up to be an Advocate
A strong UW needs strong advocates. UW Impact, the legislative advocacy program of the UW Alumni Association, is dedicated to mobilizing alumni on behalf of restoring state support for the UW and public higher education. UW Impact provides you with information about higher education issues, access to events and tools to contact your legislators. Whether you have plenty of time
August 7, 2015
UW Tech Grads Among the Most Talented in the Nation
Recent UW alums don’t have to get too far off-campus to find a use for their newly-minted technology degrees. Washington’s booming tech industry is responsible for employing 238,900 people, and bringing in over $37 billion in revenue, according to a recent Washington Technology Industry Association study. Not only are our grads located in the heart of the state’s tech hotbed,
July 9, 2015
2015 PHELAP Conference Heads to Tennessee
Few are more apt to authentically speak about an institution’s value than an alumnus. Alumni advocacy has a long and storied role in building and maintaining the pillars of many US public higher education institutions. The role of alumni advocacy has never been more vital than it is today. Beginning in 2008, public higher education budgets became a ready target