Office of the Chancellor

Student Civic Leadership Award

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As a Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good member institution, UW Bothell has the opportunity each year to recognize two outstanding student leaders with Student Civic Leadership Awards. The awards recognize students who are addressing critical issues on their campuses and in their communities through civic engagement and social entrepreneurship. 

Eligibility 

UW Bothell graduate and undergraduate students doing civic engagement work or social entrepreneurship are eligible for nomination. 

Nomination procedure 

Faculty, staff, students and community partners are eligible to submit nominations. Self-nominations are welcome.

For a student to be considered for the 2025 award, complete the nomination form by Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

UW Bothell’s chancellor reviews the nominations and selects two recipients annually.

Students who are nominated (or who self-nominate) for the 2025 award and will continue at UW Bothell in the 2025-26 academic year will also automatically be considered for the national Newman Civic Fellowship, a year-long program that recognizes and supports student public problem solvers at Campus Compact member institutions. Fellows are nominated by the chancellor based on their potential for public leadership and their work with communities.

Criteria for selection 

  • Demonstrates civic engagement and leadership through social entrepreneurship, service, advocacy, campus clubs/organizations, volunteering, and/or work-study positions. 
  • Demonstrates the ability to unite their peers along critical issues while remaining open to ideological solutions that may differ from their own. 

Selection and recognition 

Award recipients will receive the following: 

  • Access to a learning community with other student civic leaders; 
  • Professional development opportunities; 
  • Invitation to the awards ceremony held in Seattle on March 28, 2025, including networking opportunities with other students; and
  • Automatic consideration for the Governor’s Student Civic Leadership Award, which includes a financial award for each winner and runner up. 

Past recipients 

2024: Celia Hernandez-Dominguez and Aditi Nambiar  
2023: Jose Cuevas-Lopez and Itzetl Vixtha Teoba 
2022: Ngoc-Vy Mai and Isabeau Rosen 
2020: Paris Bruner and Ada de la Cruz 
2019: Ariana Navarro and Charity Akhidenor 
2018: Salvador Salazar-Cano and Ayva Thomas