Setting the foundation for new students to engage in meaningful discourse while remaining open to learning from other's ideas.
We are thrilled to announce that central administration funded a project to enhance messaging for incoming new first-year/freshman and transfer students focused on academic freedom and freedom of expression. We will keep this website updated with current progress and upcoming meetings.
Upcoming Meetings
- Peer Leader Module Planning: Seattle Training 7/24 & 7/31
- Filming with the Provost: 7/29/2024, 2:00 p.m.
Learn About the Project
Original Proposal | Budget | Meeting Notes
- Video Message from the Provost (will be ready for distribution on August 1, 2024)
- Project Lead: Megan Kennedy, Director of the Resilience Lab
- Campus Liaisons: If you have questions or want to engage, please contact your campus liaison.of the project lead.
- UW Bothell: Terry Hill
- UW Seattle: LeAnne Wiles, Fran Lo
- UW Tacoma: Stephon Harris
- Curriculum Committee: If you want to help design content, please connect with us, and we will add you to the next meeting.
- UW Bothell: TBD
- UW Seattle: Fran Lo, Kathryn P. Cornforth, Megan Kennedy, Emily Kolby
- UW Tacoma: DeShaun Marshall
Terms of Funding: The funds are recurring through FY27, with an assessment at the third-year mark to evaluate whether the program is continued
after FY27.
Campus Commitments: This project will enhance ongoing efforts in our university community. Please contact your campus liaison if you have a program centered around the project themes you want to connect, promote, or engage in for the 2024-2025 academic year. There will be space to put your specific campus affiliation. Additionally, each campus has separate agreements regarding democracy and voting education.
- UW Bothell: TBD
- UW Seatle: Democracy Dawgs and All in Campus Democracy Challenge
- UW Tacoma: All in Campus Democracy Challenge
