YOU Have Made an Impact
In our first year, UW Impact delivered on the promise of connecting UW alums to their legislators to affect positive change for higher education.
The centerpiece of your success? Groundbreaking legislation—HB 1795—that will allow the UW and other schools to offset massive cuts in state aid with side-by-side tuition and financial aid increases—protecting quality AND access.
We want to thank YOU for the thousands of calls, emails, and personal visits you made during session, and to our Champions in Olympia who made this important change.
Left: Representative Reuven Carlyle (D-36) sponsored HB 1795 and led the effort to achieve overwhelming bi-partisan passage.Right: Representative Tina Orwall (D-33) amended HB 1795 to protect 150 enrollment slots for deserving in-state students. |
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Fueling In-Demand CareersRep. Tim Probst (D-17) sponsored HB 2088, creating the Opportunity Expansion Program to increase enrollment opportunities for students entering high-demand, high-wage jobs and the Opportunity Scholarship Program to provide scholarships to low and middle-income students entering those fields. |
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These legislators went above and beyond to protect higher education: Clockwise top left to right: Rep. Larry Seaquist, (D-26); Rep. Larry Haler, (R-8); Sen. Rodney Tom, (D-48); Sen. Andy Hill (R-45); Sen. Ed Murray (D-43) |
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