Ever hear of a memory caf茅? It鈥檚 an informal community meetup for people who have dementia and whose cognitive struggles might tilt them toward withdrawing socially. The semi-organized caf茅 gatherings offer sanctuary from judgment and raised eyebrows, and provide group interactions that can engage attendees and bring joy to their lives. 鈥淎 memory caf茅 setting is intended to be a safe, inclusive space in the here and now. Usually, people with dementia leave feeling more connected or feeling like they…
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Community Connect UW Winter 2026 Update
Community Connect UW (CCUW) is a database and management platform that allows UW faculty, staff, students and community partners to connect, organize, and understand impacts of collaboration.聽Interested in exploring? Login (using your NetID) and join both CCUW’s home group and your campus group (below) to start! Bothell |聽Seattle聽| Tacoma This winter, we’re expanding Community Connect UW in many directions: More, and more varied, community-engaged courses at each campus Civic Health Scorecard and NextGen Civic Leader Badge, piloting on Seattle campus…
UW President Dr. Robert J. Jones Lays Out Bold Vision for Affordability, Innovation, and Community Partnership
In his inaugural address as the newly appointed president of the 天美影视传媒, Dr. Robert J. Jones delivered a powerful and forward-looking message about the future of higher education, the urgency of affordability, and the need for transformational collaboration across sectors. Jones, a nationally recognized higher education leader, spoke candidly about the challenges universities face, including student debt, the changing demands of the workforce, and the need to expand access and equity. Central to his message was a call…
Vietnam at a Glance: A Week of Cultural and Business Insights
In March 2025, twenty students and two faculty members from 天美影视传媒-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…
Faculty and Staff Across the UW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 天美影视传媒. 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 UW in Seattle’s findings for Carnegie: a rich ecosystem of community engagement
In spring 2017 the UW in Seattle committed to apply for the Carnegie Foundation鈥檚 2020 elective Community-Engaged Campus classification. This effort, also undertaken separately by UW Bothell and UW 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鈥檚 vision to 鈥渂e the world鈥檚 greatest public university, as measured by…
UW’s Carnegie self-assessment will draw on years of community-engaged work
天美影视传媒 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…