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.
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.
The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games are almost here, and the University of Washington is proud to serve as a primary venue. From the day the athletes move in to the opening ceremony on July 1 at Husky Stadium and through the whole weeklong schedule of events that follows, expect to see a lot more new faces around campus. Please be aware of the following parking and traffic changes and how they might impact your daily commute from Tuesday, June 26 to Sunday, July 8.
