2019 Cohort

Meet our 2019 Global Scholars!

The Global Scholars Program at UW Bothell launched in Autumn 2019. Our inagural cohort included 17 students representing a variety of personal backgrounds, academic interests and international experience.

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Dibbya Biswa
Hometown: Tukwila, WA
Major: Health Studies
Program Location: Costa Rica

 

Karina Blancas
Hometown: Quincy, WA
Major: Pre-Major
Program Location: Leon, Spain

 

Mohamed Bughara
Hometown: Everett, WA

Major: Global Studies
Program Location: Saida, Lebanon

 

Ashley Forsyth
Hometown: Everett, WA

Major: Society, Ethics & Human Behavior
Program Location: Rome, Italy

 

Alicia Garduno
Hometown: Sea-Tac, WA

Major: Mathematics
Program Location: Thailand & Cambodia

 

Halimo Hassan
Hometown: Seattle, WA

Major: Society, Ethics & Human Behavior
Program Location: Leon, Spain

 

Brian Mendoza
Hometown: Spokane, WA

Major: Pre-Major
Program Location: Oslo, Norway

 

Jacqueline Nguyen
Hometown: Tacoma, WA

Major: Business Administration
Program Location: Prague, Czech Republic

 

Paulina Pena
Hometown: El Paso, TX

Major: Pre-Major
Program Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Bianca Ramirez
Hometown: Seattle, WA

Major: Pre-Major
Program Location: Leon, Spain

 

Jessica Ramirez
Hometown: Sammamish, WA

Major: Pre-Major
Program Location: Busan, South Korea

 

Sarah Ramirez
Hometown: Sammamish, WA

Major: Pre-Major
Program Location: Rome, Italy

 

Kiana Reeves
Hometown: Longview, WA

Major: Global Studies
Program Location: Washington D.C.

 

Beatriz Rojas-Vazquez
Hometown: Kirkland, WA

Major: Health Studies; Environmental Studies
Program Location: New York, NY

 

Jennifer Wallace
Hometown: Duvall, WA

Major: Society, Ethics & Human Behavior
Program Location: London, UK

 

Leslie Zapata
Hometown: Bellevue, WA

Major: Law, Economics & Public Policy
Program Location: Washington D.C.