Alumni Notes

Notes from the Chair

Curtis Takahashi

I am honored to be serving as your Alumni Council Chair. We have an energetic and passionate group of individuals on this year’s council. Our mission is to represent you, our fellow alumni, by providing leadership, services, events and opportunities for you to connect, collaborate and engage with fellow alumni and to support and build a stronger University community. There are many events on this year’s calendar, so we’ll keep in touch via email. You can also check out the Alumni page on the UW Bothell website or Like us on Facebook. Here’s a few of the exciting things that have happened so far:

UW USC Game
  • More than 200 Huskies attended a viewing party on Saturday, September 8 for the UW/LSU football game at the new Dub Pub in Kirkland. The event also featured a silent auction that benefited the MATCH Experience (formaly the Dream Project), a UW organization that helps first-generation and low-income high school students achieve the dream of attending college. All in all, the event raised over $3,000!
  • Sixty alumni, students, faculty and friends donated their time on October 6 at the 2nd annual Lend-A-Paw day of service.
  • Eighty or so Huskies (and two Trojans) gathered at Safeco Field before the UW/USC game on October 13. This was a great time to meet and spend time with fellow UW Bothell alumni. Those who didn’t have tickets to the game went upstairs to watch it in a Safeco Field suite. But rest assured, next year we’ll be back in the E-1 parking lot with the motorhome and BBQ!

Lend-a-Paw

Lend a Paw

On October 6, 2012, more than 60 UW Bothell students, alumni, family and friends donned their purple and gold and volunteered for a day of community service and Husky football for the second annual Lend- A-Paw, hosted by the UW Bothell Alumni Council. Volunteers helped renovate the American Legion Post 127 in Woodinville, WA by cleaning up invasive species, moving rocks and debris off the lawn, trimming vegetation, and planting flowers. They finished the day by cheering on the Huskies vs. Oregon in the on-site event hall.

The event also helped raise awareness about student veterans and the Veterans Archway project on the UW Bothell campus. Current student veterans spoke about the importance of campus support and a sense of community when transitioning from active duty to student life. The vets at the Woodinville American Legion thanked UW Bothell for their hard work, and their commitment to student veterans.