News from the Office of Connected Learning
Category: Community-Engaged Learning and Research
Living his ideals well beyond the classroom
A passionate, outspoken Army veteran who wants above all else to serve his community, graduate student Phoenix Horn has been named one of the University of Washington Bothell’s Husky 100 this year.
June 7, 2022
2022 Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced that UW Bothell will be among the forty-one institutions selected to participate in its 2022 Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success. The Institute is designed to strengthen institutional capacity to achieve quality, equity, and student engagement goals through the design, implementation, and assessment of active teaching and learning practices widely known as “high-impact practices,” or HIPs.
May 13, 2022
Students provide health and hope
Nursing students in the course Population-based Health in Community Practice discovered unique ways to apply their learning this past summer. Teaching basic yoga poses, giving presentations on body mechanics, and the ever-important art of listening helped them to better understand the communities they serve as nurses.
May 4, 2022
Video: scientist tests soil for hidden contaminants in community gardens
Soil, particularly in urban areas, can hold contaminants that are unhealthy for people who handle it or eat things grown in the ground. Chemicals left behind by vehicles, air pollution and heavy...
May 3, 2022
The business of mental health
UW Bothell Lecturer Laura Umetsu, in partnership with the Seattle chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, helps students understand the impact of mental health on society even while they learn essential business writing skills.
May 3, 2022
Our home in the forest
UW Bothell’s commitment to environmental education and research is exemplified by its expert faculty, eager students — and the new center at St. Edwards State Park the University runs with community partners.
April 19, 2022
To mentor is to touch a life forever
Educational Studies major Desirae Vega empowers high school students to dream big while providing them with the knowledge and support to help make their dreams come true.
April 19, 2022
Passion meets policy
Alumna Megan Dunn ’15 got her master’s in Policy Studies from the University of Washington Bothell and is now using her to degree as the chair of the Snohomish County Council.
April 19, 2022
Community mural commemorates a lifelong passion
The 112-foot mural painted on SPUD Fish & Chips highlights the work of Dr. Jeff Jensen and the Salmon Watchers program he leads.
April 19, 2022
DECE Fellows 2021-2022
2021-2022 Diversity, Equity, & Community Engagement (DECE) Fellows Salwa Al-Noori, Ph.D. School of STEM, Biology – Associate Teaching Professor Introduction to History and Philosophy of ScienceThis course is designed to introduce students to historical and philosophical contexts of science and their impact on the emergence of science from antiquity to the present day. Students are...
September 5, 2021