This message is being sent to all staff, faculty and academic personnel across the University of Washington.
Dear colleagues,
As this year draws to a close and I reflect on my first quarter as provost, I am inspired by and grateful for your contributions to the University of Washington’s mission to preserve, advance, and disseminate knowledge. In ways large and small, front-facing and behind-the-scenes, your commitment to the University’s values of access, diversity and belonging shows in our excellence across all aspects of our mission: teaching, research, and service.
The promise of a public research university, I have long believed, is this: Faculty, staff, and students come together to create art and literature, conceptualize performances, reveal discoveries, and develop technologies — to contribute something new to the world that only we can accomplish together. This happens every day across the UW, in our classrooms, laboratories, studios, and health-care settings, and in the field, the community and around the world. I am deeply inspired by both your individual contributions and your willingness to engage with one another to raise us all to new heights.
I am looking forward to the new year and new quarter and the promise they hold. I hope you’ll join me at the provost’s town hall in February (more details to follow soon) when I will discuss the state of the University from the academic perspective and highlight some of the ways faculty and staff are leveraging artificial intelligence to transform their research, innovation, teaching, and impact.
Until then, you have my best wishes for a festive new year. May you find space for reflection, rest, and rejuvenation as we welcome 2024.