Student & Community Organizations

The UW Common Book is more than a book; it’s also a gateway into a world of ideas in action. Here, you can discover groups dedicated to building respect on campus and in the community.

Campus Organizations

Public Discourse

Anti-Racism & White Allyship Group

• The Anti-Racism & White Allyship Group is a democratic collective that serves as a supportive space and resource for students, faculty and staff seeking to analyze racism and white privilege in an effort to make the classroom more productive for all.
• Email: arwag@uw.edu

Bipartisan Coalition

• The purpose of this organization is to engage in political discourse through the lens of commonality and bipartisanship, ultimately taking this post-partisan alliance into the community to philanthropically address issues of bipartisan concern.
• Email: bpc1@uw.edu

General Assembly

• Provide a space for students, faculty, and staff active on campus to connect with each other, engage in democratic discussion, and practice collective decision-making and action.
• Email: uwga@uw.edu

Bridges: The Interfaith Council

• To reach out and unite religious communities on campus in order to work together toward common goals in service and education.
• Email: btic@uw.edu

Health & Medicine

Active Minds at the University of Washington

• To raise awareness and support for mental health at UW.
• Email: actminds@uw.edu

Bridges to Health

• The goal of this center is to: 1) improve access to healthcare 2) reduce health disparities 3) raise awareness on important health issues 4) participate in health advocacy efforts.
• Email: b2health@uw.edu

GlobeMed

• GlobeMed aims to strengthen the movement for global health equity by empowering students and communities to work together to improve the health of the impoverished around the world.
• Email: globemed@uw.edu

Humanities in Medicine

• Provide a venue to engage the connections between the humanities and medicine amongst peers, staff and faculty and promote the value of a humanistic foundation to enrich the practice of medicine.
• Email: humedi@uw.edu

Huskies United for Giving for Seattle Children’s Hospital

• Provide UW students an opportunity to get involved with and support Seattle Children’s Hospital through fundraisers, drives, and volunteer work both within and outside of the hospital.
• Email: hug4ch@uw.edu

Student Health Advisory Quorum

• We help the campus make informed, voluntary, health promoting behavior choices by creating events and collaborating with other campus health organizations.
• Email: shaq@uw.edu