Student cohorts

Connected Learning encourages you to join a student cohort. Cohorts combine your academic experiences with real-world professional skills required for your future success. Most cohorts run two to four quarters, while others can last a few years.

Student programs, cohorts & initiatives

Digital Scholars Program

Join a supportive community cohort and gain digital skills that employers are looking for! These skills include digital marketing, data analytics, social media and data visualization. Applications for this unique program open in Winter.

Global Scholars Program

This program brings together UW Bothell students from diverse backgrounds, particularly first-generation college students, to think through global issues and explore diversity, difference and identity as central to all global engagements.

Southeast Asian Pasts and Futures (SEAPF)

This program gathers students in cohorts to celebrate cultural diversity, strength and resilience, offering a variety of community-building activities and culture-related research opportunities to connect with faculty and community partners throughout Winter and Spring quarter.

Latino Leadership Initiative (LLI)

Latino Leadership Initiative program and Latino Education and Training Institute (LETI) provide a cohort-style program that gives Latino/a/x UW Bothell students the chance to explore how they can be leaders in their community while gaining valuable networking and civic engagement experience.

Data for Public Good

This innovative initiative is designed to engage students in community-engaged data analytics and data science projects. Through this five-week program, students will develop technical skills, perform data analysis, create data visualizations, and contribute to meaningful community-based research. Summer 2024 was the first pilot program. Contact Chaise at chaisej@uw.edu for more information.

NextGen student tutors two children in the grass at their school.

NextGen Civic Leader Corps

A tri-campus initiative across the University of Washington designed to inspire undergraduate students to consider careers in government, nonprofit, and social venture organizations.

Husky Catalyst Initiative

Many UW Bothell students currently miss out on key professional development opportunities. The Husky Catalyst Initiative helps bridge this gap by equipping students with skills essential for their careers. It will:

Enhance Career Readiness: Offer pathways to explore careers, build job skills, and gain hands-on experience, especially in technology and engineering.
Build Professional Networks: Connect students with faculty, staff, peers, alumni, and industry partners for career guidance and exploration.

To support these efforts, UW Bothell uses the Collaboratory in Discovery Hall as a dedicated space for student projects and connected learning, guided by faculty, staff, and community partners.

WSECU Initiative

WSECU has committed $80,000 annually for three years (2022-2024) to support the Husky Catalyst Initiative, funding three key programs for first-generation students:

Internships: Provides stipends, enabling students to participate in unpaid, career-connected internships.
Student Communities: Funds faculty and student stipends to foster learning communities focused on career development and social justice.
Credentialing: Supports staff and faculty in creating micro-credential opportunities for essential professional skills.

This initiative helps UW Bothell institutionalize support for first-generation students as it aims for national recognition as a First-Gen Forward Institution.