Requested:
$21,210
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$21,210
These funds would support GPSS in hiring two graduate students to build the GPSS website over the summer. This will ensure that the Senate is able to run effectively, while also providing transparency and access to materials and business.
Requested:
$26,698
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$26,698
The Interactive Intelligence Team (I2) is an environment which aims to create a community of project-driven, outcome-oriented students at the University of Washington interested in the intersections of reinforcement learning, embodied artificial intelligence, and neuroscience. Our goal is to make machines learn like humans. Our work responds to the gap in resources and knowledge that must be filled in the intersections of computer science and biological models.
Requested:
$11,956
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$11,956
CIRCLE is the UW’s primary portal for international student engagement, support, and advocacy. Since its inception in 2019, CIRCLE has been steadily increasing its program portfolio to center the needs of UW’s undergraduate and graduate international students. Recently, the UW decided to take a more active and direct role on the onboarding and transition of entering international students. As a result, CIRCLE is now charged with leading all welcome and cultural transition programs for 2000+ new international students that arrive in Seattle beginning Summer 2022. This new charge will significantly expand CIRCLE’s program portfolio and will positively influence the experience of UW international students. CIRCLE's vision for the new onboarding and transition will leverage virtual engagement to scaffold information and in-person welcome events to emphasize community building and cultural transition once students arrive on campus. To achieve this vision, CIRCLE will need to hire more student staff who will require access to upgraded technology to execute both in person and virtual programs to properly serve new international students as they prepare to arrive and once they arrive on campus.
Requested:
$121,863
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$121,863
The University of Washington Aeronautics and Astronautics (A&A) Department has a unique opportunity to update their current composite fabrication space to meet the needs of students from many departments. Safety is challenging and could be better managed with updated equipment. This proposal would give us the resources to update the composite lab and allow students from other departments to use the equipment for research and meet their educational goals. This opportunity for our department to upgrade facilities will help all UW students - undergraduate and graduate - who have an interest in materials and materials science as well as the many engineering Registered Student Organizations (RSO) teams who use composite materials on their projects for competition. The A&A department is asking the committee for funding for this project after committing at least $70,000 of department funding to complete the required facility upgrades for the requested equipment in this proposal. Upgrades include electrical, plumping, and HVAC as well as consulting with an outside engineering firm for blueprints to install systems to state and city building codes. The A&A department is also committing up to three full time professional staff members as well as funding five Grad Student Assistant (GSA) positions annually to manage the new equipment, provide safety training, teach students and faculty, and facilitate workshops and labs. The department understands the need to create a system by which any UW student can access this space. The department is in a position to create a robust system for all students to safely access this space once it is up and running. The department is committed to creating a collaborative environment with all departments with the goal of fostering innovation and robust partnerships on the UW campus. Our goal is to provide state-of-art learning opportunities for entry-level projects all the way to professional and industry level research.
Requested:
$115,763
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$115,763
Though many aspects of the internship and job search have changed over the years, employers still expect candidates to clearly articulate their skills and experiences through resumes and interviews. An inability to do so will result in candidates applying to dozens (if not hundreds) of positions over months, sometimes without an eventual positive outcome. Yet, most individuals are not naturally adept at describing their experiences, competencies, and fit in a clear, concise, compelling manner. Those that are wise enough to know they need assistance often get it from friends, family members, and websites that may not offer accurate advice tailored to today’s college students. UW students need access to cutting edge AI-based tools that will help them tell their story to employers and secure opportunities befitting a college graduate.
Requested:
$70,034
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$70,034
The Smith Hall 220 computer lab has served the undergraduate and graduate students on North Campus since Autumn 1997. This facility was created with the financial support of the Provost, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the National Science Foundation, and prior Student Technology Fee grants. The Political Science Department has an open computer lab policy in busy Smith Hall, room 220 (Main Lab). This lab is open over 90% of the time to all students, study groups, and UW members on a drop-in basis. Access to computing resources is via UW NetID and users can easily connect to UW resources using their NetID. There is also a small lab with three computers and a printer in Smith Hall 41 (Grad Lab). This lab is intended for Political Science graduate students for research and printing.
Requested:
$111,168
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$111,168
The Husky Union Building is one of the leading meeting and event spaces on the UW Seattle Campus. Being the Student Union, our primary goal is to deliver a dynamic event center in which students, staff/faculty, and the UW community can come engage in meetings and events that advance the Husk Experience. We strive to create a dynamic event center in which everyone feels welcome an inspired to grow.
Requested:
$8,192
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$8,192
The Department of Scandinavian Studies seeks funding to replace three older laptops with seven new HP ProBook laptops for graduate students to checkout and use. Department graduate students uses these machines for teaching undergraduate courses in language and in serving as large-lecture TAs in undergraduate courses. The current supply of laptops are three Dell laptops from 2012. They are no longer able to run at a capacity needed by our students and cannot be sufficiently upgraded to meet these needs. We propose the purchase of seven HP ProBook laptops @ $935/ea ($6545), seven Belkin docking stations @ $94/ea ($658), and seven Kensington laptop locks @ $34/ea ($238). The total purchase amount proposed is $7441 plus tax to come to a total request of $8,192.54.
Requested:
$25,076
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$25,076
The UW Health Sciences Mobile Health Outreach (MHO) van is managed by the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Initiative to provide service learning opportunities for students of health-related career programs. Student projects apply to use the van as a means of conducting health outreach activities in underserved communities such as Tiny House Villages, Tent City, or on the street. The MHO van program aims to meet the health needs of unhoused populations in the Greater Seattle area while also providing students with the skills needed to become collaborative, holistic, and patient-centered care providers. A new partnership with Harborview Medical Center offers expanded experiential learning opportunities for health professions’ students.
Requested:
$5,164
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$5,164
WOOF 3D is requesting funding for a resin-based SLA printer, the Prusa SL1S, an accompanying washing and curing station, and assorted materials required to operate the machines safely. This machine will be used to further student projects and education, as well as provide a service to other RSOs and labs at the UW. This machine will be directly available to our 80+ members for projects and research. We will also allow other RSOs, labs, and students to request the use of this printer for research or education purposes.. These liquid based machines allow for the creation of parts of a high precision and smooth surface finish that cannot be achieved on a standard filament-based 3D printer, which is what is largely available to students on campus. While there are a few SLA printers accessible to students, we intend to expand the availability of this technology to enable more projects, research and education. We are currently requesting supplies for a single resin printer to gain experience and learn about the technology, with the intent of future purchases to expand our capability once the club becomes more established with this type of 3D printing.
Learn about the Student Technology Fee and the proposal process by attending a Workshop led by our staff and receive 1:1 support with your proposal.
Phone: 206-543-2975
Email: stfexec@uw.edu
Office: Husky Union Building 305B
