News from the Office of Connected Learning
Category: Student Cohorts, Fellowships and Awards
Stepping Into the Lab: How I Found Connections by Emmy Tumurbat, Digital Scholars 2025
As part of my internship for this program, I worked at the environmental science lab on restoring a piece of equipment used to analyze chemical compounds in water samples for analytes such as ammonia, orthophosphate, and nitrate. The task sounded simple: we were given this machine called the Lachat QuikChem 8500 Flow Injection Analysis system,...
November 26, 2025
Bridging Numbers and People by Jayden Guan, Digital Scholars 2025
Q&A with Jayden Guan, Digital Scholars Intern 2025. Introduce your summer internship to readers who might not know what you did. My summer internship was a data analytics role for the UW Bothell Advancement team, revolving around Alumni data. One of our main projects was compiling an updated list of alumni working at various target...
November 25, 2025
A First Step Toward Professional Growth by Les Vasquez, Digital Scholars 2025
My summer internship touched on website auditing. I worked for the UW Bothell Division of Academic Affairs in their executive office. The internship was hybrid, twice a week, and I worked in an environment where my supervisor and peers were available at all times. What drew me to the Digital Scholars program was the free...
November 20, 2025
Expanding the definition of conservation
Jackelyn Garcia entered UW Bothell planning to study medicine but discovered her passion for environmental science after joining a research project on plant evolution. With support from her mentor, she became a Doris Duke Conservation Scholar, where she explored diverse approaches to conservation and realized her calling in environmental work. The fellowship shaped her career...
November 3, 2025
Visualizing Success: A Summer Internship in Data by James Chen, Digital Scholars 2025
Q&A with James Chen, Digital Scholars Intern 2025. What was your summer internship like? I worked with the University of Washington Bothell Advancement Team specifically in Alumni Engagement where I collaborated with the team to work on two major projects: employers for alumni and a breakdown of a past fundraising event. The first project, employers for alumni, we pulled from two separate UW databases and...
November 3, 2025
Taking Initiative: Lessons From My Summer Internship by Tina Nguyen, Digital Scholars 2025
Hello! My name is Tina Nguyen and I’m part of the Digital Scholars 2025 cohort. For my internship, I was a Digital Marketing Intern under the UW Bothell Office of Academic Affairs with Sawyer Dedmon, Marketing & Communications Manager, as my supervisor. Over the course of four weeks, I became well adapted to being flexible...
October 3, 2025
Seven UW students receive Fulbright exchange awards for study, research and teaching positions around the world
Seven University of Washington students and recent alumni have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2025–2026 academic year. The Fulbright Program, the nation’s largest international exchange initiative, supports global learning and diplomacy through cultural and academic engagement. Sabrina Prestes Oliveira, one of this year’s awardees, is a recent UW Bothell graduate and student...
June 26, 2025
LETI celebrates its 13th year shaping Latino leadership in Washington
Forty-four students from University of Washington Bothell, Edmonds College, and Skagit Valley College graduated from the Latino Educational Training Institute’s (LETI) Latino Leadership Initiative, which was hosted at UW Bothell. The program equips students with leadership training, mentorship, networking, and community service experience to help them empower their communities and strengthen cultural pride. UW Bothell participants...
June 2, 2025
Winter 2025 Mary Gates Awards Recipients
Congratulations to Bothell students Anna, Christian, and Kristiina for receiving the 2025 Mary Gates Endowment for Students in winter quarter. This scholarship provides $5,000 disbursed over two quarters and is intended to enhance the educational experiences of undergraduates while they are engaged in research guided by faculty. Anna Elizabeth Ritchie Award: Mary Gates Research ScholarshipMajor: Physics (STEM)Mentor:...
April 10, 2025
2025 Husky 100 Bothell Recipients
Congratulations to the 2025 Husky 100 — 8 students from Bothell! These students are truly exemplifying the Husky Experience inside the classroom, in our communities, and beyond. Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional students from the UW Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses in all areas of study who are making...
April 10, 2025
