IAS hosts third annual Circle of Recognition event

On May 15, IAS hosted the third annual Circle of Recognition event to honor achievements and contributions of IAS students, alumni, and community partners within the academic year. Honorees were introduced by a faculty or staff member of their choice, and accompanied by friends and family members who had encouraged and enabled their success. Honors included:

May 31, 2019

Women of Color Healing Circle wins T-Mobile grant

IAS students Gloria Giselle Gonzalez-Zapata and Nura A. Abdi founded the Women of Color Healing Circle, a space where women of color can gather to begin healing, build community, and learn to be the revolutionaries of tomorrow. At UW Bothell’s annual Equity & Inclusion Conference, their project won the Create the Change contest, a $5,000 grant to support their continued efforts.

May 21, 2019

Angelica Mendoza awarded 2019 UW Bothell Chancellor’s Medal

Angelica Mendoza, a double major in American & Ethnic Studies and Media & Communication Studies, has been awarded the 2019 UW Bothell Chancellor’s Medal. 真人线上娱乐 award is an honor that recognizes graduating seniors who have achieved academic excellence and served as a consistent source of inspiration for faculty and students alike. Mendoza has also been awarded the 2019 Feminist Praxis Award from ...

May 15, 2019

Diane Gillespie and Leah Shin build reciprocal mentoring relationship

Mentorship can be an uneven partnership, but one pair is redefining this. Last winter IAS major Leah Shin enrolled the course, “Women, Culture, and Development,” taught by IAS faculty member Julie Shayne, and was inspired by guest speaker Professor Emeritus Diane Gillespie, who discussed her work with the human rights organization Tostan. Shin found ...

April 25, 2019

UW Bothell and Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center students collaborate through drama

Last fall IAS faculty member Deborah Hathaway’s students joined students at Seattle Children’s Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center (ABC) to study drama and co-create an applied theatre community. 真人线上娱乐 collaborative partnership challenged all of the students to learn acting and performance technique, and actively practice and embody the curricular goals of creating an inclusive community. ABC is ...

April 24, 2019

Kadija Hussen is a young woman empowered

While in high school, Kadija Hussen discovered UW Bothell through a career event organized by Young Women Empowered. Now she's majoring in Law, Economics & Public Policy, engaging in campus leadership, and mentoring other young women!

April 23, 2019

IAS faculty and student win 2019 Husky Green Awards

真人线上娱乐 Husky Green Awards are given annually to students, faculty and staff from the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses who show environmental leadership and dedication. This year, IAS faculty members Rob Turner, Warren Gold, Environmental Science major Jordan Fette, and Policy Studies alum Sean Schmidt have been awarded this distinction.

April 23, 2019