{"id":7,"date":"2016-02-10T22:47:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T06:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:22:29","slug":"office-of-the-vice-president","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of the Vice President"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right;margin: 0px 20px 20px 30px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/heather-horn-250.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Horn, Vice President for UW Human Resources\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>Heather Horn,<br \/>\nVice President for Human Resources<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"intro\">At the University of Washington, people make the mission possible.<\/p>\n<p>As your Vice President for Human Resources, my focus is simple: listen well, communicate clearly, and make it easier for every colleague to do their best work.<\/p>\n<p>UWHR supports the full employee experience\u2014from hiring and onboarding to growth, wellbeing, and belonging. We partner across all campuses and medical centers to design programs, services and policies that are respectful, inclusive and high-performing. Whatever your role, our aim is to meet you where you are and help you succeed.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m grateful for the work you do every day. If there\u2019s a way UWHR can make your path clearer or your team\u2019s work easier, I want to hear it\u2014and I\u2019m committed to communicating openly as we tackle tough topics together.<\/p>\n<p>With appreciation,<br \/>\nHeather<\/p>\n<div  class=\"grid row equal full-width gold \" >\n<div  class=\"col-sm p-5\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"about-uwhr7\">\n<div  class=\"card text-left no-image white \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav>\n<ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' >\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/#About_UWHR\" >About UWHR<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/#Vision_values_and_priorities\" >Vision, values, and priorities<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/#Together_We_Thrive_Driving_HR_innovation_at_UW\" >Together We Thrive: Driving HR innovation at UW<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/#UWHR_organizational_structure\" >UWHR organizational structure<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/#HR_Community_of_Practice\" >HR Community of Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/#Scholarships_for_employees_and_their_families\" >Scholarships for employees and their families<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"about-uwhr7\" class=\"card-title mb-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_UWHR\"><\/span>About UWHR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"udub-slant-divider\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p>Learn about how UWHR provides services to over to the University\u2019s 50,000+ employees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwnetid.sharepoint.com\/sites\/uwhr_web_document_library\/Shared%20Documents\/about-uwhr-20250630-a11y.pdf\" class=\"btn btn-lg arrow primary purple\"><span>About UWHR<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"col-sm p-5\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"vision,-values,-and-priorities3\">\n<div  class=\"card text-left no-image white \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"vision,-values,-and-priorities3\" class=\"card-title mb-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vision_values_and_priorities\"><\/span>Vision, values, and priorities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"udub-slant-divider\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p>Find UWHR\u2019s vision, mission, strategic priorities, and the values that guide us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/vision\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg arrow primary purple\"><span>Vision and values<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"col-sm p-5\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"together-we-thrive:-driving-hr-innovation-at-uw98\">\n<div  class=\"card text-left no-image white \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"together-we-thrive:-driving-hr-innovation-at-uw98\" class=\"card-title mb-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Together_We_Thrive_Driving_HR_innovation_at_UW\"><\/span>Together We Thrive: Driving HR innovation at UW<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"udub-slant-divider\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p>UWHR supports the Together We Thrive financial program through process improvement efforts, strategic HR practices and support for shared services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/together-we-thrive-driving-hr-innovation-at-uw\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg arrow primary purple\"><span>Driving innovation<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: -120px\">\n<div  class=\"grid row equal full-width gold \" >\n<div  class=\"col-sm p-5\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"uwhr-organizational-structure31\">\n<div  class=\"card text-left no-image white \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"uwhr-organizational-structure31\" class=\"card-title mb-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UWHR_organizational_structure\"><\/span>UWHR organizational structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"udub-slant-divider\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p>Want to understand which services each HR unit is responsible for? See our organizational structure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/organizational-structure\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg arrow primary purple\"><span>UWHR org chart<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"col-sm p-5\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"hr-community-of-practice77\">\n<div  class=\"card text-left no-image white \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"hr-community-of-practice77\" class=\"card-title mb-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HR_Community_of_Practice\"><\/span>HR Community of Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"udub-slant-divider\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p>Leaders who share the responsibility of HR policy and practice that aligns with UW&#8217;s mission, vision, values, and priorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/cop\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg arrow primary purple\"><span>HR CoP<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"col-sm p-5\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"scholarships-for-employees-and-their-families93\">\n<div  class=\"card text-left no-image white \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2 id=\"scholarships-for-employees-and-their-families93\" class=\"card-title mb-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scholarships_for_employees_and_their_families\"><\/span>Scholarships for employees and their families<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"udub-slant-divider\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p>We invite staff to consider supporting scholarship funds available to staff or their family members attending UW.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/scholarships-for-employees-and-children\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg arrow primary purple\"><span>Scholarships<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UWHR strives to ensure that the University of Washington\u2019s reputation as an employer parallels its reputation as a world-class university, allowing for individuals to achieve their full potential. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":747,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-small-hero.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":752,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/vphr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}