{"id":18689,"date":"2020-10-09T10:49:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T10:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=18689"},"modified":"2025-04-14T11:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T18:25:20","slug":"virtual-human-rights-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/news\/2020\/10\/09\/virtual-human-rights-seminar","title":{"rendered":"Alumni support virtual human rights seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/d-c-2020-zoom-screenshot.png\" alt=\"screenshot of Zoom seminar meeting with participants' faces\" class=\"wp-image-25439\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the pandemic has pushed most courses online, students continue to benefit from rich learning experiences like UW Bothell\u2019s annual <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"\/ias\/undergraduate\/experiential\/dc-seminar\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Washington D.C. Human Rights Seminar<\/a>. Since 1991, a select group of students has traveled to D.C. to engage with human rights policy at national and international levels. They spend six days participating in intensive seminars with legislators, federal agencies, human rights NGOs, foreign embassies, and think tanks across the political spectrum and return to immerse themselves in human rights research for the remainder of the quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the 2020 D.C. Seminar went virtual, leaders Ron Krabill and Jung Lee enlisted the program\u2019s vital network in a series of online dialogues. Several IAS alumni joined this cadre of experts and mentors, sharing their firsthand experiences with human rights and social justice. Five of the alumni are now based in D.C. and offered their perspectives on living and working in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These alumni were pivotal to the success of the program and included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hussain Altamimi, Legislative Advisor for Congressman Mark Pocan (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/law-economics-public-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Law, Economics &amp; Public Policy<\/a> \u201917, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/graduate\/policy-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M.A. in Policy Studies<\/a> \u201818)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sasha Bernhard, Senior Policy Advisor to Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/society-ethics-human-behavior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Society, Ethics &amp; Human Behavior<\/a>, \u201810)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kyle Elhers J.D. candidate at American University Law School (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/law-economics-public-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Law, Economics &amp; Public Policy<\/a> \u201917)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heidi Hannah, Program Operations Specialist at the UW School of Pharmacy (<a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"\/global-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Globa<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/global-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">l<\/a><a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"\/global-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Studies<\/a> \u201915)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tanya Kumar, Cybersecurity Analyst on Federal Policy at T-Mobile (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/law-economics-public-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Law, Economics &amp; Public Policy<\/a> \u201918)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mary Le Nguyen, Executive Director of Washington Community Action Network (American Studies \u201906, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/graduate\/policy-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M.A. in Policy Studies<\/a> \u201809)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kiana Reeves, recent graduate preparing for law school (<a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"\/global-studies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Global Studies<\/a> \u201920)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ben Wiselogle, Foreign Affairs Officer with Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. Department of State (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/global-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Studies<\/a> \u201912)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyle Ehlers recently completed a summer clerkship with The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and was eager to support the seminar. \u201cI participated in the virtual D.C. seminar because I understand the value of the program despite this year\u2019s limitations,\u201d Ehlers said. \u201cAlthough I would have loved to meet all of the students in person, I think it is critical that the students become comfortable utilizing the positives that come from networking and learning in an online format. Although the pandemic has forced us apart, the internet gives us the opportunity to connect with people across the country in ways that we would not have tried had the pandemic never occurred. Use it, utilize it, and make the best of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/ehlers-kyle-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Ehlers\" class=\"wp-image-25440\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Wiselogle, also based in D.C., welcomed the opportunity, commenting that it was the highlight of his week. \u201cThis was the second year I participated in the human rights seminar as an alumnus, and I found it just as inspiring as the first.\u201d Wiselogle was also impressed by the caliber of student scholars. \u201cLearning about the scholars&#8217; research topics and discussing their insights and comments during our meeting left me feeling grateful for their focus on the complex issues of human rights. As in the first year I participated, I think I learned more from the scholars than they did from me. It&#8217;s truly a credit to Ron and Jung &#8211; they organized such thoughtful and engaging conversations through an entirely virtual itinerary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/wiselogle-ben-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Wiselogle\" class=\"wp-image-25441\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2017, Heidi Hannah was a Humanitarian Action Fellow with United Nations Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland and now works in higher education. \u201cI found the D.C. Human Rights Seminar to be a refreshing reminder of the intelligence and heart the students at UW Bothell possess,\u201d she said. \u201cThese students have such value to bring to these issues and their voices are incredibly relevant. I cannot wait to see what their reports say and the suggestions they make.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/hannah-heidi-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Heidi Hannah\" class=\"wp-image-25442\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The seminar had a profound impact on Tanya Kumar, who eventually moved to D.C. \u201cThe D.C. Human Rights seminar shaped me to be the professional I am today; cognizant of different political spectrums and people, being confident in myself, asking questions and staying curious &#8211; but most importantly, trying my best to make impactful change every chance I get,\u201d she reflected. \u201cI moved to D.C. and made my first friends in the city through the D.C. Human Rights Alumni Night, and I try my best to pay it forward as much as I can. We all have gone through the one week and that bond naturally comes with everyone that&#8217;s taken part in this program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/kumar-tanya-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Tanya Kumar\" class=\"wp-image-25443\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Krabill and Lee view alumni participation as critical to the success of the program. \u201cThe active involvement of program alumni builds such a rich pipeline of perspectives for current students, and helps them imagine where they could be professionally in just a few short years,\u201d says Krabill. \u201cIt also builds a powerful network for those students who want to live and work in D.C., as they already have contacts in human rights and policy-making arenas who have generously offered to help them. And make no mistake, our alumni in D.C. are doing truly remarkable work!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the pandemic has pushed most courses online, students continue to benefit from rich learning experiences like UW Bothell&rsquo;s annual <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"\/ias\/undergraduate\/experiential\/dc-seminar\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Washington D.C. Human Rights Seminar<\/a>. When the 2020 D.C. Seminar went virtual, leaders <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"\/ias\/faculty-and-staff\/ron-krabill\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ron Krabill<\/a> and <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" href=\"\/ias\/faculty-and-staff\/staff\/bios#lee\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jung Lee<\/a> enlisted the program&rsquo;s vital network in a series of online dialogues. Several IAS alumni joined this cadre of experts and mentors, sharing their firsthand experiences with human rights and social justice. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_is_archived":false,"_archived_contact_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,4,21],"tags":[],"school":[],"class_list":["post-18689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","category-students","category-teaching"],"acf":{"related_links":{"toggle_visibility":false,"link_1":"","link_2":"","link_3":"","link_4":"","link_5":""},"highlight_box":{"toggle_visibility":false,"title":"","content":"","button":"","button_style":"angled-purple-button","button_screen_reader_text":""},"contact_type_1":{"toggle_visibility":true,"contact_title":"Contact Type","email":"sample@uwb.edu","phone":"(206) 999-9999","box":"Box 358500","address_line_1":"18115 Campus Way NE","address_line_2":"Bothell, WA 98011-8246","location":""},"contact_type_2":{"toggle_visibility":false,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"social_media":{"toggle_visibility":false,"facebook_url":"","instagram_url":"","linkedin_url":"","twitter_url":"","youtube_url":""},"blog_archive_sidebar_visibility":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alumni support virtual human rights seminar - School of Interdisciplinary Arts &amp; Sciences<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/news\/2020\/10\/09\/virtual-human-rights-seminar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alumni support virtual human rights seminar - School of Interdisciplinary Arts &amp; Sciences\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"While the pandemic has pushed most courses online, students continue to benefit from rich learning experiences like UW Bothell&rsquo;s annual Washington D.C. 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