News from the School of IAS
LETI selected as 2021 IAS Outstanding Community Partner
The IAS Outstanding Community Partner award honors the extraordinary contributions of partner organizations. Recipients advance the IAS values of equity, inclusion, and social justice and link student learning and faculty scholarship to real-life experiences that positively impact our region and world.
May 6, 2021
Ching-In Chen publishes “The work of breathing: Pushing against perfectionism”
IAS faculty member Ching-In Chen’s lyric essay “The work of breathing: Pushing against perfectionism” was published for the Being Lazy and Slowing Down blog. Being Lazy and Slowing Down was started by Dr. Kimine Mayuzumi and Dr. Riyad A. Shahjahan as a way to ...
May 5, 2021
Becca Price: Pandemic-Related Instructor Talk
IAS faculty member Becca Price spent fall and winter of 2019/20 supporting a team of postdoctoral scholars as they developed biology seminar courses to teach at UW Bothell and at UW Seattle for spring of 2020. These beginning instructors had to quickly change their approach to teaching in the face of the emotional crises of that spring and the sudden shift to remote teaching. Price and the instructors published a paper ...
May 5, 2021
Rachel Foote, Jennifer Keene, and Lisa Olason receive IAS Staff Recognition Awards
IAS staff are talented and valuable individuals, often performing work behind the scenes to keep the school functioning and to enable exceptional impact. In February, IAS established staff recognition awards to honor staff members for their extraordinary service, skillful leadership, completing special projects, significant dedication, or other outstanding achievements. IAS staff members Rachel Foote, Jennifer Keene, and Lisa Olason are the first recipients of these awards.
May 2, 2021
Kaylee Galloway announces candidacy for Whatcom County Council
Alum Kaylee Galloway has announced her campaign for Whatcom County Council District 1, which includes Downtown Bellingham, Western Washington University, and Fairhaven. Galloway currently serves as a legislative aide for State Representative Debra Lekanoff. Previously, she served as Community Liaison for Congresswoman Suzan DelBene in Whatcom and Skagit Counties and as a Staff Assistant for Senator Maria Cantwell in Washington, D.C.
May 2, 2021
Mateó B. Ochoa: An unexpected shift from global travel to community arts organizing
Last November, Master of Arts in Cultural Studies alum Mateó B. Ochoa joined Sundance Institute as their Senior Manager of Community Programs. In this role, Ochoa amplifies the creative works of local theater artists and filmmakers through live and digital public programs throughout the State of Utah. Perhaps best known for its annual film festival, Sundance Institute is a leader in discovering and supporting independent artists, and its reach is worldwide. It’s a place that suits Ochoa’s commitment to elevating other artists — and a place they did not expect to find themself one year ago.
April 30, 2021
Jin-Kyu Jung on living in smart cities
IAS faculty member Jin-Kyu Jung gave a presentation on “Smart Engagement with Citizens Unbound” at the “Join Venture and Joining Governance” session in “The 1st Sejong Smart City Forum” held in Sejong, South Korea. Jung discussed the need to engage closely with the citizens in embracing the diverse perspectives and opportunities of living in the smart cities and ...
April 28, 2021
Alka Kurian moderates Q&A for Writing with Fire
IAS faculty member Alka Kurian co-moderated the question and answer session for the film Writing with Fire screened at the 2021 Seattle International Film Festival. The award-winning film is about "the fearless journalists behind Khabar Lahariya, India’s only newspaper run by Dalit (“untouchable”) women, as they fight for truth and justice in the face of hostile patriarchy and ...
April 27, 2021
Erin Kerrigan: From serving food to serving families
IAS alum Erin Kerrigan (’11) served as a waitress for more than a decade before she enrolled at UW Bothell. She got a job at the Career Center and says that job helped her find her current path. The Global Studies graduate now works as a community engagement manager for the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families.
April 27, 2021
Celebrate National Poetry Month
In honor of National Poetry Month, enjoy works by IAS alumni G. Fox, Stephanie Segura, and Kristine Jeanyoung Kim, featured in past editions of Clamor, UW Bothell’s literary and arts journal. There will be a virtual launch event for the 2021 edition on June 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Check the Clamor website for a link to the launch event.
April 27, 2021