December 2017

John Son discovered something about his Cambodian heritage during a class project that helped the Burke Museum staff prepare artifacts for the move to a new building. 

“My research is broad, kind of dispersed,” says University of Washington Bothell School of Educational Studies Professor Wayne Au, “ but it’s all in one big basket.”Au focuses on politics, power and social justice in education.

A UW Bothell study abroad trip to Togo in 2014 helped Alexandra Winters understand the challenges of international work. Many of the lessons — flexibility, intercultural communication and community advocacy — translated into Peace Corps service. 

Christine Noel Straight, an alumna, program administrator at the School of Business Eastside Leadership Center and a 2017 UW Bothell staff appreciation award winner, was highlighted in the school's fall newsletter. 

Melinda Bocci earned a Master of Arts in policy studies (MAPS) degree in 2006 and now is a program manager with Snohomish County Development Disabilities and serves on the Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment.