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Category: Community-Engaged Learning and Research

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Students tackle a global AI challenge

Professor Nick Cuhaciyan helped one of his Community-Engaged Learning & Research classes connect with Omoigui to play a role in real-world projects on campus or in the community. Waeve.AI came in handy when they identified and categorized an enormous amount of data from various firms’ websites. Community Engaged Learning and Research courses are hands-on, skill-building...

April 14, 2023

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Come As You Are to the ABC

“A setting where someone could show up as exactly themselves and be celebrated for it.” Fallon Zollars writes about her story starting as a volunteer through a Community-Engaged Learning & Research (CELR) class at the Alyssa Burnett Center (ABC). This story features her experience and why she applied for a full-time position at the Center...

April 10, 2023

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Students support ski-ability at Snoqualmie and Stevens

“Disability & Society: A Focus on Community and the Outdoors” was a community-engaged course directed by Dr. Naranjo as an opportunity to observe skiing from the perspectives of accessibility and disability justice. Students exchanged experiences and opinions with the event participants to learn about the techniques of how they cope with their limitations. Community-Engaged Learning...

February 3, 2023

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Camp United We Stand: An Interview with Board Members Judith Levenson and Bill Leon

Students from UW Bothell School of Business, Ian Fink, Sean Murnane, Samuel Attisha, Hong Jiang, Mahmud Tunsi, and Milad Bughrara, interview board members Judith Levenson and Bill Leon from Camp United We Stand a non-profit providing safe shelter for homeless individuals and families in need. This interview was part of Professor Laura Umetsu's Business Writing class. NAMI Seattle has been partnering with Umetsu to bring awareness to the positive impacts and important resources NAMI provides. This class received Course Support Funds from Connected Learning.

January 31, 2023

Puddles Barkery Owner, Kari Kalway, on How Dogs Impact Our Mental Health

Students from UW Bothell School of Business, Albana Adili, David Cannal, Ryan Huang, Brian Hsu, James Kim, and Abdul Zia, interview Kari Kalway, owner of a local dog biscuit bakery, Puddles Barkery. This interview was part of Professor Laura Umetsu's Business Writing class. NAMI Seattle has been partnering with Umetsu to bring awareness to the positive impacts and important resources NAMI provides. This class received Course Support Funds from Connected Learning.

January 31, 2023

Taking care of people is what’s most important, the sale is not as important…

Students from UW Bothell School of Business, Lexi Nguyen, Brian Christianson, Victor Valdes, Jessica Chhay, and James Anderson, interview businesswoman Destiny Sund, owner of Confectional. This interview was part of Professor Laura Umetsu's Business Writing class. NAMI Seattle has been partnering with Umetsu to bring awareness to the positive impacts and important resources NAMI provides. This class received Course Support Funds from Connected Learning.

January 31, 2023

An Interview with Judge Damon Shadid of Seattle Municipal Court’s Mental Health Court

Students from UW Bothell School of Business, Ibrahim Dineh, Merey Diyar, Omid Kazemini, Brodie Knopf, Ahmed Mohamad, and Mikayla Servidad, interview Judge Shadid. This interview was part of Professor Laura Umetsu's Business Writing class. NAMI Seattle has been partnering with Umetsu to bring awareness to the positive impacts and important resources NAMI provides. This class received Course Support Funds from Connected Learning.

January 31, 2023