Capitol Update Blog:
Check out State Relations Director Randy Hodgins' blog for information and updates from Olympia. Go >>
Reputation Building Initiative:
To University of Washington is currently undertaking this comprehensive initiative to bring a clearer sense of the UW's identity. Strategy, messaging and architecture development are slated for spring/summer 2008. Learn more >>
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UW Tower:
A Planning Advisory Committee appointed by the provost has begun the task of deciding how to best use the newly acquired UW Tower properties to improve efficiency and set the stage for future development. Details >>
North of 45th Committee:
The committee assigned to examine issues in the neighborhoods north of campus has issued its report and recommendations.
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The Office of External Affairs was created in February 2006 to bring together units responsible for influencing public policy and opinion and strengthening the university's reputation and the perceptions people hold of it. The units include the offices responsible for government relations at the federal, state and local levels; the media relations and communications office; and a marketing division that was created in 2006. (See list and links at left.)
The Office of External Affairs is headed by Interim Vice President Randy Hodgins, who was named to the post on Sept. 17, 2008, when then-Vice President Scott Woodward was appointed UW athletic director.