Campus News
June 1, 1992
Building boom
Four major campus construction projects shift into high gear, transforming the southwest part of campus and boosting the University's teaching and research missions.
March 1, 1992
U-PASS launched
The new U-PASS system is one of the most comprehensive transportation management programs in the nation.
September 1, 1991
Vote on pluralism
The Faculty Senate polls 2,500 professors on establishing an American pluralism requirement.
8,206 new UW grads
About 8,206 degrees were awarded at the University of Washington's 116th Commencement held June 15.
June 1, 1991
Safe campus
The University of Washington campus had a 17 percent drop in violent felony crimes between 1989 and 1990, UW police reported.
Theater changes
One landmark theater will be moved, another will be rebricked and a third may be either demolished or shipped to Tacoma's Commencement Bay.
December 1, 1990
Branches approved
Two University of Washington branch campuses took giant steps this fall as classes opened in temporary quarters and the UW Board of Regents recommended permanent sites.
The new Allen Library
The new Kenneth S. Allen Library opened its doors to unequivocal praise from librarians, faculty, students and local architecture critics.
June 1, 1990
UW road map
The University of Washington plans 40 new facilities, involving an increase of about 2.2 million gross square feet to campus.
September 1, 1989
UW to branch out
Institutions in Tacoma and the Bothell-Woodinville will offer students places to complete their last two years of college and, in future years, an applied master's degree.
Tennis center dedicated
The $4 million Lloyd Nordstrom Tennis Center opened June 1, the newest athletic facility on the UW campus.