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Q&A: Erik Echols
Erik Echols, assistant director for the Writing & Communication Center, has a box of magnets and fidget spinners on his desk to help students have fun while they talk about the serious work of becoming stronger, more confident writers and communicators.
January 20, 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.
January 20, 2022
From prison to purpose
Michael Cho, STEM student at UW Bothell, was awarded a Mary Gates Research Scholarship to explore topics in artificial intelligence that could have lasting effects on fair and equitable technology.
January 13, 2022
Living Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
Students on UW Bothell’s speech and debate team live out Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by being advocates and by mentoring local youth to do the same.
January 12, 2022
Planting the seeds of change
Alumna Sharndeep Shoker ’21 feels a personal connection with the Punjabi farmers who were protesting in the streets of Delhi — a connection that fueled her graduate student research, activism and allyship from 7,000 miles away.
January 6, 2022
The buzz on Camilo Acosta
Alumnus Camilo Acosta has an important job as the Japanese beetle eradication coordinator in Washington state, helping to catch the insects — which devour more than 300 different plant species — by the thousands.
December 20, 2021
Changing lives, one interaction at a time
Elizabeth Dawson, a nursing student at the University of Washington Bothell, lives her values each day by serving the most vulnerable — both in her job and in her spare time.
December 2, 2021
Q&A: Danette Iyall
Danette Iyall talks about her work as assistant director in the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships at UW Bothell. Her goal is to help students get the best possible aid package so they can focus on completing their degree.
December 2, 2021
Q&A: Jo Blue
Jo Blue, manager of the Health and Wellness Resource Center, shares lessons learned during the coronavirus pandemic and some of the activities her team is planning through the end of autumn quarter.
November 10, 2021
The Red Chador rises again
The Red Chador, an artistic creation by Anida Yoeu Ali, is used in performances to explore notions of political belonging and fear.
November 5, 2021
My Story: I am a first-generation college student
In recognition of the National First-Generation College Celebration on Nov. 8, Scott James, vice chancellor for Enrollment Management & Student Affairs and first-generation college student, shares his journey from work-study student to university administrator.
November 5, 2021
Pain to purpose
By starting his own organization, Afghans of Seattle, fourth-year student Sameer Mahan didn’t just wait and hope that help would arrive for refugees. He guaranteed it.
November 4, 2021