\n\t\u201cI started out just taking classes,\u201d says Sukhaman Kaur, \u201cand then I later got involved, which I think was great for me. Without being involved and without the support of faculty and staff, I probably wouldn\u2019t have been able to make it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\tGetting involved for Kaur included a two-week trip to Guatemala in summer 2016 with 17 other University of Washington Bothell students, during which they created one-day \u201cpop-up\u201d clinics in schools or churches at seven villages. Led by Mabel Ezeonwu, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, the group traveled by river and shared living conditions with the local people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\tThe experience \u201cnot only taught me about the fundamentals of the health care system and the global determinants of health in Guatemala,\u201d Kaur says, \u201cbut also taught me to make do with the amount of resources you are provided.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\tGetting involved also included an internship with Lutheran Community Services Northwest in Snohomish County and work as an Achieving Community Transformation (ACT) lead in UW Bothell\u2019s Student Success Center. ACT students help organize events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and activities for the University\u2019s alternative spring break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\t“We are able to plan service projects for students in addition to participating in them ourselves,\u201d Kaur says. \u201cWorking with ACT allowed me to be a leader in many ways that taught me it is never too late to get involved \u2014 and that you should never limit yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\tA winter 2017 graduate in health studies, Kaur next plans to earn a master\u2019s in public health. \u201cOverall, my time at Bothell has been great,\u201c she says. \u201cThe four years flew by fast.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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