News from School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
Category: Students
Six IAS students recognized in the 2021 Husky 100
Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students from Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the UW. The Husky 100 actively connect what happens inside and outside of the classroom and apply what they learn to make a difference on campus, in their communities, and for the future. This year six IAS students are included in this recognition:
May 24, 2021
Chelsea Nesvig and Nia Lam publish “Online library research refresher activities for third-year transfer students”
UW Bothell librarians Chelsea Nesvig and Nia Lam published a book chapter, “Online library research refresher activities for third-year transfer students” in Transfer Student Success: Academic Library Outreach and Engagement, published by ALA Editions.
May 21, 2021
Ten students share the fifth annual Leslie Ashbaugh Feminist Praxis in Education (LAFPIE) Award!
This year ten GWSS students from Lauren Lichty’s class “Participatory Action Research to Address Sexual and Relationship Violence at the University of Washington Bothell” will share the LAFPIE award. The Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) community created the award in 2016, the year they launched the degree, to honor and commemorate their colleague Leslie Ashbaugh.
May 21, 2021
Masahiro Sugano’s “Competitive Filmmaking” Class Wins Top Prize at the 2021 Cadence Video Poetry Festival
The short film “Delirium” created by IAS faculty member Masahiro Sugano’s 2020 “Competitive Filmmaking” Class wins two more prizes. The film, created by eight UW Bothell students entirely during remote learning, was awarded with both an “Honorary Mention” for the Collaboration category and named the winner of the “Best of Northwest” category.
April 19, 2021
MFA candidate Troy Landrum, Jr publishes in South Seattle Emerald
Troy Landrum, Jr recently published a work of short fiction, “The New Life,” in the South Seattle Emerald. Landrum is a second-year candidate in the MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics program, currently completing his thesis, a work of historical fiction that traces the Great Migration through the history of a Black family. In addition to his writing ...
April 12, 2021
The enduring impact of mentoring connections
The Winter/Spring issue of UW Bothell Magazine highlights the power of mentorship and features IAS alumni Tadashi Shiga ('96), Emily Anderson ('09), and Bianca Borjas ('17), and current student Cindy Yang. In the article, “The enduring impact of mentoring connections,” ...
April 6, 2021
Practicing social justice with Snohomish County
Students in the Master of Arts in Policy Studies program gained practical experience in a winter quarter partnership with Snohomish County’s new Office of Social Justice. As part of IAS faculty member Charlie Collin’s Practicum for Policy Studies course, the students worked on three projects: an assessment of marginalized communities; a comparison of strategies with other governments; and a survey of diversity, equity and inclusion among county employees.
March 26, 2021
Debate sharpens nonnative speaking skills
English is the second language for students Helen Fita and Misheel Ildbaatar, members of the UW Bothell Debate Team. Both say debate has prompted new ways to think about language and culture — and has been a way to make friends during remote operations. According to IAS faculty member and director of forensics Denise Vaughan, students improve their literacy by capitalizing on storytelling and speaking about what they’re interested in. “They can find their strength in speaking and connect it back to their academic work in terms of writing.”
March 18, 2021
Angelica Lucchetto publishes research in UW FieldNotes journal
IAS Environmental Science major Angelica Lucchetto published, "Impacts of Floating Woody Debris on Algae Communities: A Comparison between Spirit Lake and Coldwater Lake, Mount St. Helens," a feature article on her research in the UW FieldNotes journal. The article ...
February 11, 2021
Speech and Debate Team wins Division II Silver Program
Under the leadership of IAS faculty member Denise Vaughan, the UW Bothell Speech and Debate Program won the Northwest Forensics Conference’s Division II Silver Program for 2020-2021. The 2020-2021 season for Speech and Debate has been a challenge with Covid and distance competition. UW Bothell students have turned this distance challenge into an amazing opportunity. Students have competed ...
February 1, 2021