News from the Office of Connected Learning

Category: Connected Learning

Global Scholars Program gets Distinguished Teaching Award for Teams

Global Scholars Program is a year-long, cohort style community that brings together students and professors for genuine and thought provoking dialogue providing local and virtual options for those who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to travel outside of the United States but still seek diverse experiences. The team’s yearslong contribution has won them...

May 20, 2023

Jennifer Ha receives the U.S. Student Fulbright grant to Taiwan 2023-2024

Jennifer Ha, 2021 graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with the ESOL endorsement, received a U.S. Student Fulbright grant to become an English Teaching Assistant in Taiwan during the 2023-24 academic year. Jennifer currently works as a substitute teacher in Seattle Public Schools and she is passionate about making classrooms more inclusive for...

May 11, 2023

Three Connected Learning Students make the 2023 Husky 100 list

The Husky 100 recognizes UW undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the UW. Congratulations to three students who participated in Connected Learning opportunities or worked as student staff on the team. In order from left to right: Dessirée Ortaç, recipient of the Mary Gates Research Scholar and Founders...

May 1, 2023

Students tackle a global AI challenge

Professor Nick Cuhaciyan helped one of his Community-Engaged Learning & Research classes connect with Omoigui to play a role in real-world projects on campus or in the community. Waeve.AI came in handy when they identified and categorized an enormous amount of data from various firms’ websites. Community Engaged Learning and Research courses are hands-on, skill-building...

April 14, 2023

Come As You Are to the ABC

“A setting where someone could show up as exactly themselves and be celebrated for it.” Fallon Zollars writes about her story starting as a volunteer through a Community-Engaged Learning & Research (CELR) class at the Alyssa Burnett Center (ABC). This story features her experience and why she applied for a full-time position at the Center...

April 10, 2023

STEM professor leverages Fulbright award to be both scholar and student

Dr. Salwa Al-Noori, associate teaching professor in the University of Washington Bothell’s School of STEM, recently completed a five-month Fulbright Scholar program at Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan. While teaching two STEM courses and immersing herself in Jordanian life, she also sought to hone culturally responsive teaching methods for her UW Bothell students of Middle...

March 23, 2023

Poems against pollution

As one of the most contaminated nuclear sites in the Western Hemisphere, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington state had brought severe radical impacts to the local environment and Columbia River. One of the classes led by Dr. Iyer got involved with a community-engaged competition hosted by Dr. Cram and Hanford Challenge to illustrate...

March 16, 2023

2023 Digital Scholars Cohort Announced

Congratulations to the 2023 Digital Scholars Cohort . Students participate in a three-quarters (spring, summer, autumn) experience that provides digital skills training with career and major exploration. The Digital Scholars community brings together students, professors, staff, community partners, and UW Bothell alumni to help students develop digital skills and a strong network of supporters. Aryana...

March 10, 2023