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In fall classes, students question the answer to global problems

This autumn quarter, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students are engaging with global issues through courses in a wide variety of fields.

One course, Information Assurance and Cyber Security, is a tri-campus, multi-disciplinary effort involving Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Bothell’s Computing and Software Systems Program, the Information School and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Tacoma’s Institute of Technology. The Criminalization of Immigration course at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Tacoma digs into global issues from a social science perspective. The School of Environmental and Marine Affairs will take students out of the classroom for a new field course that studies the challenges of governing coastal and marine areas in the 21st century.

Where were Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students this summer? Explore our interactive global map!

Almost 1000 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ undergraduates studied abroad this summer. Together with fellow students and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, they asked daring questions and discovered new answers, engaging the world through study, research and community engagement.

Explore this map for a peek at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s study abroad programs across the globe, and hear straight from students about their most memorable experiences.

Carnegie Corp. funds Jackson School’s work tying international research to policy

The Jackson School of International Studies will split a five million dollar award aimed addressing the disconnect between global research with policymaking. Resat Kesaba, Director of the Jackson School of International Studies, says the award furthers the school’s current work. “We have worked with the companies and nonprofit organizations of the globally connected Pacific Northwest to address critical international challenges, and brought the results of this work to policy makers,â€� he says.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Tacoma launches Institute for Global Engagement

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Tacoma will launch the Institute for Global Engagement October 3rd. The new campus center, grown from the program, will increase student access to Global Honors coursework, foster increased campus engagement with the Tacoma community and create additional undergraduate research opportunities. The institute’s first initiatives will include study abroad presentations during International Education Week in November and a lecture series.

Want to stay healthy on your trip? Seek pre-travel health advice!

More than half of King Country travelers who fall ill while abroad have not sought pre-travel health advice. That’s the finding from a recent survey by  in partnership with Ģ¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Public Health.

International travelers can protect their health by seeking pre-travel health advice and screenings.  The offers information, screening and care to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ travelers.