Departments & Programs on Campus
Community Engagement and Leadership Education Center (CELE)
Become involved in your community and complement your education at the university through community-engaged learning, GEN ST 350 and other public service opportunities.
Dream Project
Support first-generation and low-income middle and high school students to attende college while learning about important social issues through a unique, hands-on experience.
Riverways Rural and Tribal Programs
Volunteer with K-12 students as a tutor or mentor, learn about particular educational topics through seminars, and work on literacy projects with rural and tribal communities in Washington through Alternative Spring Break.
Husky Leadership Certificate
The Husky Leadership Certificate (HLC) program is designed to facilitate student reflection on their leadership learning and development. Each student is matched with a UW faculty, staff or alumni mentor who helps the student reflect upon and give voice to their leadership growth. Students create a leadership e-portfolio that articulates and integrates what they have learned about leadership, who they have become as a leader and how they hope to continue to make their unique contributions in their communities.
Leadership Minor
Provides a formalized pathway for students to study and develop competencies for leadership in their professional and public lives.
The Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards
The Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards (OMSFA) helps UW undergraduates develop the tools and personal insights necessary to match their goals with local and national merit-based scholarship opportunities. National scholarship opportunities include the Fulbright, Goldwater, Marshall, Rhodes, Truman, and many others.
Clubs & Special Activities on Campus
Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW)
The Associated Students of the University of Washington is the democratic voice of students that engages the campus community through programming, services and advocacy. Learn more about the governing body for undergraduate students on campus and ways that you can become involved.
Student Clubs and Organizations
Meet university students, share common interests, and have fun outside the classroom by joining a Registered Student Organization (RSO).
Public Lecture Series
Attend free lectures open to the community on topics as varied as race, sexuality, human rights and greed. Explore the Lectures Library, where a selection of our past programming is available for revisiting, either in video or audio format.
Experimental College
Expand your interests by taking fun, non-credit classes in topics as varied as dance, stage and screen, drawing, language and literature.
Networking & Support Resources Off Campus
Idealist
Idealist.org has over 59,000 nonprofit and community organizations in over 165 countries. Find volunteer, intern, event, and career opportunities in the U.S. and abroad! Post your own organization or event on Idealist.org and advertise to thousands of people around the world.
VolunteerMatch
Search for a place to volunteer or post a volunteer opportunity for your organization! Volunteer Match strives to use technology to open volunteer opportunities for people throughout the country, strengthening civil society.