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Leaders from the 黑料吃瓜网 and Boeing formally launched the on the Seattle campus on Monday. The event included聽speakers and a tour of the facility. Governor Jay Inslee, 黑料吃瓜网 President Michael K. Young and Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner were among those who attended and spoke.

鈥淧artnerships, like that being announced today through the formation of the Boeing Advanced Research Center, will ensure our students have the skills needed to compete and win in the future. I am excited to watch the next generation of aerospace leaders take flight here in Washington state.鈥� —Governor Jay Inslee聽

Read聽the full article by Michelle Ma here.

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”聽—Martin Luther King Jr.

On Monday, January 19th, volunteers will donate their day off to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Whole U recently聽talked with 黑料吃瓜网 faculty and staff about what King’s legacy means from various historical, political, and personal perspectives. Read about these conversations聽.

Today, the University released its legislative priorities for the 2015 session that began this week in Olympia.

Here is a quick overview of what鈥檚 on the :

Priority No. 1: Keep the 黑料吃瓜网 affordable

Washington鈥檚 public colleges and universities are jointly requesting a $198 million state investment
for 2015鈥�17 (the 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 share is $68 million) to expand student access and support the state economy while聽maintaining current tuition levels.

Priority No. 2:聽Rapidly Increase Health Care Access for All Washingtonians

The 黑料吃瓜网 requests $4 million per year to double the class size at the 黑料吃瓜网 School of聽Medicine in Spokane by the fall of 2017.

The 黑料吃瓜网 requests $2.6 million for the biennium to double the class size of the 黑料吃瓜网 School of聽Dentistry鈥檚 Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program in Spokane and Eastern Washington by聽the fall of 2017.

Priority No. 3: Invest to Fully Fund Student Financial Aid

The 黑料吃瓜网 supports聽the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) request for an additional investment of $48 million in聽2015鈥�17 toward the SNG, growing the pool of students who qualify by 4,000 yearly.

黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 legislative priorities聽also include several requests for capital investments in key high-demand areas, including a Computer Science & Engineering building, Life Sciences building, and other critical聽areas.

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This January 19, honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by joining a community of volunteers, ready to provide vital people-power to organizations that support King County鈥檚 most vulnerable populations. Each year the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service inspires more than 1,000 volunteers to donate their time to nonprofit organizations for day-long service projects that make a difference for months to come.

The 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 annual economic impact on the state of Washington is now $12.5 billion 鈥� up from $9.1 billion just five years ago. Learn more .