Editing University of Washington (section)

===Organizations===
[[File:Husky Union Building, northwest entrance, 2014-10-13.jpg|thumb|The [[Husky Union Building]], one of many facilities for student resources]]

====Registered groups====
The University of Washington boasts over 800 active Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), one of the largest networks of any universities in the world. RSOs are dedicated to a wide variety of interests both in and beyond campus. Some of these interest areas include academic focus groups, cultural exchanges, environmental activities, Greek life, political/social action, religious discussions, sports, international student gatherings by country, and STEM-specific events.[[File:Seattle_-_UW_Tower_01.jpg|thumb|upright|[[UW Tower]], a conference space and administrative building]]

====Student government====
{{Main|Associated Students of the University of Washington}}
The Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) is one of two Student Governments at the University of Washington, the other being the Graduate and Professional Student Senate. It is funded and supported by student fees, and provides services that directly and indirectly benefit them. The ASUW employs over 72 current University of Washington students, has over 500 volunteers, and spends $1.03 million annually to provide services and activities to the student body of 43,000 on-campus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://depts.washington.edu/safcom/programs/asuw/ |title=Associated Students of the University of Washington {{!}} SAF {{!}} Services and Activities Fee |website=depts.washington.edu |access-date=November 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118003658/https://depts.washington.edu/safcom/programs/asuw/ |archive-date=November 18, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Student Senate was established in 1994 as a division of the Associated Students of the University of Washington. Student Senate is one of two official student governed bodies and provides a broad-based discussion of issues. Currently, the ASUW Student Senate has a legislative body of over 150 senators representing a diverse set of interests on and off-campus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://senate.asuw.org/history/ |title=History |website=senate.asuw.org |access-date=November 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117225445/http://senate.asuw.org/history/ |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The ASUW was incorporated in the State of Washington in 1906.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/search_results.aspx?search_type=simple&criteria=all&name_type=contains&name=Associated+Students+of+the+University+of+Washington&ubi= |title=Corporations Division |publisher=Washington Secretary of State |access-date=October 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112225349/http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/search_results.aspx?search_type=simple&criteria=all&name_type=contains&name=Associated+Students+of+the+University+of+Washington&ubi= |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[ASUW Experimental College]], part of the ASUW, was created in 1968 by several University of Washington students seeking to provide the campus and surrounding community with a selection of non-credit classes not offered on the university curriculum. The Experimental College ceased operation in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://depts.washington.edu/asuwxpcl/about.php/ |title=Experimental College |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172357/https://depts.washington.edu/asuwxpcl/about.php |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>