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requirements, Tamara Williams and Joel Zylstra — directors of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education and the Center for Community Engagement and Service, respectively — found that some students were already completing the program just based off their majors. “It was global studies, environmental studies and Hispanic studies,” Zylstra said. “When there is overlap like that it’s kind of like ‘why not?’” Zylstra and Williams were approached by the Peace Corps in 2015, in an effort to reach

preceding interim director was programs and operations manager. "I would describe it as a place where people can come and fully be themselves."- Laura Brewer '03 says of Tacoma's Rainbow Center Each position has nurtured Brewer’s enthusiasm for community connection and engagement. “I love…learning about people,” she said. “Everyone who comes up is different and they all have different stories.” Brewer became the interim director of the Rainbow Center in January, stepping into the position following six

eventually led to program planning and supervision. The past 10 years have passed quickly, and now Pierce-Ngo serves as the program director of Northwest Education Access. Northwest Education Access supports low-income young people and helps them plan and begin post-secondary education paths. The organization works outside the K-12 system through community partnerships and open-door re-engagement programs that help students get a high-school diploma or GED. Many are low-income and experiencing other

does not allow Professor Rings to gauge student engagement: “It’s difficult to know if I am reaching students or not. I am not sure how students are doing.” While educators can never know everything about how students are processing, Dr. Rings explains that in the classroom, it is easier to evaluate because he can physically see students facial expressions or by their body language. The feedback on Zoom is not as conclusive. Rings also admits that “[Zoom] is an exhausting mode of interaction

of the course the same. But when classes went remote in Spring 2020, she made the decision to weigh participation the heaviest. Under the circumstances of a pandemic, she realized, showing up is often the most difficult task. Moreover, a focal point of Humanities is active engagement in discussions that advance critical thought. Another way in which Dr. Urdangarain has gone the extra mile to support her students is by sending weekly emails to her students, sharing with them a series of videos