Whether you’re a first-time Husky football fan or a seasoned alum, here are some tips on how to get to the games, where to park and how to tailgate safely.
The Huskies will host five more games this year. The remaining home dates are Nov. 2 (vs Utah) and Nov. 29 (Apple Cup).
The UW has once again shown its commitment to sustainability through two annual events hosted in June by UW Recycling: SCRAM(Student Cleanup, Recycle and Moveout) and Husky Neighborhood Cleanup (HNC). Both events support the local community by diverting waste and supporting local nonprofits: the former collects on-campus residence hall and apartment donations, while HNC caters to students living on Greek Row.
On a sunny June afternoon, UW Facilities employee Jennell Taylor was at her computer when something outside caught her eye in the greenspace between the Facilities Administration Building and Stevens Way.
Every year, UW Transportation Services conducts a survey that measures how UW students, faculty and staff get to campus (by way of bus, walking, biking, carpool and vanpool). The results from this survey provide valuable insights into our commute behavior, especially of interest as the campus and population grow and change.
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479 participants. 94,110 miles cycled. 39,005 pounds of carbon dioxide saved. Those are the telling numbers of this year’s Bike Everywhere Month at UW challenge. Students, staff and faculty hopped on their bikes, logged their rides, and had fun along the way through the month of May.
Change is coming to Montlake as the next stage of State Route 520 construction starts. Eastside commuters will be most affected, as the closure of the Montlake Freeway Station means that some bus routes will no longer stop in Montlake while other routes will have additional service.
On June 22, the bus stops located on SR 520 underneath Montlake Boulevard will be permanently closed by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). This closure is to ensure rider safety and reliable transit access during construction of the Montlake Project, a four-to-five year project to improve access to and across the busy interchange for drivers, transit users, bike riders and pedestrians.
Trinh, Briana and Christoph are among the many UW students who’ve worked with UW Facilities units across campus. For some, the experience isn’t just a part-time job but a blueprint to a new career.
For the first time in six years, UW Recycling held a Trash-In to determine how much compostable and recyclable material is thrown out instead of diverted from the landfill at University of Washington.
UW Recycling (of the Building Services Department) met its goal of expanding the MiniMax program one month ahead of its ambitious December 2018 deadline. As of this November, the waste sorting program is now fully operating in 157 academic and facilities buildings on the University of Washington’s campus in Seattle.
In June 2017, the Building Services Department (BSD) launched a free menstrual product pilot program on campus in Seattle. Following a successful rollout, the offering is now an established program that provides clear, acrylic dispensers stocked with free individually-packaged pads and tampons within select restrooms across campus.
About a stone’s throw from the Plant Services Building, where Pend Oreille Place NE and 25th Avenue NE intersect, a young black walnut tree, freshly planted, waves in the bright afternoon sun.
If you spend any time around Lou Cariello, the new vice president of UW Facilities, you’re likely to hear him quote the late great UCLA basketball coach John Wooden: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
UW employees from around campus converged at the HUB on Oct. 2 to compare notes and share results from some of their team’s latest lean ideas and implementations. The 7th annual Lean Cultural Showcase was hosted by UW Finance & Administration and highlighted the work of more than 70 teams.
More than 70,000 people travel to the University of Washington every day, and there's a good chance that one of them is going your way. UW commuters take more than 16,000 trips via carpool or vanpool every week and autumn is an excellent time to give ridesharing a try.
