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University of Washington Educational Outreach
Established 1912
Type Public
Location United States Seattle, Washington, United States
Campus Urban town
Affiliations University of Washington
Website "University of Washington Educational Outreach"
UWEO Logo

The University of Washington Educational Outreachis the continuing educationand professional developmentunit of the University of Washington(UW), the nationally recognized public researchinstitution based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1912, UW Educational Outreach, was the branch of the university offering correspondence courses, and has since grown to present a wide variety of educational opportunities and online learningfor a diverse group of students.[1]. UW Educational Outreach has become a gateway to the community, granting alternate points of access to the UW for nontraditional students, most of them working adults[2]. The University of Washington Educational Outreach (UWEO) is located in the popular University Districtof Seattle, Washington, and is housed primarily in the UW Tower, a skyscraper that is 325 feet in length. "The UW Tower is the tallest building in the University District, providing a view of the entire campus, the Seattle skyline and a panoramic display of the surrounding mountains." [3]The University of Washington purchased what is now the UW Tower from Safeco in 2006. The UWEO organization is currently headed by Vice Provost David Szatmary, who joined the UW in 1984. Credited with developing the first certificate program at the UW, he added 60 more certificate programs and helped establish more than 35 degree programs during the next 24 years. Since 1999[4], Szatmary has served as Vice Provost of UW Educational Outreach, which includes UW Professionaland Continuing Education. He oversees a staff of more than 200 engaged in development and administration of the UW’s evening undergraduatedegree completion program; 30 professionally focused master’s and doctoral degrees; and UW summer quarter. Under Szatmary’s leadership[5], UW Educational Outreach emerged as a national leader in the field of professionaleducationwith a series of innovative programs and partnerships. For example, in 2001, UWEO was one of the first to offer free online classes, "Other universities offer free course material over the Internet, such as class outlines, lecture notes and handouts. But none offer the material in a 'functional, coherent way' for people to learn, Szatmary said. 'We're the first, and that's why I'm so excited about this,' he said." [6]. In partnershipwith the University of Washington schools, colleges, and departments, UW Educational Outreach administers five evening undergraduatedegrees, 30 evening master'sand doctoral degrees, and more than 125 certificate programs in a wide array of disciplinesfrom Artsand Writingto Businessand Biotech, among other offerings [7]. In 2008, UW Educational Outreach served more than 42,000 students with more than 6,000 programs and courses. The organization attracted 89,000 enrollments and posted gross revenuesof nearly $70 million[8]. Programs administered by UW Educational Outreach are developed and taught by UW facultyand communityand industryleaders[9]. "For an online course, faculty work with designers to develop packages that may include streamed video, illustrated lectures and online student discussion forums"[10].Offered primarily in the evenings, on weekends, and online, they are designed and scheduled to meet the needs of working adults[11].

The UW Tower, located in Seattle Washington, is site for UWEO.
The UW Tower, the location of UWEO
FAST FACTS[1].
Enrollment: 89,509
Students Served: 42,757 (80% are working adults age 25+)
Degrees Offered: 37
Certificate Programs: 120 in 75 fields
UWEO Employees: 227 FTE

UW Educational Outreach also administers many other programs, classes, and workshops, including the following:

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Corporate and Governmental Learning Partnerships

UW Educational Outreach serves as a preferred education provider in Boeing’s Learning Together Program [17]. In addition, UW Educational Outreach administers the UW-Boeing Certificate Programs in Composite Materials and Modern Aircraft Structures. One of these programs was honored by the 2007 Corporate University Xchange Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Corporate Learning.

In 2008, Washington State University’s Administrative Office of the Courts selected UW Educational Outreach as its partner in the development of a new certificate program that is mandatory for applicants seeking designation as a Certified Professional Guardian in the State of Washington.

Other UW Educational Outreach learning partners have included Prentice-Hall, Microsoft, Amazon, Washington Mutual, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), the Washington State Department of Transportation, and the State of Washington Department of Personnel[18].

International Learning Partnerships

Starting in February 2007, UW Educational Outreach has partnered with the United Arab Emirates Academy in Abu Dhabi to provide professional certificate programs in the IBDAA program for young job seekers. This partnership marks the first time the UW has established a base abroad to teach foreign nationals in their home country[19].

UW Educational Outreach has also been active in partnerships with the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN). It administers international student study programs with institutions including Waseda and Ritsumeikan Universities (Japan); Nanyang TechnicaUniversity (Singapore); and the United Emirates Scholarship Coordination Office. It has provided educational programs for Keimyung University (Korea); China Medical Board; the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; and Ishikawa School of Nursing (Japan).

Undergraduate Evening Degree Program

The UW Undergraduate Evening Degree Program administered by UW Educational Outreach offers four Bachelor of Arts degrees through the College of Arts and Sciences  and one Bachelor of Science degree through the School of Public Health and Community Medicine. They include:

Graduate Degree Programs

UW Educational Outreach administers 30 professionally focused graduate degrees in collaboration with the appropriate Schools and Colleges at the University of Washington, most scheduled in the evenings, on weekends, or online to accommodate the schedules of working adults. Programs include:

Certificate Programs

UW Educational Outreach offers more than 125 certificate programs via UW Professional and Continuing Education/Extension unit, aimed at professional development, career change, or pursuit of personal interests. Each program is composed of a series of courses that are developed, evaluated, and taught by UW faculty and leading professionals in the field. The emphasis of these adult education programs is on practical application and most are project-based. Each program is approved by the appropriate UW college, school, and department.

UW Extension programs are open to all who have the stated admission requirements. In addition, many UW Extension programs and courses offer academic credits that may be applied toward degrees.

Designed for working adults, certificate classes are held evenings and weekends, and most programs can be completed in nine months or less. Programs are offered in Seattle and Bellevue , Washington; at other locations in the metro region; and via online learning.

Program categories include the following: Arts, Writing and Culture; Biotech/Biomedical; BuildingConstruction; Design; Real Estate; Business; Computing and IT; Education; Engineering; English as a Second Language; Environment and Sustainability; Health/Social Work; Law and Regulation; and Nonprofit/Public Sector.

Arts/Writing/Culture[20].

Biotechnology/Biomedical[21].

  • Basic Bioscience
  • Biomedical Regulatory Affairs
  • Biotech Project Management (online, Autumn-start)
  • Biotech Project Management (online, Spring-start)
  • Clinical Trials
  • Medical Engineering: Basic Medical Sciences
  • Medical Engineering: Biosensors and Biomaterials
  • Medical Engineering: Medical Devices and Commercialization
  • Medical Engineering: Medical Diagnostics
  • Medical Imaging
  • Natural Language Technology

Building Construction, Design, and Real Estate[22].

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Community Development
  • Construction Management (On-site)
  • Construction Management (Online)
  • Critical Infrastructures Protection (Online)
  • Decision Making for Climate Change (Online)
  • Design Firm Leadership and Management
  • Digital Design and Fabrication for Architecture and Design New Offering!
  • Facility Management (Online)
  • Integrated Project Delivery New Offering!
  • Low Impact Development New Offering!
  • Program Management
  • Project Management (On-site)
  • Project Management (Online)
  • Project Management, Fundamentals of (Intensive) New Offering!
  • Public Works Construction Inspection (Online + Classroom Combined) New Offering!
  • The House as Architecture
  • Therapeutic/Healing Garden Design
  • Urban Green Infrastructure (online) New Offering!

Business[23].

  • Accounting (Evening)
  • Accounting (Summer Intensive)
  • Business Development
  • Business Essentials New Offering!
  • Business for International Professionals (Autumn)
  • Business for International Professionals (Spring)
  • Business Intelligence: Building the Data Warehouse
  • Business Intelligence: Techniques for Decision-Making
  • Localization: Customizing Software for the World New Offering!
  • Business Administration (Summer Intensive)
  • Business Administration (Winter/Spring)
  • Design Firm Leadership and Management
  • Fundraising Management
  • Fundraising Management, Advanced
  • Intellectual Property Management
  • Management in the Technology Sector
  • Medical Management
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Software Product Management
  • Sports Management [24]
  • Team Leadership
  • Additional management and leadership programs
  • Marketing, Advanced Interactive (online + classroom combined)
  • Marketing Management
  • Marketing Research and Decision Making
  • Public Relations
  • Technical Writing and Editing
  • User-Centered Design
  • Contract Management
  • Global Supply Chain Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Strategic Human Resources Leadership New Offering!
  • Biotech Project Management (online, Autumn)
  • Biotech Project Management (online, Spring)
  • Program Management
  • Project Management
  • Project Management (online)
  • Project Management, Fundamentals of (Intensive) New Offering!
  • E-Learning Design and Development (online)
  • Training Specialist

Communication/Media[25].

  • Independent Filmmaking
  • Nonfiction (Autumn, Seattle UW Campus)
  • Nonfiction (Winter, Six-month format, Bellevue)
  • Photography
  • Public Relations
  • Screenwriting
  • Technical Writing and Editing
  • User-Centered Design
  • Virtual Worlds (online)
  • Web Design with Adobe® Creative Suite®

Computing and Information Technology[26].

  • Advanced Web Application Development
  • Agile Development
  • C Programming
  • C++ Programming
  • C++ Programming (online)
  • Embedded and Real-Time Systems Programming
  • Embedded and Real-Time Systems Programming (online)
  • Foundations in Professional Software Development New Offering!
  • Java Programming (Autumn)
  • Java Programming (Winter)
  • iPhone and Cocoa Development New Offering!
  • Natural Language Technology
  • .NET Development
  • .NET Development (Summer Intensive) New Offering!
  • Perl Programming
  • Ruby Programming
  • Software Test Automation
  • Software Testing (Autumn-start)
  • Software Testing (Winter-start)
  • Business Intelligence: Building the Data Warehouse
  • Business Intelligence: Techniques for Decision-Making
  • Database Management (online)
  • Electronic Discovery Management New Offering!
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Oracle Applications Development (online + classroom combined)
  • SQL Server Specialist (Autumn-start; online + classroom combined
  • 3D Animation for Games and Digital Media
  • Advanced Digital Imaging New Offering!
  • Flash Application Development
  • Game Development
  • Virtual Worlds (online)
  • Web Design with Adobe Creative Suite
  • Advanced Digital Imaging New Offering!
  • Localization: Customizing Software for the World New Offering!
  • User-Centered Design
  • Web Technology Solutions
  • •Web Technology Solutions (online)
  • Foundations in Professional Software Development New Offering!
  • Network Engineering
  • Systems Analysis
  • UNIX/Linux Administration
  • Wireless Network Design and Integration (formerly Wireless Communications Technology)
  • Digital Forensics (formerly Computer Forensics)
  • Information Assurance and Cybersecurity (online + classroom combined)
  • Information Systems Security
  • Business Intelligence: Techniques for Decision-Making
  • Localization: Customizing Software for the World New Offering!
  • Management in the Technology Sector
  • Software Product Management

Education[27].

  • Advanced Research in Addiction and the Brain (online)
  • Danforth Educational Leadership Program (Principal Certification)
  • E-Learning Design and Development (online)
  • Endorsement Program for the School Library Professional

Engineering[28].

  • Construction Engineering: Heavy Construction Project Management (online)
  • Construction Engineering: Infrastructure Construction (online)
  • Construction Engineering: Quantitative Construction Management (online)
  • Construction Management
  • Construction Management (online)
  • Decision Making for Climate Change (online)
  • Low Impact Development New Offering!
  • The Practice and Policy of Composting, Recycling and Waste Prevention New Offering!
  • Public Works Construction Inspection (Online + Classroom Combined) New Offering!
  • Sustainable Transportation (online) New Offering!
  • Engineering Leadership New Offering!
  • Global Integrated Systems Engineering
  • Medical Engineering: Basic Medical Sciences
  • Medical Engineering: Biosensors and Biomaterials (online)
  • Medical Engineering: Medical Devices and Commercialization
  • Medical Engineering: Medical Diagnostics

Environment and Sustainability[29].

  • Decision Making for Climate Change (online) New Offering!
  • Environmental Law and Regulation
  • Low Impact Development New Offering!
  • The Practice and Policy of Composting, Recycling and Waste Prevention (online or classroom) New Offering!
  • Sustainable Transportation (online) New Offering!
  • Urban Green Infrastructure (online) New Offering!
  • Wetland Science and Management

Health, Medicine]] and Social Work[30].

  • Advanced Research in Addiction and the Brain (online)
  • Geriatric Mental Health
  • Gerontology (online)
  • Guardianship (Autumn, online + classroom combined)
  • Guardianship (Spring, online + classroom combined)
  • Trauma: Effective Treatment and Practice (Autumn, online + classroom combined)
  • Health Informatics and Health Information Management
  • Healthcare Regulatory Compliance (Autumn, online + classroom combined)
  • Medical Imaging
  • Medical Management
  • Sports Medicine and Human Performance
  • Therapeutic/Healing Garden Design

Law and Regulation[31].

  • Biomedical Regulatory Affairs
  • Contract Management
  • Decision Making for Climate Change (online)
  • Digital Forensics
  • Electronic Discovery Management New Offering!
  • Environmental Law and Regulation
  • Forensics
  • Guardianship (Autumn-start, online + classroom combined)
  • Guardianship (Spring-start, online + classroom combined)
  • Healthcare Regulatory Compliance
  • Intellectual Property Management
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Paralegal Studies (online - Summer-start)
  • Paralegal Studies (online - Winter-start)
  • Private Investigation

Nonprofit/Public Sector[32].

  • Decision Making for Climate Change (online)
  • Environmental Law and Regulation
  • Low Impact Development New Offering!
  • The Practice and Policy of Composting, Recycling and Waste Prevention New Offering!
  • Sustainable Transportation (online) New Offering!
  • Wetland Science and Management
  • Community Development
  • Fundraising Management
  • Fundraising Management, Advanced
  • Strategic Human Resources Leadership New Offering!
  • Human Resources Management
  • Museum Studies
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Public Relations
  • Critical Infrastructures Protection (CIP) (online)
  • Emergency Management (online)
  • Tsunami Science and Preparedness
  • Advanced Research in Addiction and the Brain (online)
  • Geriatric Mental Health
  • Guardianship (Autumn-start, online + classroom combined)
  • Guardianship (Spring-start, online + classroom combined)
  • Psychological Trauma: Effective Treatment and Practice (online + classroom combined)

Notes

  1. ^ a b University of Washington,"UW Educational Outreach: Year in Review 2007-08".4.
  2. ^ King, Marsha. "School's never out for lifelong learners". The Seattle Times. May 15, 2008.
  3. ^ Lasbo, Nikolaj. "Safeco building now officially the UW Tower", "The Daily of the University of Washington", April 28, 2008.
  4. ^ The Seattle Times. "On the Move". March 27, 2000.
  5. ^ Szatmary, D. (2000). The Internet, Partnerships, and Online Education. Continuing Higher Education Review. 64, 43-46.
  6. ^ Rivera, Ray."UW to offer free online courses". The Seattle Times. May 28, 2001.
  7. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".1.
  8. ^ University of Washington,"UW Educational Outreach: Year in Review 2007-08".5.
  9. ^ Sanchez, Roberto. "Boomers Look For Stability At School -- Record Numbers Return To Higher Education". The Seattle Times. July 21, 1997.
  10. ^ Shubert, Ruth. [http://www.seattlepi.com/local/uw27.shtml"Higher education is just a log-on away: UW programs follow national online trend "]. The Seattle Post-Intellegencer. September 27, 1999.
  11. ^ "University of Washington Educational Outreach"
  12. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".43.
  13. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".42.
  14. ^ Pohlig, Colleen. "High-school kids jump-start college". The Seattle Times. July 29, 2002.
  15. ^ Jackson, Kristin. "The Leading man of London arts tours". The Seattle Times. February 10, 2008.
  16. ^ Muhlstein, Julie. "UW opens city branch, but only if you're over 50". Herald. May 31, 2009.
  17. ^ "Boeing's Learning Together Program"
  18. ^ University of Washington,"UW Educational Outreach: Year in Review 2007-08".13.
  19. ^ Perry, Nick. "Mideast is first stop on UW's overseas teaching program"The Seattle Times. July 21, 2006.
  20. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".2-4.
  21. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".5-6.
  22. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".7-8.
  23. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".9-13.
  24. ^ Jenson, J.J., "UW kicks off certificate program in sports business". The Seattle Times. December 2, 2002.
  25. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".14-15.
  26. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".16-23.
  27. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".24-26.
  28. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".27-29.
  29. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".32-33.
  30. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".34-36.
  31. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".37-38.
  32. ^ UW Extension,"Professional & Continuing Education: Summer 2009 Catalogue".39-40.

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