{"id":22133,"date":"2022-05-13T09:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T09:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=22133"},"modified":"2026-01-14T22:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:17:34","slug":"academics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/why-uw-bothell\/academics","title":{"rendered":"Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/admissions-academics-header-1-1024x817.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23744 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/admissions-academics-header-1-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/admissions-academics-header-1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/admissions-academics-header-1-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/admissions-academics-header-1-600x479.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/admissions-academics-header-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span>The UW Bothell advantage.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span>UW Bothell offers the benefits of a small campus community with the resources and opportunities of a large university.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n    \n            <a class=\"bothell-link-block link-block-1 bothell-link-block--margin-top \"\n           style=\"color:var(--wp--custom--color--purple-300)\"\n           href=\"https:\/\/admissions.uwb.edu\/register\/requestinfo\"\n                    >\n                            <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label\">Request information<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label-icon bothell-link-block__label-icon--alt\">\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block-dark-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.28 42.26\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\">\n  <path d=\"m5.4 42.26 22.87-21.27L5.18 0 0 5.71 16.97 21 .27 36.5l5.14 5.76Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e0e4babd wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-highlight-paragraph has-gold-200-color has-text-color\">Small class size<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-purple-300-color has-text-color has-xl-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:0.8\">33<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">Average class size<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-highlight-paragraph has-gold-200-color has-text-color\">Personalized experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-purple-300-color has-text-color has-xl-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:0.8\">18:1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">Student-to-faculty ratio<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-highlight-paragraph has-gold-200-color has-text-color\">3 campuses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-purple-300-color has-text-color has-xl-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:0.8\">15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Credits you can earn at any other UW campus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-box-shadow is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e2088a40 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/admissions-academics-degrees.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/admissions-academics-degrees.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/admissions-academics-degrees-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/admissions-academics-degrees-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span>Degrees<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span>UW Bothell offers more than 55 degree programs across five schools: Business, Educational Studies, Interdisciplinary Arts &amp; Sciences, Nursing &amp; Health Studies and Science, Technology, Engineering &amp; Mathematics.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n    \n            <a class=\"bothell-link-block link-block-2 bothell-link-block--margin-top \"\n           style=\"color:var(--wp--custom--color--purple-300)\"\n           href=\"\/degrees\"\n                    >\n                            <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label\">Browse degree offerings<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label-icon bothell-link-block__label-icon--alt\">\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block-dark-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.28 42.26\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\">\n  <path d=\"m5.4 42.26 22.87-21.27L5.18 0 0 5.71 16.97 21 .27 36.5l5.14 5.76Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career pathways and exploration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We developed the Meta-Major Pathways to help undergraduate students discover academic, co-curricular and research opportunities at UW Bothell based on their intended major or field of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the video and visit the Meta-Majors Pathways page to explore the many ways you can engage academically across disciplines at UW Bothell!<\/p>\n\n\n    \n            <a class=\"bothell-link-block link-block-3 bothell-link-block--margin-top \"\n           style=\"color:var(--wp--custom--color--purple-300)\"\n           href=\"\/premajor\/pre-major-students\/meta-major-pathways\"\n                    >\n                            <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label\">Explore Meta-Major Pathways<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label-icon bothell-link-block__label-icon--alt\">\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block-dark-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.28 42.26\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\">\n  <path d=\"m5.4 42.26 22.87-21.27L5.18 0 0 5.71 16.97 21 .27 36.5l5.14 5.76Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meta Major Pathways Introduction\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cn2XPt1seu0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International experiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/study-abroad-why-uwb-academics.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23747\" style=\"width:417px;height:241px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/study-abroad-why-uwb-academics.jpg 365w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/study-abroad-why-uwb-academics-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Study abroad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UW Bothell offers many study abroad opportunities. Spending part of your university experience abroad will expand your understanding of the world and help you develop global skills. For many students, studying abroad is a transformational experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-coil.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23748\" style=\"width:417px;height:241px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-coil.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-coil-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-coil-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-coil-600x347.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn internationally, online!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all global experiences require travel. In our Collaborative Online International Learning (COlL) classes, you can connect virtually with students from other universities around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    \n            <a class=\"bothell-link-block link-block-4 bothell-link-block--margin-top \"\n           style=\"color:var(--wp--custom--color--purple-300)\"\n           href=\"\/connected-learning\/global\"\n                    >\n                            <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label\">Explore UW Bothell\u2019s Global Initiatives<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label-icon bothell-link-block__label-icon--alt\">\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block-dark-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.28 42.26\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\">\n  <path d=\"m5.4 42.26 22.87-21.27L5.18 0 0 5.71 16.97 21 .27 36.5l5.14 5.76Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our academic approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three distinctive educational approaches serve as a defining focus for the student-centered academic programs at UW Bothell: connected learning, community engagement and cross-disciplinarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-connected2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23749 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-connected2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-connected2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-connected2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-connected2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-connected2-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-connected2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-connected2-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connected Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UW Bothell is known for engaging students through \u201cconnected learning\u201d \u2014 that is, classes, team projects and research that connect what you learn or create in school and what is happening in the broader world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Engagement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the ways you make connections as a student is by engaging with businesses, nonprofits and other agencies and organizations in the Puget Sound region and around the world. With assistance from faculty and staff, students at UW Bothell work with hundreds of community partners to investigate research questions, pursue capstone projects and participate in internships.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-community-engage-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23753 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-community-engage-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-community-engage-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-community-engage-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-community-engage-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-community-engage-1-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-community-engage-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-community-engage-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-community-engage-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-cross-disciplinary-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23752 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-cross-disciplinary-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-cross-disciplinary-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-cross-disciplinary-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-cross-disciplinary-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-cross-disciplinary-1-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-cross-disciplinary-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-cross-disciplinary-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/academics-cross-disciplinary-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cross-disciplinary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students at UW Bothell are involved in many programs and projects that cross disciplines \u2014 ideas, research and creative activities that bridge traditional academic boundaries, such as business and health studies or biology and fine arts. Not only are these experiences more powerful for you, but this kind of academic work also presents pressing issues and problem- solving tools in a way that prepares you to meet the complex challenges you will face after graduation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/pierre-mourad.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23759\" style=\"width:300px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/pierre-mourad.png 429w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/pierre-mourad-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/pierre-mourad-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/pierre-mourad-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/pierre-mourad-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 31.93 23.66\" width=\"34\">\n  <path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.94 23.655h11.988V12.578h-6.6a6.63 6.63 0 0 1 .662-3.486 8.55 8.55 0 0 1 5.721-4.722V.001a14.8 14.8 0 0 0-8.687 4.768q-3.089 3.606-3.089 9.994v8.893Zm-19.938 0H11.99V12.578h-6.6a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 .631-3.575q1.47-3.277 5.763-4.633V.001a14.54 14.54 0 0 0-8.771 4.788c-2 2.427-3.008 5.781-3.008 9.974Z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><p><span>Experiential education &mdash; where projects compel the students to engage with their education, choose a degree and go forth in the world and do good &mdash; that&rsquo;s what excites me about UW Bothell. 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