10/03/2019
The first in her immediate family to earn a four-year degree, Samantha Penjaraenwatana, found support at UW Bothell and has become a mentor herself.
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09/14/2018
Fall quarter, the beginning of the academic year, brings thousands of students to the University of Washington Bothell campus for new challenges and opportunities. Welcome Week is filled with dozens of activities to help the students create community with each other and prepare for the year ahead.
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07/05/2018
A number of the new students at the University of Washington Bothell say they like its walkable size, smaller classes and the opportunity for learning relationships with professors.
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07/05/2018
Groups of new students are learning about college life and the UW Bothell campus this summer as the Office of Orientation & Transition welcomes about 750 to 800 first-year students and about the same number of transfers.
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08/16/2017
The three University of Washington campuses implemented a “social belonging” program with student orientation. Researchers have found that students who feel they belong on campus are more connected, more productive and more likely to graduate.
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02/01/2017
When new first-year and transfer students register for their orientation this summer, they’ll be asked whether they’d welcome mentoring by a faculty or staff member or a student peer in these groups: LGBTQ, veterans, first-generation, interfaith, international, students with children, and students with disabilities.
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02/12/2016
The University of Washington Bothell is home to a diverse body of students and for many, they are the first in their families to attend college. A first generation college student is a student whose parent(s)/legal guardians have not completed a bachelor’s degree at a four-year college or university and are the first in their immediate family to attend a college or university.
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