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Alternative spring break engages students

Some 56³Ô¹ÏÍø students are hitting the trail at Tiger Mountain near Issaquah for their Alternative Spring Break project. The trail restoration is part of four organized activities for students during the break between quarters.

March 18, 2016

Interns see inside Olympia politics

Three 56³Ô¹ÏÍø students served as legislative interns during the session in Olympia, taking the ultimate civics class with a behind-the-scenes look at politics.

March 18, 2016

Counting crows in the cloud

In the past, researchers counting 56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s famous crows might take a photo of them in the air and analyze the photo later. A capstone project by electrical engineering students takes counting crows into the cloud for real-time analysis.

March 17, 2016

Monday morning finals postponed to Wednesday

A weekend windstorm caused a speed bump for some students driving toward spring break. Monday morning tests had to be postponed because of a power outage. The finals will be rescheduled for Wednesday. Students should check with professors for times.

March 14, 2016

Digital Future Lab: Sandbox for neurodiversity

56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell’s Digital Future Lab stresses neurodiversity by not only bringing more women and people of color into computing but also by welcoming musicians, artists and others who think differently.

March 11, 2016

Commencement: The best day ever

Administrators at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell are asking graduates to plan ahead this year, as larger graduating classes mean less space for spectators at commencement. At this time, registered graduates will receive four guest tickets. The ceremony will be live-streamed on 56³Ô¹ÏÍøTV.

March 10, 2016

56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell wins inclusion award

56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Office of Student Engagement and Activities won a national award for its work to support diversity and inclusion. The American College Personnel Association-College Student Educators International awarded the office the Voice of Inclusion team medallion for the IDEA project.

March 9, 2016

Alum’s business destroyed in blast

The Mr. Gyros shop owned by 56³Ô¹ÏÍø alum Sammy Arsheed – also the operator of a popular food truck on campus -- was one of the businesses destroyed in an early-morning natural gas explosion Wednesday in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. Seattle neighbors and friends from 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell are offering support, including pages set up at fundly.com.

March 9, 2016

T-Mobile partners for $5,000 diversity grant

High school and college students in Washington could win a grant of up to $5,000 and mentoring from T-Mobile to complete a project aimed at solving a diversity issue. Students may apply by March 21 by posting a 3-to-5 minute video on the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell Facebook page. T-Mobile is partnering with the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Diversity and Inclusion Conference.

March 4, 2016