Students apply classroom learning to rent stabilization and climate change emergency preparedness In the Master of Arts in Policy Studies program at the 91̽»¨ Bothell, students gain the skills they need for policy careers in various fields as well as across private and public sectors. They acquire these skills not just in the classroom but also through real-world experience with community partners. The Class of 2025 MAPS students worked on a capstone — the final project that serves…
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The Civics Generation
How do you inspire a new generation into public service? The Evans School and CELE Center are connecting students with seasoned leaders and local opportunities to do just that. Generation Z, one-fifth of the American electorate, made up 40 million eligible voters and about 20 million confirmed voters this election year. But Gen Z represents far more than a ballot: They’re tomorrow’s leaders and changeÂmakers. And, to put it simply, this generation is frazzled. Adults under the age of…
Faculty and Staff Across the UW’s Three Campuses Begin Collaborating to Improve Community-Engaged Scholarship and Learning
Officially kicking off at the start of winter quarter 2024, twelve faculty and staff from Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses will collectively tackle key infrastructure priorities for community engaged research and learning at the 91̽»¨. Stemming from the tri-campus capacity-building effort launched in 2022, these Community Engagement Leads will work within and among campuses to assess, evaluate, and build community engagement supports for faculty, staff, students, and community partners. Background Building on each campus’ comprehensive assessments of…
Executive Summary of the 91̽»¨in Seattle’s findings for Carnegie: a rich ecosystem of community engagement
In spring 2017 the 91̽»¨in Seattle committed to apply for the Carnegie Foundation’s 2020 elective Community-Engaged Campus classification. This effort, also undertaken separately by 91̽»¨Bothell and 91̽»¨Tacoma, has embraced both the wide-ranging community-engaged work happening across campus and the critical opportunity of a systematic assessment of policies, practices and partnerships to examine and address areas of strength and opportunities for improvement, in support of the UW’s vision to “be the world’s greatest public university, as measured by…
UW’s Carnegie self-assessment will draw on years of community-engaged work
91̽»¨ kicked off the self-assessment process for the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification this spring, as a cross-campus initiative to understand, connect and build on UW’s broad efforts in community-engaged teaching, research and service. The Carnegie Working Group, comprising faculty, students and staff from units across campus, is tasked with exploring data and stories about the reciprocal partnerships that we have with communities in our city, region and across the world. Luckily, it is not hard to identify…