What Students Are Doing

As part of a Dance Program course on teaching methods, UW undergraduates traveled to Yakima to teach dance to high school teens involved in the GEAR UP Program. 

Using GIS technology, geography students collaborate with community partners on projects ranging from siting Pea Patch gardens to analyzing K-12 student philanthropy. 

The Willapa National Wildlife Refuge includes artworks created by UW students enrolled in a UW public art course. 

History professor Robin Stacey’s love of J. R. R. Tolkien’s work led to a popular course and now a five-part lecture series.

Students learn about hidden treasures at the Burke Museum and then design activities to share their knowledge with Burke visitors. 

Through two School of Music courses, a group of UW students traveled to Washington's Yakima Valley to teach--and learn from--K-12 students. 

American Indian Studies offers a course on the history and significance of pow wow, which includes working on one of the University's two annual pow wow events.