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4 UW Bothell graduates, 1 proud family
All four of Peter and Julie Becker's children have attended the University of Washington campus in their hometown. Over the past decade, brothers Jack, Nick and Joe have graduated from UW Bothell, and this year their sister Molly takes the walk in cap and gown.
June 8, 2017
Internship impact: Magdalene Kihara
Magdalene Kihara (society, ethics and human behavior ’17) had some emotionally trying experiences as an intern, working with women who have lost custody of their children because of homelessness or chemical dependency.
May 17, 2017
An alumnus for Washington, for the world
Benjamin Wiselogle (global studies ’12), a former president of the UW Bothell Student Veterans Association, is now working as a State Department foreign affairs officer with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
May 10, 2017
Internship impact: Christina Tran
Marketing mental health on social media, Christina Tran worked to overcome the social stigma that people who seek help are flawed. The global studies major was a social media marketing intern at the Varad Program clinic in Bellevue.
May 4, 2017
Liberal arts education serves Army captain
Army National Guard Capt. Aaron Thacker said his University of Washington Bothell liberal studies degree in 1998 gave him critical thinking skills that have served him in an Army career in public affairs and military policing that included deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
April 20, 2017
Internship impact: Aria Wilson
During the period she was interning at the Seattle office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, donations to CAIR went up 103 percent, says Aria Wilson (global studies, June ’17). It also was the period after the presidential election, and the phones were ringing with calls for help and support.
April 20, 2017
‘Special spice’ in writing center consultations
The first time Gautam Kumar submitted a cybersecurity paper to a conference, it “failed spectacularly." But with assistance from the University of Washington Bothell Writing and Communications Center, Kumar succeeded in having the paper accepted at a conference in Portugal where he presented his work.
April 11, 2017
Internships-Veronica Cheang: Selling tea to China
For an internship course in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, Veronica Cheang was a marketing intern with World Trade Center Tacoma. She conducted research for a company that wanted to sell tea to China, the world’s largest tea exporter. It was a challenge, she says.
April 6, 2017
The intern who created a new job
Sage Miller used his time in an internship course to create a project he’ll direct over the next two years with an annual budget of $125,000. Majoring in community psychology with a minor in public policy (’17), Miller says he’s well-suited to create the YMCA website compiling 150 nonprofit social service providers in north Seattle.
March 24, 2017
Mary Gates scholarships pay off in many ways
A Mary Gates research scholarship is prestigious recognition of academic promise for two University of Washington Bothell students, but the $5,000 each also makes a big practical difference.
January 12, 2017
UW Bothell magic inspires charter school founder
Jacob Allen (society, ethics and human behavior ’12) credits University of Washington Bothell professors for the inspiration behind a school program in Chicago that earned him recognition on the Forbes “30 Under 30 Who Are Changing the World in Education.”
January 12, 2017
Ruth Johnston, new vice chancellor for administration and planning
Ruth Johnston has a lot to manage as the new vice chancellor for administration and planning. Her responsibilities cover the day-to-day UW Bothell operations: financial, facilities and human resources.
January 6, 2017