Message from UWAA Leadership

August 22, 2024

First-generation students inspire UWAA Board President Mark Ostersmith to chart new paths

Mark Ostersmith's father was the first in his family to go to college. The lesson: education was no longer a distant dream.


October 24, 2023

Insights from a UWT alum

After serving in the Army, Joe Davis saw college as a pathway to a career in public service.


August 29, 2023

Everyone belongs here

As the first UW graduate not from the Seattle campus to serve as president of the UWAA Board of Trustees, Joe Davis took a path less traveled.


August 31, 2022

A Husky family legacy

Kris Lambright, '86, is the UW Alumni Association's newest board president. She shares her Husky story.


August 12, 2021

Seizing the moment

Whether we’re together in person or using technology to bridge the distance, the UW Alumni Association is about making connections.


September 8, 2020

Course correction

The UW has responded with leadership during the COVID-19 crisis. Now we must make the same commitment to addressing systemic racism and injustice.


September 2, 2019

Illustration of a man reading a magazine.

A new magazine

What's changed about the UW's alumni magazine? The title, of course. But that’s just the beginning.


August 29, 2018

What is your Husky story?

A message from Daniel Heu-Weller, the 2018-2019 UWAA President.


September 13, 2017

Committed to public good

A letter from the new UWAA president.


March 1, 2017

Think critically, not comfortably

Be a champion for critical thinking.


December 1, 2014

An unbroken legacy

As we celebrate the UWAA’s 125th anniversary, I challenge you to become an advocate and ambassador for the UW.