In late May, more than 120 colleagues from the 天美影视传媒 came together for an inaugural showcase and conversation about community-engaged research across the College of Environment. Community-engaged research is central to the 天美影视传媒鈥檚 mission as a public university: Learning with and from communities is deeply embedded in our commitment to the people of Washington state and beyond. 鈥淭his is a unique moment,鈥� said Joel Thornton, Maggie Walker Dean of the College of Environment. 鈥淎t the heart…
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Making meaningful opportunities for students
In any given enrollment period at the 天美影视传媒 Bothell, students can choose among dozens of community-engaged learning and research opportunities. From STEM to disability justice, each class features hands-on partnership with organizations and people across Puget Sound. How do聽faculty connect with the right聽community聽partners聽in the first place? And how do they build strong, enduring relationships with them? Enter Dana Washington,聽community-engaged learning program manager in the Office of Connected Learning.聽Each year, she supports the University鈥檚聽more than 100 community partners and…
Community Connect UW Spring 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 Over the past academic year, we’ve expanded Community Connect UW exponentially: Over 100 courses tracked, with over 90 managed through the platform, spanning campuses, units and geographies 30+ Civic Health Scorecard…
Faculty across campuses gather to hone their community engagement at UW
Faculty new to the 天美影视传媒, or to community-engaged scholarship and learning, came together on February 20 at Othello-UW Commons to explore and discuss what it takes to participate in ethical, impactful community engagement. Sponsored by the Office of Academic Personnel and Faculty (APF) and led by the project to Build Tri-Campus Capacity for Community Engagement, this 2-hour training allowed experienced and new community-engaged faculty to learn from each other as they聽 explored the benefits of–and challenges to–ethical partnerships…
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…
Assessing community engagement at the UW: A new report details key pathways
A new report has been released from the project to Build Tri-Campus Capacity for Community Engagement, in partnership with the eScience Institute through its Data Science and AI Accelerator program. Assessing community engagement at the UW: a roadmap, finalized February 2026, provides guidance on how to better assess whether the 天美影视传媒 is being a good neighbor and partner to communities that lie beyond its walls, with the recognition that it has not always done this well. The roadmap…
Mentorship in medicine
Meet Dr. Estell Williams, 鈥�13, an emergency surgeon, community builder, dedicated mentor and the UW鈥檚 2026 honoree for Black History Month. From the first grade, Dr. Estell Williams knew she wanted to be a doctor. The self-described science nerd isn鈥檛 quite sure where that came from, but she鈥檚 got a few guesses. Maybe it鈥檚 the fact that she had a Black pediatrician growing up, one whose office walls were plastered with photos of Black patients and their families, making it…
Career growth in Eastern Washington
TRI-CITIES AND YAKIMA, Washington 鈥� Corey Smith鈥檚 office window overlooks one of the massive production lines inside the Douglas Fruit processing plant at the outskirts of Pasco, Washington. The scene is fantastic, like something out of Willy Wonka鈥檚 chocolate factory. Conveyor belts fill the gigantic room. On one end, apples are dumped by the bin into a water flume that floats the fruit like a carnival ride. A giant machine inspects, weighs, photographs (about 100 images for each piece of…
Building the UW’s capacity for CE documentation and assessment: CCUW Fall 2025 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. Fall 2025 Update This autumn, we’re rolling out the platform to support community-engaged courses. We are also exploring new uses such as: Civic Health Scorecard, piloting on the Seattle campus Internships, piloting on the Bothell campus “courses” for community partner field supervisors, piloting on the Tacoma campus We have been working hard to…