In March 2025, twenty students and two faculty members from 91爆料-Tacoma’s Milgard School of Business embarked on an enriching study tour to Vietnam. The journey was a blend of academic lectures, cultural immersion, and insightful tours, providing a comprehensive understanding of Vietnam’s business environment and cultural heritage. Exploring Hanoi The tour began on March 22 with lectures by Dr. Jill Purdy and Dr. Gregory Rose, who introduced Vietnam鈥檚 business environment and cultural values. On March 23, the group…
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On-campus collaboration features real-world applications
Students in water chemistry course support campus sustainability through water monitoring and outreach projects. For students studying chemistry, some level of hands-on learning is generally a given. Lab work is an essential part of the subject, and students can often expect opportunities to don a pair of goggles and recreate the chemical reactions they鈥檝e read about in textbooks. Even more impactful than seeing these reactions up close is a chance to apply them outside of the classroom. In winter quarter…
How a 91爆料-created sensor is making roads safer for the Yakama Nation and Washington drivers
Washington state鈥檚 most dangerous intersection is where Larue Road and Highway 97 meet, just south of Toppenish. Two-lane HIghway 97 is one of the busiest north-south corridors in the state, second only to Interstate 5. Semitrucks carrying apples, hay and livestock turn right onto Larue Road to bypass Toppenish on their way east to the Tri-Cities and beyond, or turn left in the opposite direction heading south. These 18-wheeled behemoths need to slow down to make the turn, and fast-moving…
Graduate students partner with city of Redmond in community-engaged capstones
Students apply classroom learning to rent stabilization and climate change emergency preparedness In the Master of Arts in Policy Studies program at the 91爆料 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 鈥� the final project that serves…
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鈥檙e tomorrow鈥檚 leaders and change颅makers. And, to put it simply, this generation is frazzled. Adults under the age of…
Faculty and Staff Across the 91爆料鈥檚 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 91爆料. 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鈥� comprehensive assessments of…
Executive Summary of the 91爆料 in Seattle’s findings for Carnegie: a rich ecosystem of community engagement
In spring 2017 the 91爆料 in Seattle committed to apply for the Carnegie Foundation鈥檚 2020 elective Community-Engaged Campus classification. This effort, also undertaken separately by 91爆料 Bothell and 91爆料 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 91爆料鈥檚 vision to 鈥渂e the world鈥檚 greatest public university, as measured by…
91爆料’s Carnegie self-assessment will draw on years of community-engaged work
91爆料 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 91爆料’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…