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Jennifer Ha, 2021 graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with the ESOL endorsement, received a U.S. Student Fulbright grant to become an English Teaching Assistant in Taiwan during the 2023-24 academic year. Jennifer currently works as a substitute teacher in Seattle Public Schools and she is passionate about making classrooms more inclusive for multilingual students.  In Taiwan, she hopes to incorporate the arts and storytelling into her lessons with elementary school kids, and is eager to learn from Taiwanese teachers how they prioritize multicultural education.

Dr. Paola Rodríguez Hidalgo receives the 2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, nominated by Undergraduate Research Symposium student presenters. Her nominator states how she appreciates Paola consistently supporting her and providing motivation to overcome challenges.

UW Bothell Global Scholars Team led by Natalia Dyba receives the 2023 Awards of Excellence, a 53rd annual University of Washington event. The awards honor outstanding alumni, faculty, staff, students, and retirees who contribute to the richness and diversity of our University community.

Shima Abadi is Director of the Ocean Data Lab and Assistant Professor with the UW School of Oceanography. She discusses ocean acoustics and analyzing data to understand the soundscape of underwater environments.  Rachel Aronson holds an M.M.A. from the University of Washington’s School of Marine and Environmental Affairs and leads the Quiet Sound Program. Aronson shares about the collaborative program dedicated to reducing noise impacts to Southern Resident Killer Whales from large commercial vessels in Puget Sound.

Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis, the first Native American to serve on the Washington State Supreme Court, called in from her home in Olympia, a judge’s bench and courtroom set as her background, to talk with us about the impact of Native boarding schools on her community. Written by UW Bothell students in Laura Umetsu’s community-engaged learning BBUS 307: Business Writing course. Students conducted research, data collection, interviews with stakeholders, and wrote organizational web-based press releases that could be used to support an organizational objective​.