Prior Meetings
Annual Meeting and Humanities Washington Speaker Diane Johnston
July 28, 2024
The Seattle Branch membership met on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the Watertown Hotel for our Annual Meeting and a fabulous Humanities Washington program. At the Annual Meeting, the membership voted unanimously to approve some minor changes to the Branch Bylaws, which had also been updated to reflect the latest mandated articles from AAUW National. June Arnold and Barbara Sando were elected by acclamation for two-year terms beginning 7/1/2024 as VP… Read More »
STEM Scholar Recognition Event with Keynote Speaker Darienne Highsmith
Seattle Branch AAUW April 17, 2024
Since 2001, AAUW Seattle has been recognizing and honoring high school students for their talents in math, science, and technology. We believe it’s critical to honor and encourage them to continue their studies in STEM fields. Every year in April, we hold a reception and invite the awardees and their families to celebrate their considerable success. This year, we honored more than 30 11th graders who self-identify as women or were… Read More »
Beyond Crisis: Feminist Leadership and Public Universities
March 19, 2024
In her March 16 presentation, UW Geography Department Chair Dr. Sarah Elwood-Faustino shared the principles of feminist leadership that have guided her for the last five years as department chair and will again when she returns to the position from sabbatical. Explaining the rise of the discipline as a result of European colonization, she said it’s now “the why of where.” Having been taught how to learn, some technical skills, writing, and… Read More »
Creating a More Equitable Health Care System with Kumhee Ro, DNP, APRN, FAANP
February 24, 2024
Not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced. - James Baldwin Providing this kind of diversity spans all aspects of health care, including clinical and hospital settings, teaching, scholarship, and health policy advocacy. Our covid experience played havoc with the health care system. In studies, nurses indicate their number one desire is to have mutual respect and acceptance throughout the… Read More »
Generative AI: The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown
January 21, 2024
Our January meeting was a big success. We partnered with Seattle AWIS (Association of Women in Science) who were great hosts at Fred Hutch. There was a good turnout despite the weather and an even larger audience on Zoom. Our speaker, Dr. Terry Gray, gave an excellent presentation on Generative AI – The Good the Bad and the Unknown. Artificial Intelligence (AI), is defined by Tech Target as “the simulation of human… Read More »