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Salvador Salazar-Cano \/ Marc Studer photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Douglas Esser
\nThe University of Washington Bothell\u2019s first full-time student advocate to the Legislature, Salvador Salazar-Cano, builds relationships and promotes policies as the face of UW Bothell students in Olympia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is meeting with lawmakers, testifying on bills, bringing other students to the capital and coordinating with student government. \u201cCommunication is the key to being successful in this position,\u201d Salazar-Cano said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salazar-Cano was hired by the Associated Students of the University of Washington Bothell this year as its Olympia policy advocate in recognition that the campus has grown and needs a steady voice in the capitol, said Nate Blanchard, the ASUWB director of government relations. UW Bothell\u2019s advocate also collaborates with the Washington Student Association, which represents about 120,000 public university students in the state, Blanchard said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving Salvador down there allows us to work on specific UW Bothell items, but because he\u2019s in Olympia, it also allows him to communicate daily with representatives from other universities and look at the bigger picture,\u201c Blanchard said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A senior majoring in society, ethics and human behavior, Salazar-Cano typically works in Olympia Mondays through Wednesdays. He\u2019s back on campus Thursdays and Fridays to keep up with course work. That includes a Legislative Research class taught by Bruce Kochis, senior lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s never a time when I\u2019m just working. It\u2019s always working and learning at the same time,\u201c Salazar-Cano said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salazar-Cano files daily reports, frequently checks in by phone and tries to make it to the Friday student government meetings. He coordinates with Blanchard, who also spends time in Olympia representing student positions. For the session, which is scheduled to end in March, Salazar-Cano is paid $6,000, funded by student activity fees, Blanchard said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s great at collaborating, working in a team and communicating\u201d \u2014 all hallmarks of a UW Bothell education, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salazar-Cano grew up in Tri-Cities and transferred from Columbia Basin College in Pasco to UW Bothell on the \u201cgreen\u201d side of the state to pursue interests in educational policies. After graduating in June, Salazar-Cano plans to take a year off then pursue a master\u2019s in education policy. Eventually he\u2019d like to enter politics himself, maybe starting on a school board or city council back home in the Tri-Cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salvador Salazar-Cano \/ courtesy photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ASUWB should be proud of its representation in Olympia, said Kelly Snyder, the UW Bothell assistant vice chancellor of government and community relations who has seen Salazar-Cano testifying at meetings and heard lawmakers praise his work. \u201cHe\u2019s doing a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salazar-Cano testified in favor of $3 million for predesign work on a new academic building on campus. The authorization was included in a capital budget that passed early in the session that began in January. A pending priority, known as open education resources, would promote free online alternatives to textbooks. Other priorities are controlling tuition, expanding state need grants and improving voting accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPolitics is incremental. Change happens over time. I\u2019ve come to accept that and work with that so we can continue to build relationships with local and state governments,\u201d Salazar-Cano said. \u201cThat\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve learned both from taking courses here and having the real-world experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salazar-Cano\u2019s advice to the next UW Bothell advocate is \u201cnot to forget about the students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we\u2019re in Olympia we tend to dive into this new portal of politics, but at the end of the day it\u2019s nearly 6,000 UW Bothell students who are counting on you, who are expecting you to put your best foot forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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