At UW Bothell, we pride ourselves on providing a leading-edge educational experience that goes beyond traditional boundaries. Our approach is built upon three distinctive practices: cross-disciplinarity, connected learning, and community engagement.
The 3Cs framework
The 3Cs Framework embodies our commitment to excellence across student experiences, faculty intellectual communities, and staff engagement. It serves as a guiding principle for resource allocation, ensuring that our distinctive practices continue to shape and enhance our work.
- Cross-Disciplinarity emphasizes innovative teaching and scholarship, fostering collaborations across disciplines.
- Connected Learning focuses on building impactful relationships and applying theory to practice.
- Community Engagement involves collaboration to create positive change.
Our offices
Join us and experience the transformative power of leading-edge education. Together, we’re shaping the future and making a difference in our communities and beyond. See below for more information on the offices that make up our division.
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Office of Connected Learning
Fostering high-impact experiences that contribute to innovative and influential teaching, learning and research.
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Office of Student Academic Success
Providing resources and services that will enhance student knowledge and their experience.
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Office of Faculty Success
Dedicated to supporting the career advancement of UW Bothell faculty as educators, scholars, mentors and leaders.
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Office of Sponsored Research
Providing resources and support for research administration to advance investigators’ agendas.
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UW Bothell/Cascadia College Campus Library
The Campus Library supports and enhances teaching, learning, and research at the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College.
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UW Bothell Research Centers
UW Bothell is deeply engaged in developing a strong but flexible infrastructure that will support a wide range of scholarly activities and community partnerships.
Learn more about our research centers